
I followed a waitress to a nearby restaurant.
This servant is Iris' personal servant. He was the one who brought me the news about Iris and asked me to come here with her.
We were then taken to a private room where a nervous girl with beautiful purple hair and brown eyes was waiting for me.
As soon as he saw me enter, he stood up and rushed towards me.
“Clause!”
I received Iris' embrace and kissed her lips gently. I could feel Iris' body relax and her nervousness slowly fading away.
The waiter who brought me here understood the situation very well. He bowed silently and left the private room, closing the door behind us.
When Iris saw the action of her servant, she slightly blushed and placed her head on my chest.I saw she was so cute that I raised her chin and kissed her lips slowly.
Our kiss lasted for almost a minute, but when I thought I could get more love in this private room, Iris separated her lips from mine and looked at me nervously.
“... K-Klaus, we need to talk.. I left my house secretly so I don't have much time. I'm afraid someone will find out that I left if I take too much time.”
I nodded and stroked Iris' hair.I then pulled her into a nearby chair and sat with her on my lap.
“... I heard a little from your personal servant. You seem very worried. ” I said with a gentle smile.
Iris nodded and bit her lips anxiously. “... Of course, I was worried.. They planned to marry me to Bryan even after he died. I thought I had already escaped from his shadow, but was still chasing me, you are the only man I want to marry.Even if this marriage is nothing more than a political move, I don't want to marry anyone else.”.
I curled my lips with a gentle smile. This sweet girl…
I hugged her waist and kissed her head.
"i'm glad to hear it. You don't have to worry. Tell me about the situation. I will find a solution for it.”
Iris' expression looked relaxed. Then he started telling me about what happened.
According to him, there were some rumors around the capital about the two of us having an illicit relationship even though his identity was Bryan's fiancee. The rumors even hinted that we could have planned Bryan's death to eliminate him and eventually be together.
Obviously, such rumors are very serious.
And this rumor reached the ears of his father and some important members of his family.
Iris's family is rather strong, but that's it. Even though they were nobles, they could not compare to the strongest nobles in the empire.
If a noble family like the Riea family, the Carmell family, or the Ferret family were the strongest family in the empire, then a family like the Hera family (the Mia family and the Alan fiancee family) were on the second level, then a family like the Hera family (the Mia family and the Alan fiancee family) was on the second level, and families like the Nier family that my fiancee, Clara, or Siris Iris family are in the third tier.
By the way, my mother's family, the Quin family, is at most a fourth-rate noble family. They are almost ordinary people.
In other words, the Iris family was too weak to face such accusations.
If for some reason, these rumors reached the ears of the empress or emperor, there was a chance that the entire Siri family would be exterminated. The risk was even higher now because the situation in the empire was so tense.
Moreover, Iris' father knew about her daughter's feelings towards me. Therefore, he was even more wary of these rumors.
Therefore, he did not hesitate to put Iris under house arrest as soon as he heard her. Afterwards, she told him of her plan to have the emperor marry her in a posthumous marriage to the late Bryan.
“... My father has not spoken to the emperor, but he plans to do so tomorrow. Claus, what are we going to do?” Iris asked in panic.
I want to put on a strange expression.
I'm sure there's no way the truth about Bryan's 'death' is leaking. In other words, this rumor was completely fabricated.
That's why I'm so entertained.
Thinking of the people behind the rumors coincidentally reaching the correct answer just like that.
I laughed and patted Iris on the head.
"Don't worry, I'll take the situation."
"Thank you?" Iris asked with a hopeful expression.
"Of course.you are my woman, how can I let you marry someone else, even if she is dead? And don't worry, I promise to marry you soon.”
“Claus...” Iris looked at me with wet eyes. He seemed so in love that his eyes became foggy.
Seeing her like that, I kissed her lips again.
My hand moved towards her clothes, slid down her dress and slowly revealed her cream-white shoulders. Iris slightly blushed and cooperated with my kiss, showing me her most loving expression.
But when she realized I was going to take off her dress completely, she stopped my arm.
With a slightly panicked expression, Iris looked at me.
“... K-Clause, not now.. I have to go back.”.
I let out a disappointed breath and kissed her cheek.
I guess there are no S3xs for now.
"Don't worry.we will have more than enough opportunities in the future.” I said.
Iris's cheeks turned red and she kissed my lips while giggling happily. She then stood up hurriedly and fixed her clothes before looking at me with a reluctant expression.
"… I have to go now."
I'm nodding. “I will leave the capital briefly in two days. But don't worry, I'll take care of your situation before then. Sorry, we won't be able to meet for a while.”
Iris expression dimmed slightly, but she nodded in understanding.
"I understand, I love you." He kissed my lips one last time and left.
When Iris left, I curled my lips upwards.
It seems like some people are getting impatient.
The rumors about Iris and I, clearly aimed to increase the tension between the Dina faction and the Alan faction (consort).
With the empire on the edge of chaos, some people could not wait anymore.
As such, they planned to use these rumors to force me to act as the spearhead of the conflict, start a civil war and make Dina's faction bear the brunt of the first round of imperial retaliation.
Like that, they will weaken both of our factions simultaneously.
A good strategy, but in the end, they still underestimated me.
Plus, I think I have an idea of who's behind it.
And to confirm my suspicions, I closed my eyes.
With a thought, the Akashic Sigh is activated.
Even though I am very far from being as great as Ysnay in terms of using fate, I can still find this bit of information easily.
Quickly, my consciousness enveloped the entire capital. Then find the information I need.
After three seconds, I opened my eyes again.
As expected, it was the Carmell family.
Very enticing.
But do you think I care about this little trick?
Quite the contrary. These rumors are very comfortable in a certain way. Besides, I can use it to lay the foundation for my future marriage to Iris.
As for the reaction of the empress and the emperor or the thoughts of Iris' father, Heh, at this current point, there was no need to be too much of a humble attitude.