Chapter: 729
The Duke of Reston frowned, not knowing what to say, and just drank the tea.
“You’ve heard about the bad rumors about the last accident, haven’t you?”
“It must have been the work of the nobles on the side of the emperor.”
“Don’t you think the emperor is behind all of this?”
“No, he’s not.”
Astelle glanced again at the jewelry box, which had been set aside.
“How can you even say that to me? His Majesty cares about Theor and me. There is no way he would try to destroy our family.”
“You never know. Did you ever think that it was all you and Theor needed?”
It wasn’t wrong.
From the emperor’s point of view, it may be better to have only his beloved empress and successor, and not have to keep the nobles who don’t support them.
Astelle didn’t answer for a moment before she asked another question.
“Who are the people on your side?”
“It’s quite a lot. First of all, Count Ruth,…..”
The Duke of Reston mentioned the names of several nobles.
There were several ministers that Astelle had also heard of.
“How about you? I heard you have Count Ecklen.”
“He offered to help me.”
“Since when did you two know each other? Why did he suddenly become friendly?”
“Maybe because he was close to my mother.”
The Duke who was putting down the teacup paused.
“Who said that?”
“My grandfather did.”
“Did he? How ridiculous.”
The Duke clicked his tongue.
“Is that something I shouldn’t hear?” Astelle naively asked.