When Wednesday comes, the sun shines, the gleam of gold and glittered design added the beauty of the manor.
Many noble families— most of them are the close friends of the former duke, arrived from another country.
Aristocratic designs and proper etiquette makes it neat. Cuisines that originated from other countries that people like, and expensive wines that they like.
"Dear me, Alfredo, serve lady Diana wine! She is already waiting!" a yell of a maid was heard. Alfredo rushed to give the young lady a wine.
Diana thanked the servant and proceed to her business.
Meanwhile, as her hair sway with the wind, she admired her self in the mirror.
"We have to tie your hair and apply hair accessories" her nanny said. She smiled at the sight of her lady, whom she served ever since she was an infant.
"It seems like yesterday you were just an infant. Now you are our duchess" she cried while saying those. Zeianna hugged her.
"Don't worry. Because of that, you will be the head maid tomorrow, my first day of being a duchess, and I will ensure that all of you will live the best of your lives being here in this mansion"
The maids smiled at their conversation, and when the time comes, she got out of the room and everyone was stunned when she walked down the stairs.
She stopped at her tracks and smiled. "thank you for arriving everyone" she said in her loud voice.
"It is a pleasure for me to meet you all, especially those people from other countries and empires. This is such a momentary sight to see and believe that this is all happening"
"Although my father died in a tragic way, his daughter, the light of the family, the position of the duke will be mine"
"I promise that the will of my father, the sun shines on the right time"
She smiled, seeing those people smiling, without knowing their path that they will end up will be worse.
"Therefore, let's celebrate!" she finally announced and the people rejoiced. Everyone got on their own business and others were enjoying drinking.
Ladies are enjoying themselves about men, and sometimes, dancing with them. The youngsters are running towards the curved stairs, and one of them stumbled towards her.
"I'm sorry—" the child eyes widen when he saw her face in disdain. An old lady passed by afterwards, telling the child to go with her.
"I'm sorry for my grandson's insolence, your grace" her face turned into a sincere smile and said, "it's alright. Next time, put the children around you, so that they will not became lost"
The old lady nodded and walked away. Suddenly, the dances stopped when someone shouted.
"All hail the Rufino family!" a soldier shouted, and all the people stopped and saw the royal family paving the way.
Ylium smiled at the sight of the new family head of the Emery family, whose staring at him oh so seriously.
He smiled and greet her from below. She never step down to the stairs to seat in the chair for the duchess, nor did go back to her bedroom and sulk.
He dropped the gift to its rightful place and she immediately go down. Everyone was astonished and blushing about their love story.
Or their so-called love story.
"What a lovely night, dear duchess" he started. "perhaps a dance with a love one would do to enjoy the night together" he lend his hand, her left eyebrow rose and sighed.
"Of course, your highness" she agreed, and dance together with the flow of the music. Everyone dance too, to enjoy the event and the ambiance of the home.
A manor that became a home for everyone.
"Well, if it wasn't for me, you wouldn't reach this position" he said while walking along the hallways of the Palace. The position as a finance secretary, that the former duke left, is vacant for weeks.
According to the law for applying for such a position like this, women aren't allowed to this. Good thing the crown prince has his decree to pass the law where women can had this position in their own right.
"Thank you" she only said, and enter the room, only to see secretaries of each department, rambling and fighting against each other.
"Fighting over the position that is vacant for weeks?" he grinned. The man silenced themselves and stared at the prince. They fixed their stance.
"We are not, your highness—"
"This position must be passed on a man, why did you do that?!" a man by the title of marquees of Hyacinth screamed. "woman aren't allowed for this! They are meant to be—"
"Then say that to the empress who did more contributions than the emperor" he cut off the sentence. "if you think a woman's purpose is to be the side of a man, who will bear children, and will contribute nothing, think again, duke Allysandro Hyacinth"
"I passed the law not because of the duchess, but because woman have rights to do anything man can do"
He stopped talking when Zeianna patted his shoulders. "you shouldn't do it. I can deal with this on my own"
She looked at him, she knows his statement is nothing but all a crafted lie.
The empress did contribute, and that's a fact. But her contributions leads to destruction, a reason why the business of Hamelia empire, especially the empire itself, is on a brink of being a poor empire.
The emperor did nothing but to chill on his throne, the crown princess only focused on her marriage, not her duties as a princess, only chilling on her fiance and being obsessed with him, willing to kill any woman who dares to lay a finger on him.
And he, the crown prince, did nothing except focusing on how he will kill her.
"Ha? How shameful it is, your highness. Allowing woman because of your loving duchess, how would she feel if she figured out that you want to—" she plunged in toward and choked him.
"Say that and you are dead" gritted teeth and glowing red stare pierced through the marquees' eyes. "your highness, everyone, leave us alone"
The crown prince and everyone left. Ylium smirked at the idea of the new duchess of Emery family killing someone.
He's wondering what kind of sight it will be, seeing blood on the office floor.
But, he chose to left anyway, and he expect that since the marquees doesn't contribute anything to the empire.
And people who did nothing must be perished.
But, he sent someone to know what would happen between the conversation of two. He also told them what happened.
Before his figure will be out of sight, he heard a thud.
"You succeed, my dear. You're finally on my trap, again"