REINCARNATION THIS TIME, THE EVIL EMPRESS WANTS TO BECOME A BUSINESSMAN

FIFTEEN

Two hours later, the Prime Minister requested a meeting with the Emperor and the duke of Aruna. The queen managed to get the servants to clean up quickly and then return to her palace.

Duke Aruna became alarmed as the Prime Minister brought two large chests assisted by the knights of the Birendra family.

"Duke, what are you carrying?" Ask emperor.

Duke Birendra opened both chests and showed a pile of documents. "I've gone too late, Your Majesty."

"Teledor?"

"When my daughter got married and became Queen then had two children, I as Prime Minister could not take care of the territory properly."

Duke Aruna cuts off duke Birendra's words. "Duke Birendra, don't talk about the past. We've understood, please don't disturb the Emperor."

Duke Birendra grunting. "Shouldn't what came out was you? I am Prime Minister and free to meet with the Emperor."

Duke Aruna became furious. "I am called Emperor."

Duke Birendra looked back at the emperor. "Later we were surprised by the party who tried to destroy our territory by sending spies. All the evidence is in the coffin, you can learn it."

Duke Aruna laughs at duke Birendra. "Duke, you just found one problem and have already obtained evidence of as many as two large chests? I can't believe it, it could be that all the evidence contains lies."

"Are you scared?" Ask duke Birendra to duke Aruna.

"What?" Ask duke Aruna.

"Fear that the evidence will lead to the greatest duke of Aruna." Sindir duke Birendra. "If it is proven that there is a crime in it, I will not ask for punishment but instead, I would like to ask for compensation for the loss as the Empress said."

Duke Aruna was shocked.

The emperor raised both eyebrows and examined one of the books given by duke Birendra, after a quick read, the name of the familiar territory appeared. "Why did the territory of the Aruna duke appear on the books?"

Duke Aruna was about to speak, duke Birendra had already spoken first. "One of my subordinates bought an item at a farmer in my area, apparently the farmer traded the item without my people's knowledge."

"Don't accuse the haphazard duke of Aruna! Your people are too careless! Why associate it with me?!"

"Purchase of potatoes one carriage, exchanged for a necklace the Queen wears during the Crown Prince's birthday party. You can browse through the purchase, though it is a bit convoluted, but I'm sure the Emperor could easily find its peculiarity." Duke Birendra did not give the opportunity to duke Aruna speak.

Duke Aruna yelled at duke Birendra and was unwilling to admit his mistake. "I did buy a necklace by swapping potatoes one train but the goods are in my territory and that, is the stock of goods in the warehouse that can not get out!"

Duke Birendra looked straight at duke Aruna. "What if I check your warehouse, Duke? I want to know the condition of your warehouse now. Ah, don't forget. The natural conditions in the Birendra and Aruna regions have been very different in recent months. Hasn't the Aruna region been raining a lot lately?"

Duke Aruna could not reply to duke Birendra's words, the emperor only noticed the quarrel of his two in-laws.

"It just so happens that the Crown Prince found a bag of powder that clumped even though it had been filtered by workers in Birendra region. How can a region that is not moist send the flour clumping?" Duke Birendra asked with a satisfied look.

"How could the Crown Prince find such a trivial thing?! You just want to bring me down!"

Duke Aruna could not answer.

The emperor stood up and kicked the table. "What does duke Birendra mean, why is the Queen's kitchen?"

"You can see for yourself, the evidence we've secured and exchanged for the good stuff, as a dutiful child, the Crown Prince and Princess Selena who replaced all the stuff." Said duke Birendra.

The emperor stared angrily at duke Aruna. "Duke-you dare to touch the Empress?!"

Duke Aruna tried to explain in a stammer. "Ka... Emperors... L am... I don't know... Anything..."

The emperor sat back down and massaged his forehead. "Without being checked, it has been found out who did it, why did duke Aruna do that? Is it for the Queen and Prince Bence?"

"Emperor, me and the Queen know nothing, including Prince Bence. We don't know anything about it." The Emperor knelt down and begged for mercy to the Emperor. "There must be someone who slanders us, just because the Queen is always in opposition to the Empress."

"So you mean the Empress did it?" Ask duke Birendra.

"The stone was found in the palace of the Empress, surely-" the duke Aruna fell silent when he saw the angry look on the emperor's face. "I-"

The emperor asked duke Birendra. "What does duke Birendra want now? Compensation for losses? Was the Queen asking?"

Duke Birendra did not like the emperor's overly favoritism. "Your Majesty the Emperor, the Empress took a heavy loss. If we didn't know this sooner, no one would believe it. What do you think is the most appropriate punishment for those who seek to overthrow the Empress?"

"Duke Birendra! We are not trying to overthrow the Empress! Careful talk!"

Duke Birendra smiled. "I didn't mention your name, duke Aruna."

The Emperor was unwilling to prolong this matter, if being caught from the outside was not good either. The only way is to keep all parties quiet by fulfilling the request of the victim. "Duke Aruna, compensate for all the losses obtained by Duke Birendra, including the Crown Prince who replaced all the contents of the Empress' kitchen."

"Ta-but Your Majesty, you haven't even investigated." Duke Aruna refused.

The emperor raised one of his eyebrows. "Duke Aruna, do I have to start an investigation and get you punished? I don't care if you want it."

Duke Aruna shuddered in horror at the thought that people would touch all his possessions, some petty crime would definitely be revealed and duke Birendra would be benefited.

Duke Aruna asked duke Birendra. "How much should I pay?"

"Why ask me? You should know how many things you've taken."

Duke Aruna denied. "Based on the shameless old man! I never took any item from your territory, if one day it will all be revealed - you will have to replace it double!"

Duke Birendra smiled cunningly then stroked his chin. "True, because the good name that will be destroyed is certainly not worth the compensation. Your Majesty the Emperor, I request a triple loss. This is because they played tricks on the reputation of the Empress, as a husband. Of course you'll protect the Empress, the mother of the Crown Prince, won't you?"

The Emperor glanced sharply at the duke Aruna then began to make up his mind. "Listen to duke Birendra's request, don't say much. All the evidence remains I'm investigating, but I won't punish duke Aruna, the Queen or Prince Bence. That's all I can do."