Navier walks into the dining room in The Remarried Empress episode 2. Sovieshu is waiting for her. He heard that she was hurt. He asks her did she accept the treatment well? She says she wanted to summon the royal doctor. But she heard that the royal doctor was summoned by him. He tells her a lie that his shoulder was a little sore so that he let the guy check it.
Navier thinks the table is very long. She asks Sovieshu about the assassin. It’s a big deal. But he didn’t talk about it. He says he’s looking into it. So she asks him about the runaway slave. He asks her where did she hear it? She says there’re ears behind walls. He doesn’t know what she heard, but the woman was seriously injured. He just took care of her. She knows he would do that. He has been very kind.
The woman’s ankle was almost snapped by the animal trap. It’s pitiful. She figures the woman recovers since he sent the royal doctor. She asks him to send the woman to Western Palace. She will take care of her until she recovers. But he doesn’t want to talk about it. She points out that all the females who stay in palace must get her approval. No matter she’s a maid or a mistress. He wants Rashta to be his mistress. She rejects it. She lets the people leave.
She says the beautiful prey he took back is a slave. He claims that she’s a human, not a prey. Her name is Rashta. She asks him which family does Rashta come from? If he keeps a child like that, he will make royal family draw criticism. She asks him to stop it and send Rashta out of the palace. He says he doesn’t care for the woman’s identity. Because of her, he knows what’s feelings for the first time.
Empress blames Emperor for saying the words to her. He says he didn’t expect he would encounter something like that. They shouldn’t hurt their relationship for the case. In the end, their relationship will be terrible. Nothing will be changed between them. She’s his only wife no matter what happens. He grabs her hand. She withdraws her hand. She tells him that there’s no going back for them now. She mentions the law disallows the slave to enter the palace.
If he insists on taking the woman as his mistress, he needs to prove the woman is qualified to do so. Otherwise, she won’t approve. He says he has to change the law, if she doesn’t agree.
Emperor leaves the dining room. Marquess Lante persuades Emperor to reconsider the case of Rashta. She became a slave. It means that she or her ancestor committed a serious crime. She’s a runaway slave. She cannot apply to return to civilian life. But Emperor thinks he should change the law. He guesses Rashta was kidnapped by slave trader. She could be a descendant of a defeated royal family. She could be a lost child. Why does Marquess Lante take a narrow view that Rashta committed a serious crime? A face like that couldn’t possibly a slave.
In the evening, Navier opens the window of her room. She remembers Sovieshu told her that he had feelings for the woman. Eliza says Navier will catch a cold if she does it. She tries to close the window. But Navier says it’s fine. She’s not cold. Rashta is in her room. She remembers Sovieshu kissed her. She mistakes that Emperor comes. She’s very happy. But the maid is cold to tell Rashta that Emperor asked her to pick her up. Other maids walk into the room while they show the clothes and jewelry.
In Emperor’s room, Emperor takes off Rashta’s dress. He sees the scars on her back. He asks Rashta did her master do the good thing? She mentions what he said he wouldn’t let her endure the pain. They kiss.
Viscount Lotteshu wipes the guy in the barn. He blames him for causing him to be a bad person. But he’s told that the guy is dead. He asks his butler why doesn’t the guy who went to catch the woman come back? It has been ten days.
The kid reports to Lotteshu that the hunters head to the place. Lotteshu walks out of the barn. But he sees the knights. The knight beats Lotteshu. He takes him to the prison. Lotteshu is interrogated by Knight Commander. Knight Commander reveals the people Lotteshu sent broke into the royal hunting ground. They tried to kill Emperor. Lotteshu pretends he doesn’t know anything. But Knight Commander grabs Lotteshu’s collar. He tells him that those hunters confessed that they accepted his money.
Lotteshu says it’s a big misunderstanding. He just sent the people to catch back the runaway slave. Knight Commander gets angry. He wants to beat Lotteshu. But Emperor stops Knight Commander. He tells Lotteshu that he knows the people like him very well. They’re the guys who trade slaves. When he and his soldiers fought in the battlefield, Lotteshu and his men caught the chance to earn money. They colluded with pirates, and they sold ordinary people as slaves.
Lotteshu claims he didn’t do it. He just wanted to catch back the slave. He reached an agreement with the bar in Port City. But the woman fled. Emperor asks Lotteshu to open his eyes. He shows him the evidence that records his sins. He lets him decide what he should do. Rashta shows up. She’s scared after she saw Lotteshu. Emperor comforts her that she doesn’t have to worry about it. He’s with her. It’s the turn to let the guy be punished. He can let him become a slave. He can also tear off his limbs.
Rashta remembers Lotteshu whipped her. She passes out. Emperor carries Rashta. He asks Lotteshu not to mention Rashta’s name. If he disobeys the order, he will ruin his clan. Lotteshu promises he won’t mention it. Emperor asks Marquess Lante to brand Lotteshu so that he will remember what he said.
The next day, Rashta wakes up in the room. Marquess Lante tells her that it’s the Rose Room of her. If she has any additional requirements, she can tell it to the maids. The maids tell Rashta that it’s their honor to serve her. They go to report it to Emperor that Rashta woke up.
Emperor walks into Rashta’s room. Rashta hugs him from his back. She tells him that the room is amazing. He lets Marquess Lante and the maids leave. He tells Rashta that he prepared a present. She says it’s as if she’s dreaming when she looks at his face. He gives the Slave Certificate to her. He tells her that she’s not anyone’s slave. They burn the certificate together. He offers to erase the painful past. She cries in his arms.
Maid Annie reports it to Verdi and Laura that Emperor hasn’t left Rose Room for several days. Laura says the man cannot be healed once he’s crazy for a woman. Kisia reveals Rose Room was cursed by the late empress. Verdi isn’t surprised that there’s a rumor like that. Because the late emperor was quite the ladies’ man. Laura says it was the first time the runaway slave became the master of Rose Room. Maid Annie tells Laura that she should be careful while she speaks. Otherwise something big will happen.
She reminds her that Emperor gave an order that people who mention runaway slave will be punished. Laura keeps saying runaway slave. But she sees Empress. She reports it to her that Emperor caught the master of the woman, and he gave him a lesson. Empress tells Laura that Rashta is an ordinary person. Since Emperor said so, it’s the fact.
Empress is preparing the guest list. But Minister of Foreign Affairs doesn’t intend to let the king of western kingdom meet Emperor. Because his brother Heinrey Prince will replace him to attend. He tells Empress that she doesn’t have to be so stressful. He heard that Heinrey was of mediocre ability, and he wasn’t strong enough to take part in national politics. She heard that the guy was a famous person. But financial strength and national power of Western Kingdom aren’t less then Eastern Empire. She asks Minister of Foreign Affairs not to look down on the prince.
Laura is very happy after knowing she’s going to see Prince. Eliza wants to know what kind of person Prince is. Verdi reveals a girl will be completely captivated once she has an eye contact with Prince. He’s a famous playboy, and he’s extremely narcissistic. He’s a friend of dangerous pirates.
But Artina heard a different story. Prince killed 30 rebels at the bar with his entourage. Empress sees the bird staying outside the window. She’s happy to go to open the window. The bird flies into the room. Empress explains it to Eliza that she and the bird have a history. She reads the letter.
Prince says he’s going to attend the New Year Festival of Eastern Empire as a guest. He saw the beautiful a sea of purple flowers on the road. He decided to stay at the place for one day. His fate is heading to the destination. He asks Empress does she know the name of the flower? Eliza recognizes the flower. It’s Wisteria. If it was Wisteria Plain, then it was Mons Port. The maid remembers Mons Port is Empress’s hometown. Empress smells the letter. She asks the bird did he fly from Mons Port? The bird flies to the table to drink water.
In Rose Room, Rashta eats the fruit. She tells Emperor that everything in the palace is delicious. He asks her what did she do when he wasn’t here? She says she missed him. She would look at the people outside the window. She wanted to know what they talked. Why they were so happy. The Aristocratic Heiress was beautiful while she talked. She wonders does Aristocratic Heiress need to learn expression? She wants to learn it. He tells her that she doesn’t have to learn anything. She’s very likable while she does it. She asks him does Empress often smile?
She thinks Empress is very well-mannered, and she’s incredibly beautiful. Emperor suggests that Rashta should go to the yard to have fun since she’s bored. She says Marquess Lante told her not to go out.
In Empress’s room, Empress learns that Emperor will sleep with the woman tonight. She asks Eliza to inform the maid chief that she wants to be pregnant. Eliza helps Empress comb her hair. Empress asks Eliza does she love her husband? She has questions about this matter for the first time after she got married. Although she has never confirmed their love, she never doubted it. But her heart aches so much.
Eliza grabs Empress’s hand. She tells her that a feeling that flares up instantly cools down even faster. After all, Rashta’s identity isn’t welcomed by the palace. She asks her to treat it as a fleeting downpour.
At Albani’s house, Albani is very happy after knowing Empress dressed up carefully to wait for the coming of the night. But her husband went to the bed of another woman. The pretentious woman actually needs to share a husband with a slave. Albani asks her son about the atmosphere of Western Palace. He says Empress is angry. But she cannot pull Emperor’s hair and scratch his face with her nails.
Albani can tell that Emperor is completely smitten with the woman. McKenna wanted to recommend a woman on their side to be Emperor’s mistress. But they need to stop the plan. He heard that Emperor intended to change the law to take the woman as his mistress. Empress expressed she wouldn’t let the unknown woman stay in the palace. Supreme Court justice took Empress’s side. Albani figures Rashta doesn’t have a clan to prove her identity since she’s a slave. She decides to help Emperor.
In Emperor’s office, Lante explains it to Emperor that he didn’t allow Rashta to go out because she knows nothing about Court Etiquette. If she makes a mistake, and she draws criticism, Eastern Palace will be in a hard situation. Albani visits Emperor.
Verdi delivers a message to Empress. Emperor wants Empress to complete Rashta’s mistress naturalization within one year. Empress takes a look at the paper. She discovers that Albani’s parents’ home Butelin Clan agrees to adopt Rashta as a daughter.
Empress asks Verdi to tell those guys that she will approve it. Since Rashta is a daughter of Butelin Clan, she has no reason to reject it. They shouldn’t be shaken by something like this. They must be fully prepared for New Year Festival. It’s a party to show the honor of all emperors in Eastern Empire. She doesn’t allow any mistakes.
Empress signs the contract. Eliza hands over the contract to Lante. She wants to know what Emperor is thinking. Did he work with his enemy to help the woman? He tells her that Emperor will hear it if she’s so loud. She says their intentions are crystal clear. They want to adopt Rashta to seek a tenfold return. After their influence grows, they will covet imperial power and threaten royal family.
Lante says those guys swore they wouldn’t challenge Emperor’s authority. Eliza asks him does he believe it? He reminds her that Emperor’s authority is hard like a rock, nobody dares to challenge it. She says since they turn a blind eye to the witch Albani, she expects what Albani will do in the palace.
Empress goes out. She runs into Rashta. Rashta introduces herself to Empress. She says she wanted to meet Emperor in the yard. But she was lost. She’s living in Eastern Palace because of Emperor’s grace. They’re a family since they serve the same husband. She wants to call her sister. Empress rejects it.
Rashta asks Empress does she do it because she hates her? Empress says it’s not a problem. She just becomes Emperor’s woman. She’s not her sister. Rashta tries to stop Empress from leaving. But she makes her step back when she drags her. Laura scolds Rashta. She thinks she’s dirty. Emperor shows up. He wipes off Rashta’s tears. He stops Empress from leaving. He wants to keep Laura. Empress claims that Laura is her maid. But Emperor says Laura is his person.
Laura was rude. Emperor wants to lock her up for three days. He only allows her to eat hard bread and water. Empress thinks it’s too harsh. The woman wanted to grab her dress. So the maids stopped her. He thinks it’s nothing that her dress was grabbed. Is Empress’s dress more precious than someone else’s hand? She offers to let her maid pull his clothes. She thinks he won’t mind it.
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He says they cannot be compared. Because Rashta isn’t a maid. She reminds him that Laura is the daughter of a noble family. She cannot be sent to prison because of this kind of thing. Laura agrees to accept the punishment. She’s taken away by the knights.
Rashta returns to Rose Room. The maids flatter her. Empress tears up after she was bullied. The bird finds her. She asks him not to tell anyone that she cried. He strokes her face with his feathers. Prince asks Empress to give a name to the bird. She names the bird Queen. She doesn’t plan to be a woman who Emperor loves. Prince receives her letter soon.