[THE NOVEL 'Raised as a Tyrant Empress' actually began at the downfall of House Rochester. After all, it was the plot device used to make Duke Isaak Viotto discover Empress Veronica's evil schemes.
The main problem of the novel began when Empress Veronica got 'pregnant.'
When the late Empress Liane Sulien died after giving birth to Runa, the nobles pressured Emperor Rino Sulien to remarry. They chose Veronica, the daughter of Duke Wilson– the noble household that had military power comparable to the Royal Family.
In the novel, Duke Wilson and the faction that he led abducted baby Runa and threatened the emperor. Thus, His Majesty was forced to marry Veronica in exchange for his daughter's freedom. But when baby Runa was on her way to the Royal Palace, the carriage she was in why raided by the bandits. It was reported to His Majesty that baby Runa died then.
Of course, it was just a ploy fabricated by Veronica.
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