NOVEL NEXT Chapter 126
The Empress staggered and stood up.The hand pulling the string tied to the curtain was calm.To hang it on a solid pole, and to bow down to death.She didn’t want to die at the hands of others.It had to be the Empress’s responsibility to choose the place to die.The Empress kicked the chair that was sitting under her feet.“Ughh!!!”She was out of breath.Even though she was prepared to die, the pain was harder to bear than she thought.Franz seemed to be visible in front of the struggling Empress.‘Mother….’Hot tears flowed down the Empress’s cheeks.“F-Franz….”The Empress slowly closed her eyes. ***** Word has come that the Empress has died.It was of her own decision.“… Is the trial still going on?”The Marquis Gallard died and the Empress died.There are still others to be punished, including Count Peliard, but is there any point in this trial?“The Emperor will not stop here.”Cesare stopped buttoning his shirt and looked back at me.With a faint smile on his face, Cesare looked much more handsome.“Really?”“They intend to strip the Empress of her title and have her remains removed from the Imperial Palace. The deceased Crown Prince Franz will be enlisted as the son of Empress.”“Does that make any sense?”“It must be meaningful because she is a woman who abandoned her children to live as an Empress for the rest of her life.”“Ah…”This story was beyond me.I had no idea what the Empress had done for herself, or what the meaning of that place was.Fortunately, Gabriel, Cesare and I are fine.That’s what’s important, too.“I will come early today. Take your medicine regularly.”“Yes.”I nodded my head.Cesare kissed my forehead and left the bedroom.Am I misunderstanding that Cesare has become strangely sweeter since that day?“I wish it continued like this.”If I could only receive those honey dripping eyes and live, I thought I would be happy for the rest of my life.I lay back on the bed.No matter how today’s trial goes, it didn’t matter to me, the villains had met their end.They won’t bother Gabriel any more, nor will they put me or Cesare at risk.I hope that I can enjoy a happy, newlywed life as it is.Why is everything than that so eventful? Phew. ***** The Emperor sighed out of habit.He ordered a thorough investigation into this matter.According to the testimonies of the knights, it seems that Gabriel was seriously injured, but there was no scar left on him when he returned to the Imperial Palace.All they said was that he had lost blood and needed to be nursed back to health, that his body and mind were traumatized, and that he needed to rest.Cesare was the only one to ask.The knights only testified that a man who suddenly appeared had cured Gabriel.The Emperor stared at Cesare, who was drinking tea with a calm face.“… Now let’s talk, Duke. I’ll have to listen to the story of that day in detail. I think you would know.”“There was a person the Crown Prince knew. Lee Jong-woo, do you know him?”The Emperor nodded slowly.There was no way the Emperor was unaware of the people hovering around Gabriel.He was worried about the effect this man, who had appeared out of nowhere, would affect Gabriel.“Why him?”“He was a wizard.”“Wizard?”“Yes, Your Majesty.”“The magician that only existed in fairy tales?”“That’s right. If you’ve listened to the knights’ testimony, you know that those out-of-context actions were only possible because of his magic, and it was that magic that saved the Crown Prince’s life.”Cesare had left Daphne out of the whole story.To the Emperor, Gabriel was a pitiful child.Because he’s a child who grew up outside the palace, he always felt sorry towards Gabriel.He didn’t want Daphne to be hated by the Emperor because of what Gabriel did that day.To Emperor Gabriel was a precious person, but to Cesare it was Daphne.I want to give only good things and I hate to hear bad stories.Lee Jong-woo must be Gabriel’s only acquaintance, and this time, Lee Jong-woo’s intervention should be due to Gabriel.Everything that happened with Lee Jong-woo had to do with Gabriel.“… So it was.”“Maybe God is helping the Crown Prince to become Emperor.”“Did you think you could say something like that?”The Emperor let out a small laugh.He seemed to be relieved a little.“How do you plan to bury a dead sinner?”“No funeral. The sinner will be deposed. The same as those sentenced in this trial.”Said the Emperor coldly.It was a cold expression that didn’t leave a single word about the Empress.“I wish I could put it all together this time.”“You can do what you want, Your Majesty.”“… Duke Burstoad. Thank you for showing such unchanging loyalty despite the mistakes Gabriel made.”‘Mistake.’Cesare swallowed a laugh inwardly.It showed the Emperor’s shallow intention to cover up what Daphne had suffered.But if the Emperor refuses to hold out that hand, he may face something else.Cesare is nothing more than a spider that has just started weaving its web.Little by little, the nobles of the system, which he had been holding hands on, began to come into his sphere of influence.Joseph was constantly weaving webs and attracting nobles.So that no one ever threatens Burstoad again.Even the nobles will not be able to easily abandon the Burstoad once they have secured their defenses so that they do not look at them lightly just because they are in the territory.I will make sure Daphne never has to go through something like this again.Even if it means walking away. ***** The reason Cesare entered the Imperial Palace earlier than the trial time was to meet the Emperor and Eilish.Eilish was locked in the room with an anxious expression on her face.Being a Princess of a foreign country, she kept the minimum courtesy.As soon as Eilish saw Cesare, she backed away.“What’s wrong, princess?”“… It’s nothing.”Eilish shook her head.But her words were only words, and she looked at Cesare with a frightened expression on her face.“What brings you to me?”Eilish asked sharply.Although she had lost everything, she lifted her head as if she would not let go of her last pride.Still, she couldn’t hide her trembling hands.“The reason why I want to meet the Princess. Jacob.”Cesare said slowly.Eilish’s face turned white.No one gave any news to Eilish, she only knew that the trial was overturned and delayed.Eilish asked with a nervous face.“What happened to Jacob?”“No, what did Jacob do? He helped kidnap my wife. He drugged my wife’s tea and handed her over to Marquis Gallard.”Cesare said softly, as if nothing had happened.Eilish opened her mouth.It can’t be.Jacob would never do that…!If Jacob does such a thing, Eilish’s life in the Imperial Palace becomes a candle in front of the wind.He couldn’t do that to her, not with his sweet face and his words of love.Eilish shook her head.“I don’t believe it. Jacob left me…”“Marquis Gallard has agreed to spare the Princess and Jacob.”So that’s why he did.Eilish was relieved that her heart had not been betrayed.It was amazing that s,he was relieved in this situation right now.Eilish asked with a sigh.“… What happened to Jacob?”It was a voice without the slightest expectation.“What do you think I would have done?”Cesare’s voice was monotonous.It was so devoid of emotion that it was bone-chilling..Eilish lowered her head.She seemed to know Jacob’s end even if she didn’t have to listen.He would inevitably die.Even Eilish, who had not experienced it for a while, could see that Cesare was a person who never showed mercy twice.“… What will happen to me?”Cesare stared at Eilish with narrowed eyes.Eilish was no longer of any use to him..The Empress has already taken her own life, and the Marquis Gallard has also died.The small daggers attached to it were able to weave them together.“The princess must find her way.”Cesare laughed bitterly.“It seems that the Empire no longer has an obligation to support the princess. now that you’ve compromised with a criminal and joined in the murder of the former Crown Prince.”“No-now that means…”“The Emperor also agreed. If you want to go home, you can go back. But the Empire will no longer support the princess.”In the meantime, Eilish has depended on the money given to her by the Empress and Countess Peliard.Retrieving all of them means that Eilish is left penniless.She had no place to lay her head right now.Eilish turned white.Eilish has always lived without lacking anything.And I’ve never been able to make money with both hands.For Eilish, who couldn’t even change clothes on her own, now this was like a death sentence.