Men of the Harem (137 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 636

Duke Atraxi invited Marquis Sable over for dinner and then asked him.

“Marquis Sable. Answer me honestly.”

“I don’t know why you’re dragging this out so long just to ask something.”

“There’s been an odd rumor going around about the Captain of the Royal Guard and His Majesty. Could it possibly be true?”

“Hmm-hmm.”

Marquis Sable avoided answering by scooping up some orange pudding served for dessert with his spoon.

Ranamun’s younger siblings, who had started the meal together, exchanged glances and quietly slipped out of the dining room, carrying a plate of snacks.

The duchess lightly tapped the duke’s shoulder as if to chide him for his unnecessary comment, saying, “Honestly, you…” but didn’t change the subject.

She herself had also heard from noble ladies the rumor that the Emperor and the handsome red-haired Captain of the Royal Guard were lovers.

“Hmm… this is really delicious.”

Marquis Sable changed the topic while eating his pudding.

Duke Atraxi discerned the answer from that evasiveness and wailed in anguish.

“It’s true! It really is true! That sly fox has been constantly trailing behind His Majesty and has seduced him!”

The duchess also furrowed her brow. While it was one thing for the Emperor to take a concubine—there were already several—it troubled her greatly that he apparently also kept a lover; she worried for her son.

Marquis Sable, feeling uncomfortable, kept clearing his throat and then asked,

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