The thunderous applause coming from the stands towards the empress still hasn’t diminished.
Ereina was approaching Juliana in a stately manner without a drop of sweat on her body.
The horse neighed shortly, as though Kendell knew his owner was in a good mood. Ereina stroked Kendell’s nose, feeling happy for the first time in a long time.
Then Ereina cautiously lifted her head towards the emperor, despite the applause and cheers that accompanied her.
Looking at the figure, Juliana followed her gaze as she gulped dry saliva.
‘It was said in the novel that Ereina herself put her name in the royal investiture book of the empresses……’
This is what she read halfway through the novel.
The character of Ereina Walter was a supporting character who originated from the northern countryside and had a crush on the emperor for a long time.
Although her family had failed to raise their rank to put their name in the royal investiture book of the empresses, for the first time in the history of the empire, an unknown woman made a trip to put her name instead of her family name as a candidate.
Upon hearing the news, the emperor crowned Ereina as the empress. But when he actually met Ereina, he was ashamed of his own eccentricity.
Perhaps this was due to the fact that the true nature of Ereina turned out to be different than what the emperor had expected. The emperor did not pay attention to the empress.
‘Who knew Ereina would turn out to be a villain.’
Many people cheered on Ereina Walter, a poor stutterer, until the middle of the novel.
Whenever Ereina appeared in the novel, there were unusually large numbers of readers who cried out and asked the author to make the cute little sparrow happy (Was it because of Ereina’s big brown eyes?).
‘But the author turned her into a villainess instead to make the Emperor the second male lead. It might be understandable why lala0419 was so upset.’
Julia pouted her mouth.
‘Anyway, the Emperor will see things differently now, since I gave her a new look. She may seem a little fragile, but she’s a straight girl, so she’ll do well on her own. In addition, it would be nice if Ereina would feel indebted to me……’
In fact, it was getting twisted even before Yeoju came out.
Before the appearance of Yeoju, Juliana had to divorce the male lead in order to rest in a poor monastery for a few years, to avoid the guys who would still follow her, however, her attempts to walk along the flowery path of money gradually became meaningless. In the first place, even her vigilance toward Evan was clouded.
Juliana bowed her head to greet Ereina, who had finally torn her gaze away from the emperor and approached her.
Meanwhile, Juliana was thinking about something else. More precisely, about someone else, she was thinking about her husband.
It was a small voice that snapped Juliana out of her thoughts.
“The Duchess.”
“The Empress.”
“N-now, you can do it well.”
Ereina’s cheeks flushed.
With the freshness of a quick workout, she looked much more cheerful than usual.
‘…..well. The Empress. I don’t think I’ll be able to win if I can’t even swing the lance.’
Moreover, it was hard for her to even stand because of the fact that she used up much more energy than usual.
Maybe it’s the aftereffect of wandering around as a child. Juliana murmured, feeling dissatisfied with her body, which was likely to collapse at any moment.
“The Empress.”
“Yes, yes?”
Ereina replied in a clumsy way as she touched Kendell’s snorting nose.
It was an attitude that made Juliana wonder if the woman standing in front of her was the same person who had just wielded a lance longer than her height while riding a horse and controlling it only with the strength of her legs.
Juliana smiled and made eye contact. Ereina’s short height barely reached Juliana’s chest as she was quite tall.
‘She was named after the most powerful god of the sun, but she’s so cute. It’s ironic.’
Juliana sincerely praised the empress.
“It was wonderful.”
“Sorry, I’m sorry….. Oh! You, you think so!”
Ereina blushed. Kendell grabbed her by the sleeve in a deep, sobering gesture, as if asking if the owner who had stepped backward was displeased.
However, Ereina had something to say. If a beauty who could easily exceed the aesthetics standards of the world stood so close, then everyone would want to say something to her.
When Ereina nodded in a daze, she thought about the notoriety of the Duchess Juliana Auburn, and soon fell into wonder.
If she had lived in moderation, she would have been praised only for her looks as an idol without any difficulty. So why, why didn’t Juliana Auburn live like that? It’s so easy to be attracted to her.
“The Duchess!”
Juliana, who walked past her, looked back at Ereina.
But in the meantime, before the dust cloud had settled, the Duchess already went in. And her figure was no longer visible.