I Married the Terminally Ill Emperor - Chapter 16

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Team. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————

I Married a Terminally Ill Emperor

Chapter 16

Gray organized his thoughts and looked down at the small woman before him.

What kind of courage did this woman have to cover a Sword Master’s mouth? Seeing as they didn’t even know each other’s names, this must be their first meeting.

Just then, Dahlia, who had come up with an excuse, opened her mouth.

“I felt sorry for accidentally covering his mouth, so I allowed him to use my name as an apology.”

“You’re missing an explanation for the ‘accidentally’ part.”

“That’s private.”

Using privacy as her justification, he couldn’t ask any further.

“You’re good at slipping away.”

The Pink Flower Field Lady smiled brightly again.

“Perhaps that man is the Lady’s type—”

Gray, who was about to ask ‘Perhaps that man is the Lady’s type?’, was startled by himself and covered his mouth. What was I about to say?

“Pardon?”

It was the moment when the Pink Flower Field Lady tilted her head and asked.

“Your Majesty, if you suddenly leave like that— Oh? My Lady?”

It was Oreon, the Emperor’s secretary.

“You two are together again?”

Oreon smiled warmly and spoke in a friendly manner.

“Let’s go.”

Gray felt relieved that he could escape this situation and hurriedly turned around.

“I think we could spare about 5 more minutes.”

Even at Oreon’s words, Gray firmly snapped back.

“No need.”

“Farewell, Your Majesty!”

She cheerfully greeted him from behind, but he pretended not to hear and hurriedly walked away.

* * *

The Emperor’s Office.

Oreon watched the Emperor’s mood as he presented the report.

Though His Majesty rarely had good days, strangely he had been even more low-pressure since yesterday.

Since he couldn’t understand the reason, he had no choice but to just lie low.

“There’s still nothing discovered. Is this supposed to be a report?”

At the Emperor’s sharp voice, Oreon flinched and stepped back from the desk. Scary.

“If you look below, there’s also an opinion that despite being branch and direct family, they get along well, and strangely the direct line takes better care of Lady Hudran from the branch family.”

“Is that something special?”

The Emperor’s voice was cold as he put down the report on the desk.

“Usually the branch family acts to gain favor with the direct line. And there’s a knight named Cole who’s providing tight security for the ladies.”

“A knight?”

The Emperor’s displeased gaze turned back to the report.

“Yes. He’s a knight who came along to escort the diplomatic mission. From the moment Deck entered as a maid, he suddenly started guarding in front of the young ladies’ room, making it difficult to obtain information.”

“A knight is guarding close to their door?”

The Emperor’s voice rumbled low as if in a cave.

“There’s no mention of ‘close’ though?”

Oreon glanced at the report he had written. Was there?

“A knight, you say…”

Why a knight? Did the knight do something wrong?

Oreon slightly turned his gaze to look at Captain of the Guard Ethan, who was the model of a knight.

Ethan stood properly behind the Emperor with his usual expressionless face.

“Tsk. A knight.”

At the Emperor’s uncomfortable expression, Ethan’s shoulders could be seen trembling slightly.

For whatever reason, the knight was at fault. It’s all the knight’s fault.

Oreon quietly nodded to himself, then remembered the last part of the report.

“Also, there’s content about the branch family lady frequently looking at a letter.”

“A letter?”

“Yes. She treasures it like a love letter, always keeping it close to her chest, so it couldn’t be taken out.”

“A love letter?”

The Emperor’s voice grew even lower.

“Ethan.”

Ethan quickly stood before the Emperor.

“Summon the Lady to the Emperor’s Garden.”

“Yes.”

While Ethan left the office, Oreon stared wide-eyed at the Emperor.

He had seen them conversing, but the Emperor’s Garden?

Was the relationship between the two more serious than he had thought?

“You’re letting that Lady into the Emperor’s Garden?”

“I’m not letting her in, she’ll come on her own.”

“Pardon?”

What did that mean? The Emperor’s Garden was a place that no one could enter without the Emperor’s permission.

That’s why he himself had never been able to enter it.

His curiosity surged, but the Emperor set down the hourglass with a thud as if he found it bothersome to answer further.

Oreon tactfully closed his mouth and quietly withdrew from the office.

* * *

Hart, who received Ethan’s message, headed to the young ladies’ room.

Even she had never entered the Emperor’s Garden. But he was summoning Miss Ria there?

She had returned from a distant business trip and was enjoying her vacation when she was suddenly assigned maid duties.

She thought it would end quickly since she just had to handle two young ladies from a small kingdom. But the ladies stuck together and acted suspiciously.

Even when she tried to eavesdrop, the knight named Cole was guarding their door, making that difficult too.

She needed to extract proper information quickly to end this tedious maid work.

Hart, whose eyes met with Cole who was standing guard at the door, smiled sweetly, knocked, and entered the room.

“Miss Ria.”

Dahlia, who was playing chess with Annie, peeked up her head.

“What is it?”

“You’re requested to come to the garden.”

When Dahlia tilted her head, Hart whispered in her ear so only Dahlia could hear.

“Emperor Gray’s garden.”

Then, as if sunlight had shone only on her, Dahlia’s face lit up brilliantly. It was a moment when she could understand why Emperor Gray was interested in this young lady.

She thought His Majesty disliked women, but does he simply like pretty women?

“Who summoned Ria?”

Annie, who had been quietly watching their conversation, looked at Hart.

Contrary to her inner thoughts, Hart faithfully played her role as an excitable maid.

“Oh my! Well, the Captain of the Guard summoned her. But how does Miss Ria know the Captain of the Guard?”

“The Captain of the Imperial Guard?”

Annie looked at Dahlia with a surprised expression.

Her orange eyes were asking, ‘What have you done now?’

Before Annie’s nagging could pour out, Dahlia hurriedly stood up.

“I happened to meet him while passing by. I’ll go out for a moment and come back.”

“I’ll come with you.”

Annie also stood up to follow.

“I’ll come along as well.”

Cole, who had been standing by the open door, also stepped forward.

Hart watched the two of them carefully. Both showed a particularly protective tendency toward this young lady.

“Should I come too?”

Hart interjected, raising one hand slightly.

“No. Everyone, it’s fine. I can go alone.”

Dahlia stopped them all. She didn’t know how they would react if they found out she was going to meet the Emperor.

“There’s no way…”

As Annie opened her eyes suspiciously, Dahlia smiled confidently.

She could see Lemon chirping and laughing in front of her.

“Because I have Lemon with me.”

“Ah, that’s right.”

Annie, who was the only one who understood those words, gave up first.

Only Cole and Hart wore bewildered expressions.

“Then I’ll be back!”

* * *

Following Lemon to arrive at the Emperor’s Garden, Dahlia looked around.

In the middle of the garden, an outdoor table set with desserts was placed.

The Emperor didn’t seem to have arrived yet.

Dahlia set down the notebook and quill pen she had brought on the table and pulled out a chair to sit.

Then she plucked a grape from the fruit basket and rolled it in her mouth, when her eyes slowly closed.

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Team. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————