Long Live the Emperor, Minus Me (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 85
“Then I shall take charge of this matter. —Would that not be preferable for Your Majesty as well?”
What Liana was currently conducting—an aggressive investigation—was not, in itself, problematic.
The Empress of the Letail Empire held a position where she could treat the nobles as harshly as she pleased, even without any valid reason.
The issue lay in the justification Liana had publicly declared: “to uncover the would-be assassin of the Grand Duchess.”
Had there been no stated reason at all, it might have been overlooked; but once a justification is given, one must convincingly fulfill it—and this justification was impossible to achieve.
The culprit was Blanche. Yet, they could not possibly reveal that this was truly Blanche’s own staged act.
Thus, they would have to present a fabricated culprit—but since they hadn’t orchestrated a false perpetrator from the outset, it was inevitable that somewhere, somehow, the truth would leak out.
And right now, who was the most suspicious person? None other than Melchizedek.
From the nobles’ perspective, wouldn’t this appear as though the Empress had conspired with someone to oppress them under the guise of legitimacy?
They might have accepted it as mere capricious anger from Her Majesty the Empress and blamed the rigid class system—but in this situation, discontent was bound to erupt.
“I am also concerned that Her Majesty the Empress might harm her health from excessive worry.”
Moreover, this had not even been prearranged between them; Liana was genuinely and earnestly searching for Blanche’s would-be assassin.
How could anyone possibly tell such a person that a thirteen-year-old child had staged the whole incident?
Above all, would anyone even believe it? Considering their usual contrasting behaviors, it seemed far more plausible that Melchizedek had committed the act and then framed Blanche.
Due to this complex situation, Liana continuing to hold investigative authority posed problems from multiple angles. Generally speaking, Melchizedek was in danger—and subsequently, Liana herself became endangered as well.
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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