The perfect murder
meeting
Yeri paced back and forth through the mansion's basement, biting her fingernails.
What is more perfect
What choices should I make to maximize my profits? Or how can I kill Seokjin and seize power at the same time?
Then suddenly something occurred to me
An empress with the mark can become empress when the emperor dies.
It was a law created by the third emperor after the founding of the country for his empress.
A wolf only mates with one person in a lifetime.
A sign that the parties swear directly after marriage
It meant that I would only see that person for the rest of my life and that I could never not love that person.
As proof, he shared his power.
Usually, wolves exchange marks with each other (so most of the time they don't have political marriages)
To avoid getting hurt
But right now, Seokjin is the only person of his age in this country who has wolf blood.
So, if she became the empress and Seokjin showed his love for her, she could kill Seokjin and become the empress.
Mom, I'm getting married
Yeri went into the office and spoke to her mother who was sitting there.
Yeri's parents, who had been firmly refusing until yesterday, happily hugged Yeri when she said she would do it.
The marriage went off without a hitch.
The wedding was grand.
The people seemed to have no interest in politics and just enjoyed the festival. The current emperor and empress welcomed Yeri and embraced her.
Yeri's parents pretended to cry and acted moved, saying things like, "We're sad that Yeri is leaving, and it's already over..."
Yeri laughed at the whole situation.
Parents who were forced to put on a show, and the emperor and empress who were happy without knowing what would happen next... I couldn't help but laugh.
Everyone asked Yeri why she was laughing, and she laughed at them inwardly, saying that she was happy.
And then he slowly began to search for Crown Prince Seokjin.
Instead of being born in the empire, he was surrounded by his children and listened to their words,,, and he hated the man who suddenly appeared and took his place with just one bloodline.
But since there was a plan, Yeri approached him and whispered calmly in his ear.
예리
I have something to say
예리
Could you come out for a moment?
Seokjin nodded as if he understood, and gave a signal to those around him to stop talking.
Yeri smiled at them and said that she had something to say.
석진
What's going on?
He spoke first
예리
I heard you're very interested in politics. I've read your papers on political science.
석진
Thank you for reading my post. But...
예리
I called you here separately because there seems to be some revisions to the paper.
석진
What are the changes?
I heard Seokjin hasn't left the palace since he turned 22. This year marks his debut in high society, so it's unlikely he'd have met a diplomatic delegation.
This could be said to mean that he had only learned about the people's situation and diplomacy from books, without any direct experience.
예리
The books published by the Imperial Court cannot fully describe the empire and contain distorted facts.
석진
Are you insulting the royal family now?
예리
Listen up.
예리
Seokjin is the one who will become the emperor in the future.
예리
You must also know how to govern the people and the people.
예리
But doesn't Seokjin's thesis only talk about politics for the nobility?
석진
As you know, Yeri, I cannot leave this palace.
예리
That's no excuse
석진
.......
Now is the chance
예리
I will help you.
석진
How......
예리
I've been to the palace and outside a lot, so I know where the secret exits are.
예리
Doesn't our family handle diplomacy?
예리
I will help Seokjin get out of the palace.
석진
Is that true?
He looked very happy.
Of course I can't help but be happy
He lived in a prison without bars, so how could it not be sweet to hear that you would help him escape from that prison?
예리
I'd like to make just a few simple promises.
석진
What is that?
석진
I will take in everything I can.
He started getting involved in my plans.