Chapter: 40

“The Duke of Reston is finally doing something suspicious.”

After the great nobles lost the political battle and most of them disappeared, Duke Reston has lived while being careful even just to breathe.

The other dukes had been destroyed, but the Duke of Reston had not been eliminated.

Even though he was Kaizen’s enemy, his carefulness was admirable.

Well, it didn’t matter though.

The Duke lost his power anyway.

In the report Vellian received, several details of the Duke’s suspicious movement were detailed.

Kaizen replied without taking his eyes off the document, “I can’t underestimate him.”

Kaizen was thinking of getting rid of the last Duke that was left at this time, but he heard a knock outside.

The servant, who had been ordered by the emperor, returned and delivered the results to Vellian.

Vellian, who received the report from the beginning, returned to the office again with a complex and subtle expression.

“This is bad news.”

Kaizen was still reading the documents at his desk.

Vellian looked at his master with a slightly strange feeling.

In fact, Vellian never cared about the former empress until then.

Nobody knew that the southern provinces were owned by the empress dowager.

That’s why he slowly found the former empress, whose whereabouts were unknown for two months.

As Vellian knew, Kaizen had no feelings toward the former empress.

‘His Majesty sent her dresses and jewels……’

It was a shocking fact for Vellian, who has watched Kaizen for years.

For the past six years, Kaizen hasn’t had any special lovers. There were neither women.

There were many women who tried to get the emperor’s attention, but he did not pay attention to anyone. Let alone send anything like a gift to someone.

Of course, during that time, he was so busy with work that he didn’t have time to do that.

Why did His Majesty send a gift to the former empress and invite her to the dinner?

Is it because he felt guilt for the divorce?