The floor was hard, but the thick carpet was soft, so she had fallen asleep unexpectedly.
“Ah… she must have slept. What time is it now?”
With the dim morning sun, Rasilia opened her eyes, blinking, and looked for the clock. It was just before six o’clock.
“Ah, I need to go back.”
As Rasilia started to get up, the parrot that had been sleeping on the candlestick opened its eyes with a flutter.
“Ahem. I am Shraiden the First! Good morning!”
“Yes, good morning. Thanks to you, I got through the day safely. See you next time.”
“Not at all! Good morning!”
“Goodbye, Your Grace. Take care.”
Rasilia left Shraiden the First’s room, closed the door, and came down the stairs. Fortunately, she did not run into anyone until she descended the entire north tower.
But she was not on the way to the Empress’s Palace.
“…….”
As the blue bird had informed her, the moment she opened the small door hidden behind the wall with the painting and stepped out, she felt something was wrong.
“Her Majesty the Empress…?”
The room, which had been deserted on her arrival, was now filled with guards and court ladies.
“Ah, um… I lost my way…”
Rasilia’s awkward excuse was drowned out by the guard’s loud yell.
“The Empress has been found!”
[This is the time separator]‘I won’t be able to get away with an excuse.’
Rasilia slightly regretted her decision from last night.
‘I must have made the wrong decision out of confusion. My thinking was short.’
She had assumed that since the Emperor was the one who had fallen asleep first, it wouldn’t be a big problem. After all, she had kept her promise, and had left a message saying she would return to the Empress’s Palace.
She hadn’t known that they would turn the entire palace upside down to find her as soon as she woke up.
‘Wasn’t it said that they just let it slide before, using the excuse that the Empress was sick… I thought it would be just that.’
Looking at the number of guards stationed in the Empress’s Palace now, it seemed that the Empress, who had always avoided contact, must have been very frustrated.
‘Apparently, avoiding it is of no use.’
And she could see one fact.
The Empress of Cartagena must have hated the contact with the Emperor enough to risk all this danger.
“Your Majesty the Emperor, the Empress has arrived.”
Despite the increasing complexity of her thoughts, she finally reached the Empress’s bedroom. It was surrounded on all sides by three times as many guards as yesterday.
“Let her in.”
Creak.
The doors opened to both sides.
There stood the Emperor, in the same splendid attire as last night.
No, he was splendid, but not splendid. His hair was disheveled, his clothes were disarrayed. His eyes seemed bloodshot, and his eyes were dark.
Rasilia swallowed her saliva.
‘…A bit scary.’
The man who was already intimidating by his insane appearance, enough to make people tense for no apparent reason, was the Emperor.
Now it was more than tension; it felt like she was suffocating. It was nothing that two shadow knights behind the Emperor were looking at her as if they wanted to tear her apart.
“I lost my way. Shamefully so.”
Rasilia opened her mouth first. She felt that if she was swept away by the atmosphere like this, she would become frightened.
“…….”
Thud.
The Emperor came towards her instead of speaking. It was the first time she had heard someone’s footsteps so loudly.
“I couldn’t sleep… so I was wandering around here and there, thinking maybe there might be a place that reminds me, but it wasn’t.”
“…….”
Thud.
The distance was getting closer.
It seemed that she would be caught. Rasilia involuntarily looked back like someone looking for a place to escape.
“Because of my negligence… it seems I caused unnecessary worry. I apologize.”
“…….”
Thud.
Finally, the footsteps stopped. The Emperor had come close to her nose.
“I can’t understand.”
As his eyes, red with veins, reflected her image, the Emperor opened his mouth.
“Why did you run away? You were the one who showed the intention to share the bed first.”
“……What?”
At first, she thought she had misheard.
“Sleeping together… When did this happen?”
“But I escaped. After feeding me medicine.”
The Emperor knew that the fruit was the problem. Although his chest felt hot, Rasilia strenuously shook her head.
“Your Majesty. It seems you’ve misunderstood. I never intended to sleep with you.”
“And now you lie as well.”
His reddened golden eyes chuckled, exhaling a sharp breath.
“Of all the things you’ve done until now, today’s act was the most lowly. Until just moments ago, I thought it was utterly unforgivable, but,”
With those words, the Emperor suddenly embraced himself tightly.
Rasilia was taken aback and struggled.
“Eh, Your Majesty.”
“I look at your face, and… …it’s strange. I’m not angry anymore.”
“…”
“Strange.”
“…”
Just like the Emperor who continued to say it was strange, Rasilia was also strange.
The hug was so strong it felt like her breath was being stifled, yet she couldn’t push him away.
‘It looks too desperate.’
Why She Is Still Unmoved (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: He uses various methods to seek her affection, but she remains unmoved.
Synopsis:
Si Qingyu is a doctor who has saved countless lives and enjoys tranquility.
Luo Shaoxuan is ruthless, deeply scheming, and the top young master in the capital. He admires Si Qingyu.
Luo Shaoxuan: I want to be the only one in your eyes and heart.
Features a cold and calm female lead vs A noble and scheming male lead.
There will be both sweetness and torture towards the male after their marriage.
