Elizabeth Taylor
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Chapter 171 Lady Rebecca’s pregnancy angered the elders and high-ranking nobles still living in Acreia. Unfortunately, their frustration affected Duke Luzo, who currently resided in the Nanaba castle. Duke Luzo tried to cover up what happened at the feast, but the emperor already knew about it; it was the Intelligence Unit that delivered the news. Lucius the First thought secretly, ‘I better go and take care of this…’ The National Day was coming up and the emperor decided to go visit the Nanaba…-
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Chapter 170 The golden-haired emperor, Lucius the First, sat at his desk that was piled up with paperwork and books. He looked down at the petition regarding the banning of the toll the landowners could charge to travelers when people crossed their cities. He contemplated with a frown, wondering what he should do. A toll was one of the surest and most lucrative ways to make money for the lords who owned their own lands. It also meant power for them because they could use it to negotiate with the other…
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Lady Rebecca, who grew up in the southern region, did not do well in the cold. Her weakness against the cold weather worsened after she got pregnant. Everyone sat around feeling warm while Lady Rebecca alone trembled uncontrollably because of the weather. Lady Tory gave Rebecca her own fur coat to wear while Stra knitted a pair of warm socks for her. They even brought in the brazier, which was only used in the dead of the winter. Unfortunately, the windows had to be opened frequently when using a brazier…
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Chapter 168 Poliana thought that perhaps Sir Bentier was the loneliest person in Yapa. To not be able to trust even his own wife and son… Of course, from Lady Seeze and Sote’s point of view, Sir Bentier was probably a traitor who refused to trust his own family. Poliana realized that having a very small or no family could be advantageous. Perhaps being alone was not such a bad thing! But then… ‘Couldn’t he trust his wife at least?’ Immediately, Poliana shook her head, realizing how naïve…
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Chapter 167 Poliana wondered in confusion, ‘Is Frau trying to get me to offer him a job? Maybe he wants to become my personal doctor so he could have a good job for life.’ Poliana welcomed the idea. She had more than enough money and having a personal doctor on call for her would be very convenient. She knew Frau was a talented doctor, and he also had a mild manner; this could work out perfectly. So when Frau asked her to have dinner with him again, Poliana refused. “I have plans for tonight…
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Lady Rebecca changed the subject, "Oh, would you like to have dinner with me tonight again?" "Oh, I'm sorry but I already have plans," Poliana replied. In some circumstances, Poliana would've changed her plans to accept Lady Rebecca's dinner invitation, but tonight, Poliana was supposed to have dinner with Sir Bentier. Although he was never her director superior, He used to be the deputy commander during the war, and he was currently the kingdom's chancellor. He was clearly a very important figure who…
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The house Poliana was invited to belong to one of her guards and his wife. The wife was a widower with a child, which meant that this was her second marriage. A soldier returning from the war didn't always insist on marrying a young pretty girl. There were many men who offered to marry their fellow soldiers' spinster sisters or daughters. Sometimes, they also decided to marry the widower of their fellow soldiers who passed away in the war. The emperor strongly recommended such marriages. It was a good…
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Chapter 164 Before going home after work, Poliana visited Rebecca one more time. She found Lady Rebecca awake and having her dinner. She asked Poliana to join her, which surprised Poliana. Poliana would have gladly accepted the invitation but unfortunately, she already had plans for the night. “I’m sorry, Lady Rebecca, but unfortunately, I already have a plan for tonight.” Lady Cekel, who was standing nearby, stepped forward politely and offered to Poliana, “Marquess Winter, it’s ok if we push…
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Chapter 163 The conversation changed to the topic of Stra and her older brother, who lived in the nearby area. After hearing about how close Poliana and her adopted brother Donau was, even though he lived very far away, Stra regretted not being diligent with her letters to her brother. “I live very close to where my brother lives, yet I haven’t been sending the letters often to him. I feel ashamed.” Poliana then replied, “Well, it’s funny how these things work. Sometimes, you drift apart when…
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People would usually assume that once they've become successful and important, they would no longer have any worries in the world. But the truth was that this wasn't the case for everyone. There were many who found their lives boring after they achieved everything they wanted in life. One good example was Sir Ainno Seki. As the first-born son of Acreia's most influential family, Seki, he was the emperor's close friend and nicknamed the best knight in the kingdom. Even though this man had everything, he…
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