Noble Reincarnation: Born Blessed, So I'll Obtain Ultimate Power

Night, in Empress Audrey’s chamber.

I had planned to secretly leave the Imperial Capital, and I came to tell only Audrey about it.

Because I had already informed a eunuch beforehand, when I entered the room, I saw Audrey dressed in formal attire.

“I have been expecting Your Majesty.”

“Hmm.”

Guided by Audrey, I took a seat on the high-quality sofa built into the room.

I sat first and gave Audrey a meaningful glance.

With just that, Audrey’s expression changed as if she understood something, and she dismissed the two servants who had remained.

And so, it was just the two of us alone in the room.

“Is there something the matter?”

“I will be away from the capital starting as soon as tomorrow. Please manage things smoothly in my absence.”

“Understood. Shall I handle it as usual?”

“Yes.”

Audrey accepted this without any surprise.

I often left the capital secretly, and every time, Empress Audrey cooperated in various ways, so she must have gotten used to it.

And her best quality was that she never asked questions even when I did so.

Audrey was the Empress.

According to imperial law, especially the imperial decree, the Empress and others in the harem are forbidden from interfering in politics.

And when I secretly go somewhere, it is mostly to handle internal affairs.

Therefore, Audrey never questioned my frequent “absences.”

In return, I never interfered with “internal matters,” that is, the affairs of the harem, which I entrusted entirely to Audrey.

By strictly dividing our roles this way, our relationship was maintained smoothly.

That said, it was not a purely businesslike relationship.

“You will be lonely again for a while.”

Audrey spoke words sweet like a wife in the world.

“Sorry. Once this matter is settled, I will try to make more time for you.”

“I appreciate your thoughtfulness. If Your Majesty is a wise ruler, that alone is enough.”

“I see. I will strive not to betray your expectations.”

I smiled softly, and Audrey returned a gentle smile.

“Yes, Your Majesty, I have something I would like to request.”

“A request from me? That’s unusual, coming from you.”

I was a bit surprised.

To put it simply, Audrey rarely asked me for anything.

If anything, she once asked me to make her younger sister Anya a concubine.

“Yes, as Empress... you may take this as a formal request.”

“I’m listening.”

I straightened my back involuntarily.

I entrusted internal affairs entirely to the Empress, and Audrey strictly observed that “role.”

So when she said “as Empress,” I had no choice but to listen seriously.

“Please increase the number of women in the harem, or increase the number of times you... produce heirs.”

“...I see. What’s the reason?”

“There aren’t enough princesses.”

“Princesses?”

“At present, the only unmarried princess is Your Majesty’s youngest sister, Princess Clare.”

“...Hmm.”

“The marriage destination of princesses falls under politics, but their education before marriage is under my jurisdiction. At this rate, two problems will arise.”

“Two problems...”

I thought for a moment.

One was obvious: princesses are essentially “pieces” in political marriages.

The emperor also has the duty of producing heirs.

And unlike princes and nobility, it’s an obligation to produce many daughters—princesses.

The value of a prince’s daughter in political marriage isn’t that high, but an emperor’s daughter, a princess, is different.

There was the incident with Angus and the fourteenth princess Arlene; the law was amended so that when a princess married, her husband’s rank would be roughly equal, but that was only within the empire.

There will still be cases of princesses marrying abroad.

So it was easy to understand that a shortage of princesses would cause diplomatic problems.

But—I looked Audrey straight in the eyes.

She was the Empress and made an effort to behave accordingly.

She had just declared that she wouldn’t intervene in marriage destinations, so the real reason she was concerned must be different.