“It’s an opportunity given by heaven.”
As a subordinate who had been watching the situation from the beginning to the end, he had no choice but to nag at Tasir.
The Angl family, who were already on bad terms, were almost spitting at the sight of the Anghes family because of this. They would have been very happy and even held a festival if Tasir didn’t receive the emperor’s favor.
However, Tasir just smiled calmly.
“You have to seize the opportunity when it comes. But Her Majesty hasn’t even come to my side yet, so what should I do?”
“Dress up, apply some cream under your eyes, and somehow that expression…”
The subordinate tore at his hair as if frustrated.
“Anyway, find some strategy!”
“Oh, alright. I got it.”
When Tasir, who replied with an annoyed tone, stepped out of the harem gate, the subordinate was surprised and followed him.
“Lord? Where are you going now? Are you running away?”
“Running away? I’m just going to tour the palace. There was no instruction not to go outside the harem.”
[This is the time separator]Latil was heading to the library when the chief eunuch carefully asked her.
“Your Majesty, would you like to send a separate gift to Lord Ranamun?”
Latil looked at him, puzzled.
“A gift?”
Why suddenly a gift?
“Yes. It’s customary to send gifts to the concubines who have received their first favor.”
“Oh, I see.”
Latil nodded awkwardly.
She had spent the first night with him, but she had not ‘consummated’ the first night, so it was a bit awkward. It can’t be that she has to send a gift because she slept in his arms.
“Well… Yes. Please send it.”
But there was no need to embarrass Ranamun by letting him know about this, so Latil told him to do so, and the chief eunuch replied with a proud smile, “Yes.”
Maybe because Ranamun was the son of a nobleman. It seemed that the chief eunuch personally liked Ranamun the most.
After the chief eunuch withdrew, promising to prepare a wonderful gift, Latil scratched her head and entered the library. She wanted to read a book quietly for a while and calm her mind.
However, upon entering the library, Latil let out a chuckle at the unexpected person she found there.
“Do you read books even on days like today?”
Guesta, the second son of the minister who had entered the harem, was engrossed in reading a book, sitting by the sunny window with one leg slung over. It was always him in this spot, but she didn’t expect him to be here today, so Latil approached while teasing him.
Guesta put down his book with wide eyes.
“Your Majesty.”
Like always, his face turned red when he saw Latil, and he darted his eyes around without making eye contact. It looked like he was trying to find a way to escape.
“You don’t have to run away now.”
Guesta’s face turned even redder at Latil’s playful words. He held his book as if it were a shield, and kept his gaze on the floor. He was no different from before.
‘I told the nanny to take good care of him.’
Latil recalled inwardly and sat next to Guesta.
“Yo, Your Majesty!”
Surprised, Guesta finally raised his head to look at Latil. His light brown eyes were trembling slightly.
“Aren’t you not supposed to run away now?”
In the past, Guesta had been mistaken for a suspicious character and apprehended by the royal guards when he tried to run away after seeing Latil. Afterwards, when questioned as to why he had run away, he had confessed his feelings to Latil. This incident was brought up as a jest.
“I never ran away……”
“You feel guilty, don’t you?”
“……Yes.”
When Guesta reluctantly admitted, Latil burst into laughter. Of course. Even though it was a childhood memory, there was no way it could be forgotten.
Latil waited for him to calm down before asking,
“Were you upset because I didn’t show up yesterday?”
“I……”
Guesta couldn’t speak properly and looked away. His face was flushed, and from the fact that he couldn’t say ‘I wasn’t upset’, it seemed he was indeed upset.
Seeing his expression, Latil wanted to tease Guesta more, but didn’t go too far in case he started crying.
“Your personality never changes, does it.”
“Do you dislike me as I am?”
“No. I’ve thought you were cute since you were a child.”
“You’ve always been cool, Your Highness.”
“So, you liked me?”
“!”
At Latil’s words, Guesta’s eyes welled up as if he was about to cry.
Ah, I should stop now. Latil stopped teasing the sweetnatured man. Instead, she reached out and took Guesta’s hand.
Guesta hesitated, but he added strength to the hand that Latil had taken and held it firmly.
“I worry when I see you, Guesta.”
“Yes, Your Highness.”
“Don’t cry if someone bothers you. No, you can cry, but tell me about it. Understand?”
“Bother me?”
“The other consorts. Honestly, all of their personalities are a bit…bad.”
“Oh, no. They are all nice…….”
Guesta’s words trailed off, followed by an awkward laugh. It seemed they were not nice to him after all.
“In fact, I haven’t really talked to anyone yet.”
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
