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

SIXTEEN

The look on Aruna's duke's face turned pale, then looked at the loathed duke Birendra.

Duke Aruna asked permission to go out to talk to his subordinates about compensation.

Now the one in the room lived duke Birendra and the emperor who exchanged glances.

The emperor who understood the character of duke Birendra, did not mind him. "If duke Birendra wants to talk, just talk."

Duke Birendra let out a long sigh. "I just want to make sure this time you're being fair."

"Does the Crown Prince want this?"

Duke Birendra doesn't like to lie but he'd rather not see his beloved daughter hurt by others even though she's his own daughter's husband. "No, I took the initiative. You already know how my nature is, Your Majesty."

The emperor did not answer.

Duke Birendra decided it was time to step down. "Then, I went back to the study. Your Majesty."

"Duke."

"Yes?"

"Don't you want to ask me the reason I threw the Empress into the eastern palace?"

Duke Birendra raised one of his eyebrows and replied. "The Empress is ill, the best move is indeed to send to the eastern palace so that no one gets infected, including the Crown Prince and the Princess."

"I heard that in your region you are making a cure for this virus, did you do it secretly for the sake of the Empress?"

Duke Birendra did not argue. Sooner or later it will surely be known to the Emperor, it is better to answer honestly when asked a question. "True, as a father, I have to do my best."

"If it's done and successful, do you intend to monopolize the trade?"

"Can't it?"

The emperor smiled cunningly. "May, but I have to pass my permission first."

Duke Birendra was stunned. "Your Majesty, how can you do that? I'm-"

The Emperor raised his hand and began to speak. "Don't get me wrong, I intend to protect you. If there's a fake drug or anything that bothers you, you won't be able to fight - besides the Prime Minister's job is also not to get in the business, is it?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"No need to worry, I will pay with the price given, no discount also no problem."

Duke Birendra thanked him sincerely despite knowing the Emperor's intention to calm himself was far greater than throwing money away.

Duke Birendra recalled the advice of his grandson, the crown prince, a few hours before he appeared before the emperor, bearing much evidence.

"Dad will definitely pay compensation to grandfather to keep grandfather calm."

"A guilt-ridden man will do everything he can to erase his past mistakes. Grandpa won't be surprised."

"Therefore, if the father thrusts money as compensation to appease the father-in-law. Grandpa should take it."

"Isn't it very unethical?"

"Ethical or not, there is no relationship. We have to make a lot of money to recover Birendra's territory before any other problems arise."

"Aether, grandfather didn't know you had such thoughts."

"Mom taught me."

Duke Birendra did not dispute the grandchild's remarks and immediately complied.

Returning to the present situation, the emperor frowned in disbelief as the never-smiling duke Birendra smiled instead. "What's the Duke? Does anything make you happy?"

"Yes, I'm very happy now. May I live a long time to see the happiness of my daughter and two grandchildren."

When the duke Birendra was happy to remember his daughter and two grandchildren, Aelia who was in the eastern palace was stunned to hear the story of Aether.

Aelia stared in disbelief at Aether. "What did you say? Grandpa went there?"

"Yes." Yeah."

"How else, right now only grandfather heard the Emperor."

Aelia did not know what to comment. His son is too extreme.

"After all we'll get two compensations like I said at the time."

Aelia was getting more and more stunned. "That's just a perfunctory opinion, will the Emperor pay compensation so that grandfather doesn't get angry?"

Aether nodded. "Yes, soon our money will be plenty. You don't have to worry about selling dresses and jewelry anymore."

Aelia looked suspiciously at Aether. "If we get the money, what will you do?"

"of course. Give it to mom and Selena and then I share the rest for donations, if you don't mind."

Aelia patted the forehead. "Duh! Don't waste money on unimportant things!"

Aether frowned disapprovingly. "Did mom and Selena not matter?"

"It's not like that." Aelia's Gel. "That's not what mom meant, it's better to use the money to build our business in the future."

"Business?" Aether asked in disbelief and then realized something. "Are you still thinking of getting out of the palace?"

Aelia did not dare to answer so that Aether would not feel sad. "Forget the trouble out, I'm being serious right now."

"I'm serious too."

Aelia sighed then took the middle path. "Give all the money to your sister, later mom will manage it together. You don't have to worry."

Aelia wanted to set the best example for her two children so as not to rely on another parent, the emperor.

"Yes." Yeah." Answer Aether.

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"Compensation? Is that what the Emperor said? How come?" The queen of the street paced back and forth and began to get frustrated when she heard the report from her father, duke Aruna. "Did you not? No, right?"

"Dad has not answered, but the Emperor insisted. I must immediately answer and compensate money for Birendra."

The queen bit her lips in annoyance. "The evidence must have been destroyed, right? At that time Dad told them to destroy evidence of his connection to us, right?"

"The old man carried two large crates and claimed that they were all evidence, the Emperor had already seen one book the old man had given."

"What did the Emperor say? Defending us, right?"

Duke Aruna shook his head with a helpless look on his face. "The emperor still wants compensation for duke Birendra."

The queen sat on the chair with a dumbfounded face. "Why?"

"Queen." Call Duke Aruna who immediately stood up with a worried look on his face.

The queen brushed off the hand of duke Aruna. "When our plans are perfect, how can they not immediately destroy all our commands?"

Duke Aruna immediately returned to his seat. "I think the people we're asking are hiding evidence to blackmail us."

The queen stared at her father's horror. "Why aren't you looking for someone to trust?"

"Finding such a person is difficult, especially if told to commit a crime. Criminals are criminals."

The queen bit her lips in annoyance. "What about compensation? I don't want you guys to lose a lot of money."

"I will pay, we must look good in front of the Emperor. After that look for the scapegoat."

"Black goat?"

"Yes. We have to sacrifice one of the followers and compensate him to be the prime suspect."

"Can I?"

"Of course you can, the Queen should also help me. Who knows if you have one of those not-so-useful subordinates."

The queen started to think hard.