Villainous Husband, the One You’re Obsessed With Is Over There - Chapter 12

Chapter 6.2

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I was on my way to see Raniero after being called.

I had a bad feeling.

Raniero, who must have already forgotten even the existence of the Empress after the first night, was calling me so abruptly with no reason like this? Somehow, it felt as though someone had slipped words about me into his ear.

And, the culprit, no matter how much you think about it, was the lady’s maid.

‘Ha… Of course, you idiot!’

If you wanted to suck the honey, you should have done it in moderation while taking as little as possible the lady’s handmaid, the esteemed Madam!

At the same time, my other self exclaimed.

‘No, how would I have known that she would whisper into Raniero’s ears like that?’

This was by no means a countermeasure.

Did she know what an Actilus’ idiom used to say about, ‘Putting someone else’s fault in front of Emperor Raniero and engaging in politics’? It was said that ‘to prepare two tombstones.’ This meant that there was a fair chance that the headwind would blow both of them. Consequently, if you want to waste the Emperor’s time with taunting, you must risk your own life!

‘How would I know in advance that she would hate me so fiercely while taking such a risk?!’

Screaming internally, I slowly entered the auditorium.

There, Emperor Raniero Actilus, was leaning on the throne and resting his chin on his hand. On the red carpet in front of me, a familiar and an unfamiliar back were each lying face down. The familiar backside was the esteemed Madam. Although I don’t know to whom the unfamiliar backside belonged to, they must be on her side no matter who they were.

…These cowards!

Although I didn’t know what was going on, I couldn’t believe they were already prostrated before His Majesty!

‘I should have bowed down first!’

I went to their side and almost slid down and fell flat as well—going lower than the people in front of me. I could feel a look of perplexity next to me, seeing the Empress, who had to build her pride, fall lower than them. It was just embarrassing. However, what about pride now? The three of us were equally inferior under His Majesty the Emperor.

All of a sudden, I could hear a languid, smooth voice above my head.

“The Empress, not knowing what’s going on, is lying on her face… Do you have any chronic diseases with your legs?”

No, this person… Why is he so obsessed with asking such questions?

While it was absurd, I answered within five seconds.

“Legs… There is no problem other than them being weak.”

“Really?”

Raniero gave a rough expression of disinterest and pointed his chin to the man who was lying next to the esteemed Madam. As if knowing it was his turn to speak, the man began to explain in a loud voice.

“Ah, I’m the Vice Minister, Marquis Jacques! Today, I prepared the budget for the third quarter and submitted it to the Emperor.

‘Huh… Budget?’

What was he talking about? Hearing his words, I became puzzled.

“Well, yes. Actually…”

Looking at his nails, Raniero opened his mouth and spoke in a bored tone.

“I’ve never asked the whole story. I only issued a correction, Vice Minister.”

“Yes!”

“I didn’t ask you to answer.”

At the remark, the Vice Minister was immediately silent.

Satisfied, Raniero’s gaze turned to me. I was very nervous without realizing it.

“The Empress has a lot of nerves, enough that I couldn’t believe that she is a novice in the royal family. What were your thoughts on approving such a large amount of money?”

I was perplexed since I had never approved the budget.

“What…”

“Your Majesty, that’s it!”

As I was stuttering and trying to explain, Marquis Jacques next to me intercepted me.

I’m an Empress, too. Isn’t it too much to intercept my words?

Ha… Imperial Empress, completely without local authority. Because of that, I rolled around and got kicked while they won easily like that.

“His Majesty the Empress did not look after the Empress’s Palace and was immersed in entertainment. Since she seems unwilling to carry out her duties as the mother of the country, the cost of electing and hiring bureaucrats to perform on behalf of the Empress is set… There are entertainment expenses and…”

My head felt dizzy.

…Were they not letting me work because of this?

‘Marquis Jacques, you’re a sly fox.’

Of course, the placenta of his words was fabricated, though how would Raniero know?

He had no interest in the Empress Palace. It meant that there was no means of proving which of my words or his were true. Raniero wouldn’t want such a cumbersome process as proof. Besides, the esteemed Madam had isolated me, so there was only one person in the Imperial Palace who could stand up for me and tell the truth.

…Still, something is strange?

Hearing the whole story, I felt like the tension had been relieved.

‘Did they think the Emperor would punish me like this?’

Obviously, if this were a normal country, the Empress’s behavior would have been a big problem though this was the Actilus Empire, ruled by Emperor Raniero. If they knew a little bit about his thought process, they would know that such a plot makes no sense at all…

This would only bring a headwind…?

Raniero interrupted Marquis Jacques.

I guess he was bored because his words were long.

“So, what does the Marquis want to do?”

As though he had already foreseen what Raniero would say, Marquis Jacques exclaimed loudly.

“God has no other purpose! I merely revealed the truth out of my undying loyalty to the Emperor of Actilus. All decisions are yours, as always! You are the godson of God Actilla!”

Ugh… My ears feel as if they’re going to fall off.

“All decisions are made by me…? Ha.”

Raniero’s voice above our heads was mixed with laughter.

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