How the Villainous Consort Avoids His Death Ending - Chapter 127.1
The man was dying alone in the underground mansion because his bleeding would not stop.
Unlike Everett, who survived because he resembled only his mother, Lady Liander, this man had to live his whole life trapped in this dark space because he inherited the hair of his father, who possessed a hair color that was exceedingly rare in the empire.
Just then, the system sent an event message with an alarm sound.
[Hidden Event Completion Notification] ☆ The “Great Fire of Istenia Island, Rescue the Survivor!” event has ended successfully. ☆ Survivor: Ishak Dearsby Genetic similarity to Imperial Prince Everett of the Rubyere Empire is over 99.9% (confirmed as identical twins). Status Information: Starvation, dehydration, traumatic hemorrhage, mild infection. “Crimson Disease” indicators detected in blood. Reward granted: Hidden character “Second Shadow,” Ishak, has been discovered. The main route of the original work will be changed.
He was indeed Everett’s twin brother and another child born between Count Dearsby and Lady Liander.
He was the living proof that Everett was not the biological child of the Emperor.
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A death-like silence was hanging over the Emperor’s bedchamber.
Beside the bed where the thick curtains were half-drawn, a faint candle revealed a weak light. The Emperor, lying under that dim light, was in a state where he could no longer even support his own body. Breath distorted by pain escaped occasionally from his chapped lips.
At that moment, the door opened slowly. Without a single maid in attendance, the woman who entered the bedchamber without a sound walked as elegantly and beautifully as always.
Her slender, long fingertips smelled of fragrant medicinal herbs, as usual. It was probably because she had been bringing him medicine personally while tending to the Emperor over the past few years. A sweet yet bitter scent permeated the bedroom air softly.
“Your Majesty.”
Lady Dearsby. Lady Liander looked straight down at the Emperor and bowed her head slowly. Even though many years had passed, she was still as enchanting as ever. Her mature yet sensual gaze, her finely pinned-up dark brown curly hair, and a smile so beautiful and gentle that it was difficult to take one’s eyes off her.
However…
“I have come, Your Majesty. It has been such a long time.”
Her soft voice reached the Emperor’s ears. The Emperor’s eyes, which had been half-closed, trembled and opened. His blurry gaze, as if seeing an illusion, struggled to follow Lady Liander.
“You… how are you here…”
The Emperor had clearly forbidden Lady Liander from entering. This was a measure taken immediately after the suspicions regarding Everett’s birth grew. If Count Cassel, the Lord Chamberlain, had been there, he never would have allowed her into the Emperor’s bedchamber. But where had the Lord Chamberlain gone?
The Emperor thought with his dimmed eyes. As if guessing his thoughts, Lady Liander pulled at the corners of her mouth and smiled smoothly.
“That man is locked in the dungeon for the crime of attempted treason, Your Majesty.”
“…Tr, treason… you say…”
“How brazen of him to impersonate Your Majesty’s command and instigate a rebellion in Hezekia! Fortunately, he was arrested by the Royal Guard on his way back from the land of traitors and is currently awaiting trial.”
“What are you… Cassel is a loyal Lord Chamberlain… A trial… will be unable to prove anything…”
“One can never know, Your Majesty. The dungeon is a terrible place. I cannot tell if the aged Count Cassel will be able to hold out until the trial begins.”
“Yo, you… Liander, how dare you…!”
The Emperor gasped, exhaling ragged breaths. It took a great effort for him to even reply with a few words.
Then, Lady Liander laughed. It was the laugh of the woman on the street who had captivated the Emperor long ago when he went undercover to Port of Belforte. It was that very laugh she showed him then.
A dazzling smile that was gentle and affectionate, yet never revealed her true intentions.
“Poor Your Majesty. Why did you have to doubt my son now of all times? You have lived so innocently for quite a long time.”
Her soft voice flowed, falling as sharply as a blade. The Emperor’s pupils were shaking uncontrollably. A tightly locked voice barely leaked out.
“Everett… that child, Liander…”
The truth he had believed in for decades. It had been an illusion from the start, but only the Emperor had not known.
“There is no need to feel so aggrieved, Your Majesty. It is not as if you cherished my son dearly, is it?”
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