The Abandoned Empress Chapter 295

Chapter 295: Chapter 295

“Well, I think I have to have a wedding ceremony quickly. I think I won’t feel nervous anymore when I stop them from tempting you even in your dream.”

“I see… Pardon?” My heart started pounding and my face blushed at his unexpected remarks.

‘What did he say? What ceremony does he want to have quickly?’

Of course, I knew as the emperor, he could not delay the wedding anymore, but I felt sowhat shy when I heard it from him directly.

When I turned my head slightly, he pulled after laughing heartily.

“Thank you, Aristia, for telling honestly.”

He spoke in a very serious voice this ti. He raised his hand wrapped around my shoulder and swept my hair as if to comfort .

“And… I’m sorry to have made you dream such a painful dream. If I had been kind to you early on, you would not have had such a dream.”

“…Your Majesty.”

“From now on, I’ll be a good man to you, so you can’t have such a nightmare again.”

I was deeply touched by his voice reflecting his sincerity. My heart began to pound again, though I barely cald down a mont ago.

When I looked up at his navy blue eyes that were no longer cold and smiled, he kissed on my forehead softly, my hair that he held lightly and my lips.

How much ti passed? When I was looking up at the sky that turned gray, leaning on his strong arms, I heard sobody’s footsteps approaching from a distance, breaking the silence of the dawn. The magical ti that only the two of us shared disappeared in an instant. When I sighed with regret, he said to the ssenger, gently patting my shoulder gently lightly, “What’s the matter?”

“Your Majesty, it’s ti you returned to the palace. As it’s ti for you to wake up, there will be a big fuss if they find your room vacant.”

“Got it. Let get ready to go, so stay away from for a mont.”

Ugh? Did he co here secretly? I see. That’s why he had only a few bodyguards with him.

As if he was pressed for ti, the ssenger who seed to be a servant looked very nervous even after he was waiting for the emperor at a distance. I felt even more nervous, so I said, folding the handkerchief he laid on my seat, “I will wash it and return it to you.”

“Sure. Well, it’s better if you return sothing else to instead.”

“Pardon? Sothing different? ”

While I was tilting my head, I opened my eyes wide when sothing suddenly ca to my mind. Is he asking for a handkerchief? A handkerchief aning I want to be his lady?

When I uttered a little sigh, he adjusted his outfit with a smile, then reached out to put on the shawl around my shoulder and said, “You’ve been in the cold too long. Go inside quickly. I’m afraid you might be sick again.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

“… Don’t call by that official title.”

“Pardon?”

“Rube… Won’t you call Rube from now on? ”

My eyes were wide open. Did I hear wrong? What did he just say?

Apparently he asked to call him Rube, but that’s his nickna. So, did he ask to call him by his nickna?

Really? Is he serious?

My lips trembled. I have been longing to call him by that nickna so much, but I was never allowed. Only his family mbers or relatives, or his lover were allowed to call his nickna, so I always murmured it deep down, but never called it loudly. His full na was Rublise Kamalrudin Shana Castina. His nickna was Rube. He now asked to call him Rube.

“Oh, maybe it’s too early for to ask you to call that. It’s cold, so you had better…”

“…Rube.”

He turned back in surprise when he was about to walk away. It wasn’t easy because I was choked up with emotions, but I ventured to pronounce his nickna by straining the tip of my tongue, looking up at his navy blue eyes.

“Good night… Rube.”

“…”

“Hurry up! The servant is waiting for you…Your Majesty.”

He walked up to with strides and hugged tight. When I looked up at him in surprise, he smiled and kissed on my forehead gently.

“Let leave now. You don’t have to see off, so just go ho and warm yourself.”

“Yes, I will.”

“So see you later. Oh, and …”

“Pardon?”

“Thank you, Tia.”

Ugh? I stood blankly on the spot for a while, and opened my eyes when I realized sothing belatedly. But he turned away without even giving a chance to say sothing. He was fading away through the morning air. Feeling thrilled just to look at him, I put my hand on my pounding heart and smiled.

***

“Hi, Lady Monique. Looking at your uniform, it looks like you were on duty today.”

I smiled slightly at the man who bowed to politely. The middle-aged man, who was wearing the mark of the Lord Chamberlain, was one of those who had been serving the emperor since his crown prince days.

“Yes. Is His Excellency in now?”

“No, he is not.”

“Um… Isn’t it ti he was in the office?”

“Well, he is taking a nap now. He worked all night long …”

“Did he? I see. ” I was a little puzzled, but I nodded lightly and turned.

How co he is taking a nap at this ti? As far as I know, he is not the type of person who takes a nap during business hours even if he worked all through the night.

I got out of the Central Palace, feeling sorry I could not see him. When I was heading to the outer palace, greeting royal knights who bumped into sotis, I saw a familiar man walking toward , with his red hair fluttering away in the wind. When I saw him, I suddenly recalled sothing I forgot.

What an idiot! How could I forget it no matter how busy I was?

“Hi, Lady Monique! It looks like you’re going back ho after work.”

“Yes, you’re right. I’m leaving now as I worked in the morning. ”

“I see. Good job. Oh, can you tell your father that I want to see him this evening for a mont?”

“Sure, Duke Lars. I’m sorry to ask, but how is Carsein doing these days?”

“Well, he’s almost recovered, but he’s stuck in the house, never coming out of his room.”

Carsein shutting in at ho?

At that mont, I felt very sorry because I just naively believed him when he said he was okay.

I was too indifferent to him when he was injured severely enough to lose his life. No matter how well he was treated, he could not be healing well. Besides, he was wounded while trying to save .

“…I see. I’m sorry because he was…”

“No, you don’t have to feel sorry. Well, it was his fate because he chose the path of fencing.”

Duke Lars patted my shoulder, saying I didn’t have to worry. He gladly accepted my request to see him and left. I turned, after looking at his red hair fluttering like flas for a minute.

***

“Hello, Lady Monique. It’s been a while.”

“It’s been a long ti, butler. I’ve co here to see Sir Carsein. Can you ask him?”

“Sure, please wait a mont.”

The butler of the Las family politely bowed, then returned shortly afterwards and escorted into his room.

I took a deep breath, looking at the wooden door with elegant decoration.

Oh, this is not his parlour. I hear he has almost recovered. Is he still sick?

“Hey, long ti, no see!”

With his chin on hand, the young man with red hair was sitting on a round table in a spacious room surrounded by creamy wallpaper.

“It’s been a while, Carsein…I’m sorry for coming late. Are you feeling okay? Are you still sick?”

I just asked hesitantly as I didn’t have the heart to approach him out of guilty conscience.

Was it because he didn’t like my hesitant attitude? Tilting his head to the side, he gestured toward . Then he hit on my forehead gently when I approached him.

“Hey, how co you have co only now when your master is sick in bed like this? Ugh?”

“…Sorry.”

“Hmm. It seems like you know what you did wrong, given your hesitant look. Well, good. As you know, I’m generous, so let give you a pass. I think you must have been busy, too, as you were up and running only recently.”

I felt so pain on my forehead, but I was more relieved to see him vibrant. What a relief!

I was worried about the aftereffects of his wounds because I heard that he got stuck at ho.