How To Hide Emperor's Child

Chapter 86

'I didn't know that Kaizen would be interested in that illegitimate child.'

Obviously, Kaizen fell in love with Astelle. So I think Kaizen will treat the child like a thorn in his eye, and won't care if he's missing or not.

The Duke received a report that when the Marquis and the child had left for the East first, Kaizen didn't respond at all.

When the Duke heard this, he thought Kaizen was trying to leave Astelle's child in the eastern countryside.

'Did he try to take the child to threaten Astelle because she rejected his proposal?'

I wondered if Kaizen was looking for the child for the same purpose as me.

'I can't go against Kaizen's feelings right now.'

Now it was a very important situation for Astelle to become Empress again.

It was unwise to go against Kaizen's intentions in such a situation.

'What should I do with the child?'

He got up from his seat and headed to his bedroom.

"I'm going to take a rest, so don't disturb me."

He gave orders to the butler who followed him to the bedroom.

The Duke's bedroom was as splendid as the Emperor's bedroom in the imperial palace.

He walked to the wall next to the bed.

The light blue wall was decorated with white jade and elegant lily bushes.

The duke pressed the white petals overlapped under the bushes with his hand.

A crack appeared in the solid wall and a hidden door appeared.

The Duke had long taught his successor, Fritz, about the family affairs, but did not tell him everything.

Including this secret passage was not disclosed to his son.

He told him all the other secret passages, but this one was the exception.

The Duke entered the door and went down the steep stairs.

He went down the stairs for a long time and passed through the dark passage and saw a door in the stone wall.

This was a secret room that he did not tell anyone except one of his most trusted men.

When he knocked on the door, the man who had been waiting inside came out.

"Duke."

"Did you bring the child?"

He received a report that the child had arrived a moment ago.

"Yes, the Young Master is here, but......"

With a shocked face, the man paused for a moment.

"Why? Is there something wrong with him?"

The duke was worried that the child might be injured or sick.

It didn't matter whether that illegitimate child died or not, but it would be a problem if he died now, since Kaizen was looking for him.

After hesitating for a while, the man said,

"Duke, you must see the Young Master right now."

***

Theor was locked up in a narrow, dark room.

No matter how much he looked around, he had nowhere to go.

There was one small wooden door, but it was closed tightly.

Theor came to this strange place after riding for a long time in a carriage with strange men.