Long Live the Emperor, Minus Me (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 92

The thing I worried about most when enrolling in the academy alone without His Majesty was Tula’s living arrangements.

Originally, I had naturally intended to leave her at Jasper Palace and have her manage the household affairs, but circumstances had changed now.

Even just considering the status difference between the Grand Duke’s Consort—who would become Empress in the future—and the Grand Duke’s former playmate was like heaven and earth, and on top of that, right before leaving the palace, I had even survived an assassination attempt.

Although the rumor had been suppressed, conspiracy theories likely circulated beneath the surface claiming the Grand Duke himself had orchestrated that assassination attempt.

In such a situation, there was no way I could leave Tula in the palace without any backing.

Thus, Lady Melek, among my acquaintances the most mature and experienced in social life, gave me practical advice while I was fretting over this.

“You could just prepare a townhouse and have her stay there.”

“Is it alright for a student to have something like that?”

“Well, since it’s outside the school grounds, the academy rules probably won’t prohibit it. Besides, Your Highness is treated as quasi-imperial family within the Empire and is also royalty from a foreign kingdom, so they’ll likely turn a blind eye even if you do something a bit unusual.”

Upon checking the academy regulations, there was naturally no clause forbidding students from owning a residence outside the academy. And regarding overstepping authority…

After comparing the amount of cold stares Tula would endure versus the thickness of the cold shoulder I’d have to bear myself, I ultimately chose the latter.

Jasper Palace, now without its master or overseer, was offered to be managed by the Empress Dowager.

I had been concerned that leaving it completely unattended might put the Ramore Kingdom—a peace envoy borrowing space within the imperial palace—in an awkward position, so this worked out well.

“After all, managing the imperial palace is already under my jurisdiction, and I also have to oversee Melchi’s palace, so taking care of one more palace for you, Blanche, is no trouble at all.”

Unlike Liana, who seemed completely unaware of what had happened, the Empress Dowager appeared to have guessed the full context.

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