How to Divorce a Obsessive Emperor Safely (Completed Main Story) - Side Story 13

The incident at the Empress’s tea party swept through high society with astonishing speed. It was that shocking an event.

Nobles who had ever exchanged even a single word with Empress Cartagena could scarcely believe half the rumors about the tea party.

They insisted it was utterly absurd to claim the Empress had simply sent a palace servant who made a mistake straight home, and that she surely must have poured tea over Princess Colod for daring to offer unsolicited advice right there at the gathering.

On the other hand, nobles who knew Cartagena only by reputation welcomed the new gossip with enthusiasm.

In truth, the rumors surrounding Cartagena had grown so wild that they had become hard to believe. Tales that Her Majesty the Empress was kind-hearted and shared an exceptionally close bond with the Emperor, as befitting fated partners, were far more readily accepted.

Nor was it omitted that the two must have already consummated their union. Predicting when the next imperial heir would be born and placing wagers on it became the latest trend among the nobility.

“So that’s why letters keep pouring in.”

Because of this, Lasilia was enduring exhausting days.

Letters containing nothing but trivial pleasantries arrived constantly from all manner of nobles.

Through these letters, Lasilia learned of branches of the Duke Pielion’s family she had never known before. Most of the letters inquired after the well-being of, for example, the niece of the cousin of the husband of Duke Pielion’s sister.

It was a desperate attempt to find any connection to House Pielion, yet unfortunately, every name was entirely unfamiliar to Lasilia.

“Sigh… There’s still an entire drawer full left. Just thinking about reading letters that might as well be the Pielion family tree drains all my energy already.”

Uncharacteristically grumbling, Lasilia leaned her head onto her desk.

“Don’t do that.”

But before her head could touch the surface, Reskal straightened her shoulders.

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