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The central nobles were fired up with the determination not to deal with another emperor who would just mess things up again.
Having gone through the same hardships, I could somewhat understand where they were coming from.
The central nobles were the ones who had suffered the most from the previous emperor's foolish actions.
The leaders from the north, south, east, and west could fend off the emperor's interference to some extent, but there was no such protector in the center.
How hard had they struggled to protect their families from being exploited and trampled by the emperor? Such old memories brought tears to their eyes.
I exchanged looks with the central nobles. They looked at me desperately, and I nodded back.
Even when I was Count Sutton, we hadn't really interacted much, but now there was a sense of camaraderie in our glances.
Seeing them like that made me think maybe I did a decent job as an empress after all.
