I Won't Accept Your Regrets

Chapter 143

"Right. It was a gift to me from His Majesty."

"Wow..."

"Black brilliant. I have seen such only in pictures."

The noble ladies expressed their admiration, but the young girls still could not take their eyes off.

"It seems that the black diamond has found a worthy owner. And it suits you, Your Majesty," said the Countess with an easy laugh.

I gave her a polite smile and turned to the others.

When I wanted to speak to the other noblewomen, a harsh voice came across me:

"His Majesty appreciates you so dearly, so why are those strange rumors spreading?"

Brown hair, curled up. A grumpy wrinkled face and familiar green eyes.

This is Countess Vishtein.

She was the mother of the young Lady Vishtein, who had become entangled with Lisa, and the cousin of Marquis Sios.

The sin of Marquis Sios was great, but the punishment in the form of the destruction of three generations did not fall on their house, so the sister, who lived with another family, remained safe.

But she stuck to the reception.

Since this was the first appearance of the new empress and crown prince, the entire metropolitan nobility was invited to the reception.

However, no one expected to see those close to Sios here.

I laughed at the green eyes of Countess Vishtein, which reminded me of the disgraced marquis and Lisa herself.

She tried to maintain her composure, but there was a gap in her defense.

Would you risk your life just to take me away, to avenge Sios? Of course not.

She doesn't have the courage to undertake such an undertaking.

"These rumors... Tell me them."

At first glance, her words were just small talk, but it was easy to see them as a deliberate attack.

"This is just what I heard from others... How can I know if Her Majesty is angry?"

Countess Vishtein stared down at the floor and fell silent.

As if something had been splashed in her face.

But now my curiosity was flaring up.

What the hell is this talk about the Empress's name?

"Countess Vishtein."

"Yes, Empress."

"I won't get angry, so tell me what rumors have touched your ears."

"If Your Majesty orders so, then I will not hide anything."

The Countess could not help laughing.

"There are rumors that the Empress and His Majesty are deliberately postponing their first night at the Imperial Palace."

I hoped that hearing would be a trifling matter.

But this...

I became an empress, but not for the sake of living together with Raymond. It was close to a fictitious marriage, to which I only went to take revenge on Lisa.

Of course, there is not and will not be such a connection between us.

And in the end, the empress and emperor did not always share the same bedroom.

Meanwhile, the ladies spoke out one after the other:

"Well, of course, where should they be in a hurry?"

"And in general, isn't this the couple's personal life? Sounds like stupidity, a trifling rumor."

"But aren't they the two who have already been married in the past?"

All these noble ladies tried to fly my flag.

Now they are full of servility to hide me from slander, but if I do not myself now give out the proper explanation, rumors will grow even thicker behind the scenes.

Rumor has it that the relationship between the emperor and the empress is "strange."

I looked at them and spoke.

"It's true that we haven't set our reunion date yet."

"Yes?"

"As you know, I got into an unpleasant story shortly before I was crowned empress again."

I glanced at the Countess and spoke.

"It will take longer to heal my injuries. And taking this into account, His Majesty is deliberately playing for time."

The faces of the surprised ladies changed.

"Oh, that's it. In recent days, so much has happened that we have forgotten about Her Majesty's injuries. How do you feel?"

In an instant, the noble ladies gave me looks full of alarm.

"I'm getting better."

"What a luck. But it seems to me that some people will not stop fluttering their tongues anyway."

Someone laughed and glanced at Countess Vishtein.

As a result, the face of the latter flushed.

"I... I just said I heard."

"But take a look yourself. His Majesty's gift to his empress leaves no room for doubt. Another time, when you hear such ridiculous nonsense, think twice before spreading it."

"Yes. It was rough."

"I... I'm sorry. Your Majesty."

"No. After all, I told you to lay out everything as if in the spirit."

When I put on a sympathetic smile, the ladies laughed even colder at Countess Vishtein.

"Your Majesty the Empress. I feel bad, I better leave."

Unable to withstand the cold attitude of other noble ladies, Countess Vishtein galloped away, as if from a fire.

"If Your Majesty insists that it is getting easier for you, will it work out, the date of your reunion will be set in the near future? Even though you have a son, the crown prince, it would be great if a princess was born."

"Yes. With the birth of a daughter, the atmosphere in the family becomes more harmonious."

The noble ladies smiled happily at the sight of the imperial family.

A pretty daughter who looks like me.

They fell for my cunning, but my inner fears therefore did not subside.

I am reminded here and there of our "reunion" date.

Maybe I'll have to throw something out for show.

I laughed at their words, pretending that everything was in order. Meanwhile, a waltz was played at the reception.

The men then approached their partners and asked for a dance.

When the ladies left me one by one, my heart became much easier.

There was no need to make fake laughs anymore.

"So you look a little more natural, Your Majesty."

The Marquis Paren laughed and told me.

She just read everything I thought about.

After all, she was the one who supported me from my youth, so I did not want to play in front of her.

"I feel more comfortable this way because it has become quiet. There will be time to rest until the waltz ends."

I laughed and wanted to get closer to her.

"Oh, I don't think His Majesty will give you respite."

The marquise giggled playfully.

Turning around, I saw Raymond approaching me.

Our gazes met. He smiled gracefully and reached out to me.

"Empress, will you join me at the first dance?"

Dancing?

This was not in the plan.

But I can't take it now and say no.

Not only because of the nobility, but also because Carlisle was looking at us too.

"Of course, sire."

I grabbed his hand and walked to the center of the hall.

"Did you see what the emperor did? I wasn't sure, but those diamonds are really black."

"Of course. Everything is now completely different from what it used to be. Rather, now His Imperial Majesty cannot take his eyes off the Empress."

"But he is the only one? You yourself are staring at the Empress yourself."

"Well. Even if he had a first prince, in passing he named the second prince as heir."

"Be that as it may, such a sight is really in the delight of my eyes. A strong imperial family is a strong empire."

The nobles whispered as they watched the Emperor and Empress dance gently.

And Duke Drua stood in the distance of all, leaning his head against the wall.

Jeremy, looking at the Emperor and Empress dancing like a perfect couple, looked away to hide his bitterness.

In search of champagne, he stopped in front of a familiar face.

His gaze found the first prince, who is alone.

Thanks to the empress's gesture, the atmosphere around him became less gloomy, but there were still no people around him.

This lonely figure was strangely feigning Jeremy's own past.

When he was a child, he remembers that he could not go anywhere, and simply wandered here and there.

And why did he only think about his childhood when he saw the first prince?

He could not understand the train of his thoughts. But to contemplate this boy, who with all his might puffs up false bravado, such was the bitter heart of Jeremy.

Perhaps this is because he guessed about the ending of the first prince, which will come very soon.

Or is it a feeling of guilt, because he gave that portrait to the monarch with his own hand?

It was he who made the emperor doubt the first prince.

The ending is probably ... it must be terrible.

The waltz was reaching its climax. Jeremy glanced at Ellie again.

She also needs to be told about the first prince ...

He hasn't done that yet, because the case may not break out weakly, and Ellie's feelings for the first prince were previously unclear.

However, today Ellie showed everyone that she does not plan to take revenge on the first prince instead of Lisa.

It was a noble decision, considering Lisa's assassination attempt on Carlisle.

If you think about it ...

With Ellie's light hand, can the first prince's life be saved?

Jeremy did not regret passing the message to the emperor, but he did not want the innocent first prince to face a painful death.

When Jeremy confirmed his decision, the waltz song was over.

Ellie walked out of the center of the hall by the hand with the emperor.

We need to talk to her, but today, it seems, such an opportunity will not be presented.

The Emperor's tenacious eyes will not miss such a gesture.

Jeremy put down his glass and quietly left the party, thinking that he should visit the palace tomorrow.