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The prince, who wants to speak with his mother, is turned away at the door. Needing to find money, the prince learns from Aunt Cho about the Brook Kingdom's rising demand for lumber, recalls the coming naval war, and makes a plan to buy lumber and profit from it.","summary_language":"en","summary_source":"chapter_translation","summary_status":"editorial","summary_verification":"verified"},"summary":"Unable to hear from her father, Count Colcos, Bella grows impatient to visit the Irenberg estate. Her family provokes her by saying that after Diana, they are the strongest heirs to the throne. Bella envies Diana's mansion, clothes, and status. Upon receiving an invitation letter from Diana, she immediately writes back and prepares for the journey. Meanwhile, the Queen is furious that the secret funds transferred from Prince Cassion were reclaimed by the royal guards, and her plan to declare Deyson as heir falls through. The prince, who wants to speak with his mother, is turned away at the door. Needing to find money, the prince learns from Aunt Cho about the Brook Kingdom's rising demand for lumber, recalls the coming naval war, and makes a plan to buy lumber and profit from it.","key_events":["Diana decides to buy lumber early to profit from the coming war using her limited inheritance.","Bella waits at the capital mansion for news from her father about visiting Irenberg Manor.","The Queen regrets failing to declare Deyson heir and blames the loss on her subordinate.","Royal Guards raid and reclaim all secret funds transferred from Prince Cassion, enraging the Queen.","Diana plans to have Aunt Cho spread war rumor and Janice spread opposite rumor.","Diana learns Brook Kingdom lumber demand surged and deduces coming naval war with Donette Kingdom.","Diana Irenberg sends Bella an invitation letter to visit her, Bella prepares to reply and travel."],"characters_involved":[],"transcript":{"available":true,"format":"plain-text","language":"en","content":"OH, FATHER...\nWHEN WILL I FINALLY BE ABLE TO VISIT THE IRENBERG ESTATE?\n\nSTILL NO WORD FROM FATHER?\nI'M SORRY. COUNT COLCOS HAS BEEN SO CAUGHT UP WITH BUSINESS OUTSIDE THE ESTATE THAT HE HASN'T HAD A MOMENT TO SPARE.\n\nHM...\n\nBELLA, WE MAY BE NOTHING MORE THAN PROVINCIAL NOBLES FOR NOW...\nBUT DON'T FORGET THIS... AFTER DIANA, OUR FAMILY HAS THE STRONGEST CLAIM TO THE SUCCESSION.\nEVERYTHING THAT GIRL HAS? IT CAN ALL BE OURS.\n\nSO DON'T WORRY. YOUR FATHER WILL SOON... TAKE EVERY LAST BIT OF IT FROM HER.\nUNTIL THEN, WAIT PATIENTLY IN THE CAPITAL.\n\nTHIS MANSION IS SO DULL. I MUCH PREFER THE ONE WHERE DIANA LIVES.\nHER CLOTHES, HER JEWELS, HER STATUS AS A DUCAL LADY...\nIF SHE HAS IT, I WANT IT, TOO.\n\nI'D WEAR IT ALL BETTER THAN SHE DOES!\nMY LADY...\nLADY DIANA IRENBERG HAS SENT A LETTER.\n\nDIANA HAS?\nHAND IT OVER!\n\nHello, Bella. How have you been?\nThe capital feels just as dull as ever without you.\nIf you're free, why don't you come visit?\nI'd love to spend some time together and catch up with you.\n\nDONNA, BRING ME A PEN RIGHT NOW. I'M WRITING A REPLY.\nI NEED TO START PREPARING FOR MY TRIP TO THE IRENBERG ESTATE AS WELL.\n\nHOW DID THIS HAPPEN?!\n\nYOU LET THEM TAKE THE ENTIRE SLUSH FUND?!\nI HAVE NO EXCUSE.\n\nTHE ROYAL GUARD STORMED IN THE MOMENT WE RETURNED FROM THE BANQUET...\nTHEY RECLAIMED EVERY COIN WE SIPHONED FROM PRINCE CASSION.\nWE SHOULD HAVE FORMALLY NAMED DEYSON THE HEIR AT THE BIRTHDAY BANQUET...!\nINSTEAD, WE'VE GIVEN HIS MAJESTY EVERY REASON TO SUSPECT US!\n\nAND NOW, EVEN CASSION'S ENTIRE BUDGET IS GONE...\nHis Majesty must have known that I was behind this from the very beginning.\n\nHe simply chose not to reprimand me publicly because I am the Queen.\nYOU SHOULD HAVE PREPARED FOR THIS LONG AGO!\nHOW COULD YOU BE STUPID ENOUGH TO LET THEM TAKE EVERYTHING?!\n\nYOUR MAJESTY, PLEASE COMPOSE YOURSELF.\nNOW IS THE TIME TO PLAN OUR NEXT MOVE.\n\nANDERSON'S RIGHT. THIS HAS GREATLY IMPROVED CASSION'S STANDING AMONG THE NOBLES.\nHE'S STILL A HALF-BAKED PRINCE COMPARED TO DEYSON, BUT HIS MAJESTY EVEN GRANTED HIM AN AUDIENCE...\n\nI NEED TO STOP CASSION BEFORE HE GROWS ANY MORE AMBITIOUS.\nYOU MAY LEAVE.\nBUT... YOU WILL MAKE UP FOR THE LOSSES FROM THIS INCIDENT, EVEN IF YOU HAVE TO EMPTY YOUR PERSONAL COFFERS.\n\nAND IF YOU DON'T WANT TO LOSE YOUR HEAD, WATCH YOUR WORDS AND ACTIONS ONCE YOU LEAVE.\nY-YES... THANK YOU FOR YOUR MERCY, YOUR MAJESTY!\n\n...I WANTED TO SPEAK WITH MOTHER...\n...DID HE HEAR ALL OF THAT?\nMY APOLOGIES, YOUR HIGHNESS.\n\nHER MAJESTY IS...\nHOW DARE THEY TAKE THE SLUSH FUND I BUILT FROM THE GROUND UP...?!\nHOW DARE SHE TAKE WHAT'S MINE WITHOUT A SECOND THOUGHT? I'LL NEVER FORGIVE HER...\n\nWHY DOES THAT GIRL KEEP GETTING IN MY WAY...? I HAVE TO DO SOMETHING...\nIT SEEMS HER MAJESTY WON'T BE RECEIVING VISITORS TODAY.\nEVEN A PRINCE WON'T BE SHOWNMUCH KINDNESS AFTER SOMETHING LIKE THIS.\n\nWHAT ARE YOU DOING?\nJUST THINKING.\n\nIf I want His Majesty's recognition, I need to accomplish something significant. And to set that plan in motion, I'll need a great deal of money.\nBut the inheritance my parents left me is limited. I have to spend it wisely.\nThere must be a way to achieve something great without burning through my funds. The answer has to be somewhere in my memories from before my regression...\n\nAUNT CHO IS HERE WITH ME. MAYBE SHE CAN GIVE ME A CLUE.\nYOU'RE WELL VERSED IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, AUNT.\nHAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT ANY SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY LATELY?\nI'M NOT SURE I'D CALL IT SUSPICIOUS, BUT...\n\nI HEARD THE BROOK KINGDOM'S DEMAND FOR LUMBER HAS SUDDENLY SKYROCKETED.\nPEOPLE ARE WONDERING IF THEY'RE BUILDING A NEW CASTLE.\nTHAT'S IT, AUNT!\nWHAT IS?\n\nWE NEED TO BUY LUMBER, TOO!\nThere's only one reason the Brook Kingdom would suddenly start stockpiling lumber.\n\nThey're preparing for the naval war that will soon erupt with the Donette Kingdom.\nBEFORE LONG, THE BROOK KINGDOM WILL INVADE THE COASTAL BITWINER PROVINCE\nTO SECURE A PORT FOR DIRECT TRADE WITH THE EMPIRE, STARTING A WAR IN THE PROCESS.\nTHE SURROUNDING KINGDOMS WILL SEIZE THE CHANCE TO EXPLOIT THE CHAOS, GOING TO WAR FOR CONTROL OF THE SEA ROUTES.\nPetrora Kingdom, which bordered the Empire, saw no need for those routes and chose not to participate.\n\nBut that decision would later cost the kingdom dearly.\nThe nations that won the war seized maritime supremacy and amassed staggering fortunes.\nKNOWING THE FUTURE DOESN'T MEAN I CAN STOP THE WAR FROM HAPPENING.\nBESIDES, I HAVE NO INTENTION OF DRAGGING THE PETRORA KINGDOM INTO IT.\n\nBUT, I CAN STILL PROFIT BY PREPARING FOR THE WAR IN ADVANCE.\nONCE THE WAR BEGINS, KINGDOMS ACROSS THE CONTINENT WILL NEED LUMBER FOR THEIR FLEETS. IF I WANTTO SEIZE THAT OPPORTUNITY...\nAUNT, WOULD YOU SPREAD A RUMOR FOR ME?\n\nCERTAINLY. WHAT SORT OF RUMOR?\nTHAT WAR IS ABOUT TO BREAK OUT.\nAND PLEASE CALL JANICE, TOO.\nJANICE...? YOU WANT HER TO HELP SPREAD IT?\n\nNO. I'LL HAVE JANICE SPREAD THE OPPOSITE RUMOR.\nTHE RUMOR THAT THE INFORMATION CAME FROM A CON ARTIST.","bubble_count":87,"pages_count":32,"source":"community"},"spoiler":{"level":"auto","safe_teaser":"Unable to hear from her father, Count Colcos, Bella grows impatient to visit the Irenberg estate.","spoiler_summary":"Unable to hear from her father, Count Colcos, Bella grows impatient to visit the Irenberg estate. Her family provokes her by saying that after Diana, they are the strongest heirs to the throne. Bella envies Diana's mansion, clothes, and status. Upon receiving an invitation letter from Diana, she immediately writes back and prepares for the journey. Meanwhile, the Queen is furious that the secret funds transferred from Prince Cassion were reclaimed by the royal guards, and her plan to declare Deyson as heir falls through. The prince, who wants to speak with his mother, is turned away at the door. Needing to find money, the prince learns from Aunt Cho about the Brook Kingdom's rising demand for lumber, recalls the coming naval war, and makes a plan to buy lumber and profit from it."},"source":{"canonical_path":"/series/i-bought-the-villains-with-money-8vputcbm/chapter-19-9j6dsk","citation_title":"WebtoonLib — I bought the villains with money #19","content_type":"chapter_summary","last_updated":"2026-10-17T05:55:04.040Z"},"data_status":"complete"},"untrusted":{"user_comments":[]},"see_also":{"for_series_detail":"/llms-series/i-bought-the-villains-with-money-8vputcbm"}}