Passing through several doors and stringent security, upon entering the audience hall, the first thing I saw was the emperor’s throne, obscured by an opaque black curtain.
A man, presumably the Emperor, was seated there, but his face was hidden behind the curtain.
“Yesterday must have been exceptionally busy for you, considering the sudden cancellation of our scheduled audience,” Shallen remarked sharply as he took his appointed seat.
Rose hesitantly followed suit, but there was no chair prepared for me, the chief maid.
Right. I’m just a maid, after all, meant to stand in the background.
Positioning myself so as not to interrupt the conversation, I glanced at the faint silhouette behind the curtain.
The Emperor remained silent in response to Shallen’s words, simply sitting still. However, I felt as if he was piercingly looking in this direction through the curtain.
“…Were you offended?”
After a while, the Emperor asked. His voice, although distant and unclear, was notably deep.
Shallen shook his head, his expression wounded in pride.
“Not at all. I’ve always known Your Majesty to be a person of leisurely character, not keen on the formalities of hosting guests.”
“I appreciate your understanding.”
Emperor Parnes casually dismissed Shallen’s thinly veiled sarcasm.
Given that he hadn’t said a word to me so far, the man I met in the flower tree garden clearly wasn’t a close associate of the Emperor.
It was merely a scare then.
‘Phew…’
Relieved, I found myself strangely compelled to meet that mysterious man again. His sharply defined face, as if painted with colors that didn’t exist in this world, was oddly unforgettable.
“Now, let me formally introduce you. This is our newly crowned Queen of the Khan Kingdom, Rose Robervon Liche.”
Shallen subtly signaled Rose, who then greeted with a practiced, bright, and sociable smile.
“I am Rose Liche. It’s an honor to be part of the sacred festival.”
Her chirpy voice lightened the stern atmosphere of the audience room.
That was her greatest asset.
Objectively, Rose’s appearance might not be considered classically beautiful, but her cute, coquettish demeanor made her likable wherever she went.
Her small, skinny frame often triggered a protective instinct in men.
Rose knew this very well and frequently used it to her advantage, although she sometimes complained, “If only I had a voluptuous figure like my sister.”
Yet when men were around, she would deliberately act fragile or struggle with objects, contrary to her usual self.
Regardless, Emperor Parnes, having been silently observing Rose, didn’t respond. It seemed her radiant smile had its usual effect.
But his first words were unexpectedly directed at someone else.
“You are the queen’s maid, aren’t you?”
I almost blurted out a foolish “What?” in response.
Wasn’t he looking at Rose?
I managed to nod composedly, hiding my inner disarray.
“Yes. That’s correct.”
An awkward silence swept across the cold marble floor.
Shallen and Rose appeared quite surprised that the Emperor showed interest in a mere maid rather than the newly crowned queen.
Why would he address a shadow-like figure standing in a corner, ignoring the queen herself?
In the audience hall, even the standing knights seemed puzzled.
“I heard there’s a woman who climbs up like a fearless kitten, but you don’t seem like the one from the rumors. Or are you just restraining yourself in front of me?”
The man from the flower tree garden must have told the Emperor everything about that day.
Maybe the Emperor allowed this audience to identify and punish me.
I replied calmly.
“I don’t know what the servant told you, but it’s a misunderstanding. I’ve never been rude.”
“So your words about not being afraid to meet me were sincere. There’s no tremor in your eyes.”
“I have no reason to tremble when I’ve done nothing wrong.”
As I spoke assertively, the Emperor’s lips seemed to slightly curve upwards.
Or maybe I saw it wrong.
“Why would there be nothing wrong? You trespassed into the garden.”
“Trespassed?”
The Emperor sat leaning against the throne, just supporting his chin with his hand.
As if asking me to ponder what went wrong.
Since he didn’t speak, the elderly advisor, Duke Ludwig, who had been standing unobtrusively to one side, kindly explained.
“The garden with the giant flower tree is a sacred place, reserved only for the Emperor and Empress. Outsiders who enter risk facing consequences.”
Oh no.
That’s why there was nobody around when I was walking.
The situation had taken the worst turn imaginable.
I swallowed hard and looked towards the curtain.
There was no excuse.
What terrible punishment might the Emperor, rumored to be ferociously mad, mete out to someone who trespassed in his garden? As I anxiously waited,
“Let the one above you answer. Queen Rose Liche. What punishment should be given to her?”
“Me, me? That’s…”
Caught off-guard, Rose looked at Shallen for help.
He quickly intervened.
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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