Reborn as a Mind-Reading Empress
Chapter 1016: Back to Work Again

Chapter 1016: Chapter 1016: Back to Work Again

After bathing separately, they retired in bed together and simply slept.

Sleeping in each other’s arms was enough because they were together the whole day and they had spent a lot of time sating each other the previous night.

In the morning, they both felt energized as they once again went back to their usual routine.

By evening, Arabella distributed the souvenirs for her assistants and maids along with some of the foods they bought at the southern territory the previous day.

"Thank you for waiting, everyone! I have brought some souvenirs and some foods for you to taste from the southern territory we visited yesterday," Arabella said and her assistants and maids gasped.

"Ohh!!"

[Her Majesty got something for us!]

They were delighted that she did not forget about them even while she was away and even thought of bringing back souvenirs and food for them.

Narcissa and Odette who were used to and most compliant to table manners were quite surprised when Arabella showed them how it was eaten.

Nadia and those who had knight training had experienced eating foods like it as well so they were fine with it.

The others were also surprised but more of the fact that Arabella knew how to eat it or that she eats foods like this.

All of them loved the food too, especially since there were various choices.

Arabella was glad and relieved when they found it delicious too. Especially Dimo. Dimo preferred the sweet sauce.

With the souvenirs and food distributed, Arabella was done with her part.

In the following days, they went back to working every single day.

The theater plays finally began in Sibruh and the people absolutely loved it.

Commoners and nobles alike enjoyed the theater plays.

Narcissa did well on the preparations. She chose the perfect actors and actresses, along with their whole production team.

The theater plays went alternately for a whole week following the plan they had last time.

"Well done on your task, Narcissa! The theater plays and all the set up was perfect!" Arabella praised.

It was the last day of the theater plays and they had just ended.

. . .

Arabella and Ferdinand announced the treatment for the plant disease.

After it was disseminated by the lords to their territories, the people gradually calmed down and stopped panic buying.

Thanks to this, the situation did not escalate further .

Thus, they did not have to send more aid to other territories.

The disease affected territories which were filled with fearful and frustrated people got better as the days passed by.

It was also thanks to the events that Arabella and her assistants had been conducting.

It helped the people relax and have a clearer mind.

. . .

This was probably one of their best dates. They experienced various things together in a single day.

"Then, shall we head back to the palace?" Ferdinand inquired in case there was something else she wanted here.

Arabella had bought everything she wanted, so she said, "Yes, let’s head back."

Alwin then teleported them back to the Imperial Palace.

Arabella was grateful it was right outside her room since she realized her feet were aching.

They had done a lot of walking in the southern territory they visited.

Thankfully, she was wearing comfortable boots instead of heeled shoes.

"Does your feet hurt? Shall we have it healed?" Ferdinand inquired.

He noticed that her footsteps changed when compared to how it was when they just began walking.

"It’s alright. I think it will be gone after a hot bath. This feeling is part of today’s activity so I’d like to feel it a bit more," Arabella replied.

It felt rewarding on its own to feel a bit of discomfort because she did something today that she does not usually do.

Ferdinand eyed her with concern but since she refused healing, he did not insist.

"You two can rest," Ferdinand then dismissed Alwin and Rendell.

Once she was back in her room, Arabella immediately sat down on the couch and tried to remove her booths to make her feet more comfortable.

It was tied tighter than she thought so Ferdinand helped her out of her boots.

"Thank you!"

Once she was free of them, she settled her foot on the couch to relax them.

It felt so comfortable so she lay down on the couch.

"You just ate and drank some tea," Ferdinand reminded.

[And where should I sit? Does she not want me to sit beside her?]

Ferdinand eyed the lack of space for him on the same couch as if it meant kicking him out.

"Mm, but it feels good," Arabella felt sleepy as both fullness and exhaustion combined.

"At least sit down for a few minutes," Ferdinand said.

[Did it tire her this much? I forgot to consider that she doesn’t walk around for hours. Had she been holding back from saying she was already tired when we were still there? Maybe she did not enjoy it as much as I thought? What if she actually did not enjoy our date?!]

Ferdinand began to overthink as he watched her keep lying on the couch.

Arabella sat up and patted the space beside her, "Sit down."

Ferdinand perked up upon seeing the space beside her as if it meant he was being welcomed.

He sat beside her and Arabella gave him a kiss on the cheek.

"I love our date today. I saw things I had never seen in person before and we experienced a lot of things together for the first time," Arabella praised.

"Really? Even if it exhausted you?" Ferdinand eyed her to make sure she was being honest and not making him feel better.

"Yes," Arabella smiled. "It’s a part of the date that makes it even more memorable."

She did not mind getting a bit tired if it’s on things like this.

After all, they were always so busy that even if they were together, they often talked about work.

It was nice to have talked about other things entirely and experienced things normal people could.

"Thank you for planning and preparing today! It was fun," Arabella said wholeheartedly.

Ferdinand hugged her and said, "I’m the one who is grateful. I also had fun today. And I’m so glad and relieved you enjoyed it too."

Arabella settled her head on his chest as they talked lazily about random things while resting.

They did not have dinner since they were already full.

After bathing separately, they retired in bed together and simply slept.

For the next day, they had another job to do.