398.Chapter 398
He said, "Mr. Padi, Mrs. Padi, and Mrs. Kassandra Padi, I''m back! I''ve brought Eliza back with me!"
This is Eliza, the daughter of Miss Caroline Padi, the bloodline of the Padi family. Eliza will inherit the Padi family and be the next head of the Padi family'' Mki, choking back tears, silently shared everything about Eliza with the Padi family ancestors.
Then, Mki thought to himself, "Mr. Padi, Mrs. Padi, and Mrs. Kassandra Padi, with Eliza here, you can finally rest in
peace.
Eliza stepped forward to light candles for them, but upon inspecting the memorial ques, she found everything damp and moldy.
She couldn''t light candles under such circumstances.
Hence, Eliza turned and knelt on the ground before the gravestones. After standing in silent tribute like Mki, she slowly straightened up, gazing at the memorial ques as she said, "I pray to you, all the ancestors. Please let me sessfully change myst name. After I change myst name from Stonor to Padi, I''ll officially be a member of the Padi family. I will restore the Padi family''s honor and reim everything that rightfully belongs to us."
She no longer belonged to Duke''s estate, yet hadn''t fully be a member of the Padi family either.
Hence, she would have to find a way to take back what Gabriel had stolen from the Padi family, no matter how difficult.
But once she changed herst name to Padi and became part of the Padi family, she would have every reason to do it
After all, a daughter of the Padi family reiming what belonged to them was only natural.
But that was why Gabriel reacted so strongly to Eliza''s idea of changing herst
name.
He would never allow her to change herst name so easily.
But no matter what Gabriel did, Eliza''s resolve to change herst name was unshakable.
Though she had be a nun and was not supposed to care so much about those worldly things, like herst name, her identity as the Holy Lady meant she would not be limited to being a nun.
Changing herst name required a simple ceremony, and she did not need to invite anyone. But first, she needed to clean up the Padi family''s estate.
Mki was naturally entrusted with handling this matter.
Then, after Eliza returned to Saint Grace Nunnery, Diana, who had been summoned to the pce immediately after she annulled her engagement, finally reappeared after two full days of absence.
"What''s wrong? You look terrible." As Diana stepped inside, Eliza frowned and asked, “Did someone give you a hard time?"
''Was it the Empress Dowager? Or the Emperor? Eliza wondered.
"That''s right. Someone gave me a hard time." Now that only Eliza and two others were in the courtyard, Diana vented without restraint, "Do you know what the Empress Dowager made me do after I entered the pce? She taught me how to manage the inner court herself."
Diana cried as she said. "There were so many ount books piling up like mountains. I''m not even the Empress yet, but the Empress Dowager trusted me enough to let me check them. And not just that. She demanded I finish reviewing them all within two days. After I finished going through the ounts, there was more waiting for me, like inner court petitions, court meetings, administrative offices, pce rules, ceremonial protocols, reward and punishment systems, and the Bnced Approach. Oh my god. I''ve barely started going through the ounts, and my head is already spinning."
Diana copsed onto Eliza''s bed dejectedly. “Liza, what should I do? I don''t think I''mpetent to be an empress." "Then don''t go." Eliza poured her a cup of coffee, waited for her to sit up, and then handed it to her. "The Empress Dowager wants someone who can handle pce politics and help stabilize the empire You''re great at thetter, but it seems you don''t enjoy the former. So, if you truly don''t want to go to the pce, it''s not entirely out of the question to discuss alternatives,"
Hearing Eliza''s words, Diana shook her head firmly after a brief pause. "No, thank you, Liza. Even though I''ve beenining nonstop, the truth is, I can''t back out. I need to go to the pce."