The plan to bring Lord Liranef was to proceed secretly.
It was also for Raven, but if the news spread that Lord Liranef had been captured, Generba might escape.
“Huh.”
I sighed heavily and buried myself on the sofa.
The last sight of Generba, who disappeared beyond the horizon, smiling wickedly, came to mind.
It wasn’t like that back then.
If I had somehow caught up and captured her until the end, wouldn’t this have happened?
I turned my head, suppressing another sigh.
“That…”
A note left by Phoebe in the adjacent drawer caught my eye. She had detailed and written down what had happened in the palace in my absence.
I hadn’t had a chance to read it because I was busy.
I reached out and unfolded the note.
I needed other thoughts to help me forget Generba.
The note contained various trivial events that happened in the palace when I wasn’t there.
“Cats also caused trouble.”
There was an incident where cats, with muddy paws, ran around the palace corridor, making the carpet dirty.
But since there was a rumor that I personally raised cats, I couldn’t scold them, and in the end, I coaxed them down from the carpet, unable to make a fuss.
‘Writing down such details, she really examined everything thoroughly.’
Phoebe, who followed my orders without any hesitation, was sincerely appreciated. While reading the note, a familiar name caught my eye.
“……Iana?”
Among the visitors, there was Iana. I tensed my relaxed body. Iana had come to see me.
The reason for her visit was stated as wanting to share the good tea she received as a gift. She left a note, saying she left the tea for me since I wasn’t there and hoped we could enjoy it together someday.
‘Come to think of it, she always mentioned that good tea would arrive soon…’
I pulled the bell rope and called a maid.
“Iana… I want to have the tea that Ascal Yeongae gave me… Can I have it now?”
“Oh, you mean the rose tea. Of course, Your Majesty. It’s said to have good effects in relieving fatigue. I’ll bring it right away.”
“These days, it’s rare to see rose tea made from dried rose petals. I’ll get it right away!”
The maids responded enthusiastically to my request and headed out to fetch it.
Rose tea? It seemed like I had heard of it somewhere. Rose tea made from dried rose petals.
A strange premonition came over me. I turned my head slowly and stared at the note in my hand.
Among the many words, one sentence particularly captured my attention.
「Ascal Yeongae and Lord Liranef.」
At that moment, it felt like someone had forcefully struck my head with a hammer.
「I saw Ascal Yeongae walking in the corridor with Lord Liranef. I don’t know when they became close.
Ascal Yeongae thanked for the gift she received last time, and Lord Liranef said that it might attract unnecessary attention, so please keep it a secret even from the family. It seems like there’s something secretive between them.」
A gift. Rose tea made from dried rose petals. A secret from the family.
“……Lord Liranef.”
It dawned on me. Rose tea.
It was the same tea that Lord Liranef recommended to me when we first met.
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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