“What rumors circulated at the beginning of his accession?”
She knew. Anastasia bit her lips.
Three years ago, Alexander and his wife died at one o’clock. It was a carriage accident.
An autopsy on the horse pulling the carriage revealed that it had eaten mad grass, and everyone complained that Wilhelm was blinded by the throne and killed his half-brother, Alexander.
That’s because Wilhelm was the last person to ride the carriage of two dead people.
In addition, it was Wilhelm who benefited the most from Alexander’s death.
Although Louis was there, he was too young to be crowned as a three-year-old at the time, and the Empress, who would be regent, died together with the Emperor.
However, there was not enough evidence that Wilhelm murdered Alexander, and the nobles who supported Wilhelm did not want the investigation to be prolonged, so the death of the Emperor and Empress ended in a simple accident.
After that, when Anastasia received an oracle and became Empress, the threatened legitimacy was strengthened.
It was because there was a widely held opinion that if Wilhelm was really an unscrupulous person who killed the Emperor, the Goddess would not have chosen his Empress herself.
In the end, the people who talked about the Emperor’s story also hid under the water, but there were still many who believed in conspiracy theories.
“You are the one who made the legitimacy of my unstable throne unshakable. Even if you don’t want to admit it, that’s true.”
“…”
“If it weren’t for the Empress who was chosen by the Goddess, the imperial power would be at stake because of those who still don’t recognize me.”
“Even if there are people like that.”
Anastasia opened her mouth in a trembling voice.
“What a great Emperor you are will soon be revealed, and rumors will soon disappear.”
“…will I?”
Wilhelm smiled for the first time when he heard it. But he still looked sad.
“Thank you. If you’re trying to comfort me, you succeeded. That’s a pretty good thing to say.”
“…”
“Now that Louis has appeared, the Emperor commentary will probably come to the surface again.”
The mouths of many people are scary. People will soon be swept away if someone decides to re-spread the Emperor commentary.
‘And that [someone] will probably be the Fontaine family.’
They were the most likely candidate to benefit from such action.
As Louis grows bigger and bigger, he will become more disloyal, resenting the fact that the throne was originally his. To become the Emperor’s family.
“The Imperial Palace will be noisy again. I won’t be able to stand and say anything like a sinner again.”
“…Your Majesty.”
“Was the private talk too long?”
Wilhelm smiled embarrassingly.
“Don’t worry. It won’t hurt you. Even if the rumor is true, it won’t touch the Empress of the oracle.”
“…”
“Then go home safely.”
Was it burdensome to reveal too much of the inside story?
Wilhelm quickly said goodbye and walked past Anastasia.
Anastasia kept biting her lips and watched him moving away.
Thinking that he would be distressed by his nephew, whom he valued more than anyone else, she also felt distressed.
‘There’s only one thing I can do for him right now.’
Getting close to Louis. It had to be for everyone she loved.
Anastasia’s eyes, staring at Wilhelm’s disappearance, turned redder and redder.
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The second day at the Imperial Palace dawned.
Louis got up early that morning, too. He had a class from 10 o’clock today, so he was more relaxed than yesterday.
“My baby, I’m so proud of you. You defeated the Empress well by yourself yesterday even though I was not there.”
Throughout the meal, Olivia praised Louis for his behavior.
Louis chewed on the lettuce with a subtle expression and opened his mouth.
“Maybe she won’t come anymore, will she?”
“Who?”
“Her Majesty the Empress.”
“I heard you kicked her out yesterday because you didn’t like her.”
Olivia said with a shrug.
“Then she won’t come. She must have pride, too.”
“…I suppose so?”
“You don’t have to worry. Even if she comes, we can kick her out like yesterday.”
Olivia, who had come behind Louis’ back, gently grabbed Louis’ shoulder and asked.