“My Lady, we have successfully completed Duke Bold’s farewell!”
Minah boldly announced as she entered the reception room.
Her stern demeanor in front of Duke Bold was nowhere to be found; instead, she had her usual cheerful face.
The other maids standing beside Minah each had their own words.
“They said you fell down the stairs while drunk, so they carefully escorted you to the carriage!”
“It’s an ointment made from demon cow dung. It will probably stink for days!”
“Since your memory has been completely erased, you don’t need to worry!”
Their faces, filled with excitement and joy, sparkled as if they had just enjoyed a long soak in a hot spring.
“You’ve completed everything neatly until the end. Thank you, everyone.”
Laughter erupted as they received my praise.
Suddenly, the girls approached me and knelt down on one knee.
“Why are you all doing this suddenly…?”
In response to my bewildered question, Minah, with a slight smile, exchanged glances with the other maids.
“Through this incident, we’ve all come to know that we are truly Lady Bee’s people, Lady Bee.”
Another maid, nodding beside Minah, also added, “It’s been like that until now, and we’ll be even more loyal to you in the future.”
“That’s right, Lady Bee! Now that we’re here to help, please tell us anything!”
The maids’ pupils all twinkled with anticipation as they looked at me.
Looking at their eager faces, I, still in a daze, slowly parted my lips.
“There is one thing, though…”
“Yes, yes! What is it?”
The maids’ eyes twinkled with expectation.
After a brief hesitation, I slowly spoke.
“In fact… I want to seek forgiveness from the half-demon individuals I’ve harmed until now.”
Upon hearing my words, the maids exchanged puzzled looks.
“What? Forgiveness… from half-demons?”
“Yes. There might be quite a few half-demons who suffered because of me.”
“True, but why are you suddenly saying this…?”
“It’s not sudden; I’ve been thinking about it for a long time. It might be too late, but I think it’s only natural to apologize now.”
“…?”
“Leaving someone with memories that may be painful for a lifetime and shamelessly pretending not to know isn’t right.”
…Perhaps, if I continued like this, the day I leave this castle might be the day I die.
With my head bowed, lost in horrific thoughts, at that moment…
“My Lady…”
“Yes?”
When I absentmindedly lifted my head, I saw the maids’ tearful faces.
“W-what… is this, all of you?”
In response to my question, Minah looked up at me with dewy eyes, radiating youthful innocence.
The other maids were the same.
“We never knew Lady Bee was such a thoughtful person…”
“Me neither. It’s truly touching, Lady Bee! Hing….”
How did those stern expressions from just a while ago turn into such girlish faces?
It was a surprising moment of a tremendous gap.
With a determined look in their eyes, the maids opened their mouths again.
“We will definitely help Lady Bee in any way we can!”
“Of course! And if they were half-demons who suffered from Lady Bee….”
Everyone fell silent for a while with expressions as if trying to recall something.
During that time, Minah raised her voice as if she had a good idea.
“Ah! Grayzone Village!”
Other maids also widened their eyes and vigorously nodded.
“Grayzone… Village?”
When I asked, Minah smiled and nodded.
“Yes, Lady Bee, the dismissed servants who returned to the demon realm didn’t go back alone; they established a village together. It’s near the seaside in the mountains!”
I was already worried about how to find and deal with the half-demons who harbored resentment towards Rebecca…
While listening, it was good news.
“This isn’t just their problem, Lady Bee!”
“Really?”
“If we hear that they’ve received forgiveness, the servants of the Light Mansion might start opening their hearts again.”
“The servants of the Light Mansion too? Why?”
Then, the maid next to Minah covered her mouth and whispered.
“In fact, most of the people in Grayzone Village were once servants of the Light Mansion. They had worked there for a long time but were driven away by Lady Bee.”
“Ah… is that so?”
“Yes, seeing their long-time colleagues being driven away might have hurt the hearts of the Light Mansion servants.”
Already, I was restless because of the Light Mansion servants who never opened their hearts to me.
If the hearts of Grayzone Village people were to be released, it could also indirectly help to win the hearts of the Light Mansion servants.
As someone who had to escape from the fate of dying pierced by arrows of discord from the half-demons…
‘This is an unparalleled opportunity.’
A smile unconsciously spread across my face.
It was at that moment when I was vowing to prepare to head to Grayzone Village as soon as possible.
“Anything else? Is there anything else we can do for you?”
The maid standing beside Minah asked again, her eyes sparkling.
“Again? Hmm, what else could there be… Ah!”
I already had something I wanted to ask when Minah and the other maids returned.
“What is Lillian’s Heart?”
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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