The Evil Empress Adores Me-Chapter 55

I swallowed my tears for no reason and looked at the maids whose faces were turning red and blue.

Then, the head maid let out a deep sigh and hugged me.

“Don’t cry, baby.”

“Oh, I don’t want to cry either. Ugh, sob, the maids are too scary... ... .”

After answering like that, I buried my head in the head maid’s arms.

The head maid patted my back and opened her eyes sharply.

“Tell me honestly about anything. I won’t let you get hurt.”

“Well, then... ... .”

I started complaining in a nasal voice mixed with sobs.

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“I told you that if you give me orders like the Empress’s maid, I won’t let you stay still!”

“When did we ever say that?!”

The maids were all furious, but I just slumped my shoulders in despair.

Do you think I’m just Charlize?

I’m Charlize, trained through many years of training and the maids of the Empress’s Palace!

People grow!

“They kept asking me if I was ‘that’ Empress’s Palace maid, and they told me not to show off... ... .”

Well, they didn’t exactly say ‘not to show off’.

But honestly, isn’t that what they said?

“Maid, that’s all a lie!”

“How could we say such rude things to the Empress’ Palace maid?!”

“Rather, we’re the ones being framed right now?!”

The maids gathered their mouths with faces as if they were dying of frustration.

Really? That’s how it comes out.

But if I thought I would be pushed back to this extent, I wouldn’t have cried and made a fuss from the beginning.

I put on a pitiful expression and hugged the head maid’s neck tightly.

“I’m sorry, head maid. I’ll keep everything that happened today a secret... ... .”

“What are you talking about all of a sudden?”

The head maid asked me in a bewildered voice.

I looked up at the head maid with tearful eyes.

“I’m worried that Her Majesty the Empress and Her Majesty the Empress Dowager might get hurt because of me... ... .”

“... ... What?”

“That’s right, I’m a maid in the Empress’s palace.”

I sniffled softly.

At that moment, the head maid’s face hardened slightly.

“So, I’ll definitely keep it a secret. I will never tell Her Majesty the Empress about this.”

In fact, it doesn’t matter whether what I said is true or false.

To be precise, what matters more is what I can gain from the Empress Dowager’s Palace through this situation.

And... ... .

‘I heard from the Empress that most of the Empress Dowager’s servants were chosen and brought in by the Emperor’s uncle.’

In fact, the word ‘most’ is meaningless.

Except for the head maid, you said that they were all just like the Emperor’s uncle’s spies.

Well, if you think about it a little, that’s true.

In the first place, there’s no way that that sinister Emperor would leave the servants loyal to Her Majesty the Empress Dowager alone, right?

Furthermore, it was easy to replace maids with people who suited the Emperor’s taste.

Since they weren’t living in the Empress Dowager’s Palace, they were more likely to come into contact with outsiders.

That means.

‘... ... If I use this situation well, I can replace all of those maids.’

It’s a little embarrassing to say it myself, but anyway, I’m a maid who is greatly favored by the Empress.

What if such a maid were to be insulted by the maids belonging to the Empress Dowager’s Palace?

An insult to a maid is also an insult to the master she serves.

If the Empress takes issue with this, it could really get worse.

“Hip, huk... ... .”

I calculated that far, and instead of saying anything more, I just shed tears like chicken poop.

The head maid has survived in the palace much longer than I have.

So, you must have already figured out what you can gain from the current situation.

As proof... ... .

“... ... Are you all in your right mind?”

The usually calm maid-in-waiting snapped in a voice as cold as frost.

Hehe.

I buried my face in the maid-in-waiting’s collar and smiled with satisfaction.

As I expected, the maid-in-waiting was making this issue as big as possible.

“If the Empress gets angry because of this, will you take responsibility?”

“Hey, maid-in-waiting!”

“No matter how young she is, don’t you know that this child is a proper maid-in-waiting and your superior!”

At that shout, all the blood drained from the maids’ faces.

“Why did you bother the maid-in-waiting of the Empress’s palace? This could lead to a fight between the two of you, Your Majesty!”

Gulp.

The maids’ throats moved loudly as they swallowed their saliva.

The maid-in-waiting glared at the maids fiercely.

“As the head maid of the Empress Dowager’s palace, I cannot just sit by and watch this matter, so I will punish this matter severely.”

“Huh?! Si, head maid!”

“Severely punishing, what does that mean... ...!”

As if they sensed that the fire was on their feet, the maids were busy clinging to the head maid.

But just then.

A cold voice rang out.

“Head maid, don’t worry about that part.”

The son-in-law became calm as if he had been splashed with cold water.

Huh, huh? What’s that voice?!

I looked back, startled.

The Empress Dowager was looking at me with a cold face!

“I plan to take the utmost measures to prevent any feelings between me and the Empress.”

“Huh, Your Majesty the Empress Dowager!”

“I guess those maids should be severely punished for their crimes.”

I opened my eyes wide.

Your Majesty the Empress Dowager, you were always so gentle when you treated me, so I didn’t know... ... .

Isn’t it so scary when you have such a cold wind blowing on your face?

The maids, who were so shocked that they almost fainted, began to beg in tearful voices.

“I, I’m so sorry!”

“I absolutely did not mean to offend Your Majesty the Empress Dowager!”

However, Your Majesty the Empress Dowager’s aura did not soften at all.

“Do you really not know that acting like that, with the title of Empress Dowager’s maid, is disrespectful to me?”

“No, we were short-sighted!”

“Please forgive me just this once!”

Those maids must be going dark right now.

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The Emperor sent us here on purpose to spy on Your Majesty the Empress Dowager, and now we’re being cut off like this.

Will that dirty-tempered emperor just sit there?

I watched the situation with an excited expression, and my eyes sparkled wickedly.

‘Okay, I should pour some more oil on him at this point.’

I quietly reached out and grabbed the collar of Her Majesty the Empress Dowager, who was standing next to me.

“Your Majesty the Empress Dowager, can you just forgive them?”

“What do you mean?”

“We’ll continue to work together in the palace anyway, so I don’t want to be hated... ... .”

I shrugged my shoulders and trailed off.

“I’m so scared that I’ll run into those maids again... ... .”

The maids glared at me, unable to hide their indignation, as if they realized that I was pretending to be pitiful.

I stiffened my shoulders and quickly lowered my head.

“... ... What on earth are you guys doing with those impudent eyes?”

What happened next? Her Majesty the Empress Dowager took care of everything.

“Yes, yes?!”

“You glared at maid Charlize! If that’s not insubordination, then what is!”

“No, that’s not it... ... !”

The maids hurriedly tried to make excuses, but Her Majesty the Empress Dowager had already made up her mind.

“This won’t do. I can’t keep you in the palace any longer.”

Huh?

I was a little surprised inside.

I thought it would end with them just kicking you out of the Empress Dowager’s palace... ... .

... ... Why does this really seem like it’s getting worse?

“Don’t worry, my dear. Those maids will no longer be the Empress Dowager’s maids as of today.”

“Huh? That... ... What do you mean?”

I [N O V E L I G H T] blinked my wet eyelashes pitifully.

All the maids had blank faces, as if they had been hit on the back of the head.

Her Majesty the Empress Dowager, who glared sharply at the maids, declared coldly.

“You will be transferred to the underground prison of the main building of the Security Bureau starting today.”

“... ... Yes?”

The maids’ eyes were now wide as if they would pop out at any moment.

Wow, wow.

It seems the Empress Dowager has made up her mind.

The underground prison of the main building of the Security Bureau was where the most serious criminals in the empire were held.

Of course, the people who directly encountered the criminals were the prison guards... ... .

‘Still, it wouldn’t be a level of difficulty that the maids who had worked diligently in the palace could handle.’

Apart from the amount of work, the work itself was extremely difficult.

Besides, the main building of the Security Bureau was quite far from the palace.

Even with this punishment alone, it would probably feel like a considerable punishment to the maids... ... .

“The period of working in the dungeon is at least one year, and during that time, it will be treated as unpaid work.”

Unpaid?

I unconsciously took a deep breath.

The maids’ faces also turned pale.

“We plan to observe your work attitude during this time, and if your attitude does not change.”

A cold declaration was made.

“We will take away your maid positions.”

The maids cried and clung to Her Majesty the Empress Dowager.

“Your Majesty the Empress Dowager, the dungeon of the Security Bureau!”

“How could you send us to such a dangerous place?!”

“Please, show mercy just this once!”

Her Majesty the Empress Dowager, who had been staring at the maids, soon shook her head.

“This won’t do. Chief Maid.”

“Yes, please.”

The head maid bowed her head.

“Go and bring the knights.”

At that cold order, the maids’ eyes shook violently.

A faint smile appeared on the head maid’s lips.

“I will obey.”

After a while.

“Your Majesty the Empress! Your Majesty-!”

The maids struggled wildly, but it was not enough to escape the knights’ grasp.

As I watched the maids being dragged away by the knights, I quickly buried my face in the head maid’s collar.

If I didn’t do that, I felt like I wouldn’t be able to hide the satisfied smile that spread across my face.

Huh, are you getting sick of it?

So why are you picking a fight in the first place?

Seriously, it tastes like sesame salt!