Chapter: 974

Theor still looked disappointed but nodded slowly in the end.

Kaizen stretched out his hand with a friendly smile.

“Because your health is the most important right now. Don’t overdo it,” said Kaizen with affectionate eyes, holding Astelle’s hand carefully.

Astelle also held his hand and gave him a smile.

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

Kaizen finished his meal and returned to the emperor’s palace. Disappointment enveloped him the entire time he walked down the hallway.

‘I failed today too.’

Over the past few days, Kaizen has been persuading Astelle to cancel the masquerade ball, and go to the summer palace to rest.

However, no matter how hard he tried, she always insisted that she couldn’t do that.

I understood what Astelle was thinking.

It’s only been a year since she became empress, and she experienced a lot of hardship during that time.

So she’s trying to do everything with all her heart so that others won’t blame her.

‘Is it necessary to care about that?’

Even though Kaizen was frustrated, he couldn’t insist on Astelle. It was because he was afraid that by arguing, he would hurt Astelle’s heart.

He couldn’t cause Astelle any worries.

He was happy when he heard the news of her pregnancy, but Kaizen immediately realized the reality.

Childbearing is a dangerous thing.

Astelle’s mother, the late Duchess, also lost her life due to postpartum complications. Kaizen’s mother, the former Empress, also died at a young age due to her health deteriorating after giving birth to him.

Kaizen was afraid that Astelle might have something bad happen to her. He wanted to force her to do nothing and rest all day in a safe and comfortable palace.

Theor, who followed Kaizen, asked, “Father, can’t we just go to the summer palace together?”

“What?”

Kaizen told Theor many times how beautiful and pleasant the summer palace was.

There is a small and splendid palace in the middle of the blue lake, and there is also a castle tower rising high into the sky.

If you go there, you can ride a boat and play on the clear lake all day long.

Actually, he was trying to persuade Astelle with Theor’s help.