122 Who is pitiful
Rilisha got weird again.
He gasped as if he couldn’t breathe and his hands wrung strangely.
Rudy smiled as he turned around behind Lilitha and put the necklace on her.
Lilitha’s appearance has changed a lot. Her originally beautiful appearance became even more radiant, and rumors spread even abroad that her beauty surpassed that of Nadiagra’s heyday.
People who don’t know anything seem to think that Lilitha is a delicate lily flower, or a fleeting type of beauty that melts away like cotton candy when touched.
But she’s still a tomboy.
There is no running around the corridors or climbing trees and perching on branches, but the baroness is so lively and cheerful that her gray hair is growing day by day.
It would only be the baroness’s credit for being able to wear a mask that could skillfully hide it.
As soon as the necklace was placed on her slender neck, Lilitha jerked her body around with a big movement.
“oh!”
I don’t know who gave the short scream. It could have been the baroness, or it could have been one of the ladies-in-waiting.
It was clear that it was not just one person, but several people, and that one of them was Rilitha.
I also heard the sound of something tearing. Apparently, something was ripped from the inside of Lilitha’s clothes.
Rudy put his lips on Lilitha’s forehead while hiding a smile.
“I wanted to give you the earrings, but it seems like it would be difficult without me. Let’s have dinner together tonight.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
Lilitha put tears in her big eyes and lowered her head slightly. I can’t seem to bend my knees or even make small movements.
“Good work everyone.”
When Rudy said a word to the ladies-in-waiting and went outside, there was a noise right before the door closed.
“Mama! Is it your waist!”
“oh my god!”
“The place where the pin was inserted is completely torn.”
“Oh, this one too. It’s torn! What should I do?”
“It’s two days from now!”
As the door closed, Levin came close to him.
“Your Majesty, why don’t you compliment the empress on how beautiful she is? That’s what she wants.”
“Didn’t I say it was beautiful?”
“I don’t mean that, you know.”
“Levin, she’s still young. There’s no need to imitate an adult woman already.”
“But there are rumors, and Mama is so pitiful. You’re looking at Her Majesty like that. Even if you say at least one word that Mama wants…”
Rudy didn’t respond to Levin’s words and walked diligently down the hallway.
I know what Levin means. He was fully aware of Rilisha’s impatience.
Even though the empress was still young, people said they were anxious about not having an heir.
In severe cases, even rumors were circulating that the empress was infertile or unattractive and could not appeal to the emperor.
This is despite the fact that everyone knows that they do not sleep together because they are young.
It had been several years since Empress Tae Sang-hwan had started recommending concubines.
What do you want from a child who is just in his mid-teens? everyone is in too much of a hurry
Well, most of them just want to gain their own advantage by pushing women into the emperor.
What will happen when everyone finds out that Rudy intends to wait at least until Lilitha is over 18?
‘Lilisha will definitely cry.’
Rudy sighed involuntarily. Who will understand his troubles?
In the past, there was an assumption that if Rilisha fell in love with another man.
But now I know that can’t happen.
It’s been over ten years since they met, but Lilitha was still only looking at Rudy.
There’s no way a woman who only looks at herself like that isn’t cute and lovable.
Of course, I can’t see her as an adult woman yet.
The outside is gradually becoming a woman, but the inside is still a child.
‘Honestly, it’s me who’s having a hard time waiting for Lilitha to turn 18, not her.’
Any woman can be obtained if she puts her mind to it, and there is no one to criticize or criticize, but thinking of Rilisha, who has only looked after her since she was a child, she never thought of laying her hand on another woman.
If you think that Lilitha is going to cry, the fluttering downstairs quickly loses its strength.
‘ha.’
I had no intention of laying a hand on young Lilitha, and I didn’t want to make her cry.
Ultimately, there is only one conclusion. Waiting until the day you turn 18.
‘It’s me who’s pitiful, not her.’
But no one knows. Only you know how pitiful you are.
‘Haaa.’
Another long sigh came out.
The chamberlain, who had quietly followed, came closer.
“I just received word that the Duke of Moroz has arrived. Would you like to meet me in the throne room?”
The Duke of Moroz is Roberto, the late Crown Prince.
Rudy shook his head.
“See you in the Sun Room. Prepare the princess side.”
“All right.”
“Oh, did the Duchess come with you?”
“Yes, would you like to meet her too?”
“No, there’s no need for me to meet you. Just let her meet the princess later.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
When the chief of staff said something to the attendant who brought the news, he lowered his head and quietly disappeared across the hallway.
Rudy went to the office, took care of a few things, and headed to the sun room.
The Room of the Sun is a room with a scene where the sun god meets a human being painted on the ceiling.
It is used when meeting important guests or nobles, and is sometimes used for dinner.
I had heard that it was a place that Duke Moroz liked when he was crown prince.
Upon arriving at the Sun Room, the Duke of Moroz greeted him with a nervous face.
When I saw it before, the lines were thin and gave off a nervous impression, but as time went by, it seems to have become rounder. He gained a bit of weight, but it felt like his personality might have loosened up a bit.
A little remnant of the Emperor remained on Duke Moroz’s face. One side of my chest throbbed slightly with longing.
“Your Majesty! Sin Moroz, greetings after a long time.”
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Duke Moroz bowed politely with an elegant gesture.
“Raise your head.”
When Rudi said, the duke quietly straightened up. Receiving greetings from the former crown prince, Duke Moroz, I felt strange.
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The Duke of Moroz was shocked to see that Rudi, whom he hadn’t seen in a while, was completely different from before.
I heard rumors that the emperor’s hair and eyes had turned black. But I didn’t expect it to be this intense.
Who would have thought that the lovely-looking blond child would turn into a man who exuded such strong pressure.
The emperor did not resemble anyone of the Correa dynasty seen before.
‘Isn’t this a more terrifying feeling than my father in the past?’
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Duke Moroz unknowingly avoided the emperor’s gaze and lowered his head.
He was granted today’s audience thanks to his accusation of an attempted rebellion several years ago.
After my father died, several people came into contact.
The Duke of Moroz did not even listen to their business and refused them all. The visit itself was not received.
Any aristocrat builds connections and gains information through banquets and salons, but he stays in the manor like a hermit and cuts off contact with the outside world.
I thought that was what my father wanted.
It’s not about managing and reviving the estate well, but living quietly as if you were dead.
It felt like the father was saying that he would be able to meet his daughters one day.
I saw the short phrase my father gave me several times, and whenever my heart was shaken, I took out the paper from my bosom and put it in my eyes.
I didn’t want to take away the possibility of meeting my daughters.
However, one person has been in constant contact through his wife’s family. It’s not something that can just be ignored.
I thought about it over and over again, thinking that if I did something wrong, even my wife’s family would be destroyed.
However, after reading his father’s short letter over and over again, he remembered the last words of the chief chamberlain over and over again in his head.
[Please, please do not repay His Majesty’s kindness with evil. Please convince your wife to accept this situation. If your wife complains, even Roberto is in danger. Making me leave so quickly is also because of Her Majesty’s consideration to prevent the empress from using you…]
Father has already passed away. No one may know the words of the letter my father gave me.
He said that someday he would be able to meet his daughters, but he despaired several times that no one might remember those words now that his father had passed away.
Still, he couldn’t give up because the letter written in his father’s handwriting remained in his arms.
Because there is evidence that the thing my father gave me in the letter was not a dream, but something that actually happened.
As long as there was evidence in his hands that his father hadn’t just dumped him, he harbored a small hope that he might have asked someone to do something.
If something went wrong, he prepared to end his life together and told his wife of his decision.
My wife resisted at first, but eventually agreed.
It was less than a month after receiving the suspicious contact that he reported to the chamberlain without saying anything to his wife’s parents.
The families who attempted a rebellion had their lands confiscated and the ringleaders and their children executed.
I didn’t see it, but I heard that beautiful birds of light led the emperor’s army when they went to subdue the rebels.
The wife’s parents knew nothing about the rebellion. It was just used as a passage to get closer to Roberto. Thanks to this, Dangju was able to be forgiven on the line of resignation.
I thought it was over, but it was two months ago that I suddenly received an order to come up to the ecliptic.
“It’s too late to praise you for your work.”
The emperor smiled and said.
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Duke Moroz hurriedly lowered his head.
“This is a great word. How can I ask for the ball? Just being forgiven by God and my wife’s family is a great grace.”
“Well, I’ve been listening to Emperor Tae Hwang’s request for your affairs. Moreover, since Empress Sang Sang has been taking care of my affairs for years, how can I just let it go? I was just looking for a good time to call you in.”
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Duke Moroz was a little taken aback, not knowing what the emperor was thinking.
“I’d like to ask for an escort after the situation at the New Year’s banquet, would you?”
“!”
Hearing the emperor’s words, he involuntarily raised his head.
Mother’s escort to yourself?
The name of the Duke of Moroz, which Roberto has, is a grand duke, and is not inherited by his children.
When Roberto dies, the title of duke will not be passed on to his children, and the lands now given will be returned to the imperial family.
Even if he was a great duke, there were cases where he was recognized for his position as much as his title, but the title he currently had was only a façade. No one sees him as a real duke. Roberto was just an abdicated trash prince.
On the other hand, Empress Dowager Taesang was currently one of the highest-ranking women in the imperial family. The person who would escort such a mother would have to be someone who was worthy of that status.
Even Empress Dowager Taehyung has a history of participating in various events against the emperor. It doesn’t fit unless you are the next highest person after the emperor.
Entrusting the escort to himself meant that he would officially recognize the position he currently held in the name of duke.
From now on, it is permission to work in the imperial capital instead of staying in the territory as if you were imprisoned.
“But why…”
Words came out without me knowing. I was startled and shut my mouth, but I couldn’t swallow the words that had already come out.
I was embarrassed and was about to apologize, but the emperor raised his hand to stop him.
“There is a princess who is getting married in a foreign country in the imperial family this year. I would like to give you the role of helping the princess learn about the culture and culture of the place she is going to marry and give advice so that she can adapt easily.”
It’s been so long ago that I’ve almost forgotten about it, but during my days as the crown prince, I studied about many countries. Is that kind of experience necessary?
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Duke Moroz was a little puzzled, but soon lowered his head.
“If I can be of strength, I will do my best.”
When the emperor issues an order, there is no other way but to accept it.
Besides, if you go in and out of the imperial palace, you might be able to meet your daughters someday. Yes, I’m definitely entrusting this job for that. Hope sprouted in my heart.
“Yes, the meeting with the princess is scheduled later. You will be the strength of the princess.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
The Emperor soon vacated his seat.
The Duke of Moroz was ordered to stay in the Sun Chamber for a while. They say the princess is coming this way. I heard that the princess to be married is now the daughter of a concubine who has left the palace.
What happened to his daughter?
After the situation, if you meet the mother, you may hear about her daughters.
While I was still waiting, the door opened.
A beautiful woman came inside and ran across the room.
“father!”
His hair, which was halfway between brown and blond, was scattered in front of his eyes, and his slender body was hugged to his chest.
“father!”
“oh my god.”
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Duke Moroz muttered a small word and put his hand on the back of the princess who was quietly crying in his arms.
The princess, who sobbed for a moment, raised her head.
As I wrapped my hands around the princess’s cheeks and peered in, I saw a nose and mouth that resembled her father’s.
“oh my god.”
mumble once again
Transparent tears continued to flow from the princess’s eyes.
“I wanted to meet you.”
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Duke Moroz muttered, and the princess spoke.
“Tomorrow, tomorrow, the younger siblings will come too. Today only I was allowed, but tomorrow the younger siblings too.”
“voice is…”
The daughter whom I only saw in my imagination actually speaks. I could imagine the face, but I couldn’t hear the voice. But now the child in front of me speaks.
Even when I closed my eyes, I could still hear my daughter’s voice.
At the door, the attendant quietly spoke to the duke.
“The Duchess will be back in a while. I’ve prepared refreshments, so please come over here.”
I staggered as if walking on clouds and went to the table.
After a while, my wife came into the room.
The wife seems to have recognized her daughter right away. Before he could speak, the two ran to each other and hugged each other. The sound of the two crying echoed through the room. I could still hear my daughter’s voice.
“It’s not a dream.”
Only then did my body realize it and tears poured out. It was good that he persistently believed in his father’s words.
