The Evil Empress Adores Me-Chapter 80 [VIP]

“I have never heard anything like that... ... .”

... ... Perhaps, it was because the Emperor was treating Her Majesty the Empress Dowager so badly.

Since I could not help but know her miserable feelings, I continued speaking cautiously.

“If this continues, Her Majesty the Empress Dowager will not even be able to see His Highness the Crown Prince until he goes on a campaign.”

There was no way the Emperor would allow it.

I did not say that on purpose, but Her Majesty the Empress Dowager quickly noticed that part.

The Empress Dowager glared at me.

“Not Antes, but the Kier Plains... ... .”

Her voice trembled as she could not control her anger.

“Isn’t this almost like sending her to die!”

“Hold on, Your Majesty the Empress Dowager.”

“How can you hold on in this situation! In that land where there is no other way than the devil, how long can that little thing endure!”

It was the first time I saw Her Majesty the Empress Dowager, who was always calm, raise her voice like this.

That must mean she was so upset and sad about this.

I took a deep breath and opened my mouth.

“Then, how about doing this?”

* * *

And so, a week passed in the blink of an eye.

Diamide was extremely busy, and of course, he had little time to meet Charlize.

And so the day before the expedition arrived.

“The Kier Plains, if you don’t want to, you don’t have to go.”

The Empress called Diamide to me and said that right away.

Diamide opened his eyes wide.

“Huh? What do you mean?”

“It’s hard to say this myself, but my family has considerable influence.”

Diamide couldn’t hide his surprise at the Empress’s bombshell statement.

It was true.

The Empress’s family, the Duke of Rochester, was the most noble family in the Empire.

The head of the House of Lords, and the family that helped the current Emperor usurp the throne.

If it weren’t for the help of the former Duke of Rochester, the Empress’s father... ... .

The current Emperor would never have become Emperor.

The Empress continued with a blank expression.

“If I borrow the power of my family, I can pressure the Emperor to protect the Crown Prince.”

“Your Majesty. That is... ... .”

“Also, I have finished all the preparations to get the Crown Prince out.”

The Empress’s voice was calm throughout.

“Of course, you must have been quite surprised to hear this news the day before the expedition. I understand.”

The cool, dark green eyes stared straight at Diamide.

“One, we also need time to prepare.”

“What the heck... ... is that.”

“If the Crown Prince says ‘yes’.”

The Empress continued firmly.

“No matter what happens, I will get the Crown Prince out of this Antes subjugation.”

What?

Diamide’s eyes widened.

The Empress added a word.

“Let me add one thing: the Crown Prince does not need to feel burdened by my proposal.”

The Empress’s ★ 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ★ beautiful face was as calm as a windless lake.

Diamide, who had been staring blankly at the Empress, suddenly asked.

“Why?”

A deep wrinkle formed between Diamide’s eyebrows.

“Did Charles ask you a favor?”

“No, Charles has nothing to do with this.”

“Then, why?”

“Up until now, as an adult and as an Empress... ... “Because I’ve never been responsible for the Crown Prince.”

At the unexpected answer, Diamide blinked blankly.

No one had ever treated Diamide as a child.

In order to survive, he had to be forced to grow up, and it’s still the same now... ... .

“If I send the Crown Prince, who is not even an adult yet, to the front lines against the devil... ... .”

The Empress shrugged her shoulders lightly.

“I think my conscience will prick me, and I won’t be able to sleep at night.”

... ... Is this why Charles follows Her Majesty the Empress so much?

Diamide accepted with a painful sense of defeat.

To Charlize, the Empress must have been the only adult she could rely on.

The Empress’s affection must have been the only joy in her difficult palace life.

Just like Charlize was that kind of existence to Diamide.

“Also, my brother thinks the same as me.”

The Empress’s eyes narrowed.

I heard that my brother had a huge argument with the Emperor this time.

It was because of the Crown Prince’s Antes expedition.

‘Your Majesty, are you in your right mind?!’

‘Duke Lotester, have you finished speaking?!’

‘I haven’t finished yet!’

The usually calm Mathias even raised his voice for the first time.

‘What on earth are you doing? The Crown Prince isn’t even an adult yet!’

‘But you can still control the power of the divine beast, right? You should be able to protect yourself.’

‘That divine beast’s power is not a reason to drive His Highness the Crown Prince to death!!’

‘No.’

But the Emperor merely twisted the corners of his lips.

‘It may not seem enough to the Duke, but to me, it is enough reason to send the Crown Prince to Antes.’

At that iron fortress-like appearance, Mathias was speechless.

The Emperor clicked his tongue and shook his head.

‘You and the Duke are not communicating at all. You were very communicative with the previous Duke... ... .’

... ... It was astonishing.

Who should be the one to say that they are not communicating, oh my.

Mathias gritted his teeth.

In the end, the differences in opinions between Mathias and the Emperor were not narrowed down.

The sight of the shouting match was thrillingly terrifying.

The officials were busy keeping an eye on Mathias and the Emperor throughout the state council.

The Empress stopped thinking at that point and continued.

“Also, if the Crown Prince leaves like this... ... Charles will be sad.”

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The Empress’s voice was filled with bitterness.

The Empress thought of Charlize’s red eyes like a rabbit.

After it was decided that Diamid would leave, Charlize cried all day long.

Charlize, who could not bear to cling to him any longer, ‘Don’t leave,’ was suppressing her sadness alone.

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‘Rather than continuing to watch over such a Charles, it would be better for me to intervene.’

The Empress sincerely thought so.

But at that moment.

Diamid opened her mouth in a calm voice.

“I am very grateful that you, Your Majesty, made such a suggestion to me.”

The Empress slightly opened her eyes.

Diamid was talking about refusing at that moment.

A calm voice, unusual for a child, continued.

“But if Your Majesty does so, it will be quite difficult for the Duke of Rochester.”

“The Crown Prince does not need to worry about such things.”

“No, I have to worry.”

Diamide straightened her head.

Her unwavering crimson eyes stared straight at the empress.

“Charles is the empress’s maid.”

For a moment, the empress looked taken aback.

“She’s not an ordinary maid either.”

“... ... Crown Prince.”

“Charles is currently receiving the favor of both the empress and the Duke of Rochester.”

To the point where he’s even being offered adoption by the Duke.

As she added, Diamide smiled faintly.

It was a smile that had made up her mind.

“Right now, I’m a crown prince who’s worse than a puppet. I don’t have any support base.”

“But crown prince, that’s... ... .”

“Rather than me, the empress who has the support of Rochester. And the Duke of Rochester... ... .”

Diamide's smile grew a little deeper.

The empress clenched her fists.

Diamide finished speaking.

“... ... Couldn't you keep Charles safer?”

The empress was silent for a long time.

Diamide, who had never trusted anyone before, was letting down all his guard for the first time and showing his honest feelings.

All of that honesty was to protect Charlize.

A sigh-like voice rang out.

“Rather than insisting that I won't go here and making His Majesty the Emperor hate me... ... .”

“... ... .”

“It might be better to leave the palace for the time being.”

Diamide had already finished organizing her thoughts.

The empress bit her lips.

She couldn't say anything.

After a while, the empress opened her mouth in a suppressed voice.

“... ... It may be even more dangerous than the Crown Prince expected.”

“It’s okay.”

“It’s not something you can talk about so easily.”

The Empress glared at Diamide.

“You know that the Kier Plains are infested with demons, right?”

“Well, I’m an Awakened who has awakened the power of the Divine Beast.”

Diamide playfully smiled.

“How could I die so easily when I have the name of an Awakened?”

“But, that’s... ... .”

“So, Your Majesty, please relax a little.”

Diamide added a word in a playful tone.

Unable to overcome her complicated feelings, the Empress chewed her lips.

After a while.

The Empress immediately apologized.

“I’m truly sorry, Crown Prince.”

“Yes? What part are you talking about... ... .”

“Up until now, I have been saying that it is natural for an empress to protect the crown prince.”

The empress’s face was filled with guilt.

She was sincere.

She had decided to protect the crown prince at all costs, even for Charlize’s sake.

But in the end, there was nothing the empress could do.

“But the reality is, you can’t even stop this expedition.”

“No. I know very well that the empress has helped me a lot so far.”

Diamide answered seriously.

He remembered the time when he was suffocated in the dark shadows, neglected by everyone in the palace.

Charlize, who had first approached him.

And, even though it was for Charlize’s sake... ... the empress, who had shown a sense of responsibility as an ‘adult.’

They were the ones who had shown Diamide how warm the warmth of a person was.

“I will return to become someone Charles can lean on.”