
The Marchioness left without saying goodbye and complained to her husband. Of course, the husband would never listen and instead had his wife apologize to duke Aelthred.
"Duke Aelthred was a supporter of the empress and the temple side despite looking neutral, helping the empress and the duke's side. You better take care of that fat mouth so as not to talk about things that harm the family or I expel you to the territory!"
"But lady Daniela has gone too far to insult me, your wife!"
"Better he insult you than he make our family run out!" marquess shouted in frustration. "You don't see how he's trying to fight the other senior nobles!"
"My husband-don't overdo it, he's just a fifteen-year-old kid who doesn't know anything."
"Well! That's why I hate women who can only preen! You won't understand what men are afraid of."
The Marchioness still did not understand her husband's warning. "Then, should I apologize to him? Wh why? He's younger than me and he's been disrespectful."
"At least he has a duke's standing at a young age than you are just marchioness."
"Are you insulting me?"
"I'm just talking about facts. Don't do anything that harms the family, or I'm driving you out of the house!"
The Marchioness is further upset by her husband's threats and unwilling to understand, she goes to her eldest son's place and cries over being mistreated by duke Aelthred.
His son's attitude is not much different from that of his father.
"Do you want to destroy my future?"
"Mom just wants to complain and there's nothing to talk to."
"Do you know the gossip about young duke Aelthred?"
"What?"
"Many say that the young duke protected the army from the first prince."
"The first prince is missing and there's no word, how can his army protect an arrogant fifteen-year-old?"
"Mother, we can't ignore this rumor. The first prince's army is not comparable to our surname, it is better to remove the tears and forget his treatment to mother."
The Marchioness was disappointed by her son's attitude. "Why do you defend him too? He's just a stubborn fifteen-year-old kid and a playful hobby."
"If you don't want to lose your title, please listen to me and me."
The Marchioness still did not understand what her son was saying, but she would comply with all the requests of the son.
One week later, the marchioness understood what her husband and son were saying after hearing the heated gossip that young duke Aelthred was doing.
At the salon, lady Vilvred complains that her brother robbed the Vilvred family of her property.
"Didn't what was taken was the duchess's previous jewelry?"
"I heard the duchess is now only the son of the butler who is the duke's childhood friend now."
"Looks like lady Daniela doesn't want to take half her mother's family's possessions."
"Hasn't it been taken before?"
"No, the duke hid the duchess's jewelry before and gave it to the duchess now and then recognized as a family treasure."
"Gosh, that's awful. How did Lady Daniela manage to take it?"
"That-"
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"Countess Ava, here's the document. The emperor and the empress have agreed to your divorce case and Count Ava has to pay you a sum of money as a fine and alimony."
Things the countess never imagined for life.
"Right now you're no longer a countess, so I should call you as-"
"Lilute. Just call me Lili."
Zuu smiled. "Are you feeling better now?"
"Before I thought a lifetime would always be under the shadow of the count, facing all the torment for the sake of the children, I didn't expect to be able to divorce this easily."
"It is actually very difficult to divorce, considering your marriage has been sanctioned by the emperor and the temple. But we've shown plenty of evidence of the count's violence against you, and inevitably the emperor must agree quickly after being urged by the temple."
Lili. "Temple helps? Doesn't that mean it would make a counter with the emperor?"
"Madam, you are always diligent in donations and prayers at the temple. It is impossible for the temple to be silent to see you in trouble, they are doing the right thing. The heart takes precedence over politics."
"Ah, so. I'm sorry I thought bad."
"It's okay."
"Regarding lady Daniela, why didn't I see her from earlier? Shouldn't we meet now?"
"Ah, lady is currently busy. You can go first."
"But the deal"
"Just calm down, I've cut off the division of property. You can look first at the documents I provided."
Lili shakes. "No, I believe in all of you. Thank you for helping me all this time."
"Yes." Yeah."
Lili got up from the sofa and left with her daughter, getting on the train she bought suddenly.
Zoe, who was standing behind Zuu and had taken care of Lili, asked. "Why did he decide to leave the empire? Has he bought a house at his destination?"
Zuu waved as two of Lili's daughters pulled away from inside the carriage. "He came out of the empire so as not to be pursued by the count and other followers. Maybe he'll buy it after it arrives at its destination."
Zoe clicked annoyed. "If only the count could have been kinder to his wife and children, nothing like this would have happened."
"Basically the patriarchal culture is already entrenched in our society. To think of men as everything and to take women for granted, is wrapped in culture and religion. It's hard to take it off, there should be other bold new examples of waking up and trying to get loose."
Zoe let out a breath. "Now the countess Ava-no, Lili. Set a good example for the noble ladies."
"Well, that's it." Zuu stretched his body. "We have earned a lot of money from the lady, the next few days do not need to worry about the care of horses and others. If there is a problem, call me immediately. I don't want to trouble the temple anymore."
"Wait, are you going to use the money given to lady Daniela?"
"Yes." Yeah." Nod Zuu without feeling guilty. "Lady has given me orders."
"What about his own condition? Shouldn't he be renovating his house now?" Asked Zoe in a surprised tone.
"I don't need to repeat the same thing, from the beginning the money that the lady earned was indeed for the first prince's army. Lady knew, as time went on, the money for the military would be reduced to the emperor slowly. So, we need to be ready in the future."
"really? Is he a fortune teller or a witch?"
Zuu entered the house, followed by Zoe with a frenzied move.
"Why didn't you answer? Do you want to keep everything secret alone? Isn't that cheating?"
Zuu lazily responded to his twin brother.