Chapter 10 (1/2)

Chapter 10

The Emperor must have been speaking thoughtlessly.

But she hurriedly refused, just in case.

“No, it’s fine, Your Majesty. I’ll be here as soon as possible.”

“Yes, I hope to see you as soon as I call you.”

“Yes, yes, I will keep that in mind.”

‘Ugh, that’s so annoying, ugh!’

‘Besides, how can he just read the documents like that in front of just anyone?’

She continued patting his back. Now that there were only a few red spots, he was no longer in pain. But if she didn’t take care of him these few days, it would have gotten worse.

‘Should I tell him that I’m going to help the servants in the banquet?’

However, he seemed to be concentrating on the documents, and he didn’t seem to be very interested in what she was doing during the rest of the day whenever he called her.

Instead of beginning to talk nonsense, she decided to focus on his wounds.

Now that things have been settled, let me give you a brief lesson on Celestia’s situation. Until now, she faced no inconvenience with the Imperial family as she was living like a servant doing laundry and cooking. Other than that, she sometimes had a routine of treating the Emperor. But now that the large banquet was added to it, it was bound to cause some changes in her life.

‘There’s plenty of room for the servants to make mistakes in this large event. Let’s not make any mistakes. If I make any, I wouldn’t be allowed to meet my sweet brother anymore. We’ll only meet when we’re already dead. Huhu.’

She felt like she was walking on a string these days.

The moderately fast tutor she found was Luana, a maid of the same age as her who she often ran into while doing the laundry.

I once explained how desperate Luana was and how ignorant Celestia was when she asked her about her situation with the Emperor.

Luana cooperated in making the situation interesting. She was not allowed to enter the banquet hall, so Celestia asked her to explain it.

Although she was a fast tutor, she gave her a clear description of the Imperial family.

To sum it up…..

The Empress Dowager had two sons, one of whom was the current Emperor, whose mother was the real Empress until she passed away. The current Empress was originally a concubine, but now she had become an Empress. There was a rumor stating that she still has regrets of her own son failing to succeed the throne.

In any case, a strong family bond was necessary. Now, she could understand why the Empress didn’t dwell in the Imperial Palace. Anyway, she understood that the great Emperor had a bad relationship with his family.

As expected, she still didn’t know how important the banquet was, but she could see many people were doing a lot of work to prepare for it.

She asked the maids why they were so busy as she watched them run around the banquet hall in despair. They responded to her question saying that they are much busier before the banquet than they would be during the banquet. But, it was better this way. If they were more engaged during the banquet, they would have fallen sick. However, they were not only the ones who were busy, the head of the wardrobe department and the head of the city hall also walked around the banquet hall with gritted teeth and shouted from time to time.

Eventually, the frantic preparations were completed, and a perfectly decorated garden and a banquet hall were created. The perfect single-digit layout designed by the Minister of Internal Affairs and the Deacon for two weeks had been finalized.

The morning of the banquet.

The Emperor was busy checking the banquet hall. He talked to the Minister of the Palace for a long time. As he was walking around the banquet hall, he noticed Celestia. He looked a bit surprised.

“Are you attending the banquet today?”

“Yes, Your Majesty. I’m here to help with the service.”

He stared at her through his red eyes for a long time before he said.

“You’re exceptionally pretty, you know.”

“And His Majesty is very good at pretending.”

She looked down at the clothes she was wearing. It was just a plain maid costume. What was different from her usual attire was that she was wearing a white cloth on her head and a white scarf on her neck. And to mark herself as a maid, she wore a black apron over the dress.

Compared to that, he was wearing a very well-suited outfit that the beholder would admire as a whole. The dull black suit looked perfect on him, which is probably because his hair was black in color.

“Don’t talk to random people in the banquet.”

“…..I don’t have anyone to talk to anyway.”

The Emperor, who was feeling a bit uncomfortable, smiled briefly.

“That’s true.”

That was the end of their conversation. It seemed as though he wanted to say more, but he was driven away by the Minister of the Palace.

‘Did he come to me just to say that? Whatever the reason was, I’m sure it didn’t include praising me.’

‘Is there anyone I shouldn’t talk to?’