Chapter: 585

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Naen swallowed dry saliva as she looked back at the luxurious decorations in the imperial palace hallway.

She had visited the imperial palace once or twice before, during an event.

Although she had made her socialite debut, her mother didn’t take her much to social events.

Still, when a large-scale banquet was held, the whole family would sometimes enter the imperial palace together.

At that time, the imperial palace was as beautiful as it is now.

‘It’s amazing Florin will live in a place like this.’

That’s what she thought at the time.

But now, Naen felt burdened by this beautiful palace.

“Don’t worry too much. It’s just a formality.”

Before leaving the mansion, her father, Marquis Croychen, said so.

The Marquis explained the situation to Naen, who was standing in a daze; all of this is just a formality.

Her second sister fell into the duke’s trap. The situation was so urgent that there was no time for her to make things right. At this rate, her poor second sister would be in trouble.

Her second sister was supposed to be the empress in the future.

Now that her mother and eldest sister have been kicked out of the capital, her second sister is the only hope for the family.

So she was asked to be in charge of the duke’s work on behalf of Florin.

It took Naen a long time to properly understand what the ‘duke’s work’ was.

It was a complicated matter that was difficult for Naen, who only lived in the mansion, to only do embroidery.

“I-is it okay to say that I did that?”

“Yes. After you confess, other ministers who are my friends will protect you. Then you can go to your sister’s place and stay with her for a while.”

The sister her father spoke of was her eldest sister, Marianne.

Marianne was staying in a convent by the sea.

It was not unusual for a young lady of a noble family to stay in a convent.

Daughters of poor noble families often went to convents to study.

It would not be a difficult environment since it was originally a place for noble ladies to live.