Chapter: 681

They exchanged only formal greetings at the banquet.

Looks like he won’t be able to attend today’s event as well.

Perhaps it has to do with asking Kaizen for an audience.

‘I hope it’s not something dangerous.’

Not long after becoming empress, troublesome incidents continued to occur.

She hopes she can live more peacefully from now on.

“Why did Ecklen ask the Emperor for an audience at a time like this?”

The Marquis, who was next to Astelle, asked with a slightly worried look.

It was worth worrying about.

Unless it’s urgent, there’s no need to rush to ask to meet the emperor during a peaceful palace event.

“I do not know. My father said it had to do with the troubles in the North.”

The northern lord who had rebelled was suppressed by the emperor, but there seemed to be some problems even after the rebellion was thwarted.

Astelle only hoped that the problem would not be so serious that Kaizen had to go directly.

“Come to think of it, I invited Count Ecklen to the empress palace, but I still haven’t met him because things kept happening. I will take the opportunity this time and call him.”

The Marquis looked at Astelle with a slightly uncomfortable look.

When he made eye contact with Astelle, he looked away without saying anything.

Again, he showed this reaction.

Every time her grandfather spoke about him, he expressed his uncomfortable feelings.

Astelle asked again, not missing a chance.

“Why do you hate him so much?”

“I don’t hate him.”

He seems to hate him though. Seeing him feel so uncomfortable, Count Ecklen must have done him a very big mistake.

Or maybe it was the Marquis who did.

Astelle wondered if it was one of the two.

Fortunately, Theor lost interest in their conversation and went out to play in the garden.