17 CHAPTER 9 (1). WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A DEAL?

"Yes."

"Since you came out like this, it must be true."

"Yes."

He did not deny it. What was so good about his actions that he could be so confident. Of course, the choosing of the Empress was not his decision alone, and it wasn't so strange to have someone else to love besides the Empress.

In a certain light, this man was also pitiful? Because of his status as Emperor, he could not become a formal married couple with his loved one. Of course, from the Empress's point of view, there was no waste like him.

"Then the reason you came to me was to say something like, don't treat the woman in a free manner?"

"Correct. You're pretty smart."

This was the first time a compliment felt so unpleasant. Patrizia realized for the first time in her life that a compliment could be a stronger weapon than a curse.

"The Emperor's love and favor, I don't expect any of this. There will be no reason to do anything to the mistress as long as there aren't any special circumstances."

"That is good."