We were suddenly close enough for our noses to touch. It was inevitable. Our breath intertwined like entangled vines.
I forgot to lower my head, staring at Levanfell with wide eyes. His eyelids fluttered and he shivered slightly.
“…I’ve finally found you.”
My dazed mind snapped to attention at his deep muttering.
But it was too late.
Levanfell smirked and shouted loudly.
“Revelation. Announce to everyone that I’ve found the Empress.”
…Huh? What did I just hear?
“Princess.”
“…Yes?”
“Marry me.”
I couldn’t help but admire the Emperor’s face up close. My heart, which usually wouldn’t react to ordinary looks, was pounding uncontrollably.
Yes. So…
‘I must have been mesmerized by his looks and misheard.’
It was a rational suspicion. After all, I had heard that the Emperor had coldly, even cruelly, rejected other ladies and princesses.
So I had to be rejected coldly and sent back, too. There’s nothing special about me.
Yes, that’s right!
“Your Majesty.”
I hid my confusion and smiled, tossing my hair back. It must have been a mistake because my hair was covering my ears.
“I must have misheard. I’m sorry, but could you repeat that…”
“Marry me, Princess.”
“You mean to send me back, ri… Yes?”
The nonsense again. Despite my denial, the two words ‘marriage’ stuck in my ears.
‘Why are these words stuck in my ears?’
I quickly shook my head to shake off the words stuck in my ears. Stay out of my ears, words.
I asked again, hopefully.
“…I think my ears have gone bad. The long journey must have caused a problem with my ears. Maybe I should have visited the doctor first. …So, you did tell me to go back, right?”
“Does the Princess need to hear it three times?”
I was dumbfounded. It didn’t seem like I had misheard.
“Really?”
“What.”
“You want to marry me?”
“I’m glad your ears aren’t the problem.”
There was so much to say, but I was speechless. I couldn’t figure out where to start.
‘Why? Suddenly? With me? Marry me?’
Could this be a dream? Maybe I’m still on the carriage to the Leonharta Empire, and I’m having a vain dream because of the tough journey?
I pinched my wrist secretly. Ouch. But it hurts. It’s not a dream!
…And that’s an even bigger problem!
‘Are you crazy!? Marry me? Why?!’
I sent all sorts of signals to Levanfell with my eyes, replacing the words I couldn’t say. Levanfell, who had no reason to understand, talked to his aide behind him with a relieved expression.
“Revelation. Since the Empress has been decided, set the wedding date.”
“Yes, Your Majesty. Shall I set the earliest date?”
“Nonsense.”
“Yes?”
“Call the Prime Minister and pick the best date. It’s the day we welcome the Princess as the Empress of the Empire. We can’t just pick any random date.”
“Yes, I understand.”
“…But don’t pick too late a date.”
“It sounds like you’re ordering hot and cold water.”
“Pick a quick and good day.”
“I will choose a quick day. It seems like an early date would be a good date for you.”
“…Send invitations and send a letter to the Lupeon Kingdom.”
His vivid and distinct facial features were moving, but I couldn’t understand what he was saying.
[“The continent’s worst man, violent, alcoholic, and lecherous.”]The words I said to the King before coming here flashed through my mind.
‘No!’
I had to set things right before they got worse.
I didn’t come here to get married. I came here to be rejected.
“Your Majesty! I will not marry…!”
“I have no intention of getting married!” I was about to say, but my words were caught by Levanfell’s sharp gaze.
He reacted sensitively, as if he knew exactly what I was going to say.
“Princess. You came here as a candidate for Empress, didn’t you?”
…Ah, that’s right.
I momentarily forgot, but I was the Empress candidate who was sold off from my kingdom, wasn’t I?
I had come to get married, but when it came down to actually marrying, I had made a mockery of it by saying I didn’t want to get married and that I would go back.
‘It’s like asking to be killed!’
I tightly closed my lips and turned my eyes to the clear blue sky. It was too beautiful a day to die.
Since I had no reaction, Levanfell continued his conversation with Jaelim.
“Where has the princess decided to stay?”
“In the southern part of the Royal estate’s annex.”
“We can’t let the future Empress stay in such an annex. Move her, Jaelim.”
“Shall we move her to the main palace?”
My despairing ears caught the word “main palace.” I turned my head in shock at their conversation and saw the enormous main palace, so splendid and majestic it almost looked frightening.
‘That’s… where the Emperor stays.’
Things seem to be getting bigger and bigger.
“Have her stay in the guest room of the main palace until a proper bedroom is prepared.”
“I will make the arrangements.”
The guest room of the main palace, where the Emperor’s family and only very special cases stay. …And I will be there?
“Looking at the princess, it seems she hasn’t even unpacked her bags yet. Surely she didn’t rest and came straight to the Imperial Palace to see me, did she?”
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.
_____
Please help me, I want to bring you the best possible things.
If you find any chapter or novel with poor translation and editing quality, let me know by commenting directly under that novel or chapter. I will retranslate it as soon as possible.
[Touch the gear icon in the bottom right corner of the screen to move to the next chapter if you want.]
