Remarried Empress

“You’re the Empress now, I can’t address Your Majesty like that anymore.”

“Ah.”

“It’s time to keep a distance between us.”

Rashta looked at him stunned and exclaimed in surprise, “No!”

“There is no such thing in our friendship!”

“It has been decided since Lady Rashta became Your Majesty the Empress.”

On the contrary, Duke Elgy spoke so decisively that not a hint of regret could be felt.

Rashta’s eyes widened in shock.

Duke Elgy was the only one who sent her a gift when none of the nobles did.

So, she had decided yesterday to establish a sincere friendship with Duke Elgy.

But now they had to keep a distance between them?

He was the only person Rashta really trusted.

“No way!”

Rashta was startled and approached Duke Elgy.

“What’s the matter? Are you angry? Is it because Rashta was angry?”

“Angry? How could I get angry when Your Majesty the Empress has every right to ask?”

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“Then why do you suddenly want to distance yourself…”

Rashta begged him on the verge of tears,

“Don’t do this.
Rashta has no one else to trust.”

“Don’t you have His Majesty the Emperor?”

“Rashta loves him, but Rashta doesn’t trust him.”

“…”

Rashta’s eyes widened, surprised by her own words.

It was something she had always thought about.
However, she was scared because it was the first time that had ever come out of her mouth.

Rashta got nervous and hurriedly averted her gaze.

“Hmm, it’s not that Rashta doesn’t trust His Majesty, it’s just…”

Duke Elgy chuckled and asked, “Do you trust me more than His Majesty?”

Fortunately, he didn’t seem to find it wrong.

Rashta nodded in relief.

Then she held out her hands and said, holding Duke Elgy’s hands, “Please address me comfortably when we are alone, alright?”

“Then, should I keep calling you ‘Miss’?”

“Just… just call me by my name please.”

Duke Elgy chuckled again, “I have never called you only by your name.
Now that you are the Empress, do you want me to call you only by your name?”

Rashta nodded, holding his hands tighter.

‘He has done so much for me, but I got angry for a moment and it almost destroyed our relationship.
No, more importantly, I never imagined that Duke Elgy would say ‘it’s time to keep a distance between us.’ Of course, I had thought he would always be there for me.’

“When we’re alone, you can do that, right?”

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Once Rashta asked anxiously, the corners of Duke Elgy’s eyes curved strangely.

“Is that okay with you?”

Over Rashta’s shoulder, his expression resembled that of a sated beast.

But Rashta didn’t notice his expression and continued to insist.

“When we’re alone, you may as well talk at your leisure.”

Once she finished, Rashta made a, “Huh?” sound to press him to give an answer.

Only then did Duke Elgy’s expression relax per usual.

“Lady Rashta knows how to get what she wants from people.”

Unlike before, she felt no wall even though he used respectful language.

Rashta was relieved, but pressed him again, “Didn’t I say you could speak at ease, huh?”

“I appreciate it, but the closer we get, the more we have to follow etiquette.”

Hearing Elgy’s words, Rashta regretted having suspected him before even more, even if it was only briefly.

‘Duke Elgy is a man who does not mix up public and private affairs… How could I doubt such a man…?’

As she regretted it, Duke Elgy subtly asked, “By the way, Lady Rashta, how do you manage your money?”

“How do I manage my money?”

Rashta looked at him in surprise at the sudden mention of money.

‘Does he want me to pay back the money I borrowed from him?’

She could pay it back now that she became the Empress.
However, she didn’t even know how much money she had nor how much she could use now.

Noticing Rashta’s surprised expression, Duke Elgy casually asked, “Now that you’re the empress, you’ll handle your own money, right?”