In reality, it was Blanche who had been teaching Tula etiquette, but Tula didn’t correct her.
“Is this from the Grand Duke?”
Liana, looking elegant despite her bare feet hidden under her dress, glanced around and asked. Tula, still in a lowered position, replied.
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
“Melki really…”
Her laugh sounded like pearls on a silver platter.
“Show them to Princess Blanche first, then keep as much as possible and send the rest to the Empress’s palace. I’ll take care of it.”
This response was truly befitting the Empress of the Lertail Empire. She realized that dealing with such a massive amount of flowers would be more troublesome than the fact of receiving them.
It would be challenging to discard them, especially since they were a gift from the Grand Duke.
Recognizing this and offering to handle the disposal at the Empress’s palace showed an impressive understanding of the situation, which even Blanche would have admired.
“I am humbly grateful for Your Majesty’s kindness.”
“No, no need for that. The Grand Duke’s playmate is like my own sibling. Think of me as having gained a sister for the princess. Be at ease.”
After swiftly resolving the announcement of Blanche’s new role as the Grand Duke’s playmate, Liana briskly moved on.
Initially, Liana was simply intrigued by a child who could talk to her without being intimidated. But the more she got to know Blanche, the more she was astonished by her.
Blanche adjusted her posture a bit. Despite still feeling lethargic and having a heavy head, the situation seemed so serious that she had to address it earnestly.
“You are kind-hearted.”
It was a statement meant to test the reaction of the Empress. However, Liana, not expecting such a politically charged comment from a three-year-old, brightened up and immediately took the bait.
“Right? Everyone misunderstands because of their appearance, but they are kind.”
Blanche really wanted to object. The five-year-old Grand Duke who proposed a contract friendship to a three-year-old was one thing, but how could an adult Emperor who scolded a sick three-year-old in the middle of the night be considered kind-hearted?
Bai Lian believed in the supremacy of capabilities over character, but she couldn’t sincerely think that something wrong was right.
And to Blanche, the Emperor was anything but kind. What kind of misunderstanding was the Empress of the Empire under?
“Speaking of which…”
However, Blanche couldn’t insult a wife’s husband, so she quickly equipped herself with diplomatic language.
“He does seem warm-hearted.”
Of course, this wasn’t a comment on his personality. It was about his appearance.
The Emperor and the Grand Duke, both brothers, had flaming red hair and lake-blue eyes. It wasn’t entirely wrong to say they appeared warm-hearted.
This was Bai Lian’s way of navigating social interactions without lying.
“Oh, does Princess Blanche think so too?”
But the response to her smooth talk was vehement.
…Such a vigorous reaction to just this level of commentary? Does it mean no one else even offers this level of lip service to the Grand Duke and the Emperor?
Blanche started to worry about the Lertail Empire in a different way now.
“Melki will be happy to hear that.”
She could have bet her left wrist on it being not true. For the record, Blanche was left-handed.
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
