Chapter 27

There are only a few people who live their entire lives in the Imperial Palace. Even the Emperor failed to live solely in the palace in many cases, but what about his predecessors?

What about an Empress who has no family power?

“Please. Please—”

The boy ran. He had to be able to get a hold of anyone. Even the Empress, who sees him as a worm most of the time, or his Aunt, who always pastes on a smiling face to learn the subject, or even the Emperor, his father, whose face is the least clear in his mind.

In the Empress’ Palace, his mother was dying. She had spit up blood. The child realized that no one nearby could help him, so he hurried to find someone who could.

Even so, someone is dying, therefore he should probably call a doctor. Even if he is not physically capable as a child, if a member of the royal family summons them, everyone will rush to him.

But there was no one.

“Please save me— Save me—”

No one responded to him no matter how many times he walked around the huge palace, crying. Nobody cared about his repeated pleas for life. The doctors are said to have all taken business trips.

There was nothing he could do to save his mother’s life.

It was the first time he found out that Innis had ordered everyone in the Palace to ignore him for one day.

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“The Marchioness Innis Rhodein is said to have stayed at the Duke of Edenbert.”

“I thought it was because the Marquis Rhodein was the Duke of Edenbert’s cousin. She would return to her estate quietly if she was kicked out.”

He’s in trouble. Ethelred rests his hand on his forehead. Innis, who came to the Palace like a comet a few days ago, requested an empty Palace using the excuse of the Emperor’s aunt, but all requests were denied by a competent prime minister who knew his lord’s wishes all too well.

She thought she had heard Azil’s voice.