"Rose..." He walked to the side of these heirloom pieces of royal furniture, his trembling hand reaching out, slowly caressing them.
That woman.
That proud woman.
From the first time he saw her to now, decades had passed, aside from their wedding when he had once held her hand.
She never let him touch her, not even a bit...
What's more, he couldn't even touch the clothes by her side.
All these years, this was the only time he could walk indiscreetly in her bedchamber, touching these things she had used.
It was the only time, and the last.
...
In the 503rd year of the Harries Dynasty, the husband of Queen Maggie VIII, Prince Consort Jian, committed suicide.
Two hours after his death, the royal courthouse's decree about his divorce from the queen was pronounced.
His death did not earn the forgiveness of the people.
They were still angry that he retained the title of the queen's husband until the moment before his death.
