It was an excuse.
Rasilia abruptly stood up from the sofa.
What shock? She looked perfectly fine.
The Emperor was dazzling as always, even though it was tiring to say it every time. He had returned with flawless growth in that short amount of time. At this point, it seemed that he was an existence who lived to dress up every day.
“There doesn’t seem to be a need for that.”
“Why?”
As Rasilia stood up, the Emperor also stood.
“I fell into the water hours ago, and even if I was shocked, it would have subsided by now.”
“That’s not it.”
“And if anyone was shocked, wouldn’t the one who fell into the water be more so? Please consider my feelings as well.”
“Ah… I see.”
Though she wasn’t in bad enough condition to say such a thing, she did have the intention to feign illness to fend off the bothersome, clinging Emperor.
“My concern was lacking. You were the one who fell into the water.”
“Yes, so…,”
But that was not acceptable.
“You need to rest.”
The Emperor suddenly picked her up in his arms.
“Your Majesty! …Please let me go. You don’t have to do this.”
“I will let you go. Once I lay you down on the bed.”
“No, there’s no need…,”
“I couldn’t stand properly for a while. You’ll do more. You’re the one who fell into the water.”
“…”
Rasilia shut her mouth because his words about not being able to stand properly sounded like the truth.
The Emperor, pushing the bedroom door open with his shoulder, strode toward the bed.
In the end, Rasilia didn’t say a word until she was laid on the bed.
“Be comfortable. Until you feel better.”
She was fine now, actually.
In front of the Emperor, one had to be careful even with a single word, she was reminded anew.
This man is unpredictable. You never know where he’ll jump.
So when dealing with the Emperor, she always felt tense.
“…I will.”
It seemed she had to lie down like this. It was late, anyway, as the sun was setting.
Perhaps it would be better to fall asleep early.
The Blue Moon was said to rise tonight, after all.
As Rasilia nodded, Lescar lifted the blanket. It seemed he would cover her once she settled down.
“Just a moment. Let me take off my shoes.”
“Ah… I forgot the shoes.”
Lescar, who hastily put down the blanket, quickly caught her foot before Rasilia could move.
“Your Majesty.”
Though she had become accustomed to his strange actions, this time she couldn’t help but be surprised.
“Stay still. I’m just going to take off your shoes.”
“I can do it.”
“Can’t I do it?”
Wouldn’t it be inappropriate?
“It doesn’t seem like something the Emperor should do.”
“Is that so…….”
Lescar, who had been thinking for a moment, shook his head.
“No, I don’t think there is such a thing. Not to you.”
Lescar looked straight at Rasilia’s hand, hesitating and reaching out, and kept holding her foot.
“Has the top of your foot always looked like this?”
He continued to hold her foot even after slowly taking off her shoe.
Fearing he would do something absurd again, Rasilia grabbed his wrist.
“Please let go now.”
“Why?”
“It’s uncomfortable.”
“…….”
His eyes slowly rolled around.
Still, Rasilia thought he would say, “In that case,” and follow her words as usual.
“…I always kissed the top of your foot.”
“What,”
But then he spouted such nonsense.
“We were very close, after all.”
“…….”
Rasilia gritted her teeth and held back her rising anger.
‘Is he treating me like a fool? …Ha. Still, I must endure.’
Everything would be fine once today passed. When the Blue Moon set.
“I don’t remember now. It’s regrettable.”
Rasilia pushed Lescar’s hand away as if telling him to stop. But Lescar’s grip on Rasilia’s hand was quick.
“If you’re uncomfortable, I’ll refrain from kissing the top of your foot.”
He was speaking as if he were making some great concession.
It was something he could just not do.
“Instead, let me do it somewhere else.”
“I clearly told you that I’m uncomfortable.”
“So I said I’ll refrain from the top of the foot.”
“……”
“I even took off your shoes for you.”
“……”
Who’s the one who forcibly took them off in the first place?
“If this discomfort continues, I’m afraid I might eventually give up.”
Then the emperor smirked with his lips.
“If you avoid me every time, your memories won’t come back. Have you forgotten that I decided to be by your side for twentyfour hours to help your memories return?”
Rasilia’s clenched hand subtly tightened, as if gently stroking.
“I swore to recover your memories as soon as possible. But you seem to make no effort to recover them.”
Hoo.
Rasilia exhaled briefly.
Even then, the emperor reminded her of a dog in the front yard of a temple. Once he started petting, he didn’t care about others and kept rubbing until his arm hurt.
……Okay. It’s just for today.
“Rather, I’ll do it. Is that okay?”
Rasilia, who was choosing a relatively less embarrassing part, said this.
There probably was no such part. Where the emperor’s lips had touched was embarrassing enough to make her feel uncomfortable all the time. She thought it would be better to just do it herself.
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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