[Full] The Villainess Just Wants to Live Quietly! (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 143

Retanda remained in the capital of the Lazent Empire rather than returning to the duchy he governed.

Though kept secret both internally and externally, Petro’s health was steadily deteriorating, making it impossible for him to leave his post easily.

After all, should anything happen, he needed to stay close to Crown Prince Shusain to respond immediately.

‘Marquis Dante boasted he alone could be trusted, so why haven’t we received any substantial news yet?’

Retanda was among the most furious upon hearing of the recent deaths of Lazent citizens.

True to his aggressive nature, he had always advocated for a hardline response whenever conflicts arose with the Kalua Empire.

Now that assassins from the Kalua Empire had infiltrated the capital of the Lazent Empire itself and committed slaughter, he found it utterly intolerable.

‘I’d like nothing more than to wipe out the Kalua Empire right this instant… but I must hold back until His Highness the Crown Prince ascends the throne.’

Shusain was the legitimate heir born to Emperor Petro and Empress Laila. Naturally, he had a fatal flaw—his frail health and timid disposition.

Until Decain, the illegitimate son, appeared, Petro had only two sons: Shusain and Seryu, leaving him with few choices.

In truth, Retanda had thought it wouldn’t be a bad idea to pass the throne to Seryu, the second prince, though he knew it wouldn’t be that simple.

First, Empress Laila would never stand idly by, and Emperor Petro himself opposed allowing a bastard to inherit the throne.

Petro was not born to Empress Kysandra.

Thus, many court officials had whispered behind his back, deriding him as unworthy.

Having endured such humiliation himself, Petro desired that his successor uphold legitimacy. Only that path could weaken Kysandra’s influence.

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