Chapter: 272
On the day of the prom, Astelle publicly asked for permission to send her nephew and maternal grandfather back home.
However, Kaizen flatly refused Astelle’s request in front of everyone.
Everyone who watched was bewildered.
‘It was a rejection that an ordinary mind could not understand.’
But Vellian understood Kaizen’s heart.
The Emperor intended to use the child and the Marquis to get Astelle to stay in the capital.
Astelle, whose request was rejected, stood in the middle of the banquet hall like a cold stone statue.
The expression on the Emperor’s face was so terrifying that Vellian couldn’t even get close and hand him over the ceremonial robe.
Due to this incident, the relationship between the two, that had been built up little by little, was shattered.
Now, even if her young nephew and grandfather were to accompany them to the capital, Astelle will be returning to the eastern countryside as soon as the will was finished, without even looking back.
Vellian looked at Kaizen with sympathetic eyes, then slowly turned his head and gazed at the sky through the window.
The blue sky is clear without a single cloud. It was a bright day that made his eyes ache.
At this point, Vellian decided to help His Majesty the Emperor.
It was a brilliant idea out of pure loyalty to the Emperor.
“The weather is nice, how about going out hunting for a refreshment?”
“What the hell are you talking about?”
Kaizen looked at Vellian as if he saw an idiot.
“Lady Astelle is going on a picnic in the forest, so how about Your Majesty goes hunting instead?”
If someone is going on a picnic in the forest, you can’t go hunting.
It was common sense.
There would be people roaming around, and it would be a big deal if someone gets shot while hunting.
‘If you refuse, it means that you allowed her to go on a picnic.’
Vellian looked at Kaizen and suggested again.
“Then, let’s go on a picnic with Lady Astelle. Since Your Majesty came here, you haven’t had a single break, are you only going to do government affairs?”
“……”