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Empress Lavigne was looking out of her window in a dark hallway where she deliberately didn't turn on the lights on purpose.

There was a brief commotion inside the Knights Building in the distance, and soon she saw Perez coming out.

Bellesac is following him closely.

After a while, a carriage carrying two people passed through the Knight's Alley.

Watching the back of the carriage until it couldn't be seen anymore, the Empress began to take a busy step toward the Imperial palace.

It was past midnight, but she didn't hesitate to take the move.

It was because she knew from the henchman already planted inside the Imperial palace that Yovanes hadn't gone to bed yet.

"Inform Your Majesty that I am here, Maid of Otua."

The maid, who came out while waiting to hear that there were visitors, found Empress Lavigne and her complexion hardened.

"...Yes, Empress."

After a while, the maid of Otua went inside again, and the door to the bedroom opened.

"The Empress has been looking for me a lot lately."

Yovanes, who changed into a acupuncture robe, smiled crookedly at Lavigne.

It's obvious to laugh at it, but Lavigne was just standing still with her weird smile.

"Hmm."

Yovanes looked at the figure interestingly and asked, "What are you doing here late at night, Empress?"

"I have something to tell you, Your Majesty."

Yovanes, who nodded his head, beckoned lightly, and all the attendants in the bedroom went outside.

"In a few days, the conference will be held again."

In the Emperor's bedroom with the only two of them remaining, Lavigne opened her mouth first.

"Ah, if that's the story, I know roughly what you're talking about."

Yovanes said, frowning slightly.

The long-standing territorial conflict between the Angenas and Brown has been on the agenda of the conference.

As the Emperor, Yovanes had to decide who would qualify as the representative of the West.

"You're asking me to side with the Angenas at the conference, aren't you?"

Having said that, Yovanes picked up a thin stack of papers that had been placed on the table.

"However, my aides found out that the estate that went to the Browns was a little bigger."

But the difference was so small that it could be brushed off by the Emperor's words.

"...That's right."

Empress Lavigne admitted.

"I have come to you to confirm that you will raise the hand of Angenas."

"Confirm?"

Yovanes smirked.

Then he took out another piece of paper from under the package and showed it to the Empress.

"Letters from the Lombardi family."

After entering the bedroom, the smile of Empress Lavigne broke for the first time.

[We will give 100,000 gold as compensation for the broken marriage between the Second Prince and Florentia Lombardi."]

100,000 gold.