Reborn as a Mind-Reading Empress
Falling for his warm touch despite his usual coldness, she loved him only to be disappointed and betrayed in the end. When love turns to darkness, it festers to be poisonous and consumes the soul. The naive Arabella evolved. . . . “Thank you for becoming my wife,” was her cold husband’s last words before he died, coupled with a smile that had never before graced his lips. Not on their wedding day. And not even at the birth of their only child. Emperor Ferdinand, someone Arabella loved so much, killed their son. She became a villainess and vowed revenge for her beloved son. For a decade, she used everything she could to make Ferdinand pay. Until finally, he fell to ruin. With her revenge complete, Arabella's life soon ended with her dead husband right beside her. But fate wasn’t done playing with her. All of a sudden, she was back two decades ago right after their wedding. Was it a curse or a blessing? It doesn’t matter. Because there is only one thing she needed to do. “I will ruin you in this lifetime too,” that was her hateful promise to herself upon realizing she was reborn. And in her second life, Arabella was bestowed a gift to uncover the truth. Who was wrong and who was right? Only time will tell.
Despicable
From Marie's answers and from the intel Alwin was able to gather, it was verified that the collectors arrive at the end of every month to collect "tribute".
Each family has to pay a thousand silver coins to the collectors. It was equal to a hundred gold coins.
Her whole life, even in the past, Arabella only ever personally used platinum and gold coins.
Moreover, she doesn't even carry around her own money.
The maids or her knights carry it for her and were the ones who paid for whatever purchase she made. Only in places they were not allowed did she try to use gold and platinum.
But, she was at least informed that even silver was hard to earn for those who do not have much.
"I heard even a single silver coin was hard to earn for poor commoners. How can they charge a thousand silver coins from each household? Aren't they doing it on purpose so the people wouldn't be able to pay?"
In Valeria, the currency was called valer.