How dare you? Marrying her is bad enough, but you want to make her empress? You are completely insane! Do you look down on the royal family and nobility that much? You are insulting every single one of our ancestors by daring to bring a dirty commoner here!” Seemingly, the empress'' position was her weak spot. The possibility of a commoner having this position made her so hysterical that she could barely pull herself together. That was an ugly sight.


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    Did you hear that? The empress'' position is holy, and she dares to make fun of it! You cannot dirty it with someone like her!” It seemed like she tried to appeal to Theodore. Unsuccessfully, of course. “Can you really not think clearly right now and understand that she is only using you?”


    Camille Estien.”


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    that woman is, it is clear that she could never help our nation. She is lacking education, knowledge and manners. Her past behavior should have made that rather obvious. She was always known as the troublemaker among noble society!”


    can''t, she still doesn''t have the qualities of an empress. She will ruin everything!”


    I was born and raised under the prospect of becoming the next empress. I received the necessary education and etiquette training. I have the political and economical knowledge to lead the nation to a better future. She doesn''t!”


    “Your Majesty.” No one had probably expected Seraphina to chime into the conversation. She had walked forward at some point and stopped next to the dowager empress while speaking in a calm voice. “While you are the second most powerful woman in this nation, there seems to be the need to remind you of this. Insulting the future empress will not do you any good. Should you not try to maintain an amicable relationship with your daughter-in-law instead of condemning her in front of all of her citizens? If you feel like Lady Blanche may not have as much experience as you do, you should offer your help and not deal with it like this. In case you worry about the empress'' position, you should rather back her so that she can rule in a more secure manner instead of undermining her power. Upon wishing to express your doubts, you should have acknowledged that this should be done in private in a calm discussion as well.”