Jenerba, having finished speaking, moved. The carriage he rode disappeared beyond the horizon. I couldn’t take my eyes off that place even after the carriage was gone for a while.
Even after some time passed, and the carriage and horses were nowhere to be seen, I finally felt safe.
“Ha.”
I sat down, exhaling the breath I had been holding.
“When I think about it, it’s natural. This is the first time I’ve directly faced such a big incident because I’ve been trapped all along.”
“…I should have made sure the empress wouldn’t be surprised. It’s my mistake.”
“Clint, how did you stop the villain who showed up? It’s not your fault. …Are you hurt anywhere?”
I scrutinized Clint. Just as his title “The Strongest Sword of the Empire” suggested, Clint didn’t even have small wounds.
“Sturdy.”
I smiled at Clint.
“…I should have ended it all at once. It seems my skills have rusted since I put down the sword for a long time.”
“No, they’re probably highly skilled over there too. …So, Clint, Jenerba revealed himself knowing you were there.”
Confident that he could save himself.
“Next time, I’ll try harder to cut them down at once.”
“Yeah. But killing that assassin is not our job. It’s Raven’s responsibility. …We should leave now.”
Listening to my words, Clint rolled his eyes to check the surroundings. Due to the commotion, the gazes of people living nearby and passing by were all focused here.
Among them, there were people who, having heard who I was, were bowing with trembling hips.
“I’ll inform the security forces of the situation and make sure false rumors don’t spread.”
“Sure.”
Watching the blood-soaked scene, I rubbed my face.
“…Probably no one survived, right?”
“…Probably not, but I’ll check again.”
“If anyone is barely alive, bring them to me. I can interrogate and save them.”
“Yes.”
“Then let’s go.”
After Clint shouted, “Excuse us,” he lifted me up in one go. He supported me with his arms, holding his fist lightly so that his hands didn’t touch my body.
‘Where could there be a place to stay in the capital.’
I looked back at where Jenerba had disappeared and soon turned my head.
As soon as I returned to the imperial palace, I headed to the doctor. There was no obvious injury, but it was unreasonable not to feel pain after such a big incident.
And just in case someone heard Jenerba’s words and might think of me as a saint, I prevented it in advance.
“Because I want to take a break due to being too surprised, if someone asks, say I got hurt badly.”
As soon as I saw the doctor, I handed him my purse and said so. There was no room for refusal. The doctor took the money I gave him and bandaged my arms and legs, which were fine.
“I think showing this visually is much more effective than what I’m saying.”
“Wise.”
“That’s why I can survive for a long time in this palace without dying.”
The doctor laughed lightly and bandaged my arms and legs. It felt strange to have bandages on my perfectly fine arms and legs, but if I did this for a while, the rumor that I was a saint would naturally spread.
That’s when it happened.
“Terry!!!”
“Empress!”
A loud noise was heard, and someone forcefully opened the door and entered.
“If everyone is gathered here like this, who will take care of things?”
I looked at the people who entered, grumbling. Without paying attention to my question, Revenpel, who had briskly approached, sat down and hugged me tightly.
“Where are you hurt?”
“Isn’t that a strange question?”
“…Ha. How dare that bastard.”
Even after hearing my response, Revenpel couldn’t relax.
“I’ll immediately mobilize all the palace knights to search throughout the capital.”
“It’s done. He’s probably gone into hiding already.”
“Then I’ll burn everything in the capital, leaving him with nowhere to hide.”
The voice filled with intense anger was sincere.
“I’ll put that bastard’s head in front of you by tomorrow morning at the latest. How dare he, how dare…”
The hands that tightly hugged me and the vigorously pounding heartbeat told how much anger Revenpel felt.
“I’m okay, Revenpel.”
I held Revenpel’s hands tightly and calmed his anger. But he still couldn’t calm down.
“Empress.”
At that moment, Revenpel and Raven, who were pushing each other while trying to pass through the narrow door, approached one after another.
“I heard Clint’s report. What on earth happened…”
Revenpel’s momentum increased significantly, still holding me in his arms. Raven, who confirmed the bandages on my legs and arms, widened her eyes in surprise and approached. Raven hesitated to touch my arms and just wiggled her feet.
The body that Revenpel still held in his arms twitched noticeably. His demeanor became more ominous.
I confirmed that everyone had left and then shook the bandaged hand in the air.
“Obviously, I’m not hurt. I wouldn’t get hurt.”
“That, then…?”
“It’s a deception for those who doubt me.”
“Doubters?”
After confirming the bandaged hands and legs by clenching my fists, Raven sighed in relief.
When scheming men desperately battle for her favor in the male harem
This one’s also on my reread list! The rivalry, scheming between the men in the imperial harem are just as intense and thrilling as in classic palace drama novels, where concubines fight to the death. Give it a read, girls! I promise you won’t be disappointed.
Synopsis:
“I am not worthy of her… but I still want to be by her side, even if only as a loyal dog…”
Those were the painful whispers of Yue Guanyi – the proud Crown Prince of the Great Qi, who was torn between deep love and a guilty conscience. Despite holding the supreme power of the Imperial Guard, he still could not forget the dark past when he was sold into a brothel.
Fate played a cruel twist when Qiu Shuzhi – a young female official who had just passed the imperial examinations with top honors – stepped into his life. She did not know that she was the one who had saved him from a tragic fate many years ago. And now, her heart was the target of pursuit for both Yue Guanyi and the powerful Empress Dowager Qin Qing.
While Yue Guanyi only dared to silently care for and protect the one he loved from afar, the Empress Dowager Qin Qing openly expressed his feelings and did not hesitate to take advantage of his power to approach Qiu Shuzhi. The covert struggle between the two most powerful forces in the imperial court began…
Trigger warning: All men in this novel are yandere style.
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