Remarried Empress

shta’s maids have been by her side for long.
None have resigned of their own free will.
This has been the case from her days as a concubine to the present day, and the maids have been punished and expelled for all sorts of reasons, such as abortion pills, fraud, aggression, etc… with the former Empress Navier, who is now the Empress of the Western Empire, only two women resigned from their maid work, but the reasons were that one would marry and the other was pregnant.
They were not expelled after being punished.
Even the maid who resigned because of her pregnancy later returned.
So why did such problems arise with Empress Rashta? Was she being attacked for having been a commoner? However, all maids are commoners.
If she would be inconvenienced for having been a commoner, it would not be with the maids.
At this point, I really wonder if this is a problem related to Empress Rashta’s personality, which even her subordinates can’t bear.].

Rashta enjoyed reading the commoners’ newspaper, where articles praising her were often published.

Because of this, she was able to read this article immediately.
Once Rashta read it, she was terrified and went to visit Sovieshu.

“Your Majesty, look at this.”

Sovieshu accepted the newspaper from Rashta’s hands.

He then quickly read the article and said with a sigh,

“It seems like that journalist is angry.”

“What do you mean by that journalist?”

“Look at the journalist’s name.
Isn’t he the brother of the maid you sent to prison?”

“Ah! It can’t be, it’s the journalist who appeared in the audience hall..”

“Yes, that’s him.”

Rashta shuddered as she remembered the commoners’ journalist who had pleaded with her to find his sister.

“No way, is he doing this because he thinks his sister disappeared because of Rashta?”

Then she moved even closer to Sovieshu and begged him.

“Your Majesty.
Please stop that man from writing articles like this.
Rashta’s image may be affected.”

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However, Sovieshu shook his head and said heavily,

“He seems to be very resentful.
You never know how he might react if cornered, so it’s preferable to leave him alone.”

“Leave him alone? Are you serious?”

“It’s a rumor that will disappear on its own if nothing happens to reinforce it in the future.”

Sovieshu pointed at the article and explained,

“It’s an exaggerated argument that just fits the situation, without concrete evidence in the first place.
Such an argument is hardly sustainable.
It’s like a beehive.
It’s best to leave him alone for now.”

“… It’s okay.”

To Rashta, Sovieshu’s words sounded quite reasonable.
However, she no longer fully trusted Sovieshu.

In the past, she would have believed him without hesitation, but now she found it difficult to do so.

Just as he had pushed Navier aside as soon as she appeared, Rashta thought that perhaps Evely’s appearance had caused him to lose his interest in her.

Eventually, Rashta went to see Duke Elgy to ask him about this.

And about twenty minutes later.

Sovieshu burst into laughter when he heard that Rashta had gone to see Duke Elgy.

It was a dejected laugh.

“What are you going to do?”

When the knight asked, Sovieshu waved his hand.

“Nothing.
Let’s leave it at that.”

It was the baby’s health that mattered, not Rashta’s reputation.

”She can have whatever hobby she wants if it makes her feel at ease.”

***

In the meantime.

William, reunited with his family at Liberty Mansion after a long time.

William was talking excitedly about all sorts of things, and also mentioned ‘the task given by the empress’ a few days ago.

William said it lightly, but Duke Liberty’s expression turned serious when he heard this,

“What is it, father?”

William asked with concern.
Did I say something wrong? Or was he upset that I had done the task given to me by the empress?

However, the words Duke Liberty spoke next were completely different from what William expected.

“If you have another chance in the future, pay more attention and do it right.”

“Huh?”

“If you meet the empress again, watch your actions and be sure to earn her trust.”

“What?”

When William looked at him puzzled, his elder brother said in a tone of, ‘Don’t you get it?’

“Father wants you to become part of the Empress’ faction.”

William was surprised and asked, “Are you serious?”

He knew that his father and brother were not in favor of the empress.
But suddenly, they wanted him to be of the empress’ faction?

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“I don’t think the strange test the Empress put you both through was to help you.
It was probably to help Mullaney.”

“I heard that Mullaney had no contact with the Empress either.”

“In any case, it’s the result that matters.”

Smiling broadly, Duke Liberty stroked William’s hair.

“If you stand out above Mullaney you’ll earn the Empress’s trust.
She is a pragmatic person.”

“Ah…”

“Do whatever it takes to become part of the Empress’ faction.”

“Then I’ll go the opposite way from my father and brother, right?”

When William spoke sadly, Duke Liberty burst into laughter.

“No.
If we do this, our family won’t be affected even if one of the two sides collapses.”

The broad smile on his face disappeared once William left.

Duke Liberty turned to his eldest son with a serious look,

“Our ship has too many holes in it.
I’ll try to fix it, but at this rate we’ll sink.
So you must help your younger brother.
He could be the last hope to save our family.”

“Wouldn’t it be better to side with the empress at once?”

“Even if we supported the empress now, she would never really trust us.
If we can’t get close, there’s no need to wag our tail just yet.”

Once Duke Liberty said his point of view, he pulled an envelope from his breast pocket and handed it to his eldest son.

“Look at this.”

“What is it?”

“It’s a letter Christa left before she left.”

His eldest son opened the envelope in surprise.

The letter referred to what Christa had heard from Rashta.

[According to that woman, the decisive cause of Empress Navier’s divorce was not herself, but the Empress’ infertility.
I kept my mouth shut because I lamented what might happen if this fact became known to the world, but now that things have come to this point, I wonder what good it did to keep my mouth shut.]

His eldest son looked at Duke Liberty with a stiff expression.

“Father, this is…”

“First we need to check if it’s true.
We need to treat this matter very carefully.”

“Yes.”

“Send someone to Empress Rashta to check it out.”

***

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