“Peep! Peep!”
“So it’s okay.”
“…Peep?”
Pipi asked if Rasilia truly held feelings for Count Pellion.
“Well.”
“Peep!”
Pipi got angry.
How could she love another human, it seemed to ask.
“I don’t know. Love is not something one can control.”
“Peep! Pee!”
Pipi fluttered around the room, still not appeased, and then flew out of the window.
“Oh, Lord Ren…”
Ivette looked regretfully at the window where Pipi had disappeared. Pipi was already out of sight, flying faster than ever before.
Ivette muttered as though saddened.
“…You’re angry.”
“Yes.”
“Then it’s not good… right?”
“Like love, anger is not something one can control.”
“Yes, but…”
Ivette shut her mouth.
A heavy silence followed.
‘The Emperor will be angry like Pipi. They are the same, after all.’
So he would willingly abdicate a queen who couldn’t forget another man.
And then forget.
To find the real one.
Hopefully.
The afternoon passed like that.
(This is a time separator.)
…Bang!
The door to the royal chamber opened as if it were about to break.
“Drag him out.”
The words were from Lescal, who had pulled someone by the neck all the way to the door.
It was a given, but 99 out of 100 people who entered the Emperor’s royal chamber were nobles. Naturally, none of them had experienced this kind of treatment.
“Your Majesty! I am a cousin of the first Emperor,”
Bang!
Before he could fully protest, Lescal shut the door.
“Tsk tsk… Didn’t you see the others who were kicked out? Why insist?”
Ryian clucked his tongue.
The noble who had just been expelled from the royal chamber, Count Rashit, held his head high.
He was a close friend of the seventh son of the first Emperor. Therefore, he considered himself on par with the Emperor’s uncle or something similar.
Thinking it was his role to offer timely, wise advice to the Emperor, especially when rumors were circulating about the Emperor’s marriage, he rushed to the palace.
The Emperor had thrown him out of the royal chamber the moment he mentioned the rumor.
Rashit clenched his fists, trembling, as he glared at Ryian.
“What did you just say!”
Ryian calmly met the count’s gaze.
“Don’t get up carelessly. Judging by your posture, I expect there’s been an impact on your tailbone.”
“Huh, really? …No, what did you just say?”
“You, who found the truth before the public… well, let’s say, a certain nobleman, have cracked your tailbone. You couldn’t stand on your own, so the guards had to carry you here on a stretcher.”
“What… What did you say?”
Of course, it was a lie. But Liyan was so naturally convincing that Count Rasit fell for it.
“Your Majesty is already quite disturbed by such a baseless rumor, and now you’re trying to add slander about the Empress on top of that. Even if you’re clueless, that’s too much. It’s fortunate that you only cracked your tailbone. His Majesty is at least sparing your dignity.”
“Uh, um…?”
“You’re aware that the Empress is his companion, aren’t you? Who in their right mind would gossip about a family member being a lover?”
“Uh, um…”
“And His Majesty has no reason to deal with someone who’s not in their right mind. As it is, his plate is already full with state affairs.”
“Mm…”
Liyan dusted off Count Rasit’s shoulder as if brushing away dirt.
“Frankly, as His Majesty’s knight, I’m extremely concerned. I don’t even know where to begin correcting this false rumor. At this rate, every noble seeking the truth will end up with a broken tailbone… tsk tsk.”
“…”
Finally, Count Rasit understood the Emperor’s stance on this rumor.
If he didn’t want to break any bones, he should keep his mouth shut and stay still.
“Ah, has the shock worn off? May I help you up?”
“…Very well.”
In the end, Count Rasit nodded silently.
The seemingly delicate guard was quite strong, pulling him up effortlessly. Perhaps because he had been forewarned, even his intact tailbone felt strangely sore.
After Count Rasit left, the atmosphere in the chamber relaxed somewhat.
It was clear that the Count had been busy spreading his message.
No more nobles appeared, ranting that the Empress, who doubted the Emperor, was unworthy and that her loyalty should be verified in the upcoming trial.
Of course, that didn’t mean Leskal’s condition had improved.
An Indifferent Woman is the One Men Desire the Most
One-line summary: The female lead is actually cold-hearted and extremely rational. She has stage-by-stage relationships and won’t two-time, but there will always be someone who secretly likes her.
This novel has the following triggers, so if you’re sensitive to these, please don’t read:
1. The female lead has had many relationships, but she treated each one seriously and broke up properly.
It’s just that the men unilaterally pestered her incessantly. For the female lead, when she doesn’t like someone anymore, she simply doesn’t like them.
(This applies to her relationships with Male Lead 1, 2, 3, and 4 as well, but she’s loyal in each 1-on-1 relationship!)
2. In this novel, Male Lead 2 and the female lead kiss in a car, and Male Lead 1 sees it and beats up Male Lead 2.
The female lead calls the police and sends both Male Lead 1 and 2 to the police station! Male Lead 1 begs the female lead not to break up with him.
3. Male Lead 1 has a gentle appearance but an obsessive personality.
Male Lead 2 has a delicate and soft appearance, slightly green tea-like (two-faced).
Male Lead 3 is a youthful college student and a smart person who has secretly liked the female lead for a long time.
Male Lead 4 is the female lead’s father’s special assistant, a business elite with deep, hidden thoughts.
4. At the beginning of this novel, the female lead has already broken up with Male Lead 1 (Chapter 4) and gotten back together with Male Lead 2 (ex-boyfriend).
5. Enter with caution if you have triggers!!!
