Episode 369 < Disgusting. (3) >
5.
Just because you don’t do something doesn’t mean you can’t do it.
“Assemble the Blue Lion Knights.”
As soon as I came out of Raviel’s bedroom, I gave an order to Duke Gasol.
The duke’s vassals clearly looked embarrassed. Well, that would be embarrassing. Because I have never interfered with the Ivansia duchy until now.
In the case of the attendants who had been kissing the cold hallway floor for half a day because they had been touched by me, their faces were wrinkled grimly.
“ma’am. It’s a presumptuous thing to say, but no matter how much you deny it, you can’t give orders to the knights… … !”
“Did you think there wouldn’t be one? And voila. “In fact, there was.”
I took out the family name plate from my pocket and showed it.
“Raviel has given me full authority. My orders are essentially carried out in the name of Ivansia. “Unless you plan to change your class to Rebel at this opportunity, follow quietly.”
“…….”
The attendants gritted their teeth and glared at the family plaque. As if if you keep glaring, the family plaque will turn into a fake one.
I chuckled.
“why? If you have any doubts, run to the Duke and ask him if what I am saying is true or false. Of course, if you’ve done it before, it’s just one more footprint on top of your already trampled pride, but it’s a valuable experience. “It will be a source of nutrients for your life.”
“… … I will follow your orders… … . princess.”
“oh. “Thank you.”
I took the family plaque and waved my hand. He made hand gestures based on the angles that most irritate humans, but what I mean is that he imitated Yoo Su-ha’s pose. In a way, isn’t this the best example?
“Then what are you going to do right away and run out to work? Can you eat sorghum rice with its end? I knew that Ivansia was doing charity work for its subjects, but I had no idea that it even gave free meals to its vassals. yes? “As a wife, I was too negligent about housework, wasn’t I?”
“… … “Kkeuch!”
“If I have time to whine, I take orders first. I repeat it. “Convening the Knights.”
“Knights, muster!”
The attendants dispersed, leaving a look in their eyes that said, ‘Let’s see where we go.’
Of course, I wasn’t scared at all. The moment they leave Raviel exposed to poison, they will criticize me forever.
It won’t take long for them to realize that it wasn’t me who was taken, but me who was taken by them.
“Sylvia Evanail.”
“Ah yes. Go, matriarch… … .”
After issuing the summons, I called Sylvia.
The Gasols who followed me had already taken control of the Duke’s villa. Among them, aides waited in the hallway outside the bedroom, including Sylvia, formerly known as the Lady of the Golden Silk.
Sylvia tentatively examined my complexion.
“I’m glad you feel better than before… .”
Oh, by the way, from Sylvia’s point of view, I came back out an hour after going into the bedroom.
In fact, Raviel and I played on a daily basis for about two weeks. The time to recognize each other is different.
“what. “How did it look before?”
“Do you want an honest answer or a pleasant answer… ?”
“Just answer honestly.”
“The fact that the bastard, who was originally a bastard, rolled his eyes and smiled with only the corners of his lips, made me think, ‘Ah, this bastard has become even more of a bastard.’ Wow, he is trying to overcome the limitations of the word ‘trick’.”
I smiled bitterly.
The fact that Sylvia speaks like that means that my mood has improved a lot. My complexion is so good that I don’t think there will be any regrets even if I joke about it.
“Sylvia. “I want to ask you something.”
“What is it?”
“You once dated the crown prince. We even talked about getting married quite seriously. So, did the crown prince really love you?”
“…….”
Sylvia frowned.
“… … and. “This is another unexpected question.”
Even though his eyebrows were only slightly furrowed, his face had the characteristic arrogance of an aristocrat. To put it in a good way, it was a cutie, and in a bad way, it was a scoundrel.
but. Although she has become our family’s chamberlain now, wasn’t she originally a daughter who divided the empire’s social world together with Raviel?
“love? well. Did His Majesty the Crown Prince love me? “If you were to ask His Royal Highness if he fell for me, he would say that of course he did because I seduced him, but hmm.”
Sylvia tapped her chin.
“… … Probably not. hmm. “It probably wasn’t the love the matriarch spoke of.”
“Why do you judge like that?”
“First of all, since I was taken in by the head of the family, His Highness has never looked for me.”
Sylvia simply stated the facts.
“Do you know what the Crown Prince and I talked about the most when we were alone?”
“I can’t imagine it at all.”
“Use your imagination. It’s gossip, gossip. Every time we get together, we talk about the Lady of the Silver Lily… … . Ah, now if you call me like that, I’ll be in awe. Anyway. “I heard Duke Ivansia gossiping behind his back.”
Sylvia sighed and shrugged her shoulders.
“The reason we deliberately chose only the date courses that students could see easily was for no other reason. “Someone saw us fooling around and wanted to run straight to Duke Ivansia and scold him.”
“So that Raviel feels insulted?”
“Yes.”
“They are a much more pathetic couple than I thought… .”
“How dare you do that? You, ah. sorry. The matriarch knows best, right? “Duke Ivansia is a person who does not waver no matter what others do.”
Sylvia narrowed her eyes.
“Her only weakness was love. love. His Royal Highness, there was no way to shake up Duke Ivansia except by having an affair with me. “That’s all she knew.”
“…….”
“It’s good in studies, it’s good in diplomacy, it’s good in administration, it’s good in people’s hearts, it’s good in scheming. Maybe he’s good at swordsmanship too? “For those who were born into the most noble royal family in the empire, there was nothing better than Duke Ivansia.”
“So, you’re saying that because of your secret love, you wanted to feel that you were higher than Raviel?”
“yes.”
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“It’s trash after all.”
“Is this your first time seeing trash?”
Sylvia responded indifferently.
“There are a lot of people like that in the world.”
many.
The problem is that even if there are many people like that in the world, he is still the crown prince of the empire.
“… … Until now, I left it alone as a warning to remain calm. “I guess it won’t work.”
Sylvia raised her head and looked at me. I also looked at Sylvia and said.
“Drag it down.”
Sylvia raised her eyes. But, that was all she had. The surprise Sylvia showed was just that.
On the contrary, what Sylvia said next surprised me.
“Umm. Well, I’m a bit against it… .”
“why? Loyalty to an old lover?”
“Loyalty is like eating a turtle’s shell. No, it’s just that it’s much more convenient for His Highness the Crown Prince to take over the throne as emperor.”
“What are you talking about?”
“There is no way that man will rule the empire smoothly after becoming emperor.”
Sylvia declared.
“10 years at most. As short as 5 years. Voices condemning the emperor’s incompetence and brutality will begin to erupt from all over the empire. Not only the nobles but also the people. “Then, wouldn’t it be perfectly convenient to take down the emperor from the Ivansia duchy right then?”
“…….”
“Well, even now, of course, if you want to replace the crown prince, you can do so. easily. After all, the real power of the empire is being transferred to Ivansia. Still, the people still don’t know what kind of idiot the crown prince is. If Ivansia wants to become the royal family of a new empire, it is time to gain the support of the people… . … … what? “Why are you looking at me like that?”
“no. It’s a bit unexpected. “You also have political brains.”
Sylvia looked like she had chewed shit.
“Hey there. If it weren’t for the matriarch, she would have become the former crown princess and empress, causing the downfall of the Ivansia duchy… ? “Yes?”
okay. It was like that. Sylvia was also a regressor.
“It’s sound advice, but the chamberlain is a bit mistaken.”
“Is it an illusion?”
“okay. “I will bring down the crown prince, but I don’t particularly want Raviel to become the new emperor.”
“Eh? “Why?”
I answered calmly.
“of course. “If I become emperor, Raviel, who is already busy, will become even busier than she is now.”
“…….”
Sylvia opened her lips.
“… … really? “For that really lame reason?”
“Rather, I don’t know what other reason you need other than this.”
“What a crazy idiot… … . No, yes. If you were the head of the family, you would do that. That still remains. shit. “When I’m with you, the standards for weighing everything in the world become strange and it’s annoying.”
Sylvia scratched the back of her head and muttered, ‘Well, because of this, I guess I can fall in love with a woman like that.’
“Anyway, are you saying you want to leave the current imperial family as is and just replace the crown prince? that’s right?”
“I saw it right away.”
“Well… . I will have to enthrone one of the 2nd prince, 3rd prince, 1st princess, 4th prince, or 2nd princess. Shit. “Is it because I am the only vassal familiar with the state of the empire that I was chosen as the head of the family’s counselor?”
Sylvia grumbled.
“If you ask me to recommend a candidate, it would be the second prince. He doesn’t have the ability to think for himself, but he’s also not capable of making a mess of himself like His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. “It’s okay.”
“This person will become a holy prince when he becomes emperor, or has the temperament of a Ming military. Are there any royal family members like that?”
Sylvia snorted.
“If there had been, would His Majesty the Crown Prince have maintained his position?”
As expected, he was a chamberlain who hit people with facts.
6.
The next day, I entered the imperial palace with Raviel.
Even though it was the imperial palace, it was not a palace in the real capital. Sormwin grew into the second capital, and a separate palace was installed to match its importance. At that time, the emperor stopped by and stayed here.
“If it were a palace in the capital, they wouldn’t have dared to order an attendant to be poisoned.”
Raviel said.
“But this place is different. Except for His Majesty’s attendants, the servants who did chores were mostly the Crown Prince’s people. “It would have been relatively easy to plot poison.”
Of course, it was at a comparative level.
The crown prince mobilized all his connections and power to carry out this assassination operation. However, there were only two servants in the villa who were actually in charge of the poisoning.
We had no idea that we had fallen victim to the crown prince’s last struggle, but now we knew who had participated in the poisoning.
The fun of the past two weeks. During our nearly 15-day break, Raviel and I didn’t just stay in our bedroom and enjoy the decadence. The servants’ families, household circumstances, and relationship with the crown prince. All information that can be found has been found.
“Please, please have mercy on my family… … ! You can make me your slave. Even if I cut my body into pieces and throw it into the sea, I will accept it with pleasure. please. Please, just my family… … .”
In the end, we were able to easily obtain the servants’ confessions.
The criminals’ confessions were immediately reported to the emperor. Even the emperor, who was skeptical at first, could not help but groan after interrogating the criminals directly.
“It’s foolish. Was that kid that foolish? .”
The emperor sighed.
Even though he was lacking, he was the son who was considered the successor. There’s no way it wouldn’t be regrettable. But I was prepared to bring even greater grief to the emperor.
“your majesty. “The foolishness of poisoning Duke Ivansia is already shocking, but the foolishness that His Majesty must observe is even more devastating.”
“… … What is that? “Lord of this world.”
The emperor treated me not as the Duchess of Ivansia but as the monarch of the Lion World.
Only at official occasions do I respect the emperor with great respect, but in a space with tight security like now, the emperor did not necessarily show off his dignity and respect.
“The prince is currently out hunting with his entourage. According to intelligence, the punishment is not light for someone who went hunting.”
I bowed my head.
“They say they have barding on their horses, but aren’t they over-armed to catch mere animals?”
“…….”
The emperor’s silence subsided darkly.
Although he was only begging his son, he was originally a wise monarch. He must have guessed the hidden meaning in my words at once.
The emperor turned his head and ordered his chamberlain (the same old man who had adopted me as his adopted son).
“Go immediately to the front and back gates and check the security forces.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
The old man immediately checked the security of the villa and returned.
“your majesty. “There was nothing wrong with the front gate, but the person who was supposed to guard the back gate was absent, and the number of henchmen under his command was less than half of the maximum.”
“iced coffee.”
The emperor lamented at length.
“Is that child really… … . “Are you really trying to harm me?”
No one answered.
Raviel was silent the entire time. Just being here was enough for Raviel.
Complaining about the poisoning, detailing the criminal’s confession, revealing the crown prince’s intentions, etc. Words that were at risk of being interpreted as disloyalty to the emperor only came out of my mouth.
Even when I reported the tragedy to the emperor, I spoke not as Ivansia’s wife but as a representative of another world. It was better not to have to worry about getting caught later.
“your majesty. “Summon the prince who has gone hunting here.”
I offered him the last wedge.
“If the crown prince is honorable, he will come in response to the emperor’s call. There will be no reason to refuse the call. However, if the crown prince truly planned this whole tragedy, he would run away on his own for fear that his plan might be discovered.”
“… … Good. “I will do so.”
The Emperor followed my recommendation and sent a messenger.
Time passed as I felt like I was out of breath.
After some time had passed, the messenger returned. The imperial chamberlain heard something in a whisper from the messenger. As the messenger left the throne room, the chamberlain opened his mouth.
“your majesty.”
“That child is coming…” ?”
“I am sorry to inform you, but the crown prince says he turned his horse around and left with his subordinates.”
There was silence in the throne room.
Meanwhile, the emperor seemed to have aged five years. He was an emperor who maintained his composure and ruled the empire as peacefully as possible despite the arrival of the humans of this world, but his son’s treason seemed to have cut off his heart.
“Peacock… … .”
The emperor summoned the duke for the first time.
Raviel slowly lowered her head as if waiting.
“Yes, Your Majesty. “Please speak.”
“What should I do with the Duke?” ?”
“My conviction is that I will always be loyal to Your Majesty.”
I have no intention of using this incident as an excuse to rebel against the empire. That’s what Raviel said.
The emperor fell silent again.
Silence flows.
“… … “I am doing something really bad to you.”
The voice that came out of the emperor’s mouth was closer to that of a child’s father rather than a monarch ruling an empire.
“I knew right away that my son was lacking and foolish. I also knew that you were a bright child. Even if I was lacking, I thought I could run the country with your help, but was even that a judgment blinded by negativity? Even that.”
“… … your majesty.”
“The story already ended when I abandoned you and fell in love with the daughter of a baron. How can you blame your son for being foolish? “My foolishness is greater.”
“Your Majesty has always shown interest and favor since Sosin was a young lady.”
“sorry.”
The emperor closed his eyes.
“… … The prince is no longer the prince of the empire. And he won’t be Jim’s son either.”
At this moment, the crown prince’s fate was decided.
When you are born, you will be a prince, but not when you die.
“Let Duke Ivansia take care of this matter.”
That day, I led the Duke’s knights to chase down the crown prince.
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