(5) Richelieu stated to MC that he got no reason to mess with her family and she should understand that from now on. There is a force of power targeting the most noble household of the empire, and the citizens as well as the nobel will be laughing at her name just to have the fun of spreading the rumor.
If MC face the trial head on, there will be two results. When MC wins, the church will take full responsibility to atone for the defamation and to be a good stepping stone for her as they owe her a great sin. On the other hand, if MC loses, at most it can cost her only her financial situation. The “weight of the scandal” that he meant is that the church will demand a higher price of donation from MC house periodically and she will have to attend the church/monastery to do charity work to “redeem” her sin and become a better person.
If MC face the trial head on, there will be two results. When MC wins, the church will take full responsibility to atone for the defamation and to be a good stepping stone for her as they owe her a great sin. On the other hand, if MC loses, at most it can cost her only her financial situation. The “weight of the scandal” that he meant is that the church will demand a higher price of donation from MC house periodically and she will have to attend the church/monastery to do charity work to “redeem” her sin and become a better person.