Chapter 155: 155
RotFK Ch . 155 Mismatch (2)
Elena suspected this was a test to see if she knew the truth . If the plant was truly harmful, she couldn’t allow this to happen . The smile broadened on her face .
“There is no need, Your Majesty . No matter how precious something is, its value lessens when there’s many of it . I will cherish what you sent me . ”
“Very well . I’ll plant more of them whenever you desire, so just say the word . ”
Pointed daggers were hidden under their smiling faces . Carlisle watched the scene with a curious eye and spoke to Elena in a barely audible voice .
“I didn’t hear about the Empress sending a gift . ”
Elena had asked Zenard to investigate the plant, but she hadn’t told Carlisle yet, thinking it wouldn’t be too late to talk about it after the results of the investigation . Still, she suspected that Zenard might’ve informed Carlisle at some point, but she had kept the knight busy gathering the servants around the palace .
Elena looked awkwardly at Carlisle and replied .
“I had so much to do that I must have forgotten . I received a gift from the Empress . ”
“Whatever the news is, I hoped to hear about it first . ”
Other people might not have noticed, but Elena detected a telltale glimmer in his eyes that indicated he was in a bad mood . However, Carlisle looked straight at Ophelia with no signs of displeasure .
“Anything that goes to my wife, even the smallest thing, goes through me from now on . ”
“Oh, are you already trying to protect her?”
Ophelia covered her mouth and smiled, but in spite of her teasing gesture, Carlisle spoke unblinkingly .
“Of course . She’s my wife . ”
It was true that Elena was his wife, but to lay his feelings so nakedly before them was a bold gesture . Ophelia looked stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing as if she had witnessed something amusing . At the same time, a strange mood lingered around Sullivan as he sat by and watched the situation, his face as pallid as ever .
“You two must be quite busy on your first day of marriage . We can finish here, then you can leave . ”
“We are just getting acquainted with the Crown Prince and his wife, and you are already sending them away, Your Majesty?”
Ophelia’s face was plastered with a sad smile, but everyone gathered here knew it wasn’t genuine . Carlisle responded in a clipped tone .
“Our relationship is different from what I know . ”
The mood in the Emperor’s palace quickly turned ugly . Carlisle was a man of characteristic arrogance and overwhelming spirit, even when he was simply standing still . Most would recoil at the hint of bloodthirstiness, but Ophelia’s spirit was also formidable . Although the Empress had never learned to wield a sword, the Anita family had produced many generals, and she met Carlisle’s cool eyes without so much as a blink . It was Sullivan’s cough that cut through the strained atmosphere .
“Kollog, kollog . “
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His fit forced Ophelia and Carlisle to dampen their heated feelings . Their expressions were still hostile, but Sullivan interrupted them .
“I need to get some rest . You may leave now . ”
Carlisle shot Ophelia a cold look and immediately gave Sullivan a bow . Elena, who had been watching the situation, hurriedly spoke .
“Rest well, father . ”
“Alright, my dear . Until next time . ”
It may have been a customary farewell, but Elena was sincerely looking forward to her next meeting with him . Before she was married, he promised to tell her the secret of the blue bead ring he gave to Carlisle when he was just a boy .
“Father, did you remember that you and I would have another dinner together after I became crown princess?”
Carlisle had dismissed the ring as just superstition, but Sullivan believed in it and even declined the dowry from Elena . The ring was the reason why the Emperor so easily accepted the marriage in the first place . Elena wondered if there truly was a secret behind it . Sullivan nodded with a faint smile on his face .
“Of course . I will keep my word to my daughter-in-law . I will see you when I feel better . ”
“I’ll be awaiting you, Father . ”
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“Leave safely now . ”
Elena bowed respectfully to Sullivan and Ophelia, then walked out of the Emperor’s palace with Carlisle in a good mood .
Kwaang!
After Elena and Carlisle fully stepped out of the palace, the golden door closed again . Ophelia, however, was looking at the empty spot with a look of displeasure . An air of strained silence hung over her and Sullivan .
“Kollog, kollog . “
Sullivan covered his mouth as his body racked with coughs, while Ophelia held out a handkerchief to him .
“You are in bad health, so please don’t strain yourself, Your Majesty . ”
Sullivan accepted the handkerchief Ophelia gave and spoke with a more serious tone than before .
“…Can you just follow my lead?”
He gave no explanation, but Ophelia understood it immediately . He meant that he couldn’t groom Carlisle to be the crown prince if she undercut him .
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Ophelia smiled, casting her eyes away as if she knew nothing .
“I don’t know what you’re talking about . Don’t say things like that, Your Majesty . ”
Sullivan and Ophelia had known each other for decades, and Sullivan already knew that Ophelia was often a snake with her words . However, he didn’t understand what she meant . He shot her a questioning look, and she gave him his usual smile .
“Expressing your feelings when we have such a political relationship, it really isn’t like you You shouldn’t convey your thoughts when you have an upright image to maintain, Your Majesty . “
Sullivan’s expression darkened . In either case, the Emperor and Empress were the two pillars that supported the Empire . There was so much to lose if any of them backed away, and so for many years that fought to take another inch from each other . There was no difference…even until now . They only kept in proximity to each other to keep each other in check, and their affection was simply show to the Empire and to the other kingdoms . They were a couple who never had a physical relationship with each other in these long years .
As usual, Sullivan bore a gentle smile on his face .
“Yes . I feel weak because I feel like my last day is approaching . “
They looked at each other and smiled as if they were a loving couple . It was such an old move now . Ophelia spoke with a radiant smile on her face .
“Yes . A concession between the two of us, it really doesn’t fit . ”
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