Erin smiled at Melly, who was eating lemon pie, and she paused, taking a piece of it on a plate.

‘So I have had a time when I used to make this pie in the Imperial Palace.’

It was about a few days after I entered the Imperial Palace.

Erin, who wanted to eat this pie that her mother made, had sneaked into the kitchen in the middle of the night.

It was a time when I did not know anything about the palace, that was supposed to care about others eyes.

After that, Erin became a laughing matter when the past that made and sold pies with her mother was known among the nobles.

I didn’t even go near the kitchen just in case I was mocked.

He didn’t even bother to look for desserts such as pie or cake.

The night was the first and last time I had made dessert in the Imperial Palace kitchen.

‘The guy who shared I the pie with that night …’


Erin gave a bitter smile to her forgotten memory.

At that time, Melly, who had finished the pie, asked with a deep look on her face.

“Erin, may I have one more slice?”

***

“I can’t believe it!”

A sharp voice burst from the inner chamber of the Crown Prince’s palace. It was Mrs. Blennon

The Crown Prince’s palace was much more splendid and larger than the Crown Prince’s palace where Erin lived.

Everywhere in the eye was a luxurious decoration and full of extravagant furniture.

Mrs. Blennon was shouting with a nervous voice in one of the most spectacular rooms.

“I’m have been trying to kick her out of the palace for over ten years! Poverty who’s been kicked out for an affair!”

Erin was not accused of having an affair, but divorced under the agreement of the Duke, but Mrs. Blennon angrily denounced her as an immoral woman and cursed her.

Erin exercised her last order before she leaving . stamped on Mrs. Blennon’s dismissal before returning the empress’s seal.

After that, she left the Empress’s Seal to the Home Secretary and went out of the palace in a leisurely manner.

Mrs. Blennon was angry to the top of her head, but there was nothing she could do. She had no choice but to pack up and get out of the Imperial Palace.

“Don’t be so angry, madam.”

Inside the room was a blonde beauty surrounded by maids.

The bright golden hair, wrapped in sunlight, sparkled like pure gold under the sun.

Serena von Blennon.

Raymond’s official lover and the actual hostess of this Imperial Palace.

Erin lived in the Royal Palace, but Serena had a strong residence inside of the Imperial Palace.

Mrs. Blennom’s sweet voice, as if she had been angry, made her flattering voice sound like honey.

“Well, my work is not important now, and now that she is gone, you will marry the Duke and come to the Crown Prince’s palace. The Crown Prince’s palace was always more suitable for Serena.”

If the seat of the Crown prince’s palace is the seat of the empress, Serena can seduce the prince and appoint him,  but the crown prince’s position was already occupied.

They were also the same people of the Blennon family who Serena had been admitted to.

But there was no need to be discouraged. When Serena becomes the Duchess and takes over the Palace of the Crown Princess, Mrs. Blennon will automatically return to the court.

Serena had a shy smile.

“How dare I wish such a thing…”

Dozens of dresses stretched from the console next to the dressing table to the sofa.

Serena was wearing a Saehan petticoat and a nose reset and was wearing makeup with the help of maids.

Manilgul was perfect, but when I added a little makeup to it, it was several times more beautiful. It was beautiful and bright like a rose in full bloom.

“You’re so pretty that you can’t be a duchess because of the old emperor.”

Mrs. Blennon felt sorry for Serena.

‘This is the real empress. Not that poor woman.’

Serena was the daughter of one of the most famous merchant in the capital.

Originally a commoner, he had accumulated tremendous wealth for generations, operating the top from his great-grandfather.

With that property, his grandfather married the only daughter of a junior knight, and inherited the title of his wife and officially became a nobleman.

However, the title earned by money was not recognized by the aristocrats of the four religious circles.

The overflow of wealth only works among the aristocrats of lower rank and file. That alone was not enough to join the real nobility.

However, things have changed since Serena, the only daughter, was in the eyes of the Duke.

Raymond let Serena in as the foster daughter of the prestigious Blennon family.
and she had become the son of the Countess overnight.

A traditional prestigious artist, Bleen Baek, supported the young Duke instead of the current emperor.

The Blennon family had already accepted Serena as the Count’s daughter and pushed her as the Duchess.

Originally, everyone would have disapproved of accepting a woman from a wealthy low-class aristocrat family.

But now things were different: if I could be a relative of the future Empress, I could forget all that rejection.

The expensive gifts Serena gave to the people of the family helped to eliminate such rejection.

But the emperor hated Serena from the start.

It was the old emperor’s insistence that the daughter of a lower nobleman who had no title could not be put into the Royal House.

Instead, the emperor brought Erin, a former nobleman who was poor, and made her the Duchess.

“But.”

Serena, who was choosing a necklace after finishing her makeup, asked calmly.

“I heard Erin said she would open a cafe. Is that real?”

Mrs. Blennon answered, as if she had waited.

“Yes. She really wants to buy a cafe. As soon as she signed the divorce papers, she found a place in a store and ordered ingredients in advance. What’s wrong with her? I think She is  a little out of my mind because she was kicked out if the palace.”

“Maybe.”

“But shouldn’t we stop it? There’s nothing good about the kicked duchess setting up a cafe downtown and talking about it. If Emperor Rado returns…”

Mrs. Blennon who was talking to her, was overwhelmed.

She could see Serena’s eyes, staring at her through the dressing-table mirror.

Serena grinned as she looked at Mrs. Blaine in the mirror.

“Don’t worry too much. Ma’am.”

“You have something in mind.”2

Serena smiled without answering and shook her eyes with the colorful jewels on the dressing table.

“Well, I don’t know much about cooking.”

White fingers slowly past through the shiny red jewels.

“You can’t go without coffee in the cafe, can’t they?1

***

Serena walked through the corridors of the Crown Prince’s palace.

Every time I stepped, the long, long skirts were drawn slowly like waves.

The nobles who passed around were divided into two sides and bowed their heads.

They all looked at her with interesting eyes. Just looking into their eyes, I could hear them exchanging words.

“And now that the Duchess has been kicked out, is Serena going to be the new Duchess?”

“Maybe, because you don’t see any other women besides Serena.”

“But will your Majesty allow it?”

Since the Duchess disappeared, the people kept whispering so.

The nobles chatted about the affairs whenever they got together.

Rumors of a duchess’s affair that began three or four months ago. And the recent divorce between the Duke and his wife.

Everyone was delighted to see this huge scandal.

She was looking at the Crown Prince’s Palace with interest as ifsheI were watching the drama from the deputies to the ones.

Now that Erin was kicked out, their coffin screening was one thing.

Will Serena be able to be the new Duchess?

Everyone was curious about the answer, but none other than Serena herself.

“Your Grace.”

Raymond and his aides were seen coming out of the office at the end of the hall. He stopped when he found Serena.

Serena approached Raymond, grabbed the hem of her skirt and bowed gracefully.

“I see your Royal Highness.”

“Yes, Serena.”

Raymond nodded gravely.

It was a dull reaction, but Serena has a bright smile like a flower in full bloom.

From the first time she saw Raymond at the age of 15, Serena fell in love with this precious man.

Born as the daughter of a wealthy merchant, Serena grew up rich enough not to envy aristocrats.

It was not difficult for her to marry a great nobleman. Prestigious aristocrats who were financially challenged often welcomed the daughter of a mountain-rich new family into their child.

But the imperial family was different.

She was a low class nobleman and could not be a royal bride.

It was an impossible relationship, but Serena couldn’t give up.


After chasing Raymond and trying desperately, she gained a government position.

Even after Raymond got married, Serena didn’t give up hope.

And now perhaps she will take the glorious place of his wife.

Serena could do anything if she could take the position.

“Your Highness, tonight there’s a ball at Flynn’s mansion. Do you know that?”

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“Yes, I heard.”

Serena’s white cheeks were slightly red.

Serena took a step closer, as if she were hugging Raymond. And spoke with a low voice.

“Then can you be my partner tonight?”

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