“May I help you, Your Majesty?”
“Empress?”
The emperor was surprised and looked at the empress.
Jeurdine also stared at his mother with a puzzled look.
“I knocked several times, but there was no answer, so I was worried about what happened to Your Majesty. Without permission, I entered. Please forgive my rudeness, Your Majesty.”
If she came in because she was worried, there was nothing to say.
If he said anything here, he would only become a narrow-minded and bad person.
“…Be more careful next time.”
So, despite being upset, the emperor could only leave a light warning.
The empress smiled warmly and replied that she would, then turned to her son.
“It’s been a while, Jeurdine. Did you meet your master well?”
“…….”
Although she was a perfect mother in every way, he knew about his mother’s somewhat stuffy feelings.
“Yes. I returned well. I was going to greet the emperor and go straight to see you, Your Majesty, to express my respects, but it seems we meet like this. Have you been well, Your Majesty?”
“If I say I’ve been well, I’ve been well, and if I say I haven’t, I haven’t.”
With a meaningful answer, Jeurdine sealed his lips.
The empress smiled and spoke again.
“Don’t take it in a strange sense. It simply meant that I haven’t spent my time well, worrying about whether my son is doing well or returning safely.”
“…Is that so.”
Tap, tap, the emperor lightly tapped the desk, drawing the attention of the two.
“Rather than that, Empress, what do you mean by saying you’ll help me?”
“Exactly as I said. Since Your Majesty seems to be very troubled about who to set as the culprit for the Poyeon Festival incident, I will help you solve that dilemma.”
The emperor asked, bewildered.
“How did the empress… Did you secretly eavesdrop on our conversation?”
“That’s probably not important right now, Your Majesty. What’s important is that I can help Your Majesty. Furthermore, it will be something helpful for Duke Esper as well.”
“…….”
Although the emperor was greatly annoyed by the empress’s words, she promised to provide the most needed help, so there was nothing more to say.
“…How do you plan to create the culprit? Do you have a clever plan?”
Asking about the plan, the emperor raised his eyebrows.
“Exactly. I’ve thought of a few people who can be set up as fake culprits.”
“Who is that?”
“I can’t tell you yet. I haven’t decided whom to set as the culprit among the candidates I’ve thought of. I’ll let you know when I make a decision.”
“If that’s the case, I should make the decision together with Jim.”
“Then it might cause trouble for those who were eliminated from the list of culprits.”
What on earth is considered trouble?
When the emperor expressed his dissatisfaction overtly and with a strained expression, the empress spoke in a soothing tone as if comforting a child.
“Please trust me, Your Majesty. Have I ever done anything harmful to the royal family and the empire until now?”
“…….”
Reluctant to admit, it was a truthful statement.
As much as the empress’s actions were helpful, there had not been a single occasion when she became a burden.
Initially, the emperor resisted such actions from the empress, but not now.
It was because he showed such extreme behaviors, creating secrets like this and making statements that seemed to ignore him.
“…Fine.”
However, acknowledging the empress’s sentiments towards the imperial family and the empire, the emperor decided to accept her proposal, even if it irritated him a little.
“We need to announce the culprit within a week, so even if you can’t do it, decide within three days and let me know.”
“Your Majesty.”
Jeurdine, blocking the empress’s way as she returned from the emperor’s palace to her own palace, asked a direct question.
“Have you already decided?”
Although her somewhat rude actions and words could be unpleasant, the empress smiled without a wrinkle.
“I don’t understand what you’re talking about.”
“Just now…”
Jeurdine stopped speaking and glanced at the maids who were following the empress.
Although they wouldn’t move around or spread information recklessly, they were still the empress’s people, so Jeurdine didn’t want them to know.
“Everyone, step back for a moment.”
Concerned about Jeurdine overhearing, the empress dismissed the maids.
When the maids had moved a certain distance away, Jeurdine concluded what he wanted to say.
“Do you already have someone in mind to set up as a fake culprit among the candidates?”
“Why would you think that?”
“Well, because Your Majesty wouldn’t say something uncertain.”
The empress laughed, her voice as gentle as a white wildflower blooming in the field.
Although she appeared fragile on the surface, she was like a very strong wildflower that never yielded even in a storm.
“Believe me, Your Majesty. Have I ever spoken uncertainly about myself for more than twenty years, causing harm to the imperial family or the empire?”
“……Is that so.”
Feeling annoyed by the empress’s words, the emperor had no choice but to acknowledge that her statement was correct.
“…Fine.”
However, as much as he acknowledged her sentiments towards the imperial family and the empire, the emperor decided to accept the empress’s proposal, even if it irritated him a little.
“If you are concerned that innocent people might be falsely accused and face death, don’t worry too much. Sacrificing a pawn for the sake of the dynasty is a natural course of action.”
The empress’s ‘pawn’ included not only the fake culprit for the Poyeon Festival incident but also Carlos.
Jeurdine, recalling the fact that the empress was trying to somehow hinder Carlos for the prosperity of the imperial family and the empire, clenched his fists and spoke.
“I don’t wish for someone to sacrifice themselves for my sake. If that person is a close friend, I would especially not want to witness their sacrifice.”
“Oh.”
The empress, as if feeling sorry, bit her tongue and covered her mouth with a fan.
“I thought you understood my feelings well, but it seems not. Well, even if you’ve given birth to a child, you can’t fully understand a parent’s heart.”
The gaze directed at Jeurdine was slightly colder than before.
“But there’s one thing you should know for sure, Jeurdine. Everything I do is for the sake of the imperial family and the empire.”
Jeurdine had always been curious.
Why was the empress willing to sacrifice her life so much for the prosperity of the imperial family and the empire?
Her determination to become the empress had been too extreme, considering the harsh education she received from a young age.
She was more devoted than the emperor, who was born into the imperial family, and Jeurdine.
It was understandable if the imperial family or the empire were in a difficult situation, but that wasn’t the case. Jeurdine couldn’t understand why the empress was so obsessed.
Even when Jeurdine subtly hinted for an answer, the empress didn’t reveal anything.
“……. ”
As Jeurdine remained silent and stared, the empress, looking down at him with a somewhat pitiful expression, turned away and walked away gracefully.
Top Celebrity Younger Brother Bears Her Child (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: Forced to live stream romance with a top celebrity in a female-dominant world.
Yan Jin transmigrated into a brothel, with a fellow transmigrated junior beside her.
Hearing the obscene words coming from outside, the unfortunate junior covered his ears tightly, his cheeks flushed red, and whispered to comfort her, “Don’t worry, I will definitely help you escape.”
“Don’t worry, I will definitely defend your chastity.” Yan Jin looked at the flawless and delicate features of the unfortunate junior and gently comforted, “Because we have transmigrated into a female-dominant world.”
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Top celebrity Yu Shu suddenly fell into a coma during a concert.
Research scientist Yan Jin fainted in the lab after working overtime.
Two people with no connection were rushed to the same hospital.
Three days later, neither of them had woken up.
Suddenly, the entire nation discovered that a live streaming app had been forcibly installed on their phones.
Upon opening it, they heard the two discussing how to escape from the brothel.
The entire internet was in an uproar.
After the two successfully escaped from the brothel, Yu Shu’s fan group rushed to make a banner and sent it to the hospital overnight.
“Big sister bravely took action to defend the chastity of our idol!”
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When Yu Shu was diagnosed with pregnancy, Yan Jin stared at his belly for a long time.
Covering his stomach, he muttered gloomily, “If you don’t like it, I’ll go get an abortion.”
“It’s not that I don’t like it.” Yan Jin hugged Yu Shu and said softly, “I just feel like I’m not human.”
Yu Shu comforted Yan Jin, “I was already an adult when we got together.”
Yan Jin hesitated, “But you won’t be of legal marriageable age even after giving birth to the child.”
At the same time, a flood of bullet comments appeared in the live streaming room that the two couldn’t see.
[Although it’s inappropriate, I also want a young and handsome boyfriend to have my child.]
①Male pregnancy (highlighted)
The female lead is five years older than the male lead, and the male lead is already an adult when he appears.
