Episode 107. Parents' Choice
The Emperor called the two messengers. The gentle smile that he had on his face was gone today.
His two messengers, Duke Kydel and Count Loire, sat before him with stern faces.
The Emperor looked at the report from the House of Nobles and put it aside.
"The former Emperor had seven messengers. But I decided not to repeat the same mistake."
The two messengers knew what the Emperor was going to say.
The messengers of the previous generations each split into factions and tried to support other Princes and Princesses to make them emperors, but their families were destroyed.
At that time, the former Duke Kydel made the wise choice of standing by the current Emperor, but the former Count Loire did not.
He had sided with the other Prince. It was purely the result of the efforts of the current Count Loire that he was finally forgiven for his sin and achieved his current position.
The Emperor continued his reign by reducing the number of messengers in his generation, placing a greater burden on their shoulders. He lost one along the way.
But now, the two families were being put on the chopping block and stabbed at the same time.
They knew that the Emperor had not yet fully expressed his anger, so they did not dare to open their mouths to explain.
The Emperor pointed to the report and said,
“Do I have to see this?”
“...”
“...”
“Remove those two from their positions as servants and put them on indefinite probation.”
The dismissal of the two servants and the isolation of Grayon were the expected order. No one was worried about Milliora’s position.
Grayon could bring in new servants, but no one could give Grayon as much power as Locard Kydel. That was Locard’s power.
The two families could not dismiss this incident as a rumor and deny it completely. Because the Empress’s faction families would come out and attack all at once.
Duke Kydel lowered his hands that had been clasped in front of his face in agony. He looked from Count Loire to the Emperor in turn.
“I will marry you two. I cannot bear this disgrace. If I were to take responsibility for it through marriage, wouldn’t that lewd act just become a dirty love story? Not a single one of them is true.”
The Emperor’s eyes twisted into a look of improbability, and Count Loire gulped.
“I also agree. I will have Lorisha step down from her position as the Princess’s maid. My priority is to be the little mistress of the Kydel family.”
The Emperor frowned and asked Duke Kydel,
“His wife’s status will be a source of trouble for Locard’s entire life.”
Count Loire then cut him off.
“Lorisha will put in a lot of effort, Your Majesty. It is right to settle this situation at this level.”
The Emperor understood what the Count did not say. He also knew that this scandal was a byproduct of the competition.
However, since Rene had dragged the two Lions into the mess, it was impossible to force the two Lions to remain neutral. So their demands could not be said to be unreasonable.
However, one thing was bothersome. Wasn’t she an illegitimate child?
The Emperor looked at the Count and said,
“What great confidence, Count.”
“Please call it trust, Your Majesty.”
The Duke of Kydel said.
“I will announce the marriage with an apology in the House of Nobles. That will conclude this situation, and Locard will remain as his attendant, Your Majesty.”
“Do as you wish. I will now step aside. I don’t want to see you all.”
The two immediately left the room.
After leaving the central palace, the Duke of Kydel stared blankly at the Count of Loire, who was smiling at him.
He couldn’t shake off the feeling of being trapped.
The Count of Loire had called the Duke of Kydel to a remote road the night before, before he had an audience with the Emperor. The Count welcomed the Duke into a carriage that had been parked on the roadside.
“What is it, Count? If this continues, rumors will spread that they are in love.”
Duke Kydel spoke harshly, but Count Loire answered softly.
“That is precisely why I asked to meet you, Duke.”
The Count said.
The rumors about their children were clearly being maliciously manipulated by someone.
If this continued, the two of them would soon be kicked out of their positions, and Prince Orl would completely take the lead in the race for succession.
Count Loire asked with an intense gaze.
“Is that really what we want?”
The two messengers were in a relationship of checking and competing with each other, but they also played a role in balancing the power of the empire against the Empress’s faction.
The factions were divided into the Empress Faction, the Duke of Kydel Faction centered around the warlords, and the remaining neutral families who respected Count Loire.
However, if things continued this way, only the Empress Faction would remain in the Empire. That was why the Count boldly referred to them as ‘we’.
The Emperor strongly warned the two messengers not to directly intervene in the competition. However, the current situation was a matter of the safety of their children.
The Count asked softly.
“The Duke and I have the option of choosing His Highness to ascend even now. However, do you wish to do so?”
“What are you proposing now?”
The Duke of Kydel looked at the Count with a smirk.
The Count said softly.
“We must marry the two children.”
“Count!”
“We must save them both from this scandal at the same time. In particular, Prince Locard must not leave His Highness Grayon’s side.”
The Duke also knew that Lorisha Loire, who had suddenly appeared in the palace, had saved Princess Miliora from danger and had played a big role in the competition.
However, the world was not that simple.
The Count, who had figured out the Duke’s intentions, simply admitted it.
“Yes, that child is my illegitimate child.”
“Count.”
“It will be difficult for you to accept an illegitimate daughter-in-law of a noble Duke. And even if you reject this offer, Prince Locard will recover his position after a short period of probation. However, we do not know what and how much His Highness will take in the meantime.”
“..."
“The Duke will gain a capable wife who is half a noble, or lose everything he has invested so far. Which would be a greater loss? Hasn’t the Duke already offered himself to His Highness Grayon?”
Duke Kydel let out a painful sigh.
“How calmly you say such cruel words.”
“That is the situation. It is cruel and dirty.”
Duke Kydel’s breathing became ragged as he swallowed his excitement.
Count Loire leaned back and said slightly arrogantly,
“I don’t like this situation either. I wanted to find a perfect match for Lorisha, not force her into this kind of back-breaking marriage.”
“Ha!”
That was a lie. Count Loire was terrified every time he thought about the day he would have to confront Lorisha’s celibacy in the future.
This situation was a crisis for the third messenger, but it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Lorisha’s father. The world is not that simple.
However, Duke Kydel was also a father. He jumped up and kicked the Count’s carriage out.
In the carriage heading to the palace, Count Loire was distressed as he recalled the failed conversation with the Duke the previous night. He could understand why Duke Kydel rejected his proposal. However, Duke Kydel eventually changed his mind after struggling in front of the Emperor.
After stepping aside from the Emperor, Count Loire smiled at the tired Duke Kydel.
“Now we are family.”
“Ha! I don’t know. The Count writes the speech. You are the second-best writer in the Empire!”
Duke Kydel left in anger, but Count Loire smiled brightly.
Soon, the House of Nobles was called, and an apology was announced jointly by the Kydel and Loire families. Since the charges against the two children were false, the apology seemed to apologize for many things, but it was filled with vague and sentimental sentences that lacked any specific content, yet were touching.
When the solution was finally announced, the marriage of Locard and Lorisha, all the nobles, even Viscount Rene, were shocked and could not react.
Duke Kydel returned to his seat after finishing the speech and glanced at Count Loire in the silence that filled the room.
He also had met Lorisha Loire in person, so he had no doubt that she was the descendant who inherited the Count’s blood the most.
On the contrary, he was even more dissatisfied because of that. How wonderful it would have been if such a brilliant child had noble bloodlines.
As if reading his thoughts, the Count leaned toward him and whispered.
“The previous ‘competition’ ended with severed heads rolling around in each palace. If we could end it with a slightly unsatisfactory marriage in our generation, wouldn’t that be a success? Because all marriages are slightly unsatisfactory.”
Duke Kydel furrowed his brows.
He had been very happily married to his wounded wife. So he had much higher standards for marital satisfaction than most people.
However, he knew that Count Loire was having a much more unsatisfactory marriage than he could call ‘slightly’, so he didn’t say anything more.
Duke Kydel snorted and stood up. Now it was time to tell his children about this sudden news.
So the four of them met in the backyard of the Second Prince’s Palace and talked while standing.
Duke Kydel looked at his son’s face, who looked exactly like him, with suspicion, then turned his gaze to the blonde lady with wide eyes as if she was frightened.
Her appearance, which resembled Count Loire, was flawless, and the determination and determination in her eyes was extraordinary. She also seemed to be in good physical shape.
‘You don’t have to worry about your grandchild. But.. If you’re going to be born so well, you must have chosen a suitable place.’
While Duke Kydel’s consciousness was wandering, Count Loire spoke first.
The Emperor called the two messengers. The gentle smile that he had on his face was gone today.
His two messengers, Duke Kydel and Count Loire, sat before him with stern faces.
The Emperor looked at the report from the House of Nobles and put it aside.
"The former Emperor had seven messengers. But I decided not to repeat the same mistake."
The two messengers knew what the Emperor was going to say.
The messengers of the previous generations each split into factions and tried to support other Princes and Princesses to make them emperors, but their families were destroyed.
At that time, the former Duke Kydel made the wise choice of standing by the current Emperor, but the former Count Loire did not.
He had sided with the other Prince. It was purely the result of the efforts of the current Count Loire that he was finally forgiven for his sin and achieved his current position.
The Emperor continued his reign by reducing the number of messengers in his generation, placing a greater burden on their shoulders. He lost one along the way.
But now, the two families were being put on the chopping block and stabbed at the same time.
They knew that the Emperor had not yet fully expressed his anger, so they did not dare to open their mouths to explain.
The Emperor pointed to the report and said,
“Do I have to see this?”
“...”
“...”
“Remove those two from their positions as servants and put them on indefinite probation.”
The dismissal of the two servants and the isolation of Grayon were the expected order. No one was worried about Milliora’s position.
Grayon could bring in new servants, but no one could give Grayon as much power as Locard Kydel. That was Locard’s power.
The two families could not dismiss this incident as a rumor and deny it completely. Because the Empress’s faction families would come out and attack all at once.
Duke Kydel lowered his hands that had been clasped in front of his face in agony. He looked from Count Loire to the Emperor in turn.
“I will marry you two. I cannot bear this disgrace. If I were to take responsibility for it through marriage, wouldn’t that lewd act just become a dirty love story? Not a single one of them is true.”
The Emperor’s eyes twisted into a look of improbability, and Count Loire gulped.
“I also agree. I will have Lorisha step down from her position as the Princess’s maid. My priority is to be the little mistress of the Kydel family.”
The Emperor frowned and asked Duke Kydel,
“His wife’s status will be a source of trouble for Locard’s entire life.”
Count Loire then cut him off.
“Lorisha will put in a lot of effort, Your Majesty. It is right to settle this situation at this level.”
The Emperor understood what the Count did not say. He also knew that this scandal was a byproduct of the competition.
However, since Rene had dragged the two Lions into the mess, it was impossible to force the two Lions to remain neutral. So their demands could not be said to be unreasonable.
However, one thing was bothersome. Wasn’t she an illegitimate child?
The Emperor looked at the Count and said,
“What great confidence, Count.”
“Please call it trust, Your Majesty.”
The Duke of Kydel said.
“I will announce the marriage with an apology in the House of Nobles. That will conclude this situation, and Locard will remain as his attendant, Your Majesty.”
“Do as you wish. I will now step aside. I don’t want to see you all.”
The two immediately left the room.
After leaving the central palace, the Duke of Kydel stared blankly at the Count of Loire, who was smiling at him.
He couldn’t shake off the feeling of being trapped.
***
The Count of Loire had called the Duke of Kydel to a remote road the night before, before he had an audience with the Emperor. The Count welcomed the Duke into a carriage that had been parked on the roadside.
“What is it, Count? If this continues, rumors will spread that they are in love.”
Duke Kydel spoke harshly, but Count Loire answered softly.
“That is precisely why I asked to meet you, Duke.”
The Count said.
The rumors about their children were clearly being maliciously manipulated by someone.
If this continued, the two of them would soon be kicked out of their positions, and Prince Orl would completely take the lead in the race for succession.
Count Loire asked with an intense gaze.
“Is that really what we want?”
The two messengers were in a relationship of checking and competing with each other, but they also played a role in balancing the power of the empire against the Empress’s faction.
The factions were divided into the Empress Faction, the Duke of Kydel Faction centered around the warlords, and the remaining neutral families who respected Count Loire.
However, if things continued this way, only the Empress Faction would remain in the Empire. That was why the Count boldly referred to them as ‘we’.
The Emperor strongly warned the two messengers not to directly intervene in the competition. However, the current situation was a matter of the safety of their children.
The Count asked softly.
“The Duke and I have the option of choosing His Highness to ascend even now. However, do you wish to do so?”
“What are you proposing now?”
The Duke of Kydel looked at the Count with a smirk.
The Count said softly.
“We must marry the two children.”
“Count!”
“We must save them both from this scandal at the same time. In particular, Prince Locard must not leave His Highness Grayon’s side.”
The Duke also knew that Lorisha Loire, who had suddenly appeared in the palace, had saved Princess Miliora from danger and had played a big role in the competition.
However, the world was not that simple.
The Count, who had figured out the Duke’s intentions, simply admitted it.
“Yes, that child is my illegitimate child.”
“Count.”
“It will be difficult for you to accept an illegitimate daughter-in-law of a noble Duke. And even if you reject this offer, Prince Locard will recover his position after a short period of probation. However, we do not know what and how much His Highness will take in the meantime.”
“..."
“The Duke will gain a capable wife who is half a noble, or lose everything he has invested so far. Which would be a greater loss? Hasn’t the Duke already offered himself to His Highness Grayon?”
Duke Kydel let out a painful sigh.
“How calmly you say such cruel words.”
“That is the situation. It is cruel and dirty.”
Duke Kydel’s breathing became ragged as he swallowed his excitement.
Count Loire leaned back and said slightly arrogantly,
“I don’t like this situation either. I wanted to find a perfect match for Lorisha, not force her into this kind of back-breaking marriage.”
“Ha!”
That was a lie. Count Loire was terrified every time he thought about the day he would have to confront Lorisha’s celibacy in the future.
This situation was a crisis for the third messenger, but it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Lorisha’s father. The world is not that simple.
However, Duke Kydel was also a father. He jumped up and kicked the Count’s carriage out.
***
In the carriage heading to the palace, Count Loire was distressed as he recalled the failed conversation with the Duke the previous night. He could understand why Duke Kydel rejected his proposal. However, Duke Kydel eventually changed his mind after struggling in front of the Emperor.
After stepping aside from the Emperor, Count Loire smiled at the tired Duke Kydel.
“Now we are family.”
“Ha! I don’t know. The Count writes the speech. You are the second-best writer in the Empire!”
Duke Kydel left in anger, but Count Loire smiled brightly.
Soon, the House of Nobles was called, and an apology was announced jointly by the Kydel and Loire families. Since the charges against the two children were false, the apology seemed to apologize for many things, but it was filled with vague and sentimental sentences that lacked any specific content, yet were touching.
When the solution was finally announced, the marriage of Locard and Lorisha, all the nobles, even Viscount Rene, were shocked and could not react.
Duke Kydel returned to his seat after finishing the speech and glanced at Count Loire in the silence that filled the room.
He also had met Lorisha Loire in person, so he had no doubt that she was the descendant who inherited the Count’s blood the most.
On the contrary, he was even more dissatisfied because of that. How wonderful it would have been if such a brilliant child had noble bloodlines.
As if reading his thoughts, the Count leaned toward him and whispered.
“The previous ‘competition’ ended with severed heads rolling around in each palace. If we could end it with a slightly unsatisfactory marriage in our generation, wouldn’t that be a success? Because all marriages are slightly unsatisfactory.”
Duke Kydel furrowed his brows.
He had been very happily married to his wounded wife. So he had much higher standards for marital satisfaction than most people.
However, he knew that Count Loire was having a much more unsatisfactory marriage than he could call ‘slightly’, so he didn’t say anything more.
Duke Kydel snorted and stood up. Now it was time to tell his children about this sudden news.
So the four of them met in the backyard of the Second Prince’s Palace and talked while standing.
Duke Kydel looked at his son’s face, who looked exactly like him, with suspicion, then turned his gaze to the blonde lady with wide eyes as if she was frightened.
Her appearance, which resembled Count Loire, was flawless, and the determination and determination in her eyes was extraordinary. She also seemed to be in good physical shape.
‘You don’t have to worry about your grandchild. But.. If you’re going to be born so well, you must have chosen a suitable place.’
While Duke Kydel’s consciousness was wandering, Count Loire spoke first.
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