Well, it seems that in this life, I really should stop being surprised by the surprises that kept happening to me. And this case was no exception.
After what happened tonight at the banquet, the emperor's letter demanding that I immediately appear for an audience at the palace did not come as such a surprise to me. However, I really did not expect it to happen so soon.
"Of course... The emperor is not the kind of person who likes to put things off."
Continuing to mentally curse Serpens and eagerly awaiting the next day, I had trouble falling asleep that night. And the next morning...
"Madam, the carriage is waiting for you downstairs."
I barely had time to get out of bed and wash my face before it turned out that the carriage from the palace had arrived earlier than I had expected. I could only dream of breakfast. In the end, I had no choice but to leave everything behind and go.
