The Maid's Contract Marriage (1 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 128

A signet ring is not evidence that can easily appear.

Noble signet rings were all documented and kept on file by the imperial court or judiciary, and in the event of legal disputes, the court would compare the stored documentation with the noble’s actual signet to verify that the noble had personally signed the document.

Thus, every noble carefully safeguarded their signet ring, which held the power to validate contracts.

Whenever a signet ring was replaced due to loss or damage, new documentation had to be submitted and officially notarized, making it legally recognized as proof of the noble house’s identity.

Therefore, if a noble head gave his signet ring to his lover before marriage, it served as a binding promise to make her his spouse and, should a child be born out of wedlock, also acted as evidence that he would officially acknowledge the child as his own.

There had been multiple legal precedents where courts accepted such a ring—as long as verification confirmed it was the genuine, previously used signet—as valid proof of blood relation or betrothal.

“I was talking about Julius’s signet ring.”

At Rembrandt’s words, Reina looked at him in dismay.

“A signet… ring? I—I thought you were talking about a different ring. I don’t know anything about Julius’s signet ring. Are you saying something like that was found among my belongings?”

Rembrandt let out a quiet sigh.

“Yes. The maids discovered it while tidying up your room. Because of that, rumors are now spreading through the Marquis’s mansion that you’re his secret illegitimate child. That’s why I wanted to ask you directly.”

“…….”

Reina slowly shook her head with a strange expression.

“No. I….”

Her voice trailed off, and her expression grew oddly serious.

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