I Married the Terminally Ill Emperor - Chapter 19
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I Married a Terminally Ill Emperor
Chapter 19
“That’s certainly a valid point. That’s why each empire and our kingdom are keeping a close eye on His Majesty the Emperor’s marriage. And some people interpret His Majesty’s distancing from the Imperial Princess as not wanting to give even the slightest opportunity to the Imperial Princess, who is second in line for succession, since there’s still no heir.”
Rayen responded as if agreeing with the Princess’s opinion.
Dahlia quietly nodded as if she had expected as much.
“Ria is truly wise. It just doesn’t show very well.”
Annie looked at Dahlia with newfound admiration.
“Annie, as a friend, I’ll just skip the latter part of what you’re saying.”
When Dahlia spoke playfully, Annie chuckled softly.
Rayen also joined in their banter with a voice tinged with laughter.
“So you’re going to approach His Majesty the Emperor’s close associates to get him married?”
“They would know His Majesty the Emperor’s preferences best.”
“There’s only one place that’s relatively easy to approach from the outside.”
“Where is that?”
Rayen smiled gently and opened his mouth.
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“So this is the Training Grounds.”
Dahlia examined the Training Grounds thoroughly with admiration.
Above the square black marble Training Grounds, clusters of stars shimmering with silver light were slowly floating through the air.
“I heard that light is Defensive Magic that prevents stones from flying or weapons from being thrown during training. It’s magic that the Krzea Empire installed as a gesture of friendship.”
Annie whispered an explanation from beside her.
“As expected of the Krzea Empire.”
The Krzea Empire was a powerful nation through the power of magic.
On one side of the Training Grounds, a high viewing platform stretched out lengthily, where elegantly dressed ladies sat with parasols, looking down at the knights.
“Do ladies usually come to watch like that at Training Grounds? Is it the same in our kingdom?”
Dahlia slowly walked toward where the viewing platform was. It was the perfect spot for watching the Training Grounds.
“At the kingdom’s Training Grounds, there’s no such obvious viewing area, so the ladies hide and watch from the bushes.”
“How do you know all this so well, Annie?”
When Dahlia grinned and probed, Annie responded with a nonchalant expression.
“I heard it from a friend.”
“Annie, you don’t have any friends besides me.”
“I think we need to get a little closer to see better.”
Annie pretended not to hear her words and quickened her pace.
As they approached the viewing platform, they could hear the ladies’ secretive conversations.
“Oh my, oh my, oh my. Did you see Sir Ian’s technique just now? He’s been struggling for days, but it seems he’s finally mastered that technique.”
“Indeed. He’ll surely create Aura soon.”
“Will Captain Ethan come out today?”
“This is classified information I heard from Father, but he said he’s coming out to train today.”
“Rejoice. I’m already excited.”
The prettily dressed noble ladies whispered about the knights while covering their faces with fans. They came here so often that they even knew about the knights’ achievements.
“These ladies are amazing.”
“There are ladies like that in our kingdom too. They even secretly visit the knights’ homes.”
“That’s even more amazing.”
Dahlia’s eyes widened. Having only been in the Star Palace, she had no idea such a world existed.
She turned her gaze to the Training Grounds, following the ladies’ line of sight.
About thirty knights were diligently engaged in training at the Training Grounds.
“Kyaaak!”
“Ugh! Go a little easier!”
While the knights were sparring and exercising with equipment, there was one direction that kept drawing attention even when trying not to look.
In a corner of the Training Grounds, knights who had taken off their shirts were refreshingly washing their backs.
Droplets that might have been sweat or water flowing down their muscular bodies.
“Annie, the scenery here is really nice.”
It was exactly like the male protagonists’ physiques she had only seen in novels. Why hadn’t she known about such a wonderful place before?
When Dahlia’s eyes sparkled and she couldn’t take her gaze off the knights, Annie spread her fan wide and covered Dahlia’s face.
“Ria, please maintain some dignity.”
“But then I can’t see.”
“You can’t look so openly. Look to the side.”
When she turned to look sideways, she could see the ladies watching the shirtless knights with only their eyes showing above their fans.
“That’s how you’re supposed to watch.”
“Annie knows everything, doesn’t she?”
When Dahlia smiled mischievously, Annie fanned herself gracefully with a composed expression. However, her earlobes were tinged red.
Annie saw too, she saw.
Dahlia focused forward again.
Watching the shirtless knights was fun, but she had a separate purpose.
She needed to become friends with Captain of the Guard Ethan and quickly introduce the Emperor to a woman who might catch his interest.
That’s when it happened.
“Lady Under?”
At someone’s high voice, the ladies’ gazes all focused on one spot.
Unlike the other prettily dressed ladies, it was a lady wearing a modest brown dress.
“Hello.”
Lady Under, who had a kind appearance with downturned eyes, bowed her head slightly to greet the other ladies.
“You haven’t been around for a while, but you’re here again? Captain Ethan doesn’t even glance in your direction.”
Lady Sorina, who had first spotted Lady Under, asked in a sarcastic voice.
“…I’ve been a bit busy.”
When Lady Under spoke with a stiff expression, Lady Sorina snapped her fan shut.
“I know. I heard you’ve been looking for work because your circumstances aren’t good these days?”
“Yes… So today will probably be the last time I come here.”
Lady Under smiled faintly.
“Oh my, how pitiful. Did you find a job? Come to think of it, my younger brother needs a tutor.”
Lady Sorina’s eyes glinted cunningly.
“Ah! Could you possibly introduce me? I can do tutoring work well too.”
When Lady Under spoke with delight, the lady next to Lady Sorina snickered.
“Lady Sorina, don’t you smell something strange?”
“Indeed. Is it the smell of an old dress? Lady Under, I’m sorry. My brother is sensitive to smells. I’ll introduce you when you can afford to buy a new dress.”
At Lady Sorina’s words, Lady Under’s face flushed red.
Seeing this, the ladies covered their faces with fans and giggled.
Lady Under, red up to her nape, lowered her eyes and hid her hurt feelings.
They had once been friends who hung out together, but after her family fell into ruin, she had become accustomed to being ostracized.
However, being accustomed to it didn’t mean it was okay. The ladies’ sarcasm always hurt.
She had made time to come here today with difficulty because she wanted to see him one last time. She didn’t have the courage to speak to him, but she just wanted to look at him and say goodbye to herself.
But it was a foolish choice. She shouldn’t have come. She gripped tightly the handkerchief embroidered with initials that she had wanted to give him.
Just as her head was sinking lower and lower toward the ground.
Suddenly, an unfamiliar voice interjected among them.
“Dog nose.”
The young ladies turned around with puzzled expressions.
A beautiful woman they had never seen before stood together with a woman of calm demeanor who gave off a cool atmosphere.
“What did you just say?”
“To have such a keen sense of smell, how wonderful. Just like a dog’s nose.”
The beautiful woman with pink hair even clapped her hands as she praised.
“You surely didn’t just call me dog nose, did you?”
Lady Sorina trembled with anger.
“It’s a compliment. Right, Annie?”
“Yeah. To identify a dress by smell—that would be difficult for a human to do.”
The woman with the calm demeanor chuckled and agreed.
“Who are you people?!”
At that, Annie stepped forward and greeted them.
“I’m Annie from the Hudran Count Family of the Kingdom of Foevern. This is Ria Hudran.”
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