Remarried Empress

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“Is that true?”

Prince Heinley’s shoulders jerked as he laughed, then he sighed and shook his head.

“You must be crazy.”

“Are you accusing of Rashta being a liar because you saw her with His Majesty?”

I once believed Rashta’s naivety came from innocence and ignorance.
Now I knew that she was deviously cunning woman.
Prince Heinley clicked his tongue.

“Lady Rashta.
You are the most brazen person I have ever met.”

“For the sake of our friendship, please don’t keep saying things that will hurt Rashta.”

Rashta dissolved into tears, and some of the surrounding nobles began to look uncomfortable.
For those who didn’t know the truth, Rashta appeared so confident in the truth that they were confused to what was real.
Princess Soju was busy watching with wide eyes with her cookies in her mouth, while Duchess Tuania calmly watched the situation with her arms folded.

In the meanwhile, only Grand Duke Kapmen was delicately working on his meal.
With his long, sharp eyes and healthy caramel-colored skin, he moved his utensils with a dull expression, as if he found the whole affair tiresome.

‘I should come forward and say that I’m Prince Heinley’s letter acquaintance…’

I stared blankly at Kapmen as I agonized over the decision.
If I sided with the Prince, the others would mock not only Rashta, but also Sovieshu who had stood up for her.
However, I didn’t want to see Prince Heinley be blamed because of Rashta.
The friendship that Rashta repeatedly claimed was hers was between me and Prince Heinley.

At that moment, Grand Duke Kapmen, who was eating like a machine, looked paused and looked up at me in surprise.
I nodded slightly as our eyes met.
Kapmen stared at me without responding, then he looked at Rashta and Prince Heinley then smiled quietly.

‘What’s the matter with him?’

However, it wasn’t the abnormal behavior of Grand Duke Kapmen that was the problem at this moment.

‘I wanted to stay quiet, but there is a misunderstanding.
I should fix it.’

I finished debating internally with myself and readied myself to speak.
Everyone turned to me.
They seemed to be enjoying the whirlwind of events.
Only Rashta was staring at me with her eyes wide open.
Suddenly, it occurred to me that Viscountess Verdi must have told her I was the letter acquaintance, and I felt a sense of irony in the situation.
I couldn’t understand why Rashta thought she could pretend to be me and think I would stay quiet.

I spoke to Sovieshu, keeping my face as still as possible.

“Your Majesty, I know who it was that exchanged letters with Prince Heinley…and it was not Rashta.”

Prince Heinley’s face lit up.
Rashta, on the other hand, stared at me with a look of betrayal, while Sovieshu’s face turned white.

“Empress.”

He addressed me in a low voice.

“This is not a matter for you to decide.
Just because you dislike Rashta doesn’t mean you should take Prince Heinley’s side.”

“I am only on the side of truth.”

As soon as I was finished, Prince Heinley spoke up acidly.

“Your Majesty the Empress.
It must be frustrating that the Emperor treats all the words from Lady Rashta’s lips as truth.”

The remark bled the last of Sovieshu’s patience.

“I cannot tolerate this anymore.”

Sovieshu stood up and drew out his sword.
It was a decorative piece not made for combat, but it was enough to injure a defenseless person.
The mood in the room quickly became tense.

“Prince Heinley, how dare you defile my honor.
I challenge you to a duel.”

“If I kill you now, may I leave here safely? Then, I will accept the duel.”