The Empror's Trap-Chapter 77: Ch - The Imperial Family

"Won’t see me?" Siguo looked at Lina with a cold face, then sneered, "May I ask, since when did the imperial family’s internal affairs require the Grand Marshal’s attention?"

"Her Majesty herself decided to let my young master handle your position. If you have any complaints, you can take them up with Her Majesty. I won’t stop you," Lina made a please gesture.

However, both Siguo and Lina, who was following Kenji’s instructions, knew this was impossible. The Fifth Prince had already committed a grave mistake in this matter, a crime worthy of multiple death sentences. At this point, Siguo had no right to petition Pluvia to remove Kenji.

Besides, even revoking the position now would be pointless since Kenji had already completed all the work Pluvia needed done in the Ancestral Affairs position. He had dealt with all the necessary obstacles, and all that remained was for Kenji to complete the handover with Siguo in the coming days.

Of course, there were other possibilities, like Kenji not wanting to relinquish the position.

"Sometimes I wonder," Siguo stared at Lina, his expression full of anger, "you two, master and servant, are truly well-matched."

"Thank you for the compliment." Lina gave a slight bow to express appreciation for his praise.

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Wait, what are you thanking me for?! Can’t you tell I’m being sarcastic?!

Seeing that not only was she not angry but actually thanking him for the compliment, Siguo wondered if something was wrong with her ears to make such a response.

"In any case, you cannot see my young master yet. If you insist on meeting him, it would be better to reunite after Prince Yunis’s matter is concluded," Lina maintained her expression while delivering the lines Kenji had prepared for her.

This response infuriated Siguo - wait until things are concluded? I came specifically about this matter, why wait? Wait until after someone dies to save them? Was she crazy?

"Surely the Grand Marshal isn’t so busy he doesn’t have time to receive visitors?"

"Not being able to meet with you is my young master’s order. I apologize, but I am only responsible for conveying and executing orders, not handling your affairs. If you still wish to meet my young master, I suggest waiting for his response. I will relay your request to him, but whether he agrees or not is not something I can determine."

Lina could answer such questions very smoothly - after all, passing the buck is easy when you can blame whoever isn’t present.

"Never mind!" Siguo finally couldn’t contain himself and angrily rejected the proposal, "Since the Grand Marshal never intended to speak with me, then we won’t speak. I will use my own methods to stop your master’s mad actions."

Indeed, it was quite mad - even though the Grand Marshal held great power, doing this without fear of collective resistance from the royal family...

Thinking of this, Siguo felt stifled.

Damn it, how had the Camelot royal family fallen to this state? If only this generation of princes and princesses could be more capable and help Pluvia keep Kenji in check, Camelot wouldn’t be like this. Now the royal family’s internal affairs had to be handled by the Grand Marshal himself.

What a great humiliation!

…

Of course, Kenji knew nothing of Siguo’s thoughts as he was still admiring the Fifth Prince’s work.

After he finished viewing the works, Kenji sat down.

"I came today mainly for one thing," Kenji said as he sat, "Her Majesty has made her decision, and your verdict will come soon. I hope before then, you can cooperate fully and not stir up any more trouble. Whether it’s the common people in the city, the buildings, or even the soldiers guarding Luminara- everyone’s life is precious and shouldn’t be wasted on meaningless internal strife."

"So you’re advising me to give up resisting and wait quietly for death?" He asked Kenji with a bitter smile.

However, this wasn’t unexpected. The fact was that Camelot shouldn’t engage in meaningless internal strife now. How could that strife be completely stopped?

Only with his death.

This was the inevitable solution - whether it was Kenji, Pluvia, or himself, no one could offer a better way. Yunis had completely exhausted the nation’s trust in him, and after inciting rebellion, the nature of this matter had changed.

"Your highness, you are very clear-minded, yet also very confused," Kenji took a sip of fragrant flower tea, "Your Highness, in your ideal world, you believe that great unity must be achieved. But as I said before, a perfectly unified society remains a sage’s fantasy."

"You want unity under heaven, but what you’ve done has struck at this country’s most deeply rooted, most solid fortress - that is Camelot’s current prosperity. This prosperity has brought Camelot richer conditions, but at the same time, it has become an obstacle on the path to your ideals. This obstacle is still very large, and your heart was too hasty."

Kenji sighed.

Actually, at first, Kenji had also thought about making corresponding reforms and bringing his so-called "advanced ideas" to this world. But this world wasn’t so friendly - most policies were very difficult to implement, so he ultimately faced reality.

As for the Fifth Prince, he was truly unique. Despite his royal background, which should have made him more aware of this reality than Kenji, he still threw himself headlong down such a path, ultimately shattering himself.

"I was hasty, but it doesn’t matter now. For me, it’s just a matter of dying. If possible, I think you can try to find some things in my mansion that might be useful to you," Yunis took a sip of tea but frowned as if drinking strong liquor. "By the way, before I die, I have one request - see if you can tell Her Majesty for me."

"Yes, please speak. I will faithfully report to Her Majesty."

Kenji nodded.

"When the day comes for me to die, I hope Her Majesty can be there, at least by my side." He expressed this wish in a very calm tone. This wish made Kenji feel somewhat incredulous. After all, Pluvia was the one preparing to have him killed, and she was also the one who had Kenji replace Siguo.

Yet in the end, this prince requested to be with Pluvia in his final moments - the relationship between this brother and sister was truly poignant...

But there was no help for it - this was simply the way of the imperial family.