The carriage finally stopped and I decided to take action

I leaned forward towards the bastard and kissed him on the cheek

He turned to me surprised but he didn't had time to react as the carriage door was immediately opened and everyone was staring at us

He was stunned so I coughed to signal him that it's time to get out of the carriage

He went down the carriage himself and he was locked into a fierce hug by Rashta

"Your majesty!"

"Rashta"

Rashta was crying all over him again and I cringed at the sight of it

Luckily I was still inside the carriage so no one saw me

I stood up from my seat and stepped out of the carriage door

I was about to step down the stairs when suddenly the asshole gently pushed Rashta off him and offered his hand to me

I took it and came down the stairs with the support of his hand

The other staffs gasped and whispered among themselves about the sight

I caught a glimpse of Rashta's devastated face when she saw what happened

I'm enjoying that look on her face

She's finally seeing her fears coming true

Seeing that anxious look on her face made all of those pretense worth it

I let go of the imbeciles hand and went to my ladies-in-waiting's

"Have someone bring over the backlog of paperwork"

"Yes,your majesty"

From the distance,I could hear Rashta's desperate voice calling out to that piece of shit

She'll be even more paranoid from now on

And it's even going to make her feel worse when she hears about what happened back in the villa

I wonder what she'll do this time to suck up to that dipshit even more since she did see 'that' happened.

Oh yeah

I need to do something

I took out a napkin and wiped my lips with it

It was then thrown away by a lady-in-waiting but I wasn't satisfied with just a wipe

"Prepare me a bath.I will wash up before I start working"

I need to wash off all the traces I have of that Cunt on me

I can't leave any of it on me as it feels repulsive to even think about it

The things I do to be bad

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Since then, daily life continued.

I had to catch up to all my Empress's work as well as taking on some of that son of a bitch's work while he 'recovered'

I'm the one who deserves to lessen my workload

Rashta still clung to Duke Elgy during the day while taking care of that imbecile at night.

I sometimes ran into Prince Heinley while going out for walks, and Queen brought back letters now and then.

So the next few days went by in a blur

If only it stayed this way

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I finished my work early so I was able to join Duchess Tuania's tea party at the Crystal House

This place was really impressive.The exterior was not made of crystal, as the name suggested, but with glass arranged at various angles that made the entire house sparkle with light.

This venue is perfect for parties like this

“I was afraid you were too busy to come, Your Majesty.”

“Not at all.”

I greeted Duchess Tuania and sat down at a table in the garden. There was a selection of tea and coffee at the table, as well as a range of cookies, cakes, and other delicacies covered with glass lids. The atmosphere was turning ripe for greeting the noblemen and women.

"Oh dear,it seems I'm late"

A voice came from the garden entrance.

He's finally shown himself

The infamous Duke Ergi

I looked past a cake, and saw a man with wavy blond hair.Next to him was Rashta, who was being escorted by him.

Very bold of him to bring that girl with him

He's really got a streak for causing trouble that he even brought that wench to make her cause trouble

Duke Ergi approached me and bent his knee and reached out his hand

“Your Majesty. It’s an honor to finally meet you.”

I placed my hand in his, and he offered a gentle kiss before letting me go with a faint upturn of his lips.

"Are you Duke Ergi Claude?"

I have to pretend to not know him as this is the first time we've met

"I'm amazed you knew who I was right away"

He definitely had a strikingly beautiful face

No wonder he can go around doing his schemes and get away with it.With that face of his,it's hard to tell what's going on in his mind and his real intentions

Got to give it to him for what he did in the original

"Good afternoon,you majesty"Rashta greeted me awkwardly and bowed to me

Oh yeah she was here

She's only here to cause trouble anyways

I feel like i should do something to prevent it to help Nian but why should I when I can use this against that little girl and keep Nian on the right path

"I didn't know that you would be coming with Lady Rashta"

"I thought that it would be helpful for her to attend a party hosted by a social butterfly like yourself.You don't mind,do you?"

Duke Ergi sat opposite me with Rashta.

I ignored the two and stayed quiet

Duchess Tuania started the talking and they talked about the other nobles private lives

I couldn't care less as I already know what's all of it about

As Duchess Tuania was talking about Alessia’s recent affairs, Rashta asked in a small voice, “Who is Lady Alessia?”

Everyone in the table paused and turned their attention to Rashta

Oh this is gonna be good

The person sitting next to Rashta replied in a mischievous voice.

"She's like your predecessor"

"My predecessor?"

"She was the mistress of his majesty the late Emperor"

Rashta widened her eyes and blinked.

“Ah If Miss Alessia’s sister is a Duchess,does that mean she's also a noblewoman?”

“Yes.Lady Alessia caught the eye of his majesty the late Emperor at a ball”

"Then what is Lady Alessia doing now?"

It was if the atmosphere had been doused with cold water.Everyone stopped talking and focused their attention on Rashta.Some looked at her with curiosity, others with sympathy, yet others with spite.

The person who answered Rashta didn’t look happy and said

"Ahem,well I'm not too sure..."

I looked directly at Rashta because i know of what's about to come

I need to see this

"I heard she was kicked out of the palace.It was very unfortunate "

It was Duke Ergi who answered, and Rashta looked sideways in surprise. He smiled as Rashta stared at him, a crumple between her brows.

"The late Emperor grew tired of her very quickly.She was in the Emperor's favor for a much shorter period compared to the other mistresses.And it all ended quite badly"

Duke Elgy knew that it was not a story for someone like Rashta. However, he was completely calm, and smiled as he took a sip of tea.

He's a real piece of work

Rashta blinked her large eyes.She was completely frozen, and some nobles turned their eyes towards her in pity.

How funny

She was now confronted with a concubine who had taken the same road as hers and had a bad ending

Don't worry Rashta

An even worse fate is set out for you