The Abandoned Empress Chapter 89

Chapter 89: Chapter 89

After instructing his assistants to go back first, he walked silently toward the inner palace for a while. Doesn’t he want to say sothing to ? I thought he had sothing urgent to tell because he would stop by briefly.

I was puzzled, but I just followed him. Until he entered the garden attached to the Imperial Palace, I was worried how to speak to him who just kept silent.

At that mont I saw two shadows standing in the corner of the garden.

‘Who are they?’

Nobody could enter the garden of the crown prince’s palace without his permission.

“Your Majesty, did you allow soone to enter the garden today?”

“No, nobody. It looks like they’ve got a lot of nerve coming to this garden.”

When he responded coldly and stopped, a royal guard approached them silently and identified the intruders.

“They are the princess of Lisa and her bodyguard, Your Majesty.”

“Oh I see. Got it.” He frowned slightly.

‘Princess of Lisa? I didn’t hear that she could go in and out of the crown prince’s palace freely. As far as I know, she was a timid princess who did not go around. With only two more festive days to go, did she decide to be more confident and move around out of impatience?

When I approached the princess who was talking with her bodyguard, the crown prince walking next to suddenly stopped. I also stopped. When I was wondering why, I heard them having a dialogue.

“Now we have only two days left, Ryan.”

“You’re right, Vera. I know you find it hard to get by here.”

What was the na of the princess of Lisa? I tried to recollect it, but I couldn’t. Unless they knew soone very well, the nobles wouldn’t call them by their first nas. Most nobles only rember each other’s last na and status.

Nonetheless, I felt her na was not that simple. Oh, that’s not the issue. The thing is her bodyguard dared to call the princess by her first na.

“I felt like I have been walking on thin ice during the past month. If I had known this before leaving the kingdom, I would never have co to this place, no matter how strict the king’s order was. ”

“I feel the sa way, Vera. If I had known this, I wouldn’t have made you suffer like this.”

“As we have kept a low profile here, everything will be alright after tomorrow. Maybe it’s fortunate for us, Ryan. ”

‘What the hell is she talking about with him now?’ I felt it was very strange for her to chat with him, looking at him kindly, because she was so timid that she couldn’t even make eye contact with anybody. I almost scread when I saw her smiling shyly, putting her hands on her belly and gently stroking it as if it was very precious.

‘Oh my god! Is she pregnant?”

“Let’s run away as soon as we get out of the border, Ryan. Let’s go hiding in a place that nobody knows for the sake of our baby…”

“You will have a very hard ti. Is it okay with you, Vera?”

“My life in the kingdom was hell. It was you that saved from that hell. Ryan, I’m happy wherever I am with you. I can throw away the status of a royal princess. It’s just useless. ”

“Vera… ”

I closed my eyes, watching them hugging each other. Love between a princess and her bodyguard? It could exist in a romance novel, but unfortunately, it was a reality.

‘Why did the king of the Lisa Kingdom send her here?’

Based on the situation, there was no way she would have co here willingly. I don’t know why her father sent her here. She must have known it only after she left the kingdom.

Well, what’s the point of the King of Lisa knowing her relationship with him? The important thing is the result. Whether the king intended it or not, he sent the pregnant princess to the empire as the crown prince’s bride candidate. She had been discovered by the crown prince, not by anyone else. This was a terrible developnt that could escalate into a war between the two countries.

I already felt as if the noble factions were appealing to the emperor to storm and destroy the kingdom of Lisa.

I looked up at the crown prince with trembling eyes. He was nonchalantly staring at the two still hugging each other. I thought even though he would not rage with anger, he would express displeasure, to say the least, but surprisingly, he stood still, with no change in facial expressions until the princess of Lisa and her bodyguard disappeared. His blue eyes beca hollow as if he was lost in thought.

I was silent because I felt I shouldn’t disturb him. I stood next to him silently, but suddenly sothing cold touched my face. When I looked up at the sky, I felt sothing falling on my face again. Rain?

“Your Majesty, it’s raining. How about moving inside…?”

The raindrops, which were falling one or two drops, quickly began to pour down.

Startled, I slurred because he already took off his coat and covered my head.

“Oh, Your Majesty?”

“Let’s go inside,” he said, pulling my wrist. I walked quickly after him, struggling to get from under his coat. He is the crown prince of the empire, and I’m only a knight. I should not dare to avoid the rain by covering with his clothes, nor should I let him get exposed to the rain.

“Your Majesty, I’m a knight. As a rule, I am not supposed to avoid rain when I am wearing a uniform. Besides, I can’t…”

“In just that?”

“What’s wrong with my outfit?… Ah.”

Only then did I rember that I left my jacket behind. When I looked down hurriedly, I could see my white shirt soaked with rain, revealing my naked skin. I blushed.

‘He put this on because of this.’

When I discovered the reason, I couldn’t refuse anymore. I was so embarrassed that I said feebly, with my head down, “Thank you, Your Majesty.”

“We’re almost there. Co on in. ”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

When we entered the palace, the servants and the maids ca in a hurry. I was in better shape because I put on his coat, but he was all wet to the skin. Water was dripping from his wet blue hair and shirt that got stuck to his upper body. The royal guards standing behind were all soaked to the skin.

After wiping with the dry towel brought by the maids, he said, “Let take a bath. Arrange for her to take a bath, too.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

“I’m fine, Your Majesty.”

“Are you going to catch a cold?” He cut off my words coldly.

He called the attendant and ordered him to go to the 1st Knights’ Division to bring my clothes. When I watched him give instructions, I just shut my mouth because I knew it was useless for to refuse. I felt uncomfortable when he repeatedly showed kindness to , which didn’t fit him.

I had a chill when the cold air touched my wet body. The maids approached as I shivered with cold and wrapped my body with several big towels. After he looked down at in a pensive mood, he turned his eyes to the royal guards who were standing, drenched to the skin.

“You guys, go back and relax.”

“We’re fine, Your Majesty.”

“Why are you knights behaving like this? If you don’t take care of your body well, you can’t carry out your mission well, which is a great disservice to the empire. Don’t you know that?”

“…Your Majesty, we’ll take your order.”

“Good. By the way, everyone here should keep mum about what happened a while ago. ”

“Yes, Your Majesty,” answered the royal guards with a thrilled voice and left.

How much ti passed? The attendant ca hurriedly and said the bathroom was ready.

He told to co to his study after taking a bath. After seeing him disappearing for a mont, I headed to the bathroom where the maid guided .

When I soaked my body in warm water, my whole body felt warm and relieved.

While trying to pull myself together, I recalled what I saw in the garden.

‘How is the crown prince going to deal with this matter?’

The Lisa kingdom is a country with strong military power. It was evident that if a war broke out, the empire would incur a big damage because the number of knights had been significantly reduced compared to the past as a result of the restructuring of the knights a decade ago. However, the matter was too serious for him to give it a pass.