Picked Up a Beast, Turns Out He's an Emperor (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 121

The key event of today, two days before the wedding, was the banquet and puppet show.

The faces of those heading toward the imperial palace gardens were filled with puzzlement.

They had assumed the evening’s venue would be one of the three renowned gardens of the imperial palace.

The three gardens of the Heltherd Imperial Palace were the undisputed pride and symbol of the empire, unmatched across the continent.

Yet, they were being led not toward the garden they had expected, but down an entirely different path.

Unlike the vast, open gardens they knew, even the path itself suggested their destination would be small in scale.

After walking some distance, the envoys from foreign kingdoms stood before the entrance to a garden blanketed in ivy.

A faint, sweet fragrance—unfamiliar yet enchanting—drifted softly through the vine-covered walls.

Two impeccably uniformed sentries swung open the garden gates from either side.

“Welcome to the Garden of Light.”

Baroness Rosalind and Sir Ted Chamberlain stood before the entrance, flanked by attendants and maids ready to serve for the evening, greeting the guests.

This was the famed “Garden of Light,” rumored to have been gifted by the Emperor to the Empress.

Even before crossing the threshold, gasps of wonder rippled through the crowd.

The fragrance greeting them at the entrance came from a delicate blend of night-blooming jasmine and moonflowers.

The scent—sweet yet crisp—was utterly mesmerizing, beyond words.

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