Relieved to see me in a fresh dress, Sylvia frowned uncharacteristically.

“That Ginger must have spilled the water on purpose. I was so angry watching her act all innocent!”

I looked at Sylvia, who was venting her frustration. Among all the people in the hall, she was the only one who believed in me. Despite knowing my fondness for her, her unwavering faith was both surprising and touching.

“Weren’t you disappointed in me? I was harsh.”

“Not at all. I did think it was unlike you, but I believed there must be a reason.”

“How can you trust me like that?”

“I’ve seen enough to know. Reneola is a bit… unique in taste, but I don’t think you’d bully someone without reason.”

Unique in taste, what does she mean? I looked at Sylvia quizzically as she shyly averted her gaze and pouted her lips.

“But why did you stop me earlier? I wanted to stand up for you.”

“I had my reasons.”

Sylvia didn’t press further, though she still looked displeased.

“It’s upsetting how everyone misunderstands you.”

In this place, where everyone seemed against me, Sylvia was the only one on my side. Recalling her worried eyes amid the disdainful glares, I felt a pang in my heart.

“Thank you, Sylvia.”

“For what?”
Sylvia tilted her head curiously. I found her blinking with round eyes so adorable that I gently stroked her hair. Then, smiling, I asked, “Where is Ginger now?”

Having shown Floria what she wanted, it was time to pay back the unexpected dousing I received.

I headed straight to the garden where Ginger was. Upon seeing me, Ginger, who was chatting with other maids, smirked. A stark contrast to her look of feigned innocence on the stairs. As I approached decisively, she backed away nervously.

“What, what do you want?”

I didn’t stop and continued towards her. As I closed in, her retreat quickened, and the maids beside her also started to step back in confusion.

“Why do you keep coming closer! Just stand there and talk!”

“Where I used to live, there’s a saying: ‘An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.'”

“What?”

Confused by my words, Ginger’s body suddenly lurched.

“Ah!”

She screamed briefly before falling backward into the fountain. Completely drenched from falling into the water, Ginger looked stunned, her lips parting in disbelief, as the fountain’s spray continued to pour over her.

“It means to return what one has received.”

“You, you…!”

Ginger glared at me, trembling. I crossed my arms and looked down at her with a smile.

“What are you doing! Are you crazy?”

“Sorry. I didn’t realize there was a fountain behind you. It was a mistake.”

“What?”

“That’s what happens when you mess with someone minding their own business. Next time you ‘accidentally’ spill water again, know it’ll be a lake, not a fountain.”

“What kind of nonsense is that?!”

I looked down at Ginger, who was now yelling in a disheveled state, and clicked my tongue. Glancing to the side, I saw the maids who had been watching, shocked, cover their mouths. When I glared at them, they quickly stepped back.

Having played the villain, I left without a second glance.

“Hey!”

Ginger’s cry of frustration followed, but I didn’t look back. In the distance, I saw Sylvia giving me a thumbs-up, her face full of admiration.

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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