Klaus didn’t respond, instead looking straight at the servant.
“Did you properly explain the palace rules to her?”
“I-I apologize. I didn’t get the chance to…”
The servant’s voice trailed off as Klaus’s expression turned icy.
“Lady Elfriede.”
“Yes, Your Highness!”
Oblivious to the atmosphere, Elfriede’s voice was just as cheerful.
“The garden you just crossed is not for casual access. Didn’t anyone stop you?”
“Um, but who would dare stop me, being an aide to Her Majesty? Please, Your Highness, don’t be angry with the guards.”
Klaus let out a hollow laugh.
This self-assured intruder had got it completely wrong. Did she really think he was angry at the guards?
“Lady. I’m not joking.”
“Of course. I’m serious too.”
Elfriede retorted, her eyes wide.
Klaus felt a headache starting. He didn’t know where to begin explaining.
A quick talk and sending her away seemed like the best option.
“Lady Elfriede. Don’t ever cross my garden like this again. If you violate security protocols, no matter how high your noble status, you won’t escape severe punishment.”
Elfriede then lightly bowed and replied.
“Yes, I’ll remember that. But, Your Highness.”
“?”
Looking puzzled at her, Elfriede gave a meaningful smile.
“You won’t punish me harshly, I presume. Even now, after I broke that rule, you’re letting it slide.”
“What……?”
Klaus looked incredulous.
Where did she get such audacity? From being a daughter of the influential Mecklinger family, a relative of the Queen?
Whether she understood his thoughts or not, Elfriede smiled brightly.
“I’ll visit again. Until then, take care.”
After Elfriede left, the office felt as if a blizzard had passed through, leaving a chilling silence.
Klaus couldn’t even muster a hollow laugh anymore.
“…….”
“I apologize, Your Highness. I will make sure to report this matter to the chief servant of Her Majesty the Queen.”
The servant bowed deeply and spoke. Klaus laughed coldly.
“What’s going to change by telling the chief servant? Will that daughter of Mecklinger even understand?”
“I apologize…….”
“No need to apologize further. The fault lies not with you but with Lady Elfriede, doesn’t it?”
Klaus sighed.
His mood was completely spoiled. He had opened the window to cool his head, but it only made his heart feel heavier.
Musel returned with quiet footsteps.
“I have returned…?”
Musel quickly sensed the icy atmosphere in the room. He rolled his teal eyes, glancing once at the servant and then at Klaus.
Klaus pressed the corners of his eyes and asked.
“Did you meet anyone on your way here?”
“Yes, I did actually. I ran into Lady Elfriede…”
Musel trailed off, seemingly understanding the reason for the tense mood. He asked with a small, hollow laugh.
“Did the Lady once again fail to grasp the situation and cause you discomfort, Your Highness?”
“You know well.”
Klaus didn’t want to think about Elfriede anymore. It was better to return to work and forget about the incident.
He waved his hand dismissively.
“Whew, go back to your post. My work has been delayed because of unnecessary chatter with that Lady.”
“Yes.”
Musel hesitated slightly but obediently left.
Soon after, Klaus’s deep sigh echoed once more, and the office returned to silence.
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
