They took Viscount Vestel, who was the only one who could watch Ian from behind, even though there were other noble families of high rank. The reason they chose Viscount Vestel was because they took away the one place where Ian could be watched from behind.
“What is it that’s not possible?”
“Everything. Haven’t you heard the news yet? Our family is pushing for an engagement between Prince and our family’s Viscount? I thought you knew from what you said last time.”
“It’s not official yet. The engagement between my brother and Viscount Vestel.”
“Will it be official soon? Father is pushing for it, isn’t he?”
“Elzerg said she would never get engaged. And you won’t either.”
“Fine, let’s leave my sister out of this. But how can you be so sure that I won’t do it, Ian?”
“That’s…”
Because Elzerg said she would do that. However, he seemed unwilling to reveal that part and bit his lip.
“Tell me. How can you be so sure of my feelings?”
“Oh. You like me, don’t you? So, there’s no way you’d get engaged to my brother.”
Elzerg must have said that Sesenia wouldn’t get engaged because she wanted to win over her. Knowing that Sesenia would resist more intensely than before, Elzerg probably even said it to Ian.
Neither she nor Sesenia would get engaged to the Crown Prince, and they would believe in Ian.
Otherwise, Ian wouldn’t be so sure like this.
So Elzerg might still be fasting as she did in the past.
That’s why Sesenia found her amusing.
“I don’t know. Suddenly, anything can happen, like an engagement.”
“Why. That’s absurd.”
“Why? People’s feelings can change. Suddenly, seeing the Crown Prince and falling in love at first sight. Don’t think of it so extreme. Or is there any other reason for you to think so extremely?”
“……Rather than a reason… I just thought you wouldn’t do it because you like me. And Sesenia, with the long-standing affection we’ve had, shouldn’t you be the one to make me the emperor?”
“Is the position of an emperor that easy? I’m scared of being the Empress Mama and the Crown Prince.”
“Yeah!”
As if frustrated, Ian burst out with resentment.
“You can’t do anything to the Crown Prince or the Empress Mama either. How can I do anything in that situation? And taking over the Viscount is not me, but my sister. You know that. Sister started the successor training. But what can I do without being able to do anything?”
“That…! Just don’t get engaged to the Crown Prince!”
“Ah, if I don’t, will it be helpful? Why?”
“Why…?”
“Ian. I like you, but I will live my own way. And I don’t want to do that when you don’t tell me how not getting engaged can be helpful. You know well that I can’t go against my father’s will.”
“Still, don’t do it for me. Got it?”
Even in his affectionate words, Sesenia didn’t yield even a little.
“I’ll think about it.”
“Tell me for sure.”
“Well, I’ll think about it.”
“Is it hard to say for sure? You like me, right?”
“If I say it like that, it feels like my liking for you will disappear. Ian.”
Looking at Ian shaking his arm and speaking softly, Sesenia shook off his arm.
“There’s nothing like that. I trusted you.”
“What should I believe? Instead of this, try talking to Father and Elzerg. I’m just someone who moves according to their will. I’m not the person who can help you. Got it?”
“…….”
“I’m tired, so should we stop talking now? If you let me out, thanks, and if you don’t, I’ll leave.”
“…I’m really disappointed, Sesenia.”
Even when Ian, with visibly frayed nerves, went outside without getting any attention from Sesenia, he went out with his horns up.
“Why is Prince Ian so excited and going out for some reason?”
As if to touch the bar, as soon as Ian went out, the viscount hurriedly entered.
Without a break, Sesenia, facing the continuous visits, sat on the windowsill.
“You’ve come.”
“Yeah, yeah. But what’s going on? Why did the prince go out so excitedly?!”
“Ah, about that. He asked me not to engage with him.”
“What? That jerk! Did he really do a solemn request even though I didn’t see him like that?!”
With no intention of hiding her feelings, Sesenia opened her mouth with a tired voice.
“Yes.”
“Despite seeming to meet Elzerg frequently recently, he did that to you. Unbelievable. I should prohibit Prince Ian’s entry.”
“I would appreciate it if you could do that. It was a bit exhausting.”
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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