I Got Engaged To The Blind Duke - Chapter 221

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I Got Engaged to a Blind Duke Episode 221

“Y-you insolent—”

The Crown Prince cut off the angry Emperor’s words mid-sentence.

“Since His Majesty the Emperor’s condition is severe, from now on he will be confined and cared for in the separate palace bedroom.”

The Imperial Physician immediately bowed his waist.

“Yes. I will comply.”

The Emperor’s head whipped to the side.

What was he saying right now? Not only had he cut off his words mid-sentence, but now he was confining him?

He was no longer his son but a traitor and a rebel.

“Have you gone mad? What are you saying right now? This is treason! Treason!”

The Emperor’s eyes flashed wide as he glared at the Crown Prince with murderous intent.

The Western Duke firmly grasped the Emperor’s arm and forcibly lifted him up.

“Let go, let go!”

In the Emperor’s devastated eyes as he was dragged away by the Western Duke, the Crown Prince’s impassive face seated before the office desk was etched.

“That’s my seat! My seat! No one can take it! Get away!”

Blood vessels burst in the Emperor’s eyes.

He struggled desperately to avoid being dragged away by the Western Duke, but he couldn’t overcome his strength.

The Crown Prince sat in the Emperor’s seat and gave his final farewell to the Emperor.

“Farewell.”

“Let go! Western Duke, have you gone mad?! Is there no one here?!”

The Emperor was pathetically dragged out by the Western Duke while struggling.

It was the Emperor’s miserable end.

The tear-stained Chief Attendant tried to follow after them, but the Crown Prince called out coldly.

“Chief Attendant.”

“…Yes, Your Highness.”

“Your duties are also suspended. An investigation will be conducted, so wait in your room.”

“Yes… I will comply.”

He had thought it was for the Emperor’s sake, but it had been his misjudgment.

The Chief Attendant bowed his waist without even wiping away the tears of regret streaming down his face.

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Taking advantage of the dark night, numerous nobles and private soldiers headed toward the Imperial Palace.

Eastern Duchess Edena and Southern Duke Smith took the lead.

The guards standing watch at the Imperial Palace took a highly alert stance upon seeing the approaching group.

What was all this in the middle of the night?

Edena, standing before the guards, spoke in a low voice.

“Open the gate.”

“What business brings you to the Imperial Palace at this hour?”

“I’ve come to meet His Majesty the Emperor.”

“Please come when the sun rises tomorrow.”

Edena glanced meaningfully at the private soldiers lined up behind her, then turned her gaze back to the guard.

“I could force it open.”

The guard closed his mouth with a face that looked ready to faint at any moment. The guard standing beside him had stopped breathing.

The guards quickly exchanged glances with each other.

Was this treason? What on earth were they supposed to do about this situation?

Just then, Imperial Guard Captain James slowly walked out from inside the Imperial Palace.

The guards breathed sighs of relief as soon as they saw him.

James stepped forward in place of the guards and swept his displeased gaze over the nobles and the private soldiers lined up behind them. His sharp eyes reached those standing at the front.

“Only two of you may enter.”

“Will you guide us directly to His Majesty the Emperor?”

“No. I will guide you to His Highness the Crown Prince.”

Edena and Smith met each other’s eyes.

No matter how many letters they sent to the Crown Prince, he wouldn’t budge, so they had been about to forcibly drag down the Emperor and seat the Crown Prince in his place instead.

But the Crown Prince was calling for them directly?

“Guide us.”

When Smith spoke calmly, Edena also nodded slightly.

However, the nobles standing behind them objected.

“What if something terrible happens to you two going alone? Take the private soldiers with you.”

At those words, James’s face hardened frighteningly.

Right before his eyes were countless rioters who dared to threaten the Imperial Palace.

His hands trembled from not being able to cut them down, and bile rose in his throat as he held back with all his might. What did that fool just babble about?

“Without His Highness the Crown Prince’s permission, no one may set foot in the Imperial Palace.”

A strange light appeared in Edena’s eyes.

The Crown Prince’s permission, not the Emperor’s…

“Understood. Guide us.”

James glared coldly at the noble who had spoken earlier and turned around.

Edena and Smith followed behind him.

But before long, the two people’s steps gradually slowed.

The place James was guiding them to was not the Crown Prince Palace, but the Emperor’s Office.

Could this have been a trap?

When the two people’s steps finally stopped, James turned around.

“His Highness the Crown Prince is waiting in His Majesty the Emperor’s Office right now. His Grace the Western Duke is also there, so please don’t worry. I promise on my honor… no, on my life.”

James spoke desolately and began walking again.

From the moment he dared to defy the imperial command, his honor had been thrown to the floor. Now the only thing he could stake was his life.

And this life would be used for His Highness the Crown Prince.

At his words, the two people exchanged glances.

The Western Duke was in the Emperor’s Office together with the Crown Prince?

But why?

Soon they arrived at the Emperor’s Office, and James opened the door for them.

The Crown Prince was sitting in the Emperor’s seat, with the Western Duke standing guard beside him.

“Patayan greets His Highness the Crown Prince.”

“Stein greets His Highness the Crown Prince.”

The two people bowed to the Crown Prince.

The Crown Prince received their greetings with a composed expression.

“You’ve made a difficult journey in the late night.”

It was a pointed remark about those who had surrounded the Imperial Palace at this hour.

“We apologize. But nothing has happened yet. Isn’t that right, Your Highness.”

Edena raised her head and spoke with sharp eyes.

“Yet, you say?”

The Crown Prince met Edena’s gaze with a calm face.

After a brief silence, Smith glanced at Gerald and spoke.

“Where is His Majesty the Emperor?”

“Didn’t you come here after hearing that His Majesty the Emperor’s illness has worsened and I will be regent from now on?”

Edena’s eyes widened in surprise.

She had worked so long to win over the Crown Prince, and now it was happening so suddenly?

Edena’s bewildered gaze moved to the Western Duke standing silently beside the Crown Prince and stopped.

At that moment, the conversation they had shared in his office came to mind.

“Are you planning to enthrone His Highness the Crown Prince?”

“That’s right.”

“The Noble Faction wants to use His Highness.”

“His Highness will endure it. We ask that the Western Duke join us as well.”

“Vines only protects.”

“Who do you intend to protect?”

At that time, the Western Duke had remained silent about who he would protect.

Was the one he said he would protect His Highness the Crown Prince?

Edena looked at the two of them with contemplative eyes.

For the nobles to bring down the Emperor, the Crown Prince was absolutely necessary. Legitimacy was that important.

However, if the Crown Prince was forcibly placed on the throne by the nobles, he would inevitably be manipulated by them.

Imperial authority differed depending on who had enthroned the ruler.

But even though it was a regency, the Crown Prince had chosen to take the Emperor’s position himself.

“I don’t know how the news spread so quickly. You all have great concern for the Empire. However, since it’s late at night and you must be tired, I’ll convene a meeting tomorrow.”

It meant he would dismiss everyone, saying the nobles had come after hearing news of the regency.

Edena’s gaze reached the window.

Though private soldiers surrounded the Imperial Palace outside, the situation was already over.

“Understood. We shall withdraw now.”

Edena drew a hollow smile on her lips and bowed her head.

“I will pay my respects again tomorrow.”

Smith also offered his greetings.

Edena’s gaze briefly touched upon the Western Duke.

The Western Duke met her gaze with a stoic expression.

Vines. He had protected them once again this time.

Edena gave him a bitter smile and nodded in greeting before turning away.

Smith also bowed silently to Gerald and followed behind Edena.

The two walked silently through the corridor of the Imperial Palace.

In the distance, nobles could be seen. Anxiety and anticipation could be felt even from afar.

Smith gazed at that sight and whispered quietly.

“Appeasing them will be quite a headache.”

In the process of bringing down the Emperor and supporting the Crown Prince, the nobles were also planning to gain many benefits.

“Indeed. It will be a long night trying to persuade them.”

Edena looked up at the black night sky with a somehow relieved expression.

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