The Abandoned Empress Chapter 208

Chapter 208: Chapter 208

“What? Did I take away everything from you?”

I was taken aback at her staring at as if she thought I was absurd.

Who is yelling at who now? Do you think you can look at like that?

“You took away my family, my love, my honor and my status. You took everything from .

Then, what did you say? You’ve co back to win? Why, is it because you were not satisfied with your achievents? What ill-fated relationship did you have with to do this to ?”

“Oh, you’re comfortable speaking like that because you only lived until then.”

“What are you talking about?”

“That’s enough. You don’t have to know.”

She hysterically swept through her hair, while babbling about sothing I could not understand.

When I tried to say sothing, I felt that the wagon stopped.

After taking a deep breath, I looked out the window. The knights of my family who saw the crest of the Duke Jena family were staring at the wagon with a wary expression. Fortunately, the wagon arrived at my house.

“Don’t touch again. This is my last warning! ”

After spitting out a cold warning, I got off the wagon.

After responding appropriately to the knights asking worriedly, I returned to my room and chewed over what I talked with her. The more I thought about it, the more upset I was.

How can I kick her butt? Anyway, the mastermind of all this must be Duke Jena.

‘Calm down for now, Aristia.’

I organized my thoughts after taking a deep breath several tis. But no matter how hard I thought, there was only one way. Although I didn’t want it, there was no other way than to rely on the power of the pro-emperor faction to get rid of Jiun and the noble faction. No matter how powerful my family was, it could not solve everything alone.

After agonizing for so ti, I picked up my pen with a sigh. Then, I wrote down on the silver-colored letter.

I wrote another letter with the sa contents, put it in a silver envelope, and stamped it with the family seal. After writing down the recipient’s na, I pulled the string. Shortly afterwards, Lina ca in and said, “Did you call , my lady?”

“Yes. Can you send these letters? The recipients are on the envelopes.”

“Okay. Do you need any more help? ”

“Well, can you sit down for a second? I have sothing to ask. ”

When I spoke after agonizing for a mont, she sat down, tilting her head.

“What’s the matter?”

“I wonder if any of our maids or servants here can find out what’s going on in the Earl Dias family.”

“What? I don’t think so. As you know, the Dias family is hostile to your family.”

I sighed, looking at her shrugging dismissively. Although I expected her reaction, I felt jamd up inside when I confird it.

‘How can I secretly get the information about the Dias family?’

Looking at pressing my temper hard, she hesitantly asked, “My lady, sorry for my presumptuous question, but why are you suddenly talking about the Dias family? Has anybody here contacted them?”

“Ugh? No, nothing like that. ”

Although I shook my head, she was still looking at with anxious eyes. It seed that she wondered if there was a betrayer among the servants or maids in connection with several recent accidents.

After agonizing a bit, I opened my mouth slowly. Anyway, I needed her help, and I didn’t want to tell her the whole story, so I felt it wouldn’t be a big problem if I explained to her a bit.

“Well, actually, I want to know what Countess Dias is doing these days. As you, the best source of such information can co from those serving her.”

“Oh, is that what you want?”

Feeling greatly relieved to hear , she said, as if she hit upon a good idea, “I think I can find out so way to do so.”

“Really? How?”

“Although I don’t know the maids of the Dias family directly, I think I can get the news about her indirectly. For example, I can use the clerk working at the grocery store that they need food urgently, or the store their maids usually go to… By the way, I have to do it secretly, right?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Got it. What should I do? I don’t know if it’s possible, but shall I check it out? ”

“Can you do that? But you should never let the na of my family be leaked.”

“Sure, please leave it to . ”

I smiled at Lina, who was pounding her chest as if she was confident. Even though she seed frivolous, she carried out any assignnt I gave her, so I didn’t have to worry about. But I strongly asked her to keep it secret once more. I smiled rightly at her quickly getting out of the room.

As the dice was already thrown, I would have to wait and see what I could get.

The next day I was reviewing the action plan about my coming-of-age ceremony after seeing off my father who went to the Imperial Palace every day recently, when sobody knocked on the door.

“You have a guest, my lady.”

“Guest, who?”

“He is Duke Verita.”

“Really? Is he here to see my father or ?”

“He said he wants to see you. And I have got a letter from the Duke Lars family.”

“Ah…Okay, got it.”

I opened my eyes wide. I thought my proposal would be attractive to him, but I didn’t expect he would send such a quick reply.

While I was going down to the reception room, I first opened Duke Lars’s letter.

When I opened the red-colored letter with the sword and rose inscribed on it, his neat handwriting caught my eye.

The direction of my sword has been set already?

I giggled at that. This kind of description represented his personality well. Anyway I succeeded in bringing the Lars family into our fold. My next goal was the Duke Verita family.

Folding the red-colored letter, I headed for the reception room. The man with green hair sitting on a cream-colored sofa said with a smile, “It’s been a while, Lady Monique. How are you?”

“Oh, I’m fine.”

“I have received your letter. It looks like you were very much upset with .”

“… ”

“I won’t tell you long, but hope you can rember one thing. Either Arkint or I prioritized the interests of our faction. If we had been preoccupied with our own interests, we would have installed you as the empress under any circumstances,” Duke Verita said, putting down the teacup. “Okay, did you say you wanted my help?”

“That’s right.”

“Okay. I would like to make the most of your proposal. I’ll give you whatever information you want, so try to make an excellent sword to cut the black rose at one go.”

“Thank you, Duke Verita.”

“Well, it’s who has to thank you. Even though you have earned a great cause, the price you have paid is too high. But don’t take it too hard. Nothing is certain for now.”

When I expressed gratitude to him who was looking at pitiably, he said with a nod, “First, let dig into their possible tax evasion or smuggling of so major families. How about it?”

“Good. Actually, I have already done so investigation, but I think I can expect more quality information with the intelligence capabilities of the Verita family.”

“Huh, I was a little surprised to hear that your father gave you the whole authority of your family, but I’m amazed by your shrewdness. I now know why he has shown big confidence in you. Even if it takes a little ti, let’s make sure that we get rid of the Jena faction this ti.”

“Thank you, Duke Verita.”

I thanked him once again and saw him off at the porch, who said he wanted to leave.

When I thought I would be quite busy in the days ahead, I sighed in spite of myself, but I had to knock myself out to get the most from now on, as I had the strong support of the two dukes.