The male lead was now healthy, and the empire was strong and peaceful. There’s nothing more I want!
“My dream is to live peacefully in a quiet countryside, cultivating medicinal herbs and knitting, until I become a grandma. So, divorce, you’ll agree, right?”
The male lead listened to me, and for a while, he looked at the divorce paper silently before nodding.
“See you at tea time in the afternoon. Let”s talk then.”
“Wow! Really?”
It was faster than I thought. I returned to the empress palace with joy.
In the afternoon, I followed the maid to where we would be having tea.
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Clink!
“Your Majesty? Blood in your mouth! Blood!”
The male lead—who had emptied the teacup as a farewell drink—fell.
“…Lea, I’m sick,” he said with a smile.
I doubted my eyes as I ran to his side.
Wait. Something’s weird.
Then people rushed in, and the doctor examined the fallen male lead.
“Your Majesty is poisoned! I’m sure he had noticed it because it tasted different, but why did he drink it all at once…”
I groaned, hugging my forehead.
“No way…”
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