Startled, the beautiful woman named Hagno promptly knelt and paid her respects to the Sultan.
“Sultan, are you on your way to see Iota?”
“Yes. You’ve heard, haven’t you? Tarek was injured by a lion. It happened at Hades’ party.”
“I pray for Prince Tarek’s speedy recovery.”
“…Is that all you have to say?”
Hagno was Sultan Rashid’s third concubine. In a palace where there were only three, she was his most aching finger.
“Yes, that’s all.”
“Hades staged quite an interesting play to push Lohan ahead. However, the issue of Tarek getting hurt is separate. I can’t overlook this given Iota’s request.”
“I understand.”
Hagno gracefully smiled and took off her light creamcolored thin veil.
She tied a pretty knot around the Sultan’s wrist and spoke.
“Sultan, please understand Iota’s love for Prince Tarek. Loving one’s child is a mother’s instinct, and not only Iota but everyone thinks dreadfully of their own children.”
“You may not talk much, but every word you say is brimming with wisdom.”
Rashid inhaled deeply, savoring the strong scent of jasmine emanating from the veil tied around his wrist and smiled contentedly.
However, he neither held her hand nor touched her cheek as he had done for Iota.
He simply left the harem, savoring only the scent of jasmine that wafted heavily.
“Hades… Lohan…”
Hagno murmured the names she missed while watching Rashid’s retreating figure.
“Iota shouldn’t bring harm to those kids…”
Hades and Latifa were seated in a spacious room resembling a library, a scroll laid out between them, their heads leaning close.
The objective was to draft a formal contract regarding Latifa becoming a frau. However, the process wasn’t smooth, largely due to Hades himself.
“So you don’t think the deadline is utterly unconscionable?!”
“The very reason I brought you here was for that. It’s a reasonable period.”
“You expect me to stay until Prince Luhan becomes the Sultan?!”
“Hmm. Eventually.”
“Why is this clause so vague when everything else is so detailed?! Is this a scam? Another scam?!”
At the mention of ‘scam,’ Hades crossed his arms and shook his head.
“A scam? My initial purpose for bringing you here was to utilize your abilities in making Luhan a Sultan.”
“When will the next Sultan be decided?”
“Hmph. To even speak of when the next Sultan will be chosen is blasphemous.”
What was she supposed to do?
Latifa was nearly jumping with frustration due to Hades’ unwillingness to provide a clear duration for her to act as a frau. She leaned her head onto the desk and groaned.
The desert fox curled up in her lap licked her hand in an attempt to comfort her. Caesar, lying at a corner of the library, growled and approached.
[Is he bothering you? Say the word, and I’ll bite him right off.]Despite his fierce appearance, marked by a jagged scar across his face, Caesar roamed freely around the eastern annex where Latifa and Hades resided, without harming anyone.
‘No, look Caesar.’
[Humans are complicated. If you dislike him, just bite him.]‘You really think like him.’
[Hmph. To be compared to a human is insulting.]Seemingly displeased, Caesar grumbled and exited the library. Latifa continued to murmur, her expression gloomy.
“I can’t live in the Grand Bazaar forever.”
“….”
“I’m going back to the Empire. I have to.”
“The Empire is no more. It’s all shattered.”
His stern declaration that her homeland had fallen made her lips curl down in displeasure.
“…I don’t fit in here. Right now, people find me exotic and like me, but that won’t last.”
“I’m curious.”
“About what?”
“Why do you keep belittling yourself?”
At Hades’ words, Latifa let out a small sigh.
“General. Not everyone is as grand and impressive as you.”
“I suppose.”
“You even agree.”
“Compared to me, you’re lacking, but your abilities aren’t that bad.”
“Talking to animals? I still don’t know if that’s an ability or just luck.”
“If you think that’s all you’re worth, I have nothing more to say.”
Exhausted from drafting the contract, Latifa picked up a date pastry soaked in honey from a side plate.
The intense sweetness mingled with the rich flavors of bread and milk. She had somewhat acclimated to the strong spices in the desert food.
Was it acclimation? Actually, many dishes were tastier than those in the Empire. The desert offered a variety of culinary techniques, unlike the Empire, where frying and roasting were the norms.
“It’s delicious….”
“Which one?”
“This. Oh, that too.”
Upon Latifa pointing to the pastries on the tray, Hades took a bite from one and grimaced.
“Too sweet. I can’t distinguish between you and a 5yearold who likes artificial sweetness.”
“But it’s delicious because it’s sweet.”
“Eating this will turn you into the Pig Princess.”
“What?”
“There’s a very fat, illmannered Pig Princess in the harem. Never mind. Just mentioning her irritates me.”
“Are you the sister of Prince Luhan?”
“Halfsister. She is also born of a concubine.”
“The Sultan must have many concubines.”
“Three.”
Hades furrowed his brow, clearly not interested in discussing the matter further.
‘Three is not many. There were countless concubines in the empire.’
As Latifa briefly reminisced about the old imperial palace, Lukehwan hurriedly entered the study and knelt on one knee.
“Hades, sir! A summons has come from the Sultan.”
“A summons?”
Latifa tilted her head, puzzled by the unfamiliar word.
Unlike the confident attitude Lukehwan had shown before, his face was now pale with fear. He spoke in a trembling voice.
“It’s not a summons for Lord Hades, but for Lord Hades’ Frau. You must enter the palace immediately to stand trial for the crime of royal assassination.”
“Trtrial?!”
At the staggering news of having to stand trial, Latifa’s eyes widened in shock, freezing her in place.
“Hmph. The warning came too late.”
But Hades seemed to have anticipated this, simply snorting in derision.
Male lead first thought she played hard to get, only to realize she
really disliked him
Short intro:
What she can’t stand the most is the streets full of effeminate men, especially that so-called top beauty whom she avoids at all costs.
Shen Yaoxing looks at Jiang Mingyue, who keeps approaching her with coy shyness.
Shen Yaoxing: Bro, don’t be like this, I’m really about to throw up!
She fears nothing in heaven or earth, except for him getting close to her.
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At first he thought she was just using the trick of feigning indifference to attract his attention. Later, he learned that she truly despised him.
This dealt a heavy blow to Jiang Mingyue, and he vowed to make her, like everyone else, fall at his feet in worship!
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Synopsis:
Before transmigrating, Shen Yaoxing only wanted to find a reliable man to spend her life with. Who knew that after transmigrating, she would become a reliable woman herself…
A forced misandrist, highly skilled, and reliable female lead
vs.
An initially aloof and arrogant, later morbid, obsessed male lead
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