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Raphine recently visited the Crystal Palace every day.

Except for the day after the detention order was issued for Empress Rebecca.

The reason Rafine couldn't visit the Empress that day was because of her family.

From dawn, father, mother, and older brothers came and started rioting. My father was eager to hold an aristocratic meeting and dethrone the empress immediately.

"Dad, please calm down."

When Raphine stopped, Dad burst out in tears.

"I didn't mean to marry you! We had to push to abolish the marriage system!"

"Dad...."

While Dad was talking, Mom didn't say anything.

But for Rafine, her mother cared more than anyone else.

It was because my mother came in wearing the uniform of the 1st Guards uniform. He wears a sword around his waist.

My mother, who was quiet all the time, asked only one question.

"therefore. Which side was the empress's palace?"

Normally, she was a sweet and kind mother, but when she got angry, I was very scared.

Raphine trembled and grabbed her mother to dry her.

That wasn't the only problem.

Luca and Lois nagged Raphine as much as they could, and started a discussion with Adrian.

The topic of discussion is 'Is Hwangseong safe? Isn't this better for commuting?'

When the twins insisted on commuting to and from work, the whales were screaming, and the maids were in a lot of trouble.

Raphine spent the day resting her forehead on her forehead.

Anyway, except for that day, Raphine continued to visit Empress Agnes.

Today too, when Raphine took her feet stamp from the morning, the servants of the Crystal Palace greeted her with a bright face.

"Vision!"

"Have you come to Vision?"

Raphine also greeted with a bright face.

"Good morning everyone. Your Majesty the Empress? Did you have breakfast?"

"Very little."

The servant replied sullenly. Raphine clicked her tongue slightly.

"Come on in."

Another servant opened the door, and Raphine went inside.

I saw the Empress, who was sitting on the sofa in the parlor, laughing hard. However, as soon as she saw Rafine, her expression truly brightened.

"Even if you don't have to come every day.... It must be busy and difficult, but I don't know why you keep coming."

He said so, but his expression couldn't hide his joy.

Raphine approached the empress and naturally sat next to her and held her hand.

"I want to have lunch with the Empress Dowager. I also brought tea leaves to drink after dinner."

At the friendly words, the Empress smiled warmly. The maids beside them also exhaled a sigh of relief and laughed.

As for the meal with Rafine, it was because the Empress tried to eat even a little more.

The maids, who were not worried because the Empress did not eat, were relieved of their worries thanks to Rafine.

"What kind of car did you bring today, Vision?"

asked Mrs. Tols, one of the Empress's maids. Raphine smiled meaningfully.

"Have you ever heard of tea leaves called tears of ice?"

"Oh, isn't that the tea leaf that came from far away from the Western Continent? It is said that you need to bring 1 box of gold to get 1 cup of tea leaves...!"

Raphine nodded her head.

The tea business was still in full swing, and Raphine was swept away day by day with the money of the nobility.

The tea leaves brought today were one of the main characters, and Orphana named it herself. It's a name I came up with while remembering my first love or something.

Anyway, I hoped that the empress would feel a little better as much as the precious tea leaves were brought.

Whether that feeling was conveyed, the Empress smiled as she looked at Rafine with warm eyes.

* * *

After a fun tea time. It was when Raphine came out of the Crystal Palace.

"Huh?"

Raphine made eye contact with the person waiting in front of the entrance on the first floor, and stopped walking in surprise.

It was Zerkan.

"Are you here to see your Majesty the Empress?"

"... no."

When he got closer and asked, Zerkan shook his head. The courtiers glanced at the two of them.

At that moment, Zerkan held out his arm. Raphine naturally put her arms around him.

"of course? Are you here to tell me something?"

As we walked together, Zerkan nodded without a word. Do you have any secret information to share?

Raphine tried to lead Zerkan through an empty passageway.

However, Zerkan dared to take Raffine to the garden path where many people pass.

"Didn't you have something to say?"

"yes. I think it would be safer in a lot of places than in a place without people."

"...?"

Raphine scratched her cheek at the incomprehensible answer.

'Does that make sense? I'm going to tell you a secret. Is it safe in a crowded place?'

Not hot iced Americano, what do you mean?

I looked around and saw the imperial palace officials, courtiers, and nobles glanced at the two of them.

As there were a lot of people passing by, of course, eyes were focused on Rafine and Zerkan.

"Raphine."

"Yeah?"

Zerkan glanced at the people. It meant that there were a lot of people watching, so I had to act.

"ah...!"

Raphine rested her head on Zerkan's arm as if she had pressed a button. Zerkan wrapped Raphine's shoulder and led him to the bench.

'But, this... Isn't it too close?'

When Raphine was embarrassed, Zerkan took out a handkerchief and spread it out on the chair.

Raphine sat down on it, and he sat down next to him. The problem is that it's too close.

'Is it okay to sit with your ass stuck like this?'

Raphine leaned against Zerkan, hugging his arm as if forcibly clinging to him.

Zerkan let out a low sigh.

At first glance, it was a sigh of relief, but he had a face that Zerkan's facial expression expert Percy, chief aide, would have said if he had seen it.

'You look very satisfied.'

Raphine was conscious of the people and smiled as she looked at Zerkan. Then he put his mouth to Zerkan's ear and asked.

"What are you talking about?"

"ah...."

Zerkan coughed heavily, then put one hand to Raphine's ear and said.

"Today there was the conferment of the title of Gerrol Tedler. Now he will lead the nobles under Tedler."

Raphine was stunned.

It was something we already knew through conversation last night. There's nothing special about the story....

Raphine blinked in bewilderment. Zerkan raised the corners of his mouth and smiled when his eyes met Raphine.

"...!"

It was a defenseless laugh that melted my heart.

Raphine turned her head abruptly and touched her ear. The part where Zerkan's hand and breath touched was strangely itchy and he couldn't stand it.

Zerkan touched Raffine's side with his elbow. Glancing at him, Zerkan blinked at the people.

"Oh my God, he said he was not feeling well.... After that, His Majesty seems to have become kinder a little bit."

"Iknow, right. You still look dissatisfied...."

I could hear the whispers of the nobles.

Raphine folded Zerkan's arms again without saying a word.

'Something is strange...?'

When Raphine made a blank expression on her face, Zerkan smiled a little while covering her mouth with her hand.

I have to not smile for acting, but it was hard to hold back my smile.

It is also better to go to a place with more people than a place without people.

Zerkan glanced at Raphine's face. Precisely, pink, plump lips.

The next goal was clear.

* * *

Someone was watching the prince couple from afar.

It was Gerrol Tedler, who was conferred the title today, and became Viscount Tedler.

'Also....'

The corners of his lips twisted.

Not long ago, the Sejak planted in the palace brought a fact.

The day the Crown Princess fell in front of the Sepia Palace, how quickly the Crown Prince ran as soon as he heard the news. What was his expression like?

'As I expected, the rumors were fake.'

People knew that the Crown Prince was deeply in love with the Crown Prince alone.

But that wasn't true.

The Crown Prince must also be deeply in love with the Crown Princess.

Gerrol Tedler was more than willing to do so.

I thought that Zerkan's weakness was the Empress, but there was a weakness that was easier to approach than the Empress....

This made the plan clearer.

'We must overthrow the Crown Prince using that woman as an excuse.'

At that moment, someone approached Gerald, who was lost in thought. He was a servant of the Sepia Palace.

"Sir, let's go. Her Majesty the Empress is waiting for you."

"Yeah, come on. To comfort my grieving sister."

* * *

Gerald's expression changed in an instant as he came out of the Sepia Palace.

Geral, who had been making a stupid crybaby-like expression a while ago, turned expressionless, and his servant averted his eyes and asked a question.

"What will Princess Rebecca do?"

"Leave it for a while."

"all right."

"As always, my sister knows me very well...."

He chuckled and looked up at the building.

Gerol, who had visited the Empress a while ago, came out with a bullshit saying that he would help his sister by uniting the nobles under her control.

Neither Gerald, who uttered those words, nor Rebecca, the author, believed them.

However, the two comforted each other pretending to be friendly siblings, and explored each other under the water.

The sibling's conclusion was easily reached.

The two can't be friends forever.

It was then.

While waiting for a while in a quiet place, someone approached Gerol.