In short, after Solam spun his tale, Digla became someone incredibly important to Philip—someone he absolutely had to meet. And in Yetana's imagination, Digla had completely turned into a shameless, flirtatious bitch who stole another woman's man and seduced Philip!
Moreover, this "woman" held an incomparably important place in Philip's heart!
Yetana simply could not tolerate it!
Although Yetana was a wise ruler, that could not conceal the fact that she was a woman. Once a woman fell into the trap known as love, her intelligence would decline exponentially.
She had now turned the nonexistent woman Solam had described into her greatest rival in love.
Of course, Yetana had her reasons for doing so. She was an extremely proud person, confident that in every respect, she was one of the finest women on the entire continent—indeed, in the entire world!
At times, Yetana even believed that the "one of" could be omitted. An outstanding ruler was undoubtedly someone with an extremely high opinion of themselves; history made that clear. If they had not possessed absolute confidence in themselves, those great rulers praised by later generations could never have accomplished such magnificent feats.
Perhaps that was one of the essential qualities of a wise monarch.
In any case, it was precisely this quality that made Yetana confident that Philip would ultimately return to her side, no matter what. Even if Philip had hooked up with her aunt, Yetana still believed so, because her beauty, talent, figure, and age all far surpassed her aunt's. She regarded Philip's affair with Diana as nothing more than one of his impulsive indulgences.
Men always found it hard to resist sampling something on the side. It was nothing much. Yetana believed her love for Philip could overlook such flaws.
Thus, the grand duchess had already gone