Long Live the Emperor, Minus Me (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 129
“Have you been well since your return, Your Highness?”
That very evening of my return, I went to pay my respects to the Empress Dowager.
She was the eldest in the imperial palace, and she had taken care of my quarters while I was away, so it was only proper.
Of course, I won’t deny that this also served as a convenient excuse to avoid the dinner with the Emperor and Empress.
Normally, His Majesty always dined with the imperial couple, and on the day of my return, he would surely have summoned me as well.
But if I claimed I was visiting the Empress Dowager, they wouldn’t insist on calling me.
Even if not for the entire duration of my paperwork, it would be wise to keep myself occupied with various appointments for the next day or two.
After all, I intended to leave the country quietly without having to face the Emperor again.
“I’ve been well, thanks to you.”
Dinner with the Empress Dowager alone was quiet. Satisfied with the serene atmosphere, I picked up my appetizer.
“You don’t look well at all.”
Just as I was thinking how refreshingly tangy the finely minced salmon appetizer with its sauce was, her words struck me like a sudden blow.
I chewed endlessly on the appetizer—so finely minced there was nothing left to chew—and slowly opened my mouth.
“The journey back was arduous.”
Of course, it was a metaphor. We had deliberately chosen the smoothest possible route and traveled without strain, taking twice as long as necessary.
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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)”
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Cold female lead & dramatic black lotus with hidden yandere traits male lead
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