Behind the suddenly opened curtain, the space seemed empty compared to the tension.
“There’s nothing, Madam.”
There are only three windows to speak of.
Even though Julie checked them right in front of her, strangely, Bianca didn’t feel relieved.
“I’m sure I heard something.”
“If it bothers you, it’s right to be cautious. Tonight, I’ll pay a little more attention.”
Raphael, who had entered the bedroom unnoticed, lightly shook the window and checked the lock.
The tightly secured window didn’t budge in his grasp.
“I’ll be by your side, so don’t worry. Madam.”
Julie, in response to Raphael’s words, didn’t try to comfort Bianca any further.
With a completely devoid smile, Julie stood guard on the opposite side of Raphael, near the bed by the door.
“Please go to sleep.”
“I’m already awake.”
“Well, then, shall I bring you a book?”
“Should you?”
A bookshelf brought from the library a while ago swayed in Raphael’s hands.
Since she had read it once, Bianca knew the content and, unlike the past, her emotions had dulled, allowing her to flip through the book more easily.
Upon rereading, she noticed things she hadn’t realized that day.
Not just a clichéd novel, but the detailed descriptions were interesting, and there were quite meaningful parts.
“Balok received his name directly from the master. The knight swore loyalty to the honored name.”
“The master’s name.”
Bianca pondered the part she had missed.
Night had already deepened imperceptibly, but the book did not leave her hands.
No, to be precise, she had no intention of putting it down.
Sleep had fled cleanly, and as her head cleared, the unpleasant events of the day vividly repeated themselves.
“Do not worry about being noticed.”
“You didn’t come here because you wanted to.”
“I’ll take you out.”
These three sentences kept spinning endlessly in her mind.
The reason for coming to the Balok Territory was entirely her choice.
She came to like this place.
Bianca decided to be happy with Balok here, for the rest of her life.
However, the casual whispers that it was nothing seemed to indicate that nothing had changed when she heard the man’s words.
The fact that she was momentarily enchanted by the warmth offered by Kilian’s extended embrace was clear.
What had pushed her away was none other than the entire world, not anyone else.
Kilian, who had been a reliable barrier, was absent, and now an ‘outsider’ always seemed ready to wield violence against Bianca.
‘I absolutely hate it.’
Bianca realized that she needed something to clearly show to the ‘outside’ that it wasn’t her determination.
What definite results could the abandoned and discarded princess show to the outside world?
‘Fulfillment of prophecy.’
Anything small would do.
If she could have a symbolic existence that no one could treat lightly, that would be enough.
After all, wasn’t the symbolic essence of Bianca’s life exactly that?
‘The princess born after devouring the empress.’
If she couldn’t find clues by searching through history books and the lineage of the Balok Duchy, she would even empty the library.
If she couldn’t find it even after searching everywhere, she was determined to confront Kilian after the wave and obtain the clues to the prophecy, even if she had to force it.
Bianca was not in a position to hide the means and methods.
Her instincts were telling her.
There’s no time.
Flip, once again the paper turned.
Bianca concentrated as if engraving the words into her eyes.
Any small clue would do.
If she, who was once ‘Termina,’ could be of any help to ‘Balok.’
The air changed.
There was no noise, but the servants immediately sensed that the atmosphere had changed.
“What’s going on?”
Shane asked Ohenri, but Ohenri was also curious about the thickening air.
Silently nodding, Shane seemed lost in thought, then muttered to himself.
“What’s this? Weren’t they supposed to come from the Frontier?”
It was Shane who actually had the information.
Ohenri, without even thinking of removing the arm draped over his shoulder, asked Shane.
“Frontier? What Frontier?”
“It’s about the bird sent to the Wave area.”
“But why?”
“Last time, when a bird was sent during the Wave, the Duke returned. But this time, for some reason, there’s no response. So, I was wondering if the young master knows anything for real.”
“Do you think I know anything? I’m still like a novice clock.”
“Really? You should step up your game a bit. How can you not know anything every time?”
“That’s true.”
“Hey? Why is it so cool? It makes me feel sorry for no reason.”
“It’s not cool at all. It’s just that it’s true that I know nothing. I only heard about the commotion the merchants caused yesterday later.”
“Ah, I heard too. Wasn’t there a young lad causing trouble there? Even after giving him some warning.”
Scratching his head, Shane had an expression of a headache.
“What about you?”
“Then who else will? If the butler or the chief steward step up, things will get bigger. These kinds of things should be handled by insignificant guys like me who can clean up the aftermath without a fuss.”
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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