“Emperor, congratulations!”

Lexus squinted his eyes.

His head felt like it was splitting open.

It seemed like the alcohol he drank yesterday was still wreaking havoc in his stomach.

After escaping from Renesha’s bedroom, he had drunk more alcohol.

An anger that felt like it was burning his head wouldn’t let go of him.

“What are you talking about?”

Lexus spat out with a hoarse voice.

As he raised his head, the courtiers around his bed were bowing.

“What are you congratulating me for?”

Was there anything to congratulate?

Lately, Lexus’s life had been as sticky as a swamp.

Lexus sighed.

The smell of alcohol rose unpleasantly.

Shaking his head, his brain felt more shaken than sobering up.

It felt like the alcohol he drank yesterday was resurfacing.

With narrowed eyes, Lexus, with the help of the courtiers, descended from the bed.

“……Tell me.”

“Empress Canaria has given birth. A prince has been born to the Hientre imperial family!”

Lexus paused at the courtier’s excited voice.

A child was born?

Lexus slowly lifted his head from his palm.

With a pale face, Lexus asked the courtier.

“Canaria gave birth to a child?”

“Yes, that’s right!”

It was undoubtedly a joyful event.

In the imperial family where there was no successor, a successor was born, giving Lexus one more reason as an emperor. But rather than being happy, it was uncomfortable.

A feeling of having missed something couldn’t be erased.

It was the same when Canaria first became pregnant.

The news of Canaria’s pregnancy was not entirely joyful.

‘Ah.’

Lexus sneered at himself.

This feeling was ridiculous.

In the past, Lexus had dreamed of a child born between him and Renesha.

A cute child, resembling Lexus and Renesha equally.

Such sweet imaginations had occurred to him.

But the child was never born, and the relationship between Lexus and Renesha only worsened.

Just like yesterday.

He remembered Renesha, who seemed to flee as if she were going to harm Lexus.

And now, she, who had always run away from Lexus, came to mind.

The head wife, the empress, gave birth to a child, and all that came to his mind was her.

Laughter burst out at his own deeds.

It was ridiculous to anyone who looked at it.

“……Who does he resemble?”

I hope he resembles Renesha.

It would be nice if he had warm blond hair and pink eyes like hers.

I hope he’s a strong child like Renesha.

“I heard that he resembles both Emperor and Empress Canaria equally. A prince with silver hair and green eyes.”

Lexus blinked.

“……Bring the prince to Renesha.”

“What?”

“I mean to entrust the upbringing of the prince to Renesha. What does Canaria know? It’s better for him to learn from Renesha than from someone like her.”

“But……”

The courtier’s face blurred.

It was because of the unusual command he received.
Make the current wife raise the child born by the former wife.

Only Lexus could come up with such an idea.

Even though he was an emperor with no shame, it seemed right.

The courtier lowered his head with an uneasy expression.

To deliver such news to Canaria, who was only now recovering after giving birth to a child. He’d rather run away.

“……Aren’t you going? The Empress is waiting for you.”

“Which Empress?”

“Empress Canaria, Your Majesty.”

“Haha…….”

Lexus staggered through the courtiers.

It felt like something inside him was about to overflow.

The maid Jessica, who used to wipe Renesha’s feet, had become Empress Canaria.

Where could there be a more ridiculous comedy?

Every time he regained consciousness, the situation rolled into an uncontrollable place.

Lexus had given many orders in his name, and half of them he couldn’t understand himself.

Lexus, Lexus.

Why do you keep doing things that ruin yourself?

Maintaining full consciousness since inheriting the throne was challenging.

The weight of the crown was pressing Lexus down.

“Bring the child to Renesha.”

Lexus bit his lip.

“The child will be with Renesha.”

“Yes, Your Highness.”

The courtier reluctantly replied.

Canaria embraced the child.

It was a child with bright silver hair and green eyes.

He resembled Lexus exactly.

Canaria looked around.

When Canaria sighed and woke up, she and Barbara were alone.

Yesterday’s pain seemed to disappear as if it were a lie.

As if nothing had happened.

Canaria shook the child’s little hand while holding it.

“…This child is the Emperor’s child. Barbara, doesn’t he look exactly like His Majesty?”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

“This child… will be the next Emperor.”

Canaria’s voice was soaked with moisture.

It seemed like maternal love she had never felt before was welling up.

Canaria had been an abandoned orphan.

She grew up on the streets and somehow got the chance to enter the palace.

From Renesha’s maid to the current position.

Her seemingly useless singing skills and pretty appearance shone.

Canaria would become a noble empress.

When this child grew up and became Emperor safely!

All of this process with Duke Cloud…

Not the child’s father but Duke Cloud.

Canaria swallowed a hot saliva.