Chapter 176. Disturbed homogeneity. 1

At the grand remark, Christa looked sideways at me, perplexed.

If you correct it with your own mouth, it’ll look like you’re going to scold me, and I think you’re trying to make the court figure out who I am…. Unfortunately, the courtesan was ill-witted.

As the court lady continued her “real queen praise” without understanding it at all, Christa gave an earnest look to my side this time.

He seemed to want me to come forward and tell him the truth.

I’m sorry to Christa, but……I didn’t step forward.

Instead, he quietly watched the court lady.

What I was worried about earlier.

Two queens whose ages do not differ much.

I wanted to see the court ladies’ honest attitude toward this part.

The palace, where there were virtually two queens due to the lack of a natural change of power.

One is no longer a queen, but she was a queen until last year, and she has served as a queen ever since she became a queen.

Friends, families and supporters are all here.

Even the majority of courtiers would have been hired by her.

On the contrary, the other became a queen, but she is a foreigner, and her family, friends and supporters are all abroad.

It has nothing to do with courtiers in the West Kingdom.

It was obvious who the courtesans would be attracted to, but I wanted to make sure with my own eyes.

Since then, I’ve encountered several more courtiers and a similar situation has continued, but I stayed still until the end.

“Well… …I hope you don’t feel too bad.”

When she almost arrived at the annex, Christa spoke to me carefully, if she was ever bothered.

She had a sad smile around her pale mouth.

“It’s just that I’m so used to it, they’re good people. I feel sorry for my situation now, but I will soon follow you.”

“Yes…”

I answered a little slower so as not to sound too dry.

But I didn’t agree with her at all.

Most of the courtesies they have encountered on their way here so far have praised Christa by continuing to call her queen.

I heard that I am a foreigner, a shrewd woman who remarried as soon as I got divorced from my husband, and that I would be arrogant because I am from the Eastern Empire.

What else did they say?

Oh, you should get a head start in advance.

Some courtiers who watched me get off the wagon came up with a smile, and when they saw me standing behind Krista, they were shocked to see me, but……

‘Where I’m not around, they’ll say something similar.’

Obviously they are good people for Christa.

Good people who give her strength by her side even after she is not a queen.

But are they good people to me, too?

“……”

“Mr. Navier?”

But I couldn’t tell you the truth because it reminded me of when Rasta first came here.…

Of course, the situation between me and Christa is different.

Christa is Heinley’s wife, not his wife.

But it seemed similar in that his position was shaken by a newcomer.

Krista felt relieved when I smiled face to face, and when she arrived at the annex, she approached me with a light walk and opened the door.

“Here you go.”

I tried to hide my disturbed mind and followed her in.

Christa asked in a proud voice.

“Beautiful, isn’t it?”

“……yes.”

The star palace was really beautiful.

The quiet sunlight broke down in the hall, and even the furniture, which seemed to be a little disheveled, was antique.

It’s a bit… …like the Crystal House of the Eastern Empire, and I’m embarrassed.

“I heard that there were many buildings in foreign countries modeled after the Crystal House by the Empress Seon-dae. One of them……’

But if I bring this up, it’s easy to come from the Eastern Empire and be arrogant or something like that.

Let’s not tell the story, I thought, and only repeated the word beautiful.

However, even after introducing the room, Christa hesitated without leaving.

When she wondered why, she carefully opened her mouth with her hands folded.

“You may not like this story, but……I’m afraid I’m going to have to tell you something. Well… …Fan ID. I have a favor to ask.”

“What is it?”

“The people employed here, the courtiers, are all far from old enough to retire.”

“?”

“It’s the people I hired.”

With a sigh, Christa looked at me with deer-like eyes and asked me,

“As I told you before, they’re all good people. I can be of help to you, too. I’m good at work and I’m diligent.”

“……”

“If you don’t mind, I’d like you to leave the courtiers unchanged.”

I tried not to look too stiff, but it was hard.

I can see how she feels about asking you this favor.

When the royal authority is replaced, personnel changes occur in large numbers.

Poor guy who’ll get fired for picking him.

But it was an embarrassing request to accept.

The courtesans are literally people who live together in the palace, but aren’t they all Christa’s people now?

I filled it with my own people, but my whereabouts were known to Rasta.

You want me to live in a palace full of people who aren’t mine?

Rather than settling down as queen, it was obvious that every move would be a gossip, as I saw on the way.

But her worries were not incomprehensible, so I thought for a moment and gave myself a proper line.

“I’ll leave those who work where I don’t have contacts.”

“Where there’s no contact……?”

“It’s hard for anyone who works in a place they’re likely to bump into. Even if you don’t fire me, I have to change my place of work.”

Krista’s face darkened.

The people who work where the Queen comes and goes, of course, are more familiar with her.

It seemed to be that.

But instead of asking me again, Christa nodded with a smile, “Okay.”

“I must have asked too much. I’m sorry.”

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“Your Highness, how was the Empress of the Eastern Empire?”

When Christa returned to her room, the waiting maids came up and asked about Queen Butterfly.

They have been with her since she was queen, and she has been like a friend and sister to her.

Christa shook her head with a bitter smile.

“He’s been keeping me in check already.”

“No, what did the Queen do?”

“I had to. I heard the court ladies calling me the queen.”

“By the side? The courtiers did it when they were there?”

“I’m watching you without telling you you’re the queen……”

The maids kicked their tongues at Christa’s words.

“I hear you’re very smart. I guess you’re already picking someone to throw away.”

Christa sighed and sat down in the chair.

“You can’t be pressed already, Queen.”

“You must have a steamer in advance on the grass!”

The maids, who had been together from the highest position, grumbled angrily, but Christa shook her head and muttered.

“I’m not a queen anymore, how can I compete for power……”

Christa smiled woefully in a vain mood.

Would it have been better if the spirit of another nobleman had ascended to the throne?

A few days ago, he was no different from himself.

I also felt sympathy when I heard the rumor.

It was strange and unfair that he took his place to get out of the pit.

Besides, someone who remarried……

“She won the queen’s seat as soon as she was kicked out of the empress’ seat.”

“There’s no reason not to be queen!”

“Can’t you marry another king again, Mr. Christa?”

The maids offered words of consolation, but not much effect.

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