Meanwhile, in the underground prison, Balter stood in front of Patricia and flicked his fingers.
His exceptionally stable magical power temporarily interrupted the tough cloth Patricia had been biting.
“Count Lexion… Your genitals have already stiffened since receiving the death sentence.”
“I don’t need to show respect to the daughter of a sentenced count.”
Balter stared at Patricia with cold eyes.
“If you hadn’t prevented my return to the capital long ago, it wouldn’t have been like this from the beginning.”
“Aha-haha-haha!”
Patricia laughed as if she had gone mad.
“At that time, I was lucky. At first, the duke was just curious, sending people to the provinces to find someone using magic.”
“…….”
“Although you might have died from the lady’s magic outburst, my dogs knew how to interfere with your life. It was quite satisfying to know that much later.”
Rather than remorse, there was even pride in Balter’s words, and his forehead wrinkled.
Watching Patricia’s changing expression beside him, Edith, who had noticed something, quietly spoke up.
“Patricia. You’re pitiful.”
“……What?”
“Mrs. Leah always told me. In the capital, there was no lady who could be a counterpart. In terms of power, social skills, or other aspects.”
“…….”
“The person named Leah Lexion had no memory of someone like you even after leaving the capital, but you clung persistently even after she passed away, losing everything, including your life.”
With each syllable pronounced in a calm voice, a smile disappeared from Patricia’s face.
“This crazy…!”
Although Patricia yelled, Edith, who had gone through a difficult time working alone and studying to support herself, was too tough to be disturbed by such condemnation.
“Even if you shout and resist like that, I won’t remember you. You’re not worth it.”
“…….”
“Prince Book Bong-sik will be held next month on Mrs. Leah’s birthday. It’s a date chosen directly by the Empress, who still cherished love.”
“Edith! I’ll curse you!”
“Oh, your execution is scheduled for that day too. Be prepared. You’ll die painfully with your neck hanging down. You have committed too many sins.”
“……!”
Edith’s calm but cutting words made even Balter and Cassius tense at the scene of Patricia being verbally subdued.
With the ability to pick only the most impactful words and spit them out, the scene was so harsh that even Patricia, who had been quite bold, lost her words and trembled faintly, feeling nauseated.
“Let’s go, Balter.”
“Uh? Uh-huh.”
Balter added a word, realizing that he should avoid the unfortunate event of a couple fighting.
“And stupidly bringing my woman in as a servant… That was something you shouldn’t have done.”
“It feels different to see two healthy people in the palace. Adrian also seems to be in a good mood.”
The emperor, while inviting Balter and Edith to the flower garden, was serving tea.
He gently shook hands with Adrian, who was nestled in Edith’s arms and looking around.
The long-serving secretary and attendants, who had been with him for a long time, found the mild smile and affection unfamiliar yet welcoming.
‘Wow… I never thought the day would come when His Majesty would have such a face.’
‘Since the decision of Prince Book Bong, it seems like His Majesty has been sleeping deeply.’
Of course, the improvement in the emperor’s complexion was not only due to the joy of having a reliable successor.
“S-so… Heinrich Stearn’s Third Law of Magic is applied in reverse, resulting in this effect.”
“……?”
“O-or, perhaps you still don’t understand?”
It was a few days ago. There was a kind of explanatory session held in the imperial clinic by Theos, a mage affiliated with Lexion.
The boy mage, who was much younger than the doctors and mages present, explained the principles of a remedy that could dramatically improve the emperor’s physical condition.
In the end, the clever minds of the imperial courtiers and mages spent a good two days grasping the concept, and the boy expressed melancholy, saying that talent was indeed innate.
“They say Theos, the mage who developed the medicine for me, pledged loyalty to the young lady.”
Though the word “loyalty” sounded a bit formal, Edith nodded since it was true that Theos had expressed a desire to work by her side for a lifetime.
“He’s such a kind-hearted child. I’m glad to help him utilize his talent.”
“Talent… I was just about to talk about that. It seems to have worked out well. I have one proposal for the prospective crown princess.”
As Edith heard the emperor’s proposal, her pupils gradually sparkled, and soon her cheeks blushed a deep red.
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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