The Baby Who Raised the Devil

Brother Johann ?! (8)

I assume that every woman believes that their cheating lover should be immediately hung on a cliff naked. I thought about getting him arrested but I decided to hold back.

To tiptoeing back, I covered my mouth with my hands and giggled.

There is only one reason why the Nodelli family led by Philip Nodelli, a poor businessman, is still thriving.

It was because the largest diamond mine in the continent was in their hands. The Emperor gave it to Princess Ingrid as their wedding gift.

However, if Princess Ingrid divorced her and brought the mine, she would have nothing left. Therefore, he would be forced to sell the mansion, rather than buy the abandoned mine to secure Suwon.

'Perfect!'

I happily raised my fist while thinking so.

The pride of Princess Ingrid will not allow her husband to act recklessly, and her husband will soon reach his limit.

'Thank you, Elisabeth. I won't have the chance to witness something like this if you don't act stupid.'

Thank you, thank you very much!

***

I cleared my head on my way back to the empress' living room.

'What should I do? '

Princess Ingrid and the empress were supposed to be furious, but, I guess that was too soon.

If Nodelli secures Suwon first, what I have prepared will turn to ashes.

When I entered the living room with a troubled face, the guest who came as I left greeted me.

"Hello, little lady."

“Happy to meet you, Lady Dubbled.”

These are the faces I often see at parties. I greeted them politely and went to Johann.

"Where are the queen and princess?"

"Fin' there."

Perhaps, their conversation was deliberately cut. Currently the empress greeted the women from the transparent door that was connected to the living room.

Soon the waiters pushed the tray. The park was quickly crowded, because the empress was taking care of me the entire time.

But something's weird.

'Where is Elizabeth?'

Did it take a long time to calm down because she was so upset that the empress praised me a moment ago?

"Sit down."

As the empress spoke in a friendly tone, the audience gathered at a large round table to chat.

The scale was much smaller than a decent tea party, but since it was hosted by the empress, each participant was a leader of a powerful family that was rarely seen. For example, there are close confidants of the empress, who usually never attend such a party.

Meanwhile, the empress sat me next to her.

“I've prepared my favorite tea for my beloved friends. I'll be happy if it suits your taste son.”

When the empress raised her hand lightly, the servants politely moved the teacup.

"No teapot."

Usually, the tea is brewed over a pot and distributed in a teacup. But this time, the tea was already in the teacup.

A woman smiled and said,

“Isn't it beautiful?”

As I peeked into the teacup, I was a little surprised. Unlike regular tea, this tea has dried flowers that float on top of the tea.

Chrysanthemum flowers bloom in the middle of clear yellow tea.

'Looks like seaweed ....'

To be honest, it seemed a bit strange to me, but since I had to be a fun kid, I smiled broadly.

"There's spring in the tea cup!"

People laughed out loud at my naive words.

“Is this the first time you drink it? The Empress often gave it to me.”

Elizabeth, who returned to the park before I knew it, said proudly. A woman explained her words,

"This is the tea that the empress gave the VIP."

The Empress nodded her head.

“Lady is also a VIP. Feel it."

I said yes with my hands folded in my lap. Suddenly, I could see butterflies coming from somewhere.

Wherever the butterfly landed in her cup of tea she cried out in fear. People already know that Empress Yvone hates butterflies.

People looked at the panicked Empress Yvone.

“Are you okay?”

"……Yes. I'm sorry, I think I made a fuss. Lady Dubbled, don't forget to enjoy your tea.”

"Yes, queen."

I sipped his tea.

The child inside of me urged me to immediately put a lot of cream and milk into the tea. But I held him back and smiled brightly, I did not forget to clap and rejoice.

“The smell is very good. It's a very tasty tea.”

The empress nodded with a pleasant smile.

That time,

***

"Huh……?"

Leblaine blinked, grabbing her forehead as her eyebrows narrowed in pain.

“Leblaine.”

"Lady?"

Johann and the empress called out to me, but the boy just shook his head and did not answer.

“I'm dizzy..... why.....”.

Leblaine, who was muttering blankly, fell out of her chair due to dizziness.

“Leblaine!”

Ahh-h!

The nobles who saw the fallen child screamed in shock.

"It's poisonous!"

“There must be poison in the tea......!!”.

Johann ran towards her and carried her body.

"Call the doctor right away!"

Hearing Johann's voice, the servants came to their senses from his shock and started running in a hurry.

The garden became chaotic in an instant, even the empress was pale and out of reason.

Duke Dubbled arrives at the palace. The emperor even came regardless of his duties and visited Leblaine, who was being treated by a doctor.

Imperial witches and investigators continue to investigate the empress' garden.

"It's poison."

Hearing the imperial magician, everyone was astonished, especially the empress.

“Toxins, what a silly thing! How can poison exist in the palace? If someone carries poison, the examination before they enter will catch them.”

“This is no ordinary poison. The inspector could not detect it easily. It only works after it is inserted into the human body as a medium. ”

"That's……."

After confirming about the poison, no one was able to enter the palace. Guests invited to the party are held in a private room, next to the empress. Empress Yvonne bit her nails with a nervous expression.

"What's going on!"

Seeing the empress shouting nervously, the servants gasped in shock.

This means the poison is put in before the tea comes out.

"Those people will think I did it."

People can even make excuses for it. Leblaine eventually chose Adrian. They would think that the Empress was afraid that Dubbled and Adrian would join hands.

'Even if that wasn't the case, I wouldn't be able to avoid responsibility because of poor management.'

“From all the time why now ....”.

"E, consort ......"

Audrey, the waitress who managed Leblaine tea today, called out to her with a pale face.

The slap-!

Audrey's head turned on impact.

“What you really do. How can there be poison in his tea!”

The old servant said to the empress.

“Please calm. This won't solve the case. Instead, you need to plan your next move. ”

The old servant glared at Audrey, who was shivering. Audrey flabbergasted.

'What's with that look?'

Anxiety eating Audrey.

When the empress, who had been angry for a while, sat down, the maid smiled strangely and held Audrey's shoulder gently.

"Get out."

"There'S……!"

“Please don't get angry, just come out and wait. I'll calm him down.”

Audrey, who left the room trembling, leaned against the wall.

"Then I have to do this."

Audrey pale towards the private room where Marquis Nodelli was being held.

“Philip!”

"What's up, what's up?"

"What should I do? The Empress will blame me. ”

“What.....it cannot be true. The Empress thinks highly of you. ”

"Do you think the empress will think about it when she's cornered?"

"Cannot be. Why did you poison an orphan girl in Dubbled?”

“The queen can make many reasons. What should I do, I……! It's all because of you!”

"Because of me?"

“If you don't drag me while I prepare tea, or if I don't help your daughter.....!”.

"Help my daughter?"

“Elizabeth asked me a cup of tea for Lady Dubbled! I prepared tea. I never put poison in it, so who do you think it is? That's your daughter!”

Marquis Nodelli moved away from her as Audrey shouted.

“It can't be true. My nine-year-old daughter would not do such a cruel thing...!”.

He suddenly realized something.

"This? Mr. Weiss gave it to me as a gift. The thing Elizabeth hates will disappear if I have this."

Before leaving the mansion, he remembered his daughter smiling brightly with a small medicine bottle.

“Elizabeth.... No, not possible......”.

"So your daughter came before me?"

Audrey bit her lips and looked at Marquis Nodelli in annoyance.

“You never loved me. I should have forgotten about you when you left me and married the princess. To you, am I just a nobody other than the woman who warms the bed.?”

“A, Audrey!”

Marquis Nodelli said as he hugged her.

“It can't be true. You're the only one I love.”

“Then what should I do...”.

The Marquis sighed looking at the pitiful Audrey.

'Elizabeth is Ingrid's daughter, she won't get hurt even though she does have her poison.'

The Empress and Ingrid will do everything to ensure that.

“I'll take care of it. Trust me."

“Philip……. I love you."

"Yes." Yeah."

Marquis Nordelli's eyes became sharp as he stroked Audrey's back.

***

"Kill me, Your Majesty!"

Marquis Nodelli said to the emperor. The emperor could only sigh at hearing it.

"So Elizabeth poisoned him?"

“I will bear the sin of not raising my daughter properly.”

"How can you raise a child like that!"

Elizabeth screamed in tears after hearing that.

"No! That's not me! Me, I never did that! Seriously is!"

"Find out the boy's body and you'll see he has a bottle."

“Marquis!!”

Princess Ingrid shouted in surprise.

"You crazy? Do you even understand what you did to your daughter ?! ”

“Elizabeth needs to be punished now. That way, Elizabeth will be a better adult—“

The slap!!

Princess Ingrid slaps Marquis Nodelli's cheek.

“Ingrid!”

The Emperor shouted, but Ingrid's eyes were sharp.

"What are you doing, crazy man."

"Mother's father! It's really not me. Mr. Weiss gave it to me but I didn't have enough time..... Audrey came back sooner than I thought, so I couldn't put it in!”.

Elizabeth wept and the Emperor commanded without hesitation.

"Send Elizabeth Nodelli to the dungeon."

"No! I never did that! Your Majesty! Your Majesty!”

"Elizabeth!"

There was a commotion at the palace. The emperor, who grabbed the back of his neck, groaned. There will be no day when the headache will go away.

At that moment, in the ward of the imperial palace, the chairman glanced at Leblaine, who closed his eyes as if he was dead.

"What kind of thing do you do ......"

“…….”

"Everyone goes to see the emperor, so stop pretending!"

Leblaine opened her eyes at once and looked around her.

“You can't say that out loud. What if someone hears it?”

“Who would believe that? You're the one who made the poison!”