Lilienne is the daughter of a concubine, not an Empress.
Perhaps because of this, the Empress was very fond of putting down Lilienne.
'I should have been more careful when the Empress was around. My eyes are flipped because of Kanna.'
"What are you doing?"
A kind voice flows over the threatening atmosphere. The moment she heard that voice, Lilienne almost let out a sigh of relief.
"Your Majesty, did Lilienne ever rude? If so, I will apologize on her behalf."
Kanna looked at the approaching woman and widened her eyes. She was a stunningly beautiful woman.
A beautiful face as if drawn with a brush, white blonde hair, and mysterious purple eyes. The approaching figure was neat and tidy, like a butterfly taking flight.
"Please forgive my daughter for her mistakes. I will make sure to warn her, Your Majesty."
"...Mother."
Lilienne called her mother. It was only then that Kanna realized who the woman was. She was a woman Kanna couldn't help but be aware of.
All kinds of romantic novels and plays with that woman and the Emperor as motifs are gaining popularity, and she can't help but notice.
"The Emperor's concubine. A noble from the lowly family.'
A woman who is the mother of Lilienne and said to be favored by the Emperor. She was Theresa de Berg.
The Empress gazed intently at Theresa, then raised the corner of her mouth into a smile.
"Since the queen said so much, I won't say anything anymore."
"I am grateful for Your Majesty's mercy."
The Empress turned her back, as if she didn't want to mix things up anymore. Then she put her arms around Kanna's shoulder and said,
"Now, Duchess Valentino, follow me. I will treat you a cup of tea."
***
The Empress brought Kanna to a room she could rest inside the party hall.
"Let's talk for a while here."
A woman was sitting alone on the sofa, like an isolated island. Like Lucy from before, she wore a veiled hat.
"Meet my daughter, the 1st Princess of the Empire."
Kanna bent her back proudly.
"It is an honor to meet you, Her Highness the Princess. My name is Kanna Valentino.
"..."
No answer coming back. Does she not hear Kanna's greeting?
'No, there's no way she couldn't hear it.'
Is she blatantly ignoring it? Kanna was puzzled, but the Princess's face was hidden under a veil, so she couldn't tell. The Empress then spoke,
"I heard that you healed the youngest daughter of the Addis Family. They says you uses a bizarre medicine, but is it true?"
Kanna was taken aback by those words. She was hiding something from the ducal family, but how could the Empress know?
"Duchess Chloe Addis told me."
"..."
"Is it true?"
Chloe told the Empress? Why?
Kanna glanced at the veiled Princess. Come to think of it, she was told that the first Princess had been suffering from a skin disease for a long time. That's why she shut herself un in her room like a hermit. And...
'I heard that all the members of the council who have not been able to heal the Princess have been kicked out of the capital.'
The moment he recalled the anecdote she had heard from the maid Leah, sigh filled her throat. Kanna seemed to know what Chloe was after.
'It was deliberately induced to call me.'
A strange medicine that healed Lucy's disease. Upon hearing the story, the Empress would call for Kanna with the feeling of grabbing at least a straw for her. And Chloe must have thought she couldn't fix it. If so,
'I will incur the Empress wrath. Like other members of Congress.
Even if that happens, Chloe has nothing to lose. She was neither Lucy, nor Kanna, nor her biological daughter anyway. No matter what, you're plotting something like this. Chloe seemed very disapproving of Kanna.
'But that's a story when I couldn't heal it.'
Isn't there a saying that a crisis in an opportunity?
If Kanna heal the Princess, it will be a very good opportunity for her. After thinking, Kanna calmly nodded.
"Yes, it is true."
"Okay. Right. Then, it's good."
The Empress muttered to herself and decided something then ordered the Princess.
"Princess, take off your hat."
When there was no response from the Princess, the Empress insisted.
"Hurry."
"...I hate it."
The answer finally came.
"No, I don't want to. I will not take it off."
Then the Empress strictly warned.
"Princess, listen."
"I said no, Her Majesty."
"Princess Amelia!"
Amelia shook her shoulders in anger. But in the end, she couldn't win over the Empress and took off the hat.
Dark blonde hair, and the golden eyes that were burning up. The moment their eyes met, a chill went down their spine.
"I naked!"
"..."
"Are you satisfied now?"
Princess Amelia's face was miserable.
Dark red spits on the cheeks, forehead, and cheeks. White peeling skin around the spots. It looked like fungus had grown on the skin.
The Empress gazed at Amelia, who was sulking, with complicated eyes and say...
"So far, many doctors have treated me. The effect was minima. My skin seemed to get better for a while, but then it came back to normal. No one had addressed the underlying problem."
"..."
"How was it? Can you heal my daughter?"
"I still don't know what the name of Her Highness's illness. Could you give me a chance to take a good look?"
"Okay. I was impatient."
The Empress waved her hand after admitting her mistake.
"Amelia, take off your clothes and show her everything."
...What? Kanna thought she heard it wrong. However, the Empress's expression was serious.
'Get out of here. That's kinda...'
In that moment, bang! Amelia jumped up and kicked the table. The glass shattered with that bang.
'Oh my God.'
Kanna was dumbfounded by the reaction that was much more radical than expected.
She kick the table? Can she do that? In front of the Empress?
"Are you telling me to be naked in this room, at the party? You better killing me!"
However, the Empress was not surprised, as if she was quite familiar with Amelia's behavior.
"Isn't there a skin disease spreading on the body as well? Shouldn't the Duchess take a look at that?"
"No, no!"
The Amelia glared at Kanna with ghostly eyes.
"I have no intention of showing my body to her! Don't even dream!"
Why are the arrows coming back to Kanna? It's not like she asked Amelia to show it. Kanna felt unfair, but she was able to understand the Princess's heart.
'How sensitive are sick people?'
Even though they are members of the royal family, they are asked to take off their clothes to show the affected area in front of their subordinates, especially at a party. The Empress's attitude was not overly considerate.
"Because the Princess comes out so passively, her illness doesn't get better."
However, the Empress pounded on her chest as if frustrated.
"Duchess Valentino! Please heal the Princess' skin disease. I've been living with such ugly skin for years already. Do you know what others say? The say I gave birth to a rotten corpse!"
At those words, Amelia burst into tears. She opened her eyes wide ang let her tears flow.
"Yes, I am very sorry to hear you say that, Your Majesty! It would have been more comfortable if I had just died, right?"
"Watch your words, Princess!"
"Your Majesty, please cover of your words! It's hideous! How can you say that?"
"How arrogant! Where did you learn such an inverted speech habit?"
A bloody quarrel between mother and daughter continued after that.
"Tell me honestly! You just wish I was dead and gone! I don't want to hear that I gave birth to a sick person, and that it gets in the way of a mother's precious son!"
The Empress is an Empress no matter how family she is. Even is her partner was her own daughter, such an attitude would not be tolerated.
"You'd better tell me to die! Then I will die!"
"I told you to be careful with your words, Princess! Do you really want to be punished?"
Still, Amelia shouted loudly. She seemed to have nothing visible. Perhaps her long years of suffering have worn her out. Perhaps, because of her job, Kanna had no choices but to think on the side of the patient.
'Still, the opponent is a daughter. Besides, she's a patient. I'll tell you something pretty."
Tsk, Kanna clicked her tongue inside and interjected cautiously.
"Your Majesty, I will visit her Highness separately next time."
Only then did the quarrel between the two of them cease.
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