The Abandoned Empress Chapter 240

Chapter 240: Chapter 240

I felt heartbroken, so I left the room quietly, ignoring her.

At that mont, I saw a man with green hair walking toward in the hallway stopping. He was Duke Verita.

“I don’t know how to comfort you, Duke Verita.”

“… Thanks for coming. Oh, I forgot to greet you a little while ago, Lady Monique.”

“You’re welco, I should co, of course. By the way, why are you here? Where is the emperor?”

“As my wife passed out, he told to go and check her condition.”

“… I see. I am sorry to have disturbed you by asking a useless question.”

“No, that’s fine.”

The duke, who hesitated for a mont, said with a deep sigh, “I promised him that I would keep it secret, but I think I should tell you. Allendis ca here a few days ago. ”

“Really? Allendis ca here?”

“Yes. He seed to have heard the rumor that his elder brother was in critical condition.

He abruptly ca back a few days ago and had his competence as the family successor verified.”

“Then… where is he now?”

Watching hurriedly looking around, he said with a faint smile, “He said he would co back soday, so he asked to stick around a little longer. What a stupid son!”

“You an he left again?”

“Yes. As soon as he heard that the emperor would visit here, he left, carrying his luggage. I’m telling you this because I know that you have been looking for his whereabouts. Don’t worry as he seems to be keeping well. ”

“… I see. Thank you.”

“Oh, Ruth, you are here. Tia, you are here, too.”

When I barely nodded, I suddenly heard a familiar voice at the far end of the hallway.

As if he rushed here as soon as he finished work, his silver hair that was always neat was hanging down, wet with rain.

“Daddy!”

“Oh, Kairan!”

“Um.” My father approached and hugged Duke Verita tightly. Then, after patting his shoulder, who expressed gratitude, my father looked back at and said, “I think I have to stay here longer, so go ho first. You can use my carriage.”

“Yes, Daddy.”

“You don’t have to, Marquis. Let take her ho.”

“…Your Majesty!”

“I, Kairan la Monique, am honored to see you, the Sun of the Empire!”

I didn’t know when he appeared, but the emperor ca to us and interrupted.

Nodding at my father showing due manners, he said to Duke Verita, “Duke, you must be absent-minded at the mont. Let leave now. Stay ho and pull yourself together for the ti being as I will have them take care of your work at the governnt.”

“Thank you for your consideration, Your Majesty. ”

“Then, see you next ti. Let’s go, Aristia. ”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

After saying goodbye to the two, I climbed into the wagon with him, looking out the dark window and thinking.

‘… You’re safe, Allen. What a relief! As I haven’t heard from you since you left, I was worried that sothing bad happened to you. I always felt frustrated even though I believed you would co back. As I hurt you so much, I was worried that you might have made a bad decision.

Can I feel relieved now because you said you would co back soday? I felt a bit sorry to hear that, but it’s okay because I can et you again soday.’

I felt greatly relieved now. When I smiled a little with a lighter feeling, I raised my head because he seed to be gazing at . His navy blue eyes were staring at .

“What were you pondering over? You couldn’t hear when I called you. ”

“Oh, I’m sorry, Your Majesty. Actually…”

“Oh I think I know even if I don’t hear it.”

I got cold feet at his cold voice. When I was hesitant, he paused for a mont and said with a deep sigh, “That’s too bad. I knew he was weak, but I didn’t know he would pass away so suddenly like this. I hear it’s been only a year since he got married.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

“By the way, how about Mrs. Verita’s condition?”

“Ah, I saw her asleep when I ca out.”

“I see.”

Slowly nodding, he said after staring silently at the rain falling on the night street, “I know I shouldn’t say this, but I still envy them.”

“Pardon? What do you an…”

“They can mourn the death of their relatives purely without being conscious of losing their face or caring about what others think of them.”

He was referring to the close relationship of my father and Duke Verita.

“Your Majesty.”

“Well, I don’t think I’ve ever mourned the death of my relatives. I had no affection for the late empress, and I should not even pretend to know the death of my biological mother. And the late empress was…”

“…It is the sa with . Well, I can’t even rember not only my mother, but all my childhood mories. ”

Although I knew I was rude, I cut him off because I felt sorry for his bitter loneliness.

He might have resolved his resentnt towards the late emperor after hearing so episodes from , but his cold relationship with the late emperor left a scar in his mind. The sa may be true of his biological mother whose existence he had to deny, or the late empress from whom he never received love.

After looking at silently, he smiled faintly. He seed to notice that I was trying to change the topic.

“Yes, that’s true. Then, don’t you have any childhood mories? ”

“No, Your Majesty.”

“What a pity! At that ti you followed a lot.”

“Really?”

“Yes. Co to think of it, you were a very lovely child. You were bright and cheerful. You liked everyone around you, so you were loved by them.”

As if lost in mory, he stared into the air.

“At that ti, I was up against a wall…So I didn’t treat you well. Perhaps that’s why I’m still being punished right now. ”

“… ”

“In that respect, I understand why you can’t love easily. How can you feel affectionate for when I have treated you coldly? Like they say, I reap the harvest of my own sowing.”

“…Your Majesty.”

“Rember what happened at your estate? The mont I saw you standing aghast, I recalled the last glimpse of your mother. Even while I was inspecting the border, I kept recalling it.”

His subdued eyes turned towards . When I was fidgeting with the hem of my dress because I had nothing to say, the wagon stopped and a light knock was heard from the outside.

I breathed a sigh of relief deep down and slowly bowed to him.

“Goodbye, Your Majesty.”

“…Goodbye. Thanks a lot today.”

“Yes, Your Majesty. I’ll see you tomorrow. ”

Watching his wagon disappearing in the rain while standing under the shade of the umbrella unfurled by a maid, I slowly walked into my house.

Back to my room, I changed into clothes and headed straight to the office.

Because I already reported to him, all I had to do was to review the docunts sent by the head of the palace affairs departnt and consult with my father about it.

When I saw a pile of paper piled up like a mountain, I let out a sigh unconsciously. But I pulled myself together and picked up the thick docunts.

How much ti passed?

When I saw the na I was looking for in the pile of docunts, a smile ca to my lips.

It took a lot of ti to search through all the nas of the palace affairs departnt.

“Let see…”

A man of good conduct and sincerity?

After pulling myself together, I opened my mouth slowly. There was no way other than trusting him now, as long as there was no antidote, or soone else I could trust.

Even if the temple was involved in this, the High Priest would not protect the rebellious people.

So, no matter how much I think about it, it was best to offer him a deal.