REINCARNATION THIS TIME, THE EVIL EMPRESS WANTS TO BECOME A BUSINESSMAN
TWELVE
"Huh! You disrespectful child! Disturb the meeting and threaten us?" Dengus duke Aruna's. "Mom's education is above everything."
Duke Birendra who was standing across raised both eyebrows in astonishment. "The Empress never educated her children, you yourself commented on the matter after the Queen took over the Empress's duties, even you were harshly critical in front of the Emperor and the nobles. Have you forgotten now?"
Duke Aruna misbehaved and looked for an excuse. "Duke Birendra, just because you're Prime Minister and are the Queen's real father, doesn't mean you can talk like that if you're wrong.
"What I'm talking about is heredity, heredity. How could the Crown Prince and Princess Selena suppress her own biological father? Look at Prince Bence and Princess Cassia who never pressured His Majesty the Emperor."
The emperor was not too stupid to capture the true intent of the Aruna duke but was too lazy to reveal it. "Continue talking, don't argue about anything that doesn't really matter."
The ministers and nobles continued until spending two hours later, the Emperor closed the meeting and exited the meeting room first through the royal family's special door, along with the prime minister, duke Birendra.
Cassia was waiting outside the door.
The Emperor was surprised to see Cassia coming towards him while giving him a drink.
"Emperor must be tired, here's a drink for you."
The Emperor did not take a drink from Cassia for granted, instead patting Cassia on the head. "Thank you so much, I've had a lot to drink before."
Cassia smiled. "It's okay, I'll give it to mom."
Duke Birendra raised one of his eyebrows. Prince Bence and princess Cassia were known to be fond and spoiled of the emperor, in contrast to his two grandchildren who sometimes fought or threatened the Emperor.
Cassia spoke to the Emperor. "Dad, it'll be my birthday soon. Can you come in for a minute and dance?"
Selena and Cassia's birthday on the same date, even the ages of the two of them are the same.
Everyone in the palace knew about Selena who hated her birthday and was reluctant to celebrate while Cassia liked to celebrate with nobles of her age as well as the people, she said, so there was a rumor that the emperor loved the daughter of the concubine more than the daughter of the empress.
As a grandfather, of course, duke Birendra felt sad, but it seemed like sadness was useless when he saw what Selena did every birthday with her brother, the crown prince.
The emperor nodded briefly. "Of course, I'll come."
Cassia smiled brightly. "Thank you father, it's a blessing to have a father like the Emperor. I also built food stands for the people around the palace, of course the mother and queen also helped."
The emperor nodded briefly.
Cassia bowed then walked away leaving the emperor and his followers.
The emperor tilted his head and narrowed both eyes. "Does the Prime Minister know the amount of money spent to re-know Cassia's daughter this year?"
"Quite a lot, I forgot the exact amount. Do you need details?"
"Yes, give it to me secretly and then I'd like to request it from the Queen's note."
"Are you suspicious of the Queen?" Ask the incomprehensible duke Birendra.
"I'm just a father who loves his daughter. I just don't want any trouble in the future like a Princess holding a lavish event surpassing the Crown Prince."
"Okay, Your Majesty."
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"You what?" Aelia asked who was dumbfounded at the triumphant smile of her daughter.
"I managed to get to the position of mother, if you don't want to do it let me do it."
Aelia massaged his forehead. "Selena, how can you handle the internal matters of the palace? You won't allow it, you better learn or do something useful. I'll talk to the emperor."
Selena blocked Aelia's path. "Why talk to an Emperor who doesn't love his mother? Free. He just loves himself."
"Mother, the palace is very loud. You can't be weak, if you can't protect yourself, I can do it!" Selena patted his chest proudly.
Aether shook her head. "When you act like that, Cassia is making a birthday show. Don't you want to do it?"
Selena frowned in annoyance. "No, I don't like to celebrate birthdays! Since when did you see me celebrate my birthday?"
Aelia jerks. "Are you having a birthday soon?"
Selena looked at her mother. "There's nothing to celebrate, ma'am. We'll run the day as usual."
Aelia felt guilty for her two children and began to cry.
Selena panicked and tried to calm her mother. "Mom, why are you crying? Brother! This is all brother! Brother has to take responsibility."
Aether also became panicked and sat down beside Aelia. Now Aelia sat on the flank of her two children. "Mother, I'm sorry if I'm wrong."
Aelia looked at Aether's nanar while sobbing. "Do you know where you made the mistake?"
Aether shook her head unsure.
Aelia hit Aether's hand. "Don't apologize for things you didn't do! I don't want to see you like that!"
"Sdu-duh!" Aether received all the blows of the mother despite complaining.
Aelia hugs Aether and Selena. "Mom's sorry, in the past just thinking about yourself. In the future, it won't happen again."
Selena and Aether were shocked and hugged Aelia tightly. Their dream all along was to hug each other warmly, not caring about the current position.
Aelia is grateful in her heart for having children like Selena and Aether, giving the gods a chance to correct their past mistakes.
Outside the empress' bedroom door, the senior lady bowed respectfully. "Your Majesty, do I have to knock on the door?"
The emperor looked straight at the door. "No need, let them gather. If I come, the mood must be awkward."
The emperor wanted to see the condition of the empress who had begun to improve.
The emperor left the empress' palace.
Inside the empress' palace, Aelia and her two children chatted.
"What if you cook for both of you?"
"Book?" Ask Aether and Selena.
"Yes, I'll cook for the three of us. Ah, don't forget about your palace maid, you're going to cook big-but, the thing is, you don't have any money. How do we get the money?" Ask Aelia who was confused.
Aether asked. "Use palace funds? Mother has an allowance from the Emperor, we also have though not too much."
"Not too much?" Ask Aelia. "Bence and Cassia can waste a lot of money, you two aren't given enough money?"
Aether and Selena exchanged glances.
"Dad did give me money, but mostly I used to buy books" Selena replied.
Aether nodded small. "I'm the same."
"Does the palace have no funds for books?" Aelia asked who quickly realized the mistake once she got a strange look from Aether and Selena.
True, Aelia who was the cause of the palace did not add books from the palace.
