Yet, when the Duke Atraxil had no significant response, the Duchess narrowed her eyes.
“Do you not care if Prince Latil takes the throne just like this? Your reaction seems quite tepid.”
“Prince Latil is also clever, just like the Princess. He may be too much of a dreamer, but I think it is a shortcoming that he will fix when faced with reality.”
“What are you talking about? Our Princess is very sharp.”
“Ah, I know that, but she has only received royal education for two years, so it’s not a problem. My goodness, which emperor has taken the throne after only two years of education?”
The Duchess let out a sigh at her husband’s frustrating attitude.
“You frustrating man! Think about it, dear. We only have three sons.”
“Is that important?”
“Of course, it’s important! We have three sons, hasn’t our second son, Pumksu, fought with Prince Latil?”
“That was when they were children…”
“They fought when they were young, but their relationship is still bad now.”
The Duchess blew her nose loudly and went closer to Duke Atraxil, lowering her voice to explain.
“If Prince Latil takes power, at best, the current situation will remain, and at worst, our relationship with Pumksu will worsen unnecessarily. But consider if Princess Latil takes power.”
“Huh?”
“Ah, really, this man? Think about our eldest son, Ranamun. He is the most beautiful man in the Tarium Empire, and not just because he is my son!”
“Ah!”
The Duke let out an exclamation.
“If Princess Latil takes power, even if it doesn’t go well, the current situation will be maintained, and if it goes well, we can make our Ranamun a national secretary. Don’t you know the news from Karisen? The Duke, who initially supported Prince Hewm, swiftly switched to Emperor Hyacinth and made his daughter the Empress as a reward. Why can’t our son do the same?”
“Is that so?”
“That’s right! Our son can become the national secretary too!”
Surprisingly, Duke Atraxil was the first to send someone to Mellosi’s territory.
When he arrived, Latil was in the middle of discussing how to attract Duke Atraxil with a few knights, so she was surprised and rushed out.
Moreover, the Duke had not just sent an attendant, but had personally come to surprise Latil even more.
He even brought a beautiful man in a gray robe with him, and Latil recognized him as the Duke’s eldest son, Ranamun, as soon as she saw him.
Ranamun was famous. He didn’t often appear at most parties because he found them bothersome, but whenever he did appear, he plastered the gossip section all by himself, and as far as Latil knew, there were at least fifteen young girls who were suffering from unrequited love for him.
A baffled Latil was comforted warmly by Duke Atraxil.
“You’ve been through a lot, Your Highness the Princess.”
“Thank you for coming, Duke.”
“You can trust Atraxil alone. I will definitely get back everything for you, Your Highness.”
Was he this friendly to me before? Latil was thankful, but also puzzled at the words of the Duke, who was smiling kindly. It felt like he suddenly became friendly. But right now, she desperately needed the help of Duke Atraxil.
Duke Atraxil looked at Latil as if she was his future daughterinlaw, then quickly raised his hand and pushed his son forward. ‘This guy should act smoothly, why is he behaving like this?’ he grumbled internally.
“This is my son, Ranamun, Your Highness the Princess.”
Ranamun, who had been standing expressionlessly, took a step forward hesitantly. Suddenly facetoface with Latil, Ranamun shot a cold glance at his father before reluctantly greeting Latil.
“…I am Ranamun. It is an honor to meet you, Your Highness, the Empress.”
Ranamun was a man who had no interest in either social or political affairs.
Not just at parties, but he rarely showed himself even within the palace, so Latil had never encountered him there. Other heirs were bustling about, attending classes for successors and preparing for knighthood, but notably, Ranamun had no such activities.
But why did they suddenly bring him here? And why did he come with such a disgruntled expression? Latil received Ranamun’s greeting while feeling puzzled.
“Ah, yes. You’ve worked hard to come here.”
Watching the awkward exchange between Latil and Ranamun, Duke Atraxil looked pleased.
“Haha. Is it because both our son and Your Highness have such stunning black hair? You both look like a pair of black swans.”
“Huh?”
At the sudden mention of black swans, Latil opened her eyes wide in surprise, and Ranamun glared menacingly at the Duke.
‘What? Why is he doing that?’
[This is the time separator]As the leader of the Knights sided with Latil, the Imperial Knights, who should have maintained neutrality, naturally sided with Latil as well.
Duke Atraxil convinced the emperor’s relatives, and those who originally supported Latil also gathered at the Melrose territory.
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Xie Zhi and Fang Xianxing who had known each other for less than three days through a blind date sat in the same car in front of the civil affairs bureau. They had a disagreement and failed to get married.
Xie Zhi immediately took out his phone, slid through his contacts, and randomly selected the next marriage candidate.
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