That Piece Of Trash Was Me - Chapter 170
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Chapter 170
In an instant, the Empress Palace froze completely.
Even the spring sunlight that had been streaming abundantly through the wide-open windows seemed to shrivel coldly.
Even Carmi’s slender fingers stiffened in place, let alone the other ladies-in-waiting.
In this chilling atmosphere where blood seemed to freeze, only one person remained composed—Ferdinand, only that Crown Prince.
His red eyes, filled with coldness, glanced toward the inner part of the Empress Palace bedroom, at the grand and beautiful vanity table.
“I still remember it occasionally. When Mother sat at the vanity table getting ready, Her Majesty the Empress would stand quietly behind her.”
“….”
“As a well-smiling court lady, just like now.”
Empress Carmi’s fists turned white as bone. She answered with fury that seemed to shake her very bones.
“You speak of useless things, Crown Prince. Perhaps it’s because you’ve been rolling around on lowly battlefields for so long.”
Normally, Carmi would never have shown such a reaction.
When stories of the late Empress Olivia came up, she would protect her reputation by saying things like how her heart ached, or how heartless God must be to take such a noble and beautiful person first.
But.
To receive such insults to her face.
When none other than Empress Olivia’s own son was so clearly mocking her.
How on earth, how could she possibly spout worship and praise for Empress Olivia?
“So is that all you wanted to say, Crown Prince?”
Ferdinand did not answer immediately.
He simply stared at her with those blood-red eyes that Empress Carmi had trembled before her entire life.
“It’s just that my body is still young, so childhood memories came to mind.”
“….”
“Surely these are unforgettable old memories for Your Majesty the Empress as well?”
Ferdinand’s face as he asked this with a smile was terrifyingly identical to Empress Olivia’s.
For a moment, Carmi felt as if she were being strangled. As if overwhelmed by some intangible presence she couldn’t handle, she found it hard to breathe.
Empress Olivia oppressed her like this even in death.
She had left behind the flesh and blood that had torn her life apart, desperate to torment Carmi herself like this.
Terrible woman.
Disgusting woman.
Acting so aloof by herself, yet in the end having her husband stolen by me…
With such cold eyes until the very end.
Empress Carmi slowly closed her eyes and opened them. As if by magic, a smile bloomed on her frozen face. It was exactly the smile that suited her usual epithet of ‘Sunshine Empress.’
As if she hadn’t heard any of the previous conversation, she asked warmly in a voice that felt almost pure.
“Crown Prince. I sent you so many precious gifts upon your return, so how can you be so stiff with me?”
“Ah. You sent many white tulle dyes. I came to express my gratitude for those as well.”
He didn’t bother mentioning that those white tulle dyes were worth such an enormous amount that even the Crown Prince would find it difficult to calculate.
He already knew through what route the Empress had sent those dyes to his palace.
So in truth, that gift was from Tulia Frazier.
That young lady had sent it to him.
By raiding the Empress’s warehouse, no less.
So it made him laugh.
So he couldn’t dare use those precious dyes.
So he could only give orders to store them in the Crown Prince Palace warehouse.
So…
Ferdinand paused to catch his breath. He couldn’t understand it, but whenever he thought of that young lady, his heart would sometimes skip a beat like this.
He still didn’t know the reason.
The brief wavering was quickly composed. Ferdinand’s eyes toward Carmi became cold again as before.
“But Your Majesty the Empress.”
“Speak, Crown Prince.”
“When you sent the Royal Designer to the Crown Prince Palace, you also sent Your Majesty’s Chief Attendant to assist him.”
“Ah. Yes, I did.”
Carmi’s voice remained affectionate, but a cruel light flashed momentarily through her eyes.
“You are my son too, aren’t you, Crown Prince? I specially sent my Chief Attendant to help the designer complete the finest formal attire.”
“The finest formal attire.”
Ferdinand lowered his head and smiled weakly. He gestured lightly with his chin.
Then the knight standing behind the Crown Prince handed over the garments he had been carrying.
Taking the garments, Ferdinand threw them on the floor without a second thought.
“…!”
It was instantaneous. Empress Carmi’s Head Maid raised her voice.
“Your Highness the Crown Prince! You are being disrespectful to Her Majesty the Empress!”
But Ferdinand only glanced at the Head Maid.
“Your Majesty the Empress.”
His red eyes glaring at her were no different from a venomous snake. At least that’s how they looked to Carmi.
“Shouldn’t you stop this kind of behavior now?”
“This kind of behavior?”
Carmi trembled at the excessive insult.
“How dare you use such lowly language to me, the Empress…”
“Bring him.”
Ferdinand’s voice cut off Carmi’s words cleanly. It was instantaneous.
Two of the Crown Prince’s subordinates brought in the bloodied Chief Attendant and threw him on the floor.
“…!”
“…!”
Not only the ladies-in-waiting, but even the Head Maid’s complexion turned white as paper.
Only Empress Carmi sat upright with strength in her eyes, looking down at the Chief Attendant’s hands.
All ten fingers of her confidant, the Chief Attendant of this Empress Palace, were gone.
“What… what is the meaning of this? Crown Prince.”
“He kept recommending formal attire I couldn’t even wear. In Your Majesty’s view, do those oversized garments look like they would fit my body?”
“…”
“Since he kept recommending formal attire that didn’t fit me, I pondered whether to punish his eyes or hands, and decided to cut off his fingers.”
Even while telling this cruel story, Ferdinand didn’t blink an eye. Only then did Carmi truly realize.
This boy, this cripple, this monster.
He was a terrible demon who had managed to survive that battlefield and return with the same number of medals on his chest as the Founding Emperor.
“To dare insult a member of the Imperial Family, surely this is a deserved punishment, isn’t it, Your Majesty the Empress?”
Ferdinand continued with cold eyes and a smile.
“According to the supreme imperial law of the Briyang Empire.”
For the past ten-odd years, Carmi had insulted Ferdinand countless times like this.
She had poured poison into his mouth, monitored him, beaten him, and didn’t hesitate to throw him onto cold snow.
Because of that.
Carmi could understand.
Right now, this terrible monster was warning her through that Chief Attendant.
A final warning that he would no longer preserve her fingers and tongue.
“…You, how dare you…”
“‘You’?”
Ferdinand smiled like a prince addressing his mother.
But only his lips drew a gentle curve. His eyes were as cold as if they had swallowed glaciers.
“You should watch your words, Your Majesty the Empress.”
“….”
“Wasn’t she just a mere court lady who served my mother?”
“You…! How dare you…!”
Empress Carmi’s complexion turned ashen. She trembled all over before finally collapsing backward.
“Your, Your Majesty the Empress!”
“Palace Physician! Call the Palace Physician!”
“Your Majesty the Empress!”
The Empress Palace was thrown into chaos.
However, Ferdinand’s eyes remained completely indifferent. He rose from his seat and left the Empress Palace just like that.
And just over ten minutes later.
Crash!
Along with the sound of porcelain breaking, Ferdinand’s face turned to the side. His cheek swelled red in an instant.
A grinding voice pierced his ears.
“Have you finally lost your mind?”
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