Published at 21st of November 2020 06:13:38 PM
Chapter 41: 41
The glasses that everyone raised in unison was sparkling .
After seeing Fabian’s strange smile at her, Evelyn swallowed the embarrassment only in her heart .
Even if she didn’t know what the intention was, Fabian’s black eyes, which seemed to look at her with a cold face, made her feel awkward .
‘What? he’s… so scary…’
In fact, in his own way, Fabian tried to show his little sincerity . But Evelyn pretended not to see that smile and quickly turned her eyes .
In her eyes, his facial expression seemed threatening and intimidating, unlike Fabian’s true intentions .
‘Don’t tell me he’s going to kill me?’
If Fabian knew what she was thinking, he would have gone crazy and felt unfair, but fortunately, he enjoyed the banquet with pride .
The Emperor’s appearance was rare even at a banquet held in the Imperial Family, so the nobles gathered warmly and were busy stamping their faces .
“I’ll have to say hello to the Emperor . ”
Arthur and Miriam got up from their seat to show some etiquette . But Evelyn shook her head after remembering his evil look earlier .
“I think I’m going to say hello to all the rest of the ladies . ”
Fortunately, Rebecca came to her side, and Evelyn quickly moistened her dry lips with wine .
As it turned out, the noble ladies’ eyes turned towards them . They were going to gossip about two troubled widows with their colorful hair pulled up while holding their hand-fan .
“Princess, the hyenas are here . ”
“I know . I already have a headache from the smell of perfume . Are you all right?” Evelyn had been curious about it from before .
“I couldn’t help it . I think I gave up my sense of smell . ”
“You have a similar mind with me . I thought the imperial man had a dull sense of smell . ”
It wasn’t a joke . The smell hurt her head even a few steps away . But there was no mystery about the human body as they poured various perfumes into bottles and talked with their heads facing each other .
“They’re coming this way . ” Rebecca whispered coolly with a beautiful smile .
The noble ladies were so focused on decorating themselves that they looked just like a flock of birds . Well, their intellectual level was no different .
“Be careful, before the banquet started, I went to His Majesty and they looked at me cynically . ”
“Woah, I’m trying to remember the old days . ” Like Rebecca, Evelyn, with her weapon-smile, whispered in a low voice .
“Greetings to the Princess of Felice Kingdom and Lady Akshire . ” Lady Satin, the group leader, gave an example with her blue-feather fan, which was similar to her outfit .
The other ladies also smiled strangely and gave proper greetings . When Evelyn was Empress, they were always selfish, so now there’s nothing more to look at .
“I’m glad to see you in such good health when I’ve had so many concerns about you in the social world . ”
“Ah … I think you’re still the same . ”
“You must have had a lot of trouble preparing for the banquet . ”
Between the loving words, there were so many invisible thorns . And in her experience, this wasn’t a compliment .
“It’s not the Imperial family, so I’m pretty sure it’s not easy to make these arrangements in a place where there’s nothing . ” said Countess Hernia .
She was doing her role well . In just two words, she pointed out that Evelyn and Rebecca had divorced and left the Empire . That the Felice Kingdom was a small country . They even underestimated the capability of both of them .
Evelyn had the feeling as if she had returned to the imperial family for a moment . The ladies didn’t change a bit, as if they had just met yesterday .
“Actually, I haven’t done anything in particular . With God’s blessing, this year our Kingdom is filled with prosperity and wealth, and Akshire’s glory has helped me with their extraordinary eyes . ”
But it’s different from Evelyn . She changed . The noble ladies remembered the former Empress, who never responded to them properly .
“It’s a good thing to be able to share friendship . Right, Lady Rebecca?”
“Yes, Princess . I am grateful for all this wealth and prosperity . ”
The noble ladies, except Lady Satin, whispered something to each other . Evelyn, who had no base of support in Imperial society, rarely bowed to her pride, choosing to stay alone . And she was left completely out of ladies . But she had been like a totally different person in this place .
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“It’s all thanks to the generosity of His Majesty . Wasn’t you really worried before the banquet started? …… I wonder if His Majesty actually didn’t want to come because this banquet disturbed him . ”
“Why did you say it out? Of course, today’s banquet couldn’t be finished . ”
“Really, your majesty’s generosity cannot be followed . ”
“Yes, we were surprised, too . His Majesty is a very fair person who shows that he doesn’t mind being in the same place with the Princess . ”
Evelyn tried to hold back her laughter . When she looked at them from this spot, they were afraid of the day when she was smiling .
Everything clumsy and meaningless, as if watching a child lie . She felt like a stupid person as she thought about it about why she was hurt by their words before .
“I’m glad you’re still worried about us . Right, Princess?”
Evelyn held Rebecca’s hand tight, who was staring at the Lady Satin’s blue-feather fan, like a cat looking at her prey . Otherwise, Rebecca might jump in and snatch her blue-fan .
“We’re ashamed that we can’t even set up a banquet curtain … Oh, I’m sorry, my tongue is twisted . ”
“Lady Satin, you seem to have been twisting your tongue a lot, so does it hurt? I’m worried, too . ” Evelyn was laughing, and the smile of Lady Satin then hardened a little .
Evelyn lived in a limbo state, even though she was the Empress before . After divorcing and returning to the Kingdom, she was in shabby condition, but her life now was different from before .
“Of course, I understand the ladies’ concerns . The Imperial Family is very rich, but not all the nobles can do that… . . ”
“Yes, Princess . Not all nobles can enjoy natural prosperity like the Felice Kingdom . Unfortunately, you have to keep your families with limited estates which is surrounded by forest . ”
The noble ladies were trying to despise Evelyn by saying that they were born noble and educated . This was because the ancestor of the Felice Kingdom had no long history and wasn’t a nobleman .
The land of Felice Kingdom was small . So, many people laughed at them, who made money from doing business .
“Oh, no, I didn’t realize the difficulties because I lived only in the Imperial Palace and the Felice Palace . Is it okay for everyone to stay here?” asked Evelyn .
She pretended to be worried about the hospitality of the ladies . It was such a painful blow that made Lady Satin to bit her lips hard behind the fan . And also, it was a reminder of the fact that no one could follow the heel of the Felice Kingdom without wealth .
“I didn’t think much about it . Well, I actually wanted to prepare a gift for this banquet because it was organized in a nice way, but unfortunately I have to hand over it for your stay and travel expenses . ” Evelyn said .
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It was the Felice Kingdom’s ‘vulgar-gold-coins’ which the nobles most spoke ill of .
It was an inferiority complex that drove them crazy . They wanted to be richer than anyone else, but they were jealous because they didn’t have it .
“Princess, it doesn’t make sense . ”
Rebecca didn’t miss the opportunity and stepped in . “How can the nobles of the Empire receive money? It’s against their pride . Look, noble ladies are very pennywise! No matter how many banquets we hold, they always wear the dress they always use everyday . ”
Evelyn tried to hold back her laughter . Rebecca seemed to be half-failed . It was worth seeing the ladies in front of them having various complexions like a vegetable shop .
Evelyn had given up the idea that ‘I didn’t want to be a person who made fun of other people’s weaknesses,’ or ‘I didn’t want to be on the same level as the enemy . ’
An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth . That was right .
“Thank you Lady Rebecca, you saved me from making mistakes . ”
Evelyn was about to stop doing that kind of childish thing when a different figure suddenly entered Evelyn’s view .
It was Fabian, the Emperor, who appeared behind the despicable ladies .
Their distance was close, but it was ambiguous to give a separate example because Evelyn was walking around at the banquet .
“Yes, Princess . You should always be wary of mistakes . Especially today, because this is His Majesty’s banquet . It’s important to serve Him well . Of course, even in the imperial family, it was difficult, so it would be harder here . ”
Lady Satin dug up Evelyn’s divorce . She might have thought it was Evelyn’s fatal weakness, but Evelyn didn’t give a response . Besides, those words couldn’t hurt her anymore .
“Well, at least, you should show some effort and try it, right?”
Instead, Evelyn felt a little sympathy for Lady Satin when she saw Fabian had shed a murderous aura behind her .
“What kind of effort ?”
The ladies hardened to Fabian’s low voice . Some of them seemed as if they wanted to think of it as hallucinations .
“I didn’t know you were here, Your Majesty . ”
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The ladies were all giving examples at once . Only then did Evelyn show him the courtesy too, but Fabian waved his hand .
“Continue what you said before . It’s very interesting . ” Fabian said, his cold eyes stared sharply at Lady Satin .
“Why don’t you keep on? It’s a story I’ve never heard of in my life . ”
“Forgive me, It was just a woman’s talk . ”
The woman’s chatter wasn’t something the man could mingle with . But there were also certain limits . Fabian was oddly annoying from the beginning, but hearing what he said was a new sight for Evelyn .
Besides, it was an insult to ridicule the Emperor about his marriage and divorce .
“It seemed like there’s my marriage history in your conversation . ”
The ladies lowered their eyes .
“If you can’t speak with your tongue, wouldn’t it be okay to pull it out?”
The noble ladies’ faces were already sunken . The atmosphere in the banquet hall turned into cold water instantly, and no one listened to music or drank alcohol .
“Your Majesty, I … . . ”
“Shut up . I don’t want to hear any dirty excuses . Don’t dare you call me with that mouth . ”
The Imperial marriage was a matter of concern to the whole Empire, so Fabian knew more or less what people thought . But, it appeared they knew too much . He couldn’t even imagine that it would be a mockery in front of Evelyn, the person involved .
“And, what is the Princess doing?”
His anger turned to a different place . Fabian was looking at Evelyn .
“What the hell, I’m asking you why you’ve been so quiet to listen such a dirty story . ”
Even the orchestra had stopped playing music . To put it in other words, the banquet was already over .
“I don’t understand what your Majesty is saying . ”
Among those people, Evelyn was the only one who answered calmly .