Trash of the Royal Family (Ao3)

VIII

"That child isn't worth it," said the baroness to the third queen. In response, the third queen smirked, pleased with the report.

"Despite being the King's son with fallen royalty, he's nothing more than a lowly slave with royal blood; he won't cause any problems with the Third Prince; all we have to look into is the First Prince."

Alver Crossman. The King's first child with a maid To think that a lowly maid could share the king's bed before her or the Second Prince's mother, who came from a wealthy family,

A maid and a slave. However, the king's attention slowly shifted to them.

The Perfect First Prince

The Brilliant Seventh Prince

The King's previous Royal Instructor praised them both.

There's the witty Second Prince too, who followed the First Prince and doted on the Seventh Prince.

"If we can control the Seventh Prince, we can control the First and Second Prince too."

"I'll try... but I don't think the King's Instructor will let me off."

"Shouldn't children be punished for a wrong?"

The baroness smiled and said, "Yes, naughty children should be punished."

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Callen had observed the baroness's actions for several days. Punishments started and snarky comments continued, laid out in public.

Hm. You want to control me, huh?

He smiled and decided to join in the fun. He can play the dumb prince to see what his next move will be, but he didn't expect to be hit with the pointer on his buttocks.

child abuse right away.

He clenched his teeth but continued to smile. He was carrying a book on his head, but there was no balance. For the sake of weeding out the inner court's power over the princes, Callen had to endure it.

This is how most munchkin royalty plots go. They want Callen to lose his will, to fear them, and to do their dirty work for them. When he loses his use, they'll cast him aside or throw him away. Ron reported to him that it was the Third Queen who offered the Baroness as a teacher. His older brother, the ever-naive Hyunnie, agreed even though she was well-known among the socialites.

That's why, the more blatant marks there are, the more they need to expect.

However, Callen did not expect his older brother to look so worried.

"Is any of the teachers mistreating you? The Internal Palace was the one who chose your tutors... I agreed because they're known for their reputation..."

Callen leans on his brother, wrapping his arms around his neck. He was swaying his feet giddily before he leans on Alver's shoulder.

"It's okay... Callie deserves it... I want to be like Hyunnie, so this isn't a big deal."

No matter how wrong it was. Callen was aware that this kind of education was wrong.

But Hyunnie, since you are the first prince, why not control the education of the princes? We can't call the queens women. Why?

After all, a woman's worth is determined by how she stands up and fights, not by petty tricks before acting like a victim. He can already foresee the third queen looking like the victim.

"Hyunnie."

"Hm?"

"Be sure to become king... and provide a good and happy life for Callie."