The Return of the Female Knight

CHAPTERS 100

Elena guessed this was a test to see if she knew the truth. If the plant was truly dangerous, he could not allow this to happen. A smile spread across his face.

"No need, Your Honor. No matter how valuable something is, its value decreases when there are many. I'll appreciate what you sent me. ”

"Very good . I'll plant more of them whenever you want, so just say so. ”

Sharp daggers were hidden under their smiling faces. Carlisle watched the scene with curious eyes and spoke to Elena in a barely audible voice.

"I didn't hear about the Queen sending gifts. ”

Elena had asked Zenard to investigate the factory, but he had not told Carlisle, thinking it would not be too late to talk about it after the results of the investigation. Even so, he suspected Zenard might have told Carlisle at some point, but he kept the knights busy gathering servants around the palace.

Elena looked at Carlisle awkwardly and replied.

“Much should I do so I must have forgotten. I received a gift from the Queen. ”

"Whatever the news is, I hope to hear it first. ”

Others might not notice it, but Elena detected a glint in her eyes that indicated she was in a bad mood. However, Carlisle stared straight at Ophelia without any sign of displeasure.

"Whatever happens to my wife, even the smallest thing, will pass me from now on. ”

"Oh, have you tried to protect her?"

Ophelia covered her mouth and smiled, but even though she was teasing, Carlisle spoke without blinking.

"Of course . She's my wife. ”

It was true that Elena was his wife, but to express her feelings naked before them was a bold gesture. Ophelia looked surprised for a moment, then laughed out loud as if she was witnessing something funny. At the same time, a strange mood lingered around Sullivan as he sat down and watched the situation, his face as pale as ever.

“You two must have been pretty busy on your first day of marriage. We can finish here, then you can leave. ”

"We've just become acquainted with the Crown Prince and his wife, and you've already sent them away, Your Majesty?"

Ophelia's face was plastered with a sad smile, but everyone gathered here knew it was not genuine. Carlisle replied with a truncated tone.

“Our relationship is different from the one I know. ”

The atmosphere in the Emperor's palace quickly turned ugly. Carlisle was a man of distinctive arrogance and exceptional spirit, even when he was just standing still. Most would retreat due to a slight thirst for blood, but Ophelia's spirit was also formidable. Although the Empress had never learned to use the sword, Anita's family had produced many generals, and she met Carlisle's cold eyes without much wink. Sullivan's cough that pierced through the tense atmosphere.

“Kollog, collog. “

His match forced Ophelia and Carlisle to temper their hot feelings. Their expressions were still hostile, but Sullivan interrupted them.

“I need a break. You can go now. ”

Carlisle looked at Ophelia with a cold look and immediately bowed to Sullivan. Elena, who had been watching the situation, hurriedly spoke.

"Rest well, dad. ”

"All right my dear . Until Another time . ”

Perhaps it was an ordinary farewell, but Elena was sincerely looking forward to her next meeting with him. Before she got married, she promised to tell Carlisle the secret of the blue bead ring she gave when she was a child.

"Dad, do you remember that you and I will have dinner together after I become the crown princess?"

Carlisle thought the ring was just superstition, but Sullivan believed it and even rejected Elena's dowry. The ring was the reason why the Emperor easily accepted marriage in the first place. Elena wondered if there really was a secret behind it. Sullivan nodded with a faint smile on his face.

"Of course . I will keep my promise to my daughter-in-law. I'll see you when I feel better. ”

"I'll be waiting for you, Dad. ”

“Go safely now. ”

Elena bowed respectfully to Sullivan and Ophelia, then walked out of the Emperor's palace with Carlisle in a good mood.

Kwao!

After Elena and Carlisle fully stepped out of the palace, the golden door closed again. However, Ophelia was staring at a blank spot with an unhappy expression. A tense silent atmosphere hung over him and Sullivan.

“Kollog, collog. “

Sullivan covered his mouth as his body was attacked coughing, while Ophelia extended a handkerchief to him.

"Your health is bad, so please don't strain yourself, Your Majesty. ”

Sullivan received the handkerchief Ophelia gave and spoke in a more serious tone than before.

"… Can you follow in my footsteps?"

He gave no explanation, but Ophelia immediately understood it. That is, he could not have made Carlisle the crown prince if he weakened him.

Ophelia smiled, throwing away the gaze as if she knew nothing.

"I don't know what you're talking about. Don't say such things, Your Majesty. ”

Sullivan and Ophelia have known each other for decades, and Sullivan already knows that Ophelia is often a snake with her words. However, he did not understand what the woman meant. He looked at her with a questioning look, and he gave her his usual smile.

"Expressing your feelings when we have such a political relationship, it's really not like you. You must not convey your thoughts when you have an image to maintain, Your Majesty. “

As usual, Sullivan smiled gently.

"Yes . I felt weak because I felt my last day was getting closer. “

They looked at each other and smiled as if they were a loving couple. That's a very old step now. Ophelia spoke with a bright smile on her face.

"Yes . A concession between the two of us, it really didn't fit in. ”

Silence enveloped Carlisle and Elena after they left the palace. Only when they reached the fork in the road did Elena break the silence.

"I'm going to go here. “

He turned, when—

Tak.

A hand caught Elena's wrist. He looked back at Carlisle, who responded in a firmer voice than usual.

“I don't know what he gave you, but whatever it is, throw it away now. ”

“If I throw away a gift from the Empress, there will be gossip. Don't worry, I have a plan in mind. ”

"… You make me worry about you. ”

“You don't have to worry about me. ”

Carlisle's eyebrows shot up at Elena's overconfident answer, but she refused to back down. He knew Carlisle was worried, but he did not understand his position now.

“I'm not a little girl floating by the water. Are you going to be angry just because I haven't told you about the Empress's gift? "

His jaw was clenched, but he didn't say anything about it.

"Don't forget our contract, Caril. ”

It was not that he had made the decision so easily. After receiving the plant from the Empress, her first action was to take a solution, not run to Carlisle at the first danger sign. He did not come to the Imperial Palace to depend on him, but to eventually make him emperor and save his father, brother, and Mirabelle. He could not bear to lose them again in this life. As her heart became more desperate, so did the burden on Elena's shoulders become heavier.

"… Are you telling me to leave you alone, no matter what you do?"

“I didn't say that. I just want you to trust me. ”

In less than a year, Paveluc will seek to usurp the throne. When Elena returned to the past, it was as if her blood dried up when she realized that she had little time left. He tries hard to do all he can for Carlisle — sword fight, power play, stay in the palace. However, at times, Carlisle's overprotective qualities threaten to block his path.

"… You are wrong. It's not that I don't believe in your abilities. Actually, I admire everything you've done so far. ”

Elena's ruby eyes glittered at the unexpected answer. He thinks he doesn't believe in his decision, because he always tries to stop him every time he tries to do something.

Carlisle continued, his voice soft.

“Trusting you and worrying about yourself is different. The Empress was known to be evil and clever, both at home and abroad. I can't let you be vulnerable to him. ”

"But if you're going to be emperor—"

"Why are you so obsessed with me being the emperor?"

"…!"

Elena became mute. Carlisle may have been stupid, but it was because he couldn't acknowledge his motivation. He was not sure how much he would believe in a situation that could not be logically explained.

'… I'd be lucky if he didn't see me as a crazy woman. '

Elena did not reply, and Carlisle continued in a suspicious tone.

"I think you want to be empress because you want wealth, but you don't care at all. ”

To her amazement, Carlisle seemed to have been gathering Elena's thoughts the entire time they were together. In fact, everything he said was true. He is not greedy for wealth or power. All he wanted was to protect what he had. No one knew how terrifying his past life was, how he shivered in the biting winter lingered for days on a piece of bread, with only one thought on his mind.

"I want to see my family …"

He spent decades of trance and anger. After experiencing hell life, he has a magical chance to turn his fortune around. He decides he must change his future at all costs, no matter his pain and sacrifice.

"When you become emperor .. I hope that someday I will be able to explain it to you with a smile. ”

Carlisle's brows furrowed due to the seriousness of his tone. So he can't tell her now.

"You left me with a big question. ”

“Forget it for now. The important thing is that I will greatly support you on your path towards the emperor. ”

Elena's eyes and Carlisle's complicated gaze met in midair.

Hwiiyingeu—

A warm spring breeze blew past them, and Elena raised her hand to catch the lost key from the wind. Carlisle raised his hand and arranged his delicate golden hair. It was a special movement without physical contact …

A strange feeling arose within Elena. It was something he had never felt before in his life.