“I will pardon Owen. That will be my first decision as the Acting Emperor.”
“Acting Emperor… you say?”
Douglas’s determined face was dyed with astonishment.
Susan, too, couldn’t contain her surprise.
“Your Majesty chased after Elizabeth and asked me to take care of this. Please accept it.”
Franz removed his worn hunting cap.
Inside the hat, a reddish-brown leather pouch was sewn.
When Franz took something out of it, Douglas let out a low gasp.
“Hmm… Isn’t this the emblem ring of the Hartman Empire?”
The golden ring was engraved with a heart pierced by a sword, symbolizing the empire.
The Owl, an emblem that only the Emperor could possess and use.
Clutching the oversized ring that didn’t fit his hand, Franz nodded his head.
“I am appointed by Her Majesty. That I can fill Her Majesty’s vacant place even a little…”
“Do you also know about the Minister of the Interior?”
“Seeing the expression on Caress, it seemed like he didn’t know.”
Franz replied.
Susan, with an excited face, interjected.
“So, did you go to see the Minister of the Interior?”
“I’m sorry for not informing you in advance, Susan.”
Seeing Douglas puzzled, Susan quickly explained.
“His Majesty ordered me to go and collect the pursuit unit. Mr. Caress responded that he has no authority from His Majesty.”
“He must not be aware that His Majesty possesses the Owl.”
Douglas sincerely admired.
‘Before using power, he surveys the surroundings. Who is an ally, who is an enemy. Truly calm and shrewd.’
Franz, with an embarrassed face, stroked his chin.
“If it were the usual Her Majesty, she would have told Caress everything. Caress’s reaction was quite strange.”
“I felt the same. Is His Majesty deliberately provoking Caress?”
Looking at his younger sister, Douglas blinked.
“Did you even grasp that?”
“Don’t treat me like a child, Brother. At the age of 16, I can get married, you know.”
Although Susan, with her cute appearance, said such things, it only sounded adorable.
But today, Douglas felt Susan was unusually mature.
“You, who used to be frail, are now 16. Admirable, grateful, and…”
Douglas swallowed his words as he stroked Susan’s pink hair.
Seeing Franz’s reaction, Susan elbowed Douglas’s side.
“Don’t say such things in front of His Majesty. It’s embarrassing.”
“Did Susan hurt you? I had no idea.”
Franz, with round eyes, showed interest.
Susan diverted the topic by clapping her hands.
“I’m healthy these days. I made medicine for His Majesty’s nourishment, and the medicine I made for myself seems to be helping.”
“You didn’t say that, Susan?”
Douglas asked, expressing concern.
Susan leaned against Douglas’s arm playfully.
“If His Majesty knew that I took new medicine, he would worry, wouldn’t he?”
“But you should have told your brother.”
“I got better thanks to Sister Elizabeth. If it weren’t for her, I wouldn’t have found Grandfather’s book or obtained Mr. Boris’s herbs. Thanks to His Majesty too!”
Looking at Franz, Susan smiled with a meaningful glance.
Franz blushed slightly and lowered his eyes.
It was just that, but Douglas wanted to drive Franz out of the house.
I don’t know why I feel that way today.
“When it is known that the Owl is in my hands, the situation will change dramatically. Let’s take care of it before Her Majesty returns. Will you join me, Viscount Netton?”
Franz’s gaze was fixed on Douglas.
Without a hint of hesitation, Douglas kneeled down.
“The Netton family will serve the Crown Prince with utmost loyalty.”
“Very well. Let us fight together for Elizabeth.”
Franz extended a small hand to Douglas.
Douglas held Franz’s hand with both hands and stood up.
No one could predict what impact today’s oath would have on the Empire.
Arkanso, who led the way, stepped on the stairs leading underground.
He touched the rocky wall, smelling the nauseating odor.
A faint light emanated from an oil lamp shaped like a teapot.
Whether it was a narrow and slippery staircase or the cheap smell of oil, the stomach churned.
‘Going ahead on this dark staircase with just a faint lamp. Is it really invisible? Is he a psychic?’
Staring at Arkanso’s broad shoulders, Douglas grumbled with dissatisfaction.
“Where are you going? Please explain, Reverend.”
“I am but a humble priest serving a mere saint. Please refrain from using honorifics.”
“Reverend, please stop using that title for that saint.”
Shivering his shoulders with a tone of disgust, he responded.
Arkanso answered with an even tone.
“I cannot address the saint with any other title.”
“It’s uncomfortable and creepy.”
“You will get used to it, Saint.”
There was an unyieldingness in Arkanso’s tone as if any words would not sway him.
Why do I only encounter stubborn people around me?
A sigh escaped involuntarily.
‘I should have come with Nicola…’
Arkanso said he needed to hear the divine message underground.
And only the two of us.
“How can I trust you and entrust Elizabeth to you? I don’t know what will happen underground.”
Nicola did not hide his suspicion and displeasure.
“I apologize, but Her Majesty cannot accompany us.”
Arkanso replied without any apologies.
“The saint is more precious than anyone, including me and the Prime Minister. I will protect her in the name of the Moracian Goddess.”
“I don’t believe in gods or priests.”
“Your Majesty, do you see me as a dangerous presence to the saint?”
“Making serious remarks about the obvious.”
“Rather than me, wouldn’t that beast you can’t control be more dangerous, Your Majesty?”
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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