Taming the Empress
The heroine's past | The person she wants to protect
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I first met him at a small party at my house when I was twelve.
He was thought to be a nobleman because he was a member of the Duke's family, but he was not a nobleman at all, only in his clothes.
With a somewhat chubby face and scars that appeared slightly as his clothes lifted with each movement, he looked just like a commoner child I had seen before.
진여주
"Hey Chan, is that kid the Duke's son?"
이 찬
"Yes, I know him as the eldest son of the Duke of Esquire."
I didn't know why he was acting that way at the time. Perhaps he sensed my gaze as I gazed at him. Hansol came over to me.
최한솔
"Your Highness, you look especially beautiful today."
Choi Han-sol, Vernon Coups. The second son of the Duke of S.Coups and the legal wife. At the time, he was considered a strong candidate to become my empress. I didn't even know what he looked like, let alone be interested in him, so I didn't pay any attention to him.
Now that I think about it, I think he was concerned about me.
진여주
"Thank you for the compliment, but who...?"
최한솔
"I'm a little disappointed, Your Majesty, this is Choi Han-sol, the Duke of S.Coups."
The same S.Coups dukedom? Honestly, I was surprised. Hansol had no resemblance to Seungcheol; his neat and tidy attire was undeniably noble. They both shared the same father, yet their auras were starkly different.
But there was a reason for that too
widely-
백작가 자재
"Get out of here. We don't eat with concubines."
진여주
"Oh my...! How could that be...!"
최한솔
"Don't worry about it, it's something we have to endure as we share the same lowly blood."
I quickly learned that the absurd contrast between these two people was the result of the absurdity of the world he was born into, having only half the blood of a concubine. No one helped him as he fell miserably, covered in spilled food.
Duke Esquire also only touched his forehead with an annoyed expression, as if embarrassed.
It must have been from then
진여주
" wake up. "
최승철
" .......!! "
That's when I started caring about him.
최승철
"Wow-"
진여주
"Phew- is it that amazing?"
최승철
"Of course, it's the palace..!!"
He took the man who had spilled food on him to the medical center located in the palace. Of course, he didn't forget to tell Chan to bring Seungcheol new clothes to change into.
의관
"Your Highness the Princess (bow)"
진여주
"Doctor, please treat this man's wound."
의관
"Yes, come here."
His wounds, revealed by the doctor, were more severe than I had imagined and fully reflected the time he had lived.
진여주
"It must hurt..."
최승철
"...It's okay now."
Lies. That couldn't have happened. It wouldn't have been okay. He must have just endured it. That's definitely the kind of person he is.
진여주
"Don't worry about anything."
최승철
" ..I wish that were possible"
It was then that I first learned the meaning of the word "protect" that my mother used to read to me in fairy tales, and the feelings that came from those words.
진여주
"Once you're done with your treatment, I'll send you new clothes. Change into them, they're my gift to you."
최승철
"Ah.. can I take it..?"
진여주
"You can take it."
I wanted to protect him.
Noisy, noisy - murmur, murmur -
The day finally came when the future empress, who would stand beside the long-awaited princess, was chosen. The nobles, as well as the townspeople, were eagerly awaiting the appointment.
Urgent news-!!!
시민들
"What the hell-"
하테 에스쿱스 공작
"......What is this..!!"
Chan, who went to change rooms, said that the empress on the large poster the size of a door was Seungcheol, not Hansol, and that the village was in an uproar all day because of it.
시민들
"Oh, so it's not the son of the first wife, but the son of the concubine who became the empress?"
시민들
"I think so?"
하테 에스쿱스 공작
"Why...why...!!!"
Perhaps it was because the child who had rolled in, not the child of the lovingly raised wife, had been chosen as the empress. That day, the duke raised his hand, looking at the frightened man with the most furious expression I had ever seen, as if he were going to kill him.
하테 에스쿱스 공작
"Who told you to become empress!! You cunning thing!!!"
최승철
"Oh, no, that's not what I meant, Father!!"
하테 에스쿱스 공작
"Shut up, "
widely-
하테 에스쿱스 공작
"Hello, Your Highness."
진여주
"Put that hand away before it gets messed up."
I found you trembling like an idiot, so I ran over and grabbed the Duke's hand. Now, no matter what anyone said, he was the Empress. And now that I had a reason to protect him, there was no need to stay behind.
The duke, who had grabbed the hand that was about to strike, awkwardly withdrew his hand and gave a self-deprecating smile.
진여주
"You dare to lay a hand on my person? You are a bold man, Duke."
하테 에스쿱스 공작
"Your Highness, this child is just like a servant to our family. How about you decide on a new empress?"
진여주
"Shut your mouth."
He took him to the center of the village, stood there, and announced it in front of everyone.
진여주
"Look, you are the one who will ascend to the throne with me and become the empress. From now on, no one should look down on my person. Do you understand!!"
As if the Duke had been proud, no one would be able to harass or ignore him anymore. Since I was protecting him, treating the Empress was like treating the Emperor. He would not be able to act recklessly.
I will do everything to protect you.
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