Sister, I'm the Queen This Life (330 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 403

Pope Ludovico bluntly retorted to Cardinal de Mare’s suspicious question of “Why ask such a thing?” with, “Because it didn’t come from your own head.”

After an exchange of reproaches—“You’ve lost your wits with age,” “Your death must be near if your tongue runs so wild,” “How dare you say such things to a sick man—are you even human?”—Ludovico finally learned whose idea it truly was and clicked his tongue in disapproval.

“The most precious thing you possess is your second daughter.”

De Mare puffed up slightly and rubbed his nose.

“She is quite clever, isn’t she?”

“It’s not easy for someone raised so carelessly by a man like you to turn out as well as she has. Take good care of her.”

Cardinal de Mare froze instantly.

He couldn’t fathom how he, who had never laid a hand on her even during childhood, could possibly care for his grown daughter now—especially since he hadn’t even been told she’d married a prince.

Pope Ludovico left the bewildered cardinal alone until he regained his composure.

Adopting the rationalist stance of not dwelling long on impossibilities, Cardinal de Mare quickly recovered and gave a detailed explanation of his proposal to simultaneously pass both the Allemagne Law Amnesty and the Documentarian Reinforcement Bill.

Pope Ludovico readily agreed with the cardinal’s proposal.

Though the cardinal assumed the pope had been persuaded by the merits of the plan itself, the pope’s decision stemmed more from the considerate attitude of a predecessor toward his successor.

To be exact, the pope thought, “Since the cleanup will inevitably fall to de Mare anyway, it’s none of my business to argue over it.” Still, he couldn’t resist meddling just a little.

“Have you seen this?”

The pope pulled out a sheet of high-quality parchment from his robes—clearly expensive at a glance. Cardinal de Mare shook his head. The pope handed him the paper.

Read full content of this chapter on r e d c a t t y . c o m