Chapter 28
[But why are you helping me?]
[Oson is my supervisor. I know him better than anyone. That’s why I truly think this whole situation is suspicious. I want to help Your Majesty the Empress.]
The Empress wasn't exactly sharp, but she wasn’t an idiot either.
[Let’s say, like you said, I just stubbornly claim that guy is suspicious and drag out time.]
[Yes.]
[That won’t solve anything. Even if it were me, I’d find myself more suspicious. Just picking out some random civil servant for a trap investigation? Someone like me, who's never even looked at an official document before?]
[That’s true.]
I gently handed her another scroll and spoke soothingly.
[But the future is unpredictable. If you just hold out long enough, a miracle opportunity might come along.]
[Huh?]
[Your Majesty has family, right? Family who would do anything to save you, family who loves you.]
Just saying the word "family" made my chest tighten.