The Happy Ending Love Story

The Empress Crown #9

Sofia's search stalled for a while as Jordan went on a joint military exercise. He sent Alfons to watch over the back door of the palace. Every move Sofia had Alfons report to her.

This combined exercise can take as little as two weeks and up to a month at most. Jordan was frustrated even on the first day of training. None of the work is right. He led the exercise with a fierce face.

The training atmosphere was not as usual. It was like on the battlefield. The knights are trembling.

Not much different from Jordan, Alex is also no less busy. He was preparing for the anniversary of the founding day of the Elderbar shortly. There will be a three-day, three-night folk party.

Inside the palace himself Alex also invited the Elderbar nobles. The party will be a three-night party with a different theme.

The time is not long, it will be next month. Alex plans to introduce Janetta in public.

At the party, she will also announce Janetta as the palace's concubine. This step he took to strengthen Janetta's position in the palace. Once everything is safe, Alex will make Janetta his queen. This position will not be disputed at all.

After that Alex can send the woman he married some time ago out of the palace. His presence is nothing but to smooth the path of Janetta. He was nothing more than a tool for absolute imperial laws.

Alex breathed slowly. The future he had planned would be finished in a moment. Speaking of Sofia, Alex remembers the name that came out of Jordan's lips. He was looking for a palace maid of the same name.

'There's no way it's him, is it?'

He immediately put the thought of Sofia in his head. Convinced that it couldn't be Sofia whom she had locked up in the palace back there. There can be no unnecessary coincidence like that.

After all, the woman was no one, after all, she was about to leave the palace.

Alex calms himself and then gets up. The door in front of him opened.

"Prepare horses and arrows. I'm going hunting."

Once a few days Alex would go hunting. That was his hobby. Compared to swords and tactics of war, Alex is adept at riding and using arrows. Unlike Jordan who is proficient at anything, Alex is quite up to this.

Thud.

The sound of something falling sounded loud. Sofia stopped her steps. The horse's scream shrieks, breaking the silence of the forest. Sofia took off the mushrooms in her hands. A bad feeling soon passed. He didn't want to be caught like last time by Alex.

Sofia ran away. But the direction he took was wrong. In front of his eyes was a horse that was on a rampage and someone who was knocked on the ground with a head full of wounds.

Sofia blinked her eyes a few times. The horse was like it was ready to devour the weak body beneath it. Alex's face was visible as he tried to get up. His hand tried to pull the bow to shoot the horse but failed, it seemed like his hand was sprained.

The horse drew closer and Alex's body inched backwards. The horse's legs rose high, ready to step on Alex.

Sofia spontaneously grabbed the branches of trees around her and ran over to repel the horse's attack.

Cracks.

The branch of the tree that was not how split into pieces by the horse kick. His body fell down. Sofia immediately got up as the horse was about to attack Alex again.

Sofia closed her eyes and hugged Alex's body with trembling hands. Behind him the sound of horses roaring deafeningly. Sofia's mind was empty. He took a deep breath. Ready to die.

Tak.

When the situation seemed irreversible, the sound of horses roaring back was heard and then silent. Sofia spread her gaze. The horse did not move. The arrow pierced the neck of the horse.

"Your Majesty!"

The sound of footsteps approaching.

"Are you okay?"

He is one of the knights who follows Alex on the hunt. Sofia is familiar with her face.

"I'm fine, it looks like His Majesty the Emperor is not."

Sofia took off her embrace. Alex's face was covered in blood. As if his head was injured, his hands and feet were sprained from slamming from the horse.

"Come to the doctor immediately." Said Sofia with a stutter.

The knight beside him immediately shot something into the air. Soon the sound of horse legs sounded. A group of people came and were shocked to see the scene before their eyes.

One of those who seemed to have a high standing took over the situation. Help quickly came.

Alex and Sofia are transferred to the main palace. It's in Alex's room. This is the first time Sofia has entered the country, even though she is his wife. In the dream Sofia had also never set foot into a large luxurious and dominant golden room.

Alex was laid on his bed. Some doctors surrounded him. Sofia was sitting on the sofa with two doctors who were treating her.

They asked Sofia several times. Everyone in the room had a tense face. Call it a situation that seems bad.

Sofia also sees Alex's pale-faced personal aide. He's pacing around worriedly. Not many noticed Sofia, everyone focused on the unconscious Emperor Elderbar with his head full of blood. His hands and feet were wrapped in bandages.

Only two people cared so much about Sofia. They are Ema and Rona, the two maids crying under Sofia's blood-stained dress. Sofia's condition is not severe. Only a few chops and my brother's hands were sprained. All were treated by doctors.

Sofia spread her gaze. He's looking for someone who should be here. Janetta Oliver, Alex's girlfriend.

As her eyes were fixed on the door, she accidentally looked at Alex's aide.

"Is my treatment over?"

"Not yet, Miss, wait a minute. We're checking out some parts."

"Good." Sofia replied politely. He was relieved that no one knew his identity.

Sofia waves at Alex's aide. He told her to come closer because she couldn't get to him.

He immediately approached with a nervous-looking face.

"Where is Lady Janetta?" Sofia asked in a soft voice.

"I'm sorry?"

"You haven't contacted him? I think Lady Janetta needs to know about Her Majesty's circumstances."

Alex's adjutant looked confused.

"Where's the room? Let me go to him."

"I'm sorry, Your Majesty. I don't know anything." Suddenly the adjutant bowed with a low body on the floor.

Sofia gasps. He only asks about Janetta but the adjutant acts unexpectedly.

Hearing that loud voice, everyone in the room looked towards Sofia. An existence that was not initially ignored is now the center of attention.

It didn't take long for them to know who the lady was sitting on the sofa. The faces of the people became hardened. Sofia held her breath. The situation is changing rapidly.

"Which, Your Highness the Empress?" The doctor who treated Sofia opened her mouth.

Sofia chokes her own saliva.

"Greetings to the moon Elderbar, Your Majesty the Empress." A respectful voice sounded everywhere.

Sofia closed her eyes and opened them again. Situations like this.

Sofia's heart hardened.

His eyes stared intently at the unconscious Alex. There Alex lay stiff, her husband the great Emperor Elderbar.

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