The Saintess Returned to the Emperor's Arms

Emperor’s woman 

 

In the past few hectic days, the Imperial Palace of Elschweig has taken on the colors of summer.

 

The West Palace, which has a well-landscaped garden, was especially refreshing with colorful flowers and green plants. 

 

In the early morning, the sound of birds singing woke everyone up, and bees and butterflies were flying lively outside the window.

 

However, there was someone busier than the baby birds and bees in the West Palace. It was Riella.

 

Even though no one woke her up, Riella got up as soon as the sun came up, washed her body, and busily got ready to go out. 

 

It was the same the day before yesterday and it has been the same routine for three days now.

 

“Isn’t the morning breeze really amazing? I don’t know whether Riella or His Majesty is great.”

 

The West Palace maids narrowed their eyes at Riella and laughed amongst themselves.

 

“If she misses him so much the moment she opens her eyes, she can just stay in His Majesty’s bedroom.”

 

“Wouldn’t the ministers and nobles notice that?”

 

“As long as his Majesty likes her, what does it matter? 

 

“A few days ago, she said she would come back after just having dinner, but she stayed with His Majesty for two days.”

 

“Yeah. They two have been on fire lately!”

 

The maids stopped screaming and suddenly came to their senses.

 

It was not the time to be like this.

 

The relationship between a man and a woman was such that you never knew when it would flare up and when it would die down. His Majesty’s interest in Riella may suddenly disappear at any moment, but now, when ‘Riella is doing well’, they had to look good for her and for the Emperor.

 

“Riella. Do you like this dress today? It’s a new product that came out yesterday and it makes your cleavage stand out even more. I’m sure His Majesty will like it.”

 

“Riella. The sun is very hot. How about this umbrella?”

 

Riella was no longer embarrassed by the maids who rushed to her side.

 

“I’ve already got all my clothes on, and Lou has decided to take care of me, so don’t worry.”

 

“Yeah, but…”

 

“I’m not going to see His Majesty. I will come back after looking at the books in the library.”

 

After giving such a simple explanation, the maids pouted their lips as they watched Riella walking away.

 

“ohh, she has to be good at lying too! I know for sure that she is going to see His Majesty!”

 

They were right. Riella, who left early in the morning, spent the whole day somewhere and returned to her palace only at dusk, and she was always with the emperor.

 

Escorted to the West Palace, every time, by the Emperor himself.

 

Just how infatuated is the Emperor with Liella Blinite?

 

‘This was not something that could be ignored, and maybe, just maybe, she would become something more than just ‘one of the Emperor’s favorite women’.’

 

“I guess we need a special move to get Riella’s attention!”

 

* * * 

 

“Thank you.”

 

Riella received several books from The library keeper.

 

The pass had been personally issued by the emperor the day before yesterday so that Riella could freely move around the imperial palace.

 

Although it was a temporary pass, the impact of the certificate, which was personally signed and stamped by the emperor, was very strong.

 

The library keeper, who had been meeting Riella for two days in a row, still looked at her with a bewildered expression and watched Riella leave with an armful of books.

 

Finely combed red hair and a voluptuous body. In addition, that is Riella Blinite, a woman who is said to have completely captured the emperor’s soul with her pretty appearance.

 

If she had won the emperor’s favor, she would have enjoyed luxury on a comfortable bed with that power on her back, but The library keeper had no idea why she was wandering in and out of this old library.

 

Of course, he had no idea where Riella was going with all those books.

 

All eyes in the imperial palace were like that.

 

With great interest, they chased after Riella Blinite, but in the end, no one had any way of knowing where she spent her time.

 

Tok tok!

 

“I’m here…”

 

The place Riella arrived at after walking and walking diligently since morning was a ‘secret room’ that could only be entered through numerous guards.

 

“Are you here? I think you arrived earlier today than yesterday.”

 

“Lord Carnell, I think you might be bored.”

 

The person who welcomes Riella inside the ‘Secret Room’ is Carnell, who has been isolated there. 

 

And it was Jess who was sitting across from Carnell, contemplating something.

 

“Here. I brought all the books you mentioned yesterday.”

 

“Thank you. And I’m sorry. Miss Riella is the only one who can do this.”

 

“It’s not difficult at all. Don’t be sorry.”

 

Riella smiled.

 

Riella understood Carnell’s position. To the public, Carnell was taking time off as he was on vacation to travel to a distant region, but in reality, he was secretly living in isolation in this room.

 

In the isolation room prepared by the emperor himself, Carnell received good treatment.

 

“The small talk ends there. As you know, we have to find out all the ingredients of the medicine by today. Let’s start investigating.”

 

At that time, Jess opened the document and said.

 

Riella nodded and pulled a chair closer to Carnell and sat down.

 

As Carnell naturally rolled up one of his sleeves, Riella naturally placed her hand on his forearm. It was to begin the ‘investigation’.

 

It was such a strange thing.

 

No one, not even Jess, could figure out how it worked, but when Carnell was being manipulated by the enemy, Carnell’s memories only came back when Riella was by his side.

 

Because of this, Riella was forced to go to the isolation room every day and observe their investigation.

 

“What the hell is it? Have you ever had special feelings for Miss Riella?

The power of love, is that it?”

 

“Lord Jess! If His Majesty hears it, my head will fly!”

 

“Who cares. He saved you even though he knew you were a spy, so he should kill you.”

 

“That might really be the case. Please don’t say that, even as a joke.”

 

Carnell jumped up, but Jess continued to be upset.

 

Of course, talking about the ‘power of love’ was a joke, but even more so, Jess had no idea what it meant.

 

Since it was more urgent to find out the ingredients of the ‘fake medicine’ right away, he just focused on that. 

 

Once that was over, Jess was ready to reveal all the secrets about that ‘strange woman’.

 

“And then again… Lobelia Petals, I think they put water in it. Not a lot. Just a drop.”

 

“Yeah. Lobelia petals. So that’s it?”

 

“yes. That’s how fake medicine is made.”

 

After ruminating, remembering every last drop of his memory, Carnell nodded.

 

Jess muttered the names of the ingredients that Carnell had mentioned and wrote them all down. 

 

Now that they have found out all the ingredients, all we have to do is summarize the effects according to the ingredients.

 

“It’s finally getting sorted out.”

 

Only then did Jess relax and stretch.

 

It was then that the door to the isolation room opened and the emperor entered.

 

“Oh, Your Majesty, you came quite early today,” said Jess.

 

As soon as Herhan entered the room, he walked straight between Carnell and Riella and parted their hands.

 

“Is it all over?”

 

“Didn’t you know it was over when you parted their hands?”

 

Jess asked as if it were absurd.

 

It was even more absurd that his lord did not respond and just made a shameless face.

 

“If you’re done, let’s go. Riella.”

 

“your majesty. All the ingredients of the fake medicine were revealed. Aren’t you curious?”

 

“Report to me later tonight.”

 

“No….”

 

Herhan’s attitude was that he is an idiot.

 

Well, it’s like that, so even though he knows for sure that there are all kinds of rumors going around in the imperial palace these days, he can’t help but try to wrap his arms around Riella.

 

Jess just closed his eyes because he didn’t want to say anything.

 

* * * 

 

“Sir Carnell’s consciousness is getting better. If he does a little longer, he’ll be able to recall even the past. Then, we might be able to find out who brainwashed Sir Carnell.”

 

“A little longer?”

 

The early evening of a summer day was still as bright and warm as midday.

 

Just like the day before yesterday, Herhan and Riella walked slowly along the path of yellow roses.

 

The flower road that runs from Carnell’s isolation room to the West Palace has already become a regular course for the two of them to walk side by side every hour.

 

In the middle of that flower road. Herhan stopped at a place with the sweetest and most delicate flower scent and asked Riella.

 

“Just a little longer. How far are you going to go? Are you going to take off Canel’s top at all?”

 

“What? No, that’s not what I meant.…!”

 

‘Why does the story jump in that direction? Perhaps His Majesty has been paying attention to that all along?’

 

Riella was embarrassed and waved her hands.

 

“Are you naturally blunt, or are you being blunt on purpose?”

 

“What am I….”

 

Riella asked in a hushed voice, paying attention to Herhan.

 

Perhaps because his back was to the field of yellow flowers, Herhan looked even brighter today.

 

“You are my woman. But if you casually touch my subordinate’s body, you’ll be in trouble.”

 

Herhan opened his mouth and spoke.

 

The most beautiful emperor in the world, standing in the brightest place in the world. He called her ‘my woman’ and was playing a joke that she couldn’t handle.

 

Riella spoke back, deliberately turning her head slightly to hide her blush.

 

“Well, that’s not it. I didn’t touch Sir Carnell’s body casually. I just placed my hand on his forearm as instructed by your Majesty. And also….”

 

“also?”

 

Riella hesitated and then asked cautiously.

 

“I’m not Your Majesty’s woman, am I?”

 

“….”

 

Herhan, who had been smirking and joking the whole time, closed his mouth, causing Riella’s ears to heat up even more. She asked because she really didn’t know.

 

“Isn’t that right?”

 

If Riella hadn’t muttered, “Isn’t that right?” without confidence, he would have been able to keep his solemn expression.

 

Herhan unknowingly laughed at Riella’s innocent face.

 

‘Riella was so cute when she was embarrassed that I played a joke, but in fact, I could understand her being confused.’

 

‘We have become very close and rely on each other, but that doesn’t mean we have clearly exchanged feelings. We hugged and slept together several times, but there was never really anything that seemed like people misunderstood.’

 

In Herhan’s opinion, the relationship between Riella and him was more of a ‘cooperative’, ‘supportive’, ‘overcoming hardships together’ kind of thing, unlike the passionate rumors that were always floating around.

 

‘What’s that? Not even friendship?’

 

‘When I thought about it, it was funny. I don’t know about Riella, but my feelings for Riella were more boiling than that.’

 

Sometimes he can’t handle it very well, so much so that even if he clenches his fists so hard that his hands hurt, it won’t calm him down.

 

It was still the same now.

 

The sight of Riella blushing like that, unable to make eye contact with him at his playful use of the word ‘my woman’, was so adorable to Herhan.

 

He wanted to tease her more, to embarrass her more.

 

He wanted to hold her head so she couldn’t look away and kiss her.

 

“It was later than planned because of Carnel’s business. But now I think I need to sort things out.”

 

However, Herhan suppressed his boiling impulse and spoke.

 

“Riella.”

 

“yes?”

 

“Prepare to move.”

 

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