Chapter: 876

Through the cracked glass filled with cobwebs, the setting sun could be seen.

‘How dare you leave me in a place like this.’

Locked in the room, the Duke of Reston frowned as he stared at the dusty window sill.

Every time he became aware of the passing of time, his anger exploded.

As soon as he was brought to the imperial palace, he was imprisoned in this old palace. This place was a dreary little palace that was abandoned a long time ago and hadn’t been cleaned, so it was all dusty.

He thought they wouldn’t be able to officially execute him, so they would lock him in a place like this, poison him, and make it look like he killed himself.

However, there was no news even after waiting a day or two.

By then there was a little hope.

‘If I’m lucky, I’ll be imprisoned somewhere forever… … .”

After all, he is the empress’ father and the crown prince’s maternal grandfather.

Besides, the poison the emperor ate was not an ordinary poison. Even if he wakes up for a while, you never know when he will fall again.

With such vague hopes, he waited for the emperor’s order. It was a terribly tedious wait.

It was a decision that put his life at stake, so he had to suffer even more.

The duke passed the time day by day with a feeling of nervousness and anxiety. However, after waiting several days more, there was still no news.

Now that he couldn’t wait any longer, his anger grew.

How many more days do you want me to stay in this gutter-like place?

Unable to contain his anger, he threw the bowl in front of him through the window.

clink.

The bowl flew through the window and shattered as it hit the window sill. A dilute soup spilled on the floor through the broken glass. It was his untouched dinner.

“Duke, what are you doing?”

Hearing the noise, the knight guarding the entrance opened the door and entered.

This young knight was in charge of guarding this abandoned palace.

The Duke of Reston asked as soon as he saw him. “Did you ask His Majesty how long he’ll keep me here?”

The young knight looked at him blankly and replied indifferently, “As I said in the morning, the order has not come yet.”

I think I’ve heard the same answer 100 times.