Chapter 146 (1/2)

Chapter 146: Chapter 146

“What the hell is he talking about?”

“This is an insult to the Spear of the Empire!”

“She is a woman mixed with vulgar blood!”

“It’s ridiculous!”

The astonished pro-emperor faction members came to their senses after a while and shouted, standing up all at once. On the other hand, the noble faction members were looking at the duke with a perplexed expression. Obviously, they were not informed by the duke about it beforehand.

When I looked at his malicious eyes, it seemed that my face was drained of blood and animation. I clenched my fists unconsciously.

“Well, I tried not to disclose the behind story of the marquise because it was a disgrace to myself. But I would like to reveal the truth about her in this place in order to ensure fairness in selecting the crown prince’s bride. Let me tell you now.”

“Duke Jenna, can you stop there? What you have just mentioned can be taken as an insult to the Monique family,” said the emperor.

But the middle-aged man with purple hair sitting next to the duke balked at the emperor’s interruption.

“Your Majesty, this is not only a disgrace to the Monique family, but also my family. Despite that, my family tried to reveal the truth even at the risk of suffering disgrace. It’s because discussing the qualifications as the child of God’s prophecy serves to determine who will ultimately be the First Lady of the empire in the future. Even my family suffered it. In that respect, as the most loyal family in the empire, I think the Monique family should actively cooperate in finding out the truth for the empire.”

“I think he is right, Your Majesty. As Duke Jena has already raised doubts about Lady Monique, the suspicion about her will only grow rapidly even if you try to cover it up. So, I think it’s reasonable to reveal the truth about her clearly right now, ” said Earl Hamel, the distant relative of Duke Jenna.

As if he thought Earl Hamel’s efforts to take side with the pro-emperor faction, the emperor turned his mouth up and said, “Earl Hamel, what’s important now is to determine how to handle the matter of the woman named Jiun Graspe. So, don’t confuse the discussion point today.”

“… ”

“And is there anybody here who thought Aristia Peonia la Monique didn’t have the right qualifications as the crown prince’s fiancee? If so, why didn’t any of you raise an objection for so long? Think about what happened a year ago. When I invited the foreign princesses here, I called Lady Monique as the crown prince’s bride candidate, not fiancee. I think her qualifications are more than enough. So, don’t discuss her qualifications anymore. Got it?”

All the members of the noble faction were silenced by the emperor’s harsh warning. Even Duke Jena breathed hard without refuting at all.

Looking at them coldly, the emperor said, “As the atmosphere seems to be overheated, let’s take a break before moving on.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

After pondering over something, Duke Lars asked to see my father, me and Marquis Enesil for a brief informal meeting as soon as the emperor left.

When the four, including me, moved to a separate room, Duke Verita, who already arrived, said with a serious expression, “The situation is worse than I thought.”

“That’s true. I think we should take extreme measures. ”

“Before that, I think I have to ask your opinion first. Kairan, I need your consent to overcome this situation. ”

“My consent? What are you talking about? ”

Duke Verita opened his mouth carefully at my father’s asking, “Even though we knew the danger of that dark-haired girl, we let her contact the noble faction instead of engaging her into our fold just because if something went wrong, we might antagonize you. Maybe other factions might feel the same way.”

I opened my eyes wide.

‘That’s right. Obviously, there was also a way to draw Jiun into the pro-emperor faction. ‘

Because of my embedded memories of Jiun in the past, I seemed to take it for granted that she belonged to the noble faction. As my father heard from me about her, he also seemed to have never thought of it beforehand. He remained silent while Duke Lars spoke to him.

How much time passed?