“So, that’s why you shared your story to let those emotions out. Even Ken, who usually doesn’t say much, went on to share his story.”
“Thank you.”
“You’re welcome.”
“Ken is a kind person.”
“Thank you for seeing me that way.”
A smile spread across his face. He, who rarely smiled, laughed for the first time. It looked good, so I couldn’t help but smile along.
“Well then, let’s go now. Shasha must be waiting a lot.”
“Yes.”
With those words, we headed from the star palace to my and Shasha’s room. As soon as we opened the door, Shasha ran to me like a puppy and hugged me.
“Unnie! Where were you!!”
“Shasha, were you awake?”
“Yeah!”
Shasha smiled brightly and greeted me. The child, with a face freshly washed, tied her hair into two braids, looking happy.
“You look happy. Was it okay without me?”
“Yeah! Cherty told me that unnie would come soon, so I washed and waited for unnie. Unnie didn’t abandon me! So, I feel good.”
I patted Shasha’s head.
“Yeah, Cherty told you a lot yesterday.”
The child’s eyes closed gently. I was told that the way to eliminate the child’s separation anxiety was to give confidence. If you give them the belief that you will come back even if they don’t worry, it will work.
Fortunately, things seemed to be going well, but the problem was the child’s other anxieties. Although nothing had happened so far, if a small accident occurred and someone got hurt, Shasha might collapse.
It was because of herself.
The intense emotional abuse sown by the Marquis couple was gradually taking its toll on Shasha like a time bomb.
“Yeah.”
“But, unnie, even though Cherty said he absolutely didn’t see it…”
“Yeah?”
“Did Cherty see what I and the pig were doing yesterday?”
“Oh! That!”
I didn’t know what it was, but it seemed quite important. Shasha asked me with a trembling voice.
“Did you see it?”
“No.”
“Ah… That’s a relief.”
“I told Cherty not to see it. So he didn’t see it. But what was that about?”
“It’s still a secret.”
Shasha, who smiled brightly, shook her head.
“Then let’s eat and go out. I feel like I’ll study very well today.”
“Sure, let’s go.”
Cherty, who was not far away, immediately brought the meal, and as always, we ate and then went outside. Today, Reldero had come early, so we started studying early.
Based on the books he brought, I taught the children about the history of the empire and various words.
“But, Rabbit. You didn’t turn it on yesterday, right?”
After studying for a while, Reldero, who seemed anxious, poked Shasha’s side.
“Yeah? Oh! It didn’t get turned on.”
“That’s a relief.”
“Why are you two whispering like this?”
That’s why I’m curious about what you’re preparing.
“It’s a secret!”
“Unnie, you should never be curious about secrets! That’s how you get more surprised.”
“Alright. I’m a bit disappointed though.”
I pouted my lips toward the children like playing. Shasha, as if a big problem had occurred, widened her eyes.
“S-So, are you disappointed? I-I’ll show you?”
“No. Rabbit. I’ll do it.”
“Too bad! I’ll do it!”
“I don’t want it. I’ll do it.”
Then they started whispering again. It was good, like the world’s best siblings, getting along well, then bickering again.
“Hey, kids…?”
It was already impossible to continue the class.
“Anything good, I always wanted the pig to do! I also want to be praised!”
“What? Because you’re my sister, even if you stay still, you say you’re pretty. You always hug only me. But I don’t hug and praise you!”
“Oh, no! I will do it!”
“No, I will do it!”
As they continued, the situation became impossible for a lesson.
“Hey, kids…?”
“But it seemed like Reldero’s complaints fell on deaf ears. Shasha, seemingly in agreement with Reldero’s words, nodded her head, repeatedly shaking and nodding.
That’s when the situation suddenly took an unexpected turn.
“Shasha!”
“Huh…?”
At the unexpected voice, Shasha quickly turned her head to the source of the sound. There, approaching, were Sehelus and Melkin.
“Mel!!”
“Shasha!”
Melkin, holding a small box in his arms, quickly ran towards Shasha as soon as she called him, like a puppy. Still wearing his hood, Melkin was smiling more than before.
Approaching the tea table, Melkin bowed his head to me.
“I greet Empress Mama.”
“Melkin, it’s been a while.”
“Yes! Thanks to your permission, I came today too. And this… ”
With words of gratitude, Melkin extended the box he was holding.
“What’s this?”
“I heard that the Empress’s decree has come down. So, to celebrate that… I prepared a small cake. I bought it from a famous bakery in the capital.”
Smiling bashfully, Melkin, I also smiled along.
“Thank you.”
“You’re welcome!”
Behind Melkin, Sehelus approached.
“Melkin was out early in the morning to buy that.”
“Really?”
“Yes, thanks to that, I did meet the temple Xs, but still, it was a pleasant outing. I’ve never bought things waiting for someone before.”
Saying the word ‘temple Xs,’ Sehelus slightly hardened his expression and patted Melkin’s head.
“Thank you, Melkin. Well then, shall we share this together?”
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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