Episode 140

Lucerne had never entered a bedroom at all. He stayed around the temple just in case, and kept an eye on anyone entering or leaving.

And it was Nora who was lying in Lucerne's bedroom. As planned, when Carola approached with her incense stick, Nora easily overpowered her Carola and knocked her out.

“Prince Jewel was a weakling, right? It's different from His Majesty the Emperor, who has a magnificent body.”

Said Ian, whistling.

“It's natural because it's an adopted child.”

Lucerne said.

A note from Jewel. The note hinting that Cortizan would come to her dressed in white was written by Ian in imitation of Carola's handwriting.

Likewise, the Cortijan whom Jewel met was Ian dressed as a woman. Ian was good at this kind of espionage.

The method of exchanging notes and handwriting was also delivered through Mimosa. Nora searched the body of Carola, who passed out. Inside, a package of medicines was found in a capsule made of glue.

“Wow. Is this drug still in circulation? It's boring. If you use all of this, even the monsters will taste it.”

Ian looked up the medicine and said.

“It's stupid. There's no way you can do anything about Lucerne with only drugs.”

Elisha said quietly.

'But. Carola did the same thing in her previous life.'

Even in the present life. Even in her previous life, Carola desperately wanted Lucerne.

In her previous life, Lucerne had a bad relationship with the fortuneteller Muto. Muto knew for a long time that as a child of Lucerne, a child with 'Ramun' would be born. Even so, he kept quiet about it for years.

Fortune teller Muto leaked the same information to Carola after several years of divination. The fortuneteller Muto wasn't a bad person, but he was shallow. For at the time he was quite friendly with Carola, who constantly paid bribes.

So Carola decides to steal Lucerne's seed.

'What a crazy woman, Carola.'

But the operation could not have been successful. Lucerne's body was being protected by the 'Shadow', a guardian deity and monster god. Lucerne took her hallucinogens because they were harmless to her body. So the shadow didn't filter out the hallucinogen.

'Unless Lucerne's body is not in a normal state……. They say drugs like aphrodisiacs can't work.'

Elisha already knew a lot from her previous life experiences.

However, Carola in her past life did not give up her Lucerne seed easily. Her persistence alone was remarkable. At one point, the plan really worked. If it hadn't been for that-

'Besides, this time I encouraged Carola through mimosa. So she's no wonder Carola came up with this number.'

Elisha was lost in the past. Her memory almost spilled over to the point where she shouldn't have thought about it. Elisha flinched.

“Elisha.”

Lucerne was staring at her.

“As promised.”

Lucerne bowed her body to her.

“I'll do whatever you want this time.”

“…….”

“What can I do for you?”

He whispered sweetly.

“Shall we at least decorate Prince Jewel and Carola's suicide?”

Elisha shook her head.

“Do nothing.”

“Then?”

“Carola do as she pleases.”

Lucerne's brow furrowed.

“What is going on in this? Everyone will see it tomorrow morning.”

Elisha put her hand to her mouth. She smiled. It was such a lovely smile that it was creepy. Besides, she didn't usually smile, so Lucerne stared at it as if possessed.

“That would be nice. However……. Should I return her own things to her Caroline?”

Elisha saw the package of her capsules she had found in Carola's arms.

“Will that work? It could make things even worse.”

“Do I really need to hit it? Jacob, unlike Marco, is not sincere with his wife. Jacob's hand knocks Carola away. The end of the daughter-in-law of the Cartier family, abandoned by her husband anyway, is miserable.”

After exchanging stories like this, it seemed that Elisha and Lucerne had already come to a conclusion. Ian and Nora stared blankly at each other, unable to understand all of their intentions.

“Quietly go back to your lodgings.”

Lucerne said.

And Lucerne held Elisha's hand.

“Then. Shall we go make an alibi for now?”

Elisha nodded her head.

*​ *​ *​

Gajoo slept deeply for the first time in a long time. And she felt her head clear and she awoke. He dreamed of his wife, who died after a long time.

At the age of the family, the early morning sleep was not deep. The household's servants used to prepare for the household's day from around dawn.

Gail was also awakened at dawn by the sudden visit of distinguished guests. He came in politely to serve the family head.

“Gail, did anything happen last night? Did Elisha go home after her prayer at dawn?”

Recently, the family head, who has a deep affection for Elisha, checked her safety as soon as she woke up.

“That is…….”

Gail had a strange expression.

“What happened?”

“My wife passed away after praying for a few hours.”

Gail cleared her throat and said Elisha was back in her room around 2:00 AM. The householder thought that Elisha was not big on her.

'It must have been scary staying up all night. But that's enough. What a wonderful person Arien is.'

The householder was looking at Elisha's everything beautifully, so she was about to praise her for doing well enough.

“You came back earlier than expected. Right?”

“That is……. It seems that it was not the wife's will.”

“What do you mean?”

The housekeeper hesitated.

“It seems that the great general opened the temple door and went in and dragged his wife away. She said the lady should do her prayers. She said no. It is said that the sound of the two walking while arguing so that the whole hallway woke up the servants. Besides, loud groans came out of the general's room all night…….”

Gaju felt a sense of deja vu at the story. When Lucerne married Elisha after having an awkward premarital affair. I remembered what happened that night. Looking at it, it seemed that Lucerne wanted Elisha so much that he couldn't keep up with her.

She said, “I can't stand one night, so I do such a loud thing. Besides, not once or twice!”

“Are you young? Even at dinner with her imperial family yesterday, she couldn't take her eyes off her wife.”

“I'm done being an ugly guy. I was very crazy about women. Disappointing.”

She said that, but it was just words. Ga-joo was not really angry.

He didn't want Lucerne to break down and weaken emotionally. She might have tried to kill her if she had heard that Elisha was covering her Lucerne eyes and ears. But this case was an exception.

'Since their marriage is so good, they'll soon have great children.'

Besides, Elisha is buying her favourite. If Lucerne saw her offspring from a clever and excellent woman, it seemed that, as the fortuneteller Muto said, a child with Ramun would be born.

The human heart is like a layer of colored cloth. If you put a layer of cloth on it and look at it, the world appears to be dyed in the color of that cloth.

In the case of the current head of household, her eyes were covered with greed for her grandson and affection for Elisha. That's why he didn't hate Lucerne and Elisha's slight insolence.

But suddenly there was a commotion outside.

“What's up?”

Gail went outside. He returned with a white face.

“There is a maid who heard strange noises inside the temple. It is said that someone kept crying.”

“What? Is there no one in the temple right now?”

“Yes. Didn't Arien's ghost appear? The servants are agitated.”

The head of state grasped the before and after of the situation. It is said that Lucerne took Elisha out in the middle of her memorial service, as if kidnapped. That is why the servants are agitated, saying that something bad has happened.

“Stupid things. I have to go out.”

The family lord hurriedly dressed up and went out. It was because the crown of the princess, the crown jewel of the household, was still inside the temple. The crystal crown had a special magic attached to it.

When someone tried to move the crystal crown to an unspecified location, it made a loud noise. Because I thought maybe it was that sound.

*​ *​ *​

The head of the house was not the only one heading to the temple. Ilione was also dressed up and leaving.

Last night Lucerne told her.

She said, 'Elisha is going to say her prayers all night and come out at dawn. She will be very tired and exhausted, so her princess should get up early and meet her at her temple.'

Ilione lived a regular life and was diligent. So waking up early in the morning was not difficult. Her Ilione stepped out into her hallway, and her Yepnen followed her in her skimpy attire.

“Sister! I'm coming too!”

“Do you know where you are going and follow me?”

“Pretty lady……. So you're going to see the kind Lady Elisha!”

“You are very quick-witted.”

Her little brother is cute, so Ilione taps her child's nose. Yepnen laughed bashfully. And when she arrived at her temple, something was strange about her.

People gathered beside the temple. And one of her maids was sobbing. She looked closely and saw that the lady-in-waiting was Mimosa, a lady-in-waiting of Carola. The head of the family stood in front of the lady-in-waiting.

“What did you hear?”

“So. By chance……. She passed in front of this and approached. Can't you hear the sound of a woman sobbing from inside? I tried to open the door to see if anyone was injured inside, but it didn't open…….”

Just then, Lucerne and Elisha arrived there. Mimosa wiped away her tears and looked at Elisha like a ghost.

“Didn't you say that you prayed all night? Why is Lady Elisha here…….”

“It was a schedule to pray until dawn. And I came out at dawn.”

“Then who the hell is in here? Is it really a ghost?”

Eventually Gail got the key. The door opened, and the heavy stone chamber door creaked open.

There was nothing in it. Only the colorful interior of the temple as usual greeted people. In the middle of the temple was a large and long altar. Behind it, the family head's most cherished crystal crown was shining in the morning sunlight filtering through the glass ceiling.

“Sister. Look at that. It is a beautiful crystal tube.”

But Yepnen innocently added,

“But look who is in there. The coffin is moving!”

At that time, Yepnen, who held Ilione's hand tightly, shouted. The crystal tube was only called the crystal tube, but it was opaque, so the inside could not be seen. Indeed, the lid of the crystal tube was open.

At that time, after harming the people, Jacob approached. After playing all night at the cortisans' house, he had the unfocused eyes of a person who is tired of entertainment.

'Jacob is still drunk.'

Seeing Jacob, Elisha slipped into the crowd and hid herself.

'Come, it seems that the matter has been settled.'

Jacob laughed sinisterly. Making a fuss with her, saying that she heard something inside Mimosa this morning. So Jacob vacates the mansion to avoid arousing her suspicions. It was all talked about beforehand.

'But why isn't Carola there? She'll come and she'll make a fuss and make it big.'

He shouted out loud without even checking who was in the coffin.

“No. What kind of crazy bitches do that in the treasure that the head of the household cherishes? Have you seen these disloyal things!”

“What?”

Gaju's eyebrows twitched.

“Look at this. Those bouncing bodies. Is that just what you're doing?”

I mean, what kind of crazy person would do such a thing? People looked at each other's faces and cleared their throats.

“Let's go check it out.”

Said Elisha. At that moment, Jacob noticed Elisha hiding among the people and opened her eyes wide.

'What? Why is that woman here?'

Even Lucerne was far away.

At that time, people were approaching the coffin with a buzz. When the cloth covering the coffin was removed and the lid removed, a couple of men and women were lying inside.

“Carola?”

Gail muttered in disbelief. The woman lying in the coffin was Carola. And the man lying next to her was Jewel. Besides, the two were hugging each other.