Published at 18th of October 2020 05:50:49 PM
Chapter 169: Chapter 169 - Shocked Together With Heinley
Chapter 169 – Shocked Together With Heinley
“Your Majesty . Even if you confine Navier, King Heinley must be released soon . ”
Marquis Karl looked worriedly at Sovieshu as he offered his best counsel . It had already been four days since the former empress and King Heinley were prevented from leaving the mansion . Since the residence was relatively visible, the people of the Western Kingdom would find out that their king was trapped in the Eastern Empire capital . If this risky situation continued, it would certainly escalate into an international problem .
“The Western Kingdom’s power is not to be taken lightly, Your Majesty . ”
Sovieshu knew that . He had been suffering a headache for four full days because of it . He closed his eyes and pressed his fingers against his temple . Marquis Karl’s nagging, which repeated everything he knew, only added to his fatigue .
“You cannot let the relationship go wrong . ”
Sovieshu waited for Marquis Karl’s nagging to continue, but it strangely ended there . He expected at least five more paragraphs detailing his mistakes .
Sovieshu half-opened his eyes and glanced towards his secretary . Marquis Karl was looking at him with a hesitant expression . Sovieshu sighed .
“What is it you want to say?”
At the Emperor’s permission, Marquis Karl drew himself up and spoke .
“Your Majesty . Because this is a marriage between two countries, why don’t you send a congratulatory gift to show your generosity?”
“Congratulatory gift?”
“Yes, for the wedding anniversary of King Heinley and—”
“Gift?”
Sovieshu’s eyes darkened . His face seemed to say “Are you crazy?”
Marquis Karl lowered his gaze as if the words he had spoken weren’t quite right . In truth, he thought conciliation was best for the country . It would be better if Navier were treated as “esteemed noble daughter of the Eastern Empire” rather than “the divorced empress” . The future relationship between the Eastern Empire and Western Kingdom may be strained, but maintaining it was the best course of action .
However…
Marquis Karl awkwardly put his hands together . The problem of embarrassment between the countries was tremendous . If Sovieshu gave his ex-wife a congratulatory gift, some may view him as a generous person, but others may think he was crazy .
Sovieshu thought the notion ridiculous, regardless of his unpleasant feelings . He didn’t want to speak harshly to his favorite secretary, but he gritted his teeth .
“Then you send a gift when your wife remarries another man . Like a better man would . ”
Afterwards, Marquis Karl left . Sovieshu slammed his desk with his fist . Despite his anger, he knew he could not keep King Heinley any longer, nor Navier, whom the High Priest directly approved for remarriage . Although there was no wedding, the High Priest already left the capital, and he would instruct that all official documents would record Heinley and Navier as a married couple . As such, that also made Navier the queen of the Western Kingdom .
That only made Sovieshu angrier .
Navier remarried . She and Sovieshu had been together since childhood . He thought they would part for only a time, and then see each other again . But that damn Heinley…
“Shit, Heinley Heinley Heinley!”
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He roared and pounded the desk with each word . The blue bird in his office woke up in surprise and stared at him through the cage . It must be thinking he was crazy .
Sovieshu finally raised his arm to his forehead, took a deep breath, then rang the bell on the desk . A servant walked in the room, and Sovieshu barked an order at him .
“Get me Duke Elgy!”
When Duke Elgy was finally brought into the room, Sovieshu immediately went straight to the point .
“I hear you’re a friend of King Heinley, Duke . ”
“Yes, Your Majesty . We’ve known each other since we were children . ”
“You’ve heard of everything that happened between me and King Heinley . ”
“Well…”
Duke Elgy smiled vaguely as if he were embarrassed to answer . Sovieshu stared at him coldly .
“I can’t hold the Western King for long, so I’m considering sending him back . ”
“Thank God . ”
“Can you take King Heinley from the Troby mansion?”
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“Take”? Duke Elgy thought the word choice was strange . Why not “bring”?
“What do you mean?”
“I want you to go to the Troby residence and take only King Heinley . ”
Duke Elgy then realized Sovieshu’s intentions . Because Heinley and Sovieshu were in a bitter feud, it would look as if Sovieshu were backing down if he released Heinley . On the other hand, if Duke Elgy—a friend of King Heinley—rescued the king, Sovieshu would preserve his pride . Duke Elgy inwardly admired the Emperor’s cleverness .
“Very well . What about Navier?”
“It’s King Heinley that’s urgently needed in the Western Kingdom now, not Navier . ”
Duke Elgy hesitated for a moment, but then smiled and made a noise of agreement . He stood up and left the room .
Afterwards, Sovieshu summoned all of his secretaries .
“Find a law that prohibits an empress from remarrying . Whether it’s history, code, etiquette—scour every scrap of paper you can . Do it as soon as possible . ”
A few hours later, after Duke Elgy deemed it enough time for Sovieshu’s order to be delivered to the guards, he climbed into a carriage and travelled to his destination .
His thoughts were troubled . He could not yet confront Sovieshu head on, but this was an opportunity to gain his favor . If Duke Elgy handled this personal request well, he could gain the Emperor’s trust .
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However, his friendship with Heinley had to be considered . Heinley was deeply infatuated with Navier . Wouldn’t he be frustrated to leave Navier behind? Heinley and Duke Elgy had similar short-term goals, but their end purposes were different . Because of this, they maintained a cooperative relationship and exchanged power and information as needed, and did not interfere with each other’s plans .
In this case, however, gaining Sovieshu’s trust would mean hurting Heinley . Heinley may become angry at Duke Elgy, but their partnership wouldn’t break as long as they shared common goals .
On the other hand, “rescuing” both Heinley and the former empress would cause Sovieshu to distrust him . Heinley would certainly be grateful to Duke Elgy, but it wasn’t a useful move . They were already allies .
“Hmmm . ”
Duke Elgy hummed and tapped his cheek .
“There’s an answer . I wonder what will come out . ”
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