“Hit me. Hard.”
Leskal, gripping the end of the towel, whispered above his lips.
Due to the contact of their lips, the words “hit me” turned absurdly into a sweet request.
“If you release the towel, there might be no need to hit.”
Following him, Rasilian whispered, causing Leskal’s shoulders to shiver.
“I might need to hit to be able to release.”
“No, I can release it.”
“…How do you know that?”
Rasilian could know because there was never a time when His Majesty did not listen to her.
Leskal, with his lips facing each other, took a deep breath. His fingers holding the end of the towel trembled as if too much force was applied.
However, Leskal couldn’t let go of his hand.
“Release it if you please. It seems my hand is stiff.”
His words sounded sulky, and Rasilian silently smiled.
“All right, please don’t exert too much force on your hands.”
“Understood… Just out of curiosity, if I ask for more than this, would you get angry?”
“I won’t get angry, but I might be disappointed.”
“Because I didn’t keep my promise?”
“It might feel that way.”
“…In that case.”
Although he thought his hands were stiff, Leskal removed them by himself. Somehow, he wanted to kiss her now.
“I should finish bathing. It’s getting cold.”
But if he did that, it seemed like he wouldn’t be able to leave this place.
Rasilian, who was sticking to him with a lukewarm regret, stood up first. It was harder to get up than she thought.
‘Is this what they mean by feeling painful? It seems a bit exaggerated.’
It seemed exaggerated, and it didn’t.
At any rate, he had been making Rasilian smile since just now.
“I will wait. …Close the door.”
“Your Majesty also needs to change into a new gown. It’s all wet.”
The word ‘wet’ was embarrassing. It was transferred from the wet towel. So, mainly around her chest was deeply wet.
“Ah… I can’t go to bed like this. You might be uncomfortable.”
Leskal quickly stood up.
“I’ll be right back.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
“Before that, escort her first. Go to the bathroom.”
Rasilian unintentionally laughed again.
“Is escorting necessary?”
“I can’t leave first.”
It was a little difficult to understand, but Leskal seemed firm, so she nodded.
“Then I’ll do that.”
Rasilian took a step into the bathroom.
“Wait a moment.”
Holding it as if he were going to close the door, Leskal pressed his lips against her shoulder through her wet hair.
“It’s time. I’ll be back.”
Thump.
Finally, the door closed.
Rasilian, who returned to the bathtub, wiped the soap off with a wet sponge.
Until she wiped herself with a new towel that Leskal brought, the strange sensation remaining on her shoulders didn’t disappear.
Leskal was three minutes late.
If the imperial palace were a bit closer, it wouldn’t have been too late. However, Leskal was three minutes late, and those three minutes were enough time for Rasilian to pick up a book that caught her eye by chance.
“Still…”
After that, Rasilian got lost in the book without paying much attention. The first companion’s notes were filled with too many symbols and codes, resembling inscrutable scribbles. Strangely, though, looking at it for a while, she could vaguely understand its meaning. Circles overlapped to form patterns representing water, and inverted triangles represented fire.
“Do we need to read more?”
Leskal, cautiously asking from behind Rasilian, said, “Yes. Just a little more.”
“How much more?”
“Just a little.”
“You said ‘just a little’ earlier too.”
“Just a little.”
“So, like earlier…”
“…”
Silence.
Instead of an answer, only the sound of turning the old book’s pages echoed. Leskal let out a sigh as if giving up, but Rasilian didn’t hear it.
“I’ll wait. It’s okay. Because you’re in the same room.”
“Yes.”
Anyone could tell from the dry reply that she was not in the mood.
Leskal, whose lips had been pouting, changed his expression slightly and added, “I’m just saying this in case, but if you feel sorry for making me wait too long, it’s okay. I’ll forget it if you give me a kiss.”
“Okay…”
Leskal smiled faintly. “It’s a promise.”
Rasilian nodded vaguely while flipping through the pages of the book. Leskal sat on the opposite side, appreciating her focused expression.
Just looking at her was enjoyable enough. Even if he had to wait until she finished reading the entire book, he was willing to do so. Rasilian knew that Leskal was not the type to pretend not to know about promises.
“…”
However, at some point while turning the pages of the book, Rasilian suddenly closed her eyes without any warning.
“Are you falling asleep like this?”
Leskal, muttering in disbelief, quickly approached Rasilian, held her close, and made her put the book down.
With the energy drained from falling asleep, her body leaned against him.
Leskal gently brushed aside the hair that had fallen onto her cheek.
“Unbelievable… But that’s why it’s cute.”
Leskal laughed softly, his head tilted slightly.
While neatly arranging her hair, he embraced Rasilian.
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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