Chapter 14

Parsed with an automated reader. The content accuracy is not guranteed.

The Imperial Knight, who was walking in a hurry, stopped in front of the huge golden door.

“His Majesty is waiting inside.”

“Thank you for guiding me.”

I bowed my head to the knight who guided me and entered the room. As soon as I entered the Emperor’s spacious room, I saw a face I was familiar with. The Emperor’s face, looked nervously at the Crown Prince who was lying on his bed.

“I see the Empire’s shining sun.”

As I lowered my head, the Emperor’s gaze, which didn’t take his eyes off the Crown Prince, turned slowly. The Emperor’s hair, which always looked neat, was messy.

“Young Lady Sercia. Come on, come on, heal my son.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

The Emperor, who was looking at me with unfocused eyes, looked very desperate.

I hurried over the Crown Prince. When I saw his pale and tired face, it seemed like the poison had spread throughout his body. I rolled up the sleeves of the Prince’s clothes and started the healing.

“… sure. It’s poison”

The blood and poison in his body stuck together. As expected, the poison energy has completely spread through his body.

Now the Crown Prince will be in great pain. I focused my mind to find out what poison was in his body.

Colorless and odorless poison. I remember the contents of the book that Casadine stole.

‘The northern plants.’

The poison was made from one of the recipes in the book. It was a deadly poison made from a mixture of poisonous butterfly grass and jadeite that only grew in the north.

Even if it’s only a small portion, it’s such a dangerous poison that you have to lie down on the bed all your life.

Though Casadine’s hatred was so deep, should he do something like this?

‘Casadine. You are really crazy.’

“Excuse me for a moment.”

I asked the Emperor to unbutton the Crown Prince’s clothes.

When he took off his outer garment, the prince’s chest, whose muscles were seen to be trained frequently, was naked.

I put my hand on his chest and focused my mind. Immediately pure white light emitted from my hand.

The light wrapped around the Crown Prince’s body, and then it was absorbed into his body. At the same time, the Crown Prince’s sleeping face became more comfortable. His pale face and his irregular breathing became normal.

“All done, Your majesty.”

I said, pretending to be fine, even though my head was dizzy for a moment, perhaps because I was exhausted.

“I have removed all the poison energy that is spreading to his body. His Highness will be fine now.”

A light returned to the Emperor’s eyes, who had lost focus on my words. The Emperor touched his chest and let out a sigh of relief. In the past and now, love for his son was still great. Even though he was an Emperor, he was also an ordinary father in front of his beloved son. The emperor nodded, looking at me with happy face.

“Thank you. All thanks to you, Lady Sercia.”

“I only did what I had to do, Your majesty.”

I took my hand away from the Crown Prince’s chest and tidying up his loose collar. But at the Emperor’s words, I paused for a moment.

“They dare to do something like this on Leon’s birthday. Even if I don’t know who the culprit, they must have gone mad because they wanted to die.”

“… I think so too, Your Majesty.”

I pretended to be as calm as possible after hearing his words. Most likely, Casadine was the culprit who did this. I worked hard to save him. The only way to protect Casadine is to turn the Emperor’s eyes to others.

“I especially commend you for your help, and I’ll give you whatever you want. What do you need? Just say anything.”

Fortunately, the Emperor doesn’t seem to suspect me of being the culprit. Who would have thought that the person who healed his son was the culprit? I’m a healer. The Emperor’s trust will benefit me at this time. I said, while lowering my head to the Emperor.

“It’s alright, Your Majesty.”

“Huh? Isn’t there anything you really want?”

The Emperor tried to offer me something in return.

“Our family has received a lot of favor from His Majesty. It is an honor because Your Majesty cares for our family.”

At my answer, a warm smile appeared on the Emperor’s mouth. I noticed that the Emperor was feeling better then opened my mouth.

“I’m sorry to say this to Your Majesty, but I found a strange thing while treating His Highness.”

“What are you talking about? Tell me.”

“That is…..”

I deliberately blurred my words, whether to say it or not. I glanced at the Emperor’s with an impatient face. Then the emperor nodded and gave a look to tell him.

“It’s okay, so come on and tell me.”

“I have found the composition of the poison that has spread throughout His Highness’s body.”

“What is the ingredient?”

“The main ingredient is a powder made by grinding poisonous butterfly grass that grows only in the north. The poisonous butterfly grass is very toxic, so you can tell just by the smell, but if you mix it with jadeite powder, the smell will disappear.”

The Emperor’s mouth opened wide in shock at my explanation, his eyes trembled.

“Did you just say northern?”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

Currently, there’s only one in the Seville Empire who rules the northern province, Grand Duke Damian Keane Deers. And he didn’t show his face even once at this incident. Because he came late at night.

“Is it really the grass that only grows in the north?”

“I won’t dare to lie for his Highness safety, Your Majesty.”

“Oh my God, how can…!”

The Emperor frowned and touched his forehead. With a sigh, the Emperor closed his eyes. The Emperor’s younger brother died a few years ago after ruling over the territory in the north, saying he had no interest in fighting for the throne.

Damian was the only child left by the Emperor’s brother who had died. Damian was now threatening the Emperor, so it wouldn’t be a deception. I didn’t say who the culprit was, but the Emperor would be suspicious of Damian.

Suspicion will grow if you plant the seeds. What I did may seem bad, but if it was Damian’s instincts, I knew better than the Emperor. It was true that he was aiming for the throne. I remembered Damian in my previous life. Not long after I got engaged to him. Damian, who always came in late at night to do the work he was doing, came in very late that day.

[‘Aren.’

I wasn’t sleeping when he came, then I opened the door because of the sound I heard. As soon as I opened the door, I was surprised to see Damian fall into my arms. There was blood all over his clothes and blood continued to flow out from his side. When I saw Damian laughing while taking a short breath, I hurriedly took off his clothes and healed his wounds.

‘No, who did this?!’

At my question, he replied as if it wasn’t a big deal.

‘I have some work in the Imperial Palace.’]

He didn’t tell me the details, but it was obvious he was injured by fighting someone in the Imperial Palace. This place is far from the Imperial Palace, so why did you suddenly go to the Imperial Palace?

Is there a reason for the Imperial side to hurt him? Even with such doubts, I, in the past still believed in Damian.

But not now.

I will pay back everything he did. Since I have planted doubts, even if Damian escapes the accusation of poisoning the Crown Prince, it will be difficult to avoid the Emperor’s scrutiny.

In this case, I was deeply grateful to Casadine. Isn’t he a lovely younger brother? His vengeance also benefited me. He probably doesn’t know this.

“I’m done with my work, so I’ll go back, Your Majesty.”

I took my leave by greeting the Emperor. If it weren’t for the voice of the Emperor calling me.

“Lady Sercia.”

“Yes, Your Majesty. Please give me an order.”

“I have a request.”

“What is it?”

“Will you stay with my son until he recovers?”

At the unexpected request, I blinked my eyes. The Crown Prince and I never talk to each other. Unlike the Emperor, the Prince has never suffered a fatal injuries in my previous life, so I only saw him a few times from a distance.

‘That doesn’t mean you can disobey the Emperor. If you do something wrong, he might be suspicious. ‘

“I will do as Your Majesty commands”

“… Thank you very much.”

The Emperor was satisfied with my answer and approached the door.

“I will leave my son to you, Lady Sercia.”

The Emperor said so and tried to open the door. Even so, don’t you trust me too much? Like the rumors that have spread, you didn’t appoint me as a candidate for the Crown Princess, right? Surely. I dared to ask the Emperor as I swallowed my dry saliva.

“Your Majesty, where are you going?”

“Isn’t it impossible to neglect the nobles who came to the banquet in the hall? I am responsible for what happened.”

It seemed the inspection will be canceled. The nobles in the hall will no longer had to go through interrogation. It also meant that the Emperor was suspicious of Damian as the suspect.

The Emperor, who looked at me and smiled happily to the end, closed the door and left. Once the door closed, I was left alone with the Crown Prince.

The Crown Prince, who was sleeping, had a very calm face.

Seeing the prince, I was engrossed thinking about something else. What is Casadine doing now? Also, my mind is anxious when the Crown Prince opened his eyes, and wonders if I have done anything strange to him.

“Ugh….”

The Crown Prince moved and made a loud noise. I asked him.

“Your Highness, are you awake?”

“….”

As if it was just some kind of sleep talk, he only changed his sleeping position, but kept his eyes closed. I sighed as I pressed the edge of his forehead with my hand.

‘This…’

Meanwhile, it could be seen that one of the buttons of the Prince’s clothes had not been closed. It hasn’t been buttoned because the Emperor listened to the story about the suspect, when I removed the poison. The rest was buttoned, but only the collarbone was unbuttoned.

‘What should we do… Should I just let it go?’

It’s for the healing, and that’s what I did. The Crown Prince is still asleep, so it doesn’t matter. Thinking so, when I reached out to close the button of the Prince’s clothes, suddenly his closed eyes slowly opened. The Crown Prince, who seems to be awake, looks me in the eye.

If you want to support me, you can buy me a coffee

Like this:Like Loading...