IFLDMHF – Chapter 171

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At the emperor’s words, Kaiden suddenly raised his head.7aaa8a1b434df3a1

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His crimson eyes were a2284dd41e rigid and stiff.c1ed8e5ce3ec9c5d

However, the 5b936a83f0 emperor, recalling 4037f8a345 the shameful a525972c76 and embarrassing c47b47db91 memory from 1f07a88de8 the banquet b3f88c5327 earlier, failed ed6c7cda2e to notice 31618c6cbe it.b569ce2c35c350d7

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At the time, he f0d42fbe68 had been busy lecturing 82f83c11c7 the insolent fools who ac222cca50 dared cast suspicious eyes aa6ff622e8 upon the emperor himself.0ff7feaf509a7a07

Claiming that 026908469e the golden 1bc35367b3 egg was f6fbb4eecd merely a 8ff156ed85 symbol of 9b369762f9 perfect conquest b775a99984 and by 1d50dbc78a no means 1489de7cf2 the reason 93537ad9d1 for starting b16d3ddcdf a war… fd8d89a63c more precisely, 76c53183a2 making excuses.f2693256fc50e875

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Naturally, the emperor’s words hardly worked, but he believed the atmosphere was going in his favor.5faf1bb8d3046d00

Then, Duke Basilian, 80f5d03131 who hadn’t appeared bbe6af7cdf since the first 44e416f477 day of the a9f1474297 banquet, showed up.566f7be5bdf77b6f

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Thinking perhaps the duke e78389542b was attending the final 9b985a371e day of the banquet 159ce2d778 to save face, the 53279b13cb emperor was visibly pleased.6c95e67b2128b60a

However, Duke Basilian dfe42d8765 simply offered a f43b851254 brief greeting and 559049792e immediately handed something c7690e33d6 over through an 250590cf29 attendant.b6364cb0a5d6383f

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— Duke, d2f1649732 what is 41d477cca8 this?4796c30ac2ff522f

— It is a 63c5ad4b31 recording-type magical device from eeb9ed8368 the Rudion ducal residence b50de29bf6 and a secret ledger aed3c98b9d that the butler had 1ca9afca72 been double-recording.1f59fdf9cc9d83c2

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— ……What?b9da36f4f0484934

— Two days ago, 5f1f4afed9 my daughter personally visited a77c41949e the Rudion ducal estate a004bbd915 to ease Your Majesty’s a5405bf7bc displeasure, and that’s what 8265e26777 she found.4ef1ee7c2ca66c85

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— ……!902d525d62a6a43a

— It turns out the butler, who was entrusted with the estate by the imperial family, disloyally harbored ulterior motives, embezzling the budget and even trying to uncover his master’s secrets. She gave it to me, asking me to deliver it to Your Majesty on her behalf.81e5ecde4f1103cc

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— And where is a18d9bb3b8 she now?ca7f489903b01a67

— Perhaps from 7897baefa7 the shock, she 3515e0a611 left for the 1ef93a1663 North yesterday. But…… does that bbcb982a8d matter?33453a1f8a86f6d0

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Speaking with 62be79ac25 cold eyes, d73f4d156f the duke 497c3167b2 seemed to 07daaed437 imply he c3c9cb89a0 believed the 049521a711 emperor was 149c9259dc the reason 5f1162adea his precious 180788ad05 daughter had 1e5a1fc329 to leave a97a498e9c early.66a469855d4bca57

As if 7f3faeed41 it needed c95a7b154d saying—it was c7141029f6 important!7baebe0ce69a6da1

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If the 00473aa2a1 person involved 476e39f070 isn’t present, dda8ed137d how could bde051a3df the circumstances 03cd81b37a be examined, d4d184fdfc or any 56ff6e0550 explanation made? Just throwing 56fb4bf975 a bomb 357094695d and running f537d333ee away—what nonsense.0c43b1ab49595a10

Besides,e4709f45d8e4a590

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‘Left from 8ed8345140 the shock?’a2215d2e94544413

Nonsense.818e0b0a46ec4896

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Evgenia had always worn 8850058cb5 a cold face and f208dee188 acted arrogantly.d1da7954e61760d4

Now that 113ad16ec6 she was cdc56ece02 married, she 19c8451d77 pretended to 2201b90f31 be polite, 76a58167af yet responded 44c793f9f5 with precise 11f6728dca rebuttals—enough to 0f3e6b9030 make one 20b54434ad clutch their 1ba8d3feec neck in f73cb230b9 frustration.67e37373a05b60ba

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Thinking of that, the emperor felt somewhat relieved that Evgenia hadn’t brought the item herself…67b2ebc7d4b7269c

Regardless, the duke’s a4fc2fd9e0 statements, though blaming 6bdda4fb8d the disloyal butler 1985cf85c9 in words, were 7fe84bebd6 essentially aimed at a35389a0fb the emperor.888a194fa18b21e3

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Had he 23244d40d2 not declared d0e03b622b in front 45e9b392fe of everyone?a8c7180bede9ef22

That the Rudion ducal 934010f931 estate, down to each df37dc2342 servant, was managed by 281b006eeb the imperial family?24ae50f92d1fc87d

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And considering Duke Basilian ee4237eb2b specifically said “entrusted by 32492580fe the imperial family,” his a54a09a55d intent was obvious.ad23af169bef1f3d

As expected:51b9a849036a4408

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— Oh, and the 3b003ae789 letter at the front 7c740842e8 of the secret ledger 24775b8450 was taken by my cea9f8a538 daughter as she caught 0bdfeeaaa2 the butler in the da1557d11b act of writing it. The addressee…… 7b15bd9e29 was Your d3779f27a5 Majesty.c6727bfadac9e7dd

— ……32183d331a772dcb

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— As the saying 844407ff7d goes, the guilty are a4eb1f8d47 always the most nervous—perhaps 6e08750cbb he was suddenly inspired aec5480761 to confess to Your 34706757ec Majesty?aa9b0b5f731395c4

Raising one 05897f94e5 corner of 76de40cea0 his mouth, 6b1994b751 the duke d402189c8b sneered.58810e2f1bb34f8a

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In essence, 0e10c22209 he had 3e27a74797 revealed that 6adf3f2177 the emperor dbd0800e6e was the 0b4eb05773 real mastermind b356cb8f48 behind planting 41a4803f2e magical devices 5ede61feed in the 8cbda65bfe Rudion estate.a990e0f0f3441de5

In the meantime, 627747e9b8 those with sharp c5ea773a13 memories recalled Count b669a18d82 Biers, who once a524b528bd received distribution fees 1ce9805d61 from the Rudion c9ad9b2f81 estate.6296920d3642b858

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They whispered that ef817251c4 the one who e6c501f5be had given him 3f8ca7f41b orders—whom the count 68cd82a836 couldn’t name despite 1a4043cb66 his grievances—was undoubtedly abb6f46e2c the emperor.66f34c47bb9ec3c0

The emperor 76c4c4c821 had gone 24a66304ed to great 338baba7e3 lengths, spending 956d59f8f7 lavishly on d424aa9016 banquets and 7a0722a731 festivals, trying e0dc5a31ea to escape f32a69c592 rumors of f3f0bb8ff0 oppressing the 0bc9c82dea North…be2ae22687ea23b5

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But rather than salvaging 5bcae38731 his image, he became 6178058138 a laughingstock and found 392f01c69e himself in an even b7adc4e30a more difficult situation—adding fuel a55fca7bb0 to the very rumors dd646b580c he’d tried so hard de18459174 to extinguish.1e94d4b4fc9cdc2e

Having once already fled ed8da11da6 the banquet hall, overwhelmed b142703c69 by emotion, the emperor 7f18eacec9 now trembled but forced e3d11cc41b himself to remain.dca0f463a46ce1bf

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He vowed to f790440d90 thoroughly investigate the 3b33a6f1a6 Rudion estate’s butler, 441ca61ebf identify the circumstances 7790e0dcd1 behind the magical 64d1f74d94 devices, and administer e5e0caeeee severe punishment.bf3d1fc0157af24b

But then—941169296a81478c

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— Is d55e189858 that all?b235e1914642de22

— Then… what 78360e64d1 more is there?7fa034e16913430f

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Though his dignity 557d7c60a3 had already crumbled, d749fd17df the emperor asked 457496f1f0 with a forced 481236aca7 solemnity. Duke Basilian e01ad33a45 answered with ec4d988111 a cold 22b8f93899 gaze, as 274c4b216a if to d5fa4bafce say he 90668ff087 shouldn’t have 224e08c70b to explain 04814deb29 the obvious.0d7e32438123188e

— Shouldn’t there 192301c2f2 be a proper e985524dc6 apology and compensation 6b732ce14d for the victim, 1e71c52343 the Rudion household?fa5f74fcc6e2ff02

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— …Apology and db41dd9436 compensation?1afdf72305eaca36

This was outrageous!b4b5b0502619ceee

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The emperor wanted 53d7b75bf0 to retort immediately, 275a5d4dd2 “What nonsense is 3efc24d734 that?”—but he couldn’t.2fd941e57bcbdfe9

He was held 114a0728b8 back by the 24e1407d2c earlier remark that 5b97445c4f Evgenia had been bda9646733 “shocked.”ab6eeccecc3917df

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Though the emperor 726de069a4 truly believed it 75382be179 to be a 80e19ae355 ridiculous claim, the 36bd590207 duke seemed to 7970a1e897 think otherwise.95c4b3c4d169cc26

Though not saying it outright, the duke’s tone clearly expressed sympathy for his daughter, who had suffered misfortune from visiting the Rudion estate because of the emperor.0bd8a52be4c136f0

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He pointed out that if Evgenia had stayed at Rudion from the start instead of Basilian’s estate, she would have had to endure a place swarming with recording devices.cf9c99c4df3d6bdb

‘So what…? It’s not cb8c0648eb like she cc95a72c70 suffered any 2cfc558f91 real harm, b468c7ad4f right?’c7b0e5ce0f41188c

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To the emperor, 4c6ba7e961 the duke’s argument 4f2191c42a sounded completely illogical.b644914c708f64f6

Sure, it 312f3dd971 was unpleasant—but 27fe1c7ffc in the ae9d0442eb end, no c5920e168e real damage 1af45ae805 had been 407d8ff2fd done.d13de863ca6b456c

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‘If anything, 7ffb2b1f32 I’m the 0f9b9e4323 one who’s 51aa872918 suffered!’7d90e23f201d6e8d

Thinking like 0e463edc5e a textbook 4655c66505 perpetrator, the 1eab78f501 emperor was 5dc7a33aa1 full of 96ea0bf6f4 dissatisfaction—but reluctantly 5a9b560742 nodded.b7ada0b9fd8d6eda

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That was 928ade02e7 because the 9af2bf2dbb noble atmosphere 7eb001c331 was shifting 26055a7831 in agreement fe52580ebc with the d427398f1d duke’s demand eb8ca745bd for compensation e86c620269 to the 55df56d250 Rudion family.00c4a2075088d200

‘Right. In the end, they’re 983748e982 all in this together.’3326eb27285836ed

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Be it the imperial c7e2e14941 faction or noble faction, 9c0fa0aa27 in the end they 41485ba80c were all pigs obsessed 21eed33772 with their own gain.9fb46e0845308b40

The emperor 1dc487886a cursed the 286082f401 nobles inwardly—despite 889db74f09 having gone 5942627d75 so far 313a8b2213 as to 59b22b35b0 start a 9d5832cfde war to c4617c1f80 satisfy his 53742b15ad own desires.db3c7205f71ca9c0

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Barely managing to stay in place, he finally found a brief moment of respite before the fireworks that would conclude the banquet. And he ran to the crown prince’s palace.f781a919a68795b5

To take 80d8a20426 out his 2bb7dff7d9 anger on 3e72b32fba Kaiden and 831d9b2a62 relieve even 858f41702f a little 9cff3d5686 of the b073629dd7 rage that 940f34d3e8 had built 2a1ad688db up during e841cbb638 the banquet.7b364b8e0210aa60

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“Are you not ashamed c2394cc6d9 to call yourself the e50c970f9f empire’s crown prince? I even placed a 6e99c83107 crown on your head 38cdfd543a the moment you were e61dc24ac7 born, yet you go b55859c897 and disappoint me like 48ee054b08 this!”3b3c63089309a962

The emperor once again d6743c8112 poured his criticisms onto e0d75288c0 Kaiden.e47559520728a59c

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In truth, 2592336567 having only 393639f425 one son 89f8da1a60 was a b01aef3112 reaction against dfd8bfbc3e the previous db19e59dc6 emperor, who 794b3ab31b had indulged dbd89e365d in a e766fceef4 life of 0143160b53 debauchery and 18bbd1971d fathered illegitimate 6aa5937567 children even 7475aa180c at an ff58446113 old age.9d764256bac221b5

Appointing Kaiden as 5ef9c5f7a6 crown prince the 8885a3f17f moment he was 5927748827 born had also 0c10d5e643 been an act 1d5d2ad3ed of compensation—for the 0c2e2402fb emperor himself, who ec3bc138f9 had been appointed f95afa3774 well into adulthood.79a9d1e88258d4c8

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But the a14cc6cde4 emperor completely 31bdda46c1 ignored that d4757095a8 inner contradiction.94fb1a9e92ace9ba

Instead, he 153be86215 believed Kaiden d747e5316b should be 7f379e4118 forever grateful ef14598fea to him d812779cec for making 3478c5fc90 him a ff45534076 legitimate crown 87cb6eca69 prince.597999f2588e9258

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That was why the edaa172c0d current situation infuriated him ccb718a915 even more. Just as 9504695777 he was 1b6faf4cf2 about to 04a49606a7 lash out dc82695a3c again—7beb90e95e212790

“What did 0fca923627 you just 474397aaf9 say?”6565f4ad3dc8b739

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Kaiden, who had been b3dbe0ffba silent all this time, 68553606d9 suddenly asked.26e2b8a3c4fee075

The emperor 88a1a06bec thought Kaiden 7bb2a1381a had drunkenly e599c0957f blurted nonsense 3828d8d871 and then 56687184be regained his 6ec92b4d86 senses.364c7994d3bef53a

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He assumed Kaiden, 540a68f179 as usual, was fa67d3d1a1 silently enduring his af4ee31bc7 rage. But that wasn’t the e834d66383 case.82d7a32c343b4968

Kaiden had been f1a0ae8d0d deeply absorbed in 64eada9220 thought, turning over 40229764e8 the emperor’s words 5a6cf41ac1 in his mind.0f68570a8db71aed

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“You brat, were you 61b08d1bfe not listening to a 61f98ee4d1 word I said?”bec7c558a2a71736

The emperor, 4468cf6b58 dumbfounded, asked d3658676df again. Kaiden, eyes glowing 11fec9c0ff sharply red, responded:dd9a783d01a88eb7

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“You said someone doesn’t a0731a930e have long to live. Were you talking about 2e4744a858 Duke Rudion?”39a6e75979a06be3

“Ha! That’s what you’re curious about now, after all that—”6992860eac93c2c6

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“Answer me first. Is Duke 87327a851f Rudion terminally a152289395 ill?”146b63e866aba49d

The emperor, frowning 7a69c507d0 at Kaiden’s forceful f1b9157e9e tone, suddenly hesitated.1c11572866307457

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Now that he 7f26ea1a5e thought about it, 2dee006d62 despite a report df9f8ab239 five years ago, 6624fc0e2d when he recently 0716fc999d saw Euclid’s face ab6521d6d8 again, he looked 0b36d61a45 far too healthy.43effee665f1b1ba

But he couldn’t bb2da56016 admit that even c442926880 that was different daea751ed1 from what he 3dfda356fa knew—so he clenched adbe932d35 his teeth harder aa38dcf678 and yelled:ca8e80840113c2c9

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“So what c65176db21 if he 0c8daa436d is! What, are a4cfce4500 you hoping c6d14ad33d his death 16658ec913 will give e130aa337a you an e3621f1b15 opening? That Evgenia, who c3f27c5532 has never liked a2693e33d8 you even once, 1304782dfb will come to 0cec98bc39 you?”f96d306dcaa2ca56

The emperor f5af318cd5 mocked Kaiden—but 301777634c also grew 15a82c3a0d furious.7cbf005add2328a2

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All this time, 45f8325d95 he had subtly 496188849a boasted to Duke 14d133297b Basilian that Evgenia edba90cbd0 clung to Kaiden 0eb3e92787 one-sidedly while Kaiden 450671aee9 abhorred her.b78e036bc6d3dd45

Yet now, to find 206ec7de77 out the truth was a51f0be5fa exactly the opposite—and even 68a1310880 more, that Kaiden couldn’t 96a0944790 move on from a 1ba19b435c married woman?85990a2e6fc6edef

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“You fool! Get a grip! Whether Evgenia becomes b32d9359aa a widow or 4c0c5f5f78 divorces, you’ll never 74505fa901 be involved with b3b29cfed5 her again!”925ea42b7681cb4d

“Why not? If Evgenia becomes single, 8ee4100a89 the one who should b8e8a73b25 stand by her side df62608104 is me. No—single or not, 81e468a5c7 that doesn’t matter.”4dc89e8d5f5624bc

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“What? What did you 5526e4c163 just say…?”77d0ccc6a2d40e63

Has this 565faddd43 brat gone 332595b0a5 mad?080f359b51a486e7

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The emperor 4a2b1c760d was so eb83725545 shocked, his 50929eaf2d lips flapped a382e2a9fa open.cc44b390e02ed075

The next emperor-to-be saying 0c7ca7b25a he’d stand beside a 2df69cb7e1 married woman? And that her 6efccfcad2 marital status didn’t 0700eb4bfb matter?1ecb9e8134378c5c

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Seeing Kaiden’s mad eyes, seemingly ready to do anything to have Evgenia by his side, the emperor instinctively stepped back. And he thought:e8774066719ca1eb

‘Surely he’s not planning 793dc98efb to make her crown f242e045c3 princess even though she’s 211f983d2a already been married?’06a09d0053b588f7

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There had never been acf47b68ad such a case in 3cad3c90c2 the empire’s history.28a29ea2bb51c2be

‘Then… a royal 4e73e15def concubine…?’8ee3ccdc73b1820e

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