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Maid Otua, actually secretly worked for both the Empress and Perez. Years ago, Perez told her that if the Empress ever tried to p o i s o n the Emperor, she should inform him first. In return, he secretly sent her a large amount of money every year. Bella maid's actual name) was never truly loyal to the Empress. She only obeyed her because the Empress threatened her family. Then Empress ordered Bella to p o i s o n Jovanes. Afraid for her life, Bella went to Perez and asked what she should do. Surprisingly, Perez told her to follow the Empress's order and pour the venom into the Emperor's drink. He explained that after the Emperor collapsed, they would immediately give him the antidote, so he would survive. Perez wanted to catch the Empress with clear evidence instead of letting her get away. Perez also reminded Bella that many years ago she had p o i s o n e d his food when he was a child living in the abandoned palace. He had known all along that she was the one doing it. Feeling guilty and terrified, Bella apologized and promised to obey Perez. He told her this was her chance to make up for her past mistakes.

Back in the present, after the Emperor collapsed from the venom, he questioned Bella about what had happened. She admitted that she had p o i s o n e d his drink and revealed that the Empress had ordered her to do it. The Empress immediately denied everything and accused Bella and Perez of working together to frame her. Bella then showed the bottle of poison that the Empress had given her. The Empress threatened Bella, trying to scare her into changing her story, but Bella bravely repeated the truth. Perez then presented the strongest piece of evidence, a letter written by the Empress asking her followers to obtain the deadly venom of a Tithi spider. When Emperor Jovanes read the letter, he finally realized that the Empress had truly planned to kill him. Furious, the Emperor ordered the knights to arrest Empress Ravini and throw her into the dungeon. At first, she fought violently and begged the Emperor to believe her. But when she realized there was no escape, she became furious and admitted that she wished the poison had actually killed him. She then turned her anger toward Perez, insulting him and saying she should have killed him and his mother long ago. She screamed that fate had always been against her because Perez kept ruining all of her plans. Finally, the Empress looked at Florentia and realized that she had also played a major role in her downfall. She blamed Florentia for everything, then suddenly began laughing uncontrollably like she had lost her mind. Crying and laughing at the same time, she was dragged away by the knights, while her mad laughter echoed through the palace.

After the Empress was dragged away, Emperor Jovanes was still struggling to breathe. The doctor gave him medicine, but he kept complaining about the Empress instead of thinking about why she had poisoned him. He was only focused on taking revenge against the Angenas family and everyone who helped them. Grandpa watched Jovanes quietly. He knew the Emperor still had not learned anything from what had happened. Instead of arguing with him, grandfather decided to guide the conversation in a way that would help the Empire. Grandpa suggested that Jovanes should finally appoint a Crown Prince. He explained that if the Emperor became seriously ill or died, the Empire would be left without a proper successor. He also told Jovanes that a Crown Prince would not take away his power but would simply carry out his orders. At first, Jovanes did not like the idea because he hated sharing power. However, Grandpa cleverly convinced him by saying that Perez could punish the Angenas family and clean up all of the Empress's crimes in the Emperor's name. Jovanes liked that idea and finally agreed.

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Grandfather was satisfied. He believed Perez was much wiser than Jovanes and that giving him authority would be good for the Empire. He also thought the founder of the Empire had been wise to rely on the powerful Lombardi family to support weak future emperors. When Tia and Perez returned to the room, they immediately noticed that Jovanes looked much happier than before. They wondered what Rulhac had said to him. Jovanes then officially announced that Perez would become the Crown Prince. Everyone became silent. Perez was so surprised that he could not react at first. He did not look happy or sad because too many emotions were running through his mind. Finally, he accepted the Emperor's order. Tia remembered that in her previous life, Perez had also become Crown Prince, but shortly afterward Jovanes suddenly collapsed. Back then, Perez quietly gained power and later attacked the Lombardi family, especially Vieze. This made Tia wonder what had really caused Jovanes to collapse in her previous life, since this time he had been poisoned by the Empress. Jovanes then ordered Perez to punish the Empress and the Angenas family for all their crimes. Tia secretly liked this order because it gave Perez a legal reason to take revenge. The Emperor also gave Perez letters that had to be sent to the leaders of the five regions of the Empire. Before Perez could officially become Crown Prince, all five regional leaders had to agree and place their seals on the approval document. Three of the leaders were already in the capital, but the leaders from the North and East would need several weeks to travel there.

Since everything was settled, grandfather prepared to leave with Tia. Just as they were about to go, Jovanes called Tia by her full title as Deputy Head of Lombardi. Tia immediately had a bad feeling that she was about to receive an annoying task. Grandpa also looked unhappy and asked what the Emperor wanted. Jovanes gave Tia an official mission. As Deputy Head of Lombardi, she would act as a witness to make sure Perez's actions against the Angenas family were fair and lawful. Then Jovanes added another responsibility. After Perez confiscated the Angenas family's wealth, Tia would oversee giving the money back to the noble families that had lent money to the Angenas. The moment Tia heard this, her mood completely changed. She happily accepted the mission because it meant she could personally help strip the Angenas family of everything they owned and make them repay all the money they owed. She even flattered Jovanes by praising his kindness, although she did not truly mean it.

As she accepted the mission, Tia secretly wondered how much money would still be left in the Angenas family after all the debts, losses, and compensation they would have to pay. She was determined to squeeze every last coin out of them.

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