Chapter 36 (1/2)
Chapter 36
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No matter how powerful aristocrats were, they were compelled to follow the temple for three things: baptism, weddings, and funerals.
The temple strictly forbade the inheritance of illegitimate children as witnesses of the sacred marriage vows and guardianship.
Property is only transferable while alive. Some of the titles were transferable.
However, the title belonging to the family itself was non-transferable. The illegitimate child could never inherit.
Even if there were hundreds of children, if there were no offspring to inherit the family, the title of the family and the accompanying property were returned to the imperial family.
The only way to avoid it is for the spouse to adopt them.
It was also the most powerful right for a spouse who had no children to protect themselves.
“His Majesty hasn’t said anything?” Artizea asked in a quiet voice.
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The current succession quarrel is, in fact, the seed sown during the reign of the emperor.
The previous Emperor had not had children for a long time while with the first empress. So, he made one of the extramarital affairs into the Crown Prince and made him as the Empress’ adopted son.
That is now Emperor Gregor.
However, when the Empress died in her later years, the previous Emperor remarried with a young woman as young as his daughter.
The firstborn was Cedric’s mother, and the second was Grand Duke Roygar, who was now a candidate to become next emperor.
The imperial politics was greatly shaken.
However, it was too late to overturn the position of the prince which had already been established.
The grown-up prince was already building up his power, and the emperor was already over fifty years old.
On the other hand, Emperor Gregor was carrying his own family after the deceased emperor.
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Even so, Emperor Gregor suffered a problem of legitimacy in the early days of his throne.
Thus, the imperial power was strengthened by purging Cedric’s parents for treason.
However, the legitimacy question raised at that time still lingered.
If Emperor Gregor had an offspring, the succession structure would not have been complicated. Because he was already the emperor.
However, there are no children of the Empress line in the Imperial Family. By law, Gregor’s closest relative is Grand Duke Roygar.
The temple tried to prevent the marriage vows from being neutralized for two generations. Grand Duke Roygar remained the enemy of the Emperor.
This succession right is, in fact, powerful enough to quarrel with Emperor Gregor.
So, if Lawrence wants the Crown Prince’s seat, the fastest and surest way is to become the Empress’s adopted son.
To avoid that, there was no other choice but to create legitimacy in a different way. Just as Artizea had married him to a saintess in the past.
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This is all true.
Poison is the scariest thing when it is true.
This is because no matter how much the poisoned person looks at it, they logically reach the same conclusion.
Lawrence was wise enough to understand what Artizea meant.
At the same time, he was foolish enough not to realize that Artizea’s words were never fair.
‘My brother is arrogant and selfish,’ Artizea thought so, looking at Lawrence.
It was Lawrence’s arrogance to think that the fickle favor of the emperor’s was solely his own.
In addition to Lawrence, the emperor had a few more illegitimate offsprings.
However, the reason why the emperor chooses and favors Lawrence is not because Lawrence is a son or because of the high status of his birth mother.
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This is because the emperor loved Miraila and decided to create a family with Miraila.
If the family game cracks, the emperor’s favor will disappear like a summer frost.
The emperor wasn’t very responsible enough to cling to his broken family, and there were a lot of people trying to drive a crack into it.
Even Miraila knew, but Lawrence didn’t.
The things that Miraila had done so far to stop the emperor’s wrath and attract his love and favor to Lawrence will not remain in his mind.
Because his mother’s love and devotion were natural to him.
Artizea whispered one more word as if breathing poisonous breath as he watched the gloomy thoughts sway within Lawrence.
“Maybe, I don’t know if my mother is deliberately preventing me from saying it. My mother is obsessed with brother.”
“….. Tia.”
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“I’m so nervous. Since His Majesty loves you, everyone considers you to be the future crown prince, but if something happens tomorrow, it’s Grand Duke Roygar who will succeed him.”
“Tia, don’t talk ominously. Just saying that can be a treason.”
“Yes….. I’m sorry.”
“I don’t know why you’re so anxious.”
Lawrence said with eyes slightly reddened with anxiety.
“Because I’m brother’s younger sister. Brother’s safety is directly related to my safety.”
Artizea bowed her head.
These words gave him hope that he would be able to easily win the favor of Grand Duke of Evron. At the same time, it gave him anxiety and worries from Artizea.
Lawrence was silent for a moment, then said furiously.
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“How can you say that you are ending your relationship with your mother so easily?”
He asked again.
“But what you say does make sense.”
He nodded.
‘Done.’
Artizea felt relief in her heart. The poison went into place.
Splitting the power by alienation was a basic strategy used by the weak to deal with the powerful.
In order to beat Lawrence, she first had to remove Miraila.
“Don’t worry too much.”
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