After sending off Prince Klein, Latil took Earl Breta to the public office to receive a report on the situation in Karisen. But as soon as the obediently following Earl entered the office, he suddenly looked around.
“Earl Breta? What’s the matter?”
As Latil called out wondering why he was doing that, the Earl made a cautious request.
“Your Majesty, could you send away the people around us?”
Send the people away? Latil raised an eyebrow. As for the people around, now that the chief steward had taken Prince Klein away, only the head of the Imperial Knights remained. In other words, Earl Breta was asking for the commander of the Imperial Knights to be sent away.
Latil glanced at the head of the Imperial Knights. He didn’t seem to be particularly offended, nor did he seem to want to leave. Latil also thought the same.
Whether Earl Breta had some story to tell, there was no need to send away the head of the Imperial Knights. Instead of sending him away, Latil commanded.
“It’s fine, go ahead.”
Earl Breta hesitated for a moment, but soon he took out a letter from his bosom, put it on Latil’s desk, and stepped back.
Is this what you wanted to hand over, asking me to send him away? As Latil looked puzzled, Earl Breta quickly answered.
“His Majesty of Karisen commanded me to deliver it when no one is around.”
‘Hyacinth?’
Latil suspiciously tore the seal of the letter. It’s suspicious because Hyacinth sent it. I hope he didn’t write something that would make me explode in anger as soon as I read it….
With half suspicion and half curiosity, Latil who took out the letter, said “hmm” as soon as she read the letter. What was written in the letter was not what Latil had thought.
[I’ve been writing letters and sending gifts once a week, what are you talking about?]On the surface, it was a simple protest. However, the fact that he specifically added the words ‘deliver when no one is around’…
‘I have never received a letter or gift from Hyacinth. But Hyacinth claims to have sent them once a week? Plus, he said to open the letter when no one is around.’
Latil’s expression darkened. Is he saying that someone intercepted his letters in the middle?
Hyacinth did betray her in the end, but he was always thorough in official matters. He wasn’t the type to lie about such problems.
Latil scratched the handle of the throne with a serious face.
Even if the letters from Hyacinth had reached her, there was a high probability that she would have thrown them all into the trash can. Regardless of that, intercepting the emperor’s letter to the princess without a word was no ordinary matter.
Especially since the previous emperor was assassinated, and the assassin has not yet been caught.
“It was a long journey, you must have been tired. I will definitely reward you for this matter, so rest for a while.”
After praising Earl Breta’s hard work, when only she and the head of the Imperial Knights were left, she disclosed the contents of the letter.
“It seems someone has been intercepting the letters and gifts Hyacinth sent to me.”
“In the Tarium Empire?”
“Whether it’s Karisen, Tarium, or even an entirely different third country, I don’t know. Hyacinth probably doesn’t know either, hence he told me to open the letter when no one is around.”
The face of the head of the Imperial Knights darkened. He seemed to be thinking of the assassin of the previous emperor who had not been caught.
“The likelihood that the assassin is related to the letter thief is low… but there is nothing wrong with being cautious. Even if they are not related at all, intercepting the emperor’s goods is a serious crime.”
Latil muttered as she put the letter back in the envelope. There hadn’t been any letters or gifts from Hyacinth for about 3 years. However, all the letters she sent directly through Count Breta after her coronation were delivered to Hyacinth.
So, if the letter thief was in Karisen, it would be related to the ‘sending’ work, and if it was in Tarium, it would be related to the ‘receiving’ work.
“Knight Sonnaught. It seems we need to move covertly. Please take responsibility for this matter and investigate.”
[This is the time separator]‘Damn it. I should’ve been angry at Hyacinth for sending his younger brother.’
She missed the timing. It was only when Latil finished her work and returned to her bedroom that she remembered that. She had momentarily forgotten about the missing letter!
She groaned and hit her forehead on the wall in regret, but it was too late to vent her frustration on Count Breta. In fact, sending Count Breta, who was uncomfortable, as the representative of the envoy was a form of venting for supporting Prince Tilla.
Latil let out a sigh.
Yet it was curious. Her breakup with Hyacinth was still very heartbreaking and annoying to think about. Now, every time she gets busy, she doesn’t think about the painful and miserable event.
‘Eventually, I won’t even think about it when I’m not busy. That’s how you overcome a breakup.’
When scheming men desperately battle for her favor in the male harem
This one’s also on my reread list! The rivalry, scheming between the men in the imperial harem are just as intense and thrilling as in classic palace drama novels, where concubines fight to the death. Give it a read, girls! I promise you won’t be disappointed.
Synopsis:
“I am not worthy of her… but I still want to be by her side, even if only as a loyal dog…”
Those were the painful whispers of Yue Guanyi – the proud Crown Prince of the Great Qi, who was torn between deep love and a guilty conscience. Despite holding the supreme power of the Imperial Guard, he still could not forget the dark past when he was sold into a brothel.
Fate played a cruel twist when Qiu Shuzhi – a young female official who had just passed the imperial examinations with top honors – stepped into his life. She did not know that she was the one who had saved him from a tragic fate many years ago. And now, her heart was the target of pursuit for both Yue Guanyi and the powerful Empress Dowager Qin Qing.
While Yue Guanyi only dared to silently care for and protect the one he loved from afar, the Empress Dowager Qin Qing openly expressed his feelings and did not hesitate to take advantage of his power to approach Qiu Shuzhi. The covert struggle between the two most powerful forces in the imperial court began…
Trigger warning: All men in this novel are yandere style.
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