“Knights of Saint Malik…?”
“Ah, Your Majesty the Empress. About that…,”
Throughout the history of the empire, Ivette, who possessed knowledge in various fields, didn’t miss the opportunity. Seeing that Rasilia didn’t know at all, she quickly whispered in her ear.
“It’s the Knights of the Harios Temple. The Knights of Saint Malik have a long history, but they were a rather suspicious group that claimed to continue ancient magic, and were ostracized by society. But they were recently accepted as official knights in the Harios Temple. It was quite sudden, so there was much talk.”
The name of the primordial god who created the continent was Harios.
In Delarta, they worshipped the god of water and prosperity, Kanes, but that did not deny the names of other gods.
The main god of Eliauden was Harios. In the regions, people freely believed in their regional gods, and there were no particular sanctions against other sects within the empire, but still, the most influential place was the Harios Temple.
“But why are they called ‘snake heads’?”
“Ah, I’m not sure about that. Saint Malik is the name of an ancient magician, and it doesn’t have a specific connection with snakes. There’s no talk of him using snakerelated magic either…?”
It was a whisper, but not quiet enough to avoid the ears of the shadow knights.
“Because those guys have long tongues, Your Majesty the Empress.”
Liyan looked at Ivette and said.
“And seeing them flaunt the name of that conman magician, you can tell they are frustrated that they couldn’t devour the royal family with the blood of demons.”
That was a very old story. It was before the name Eliauden came into existence.
The appearance of demons was not as mystical and beautiful as in fairy tales. The existence of demons was seen as a threat to humans, and after many twists and turns, the demons even subjugated human blood to humanize themselves.
Magicians at the time were those who fought against the demons. Among them, the Great Magician Malik played the biggest role.
Ivette suddenly turned her head to the side.
“Do you think I’m from the Knights of Saint Malik? Absolutely not! I swear!”
“It’s not necessarily so. If the snake heads find out that Your Majesty has violated the imperial law, they may catch you.”
“Ah, that……”
Ivette closed her mouth with a sad face.
Rasilia patted Ivette’s back and faced Liyan.
“Your Majesty has already guaranteed Ivette’s life. Your Majesty’s knight would not take Your Majesty’s words lightly, so, Guard, what else do you have to say?”
“As I said, I will follow Your Majesty’s will. But I would like to make some provisions. Spare her life, but find a way not to violate the law. That way, even if this maid is truly with the snake heads, there will be no problem.”
Serben nodded. That didn’t mean there was no dissatisfaction.
“I agree. …I still think it’s dangerous though.”
Rasilia also had the lesson that one should not trust people blindly.
She was already in a little debt to the emperor, albeit unintentionally. She wanted to prevent any unnecessary harm to him out of her guilt.
“If that’s possible, that would be best, Your Majesty.”
When Rasilia said this, Rascal slowly smiled. Everyone was a little baffled at his sudden good mood.
“If the Empress says so. Tell me the way.”
“Um, that……”
Ivette, who was wiping away tears, suddenly raised her hand.
“You said it’s okay to see Your Majesty’s changed appearance, right? If I can be one of those cases, wouldn’t it be okay? I’m not a royal, so in that case, I will swear an oath of death!”
Ivette was like clean glass in some ways. What she was thinking inside showed straight through her expression.
Liyan shook his head vehemently.
“I don’t think you would be made to act like a scoundrel with that personality… but no. You’re not a knight.”
“Ah, darn……”
A shadow passed over the nowsullen Ivette’s eyes.
Rasilia grabbed Ivette’s hand to comfort her. Then the Emperor, who had been watching Rasilia, pulled and held her other hand.
Rasilia looked at him as if to ask why he was doing this, and the Emperor subtly averted his gaze. However, he did not let go of her hand.
“Are there no exceptions?”
Feeling still indebted, Rasilia gave up on the hand and asked Liyan.
“As far as I know, there are none. We could ask a lawyer for more details, but that would increase the risk of leaking secrets.”
The Emperor dismissed the matter with a nonchalant remark.
“Just make her a royal.”
“You? Making a palace maid a royal? How do you mean?”
“Adopt her.”
“No, where is a royal to adopt a palace maid? Especially not just a newborn baby, but a grown adult.”
“I’m here.”
“You…?”
For the first time, everyone who had differing opinions became of one mind. They couldn’t believe that the Emperor would say such a thing.
“Kartahena and I don’t have children yet. Adoption wouldn’t be strange.”
Serben raised his voice without realizing it.
“It is strange! Completely strange!”
Ivette, shocked, pulled Rasilia’s sleeve.
Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)
One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!
Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.
The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.
The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.
Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.
Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.
…
Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.
Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.
After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!
Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”
The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.
It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.
When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…
Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.
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