Chapter: 563
After a while, Florin came inside.
Florin was dressed as cutely as she had ever seen before.
She wore a lavender dress embellished with lace and ribbon, like a cute doll used as a decoration on a cake.
Florin said in a soft voice, “It’s late, but congratulations on your marriage, Your Majesty the Empress.”
“Thank you, Lady Florin.”
Astelle hasn’t held any social events yet.
This was her first time meeting a noble lady after becoming the Empress.
After the maids had left on Astelle’s orders, she asked Florin, “What did you come here for?”
“I would like to make a deal with Your Majesty.”
Florin brought it up before she could even sit down.
‘A deal?’
“Are you here to save your mother?”
“No, I am not. I don’t care what happens to her.”
Her voice was soft but firm.
“I want my father to keep his position as Minister of State, and I want our family to be protected. I want Your Majesty to help make it happen.”
“Why should I help you?”
A young lady, who had just become an adult, unhesitatingly said she would abandon her biological mother for herself and her family.
She was offended by the fact that her mother was a terribly stupid woman.
“You’d better make a deal with me. I have evidence of the Duke, Your Majesty’s father.”
“Evidence?”
“While His Majesty the Emperor was on a tour, the Duke prepared for rebellion by communicating with the lord of the west.”
“My father prepared a rebellion?”
Astelle was genuinely surprised.
But she didn’t show it on her face. While Kaizen went east, her father had sent an assassin to kill him. At the same time, he was also prepared to rebel.
It was surprising that her careful father prepared such a huge task at once.