I barely managed to suppress laughter that was about to burst out for real. How can one live with such hopeful dreams for the future?
As I uttered unexpected words, the woman trembled. Emperor Rahel, who held a cane, raised his hand as if threatening me. Thanks to that, the cane took on a threatening stance towards me.
“Y-you, do you know who is in front of you!”
“A palace maid. Nothing more, nothing less.”
“She will be my wife! Show some respect.”
“Wife, huh? That’s quite amusing.”
“I think you should show respect to Abamamaisin. Whom are you threatening with such words right now?”
It happened in an instant. Lian, who had been watching us nearby, aimed his sword at the woman without hesitation.
“How dare you!”
“You’ve been saying nonsensical things since earlier. I’ve been considerate to Abamamaisin as much as possible. Don’t do anything foolish. Abamamama.”
“What will you do if you say that! Ha, it wasn’t to make such an inferior guy the Crown Prince!”
Lian was always weak when it came to his father. He grew up that way. As the second son, unable to challenge his older brother, he lived being gaslighted, unable to become the Crown Prince.
He might have endured such things because of past memories. Perhaps those memories made him a weak tofu.
Even as an adult, those memories made Lian weak. Like now.
‘If my husband is weak, I have to step forward. Because I’m the crazy woman in this area.’
“Then who should have been made the Crown Prince?”
“Obviously, my son!”
“He hasn’t even come today. Do you really have a son, Emperor?”
“What are you talking about now! He’s resting comfortably in my palace!”
“I’m asking if that son is really the son of Emperor Rahel.”
In response to that, he swung his cane again. Lian’s blade, which had been aimed at the Emperor’s maid, quickly swept away the Emperor’s cane. Thanks to that, the cane became shorter, just like the unremarkable Emperor.
“Yes, how dare you draw a sword against my father…!”
“I don’t know where it will go next, Abamamama. Please make sure I don’t become a lunatic who kills my family. I also have a family to protect.”
As if trying not to show emotions, Lian put one hand on my shoulder without raising the sword.
As if trying to suppress anxiety in this way. I didn’t even give him a glance. If I look at Lian now, I might get angry.
Seeing him now, Lian was on the verge of becoming a soaked cat. He seemed fine, pretending to be confident, but he probably wasn’t fine at all.
“Ha… you really are crazy.”
“It doesn’t seem like we’re the crazy ones. Emperor Rahel, I asked if there really is a son.”
“Bring him here and show him! If you say such things now, I…!”
“I’m asking if that son is really the son of Emperor Rahel.”
He tried to move again, but without a cane, he couldn’t walk properly.
Perhaps that’s why. The maid next to the Emperor, rather than the Emperor, went into a frenzy.
“What kind of crazy talk is this!”
“Why are you so agitated? Because the secret is out?”
“No, that child is indeed Emperor Rahel’s child. You don’t believe that woman’s words, do you?”
The Emperor already knew everything. That the child was not his. Since Lian confirmed that the child was not a noble through an item that tested noble blood, the Emperor must have known naturally.
Nevertheless, the Emperor doesn’t want to believe it. Now that only that woman and the child remain by his side, his old age must be lonely.
Even so, he probably wants to create a puppet who will listen to him well, even if it means experiencing the time when he ruled again.
“Well, of course. That child is my child.”
“Yes, yes. You should believe that. Otherwise, it would be too sad. There’s only that woman and the child left around you. There’s no problem living like that. However, if any harm comes to my child, to our Ruedello, or if you go around claiming he’s the Crown Prince, I won’t stand idly by. I will reveal the truth in front of everyone.”
“Is someone who knows nothing threatening me?”
He still didn’t grasp the situation.
“You’re coming out like this until the end.”
“You, really. Is the position of Empress that great? Dealing with such a thing to the emperor.”
“I’m curious. To that woman by the Emperor’s side. If being next to the Emperor was so good, shouldn’t she have avoided meeting the child’s father, or rather… any man. Perhaps she’s the kind of person who engages in relationships with any man and bears a child. It’s truly disgusting.”
The woman who couldn’t endure raised her hand toward me. But Lian didn’t seem to be watching it.
His sword sliced through the woman’s hand without hesitation. While no severe injury occurred with just the blade, blood splattered in the air for a moment.
“Ack…!”
“Today is my son’s birthday party. Do we really have to create such a situation at such an event, Abamamama!”
I quickly used magic to tidy up the surroundings, wondering if the children would see. The blood that had scattered around disappeared in no time.
I looked at the children hastily. They were turning their attention in this direction, wondering what was happening.
The Male lead Always Seduces Her with His Beauty (Matriarchy)
Xin Jiao Zhou is the leader of the world’s premier sect. She has just experienced betrayal from all sides, was poisoned in an assassination attempt, and faced death squad attacks while the poison was taking effect. After finally clearing out the scum from her sect, she was drugged again while trying to detoxify.
After waking up from a night of unconsciousness, she gained a “beautiful and kind-hearted” husband.
Xin Jiao Zhou: “???”
He fell ill.
She came to see him, bringing breakfast.
As she put down the breakfast and was about to leave, his hand slipped while holding the spoon. “Clank!”
She turned around upon hearing the noise.
He looked up at her, his eyebrows drooping: “My hand… has no strength.”
“Shall I… feed you?” she asked tentatively.
He opened his mouth cheerfully: “Ah—”
Thinking she was drowning, he jumped in without hesitation to save her, but nearly drowned himself. In the end, it was she who swam over to rescue him, giving him air underwater.
After emerging from the water, his ear tips turned red. He lightly brushed his cheek, tucking his sideburns behind his ear, revealing delicate, pink-tinged ear tips. He lowered his gaze, too embarrassed to look at her.
Xin Jiao Zhou: He’s truly beautiful, kind-hearted, and adorable.
A certain someone when disciplining subordinates behind the scenes: “If they don’t obey, just kill them.”
What’s that? She might already have someone she cares about in her heart? A certain someone: Find out who it is, kill them, and then there won’t be anyone.
What? She met a man by the riverside? What? That man even hurt her? A certain someone: Whichever hand hurt her, chop off his entire arm.
Love at first sight without realizing it, gradually falling in love, slowly getting closer…
Family and national grudges, schemes and desires, good and evil, crime and punishment, she and he face the future together, seeking justice with passion!
A naturally dark female lead who could accidentally destroy the world but is actually an honest person VS a weak, pitiful, and helpless but skilled fighter, beautiful white-cut black male lead
My heart is not of stone, how steadfast is your love? — Tao Yuanming “Imitating the Ancients (No. 3)”
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Cold female lead & dramatic black lotus with hidden yandere traits male lead
