Since there is no other way, as it’s the law.
No, she might have drooled at the title of Empress.
The hostess of the empire that rules the continent.
Who wouldn’t want to be the heart of Hart?
But Elizabeth was different.
Nikolai found himself unknowingly interested in things other than her fragrance.
Like her wisdom that, unlike beauty, never lost its luster, and her loyalty to the man she promised to marry.
“It’s outrageously unfair, but I’m the one who stamped this contract. I’m not shameless enough to ask for everything back.”
“Shamelessness has already gone too far.”
“I’ll stay in the palace as you wish.”
“…….”
“But I can’t be the Empress. Certainly not the Queen, and of course, not a maid.”
“Do you like Douglas that much?”
“What?”
Elizabeth sighed at the confused expression.
“It means a man I can’t forget even though we’re divorced.”
“Think what you like.”
“Is it because you have to marry him again, so you can’t be the Empress?”
“I can’t harm Douglas and Susan because of me. Don’t touch those two.”
“Why should I?”
“If you accept my condition, I will accept your temptation game. I will gladly participate in Your Majesty’s play.”
It was an attractive proposal.
If he gained Elizabeth’s cooperation, it would be much easier to identify those colluding with the enemy nation.
It matched Nikolai’s intention not to give any feelings and to use her.
But he didn’t like it.
He didn’t want to admit it, but it was because of the pinkhaired parasite that was lodged in Elizabeth’s heart.
“The one who tempts first wins. The loser must obey the winner unconditionally.”
“You’re too confident.”
“Shall we see who wins?”
Elizabeth extended her small hand with a charming smile.
‘When she called me a brutal tyrant, now let’s do well? She really takes me up and down.’
She did not know that Nikolai had once held that hand.
It was a fact that would never be known forever.
Nikolai held Elizabeth’s hand as if it were the first time.
“Prepare yourself. I never play a losing game.”
[Star Icon][Star Icon][Star Icon]The seduction game officially began.
Nikolai offered me the position of ‘Crown Prince’s Education Officer’.
He said it was Caeres’s idea.
“What have you done to my subordinate? You became a fervent fan of him.”
I brushed my chest, recalling Nikolai’s words.
The steps following Caeres to the Crown Prince’s palace were light.
‘Fortunately, it’s through charm. Being Nikolai’s closest aide will be useful. I must make good use of him from now on.’
There was no particular need to try hard.
With just a wink, Caeres was already impatient to be manipulated.
“It’s not an easy position, but I thought it was the best for Lady Elizabeth. It’s rare for an unmarried woman who is neither a maid nor an empress to stay in the palace.”
“Thank you, Lord Caeres.”
“Just call me Caeres, please.”
Caeres looked at me with moist eyes.
The minister and the emperor’s righthand man, the elite, Count Caeres, wanted to look good in front of a common woman.
He swallowed any guilt.
More shamelessness was needed to win in the seduction game.
‘If I win, I can turn Nikolai into a puppet as planned. Stop Claudia and use the emperor’s power to find the second relic!’
Even if the charm didn’t work, Elizabeth’s beauty, body, and wealth had a chance.
The position of the Crown Prince’s Education Officer wasn’t bad.
I hate watching the child, but the free access to the imperial library was appealing.
According to Caeres’s hint, the imperial library has more theological books than the deputy’s library.
There was no doubt that there were clues about Morashincia’s relic.
“Okay, Caeres. What kind of person is the Crown Prince?”
“He’s lively and full of energy.”
“He’s at that age at 10.”
“Sometimes he’s too lively and energetic that it’s a problem. But there won’t be any danger.”
“What do you mean? It sounds ominous.”
“It’ll be faster for you to meet him in person.”
Caeres seemed eager to change the subject.
It was a bit uncomfortable.
‘The Crown Prince hardly appeared in the original work. Even the intelligence officers didn’t know much because of the tight security. They said he’s a 10yearold blonde boy. What kind of kid?’
Nikolai had black hair that flowed like silk.
His hair was very fine, whatever care he received.
I wanted to touch it once.
Franz’s birth mother died around the time Nikolai ascended to the throne six years ago.
There were many rumors, and quite a few doubted the Crown Prince’s legitimacy.
They all died after angering the emperor.
So, the impression that you would be executed if you gossiped about the Crown Prince among the palace servants seemed to have stuck.
‘Franz’s mom must have been a blonde older woman. Probably Nikolai’s first love.’
Nikolai was 28 years old this year.
Since Franz was 10, that meant he had a child with his first love at 18.
‘There’s nothing biologically impossible, but isn’t that too soon? Is everyone like this in this world?’
Even if Nikolai’s public life wasn’t misguided, his private life seemed far from educational.
What would the child learn from that?
Sigh, I arrived at the Crown Prince’s palace, clicking my tongue.
The Villainous Demon Lord Laid an Egg for Her (Female-Dominated)
Several months after transmigrating into a book, Yu Wu found herself facing the demon lord Li You, who could no longer conceal his dragon horns. With one hand on her aching waist and the other gripping a sharp sword, she stared at him.
The demon lord’s eyes were red with fury:
“This is all your doing! Today, I won’t rest until I kill you!”
Yu Wu rubbed her temples. Putting aside the taboo against bloodshed during pregnancy, wasn’t it this very man who willingly walked into her trap that day?!
Warnings:
- Male pregnancy.
- Height ratios are set to mirror typical male-female height proportions.
- Characters include a foot-loving demon lord and an eldest daughter from an immortal family’s concubine lineage.
