I Possessed the Wicked Empress (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 55
“What is there to believe or disbelieve about sincerity? Is suggesting we cancel the Imperial Wedding Anniversary and redirect its budget to regions struck by the plague truly a statement that reveals one’s true intentions?”
“You know that isn’t what I meant.”
The ministers’ gazes toward Henri were so cold they seemed frozen solid.
Trivian had only just become an empire in its fourth generation; Henri couldn’t afford to completely disregard the ministers who had made him emperor.
“So you’re saying the Empress’s words are all pretense and scheming, and thus we should proceed with the Imperial Wedding Anniversary as planned?”
“Let us hold only the street procession. This time, Your Majesty alone shall ride in the carriage.”
Normally, the Imperial Wedding Anniversary procession required the imperial couple to ride together in the same carriage, but Henri had always chosen to ride with Valière instead, deliberately humiliating Ermedilin.
It was as if he were publicly declaring that Valière—not Ermedilin—was the true Empress of this nation.
Yet this year, during the Founding Festival procession, Henri rode in the carriage alongside Ermedilin.
The ministers, who had watched this scene from behind with faces full of discontent, now nodded one by one in agreement with Duke Baptistian’s suggestion.
“Very well. Then we shall proceed with only the street procession. However, all attendees must wear masks.”
“Of course. Naturally. Do you think we wish to see the capital suffering from plague? We would much rather focus our efforts on eradicating the disease someone maliciously spread throughout the capital.”
Duke Baptistian deliberately emphasized the word “someone,” pronouncing it slowly and firmly, then immediately bowed his head respectfully toward Henri with a courteous expression.
The silver eyes of this seasoned politician—who had boldly voiced his opinion only to instantly back down—emitted an ominous aura.
The next day, Ermedilin visited the river estuary where sewage gathered, accompanied by Pelio.
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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Wait what the hell. I lowkey hate henri but i feel bad for her to have to suffer with a loser like him omgn