I Possessed the Wicked Empress (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 49

The street procession ended, and Valière’s ennoblement ceremony began at the Central Temple located in the heart of the city.

Some of the commoners gathered outside the temple rejoiced, imagining themselves in her place, upon hearing that a royal mistress of illegitimate birth was to become a viscountess, while most of the others were indignant, claiming an unworthy person was receiving a title.

Yet the nobles who entered the temple showed no reaction at all.

They displayed not even the slightest hint of genuine interest, let alone approval or disapproval.

The temple, with its soaring ceiling and vast interior, possessed a truly majestic scale; though it was packed with people, one could hardly believe it was full until actually seeing it with one’s own eyes.

Perfect silence and indifference.

The nobles’ response was identical, regardless of whether they belonged to the imperial faction or the noble faction.

Though a royal mistress was indeed a position traditionally looked down upon, even during the Former Emperor’s reign, she had never been treated with such utter disregard.

The Former Emperor, with his striking red hair and piercingly vivid blue eyes, exuded overwhelming sexual charisma—quite apart from his incompetence.

Moreover, his eloquence and perceptiveness were so exceptional that one might suspect the gods had bestowed upon him alone the blessing of capturing women’s hearts.

Thus, regardless of status—foreign royalty, high-born noblewomen, daughters of distinguished families, or even commoners with no particular interest in the imperial court—all fell under his spell.

It was truly an era when love and jealousy overflowed within the imperial palace.

Compounding matters further, the Former Emperor had produced no heir with his official empress, making the situation even more complex.

Another problem was the lack of any close collateral relatives within the imperial family, whose lineage was on the verge of extinction.

Consequently, all of the Former Emperor’s lovers who bore sons began vying for the succession.

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