“Empress. Please address me directly, Duke Evan. Even if you don’t acknowledge me, don’t you know that belittling me like this in front of me is an act of disrespect towards the Emperor? I thought I made it clear enough during the feast. Isn’t it because the duke, as a person, has no learning effect to this extent? Not even like a child. Maybe a child would understand better.”
I don’t know why he came here to say such things. But I decided to fight with him every time we meet. It’s not that I’m good-natured or foolish enough to laugh and talk with someone who came to pick a fight.
“You’ll regret ignoring me so much, my lady.”
“What are you regretting?”
Only then did he finally suppress his emotions and change his expression. Expressionless. Even so, it seemed like he was holding back his anger, as his hands were trembling slightly.
“I came here today to make a proposal.”
“A proposal, you say.”
I chuckled involuntarily. The duke was making me a proposal.
“What kind of proposal did the duke personally come to deliver?”
“In the end, when my brother returns, you will be expelled. Do you know who Lodelo’s mother is?”
“I know.”
As I continued to belittle him just like he did, his face changed in real-time. It looked amusing. Nevertheless, he didn’t stop talking, sounding like an impatient person.
Tethel came with an expression of triumph, and the fact that the duke came crawling after what happened at the feast. All of this would show that his situation isn’t so favorable.
“In the end, when my brother returns, you’ll be kicked out.”
“So?”
“When Lian takes another woman’s hand and lets go of yours, it might be better for you to leave on your own rather than being shunned by Lodelo when he returns. Perhaps.”
In a way, it seemed like quite a reasonable statement. If I hadn’t become involved romantically with Lian, I might have been tempted by that proposal.
“If you leave on your own, I’ll guarantee your life. The reason for bringing your young brother to the imperial palace, is it because of your parents? Rumor has it that they were quite trash-like parents. I’ll protect you perfectly from them. I’ll even give you a little money as a consolation, so how about settling things amicably?”
At the duke’s words, Tethel’s body twitched. As if sensing that my gaze had turned behind him, the duke tried to look back. For no reason, I tilted my head to avoid him from looking behind.
“Hmm.”
“Are you… smiling?”
“It’s really amusing. How desperate were you to come directly to me and say that? Why, is your little brother not confident? Didn’t he raise Lodelo, and wasn’t he Lian’s first love? But he doesn’t have the confidence to come and take my place?”
“Well, really. Whether it’s because he’s stupid or what, he doesn’t seem to understand even if I speak nicely.”
Evan the Duke’s complexion stiffened in an instant.
“Let’s skip the introductions for now.”
“Isabella, my lady!”
“I am the Empress. The person in front of you. Are you going to let him continue speaking painfully? And Duke, a proposal is something mutually beneficial. Not to unnecessarily prolong the time and make a fuss. But what you said doesn’t benefit me at all. It’s like a mouse pretending to be tough in front of a cat. I might be eaten without even realizing it.”
“Why do you think it’s not beneficial?”
“Even if Lian loves me, and Lodelo considers me as his mother, why should I leave this position? Even if there comes a moment when Lian doesn’t love me and Lodelo doesn’t see me as his mother, I still have no intention of stepping back.”
I deliberately provoked him more. Just to see his impressive face. To see the face of that woman, Beatrice, who tries to control Lodelo from behind and boasts that even Lian will follow her wishes.
“So that I can stop her actions that torment Lodelo.”
On the day she appears, I plan to make her taste despair.
How desperate it would be if, when everything she built crumbles, she couldn’t manipulate Lodelo, whom she gave birth to, like a complete puppet.
So I continued to provoke Evan the Duke.
“And coming here to talk like this… Seems like things aren’t going the way you want, Duke Evan?”
“Ha.”
“I don’t have any regrets. So do as you please. Want to take my place? Go ahead. I’m not afraid at all. Since it seems like everything has been said, let’s end it here. This is my space as the empress.”
“You’ll regret it.”
“Duke, you’ve been saying that since last time, so please make me regret it.”
Please move. So that I can move too. I’ll destroy all those thoughts that everything will go as you wish.
“…”
“Then, goodbye. Tethel! You can come out now.”
I waved to Tethel as if to show off.
The Duke, who just expressed anger towards me a moment ago, twitched.
‘Is he so averse to Lian knowing? Judging by how frightened he looks.’
“…How wicked. Bringing someone else to a private conversation between us.”
“I didn’t know it was a private conversation between us. Besides, I didn’t bring him here; he happened to be passing by.”
“…”
“Do you dislike the story spreading? After ignoring the empress and making ridiculous proposals. It seems like you just want me to quietly leave. Well, that’s even more impossible now.”
My Ex-Girlfriend Is The Regent In The Female-dominant World (Male lead transmigrates to the matriarchal world)
Two years ago, Gu Sui picked up a homeless woman in ancient costume from the street.
Apart from occasionally claiming to be a princess from a female-dominant country due to illness, her figure, appearance, intelligence, and martial arts skills were impeccable.
Naturally evolving from roommates to girlfriends, as time went on, Gu Sui found it increasingly difficult to tolerate her queen syndrome.
“Mu Jiulu, can you stop controlling me inside and out? Let’s break up.”
Gu Sui made a breakup call, and since then, he couldn’t find any trace of her.
A year later, Gu Sui, who was planning to move, woke up the next day and found himself in a different place.
“Young Master, today is the day you choose your Wife-master through martial arts competition at Jade Dew Pavilion. Please get up quickly.”
Gu Sui: Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?
As the only son of a general’s mansion in a female-dominant dynasty, the young empress personally issued a decree allowing Gu Sui to select his Wife-master through martial arts competition. Whoever could defeat him could marry him.
Gu Sui: “……”
He didn’t inherit the original owner’s martial prowess, so anyone could defeat him! And what the hell is a Wife-master?
Forced to come to Jade Dew Pavilion, the densely packed women below made Gu Sui’s agoraphobia act up, and his face was full of resistance.
Until he saw the Regent sitting on the second floor, with a smile on the corner of her lips, her eyes wicked and nonchalant.
Hmm… she looked a little familiar.
It turned out that the Regent also found him a little familiar.
Mu Jiulu fiddled with her bone clasp, her deep gaze locked on the man who was out of place in this world.
“Finally, I found you.”
Male transmigrates into female-dominant world
One-sentence summary: What goes around comes around, taking turns in the crematorium
