Villainous Husband, the One You’re Obsessed With Is Over There - Chapter 19

Chapter 10

“Your Majesty… that is—”

Seemingly restless, the maid was spitting out random words. To be honest, I wasn’t really curious about it that much though I just reflexively asked because it was the first time I’d seen her. However, seeing the maid with such a reaction, I think I need to know now.

With that thought, I opened my eyes and gazed at the maid. Usually, the silence of superiors was undeniably heavy and uncomfortable.

Still, the maid kept her silence.

Ugh.

When the Empress asks, why does everyone not respond like this? Should I adapt to Raniero’s strategy now as well? If you don’t answer within five seconds, your head will fall, so be careful!

…There’s no way I could do that.

I decided to turn my head towards Cisen instead. But, wasn’t she also hesitating as well…?

In the end, I opened my mouth with a solemn tone that I couldn’t get used to no matter what I did and uttered slowly.

“Did I not ask, or did you not hear me? Whom do you dare to remain silent in front of?”

Well, troubles might arise because of this. It was because the maids would now think of me as a more arduous person. Still, thankfully, the solemn tone worked. When I asked again, the answer that wasn’t there was emitted straight away.

“That, that… This is Sylvia Jacques, the younger sister of Mariqus Henry Jacques.”

“Why is she standing there like that?”

“…She’s asking the Empress for an audience.”

What?

Hearing those words, I glanced towards the iron gate again. Even though her eyes met with mine for a moment, she was now staring at her toes with her head slightly bowed. I knew our conversation could be heard clearly though there was no sign of her trying to prey at all.

Didn’t she just exude elegance?

However, right now wasn’t the time for me to admire her beauty and dignity.

I came to my senses.

“Why is Sylvia Jacques asking for an audience? I… Why do I not know anything about this?”

These people…!

Don’t do anything without me not knowing! Besides, even though I was the one whom she wanted an audience with, why am I the only one who doesn’t know what is going on? As my feelings were close to that of a kindergartener who was at a loss, the maids’ faces suddenly began to darken. At that moment, Cisen stepped forward.

“Your Majesty, I’ve committed a great sin.”

…No, what did she do now?

Cisen, who came up to me, lowered her voice and whispered.

“I’m the one who instructed them not to inform Your Highness about this.”

“Why?”

Forgetting to maintain my solemn tone, I asked back. She then bit her lower lip slightly and replied.

“If that’s Henry Jacques’s younger sister, the reason why she asked for an audience would be obvious… I was afraid that the mere announcement of her presence would exhaust Your Majesty’s heart.”

I’m grateful for her heart, still…

I glanced at the woman outside the door.

“By the way, hasn’t it been a while since the Marquis and his mother’s position was decided? Why did she come to see me now?”

Cisen closed her eyes tightly and answered.

“…She has been there from the very day after her brother’s fate was decided.”

“Every day since then…?”

It has been five days. There was more time for a young lady with such status to come and visit me, despite being rejected every day. As I was astonished, Cisen hesitantly added.

“She wouldn’t go back, and kept standing there like that…”

I was terrified.

“She hasn’t eaten or washed up for five days?”

Cisen hesitated before nodding her head as an answer.

…Crazy.

This is crazy! How could she let it go without telling me that she had seen Sylvia like this for five days?! This girl must have a grudge against me now! If she dies of starvation and becomes a ghost and clings to me, would Cisen take responsibility?

While my shell, the arrogant Princess Angelica, completely went on strike, the 21st-century Korean citizen inside me began to assert itself violently.

“…Allow her in.”

“Your Majesty!”

“I told you to let her in.”

“She’s a woman whom we don’t know what she has to say. You must preserve your dignity.”

“What if she’s going to starve to death like this? Do you intend to clean up her body in front of the Empress’s Palace if that happens?”

With that reasoning, even Cisen had nothing to say. It was because starving in front of the Empress’s Palace and waiting for my permission to attend… The noble maiden, who died of starvation, would seem to have a somewhat unlucky effect on the future of the Empress.

Unable to do anything, Cisen glanced at the woman outside.

“…After I clean her clothes, I’ll guide her to Your Highness.”

The gazes of the maids, as if they did not understand my intentions, were clinging to the back of my head.

Yes…

I also didn’t know what to do next as well.

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Even though it was smaller than the Emperor’s audience room, there were similar red carpets and seats in the audience room of the Empress Palace as well. This was the first time I was using this place. I slowly sat down on the left seat, feeling embarrassed.

Although it was lower and smaller than that of the main Palace, you could look down on everything.

How high was the throne?

‘I sat down on the throne then, but I couldn’t even remember the height.’

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