I Married the Terminally Ill Emperor - Chapter 69
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I Married a Terminally Ill Emperor
Chapter 69
“Could it be that a position has opened up?”
“That’s right. Several Librarian Priests have fallen ill, so they’re looking for someone to help temporarily.”
“I’ll go.”
Spade’s eyes filled with earnest hope.
The Intermediate Priest chuckled at his expression.
“You’re probably the only one who’d want to go to such a stuffy place.”
“A stuffy place? It’s a wonderful place where the Sacred Scripture is kept.”
“You know not just anyone can read the Sacred Scripture, right?”
“Of course. It would simply be an honor if I could contribute even my meager strength to such a sacred place.”
“I wonder why such a devout fellow doesn’t have even a speck of Divine Power.”
“It’s because I’m still lacking.”
Spade lowered his head with a dejected expression.
The Intermediate Priest patted his back consolingly.
“Divine Power can manifest later too, so don’t worry. I’ll introduce you to the Light Archive Priest, so let’s go.”
“Yes.”
Spade’s deep green eyes gleamed meaningfully as he followed behind the Intermediate Priest.
He had received orders to infiltrate the Library of Light, but that place was strictly off-limits to anyone except the priests assigned to librarian duties.
The effects of carefully adding small amounts of medicine to their food over a long time without being caught had finally appeared.
As he followed the Intermediate Priest with a secret smile, his gaze suddenly caught sight of a supply carriage heading toward the Kitchen.
He could see chicken meat piled up like mountains filling the supply carriage.
“Chicken again today?”
“Yeah. I’m sick of it, so sick of it.”
“I think it’s delicious.”
“You’re not picky about anything!”
When the Intermediate Priest snapped, Spade scratched his head and laughed sheepishly.
Spade’s gaze lingered on the supply carriage heading to the Kitchen before looking away.
Recently, carriages loaded with chicken had been coming in quite frequently. No matter how large the Temple was, the quantity was strangely excessive.
The Kitchen was very suspicious, but right now his priority was going to the Library of Light to complete his mission.
* * *
Rayen, who had come to visit Dahlia’s Room, was silently drinking Tea.
Dahlia glanced at him while waiting for whatever words would fall from his lips, her face full of guilt.
She had boasted loudly before coming to the Empire that there would be no reason for her and the Emperor to become involved, so she had nothing to say.
Just then, Annie, who had been standing behind them, approached Rayen’s side carrying a teapot.
She slowly poured Tea into his empty Teacup.
“Even if you are Elder Brother, I cannot stand by and watch you torment our Princess.”
The crimson Tea overflowed and dripped steadily onto the floor.
“Annie!”
Startled, Dahlia jumped up from her seat and grabbed Annie’s hand.
“I think you can stop pouring now.”
Rayen looked at Annie’s cold face with bewildered eyes.
“Finally, you speak.”
Rayen let out a short sigh and turned his gaze to the Princess.
“Princess. Your Maid is quite peculiar – shall I recommend a different maid for you?”
“I’m sorry. I’ll tell Annie never to do that again.”
Dahlia apologized on Annie’s behalf.
“I’m not sure that stubborn girl will listen to what you say, Princess.”
“No. Even though Annie is a bit scary, nags a lot, and is strict, she’s kind, isn’t she?”
“That’s true.”
When Annie silently offered him a Handkerchief, Rayen wiped his hands and looked up at her with a chuckle. The Tea had cooled so his hands weren’t burned, but thanks to that, his mind became crystal clear.
Meeting his gaze, Annie turned her head away with a prim expression and seated the Princess back in her chair.
Just as he had first worried about His Majesty the King’s concerns upon hearing news of the Princess’s marriage, for Annie, the Princess always came first. Even before himself, her blood relative.
“I heard from His Majesty the King. That you plan to marry Emperor Gray.”
Unlike Annie, who remained calm already knowing the facts, Cole, who had been standing by the door, widened his eyes in surprise.
“Do you love him? More than our Kingdom?”
At his playful tone that bordered on reproach, Dahlia smiled faintly.
“How could I love him more than our Kingdom? I’m truly sorry that things turned out this way.”
Dahlia kept her head lowered as she sincerely apologized. He was the Foreign Minister, and she had placed a great burden on him going forward.
“Please raise your head, Princess. This is not something you need to apologize to me for. It’s just that I can’t help but worry about the Kingdom’s future.”
His face darkened with concern.
Dahlia looked down with a dejected expression.
Rayen gazed at the Princess with complicated eyes.
While he was worried about the Kingdom’s future under pressure from two empires, he was more concerned about the Princess, who had only lived in the Star Palace, becoming empress of this vast Empire. He could already picture in his mind the future where the innocent Princess would be hurt.
“Princess.”
“Yes?”
Dahlia raised her face weakly.
“The Empire is very different from the Kingdom. Everyone will be dying to devour you. Please, you must steel your heart.”
At Rayen’s gentle advice, Dahlia smiled softly.
“Yes. Don’t worry about that.”
After all, it wasn’t a marriage that would last long anyway.
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After Rayen left, Annie approached Cole, who was standing with a serious expression.
Dahlia had just headed to the Dressing Room upon hearing news that the Emperor was coming.
“I need to help the Princess choose a Dress, so let’s keep this brief.”
“…I know the Princess well. The Princess has not fallen in love with Emperor Gray. So why did she end up doing something like this?”
Cole asked Annie with a rigidly hardened face.
“It’s the Princess’s will. I can only tell you that the Princess made that choice for the greater good.”
“The Princess has to marry a man she doesn’t love for the greater good? What exactly is this greater good?”
Cole’s face contorted as if he couldn’t understand at all.
Annie stared at his expression, swallowed a sigh, and whispered quietly.
“All the people in the world. The Princess made a difficult choice for everyone’s sake. You know the Princess is someone who doesn’t hesitate if she can help others.”
“But hasn’t the Princess always dreamed of love? For someone like that to-“
“Cole. We’re the Princess’s Maid and guard. So we just need to trust and follow the Princess.”
Annie cut off his words and gave sincere advice.
Cole squeezed his eyes shut as if trying to compose himself, then opened them.
“…You’re right, Maid.”
Soon he roughly rubbed his face and returned to his characteristic kind expression, bringing his face close to hers as if being inspected.
“Is my expression okay?”
Startled, Annie’s eyes widened as she looked at him so close.
Thump thump. Her heart was beating so loudly she was afraid he might hear it.
“I don’t want to worry the Princess. Does my face look the same as usual right now?”
At his words, Annie came to her senses and bit her lips tightly, lowering her eyes.
This man who’s devoted to the Princess, of course.
“Yes. You look the same as usual.”
“That’s a relief. You look as pretty as usual too, Miss Maid.”
Surprised, Annie raised her gaze and opened her eyes wide.
“Wh-what are you saying?”
She ended up stuttering at his sudden compliment.
“Aren’t we on the same side? You worry about the Princess a lot too.”
When he spoke innocently, Annie covered her reddened ears with her hands.
“Idiot…”
Annie whispered quietly, letting the words only circle in her mouth.
“What? I didn’t hear you?”
“I said it so you wouldn’t hear it, so never mind! Hmph!”
Annie snorted and headed energetically toward the dressing room.
Cole’s lips were curved upward as he watched her retreating figure, but he wasn’t aware of it himself.
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