I Will Live for Your Death (20 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 46

From morning, declarations from nobles poured into the Imperial Palace like rain.

Looking at the neat stacks of their grievance-laden papers piled on his desk, Claudius sighed wearily.

‘Don’t they ever get tired of this? Honestly.’

He didn’t even need to open them to know their contents.

There was only one reason they’d all united in opinion: the matter of Ilyd’s deposition. Ever since Celina had become Empress Consort, such petitions arrived nearly once a week.

Claudius had dismissed all their opinions under the pretext that Ilyd, left alone, lacked the power to act.

After all, ultimate authority rested with the Emperor. No matter how much the nobles supported Claudius, the fact remained that Claudius himself was the Emperor.

“Your Imperial Majesty, Marquess Glouard requests an audience.”

He sat upright from his previously relaxed posture—an unusually formal gesture for Claudius.

“Please come in, Marquess.”

Marquess Glouard was so elderly he needed a cane just to walk.

Yet before the Emperor, he was famous for maintaining an upright stance and persistently proposing reforms and candid advice. Even the blunt Claudius was known to treat Marquess Glouard with exceptional courtesy and respect.

Entering the office, the Marquess handed his cane to a nearby attendant and bowed deeply—so deeply it was almost pitiful to watch.

“I stand before the noble sun of the Astrid Empire.”

“That’s enough, Marquess. What brings you here?”

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