“Bridget, what are you doing with Young Master Swan?”
It was Jocelyn. Swan hastily wiped his face, and Bridget looked at Swan for a moment before hiding him slightly behind the skirt as she stood up.
“Hello, sir. It’s nothing serious.”
“If it’s not serious, is it not showing tears to the heir of the distinguished duke?”
Jocelyn spoke with an intimidating tone. Bridget felt fear as if she had placed a huge thornbush in front of her.
Although Jocelyn was always a source of fear for all the servants, since working on the east side, every time she met her, Bridget felt a sense of animosity.
Approaching with a straightened upper body, Jocelyn grabbed Swan’s wrist and pulled him towards her. It wasn’t a rough movement, but young Swan moved towards Jocelyn as if being dragged, light as if a paper doll. When Jocelyn’s cold hand, which revealed the bones, passed over the tear marks on his cheek, Swan’s pupils filled with fear.
Jocelyn said,
“Young Master, did Bridget behave rudely to you?”
Bridget’s eyes widened.
“Sir, what are you talking about? I would never…”
“Where are you sticking your nose? Did I ask you?”
An exasperated sigh burst out. Swan, feeling Jocelyn’s hand on his cheek like a ghost, quickly looked down, his eyes reflecting fear.
“No… Bridget, she didn’t do anything to me.”
“Then why are you so scared? Nobility should not show tears lightly because the lower class might look down on you.”
With that said, Jocelyn twisted the corners of her lips with a mocking expression.
“All right, Young Master. But remember the words I’ve given you.”
Only Swan and Bridget knew the true meaning behind those words.
Ariante had a larger-than-usual dinner and, after finishing her bath, fell into bed just like that.
“How nervous and scared you must have been.”
Valentin, who had been leaning against the door with her arms crossed, said. Meiana sat by the head of the bed, wiping the child’s forehead, and meticulously covered Ariante up to her chin with the sheet.
“It’s really fortunate that nothing happened.”
As Meiana muttered to herself, Valentin spoke.
“My word! My heart sank a bit because I thought you might have fallen into the lake! Goodness, that Miss Sisira seems to be an accident-prone just like our young lady. How could she think of going so deep into the forest?”
“Sailor Duke was with her. It seems they didn’t expect to get lost.”
Valentin shook her head and mumbled something incomprehensible, then soon went back to her room. Meiana blew out a few candles near the bed, then quietly stared at the sleeping Ariante’s face.
Rather than just watching her sleep peacefully, the feeling that her heart had suddenly sunk, as mentioned by Valentin, revived.
‘Good thing nothing happened, but…’
Meiana thought.
At that moment, she felt a presence at the door. Thinking it might be Valentin, Meiana turned her head casually, but she raised her eyebrows and stood up from the chair when she saw Cedillo in the room.
“Your Excellency, what happened? The Lady is already asleep.”
“I know. I just came to see her face for a moment.”
As Cedillo replied quietly, he approached Ariante’s bedside. When Meiana stepped back, Cedillo, with a slight bow, quietly looked down at the sleeping Ariante. Then, he lightly brushed the daughter’s cheek with the back of his hand.
“To have such an accident.”
Cedillo muttered quietly, and as Ariante, still half-asleep, turned her back to him, he lay down next to her.
“Even while sleeping, she seems to be protesting as if in a demonstration. What do you think?”
Meiana bit her lower lip to hold back laughter.
“She might have a reason to protest. It’s not like the sky is going to collapse just because she’s not allowed to go out for a week, and on top of that, she has homework to do.”
“If she did something wrong, she should be punished. No matter how much she protests, it won’t be forgiven.”
“You’re strict. Do you know how much Lady complained when she bathed earlier?”
Cedillo, turning his head, smiled at Meiana. It was a very satisfied tone.
“She complained to me.”
“You seem happy.”
“Why wouldn’t I be? Isn’t that right? You would know the reason.”
Meiana silently responded with a smile.
Cedillo said, “I’ve brought some tea, so go to your room.”
“Tea?”
“You must be surprised too. You need to calm down to sleep comfortably, right? Also, if Ariante wakes up from the noise, it won’t be good.”
After Cedillo, who had lightly kissed Ariante’s forehead, went out ahead, Meiana followed him. The small sound of the door closing echoed into the quiet living room like a drop of ink, spreading and lingering.
Meiana, entering her own room, looked at what was placed on the table and stared at Cedillo thoughtfully.
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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