Miledia was running at great speed, making unintelligible noises. It looked like she had rolled up the hem of her skirt to make it easier to run. The momentum of running with long strides was telling the man to go away.
While Lyle, Cid, and several servants looked at him with blank expressions, Miledia passed by as if she had not even seen Lyle.
'Are you crazy?'
That was the only thought that came to my mind.
However, perhaps because the hem of her skirt was too long, Miledia stepped on the hem of her skirt and staggered forward. Since she was the Empress and Lady, all of her subjects, including Lyle, flinched forward as if they were going to help her.
However, before Miledia could receive help, she ended up pulling down the decorated armor that was standing on one side of the hallway.
When the decorated armor collapsed and hit Miledia, everyone was scared. Lyle and his servants, as well as the maids, even screamed.
"Her Majesty the Empress!"
"Ouch, ouch... … ."
In reality, Miledia, who was covered in decorative armor, had an irritated face.
Lyle's eyes widened when he realized that Miledia was barefoot with her shoes off and her face without makeup. He was barefoot only when he climbed into bed, but Lyle had never seen Miledia leave the hallway, even in slippers.
And there's a bare face! I hadn't seen him before or after I got married. Even though she was twelve when she first met him!
"Miledia?"
The servants and maids hurriedly removed the armor around Miledia. Miledia, who was still sitting on the floor, seemed to be slowly observing her surroundings. As if he didn't understand Lyle's call, his eyes were only looking for a way out.
"Miledia."
When Lyle called in a low voice, as if he was ignoring me, the maid quickly noticed Miledia.
Miledia looked back at Lyle as if wondering. She looked up at Lyle with her wide eyes, looking at something unfamiliar, looked him from top to bottom, and then fixed his gaze on her face again.
'what?'
The gaze was quite different from the Miledia that Lyle remembered. Those sparkling eyes are like... …
'It's like a five-year-old looking at a chocolate tower through the window of a chocolate shop... … .'
Lyle must have thought it was a creepy analogy when he thought about it and cleared his throat.
"Empress. "What are you doing here?"
"… … ."
Miledia's expression, which had been giving a longing look in her eyes, changed completely. Lyle was surprised once again because the changes in facial expressions were quite vivid and varied. Until now, Miledia had clearly expressed contempt and hatred, but had only shown unclear reactions to other things.
"that… … "Because it's uncomfortable."
"What do you mean?"
When Lyle didn't understand right away and asked again, the maids exchanged anxious looks. Lyle realized that not only was she here, but also her lieutenant, Sid, and other subjects, and she looked back at them.
"Go first. "I have something to talk about with the empress."
"Yes, Your Highness."
Cid and other subjects showed respect to Lyle and Miledia and retreated. When they were completely out of sight, Lyle looked back at the maids, not Miledia. They looked like they had a lot to say.
"The Empress is running through the hallways of the palace. "How did this happen?"
I am sure that no one will persecute the empress in this palace. Except for the Emperor himself, Lyle.
"… … Since Her Royal Highness was awake, she went about her usual routine of washing her face and doing her hair and face. But suddenly Her Majesty the Empress insisted that such a thing was not necessary, so I stopped her... … ."
"He said he couldn't take it anymore, so he opened the door and went out and kept running… … ."
"What about shoes?"
"I was running in indoor shoes, but they seemed uncomfortable so I took them off… … "You threw it."
The maid lowered her head and said, as if she was too embarrassed to continue speaking.
Lyle couldn't believe it even though there was clear evidence.
"Really, Empress?"
"… … ."
Miledia felt like she wanted to hide in a rat hole.
To be honest, most of the cosmetics here are natural and have similar colors... … The quality was much lower than that of modern cosmetics. When I put on my makeup, my face started to itch and dust flew all over me.
In addition, they put in an inflatable device to shape the hair, but why is it so heavy? It was so strange that I didn't lose my hair.
I endured it for two days. It wasn't something to show to anyone, and the maids who kept chasing me even though I didn't like it were annoying, so I ran away. I kept running because it was chasing me, and as I ran, my slippers were uncomfortable so I took them off.
"In front of His Majesty... … I am ashamed of my behavior... … coming. yo. this… … Please forgive me... … ."
It was a word I had squeezed out as much as possible, referring to what I had read in the web novel. However, it was difficult for Miledia to say these itching words out loud, so she turned her head completely and spoke.
Of course Lyle frowned.
"Empress, where are you talking from?"
"that… … I'm so ashamed that I can't bear to look at His Majesty... … ."
The words were very clear, but I didn't have any faith in them.
Unable to bear it anymore, Lyle approached Miledia and turned her head. It wasn't her rough touch, but Miledia looked at Lyle with a truly surprised look on her face. As if she didn't know she was going to put her hand on me.
Lyle looked down at Miledia with a slightly embarrassed feeling. Milledia pursed her lips as he glared at her, her expression not hiding her displeasure.
"I was wrong."
I don't even know when was the last time I heard her say something she did wrong.
She always blamed and criticized Lyle. She said it was because he didn't give her love, because he didn't smile, and because he didn't visit her.
'That's not befitting an empress.'
Although she has Miledia's face and is speaking in Miledia's voice, she seems like a completely different person. It was as if someone who looked like her was pretending to be her empress, or her twins were swapped.
"… … Stand up."
Lyle gave an order, perhaps annoyed by the sight of Miledia still lying on the floor. Then the servants and maids quickly helped Miledia up. Two other maids put shoes on for Miledia.
Miledia stood up, put on her shoes, and brushed off her dress as if it was no big deal. Her maids were also adjusting her clothes, but their appearance was truly unfamiliar.
"Empress."
Lyle impulsively called Miledia. Miledia responded late to the rebuttal. As if the title Empress doesn't belong to me.
"Do you really have no memory?"
A complex expression flashed across her beautiful face. An embarrassed face, as if feeling sorry.
And Miledia affirmed as if there was nothing she could do.
"yes."
It seemed that the straight gaze did not lie. But somehow Lyle felt like he was being deceived.
"I'm sure you're busy with work, and I'm sorry for bothering you. "If you don't have anything else to say, I'll just leave."
Bow politely and wait. Although it wasn't perfectly etiquette, it was unusual for Miledia to say she would go first like this.
Lyle said with a frown.
"okay. "Go and see."
When I gave permission, he somehow quickly turned around. Lyle watched Miledia walking away with a shocked expression for a while.
? ? ?
"His Majesty's eyes were warm as he looked at His Highness Rain… … ."
Miledia gave a shocked expression to the maid who spoke carefully.
"It's an illusion."
'Did you get filmed? 'Are you already disgusting?'
Although the sense of crisis was burning, the maids kept glancing at Miledia and spouting nonsense.
"Your Majesty said that Her Majesty the Empress is sick, so aren't you concerned?"
"After all, amnesia is a serious disease… … ."
"It seems that Her Majesty is worried about Her Majesty the Empress."
Miledia looked back at the maids with a frown. The girls seemed to have come to their senses and said, 'Gasp!' I stopped teasing him with one face.
"I'm going to the library, so make sure no one gets near it."
"Are you at the library again?"
"For your health, you should take a walk at least once a day."
"It's a long way to the library."
After replying in a sour tone, Miledia walked away. Then, looking back at the maids following her,
"Do not enter the library. "Don't even open the door until I call."
"yes… … ."
As she walked, Miledia shook her head slightly. I was grateful to be attended to by her maids, but they asked me every five minutes if I was feeling uncomfortable. It was natural for her to do everything by herself, such as drinking water and getting dressed, so the service of her maids felt burdensome and uncomfortable.
"Her Majesty the Empress. If you walk that big... … ."
It seems that while he was lost in thought, he walked quickly without realizing it. Her inferior maid, Jean, advised Miledia:
'If I keep behaving unethically, will Lyle dethrone me? Or should we consider him crazy and imprison him somewhere?'
However, neither action was suitable for the male protagonist of this novel.
The reason he couldn't help Miledia was simply because he didn't know. Lyle didn't know that Miledia was mentally ill. She had no idea that she had been abused as a child.
If Miledia had asked for help, Lyle would have protected her thoroughly.
'Well, I guess you'll think it's a bit weird.'
Lyle was such an emperor. He was an emperor who was completely cruel and without tears, but he tried to be kind to his people.
The fact that Miledia was not dethroned despite all kinds of evil was a violation of that consciousness. Because he was my person. He felt he had to protect.
'Since Lyle is my husband, we might be able to figure it out somehow.'
Miledia was criticized for walking languidly, which was against etiquette.