I Became the Wife of the Hero Who Killed Me - Chapter 115

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#Episode 115

 

“His Majesty! You’re joking, aren’t you?!”

 

“….”

 

“His Majesty!!”

 

At the Emperor’s silence, Rosalind was on the verge of losing her mind.

 

To marry a barbaric Protestant.

 

The position of crown princess of Southern Marsen was already beneath her, but to be queen of Pavia, which was nothing more than a backwater!

 

But the Emperor, having heard his daughter’s complaints, spoke with an indifferent expression.

 

“Isn’t being a queen better than being a crown princess?”

 

“There are limits to everything! It’s not even the body of a snake but the head of an earthworm – who would welcome that!”

 

“My head hurts.”

 

The Emperor frowned and rubbed his temples.

 

Then Lady Perez, who was standing behind them, subtly gave a signal.

 

“Please calm down, Lady Rosalind.”

 

“Do I look like I can calm down right now?!”

 

“His Majesty is greatly troubled because of the Empress.”

 

In truth, the relationship between Lady Perez and Rosalind wasn’t particularly bad.

 

Thinking of her own future, the lady always bowed graciously to the siblings Nigel and Rosalind, who were heirs to the throne.

 

From Rosalind’s perspective, she was secretly pleased to see Lady Perez, who controlled the palace’s domestic affairs through Imperial Father’s overwhelming favor, bow and scrape before her.

 

Moreover, they had a common thorn in their side: Mariana.

 

Lady Perez smiled gently and whispered to Rosalind.

 

“It seems Lady Mariana’s house arrest will be extended.”

 

It was protocol for the Empress to oversee royal marriages.

 

No matter how much Lady Perez monopolized the Emperor’s favor, diplomatic matters required someone with proper rank and justification to step forward and handle them.

 

Therefore, the Emperor had proposed to Mariana that if she handled this marriage well, he would lift her house arrest.

 

But when Mariana heard the proposal, she became even more furious.

 

Rosalind, who was supposed to marry her nephew, was to be sent to a foreign country – and to Pavia, where Protestants held sway – there was no way she, an Orthodox believer, could sit still and accept this.

 

Mariana had ignored her house arrest and rushed to the Solar Palace to confront the Emperor.

 

She had strongly protested that this marriage absolutely could not happen and was dragged away just moments ago.

 

Lady Perez, having filled her in up to this point, continued.

 

“So for the time being, it will be difficult for the royal marriage procedures to proceed properly.”

 

“Lady Mariana really did that? That virtuous woman troubled His Majesty’s mood so much?”

 

“Yes, thanks to that, His Majesty is very displeased. So it would be best for Lady Rosalind to step back for now.”

 

No matter how much of an Empress she was, she couldn’t go against the Emperor’s will to the very end.

 

So Lady Perez’s advice was actually nothing more than sweet talk – a temporary measure.

 

But Rosalind, who had experienced all the ups and downs of the Imperial Court and looked down on Lady Perez, believed her words completely.

 

She thought Mariana would continue to hold out and buy time.

 

‘That old fox is occasionally useful.’

 

The Empress, who had been arrogantly raising her nose after giving birth to one late-born prince, had cornered herself while frantically trying not to lose him to Pavia.

 

Rosalind’s unpleasant mood eased a little.

 

Of course, she hadn’t relied solely on Mariana and Lady Perez.

 

‘Elder Brother won’t just leave this marriage alone.’

 

She could at least read the basic international situation.

 

Recently, the southern continent had become turbulent as Protestant forces gained power.

 

To suppress this current, she, a direct descendant of the Baldin Imperial Family, needed to marry into Marsen, a fellow Orthodox nation, to strengthen their alliance.

 

This would be much more helpful for Elder Brother’s reign as well.

 

‘His Majesty is autocratic, but he values Elder Brother’s words highly.’

 

Having finished her calculations, Rosalind changed her expression.

 

With her characteristic charming smile, she knelt at Imperial Father’s feet and raised her head.

 

“His Majesty, Rosalind has a request.”

 

“If it’s gems or dresses, I’ll let you buy as many as you want.”

 

“No, not that.”

 

Once the marriage issue was settled, another troublesome matter that had been bothering Rosalind raised its head.

 

The citizens clinging like parasites to a corner of the Imperial Palace, and the hypocrites pretending to be good while helping them.

 

Those desperate to pin even one scandal on her.

 

“While you’re blocking the rumors, couldn’t you also drag out all the commoners disturbing the peace of the court?”

 

“Hmm, those things? I was just finding them bothersome myself.”

 

“If we send some troops to completely demolish the barracks and dispose of the sewer rats inside somewhere, who would know? They won’t live long anyway.”

 

The Emperor seemed quite tempted this time too.

 

Rosalind pressed her advantage and whispered one more thing.

 

“And don’t you think we need to make an example of those who disturbed His Majesty’s mood this time?”

 

Actually, this was the main point.

 

“They disobeyed the Imperial Decree not to help the sewer rats and show no fear. They’re daring to take advantage of His Majesty’s mercy.”

 

“Hmm.”

 

“If we continue to leave them like this, everyone in the court will take His Majesty’s mercy for granted and forget their fear. So how about executing just one as an example?”

 

“Who do you think would be good?”

 

“Well. For instance… Princess Caterina?”

 

Rosalind, who had been pretending to think for a moment, soon answered with a bright expression.

 

Caterina was the weakest link in their group.

 

Mariana and Elisia didn’t yet provide sufficient grounds for attack, and Grand Duchess Heidelberg and Marquise Ferang were outside Rosalind’s interest from the start.

 

But Caterina was different.

 

The sight of her acting like royalty and causing trouble in another country despite losing power and being exiled was particularly irritating.

 

If only that woman hadn’t been there, the tournament victory would have been hers.

 

She would have monopolized the court’s admiration with her excellent equestrian arts!

 

“Caterina, you mean the Princess of Pavia sponsored by the Empress?”

 

“You don’t know how wicked her nature is. She joins hands with Sister Elisia to torment me every time!”

 

“Indeed, with the Empress constantly opposing me, there was a need to show an example. That would be appropriate. Do as you say.”

 

“Really?!”

 

Rosalind didn’t know it yet, but this was also one of the conditions that Karl II of Pavia had presented in the negotiations.

 

To capture his sister Caterina and send her back to their homeland, or if that proved difficult, to exile her from the country entirely.

 

However, the Emperor didn’t bother to mention this part.

 

It would be good to kill two birds with one stone anyway.

 

“His Majesty, thank you!!”

 

Rosalind kissed the back of her Imperial Father’s hand and smiled joyfully.

 

* * *

 

It had become a tremendous procession, completely different from what I had initially expected.

 

I had thought catching even one cardinal would be a great catch, but I had managed to hook all three cardinals.

 

In other words, I was currently crossing the Imperial Capital Bellenua with three cardinals backing me like a halo and receiving an escort of Holy Knights.

 

And all while riding in a carriage with its top completely open.

 

“Is this really happening?!”

 

Citizens who spotted the procession all came out at once, throwing flowers and bowing their heads deeply.

 

Although we were rushing so fast that our eyebrows were practically flying, so people couldn’t follow us, everyone in Bellenua could see this spectacle.

 

Godric calmly answered my cry of despair.

 

“Please think of it as our way of showing sincerity to the Duchess.”

 

“Cardinal Godric is right. Now that the Duchess has the Holy Capital Arzenbach behind her, even the Emperor of Baldin won’t be able to touch Madam carelessly.”

 

Cardinal Nonna chimed in.

 

Following that, Cardinal Vincent smiled with a good-natured face.

 

“When Cardinal Godric suggested that Madam become an Inquisitor, I immediately sensed that this fellow had become quite taken with Madam.”

 

“…Excuse me?”

 

“He’s so deeply suspicious by nature that he doubts everything and everyone, yet he came out like that at first sight. How extreme was it? In his younger days, he even suspected me! Haha, what a fellow!”

 

“And Cardinal Godric is so greedy too – once he sets his sights on something, he absolutely never gives up. I don’t even know how many assistants he’s stolen from me.”

 

Cardinal Nonna added with a laugh, but I couldn’t bring myself to laugh along.

 

My facial muscles had declared a strike.

 

For now, summarizing everything so far, it seemed there was no problem with my soul.

 

I couldn’t be completely at ease yet, but at least the immediate danger of being captured by an Inquisitor had lessened.

 

Instead, the danger of being captured ‘as’ an Inquisitor had emerged!!

 

‘Am I imagining that the way he’s looking at me is like a hawk eyeing a mouse?’

 

It must be my imagination.

 

Surely, it must be my imagination.

 

While I trembled and prayed it wasn’t true, the carriage had already arrived at the entrance of the Imperial Palace.

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