“Bribe money?”
The princess, chewing on the word, narrowed her eyes.
The fact that Duke Vicander’s proposal was directed not at me but at Olivia had just flashed through my mind. That meant this halfwit was mocking me, the princess.
The princess’s breathing became ragged. Soon, her face flushed bright red, and she tore the ledger she was holding to shreds. It seemed as though if she didn’t tear something right now, her anger would burn her up inside.
The torn paper fluttered onto the valuable table.
But Olivia spoke calmly.
“It’s okay, Your Highness. I have the original.”
“Bring it at once!”
“If Your Highness would prepare my bribe money.”
“And if not?”
The princess scoffed and glared at Olivia, filled with venom. But Olivia, who had been speaking so well just moments before, firmly shut her lips.
Her green eyes stared intently at herself, the princess. The princess gritted her teeth.
How dare she. To look at me, the princess, from the same height. And this was Olivia Madeleine, who had always obeyed my commands.
But at the same time as her anger, a terrifying thought crossed her mind.
If Olivia were to leak that ledger. If this fact were to become known…!
‘It wasn’t something you did, was it, Reina?’
She could vividly imagine the emperor’s rage.
A shiver ran down her spine.
Always cherishing me, his daughter. But I knew well that one of the reasons I was loved was my ability.
And most of the tasks that had won my father’s trust had been handled by Olivia.
“…What do you want?”
The princess muttered through gritted teeth. Only then did Olivia’s eyes soften.
“I don’t ask for much. How about the Minerv territories?”
“You’re asking too much!”
The princess flared up.
Olivia didn’t change her expression. It was as she had expected. The princess would not hand over the Minerv territories, the fifth richest asset that filled her coffers.
But what about territories far below Minerv?
Olivia didn’t want to be too greedy. If the empress got involved, she might end up with nothing.
“How about the Haviel region?”
Olivia asked. She knew that the princess might agree to take the Haviel region, with its small population, and bury everything.
But Olivia had overlooked something.
The princess was already overwhelmed by this situation. Whether the Haviel region was important or not didn’t matter to the confused princess.
She simply thought that Olivia, who knew all her assets, surely wouldn’t try to disadvantage her.
The princess, pretending to be composed, smiled and recalled her asset list in her mind. All the territories the emperor had given her as Olivia handled each task were fertile lands with good returns, like tobacco or grapes.
Why had it come to this? But figuring out why it had gone wrong was a later problem. The princess had to minimize the damage.
The most useless place that could silence Olivia.
Suddenly, a brilliant idea struck the princess like lightning. Her tense lips gently curved up.
“…There’s one place suitable for bribery.”
The princess spoke again in her aristocratic manner, as if she had regained her composure. The princess laughed elegantly, with dramatic gestures as if acting.
“You know it well too, princess. The White Crystal Mine. You remember, don’t you?”
White Crystal Mine.
The abandoned mine near the north where she had gone on the princess’s orders.
“You seemed quite interested in it back then.”
“That’s…”
About to refute the princess’s insinuating words, Olivia shut her mouth. The princess clapped her hands, her eyes sparkling.
“It’s the first time you’ve asked me a question while handling a job since that abandoned mine.”
It wasn’t that she had been interested in the abandoned mine; she had asked to know the related records that were handled with high security.
Thoroughly managed unlike the other properties of the royal family, the abandoned mine had no records of when or where it was exploited.
All Olivia knew was that it had been registered as the royal family’s property about a decade ago, and that only the royalty could access the records.
But the princess did not even check the information, citing her busy schedule. In the end, Olivia left for the abandoned mine in the north with renowned geologists from the academy.
A place untouched by human feet for a long time despite being a royal property. Even approaching the entrance of the mine, the cold northern winds collided, creating a whirlwind.
“It’s been a long time since the vein of minerals broke here.”
The words uttered by the geologists who had explored the abandoned mine came to mind.
So the princess’s offer did not need to be considered.
A mine without value, a barren land with only gnarled branches. There was no foundation for people to cultivate there.
But why couldn’t she easily refuse?
Olivia opened her lips and closed them again. The princess rattled on.
“Think about it. Princess. Aren’t all my territories quite far from the north? Wouldn’t that mine adjacent to the north be best to manage?”
My Ex-Girlfriend Is The Regent In The Female-dominant World (Male lead transmigrates to the matriarchal world)
Two years ago, Gu Sui picked up a homeless woman in ancient costume from the street.
Apart from occasionally claiming to be a princess from a female-dominant country due to illness, her figure, appearance, intelligence, and martial arts skills were impeccable.
Naturally evolving from roommates to girlfriends, as time went on, Gu Sui found it increasingly difficult to tolerate her queen syndrome.
“Mu Jiulu, can you stop controlling me inside and out? Let’s break up.”
Gu Sui made a breakup call, and since then, he couldn’t find any trace of her.
A year later, Gu Sui, who was planning to move, woke up the next day and found himself in a different place.
“Young Master, today is the day you choose your Wife-master through martial arts competition at Jade Dew Pavilion. Please get up quickly.”
Gu Sui: Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?
As the only son of a general’s mansion in a female-dominant dynasty, the young empress personally issued a decree allowing Gu Sui to select his Wife-master through martial arts competition. Whoever could defeat him could marry him.
Gu Sui: “……”
He didn’t inherit the original owner’s martial prowess, so anyone could defeat him! And what the hell is a Wife-master?
Forced to come to Jade Dew Pavilion, the densely packed women below made Gu Sui’s agoraphobia act up, and his face was full of resistance.
Until he saw the Regent sitting on the second floor, with a smile on the corner of her lips, her eyes wicked and nonchalant.
Hmm… she looked a little familiar.
It turned out that the Regent also found him a little familiar.
Mu Jiulu fiddled with her bone clasp, her deep gaze locked on the man who was out of place in this world.
“Finally, I found you.”
Male transmigrates into female-dominant world
One-sentence summary: What goes around comes around, taking turns in the crematorium
