Remarried Empress

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“Do you think it’s fun to lie to your master?”

– Gu!

I was glad he was having fun.
I felt sorry for Queen’s master, but…they won’t find me if I wrote this lie.
That way, we wouldn’t be able to find each other, and we could remain faceless friends like now.

“You like this too, don’t you, Queen?”

– ?

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It was the day before the New Year’s celebrations officially began.

I greeted the last-minute arrivals, and checked on the New Year’s proceedings and the special banquet for the last day.
I went to the western palace again during lunch hour to see if Queen was there today, but the effort was fruitless.
Instead, Viscountess Verdi, who had been away for several days, returned.
She still looked quite pale and distressed, but she greeted me.

“If it’s no trouble to you, Your Majesty, I…”

“It’s alright.
Tell me.”

“Can I borrow some money? ”

The red-faced Viscountess Verdi could not even explain the reason she needed it.

“About five thousand krangs…”

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The other ladies-in-waiting and I knew though, however.
Perhaps it was for her son or husband.
Though Viscountess had hurried back to her estate, she could not pull her family out of the mire.
I promised to lend her the money without prying any further, and she repeatedly said she would pay me back and left the room shame-faced.

“I’d rather get divorced.”

Laura was unmarried, and didn’t have much sympathy towards Viscountess Verdi.

“That’s as good as throwing away the Lux army.”

Countess Eliza was patient in explaining this to Laura, but the young lady still didn’t seem to understand.

“But even if she went through divorce, wouldn’t her child be considered illegitimate?”

“While it won’t happen immediately, there is the possibility that he’ll lose the right to inheritance.
That’s why she’s enduring, Laura.”

“So what.
If a troublemaker like him becomes heir, he’ll only end up sucking his family dry.”

“Hush, Laura.”

Countess Eliza glared at Laura and she pouted her lips.

“I’m only worried.”

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Viscountess Verdi returned to her estate again, but not everyone could eat comfortably.
As soon as I finished my lunch, I quickly returned to the central palace.
Near the end of my work day, something happened as I was taking a break.

“Your Majesty.”

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One of the knights came inside my office and gave me an unexpected report.

“Prince Heinley wants to see you.”

“Prince Heinley?”

Why him? I went outside and found him looking at a mural with his back to me.

“Ah.
Your Majesty.”

I approached him, and he turned his head and bowed like a knight again.

“I hope I am not too rude?”

“Not at all.
What can I do for you?”

“I was told you would be finished with work around this time.
Are you still busy?”

Did he find out my working hours? He was right though, and I replied that I was almost done and he grinned.

“That’s great.
If you don’t mind, could you show me the palace? I’d like to look around, but it’s so enormous that I’m afraid I’ll get lost.”

“Ah, then my lady-in-waiting–”

“You.”

I was about to give him one of my ladies-in-waiting, but he interrupted me in a low voice.

“I wish for the Queen to do it.”