NOVEL NEXT chapter 4
4 – 4.
After that, I talked to Dia a few times and let her go.
Until lunchtime, she spent doing various paperwork, most of which, of course, was war restoration work.
“To prepare for war as soon as the war is over.”
Have the past three years changed me, or is it the influence of the original owner of this body?
Or else, was it just that I was originally a lunatic?
A sigh of my changed appearance came out before I knew it.
Even when it was lunch time, I couldn’t finish my work.
The chef of the imperial palace begged for a proper meal now that the war was over, but he ignored it.
After holding on to the pile of papers for a while, the chief chamberlain came to visit me.
“What is it?”
“Your Majesty, the Duke of Triel has expressed his intention to visit.”
“What is your business?”
“That is… He said he would meet and talk to His Majesty in person.”
“Okay. Please guide me to the waiting room.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
Duke of Triel.
Rosé Triel.
The daughter of Derman Triel, who was the chairman of the Imperial Council, and an ambitious woman who helped me drive out her father to become the head of the household.
Her ambition and personality are burdensome, so she usually doesn’t get close to her, but what the hell did she come to?
As we slowly walked to the reception room, Duke Roget, who had arrived first after being guided by the chief chamberlain, greeted us.
“Long time no see, Your Majesty.”
“Yes, long time no see. Duke.”
Two cups of tea were placed on the table in the reception room.
The Duke of Rose took the time pretending to savor the scent of tea for no reason.
I already know you don’t like cars very much.
“As expected, you can drink imperial tea anytime.”
“If you want, I can send you to the mansion.”
“Oh, thank you then.”
Even after that, the duke continued to talk about insignificant things about the current system and the new vassal of the family.
Are you saying you won’t bring up the matter until I ask first?
Rosé Triel was a popular character in ‘Cien Chronicles’, helping the main character depending on the choice, and even having a route to become the main heroine, but I didn’t like Rosé from the beginning because of her personality of fighting nerves even to the emperor. Didn’t like it.
I was offended by the sudden visit and the attitude of not telling the business, but I didn’t want to waste any more time, so I just asked first.
“So Duke, what are you looking for?”
“There is one important story and one not so important story. What would you like to hear first?”
Is it the problem that I’ve known her since she was the prince of her body, or is it the problem that I put her on the throne of her duke? That attitude can never be corrected.
“Let’s talk about the important things first.”
“Your Majesty. How long do you intend to keep the position of empress vacant?”
The Empress.
Certainly, it’s a bit awkward that you haven’t even been engaged, let alone married.
Until now, I was not allowed to speak out on the pretext that I wouldn’t think about it until the emperor’s revenge, but it’s already popping out.
Actually, there is no particular reason why I am not married yet.
She just didn’t have a woman who cared for her heart, and she didn’t have many opportunities to meet her woman because she was busy with her work.
A marriage of convenience is possible, but why?
The empire is already strong without the need to borrow the power of other forces,
Hwanggwon is also strong.
It’s a once-in-a-lifetime marriage, but he said he wanted to marry for love.
If I had to get married for convenience, I would like to save it until the necessary situation arises.
It would be a very inappropriate idea for the emperor of this world, but
The emperor who said to marry me has been dead for a long time by the demon king’s corps commander.
Did you see my expression rot?
The Duke smiled awkwardly and turned around.
“Ha ha, I can see that Your Majesty is not thinking at all. I don’t want to be hated, so I’ll end this story here.”
“After… So what’s the point of not really important?”
“Oh, it’s nothing special. There are survivors of the Marquis of Lute, right? It seemed like they were holding back.”
What?
“You should have said that first!”
That girl really doesn’t suit me.
Really.
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After I managed to control my anger, I calmly thought.
Lute Marquis family.
He was a feudal lord who ruled the south until the invasion of the demon king,
In the end, they failed to stop the Demon King’s army and fell.
I didn’t care much because all the knights and vassals died and only Sogaju and his younger brother survived, but they harbored a rebellion?
“Certain information?”
“Sure. Could it be that I brought uncertain information to Your Majesty?”
“I met with the Minister of Information today, but I haven’t heard such a report. How did the duke know about that?”
“Yeah, of course, that’s because those kids came to see me and told me.”
“What… ?”
“Actually, my father’s enemy said to be the emperor, and he said, don’t you want to avenge your father?”
“You mean the father the duke sent away?”
“Oh, what do you mean? My father got into an accident while hunting with my older brother.”
“Yeah, let’s say it was. So what did you say?”
“Of course I told you not to say nonsense. Wouldn’t His Majesty have been angry if I had lied there saying that I would think about it?”
It’s a waste. If I had said such a thing even for the sake of gathering information, I would have used it as an excuse to pressure her, but this woman knows me too well.
“So, where are they now?”
“I don’t know.”
“What?”
“I must have caught them and put them in the dungeon, but when I looked this morning, they were gone.”
My God.
Escaped from Triel family dungeon?
“What the hell… Why is this not a big deal… “
As I gritted my teeth, Duke Roget replied with a smile.
“Oh is that it? Of course it was a joke.”
I really hate it.
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Let’s think about it.
After escaping from the eyes of the Imperial Intelligence Service, they visited the Triel family.
That wasn’t enough, so he even escaped the Triel family’s dungeon.
It’s absolutely not something that a man just over 20 and a woman younger than him can do.
I’m sure there are helpers……
“I don’t know who…… “
“Aides, do you mean?”
“Yes.”
At least in the ‘Chien Chronicles’, forces aiming to overthrow the imperial family do not appear.
Isn’t it? Maybe it didn’t just appear in the main story, but the rice cake itself might have been sprinkled.
Damn it. You should pay attention to the story and read it. If I knew it would be like this, I would have done all the sub quests.
“You said you didn’t hear anything from the Minister of Information earlier, right? Then the intelligence department was also bullied, um…… “
Duke Rosé also frowned, wondering if he had anything on his mind.
“I don’t know. In fact, they wouldn’t have been particularly wary, so even if they did their best to sneak up on them, how on earth did they escape from prison?”
“What happened to those who guarded the prison?”
“All of them passed out. No one is dead.”
“There aren’t many people capable of breaking into the duke’s mansion and escaping with the two of them. There are even fewer who can do it secretly. I’ll order my Minister of Information to come up with a list of people who can do that.”
“Yes. I will do my own research.”
The duke, having said all he had to say, finally got up from his seat.
“Oh, and those two may not be the only ones looking for me, so be careful.
If it were me, I would have stopped by the west and east first rather than the capital. “
With such a brief warning left, Duke Roget returned.
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A survivor of the Marquis of Lute had a rebellion.
Why the hell?
I didn’t do anything other than confiscate a little of the marquis’ estate and hand it over to the hero.
I couldn’t stop the vassals from betraying me, let alone protect the family that had been given the rank of marquis to protect the south.
At this level, there would be nothing to say even if the title was confiscated, so I was kind enough to forgive a part of the territory, but I can’t thank you.
Actually, I’m sorry that those two were against me, but it’s not a big deal.
What’s so scary about kids whose foundation has been blown away and who haven’t even been formally inherited the title?
The problem is that an unidentified force or individual, with a high probability, is helping them.
Since it is said that he visited Duke Roget, there is a possibility that he visited other princes before that.
Maybe he went to visit my brother.
Even if the other princes are like that, I don’t want to kill my younger brother, so please don’t get involved with them.
“After…… “
I’m busy preparing for war, but I have to clean up the house?
I walked back to the reception room with heavy steps and instructed the chief chamberlain.
“Chief of the Chamber. Call the Minister of Information and Knight Commander Hwang Young.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
“Also, Jim has something to say to Duke Pale, so let’s have dinner together.”
“Okay. Your majesty.”
Why do you have so many things to do?
Really.