That Piece Of Trash Was Me - Chapter 187

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Chapter 187

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“F-Father…”

 

That was when it happened.

 

“You’ve raised your son quite well, Your Majesty the Emperor.”

 

Dave’s face turned white as a blank sheet at the heavy voice filled with sharp criticism.

 

I couldn’t help but blink in surprise as well.

 

“Grandfather?”

 

‘Ah. The reason the Emperor briefly left was to meet with Grandfather.’

 

I hadn’t expected Grandfather to come to the victory banquet himself, so they must have talked for quite a while.

 

And while they were at it, he probably brought Ferdinand, Benjamin, and Klaus along to proudly introduce them.

 

As I suspected, behind the Emperor, the three Male Leads who had left the hall with the Emperor earlier were each walking over.

 

Klaus’s eyes sparkled particularly when he saw me, but I didn’t have the leisure to respond.

 

“My granddaughter is lovely as always today.”

 

Grandfather’s voice calling me was full of affection.

 

And…

 

His usual doting, no, fawning, no.

 

Anyway, Grandfather displayed his usual attitude without reservation, making the nobles’ eyes widen in surprise.

 

‘That’s right. Did you see? I’m the granddaughter beloved by this powerful man.’

 

I’m a fox riding on a tiger’s back. Everyone should be careful and bow down to me.

 

I was inwardly pleased enough that it was amazing how quickly Grandfather had come.

 

‘Anyone would think he flew to the capital within 10 minutes of receiving my letter. Hahaha.’

 

While I laughed inwardly, Grandfather’s expression quickly turned cold again.

 

He was already a person with a massive build, and he stood at the pinnacle of all these nobles.

 

Even I had trembled in fear when I first met him, so when Grandfather made such an expression, how frozen must the other people be?

 

“Your Majesty the Emperor.”

 

It seemed that even Emperor Alessandro, the monarch, was not much different.

 

“Since His Highness the Second Prince is already so violent at such a young age, as a subject, I cannot help but worry about the Empire’s future.”

 

“…I have shown you a pathetic sight, Grand Duke Frazier. My son is still very young and lacks maturity.”

 

Emperor Alessandro said while glaring at Dave.

 

“For that to be the case, I believe he’s about the same age as my granddaughter… Never mind. It would be presumptuous to receive an apology from the monarch.”

 

Though Grandfather said that, he was staring at Dave with terrifying eyes.

 

They say if you meet the eyes of an angry tiger, you’ll fall ill?

 

Grandfather’s eyes were exactly like that.

 

Dark green pupils with sharp killing intent flowing like a blade dipped in poison.

 

Dave couldn’t even dare to meet Grandfather’s gaze and was trembling.

 

Moreover.

 

“Tulia.”

 

‘Father came too!’

 

Given the occasion, I decided to call Father not by my usual term but something more formal and elegant.

 

“Father?”

 

“You’re not hurt anywhere. That’s a relief.”

 

I seemed to have called him correctly.

 

Right. Since Father is out fighting on the border lines, a dignified appearance is important.

 

“If you had been hurt even a little, this father would never have been able to sleep peacefully.”

 

‘Hmm. That wasn’t it.’

 

While I was thinking I should call him Father instead of the formal address in all situations from now on.

 

The banquet was heading toward a tremendous catastrophe.

 

There was one reason.

 

“Your Imperial Majesty.”

 

It was because the Crown Prince suddenly knelt on one knee before the Emperor.

 

Could such a beautiful man exist anywhere else in the world?

 

The nobles’ gazes were following Ferdinand’s every movement. Their eyes were like those enchanted by an actor on stage.

 

“I dare to speak again, asking you to grant the request I submitted before.”

 

The Emperor’s brow twitched. And I saw it clearly, though it was just for a moment. The Emperor glanced very quickly at Grandfather.

 

“I told you we’d discuss that matter later, at least after your victory banquet ends. Crown Prince.”

 

“Though it may be presumptuous, since even the head of House Frazier has graced us with his presence, wouldn’t it be proper to speak of it here?”

 

‘What?’

 

My bewilderment was brief.

 

Words that could turn the hall upside down burst from Ferdinand’s mouth.

 

“I will break my engagement with Lady Sophia Frazier.”

 

 

 

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Crash!

 

The moment Empress Carmi threw down her teacup, all the servants in the Empress’s palace immediately prostrated themselves flat.

 

Regardless of their rank, their backs were soaked with cold sweat.

 

“Since when, since when…”

 

Carmi’s beautiful face twisted hideously.

 

She couldn’t even grasp when the situation had become like this.

 

The former Empress Olivia?

 

She was nothing more than a handful of dirt who had her husband stolen and died.

 

The Crown Prince who closely resembled Olivia was also just worthless weeds, ultimately having fatal disabilities and being mocked and despised by everyone.

 

“Find out detailed news about the Crown Prince’s palace. Exactly when, how, and by what method the Crown Prince grew. If priests helped him, find out all the weaknesses of those priests as well.”

 

Though Empress Carmi’s voice had no inflection, it was filled with coldness like bitter winter. It felt devoid of any humanity.

 

“I will find out immediately, Your Majesty the Empress.”

 

The Head Maid of the Empress’s palace nodded and withdrew with quick steps.

 

Even if others didn’t know, the Head Maid, who was Carmi’s confidant, knew well.

 

Beneath the nickname ‘Sunshine Empress,’ how cruel Carmi’s methods actually were.

 

And also how great an inferiority complex she had toward Empress Olivia and Crown Prince Ferdinand…

 

Originally it had been fine because it was beneath the surface.

 

But then…

 

Cold sweat trickled down the Head Maid’s forehead as she hurried across the Empress’s palace.

 

It was all because of today’s banquet.

 

The Emperor slapped Second Prince Dave, and then Grand Duke Frazier and the Marquis appeared and openly questioned the Second Prince’s qualifications.

 

So…

 

‘The biggest problem is that Her Majesty the Empress’s plan went awry.’

 

The Head Maid’s wind-like gaze briefly looked at a large warehouse on one side of the Empress’s palace.

 

Inside there had been filled with tremendous tributes that Empress Carmi had personally prepared recently.

 

Dozens of bottles of precious famous wine whose fragrance would cover an island when uncorked, tens of thousands of spider-web-thin lace pieces meticulously embroidered by craftsmen, top-quality pearls and various rare gems whose texture would be as soft as a baby’s skin when held in both hands.

 

Was that all? There were also plenty of rosewood furniture personally procured from proud craftsmen of foreign countries famous for only taking orders from noble families of Duke rank or higher.

 

They were all precious items that Empress Carmi had prepared with her private funds to arrange an engagement between Tulia Frazier, that young lady, and Second Prince Dave.

 

But in the end, those tributes would never see the light of day. Like pearls inside tightly closed oyster shells, they would just uselessly gather moss.

 

Because…

 

 

 

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“I hereby grant permission for the annulment of the engagement between the Crown Prince and Sophia Frazier!”

 

At Emperor Alessandro’s angry voice, the seated nobles didn’t even dare to open their mouths.

 

The Noble Assembly Hall.

 

In the Briyang Empire, there were many meetings held regularly in service to the Emperor, and among them, today’s grand assembly was one of the largest in scale.

 

And today at that banquet, Emperor Alessandro formally issued a sacred edict permitting the Crown Prince’s engagement annulment.

 

The Emperor looked down below with cold eyes.

 

The glorious Emperor’s throne. Below it, Ferdinand stood with his eyes downcast.

 

The Crown Prince’s calm attitude didn’t matter.

 

The problem was the group of noble ladies behind him who were crying and making a commotion.

 

“Your Majesty the Emperor! Please withdraw your command!”

 

“Your Majesty! Such a sudden engagement annulment decree! Our daughter has done nothing wrong, so we cannot dare accept this!”

 

The person wailing loudest in front was none other than Aubrey Frazier. She was the viscountess who had previously fallen completely from grace within the Grand Duke Frazier House due to family matters.

 

Unlike Aubrey’s relatives who were screaming frantically, Sophia Frazier stood there trembling with a face that had turned pale as a sheet.

 

She seemed half out of her mind, and also looked like a commoner on the verge of suffocation from the burden of standing in such a place.

 

“Be silent!”

 

The Emperor slammed down his armrest with a bang.

 

“Ferdinand Cassel Evichkait!”

 

He asked angrily in a voice filled with frost.

 

“This annulment was certainly requested by you! Is that not so?”

 

In an instant, people’s gazes turned toward Ferdinand.

 

To be precise, the glances that had been stealing peeks from earlier now began openly staring at the Crown Prince, having found justification.

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