The Evil Empress Adores Me-Chapter 59

It was early summer.

The shaded areas were cool, but the occasional breeze blew with a faint heat.

In such an environment, after drinking hot tea continuously, you would want to quench your thirst with a cold drink at least once.

“That maid, she looks young, but she’s so smart!”

My prediction was right.

The guests happily grabbed their juice glasses.

“I wanted a cold drink anyway, but you noticed that and made juice for me.”

“You’re so thoughtful!”

However, the person I was most concerned about was... ... .

‘Even Her Majesty the Empress Dowager can drink juice easily, right?’

When I glanced up, Her Majesty the Empress Dowager was looking at me with an indescribable gaze.

I smiled at the Empress Dowager.

But.

“... ... Who gave you permission to make this precious fruit into juice?”

As expected, it was the Emperor.

“You are the maid of the Empress, the mother of the empire.”

The Emperor snapped at me in a sharp voice.

“Then don’t you have a duty to be careful of waste and behave yourself properly?”

The atmosphere that had been cheerful until then quickly cooled down like ice.

The nobles who were happily drinking their juice stiffened their shoulders and looked at the Emperor.

“But on top of that, wasting precious fruit like this... ... .”

The Emperor gestured to the juice glass with a chilling gesture.

“Don’t you think this is too presumptuous for a mere maid?”

Oh, this.

I shrugged my shoulders and bowed my head.

“I, I apologize, Your Majesty.”

“Sorry? Do you think that one word of apology will offset your arrogance?”

The Emperor got angry like fire.

I quickly knelt down on the spot.

“I’m really sorry, please forgive me just this once!”

Of course, I expected that he would be somewhat offended... ... .

‘T-t-I didn’t know he would be this angry.’

I swallowed dryly, avoiding the Emperor’s gaze.

Honestly, in a situation where he had brought me fruit as a gift, making juice out of it and serving it to him wasn’t that bad of a thing.

Besides, whether you eat it raw or make it into juice, it’s still something you eat, so what’s the problem?

In other words, the fact that the Emperor is picking a fight like this is a nitpick.

‘... ... The problem is that you can’t argue with him.’

Meanwhile, the Empress was glaring at the Emperor with her eyes sharp.

I was nervous about that too.

The Empress shouldn't fight with the Emperor because of me?!

Just then, as I was trembling.

"Your Majesty the Emperor."

The Empress Dowager opened her mouth.

Her voice was as cold as pouring cold water on fire.

"Please stop being so angry."

"What do you mean? Didn't that maid act insolently in front of the distinguished guests?"

The Emperor turned to Her Majesty the Empress Dowager.

But Her Majesty the Empress Dowager didn't even blink an eyebrow.

"Maid Charlize made this juice out of consideration for me."

Your Majesty the Empress Dowager!

I bit my lips.

The Emperor raised his eyebrows crookedly.

"... ... out of consideration for you?"

"Yes."

The Empress Dowager nodded with a calm face.

“It’s true that I really liked Recitan five years ago, but time passes so quickly.”

“That’s... ... .”

“My teeth are weak now, so I can’t enjoy Recitan like I used to.”

The Empress Dowager stopped there, but no one knew what she meant.

‘I neglected my mother for five long years, so I didn’t even notice her uncomfortable teeth.’

That’s what she said.

The Emperor made a stinging expression.

At the same time, the Duke opened his mouth in a strange tone.

“Then it’s really fortunate that the maid made the juice.”

“... ... The Duke of Rochester.”

“Your Majesty the Empress Dowager almost didn’t get to taste the fruit you like.”

The Duke who said that smiled faintly.

The Emperor uncle bit his lips and looked around.

The son-in-law was truly silent.

“... ... .”

“... ... .”

The nobles looked at each other, and no one dared to open their mouths.

However, the atmosphere toward the Emperor uncle was not all that favorable.

After all, it was hard to win people’s favor with the way he treated his mother so rudely.

And I... ... .

‘Somehow I feel a little strange.’

I clenched my fists.

... ... I wanted to protect Her Majesty the Empress Dowager’s pride as much as possible.

In order to help Her Majesty the Empress Dowager on a difficult day, Her Majesty even put down her pride.

In the end, what I did was of no help to Her Majesty the Empress Dowager.

After a while, the Emperor uncle let out a short sigh.

“Yes, if the Duke of Rochester says so.”

The Emperor glanced down at me and gave a cold order.

“Get up.”

I quickly got up from my seat.

The Emperor gave me a cold look.

“Since you said it was for the sake of your Majesty, I will let you off this time.”

“Go, I am touched, Your Majesty.”

“However, this should not happen again.”

“Yes, I will keep it in mind.”

I lowered myself as much as possible.

The Emperor gestured across the tea table with his chin.

“I don’t even want to see you, so get out of my sight right now.”

* * *

After Charlize left the table.

Only a cold air hung over the tea table.

“Because of that reckless maid, what kind of atmosphere is this?”

Just then, one of the nobles joined the conversation, whispering.

“She’s just a maid, so she’ll do whatever she’s told to do.”

What’s that author talking about now?

The empress’s face hardened.

However, unfortunately, the nobleman didn’t notice the empress’s fierce gaze.

“Besides, the child is too mature, so I don’t know why I’m not attached to her.”

“Well, I don’t think Count Bart would have any reason to be attached to that child.”

At that moment, the empress answered in a mocking voice.

“Charlize is a maid in the Empress’s palace.”

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“Of course, but I don’t think having a maid like that would be of any help to Her Majesty the Empress.”

As if that wasn’t enough, Count Bart slyly approached the empress.

“By the way, how about Your Majesty taking in a new maid?”

“You said you were a new maid?”

“Yes. If you don’t have a suitable person, I have my youngest daughter.”

Count Bart smiled.

“I raised her with great care, but for Her Majesty the Empress, I would gladly... ... .”

“Count Bart.”

Count Bart, who had just noticed the Empress’s sharp reaction, stiffened his shoulders in surprise.

The Empress was now looking straight at the Count.

“Are you giving me advice about the Empress’s palace personnel?”

“Oh, no, that’s not it... ... .”

“I choose my own person. Don’t you dare interfere.”

The Empress said that bluntly.

The Empress’s expression was fierce, as if she was going to eat Count Bart at any moment.

At that moment, the Emperor suddenly stood up.

“Then I will get up now.”

“Are you going back to the Imperial Palace?”

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To the Empress Dowager’s question, the Emperor simply nodded his head.

Of course, saying ‘I have something urgent’ was just an excuse, but in reality, it was because he couldn’t overcome his frustration at not being able to get things done the way he wanted.

“Well, then I will do it!”

At that moment, Count Bart stood up awkwardly with a look of relief.

The Emperor, who was looking at Count Bart with pitiful eyes, spoke without even licking his lips.

“Then, my goodness, I will visit you again next time.”

Of course, no one in the room believed him.

The Empress Dowager smiled elegantly without even changing her expression.

“Yes, I will be happy to wait for you anytime.”

* * *

That’s how the long tea time ended.

The Empress and Mathias left together.

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“... ... I wanted to go back with Charles.”

The Empress pouts and grumbles slightly.

At first, she had been thinking of going back with Charlize, but the Empress Dowager had earnestly requested her.

‘Can I send Charlize back a little later?’

‘Yes? Why, why are you doing that?’

‘Because I didn’t even thank the child properly.’

‘Ah... ... Yes... ... .’

It was a bit much to refuse so coldly when the Empress Dowager spoke like that.

The Empress Dowager smiled faintly at the Empress’s back as she trudged back out alone, holding back tears.

‘Oh, and.’

‘Yes?’

‘I will never forget the help you gave me today.’

It was a thank you for the tea leaves and tea set.

I see you noticed.

The empress smiled back at the empress dowager.

Meanwhile, Mathias, who had been ignoring his sister’s complaints, suddenly opened his mouth.

“That little boy.”

“The little boy? Oh, Charles?”

Mathias, who seemed to narrow his eyes for a moment, continued speaking as if he was letting it slip.

“He seems... ...smarter than I thought.”

“Huh?”

The empress’s eyes widened at her brother’s unexpected compliment.

“That’s just how it is.”

Mathias closed his mouth tightly after finishing his words like that.

At first, he had just thought that he was a child who had been lucky enough to receive his sister’s excessive favor.

He was pretty cute, but that was it. I thought he was just a kid with nothing special to offer.

‘I thought it was just a coincidence that he helped Rose in various ways during dinner.’

Wasn’t it that kid’s strength that made it through this tea time without a hitch?