I Killed My Husband (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 24

The rumor that Mercedes was the emperor’s favored woman had spread throughout the empire.

Only the Empress Dowager could dare call the woman favored before the emperor a “murderess.”

“Have you not grown weary from your long journey? Come inside at once.”

The Empress Dowager’s condemnation of Mercedes was, in truth, a condemnation of Carlos, yet he smiled calmly and escorted her.

“Yes. The imperial city is far indeed. It was not always this distant.”

The Empress Dowager subtly twisted her words—implying he had stolen her son’s place and driven her far away—and clicked her tongue as she placed her hand on his arm.

The two walked with great elegance; from afar, they might have seemed an affectionate mother and son.

“We have prepared chambers in the imperial palace. Or would you prefer to return to your former residence? It has been kept ready.”

“It would be better to go to the palace. There are your eyes there too, which is tiresome—but still, it was originally my palace.”

Of course, to anyone who knew both carried knives in their hearts, this scene was deeply threatening.

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The Empress Dowager, who had stormed out in fury after losing her son’s throne, had returned.

Merely this was enough to stir the social circle. When the Empress Dowager resided in the capital as Empress, and later as Dowager after the Late Emperor’s death, lavish banquets had been held repeatedly during each social season.

There, the Dowager would arrange lovers for others and present them as the stars of her gatherings. With her blessing, these lovers often became the focal points of society.

The focal point of society. What a splendid title. One drew the gaze of all and facilitated advantageous transactions.

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