The Low-Ranking Civil Servant Wants to Achieve Success - Chapter 66

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Chapter 66
Despite his busy schedule, his devotion to family was remarkable.
The Emperor sighed softly, muttering to himself.
“One must always know when to step in and when to hold back.”
Meanwhile, Riedan was being beaten to a pulp.
“Ugh, hack! Gasp! Cough!”
One thing was certain: the Empress still knew how to throw a punch.
After some time had passed, Luca came rushing over from a distance.
“Minister! I’ve arrived!”
“Good. That Ministry of Education employee looks like he’s about to die, so treat him and throw him in prison.”
At this rate, the Empress might actually kill Riedan.
That would be inconvenient. If he died instantly, only the Minister of Education who had backed him would feel relieved.
‘The Minister of Education has probably already figured out how to escape this himself… but if Riedan remains imprisoned, it will eat away at him.’
That’s why I had instructed Luca to come after a certain amount of time had passed.
Moving Luca was incredibly easy.
[You just need to save one patient you happen to discover while passing by.]
[I belong to the Medical and Health Department. I cannot follow the orders of the Minister of Scrolls.]
[But this is a request from me as your equal rival?]
[Then I will go. I may have lost in promotion speed, but for the sake of fair competition to the very end!]
The Medical and Health Department’s nature itself made mobilization relatively easy.
It was a department where treating first and reporting later was acceptable, rather than reporting and then treating.
“He absolutely cannot die. I need to interrogate him.”
“Understood.”
Only then did the Emperor slowly walk over and grasp the Empress’s arm.
“Leave the rest to me, Fron.”
The Emperor spoke gently.
“I’ve heard everything about what this wretch did to our son.”
As Luca dragged him away, Riedan cried out, spitting blood.
“No, I’m innocent! I, I truly acted for the honor and glory of the realm, cough!”
“You would do well to keep that mouth of yours shut.”
The Emperor spoke to Riedan with a gentle smile.
“If I were to unleash my anger right now, you would die. I’m barely holding back as it is.”
Truly a merciful course of action.
Meanwhile, the Empress seemed to regain her senses and collapsed to the ground. Her gaze fixed upon Jayden.
She stammered as she looked at Jayden.
“I… I’m, I’m sorry. Um, uh, uh, to your mother… um… have I disappointed you again? Did I, did I show you such an unrefined side again…? Oh no, wh, what do I do…?”
The Empress had remained composed even in prison and courtrooms.
Yet here she was, flustered and anxious before her own eight-year-old son.
I watched that scene quietly.
‘In the original story… only after the Empress dies and time passes, when Jayden grows into an adult, does he learn that he was manipulated by the schemes of the Ministry of Education officials.’
Jayden’s expression was utterly bewildered at this moment.
A glance revealed that the Emperor and Kiaros were equally preoccupied with suppressing their fury.
If they unleashed their anger here, not only the servants but I myself would surely collapse.
‘…I have no choice but to step forward myself.’
And in moments like these, a third party’s perspective matters far more than family sentiment.
I approached Jayden slowly.
“I pay my respects to Your Highness, the Young Prince.”
Jayden’s round eyes looked up at me.
He asked breathlessly.
“Who are you?”
Then he glanced at the Emperor and Kiaros behind me and immediately changed his tone.
“Ahem, we haven’t met before. What is your name?”
“My name is Namia Loapi.”
Jayden’s eyes widened upon hearing my introduction.
And he unconsciously repeated what Riedan had said.
“That… the traitor who kicked away imperial favor without knowing her place?”
“No, Your Highness. I am the Minister of Scrolls who knows her place well and accepted the Emperor’s goodwill only in my heart.”
I knelt down to meet Jayden’s eyes.
The gaze of the other members of the Imperial Family fell upon us both.
I spoke carefully.
“That civil servant named Riedan from the Ministry of Education has taught you nothing but lies all this time. Well, except for knowledge itself—he probably taught that well. So….”
I gave Jayden the words he truly longed to hear.
“The Empress loves Your Highness, the Young Prince, truly and deeply.”
In the original story, this was what the young Jayden secretly yearned for.
“More precious than anything else in this world.”
“…Don’t lie to me.”
The Young Prince breathed heavily, speaking in a whisper.
“What could you possibly know?”
“I know the Empress.”
I smiled gently.
“She is always bold and magnanimous. Yet in matters concerning Your Highness, she has always acted unbecoming of her station. She hesitates, she suffers, she doubts herself, and now she has even lost her composure like this…. It only proves how infinitely precious you are to her.”
“…What does that even….”
“That civil servant’s words are all lies. The Emperor and Empress truly love each other, and you, the Young Prince, are the fruit of their love—their greatest treasure.”
Only then did the Empress, having regained some composure, breathe heavily and interject.
“Of course a mother loves her child! How could you not know that? Hmm?”
“….”
“Even the lowliest creatures cherish their offspring more than their own lives…. How could you possibly believe such nonsense?”
Tears welled up in the Empress’s eyes. I smiled faintly and whispered to Jayden.
“You heard her, didn’t you? There is a terrible misunderstanding between you and the Empress. That…should be resolved between the two of you.”
“Haaa….”
The Empress trembled as she let out a shaky breath.
The Emperor gently wrapped an arm around her shoulders and nodded.
“The Minister of Scrolls speaks wisely. Once you understand the situation, you must clear up the misunderstanding directly. Since I seem to be caught in this misunderstanding as well, we should comfort her together.”
With the Emperor taking action, I felt reassured. He loved the Empress more than anyone else, and he was a deeply rational man, so I believed the situation would be resolved well.
“That I forcibly placed Fron on the Empress’s throne? How absurd. Such nonsense.”
“Y-you really didn’t?”
“No matter how passionately devoted a dragon-kin may be, you cannot force someone’s feelings. Look at your brother, who became a recluse after heartbreak, and at Miss Namia, who has been advancing triumphantly as a Minister.”
I nodded vigorously and offered a bright smile.
“Yes, Your Majesty. Just look at us. We’re clearly getting along ideally, aren’t we?”
Kiaros muttered beside me, “That’s something only established couples say.”
Originally, he had actively planned this with me. The Empress wasn’t the type to devise plans, and the Emperor had only arrived just before.
But after we descended on the scene, he had remained silent the entire time.
The Emperor gently stroked Jayden’s hair and made a soft suggestion.
“Jayden, shall we talk together? About how much we love you.”
“Your Majesty….”
“Your mother cherishes and treasures you so dearly…. What an absurd misunderstanding—a combination of an immature child and a wicked adult.”
At that, tears welled up in Jayden’s eyes as well.
The Emperor winked at me.
“Remember this. Our family owes an immense debt of gratitude to Miss Namia.”
“H-hic….”
“So don’t go around saying you’re a heinous criminal for rejecting a dragon-kin’s proposal. By that logic, your mother, who has rejected me for so long, should have already had all her limbs torn off and been beheaded.”
I smiled softly watching the scene unfold.
The Empress’s eyes were rimmed with red. Her face looked infinitely fragile, even as blood stained her fists.
‘It seems my role is finally complete.’
I slowly rose to my feet. Then I bowed respectfully toward the Empress, Emperor, and Jayden gathered together.
“Then I shall take my leave now.”
I turned my body slightly and offered a courteous greeting to Kiaros, who stood a little apart from the other members of the Imperial Family.
After that, I quietly slipped out of the Separate Palace alone.

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