Muso

Her older sister, the queen, died in result of a meticulous trap and she herself was drowned alongside the rest of my family.
Patrizia, at the last moments of her life, fell into despair. 'If only I had been the Queen.' She had the confidence to not love the emperor. Then none of this would've happened. Everyone would've been alive, everyone would've been happy.
And when she opened her eyes again, she had returned to before her sister had become the Queen.
At this point she makes a huge decision to change the future of her family and herself.
"I shall become the Queen instead!"

Will this bring the happiness she sought for?
Or will this create for chaos?

Lady to Queen

"It is a letter from Her Majesty to you, Duchess. She expressed great regret for what has happened to the Duchy of Efreni."


Instead of reading the letter, the Duchess of Efreni began to cry. Petronilla was embarrassed by her sudden reaction, but soon calmly began to soothe her.


"Your Majesty is very concerned, Duchess. If you need anything, please say it."


"SOB… Thank you, Lady Petronilla. Really…"


Petronilla, to be honest, could not adjust to this. In her memory, the Duchess of Efreni was always a tight person. A person who was not tolerant of mistakes, and strict.


When such a person shed tears like this due to her son's illness, she forgot that she was also a person. Petronilla continued to comfort her casually, trying to shake off the sense of how strange it felt.


"No, Duchess. I hope your son will recover as soon as possible."


"I cannot face Her Majesty. At this point, at a time for such a serious task, I gave Her Majesty such trouble..."


CHAPTER 47 (2). ARE WE STRANGERS?