The Villainess turns the Hourglass - Chapter 281

But Aria had no intention of letting Hans stay in that status. It was natural for the commoner to be a commoner forever, but not by law. A commoner could become a nobleman at any time if he was granted land with a big accomplishment.

Of course, this had been only in the early days of the empire that the situation had been unstable and war-prone, and it was almost impossible now that the aristocrats with power and money were in full, but it was not completely impossible now even if there was support from a powerful figure like Aria.

Had it not been for rumors, she wouldn’t have thought of turning Hans into a nobleman but not now. She thought it would be better to turn Hans into a nobleman because she knew how unfair and bitter it was to be discriminated against by his origin.

‘Jessie, you don’t know how I think.’ Aria stared into Jessie’s eyes, which were still full of questions.