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"Your Highness, what happened?" Soren walked over calmly, apparently familiar with the guard, and slipped the last few gold coins he had on him to the guard.

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"Your Highness, this subordinate wouldn't dare to speak carelessly." The silver-armored guard weighed the gold coins in his hand, but ultimately returned them to Soren's hand: "His Majesty is furious!"

Upon hearing this, Soren's expression immediately became serious. He remembered that in the game, from this point until the end of the national mourning, nothing major happened. Why would Gustav be so furious today?

Although puzzled, Soren didn't dare to be negligent in the slightest. He immediately took off running. The prince's palace was located on the outermost edge of the imperial palace, more than ten miles away from Gustav's main palace.

However, halfway there, Soren turned back and brought the candied hawthorns he had been pickling these past few days. The reason he brought the candied hawthorns was because Soren knew that his cheap father, besides being lecherous, also had a restless mouth. During his reign, the imperial chefs prepared dozens more dishes than the previous two emperors.

By the time Soren arrived, he was the last one.

His cheap mother, Empress Maria, and Nicholas's uneasy figures came into view. Soren even saw Empress Mariasha's figure.

Soren immediately bowed and said, "Greetings, Mother Consort, greetings, Empress Mariasha."

Empress Maria snorted coldly and turned her head away. Empress Mariasha nodded with a smile and even had Eileen offer a handkerchief to Soren, who was covered in sweat.

Before she could finish speaking, a guard announced, "The Empress Dowager and Empress have arrived! All consorts and princes, pay your respects!"

Empress Afina's entourage appeared from the distant driveway.

"This is going to be a big deal!" Soren thought to himself as he watched.

Summoning the head wife and mother of the household, whether in the imperial palace or among the common people, meant that family law was about to be enforced to strictly rectify the family's conduct.

For this matter to happen in the imperial palace indicated that a major storm was brewing.

But what exactly happened?

Soren felt uneasy.

He originally thought that it was just the conflict between himself and Empress Maria that had alarmed His Majesty the Emperor. But now it seemed that the situation was not so simple.

Ordinary family conflicts usually wouldn't alarm the esteemed Empress Dowager Afina.

Only when a major event occurred within the imperial palace would His Majesty the Emperor summon the Empress Dowager and Empress to discuss it together.

"Greetings, Empress Mother! Greetings, Empress!" Empress Mariasha was the first to react and hurried forward to pay her respects. Empress Maria was slightly slower and could only kneel down to greet Empress Dowager Afina.

Soren and Nicholas followed closely behind, kneeling on the ground and greeting in unison, "Grandson pays respects to the Imperial Grandmother!"

Empress Dowager Afina stepped down from the carriage with the help of a maid, her face stern. She only said to Empress Mariasha, "Mariasha, you will accompany me to see the Emperor first. The rest of you will kneel and reflect for the time being!"

"As you command!" Mariasha replied softly, respectfully supporting Empress Dowager Afina. She nodded slightly as she passed by Soren.

Witnessing all of this, Soren couldn't help but let his imagination run wild.

What exactly could have made the usually calm Empress Afina so angry?

The Empress Dowager had always been unmoved by the powerful and wealthy, and she always viewed the disputes inside and outside the imperial palace with a detached heart. She had cultivated to the point of near perfection, only one step away from entering the Saint Rank. Therefore, she spent most of her time immersed in cultivation. Only when a major event occurred within the imperial palace would her seclusion be disturbed.

And the last time she left the palace was when Emperor Gustav was assassinated. Her appearance was like a calming influence, stabilizing the empire's turbulent situation.

This time, the Empress Dowager has once again emerged from the Amber Palace. What could be the reason?

Could it be that the empire is about to usher in another major change?

Everyone secretly speculated, but no one dared to easily ask.

After all, every time the Empress Dowager left the palace, it was accompanied by the empire's changing fortunes, causing people to feel awe.

Could it be that Empress Maria's harsh treatment of Soren and Yasso has been discovered by Empress Afina?

Empress Maria's bad attitude towards Soren and Yasso could also be used as an excuse for strict discipline. Such a thing didn't seem enough to alarm the Empress Dowager.

Recalling Empress Afina's special attitude towards Empress Mariasha just now, Soren pondered carefully and was suddenly shocked. There was only one possibility—the Empress Dowager intended to adopt a prince for Empress Mariasha.

With the Empress Dowager acting as a matchmaker, Soren really didn't dare to propose too 'generous' conditions to Empress Mariasha.

"Indeed, one cannot underestimate anyone!"

About half an hour later, the originally tightly closed palace gates slowly opened, and the head female attendant beside the Empress Dowager came out and announced, "By His Majesty's decree, Empress Maria, Prince Nicholas, and Soren are to immediately have an audience!"

"This concubine obeys the decree!"

"This son obeys the decree!"

When Empress Maria got up, she pulled Nicholas along, but ignored Soren, walking straight ahead.

Soren only symbolically expressed his respect, and then followed behind the two of them unhurriedly, stepping onto the steps.

As soon as he entered the main palace hall, Soren's gaze was immediately attracted to Empress Mariasha, who was sitting beside Empress Afina. Her delighted appearance made Soren even more certain that his guess was almost correct.

Thinking of Empress Mariasha's current situation, Soren couldn't help but want to laugh.

Even if she obtained the Empress Dowager's approval, if no prince was willing to be adopted, Empress Mariasha would only be putting on a one-woman show.

Unless she could completely reverse the decline of the Halon family.

"This concubine Maria pays respects to His Majesty, the Empress Dowager, and the Empress..."

"This son Nicholas pays respects to the Imperial Father, Empress Mother, and Imperial Grandmother..."

When Empress Maria and Nicholas saw the Emperor's livid face and Empress Elizabeth sitting upright beside him, their hearts tightened, and their legs weakened, and they hurriedly knelt down to pay their respects.

Soren, however, seemed much more composed. He carefully straightened his robe first, and then slowly knelt down, kowtowing and saying, "This son Soren pays respects to the Imperial Father, Empress Mother, and Imperial Grandmother!"

Sitting on the magnificent dragon throne, Gustav snorted lightly, his eyes revealing deep dissatisfaction, and asked Soren in a deep voice, "Soren, are you planning to give up completely and end it all?" His words were filled with undisguised emotion.