I didn't care and walked towards the door to leave the room.
“You slut, do you think you'll live well?
Let my son be the emperor, and I will repeat what you did today...”
“Your Majesty the Empress”
After the Empress stopped speaking, I turned my head and stared at her.
“How do you think I know about my little brother’s private life…?”
“That's…!”
The Empress, who was probably confused, couldn't say anything as her lips parted.
'Maybe she suspects her assistants know the secret?'
Those who knew the Empress's secret were only the head maid and personal attendant.
So I added another suspect,
“I mean Madeleine, she had a very loose tongue.”
The Empress's eyes widened at my words.
“This can’t be happening!
What will my niece gain by talking to you like that!”
At that, I responded sarcastically.
“I was just telling you the truth, I have no friends, so I only have Madeleine to talk to.”
I lowered my head and looked at her, completely pale.
“Your Majesty the Empress, please be healthy, in the future, you will not see me as a stranger.”
At the time I left the room, I heard the sound of something breaking along with the Empress screaming.
“Call Madeleine now!”
Suddenly I remembered what they looked like before I went back in time.
Except for me, they were more like family than anyone else, but they were just waiting for an opportunity to use each other.
'Sometimes, they fight to the death while suspecting each other.'
My uncle always took a lot to clean up after Franz, there was nothing to fear, not only material things, but also the Empress's weaknesses.
Thanks to my uncle, the Empress was able to break off her connection with the problems and blame him for the emergency.
The two knew each other's weaknesses, and in the end it was the Empress who lost in the fight.
The quick-witted Khali turned the Empress and Franz over to the rebels and begged for their lives.
Their split is something that will happen one day, I've given the timing.
Madeleine, who was sitting on a park bench outside the Empress's palace, gritted her teeth involuntarily.
'How dare you, Cornelia!'
Although she was born a princess of a higher status than her,
However, she is a corrupt child whom the Empress hates.
From a young age, Cornelia was a way for Madeleine to shine.
Moreover, those crows dance badly!>
Her parents always compared her to her cousin, Cornelia, and made her feel superior.
Even Cornelia's mother, the Empress, loved Madeleine more.
At some point, Madeleine used to compare herself with Cornelia.
She thought that, superior to Cornelia, she was worthy of the title “swan.”
In particular, when she crushes Cornelia in front of her peers,
She felt very happy thinking that she was the best woman in the Xuanhild Empire among her peers.
But Cornelia, who had always bowed before her, was acting arrogantly these days.
'I refrain from wanting to get rid of you now, but do you dare to covet my place?'
Inside her, she wanted to get rid of that crow immediately.
However,
She couldn't move in a hurry because the Emperor was still watching Cornelia and the Brant family.
And Cornelia was still useful to get rid of already.
‘The land the Emperor gave her… my father said it was definitely connected to a diamond vein.’
On the surface, the Earth was an ordinary place where crops abounded.
However, the Marquis Argen, who realized the usefulness of the land, persuaded
The Empress wanted to take the land away from Cornelia.
At first, the Empress quickly agreed,
Because the Marquis promised to correct the accident caused by Franz.
Thus, seizing land is now easier than eating cold soup.
'Yes, there is no need to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs now.'
Madeleine twisted the corners of her mouth when she saw Cornelia,
She exits the Empress's palace as if she has finished the conversation.
‘I can deal with you at any time as long as the Emperor is not around.’
For a moment, he met Cornelia's eyes.
For some reason, Madeline felt her cheeks soften with a creepy laugh.
'Why are you smiling like that?
'I feel bad'
There was something to be gained anyway,
So there is no need to satisfy the crow's needs anymore.
'I'll have to make fun of her'
Madeleine smiled and approached Cornelia to talk to her.
“OMG Kor is really cute.”
“What?”
“Honestly, I don’t think I would be able to hand over land at that price to a younger brother I don’t like.”
Judging from Cornelia's usual mood, she definitely didn't want to hand over the land.
However, the Empress will force her to hand it over,
So it was clear that she wasn't really lying now.
'She'll probably bite her lip with a hateful look on her face.'
But Madeleine couldn't help but be surprised by Cornelia's reaction.
'Did you laugh again when you heard that?'
Then Cornelia opened her mouth.
“Oh, this?
I didn’t sell it.”
“What-?
Oh why...”
Cornelia looked at Madeleine, who was stuttering in embarrassment.
“Because it is below market price, and besides, as you said, should I hand it over for Franz..?”
Madeleine grabbed Cornelia's arm.
“Do you know how much my aunt trusted you, you shouldn’t be such a shameless daughter!”
At that moment, Cornelia almost removed her hand and said in a cold tone.
“Didn’t I tell you not to touch me?”
Then Cornelia continued, staring at Madeleine.
“I'm the Duchess of Brant now, I should bequeath the land to my child one day, but I can't sell it at below market price, right?”
Madeleine was furious because Cornelia forcibly removed her hand.
But the moment I heard those words,
Madeleine felt the resentment she had been suppressing all along.
'You dare to take Duchess Brant's place from me...and now you're flaunting that you're pregnant in front of me?'
Madeleine's gaze turned to Cornelia's stomach.
'Yes, even if I can't get rid of the crow yet,
I will be able to get rid of the child with a simple mistake.'
Just when Madeleine was about to push Cornelia away, she heard a noise.
"What do you do!"
The sound that was heard was terrifyingly low.
“Get out of the way”
The owner of the voice passed the bodyguards who were standing by.
Once she realized his identity, Madeline's cheeks turned red.
“Eric!”
It's been over 20 years since I've known Eric Lennon Brant.
As a child, Madeleine remembers a confession he made to her.
He said shyly that there was definitely someone he liked.
When Madeline asked who she was, Eric answered.
'He must have wanted to confess to me, right?'
This was Madeleine's thinking at the time.
But suddenly, in the dance hall, the crow was asked to dance,
But it was clear that it was to make her jealous and show that he did not care.
When he returned from the war, his harsh treatment of the clinging crow was proof of this.
Moreover, after they got married, he always avoided the crow,
On the contrary, treat her kindly.
She could definitely see how upset he was.
"What do you do ..?"
At that cold voice, Madeline looked at the stiffened raven and was intoxicated with a feeling of victory.
'Let me introduce you to where you are, and who your man wants.'
When I was about to leave after arguing,
I twisted my lips as Madeline stared at my stomach.
'I did it by accident, but it happened'
Even though she was a hateful person, I still understood her hatred for me.
If it had been me and Madeline had stolen the person I longed for, I would have done the same thing.
That's why I ignored her manipulative behavior and intrusive words.
But my baby was a different matter.
'How dare you try to lay your hands on my child?'
Even though I could have used violence against her touching my body a moment ago, I let her go.
It was because she was an easy opponent for me who had been learning the art of swordsmanship for some time.
But if she wants to harm my child, I am willing to repay more than I received.
'Come and see what I'll do...'
At that time, when I was extremely nervous, I frowned at the unexpected person I met near the Empress Palace.
'No, what is this guy doing here?'
The Eric Lennon Brant I knew was a man who hated the Imperial Palace after going to war.
But how he got here alone like now, I honestly didn't understand.