COUPLE

God, please save me. Emmanuel closed his eyes and brought his face closer. My body shook again.

"Your Honour?"

Dayang Yun came over. I immediately pushed Emmanuel's body.

"Is there something?"

The maidservant looked at Emmanuel's face. This seems to be an important issue.

"You can go back to your room. I'll call you back another time."

"Very well, Your Majesty."

Emmanuel then walked out. I sat up for a moment and took a deep breath. Lady Yun's arrival freed me from the eagle's grip. Lady Yun looked at me with a confused expression on her face.

"What do you want to tell me?" I asked Lady Yun to cover my embarrassment.

Lady Yun gave me a letter. I received it and read the letter. The letter was about the wedding ceremony of a princess from the Western kingdom. I don't know who my partner is with at the party. Among the twenty concubines, only four became the concubines that the owner of this body favored. The Lion crown prince is not here. Karol is the head of the army, if I go outside the palace he is very much needed for the guard in case of an attacker. What was left was the Duke and Emmanuel, judging from the Duke's background, they were the right people to attend the party. But the Duke never loved the owner of this body.

"I will go to the party together with Emmanuel."

Lady Yun was suddenly surprised. She wanted to say something but it was so hard to say.

"Didn't the empress always go along with Duke Magnus when going to parties?"

"I just get bored if I always go out with him. That's why I want to take Emmanuel as my partner."

"Very well, Your Majesty."

Lady Yun then left my room. I don't want to go out with a man who has an affair. Not only that, if I go along with him. He will assume that the empress still loves him even though the husband already has a lover.

"Who would want to go together with a young man like that?"

I lay down and closed my eyes. The next day, I asked Lady Yun to call Emmanuel. A few moments later he came into my study I put down the writing utensil and looked at his face. Emmanuel stood with his face down.

"Do you know why I called you to come here?"

"I don't know, Your Majesty."

"The Northern Kingdom has received the wedding invitation of the Western kingdom's princess. I want you to be my partner to attend the party."

"Very well, Your Majesty."

Emmanuel's face looked very happy. He came out of my workplace whistling when he accidentally ran into Duke on the street. The duke felt strange about Emmanuel's attitude. On every road leading to the Duke consort's workplace listened to the servants' conversations. There was a knock on the door. The Empress let her in.

"Your Honour."

I was surprised to see the Duke's arrival. This is the second meeting. Didn't expect the Duke to come to see him.

"Looks like something very important has you coming here."

"This is a file for the construction of a bridge in the Mist area. The people are starving because the land in the area is dry, so the farmers cannot grow crops."

It turns out that in this kingdom there are still areas that experience drought. If this is allowed, many people will die. I received the documents the Duke was still standing in front of me.

"Is there anything else you want to say?"

"I have heard the chatter of the palace maids if Your Majesty asks the slave to be a partner at the Western royal princess's wedding."

It turned out that the news had spread in just a matter of minutes.

"That's right I asked Emmanuel to be my partner."

"Why did His Majesty ask for the slave?"

"Crown prince Lion is not here, Concubine Karol will guard the palace during my absence and only Emmanuel can accompany me."

"What about the servant? At least I have the position and ability."

"You have more than Emmanuel"

The Duke's face looks happy because I praised him. But I haven't finished the sentence yet.

"But you don't love me. I don't want to disturb your happiness because only Emmanuel can accompany me."

"Doesn't His Majesty always go with me when attending parties? Even though I already have a lover, I am His Majesty's concubine."

"I know you are a clever and great Duke. You can also file for divorce."

Duke Magnus bit his lip and then left the study. I don't know why he's mad at me. He did not love the owner of this body. Shouldn't he be happy if he divorced me? Three days later I did my makeup with the help of the ladies-in-waiting. The wedding party will be held four days later. We traveled early as it took us two days to get there by train.

"Why are there no cars here?"

I held my forehead. The ladies-in-waiting looked at me.

"Car? What kind of vehicle is that, Your Majesty?" asked one of the palace maids. I forgot to say anything that confused them.

"I said wrong. I mean, why aren't there horse-drawn carriages brought by magicians so they can get there quickly?"

The ladies-in-waiting laughed. I'm glad they didn't suspect anything. An hour later I was done tidying up. The bedroom door opened I walked out. A young man wearing a white coat stood in front of the bedroom door. I was fascinated to see it. Emmanuel looks handsome.

"Your Honour."

I smiled at him. We then walked towards the carriage in front of the palace.

"You look handsome today."

Emmanuel's face then turned red. He gets nervous.

"It is because of Your Majesty's kindness that you have given this garment to me."

I became embarrassed that this dress was a gift from me. The troops were around me they bowed as a sign of respect. I walked past them. After passing them I saw Karol who was standing in front of me.

"Your Honour."

Karol bowed. I then walked over to him.

"Take good care of the palace while I'm away."

"Your Majesty's orders will be carried out."

He pays respects. I nodded my head and smiled. The horse carriage runs out. Outside the gate, I saw Duke Magnus standing there. Then he bowed and the horse-drawn carriage passed him. I got back into the car. Emmanuel sat across from me he looked at me with a reddened face. I looked away from him the nervous feeling started to return. Even though Emmanuel is the concubine of the owner of this body, he is still to be a young man his age even below the empress. I don't know where the owner of this body got it from. My swaying carriage accidentally fell on top of Emmanuel's body. He then kissed my lips gently.