Chapter: 912

“Yes?”

Astelle tried to remember if she had heard anything about Naen, but nothing crossed her mind. She had been too busy the past few days to care about the Croychens.

“Naen…… What happened to the Croychens?” Astelle asked, thinking about Florin she had met before.

She wondered how that little lady was doing.

“Marquis of Croychen visited your father often lately.”

“Yeah, I’ve already heard about it from my father.”

Duke Reston had slowly brought influential nobles to his side. One of them was Marquis Croychen, who helped him in this poisoning plot.

Duke Reston and Marquis Croychen.

I remember being very surprised to hear that because it was an unexpected combination.

“Was he arrested too?”

It was the Marquis who helped the Duke. Was the connection between the two revealed during the investigation and he was also brought to the Imperial Palace?

But I haven’t heard of anything like that.

“No, I heard that Marquis Croychen is sick and dying.”

“He’s sick?”

“He is in critical condition.”

“Living in an unfamiliar place must be difficult for him.”

The Croichens are said to have been living in the old castle after being expelled from the capital.

If only they had just gone to the quiet countryside, they wouldn’t have had to live so hard. Instead, the Marquis insisted on living near the capital, so they ended up living in the crumbling fortress.

“He was seriously ill that the Emperor gave the order to leave him alone. According to the investigation, the Marquis did not seem to have any unusual behavior except that he had met your father several times.”

“I see.”

I think it’s good for Naen too.

If Marquis Croychen were to be executed, Naen’s position would be even worse.

It would be difficult for her to continue working in the Empress Palace.

“His other daughters were also investigated, but fortunately nothing happened.”

“They were also investigated? Why?”