The Solitude of an Emperor [TO BE UNPUBLISHED]

32 : A Woman

"Your Majesty, we just could not understand the idea of choosing a Crown Princess rather than a Crown Prince." Viscount Morata started to speak about his opinion.

"Women are meant to be managing the house, doing household chores, and attending tea parties and banquets. They exist to assist their husband after doing all the external work. Should we not be worried about our wives if they could handle such responsibilities like the whole Empire? They are weak in nature and they must do the things they should do."

Many nobles approved of Viscount Morata's claim as it was supplemented by other nobles' opinions, agreeing to the idea that it must be a Crown Prince not a Crown Princess. However, there are also nobles who spoke their minds.

"I believe that gender is not a qualified reason to judge a person by their responsibility," said Count Sebastian. "I also believe that one person is capable of doing something bigger regardless of their gender." He added.

Marquis Hainey then approved of it by adding more, "I have worked with the Crown Princess within three years. It started when we worked on the hunting competition she organized. I have seen the Crown Princess' exceptional talent in management and leadership. And we have seen the outcomes of every project she had made."

No one could not deny what Marquis Hainey stated as it is true and authentic. Since the Crown Princess started managing some events, it has shown good outcomes and is very helpful to the public and even the nobles. Casualties drastically decreased, making it convenient to the nobles. To those who witnessed the Crown Princess' works personally, no one also can deny the truth that she is the type of ruler that people want.

Emperor Oswald can now see the true colours of the nobles. He can now see who is on the other side and who is thoughtful. He also could not believe that despite what the exceptional talent the Crown Princess showed, there are still more of them that will keep on prying just to protect themselves from going to the mud.

Meanwhile, Duke Esteban, who was also in the meeting, did not react to everything they were saying. He can fully understand what the Crown Princess feels whenever she is attending noble meetings. Before, he got jealous after hearing that the four-year old Princess Darya was able to attend a noble's meeting. But now that he had been in meetings like this for over three years, it is imperative to say that Princess Darya is so strong to directly hear criticisms from the nobles. And it is a fact that... his father was one of them.

The meeting was interrupted when an informant came in and announced that Crown Princess Darya arrived. Upon hearing it, Duke Esteban was the first one to stand before anyone else.

"We greet the Crown Princess." All nobles greeted Darya.

"You may all sit down." Darya calmly commanded as she walked towards the Emperor's side. She kissed the Emperor's cheek before sitting next to him, between the Emperor and the Duke.

"Please continue the meeting. What could have been the agenda of this rendezvous?"

Everyone was silenced after Darya asked them, knowing that they were just talking about her becoming the Crown Princess.

Seeing everyone's reaction, Darya had a rough speculation. She looked at the Emperor and exchanged looks. She then looked at Duke Esteban and showed him questioning eyes. Duke Esteban had no choice but to speak.

"We were just talking about your qualifications as the Crown Princess, Your Highness."

Darya was right to think about that. She nodded as she leaned her back to her seat. Upon seeing her reaction, they could not meet her eyes as they know that she is going to say something that they could not justify.