I Will Live for Your Death (20 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 23
“The maids seem to have changed.”
“Yes. The previous head maid stepped down due to poor health. You noticed right away?”
“Well, the Emperor himself is personally overseeing the Consort’s Palace now, but I used to manage it before.”
“You’ve spared the Empress much trouble. From now on, you needn’t worry about the Consort’s Palace anymore.”
Ilyd’s dry chuckle was drowned out by the sound of tea pouring from the teapot. Celina, seated across from her, gently adjusted the flowers in the vase with subtle fingers. Her pleading expression made Ilyd reluctantly ask,
“Those are flowers I’ve never seen before.”
“Yes, Your Imperial Majesty. They were a gift from His Imperial Majesty the Emperor. They are precious to me, always by my side.”
The fully bloomed petals fluttered delicately beneath Celina’s fingertips. It was an unfamiliar bloom, unseen even in botanical guides—meaning Ilyd had never laid eyes on it before today, which suggested it was secretly cultivated in the imperial greenhouse.
Ilyd had no desire to upset Celina’s already heightened mood. She opted to offer vague agreement instead.
“A flower that resembles the Empress Consort, then.”
“Do you think so?”
Celina politely and demurely poured tea into Ilyd’s cup with her own hands.
“This is a rare tea personally bestowed by His Imperial Majesty. He instructed me not to share it with anyone—but I wished to drink it together with Your Imperial Majesty.”
Warm steam curled above the ornate teacup, carried by the breeze. Once the heat had slightly subsided, Ilyd lifted the cup.
“Thank you, Empress Consort. Thanks to you, I’ll get to taste something precious.”
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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)”
— Reading Guide —
Cold female lead & dramatic black lotus with hidden yandere traits male lead
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