Chapter 233 (2/2)

“Good. Then, will you give me the documents you brought to me first? Let me read this, so please give me an overview.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

He reacted as usual as he did in the past, except that his face looked a little pale.

Although I was relieved by his calm voice and casual expression, somehow I felt a bit sorry. I felt like I was drained at the moment.

Did he take his physical wellbeing last night lightly?

I had some mixed feelings because of that, but I could calmly brief him about the number of people to be relocated and the factions they belonged to.

When I was explaining to him for a while, I suddenly heard a knock outside. Soon, the Lord Chamberlain who carefully opened the door and stepped in, said with a deep bow, “Your Majesty, Lady Jena has formally asked to meet you. What shall I do? ”

“Lady Jena? Ah, was that today? ”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

“Right. Let her in. ”

I shook his head when he spoke with a tone as if he forgot it for a long time.

I felt strange because he was not the type of person who forgot this kind of stuff.

Even if he forgot, didn’t his aide give him a reminder about his schedule of the day every morning?

But it wasn’t that important now, so I stood up with a puzzled look.

When I was about to leave after bowing to him, he suddenly grabbed my wrist and said, “Just stay here.”

“But Your Majesty. Lady Jena is coming now…”

“That’s fine. I’m not going to see her for long anyway.”

Is this really okay? She is not in my faction, and I don’t know why she came to see the emperor.

Although I felt uncomfortable, I just sat back reluctantly. Only then did he let go of my wrist and closed the documents, so they were not visible. I also gathered documents piled up high and put them on one corner of the table that was hard to notice.

Stepping into the office with a smile, she suddenly stopped. She stared at me with a sharp glance, as if to ask why I was here, then quickly smiled at him, showing due manners.

I broke into a smile, looking at the swollen purple satin dress.

“I, Graspe de Jena, am honored to see you, the Sun of the Empire.”

“Sit down. Hmm, Lady Jena.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

“I don’t know what business brought you here, but given that you didn’t request a solo meeting with me, I don’t think your agenda today is secret. So, would you mind if I had Lady Monique stay here?”

“… Not at all, Your Majesty. ”

Responding a bit belatedly, she sat down on his left, adjusting the hem of her dress. As I sat on his right, I was sitting face to face with her.

“Aristia, let’s take care of the rest of the work after the meeting is over. Just assume you’re taking a break.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

I replied, flinching at his remarks. Why is he saying that? I looked up at him curiously, but he looked very calm, though his face looked a bit pale.

“Okay. Then let me listen to what you have to say, Lady Jena. So, what’s the matter?”

“Oh, nothing special…”

Casting a sharp glance at me, she put down a small box on the table. Smiling shyly, she untied the golden ribbon, opened the lid, and gave it to him.

“I had a chance to obtain the best rosehips from the Sono kingdom. So I’ve brought it to Your Majesty. ”

“Really? Thank you. ”

“You’re welcome, Your Majesty. And I’ve brought this one, too, as it’s good with the rosehip tea. Although I’m not good at it, I’ve made it by myself, longing for you so much. So, please accept it as a small sign of my kindness.”

“Thank you, Lady Jena.”

‘Did you make it by yourself?’