If You Wish For My Death (6 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 23
The New Year’s banquet had begun. It was a time to offer the Flame of Blessing at the temple so the new year might be peaceful, and to hold festivals in the capital to celebrate tranquility and safety.
Nobles arranged banquets or held special salons to reaffirm their well-being and security.
The Imperial Family also hosted a banquet. Veronica and Cassian had gathered to attend this year’s New Year’s celebration.
They even entered together—an arrangement also decreed by the Emperor.
As soon as they stepped inside, all eyes turned toward them. What had once been an oppressive sensation they found burdensome had now grown comfortably familiar; they could smile with ease and enjoy themselves moderately.
The Emperor’s mouth stretched so wide with delight at the sight of the two entering side by side that it nearly reached his ears. Clearly, he was extremely pleased to see the exact image he’d desired right from their entrance.
The Emperor deliberately summoned them to stand beside him, as if showing them off to everyone.
Those coming to pay their respects to the Emperor and Empress naturally found themselves drawn to the two.
“Oh! Aren’t those Prince Teron and the rumored Lady Bi standing beside you?”
“Have you heard the news as well?”
“Yes, Your Highness. Congratulations.”
“Ahaha!”
In truth, their engagement was already common knowledge among anyone who mattered, and having been publicly announced repeatedly, they’d experienced situations like this many times before.
Yet the Emperor, seemingly never tiring of it, kept parading them like statues to boast proudly each time.
The others played along, feigning ignorance to flatter the Emperor—after all, he would always grin broadly with delight when they did.
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
this chapter was extremely sad. I like the fact that the author keep emphasizing on her past life, like not to let go her trauma. I i have read many fast pace regression novels when as soon as fmc finds love everything else just goes really fast and nothing else matters almost as if forgetting the revenge which was suppose to be the priority, so far loving this novel i hope they don’t ruin it.
I can totally understand the fmc she don’t want fake friends cause she already has a experience where she thought someone was her friend but they where only using her for her status. I mean its always hard to trust people when u been betrayed badly. I can totally understand her having trust issues.
she must be thinking something really romantic is going on between them. If only she knew what her favorite is scheming in that head of hers.