“The cat in heat is running away. Have you finally figured it out?”
That tone. Tsk.
Countess Kensing and a few people around her were snickering.
Unfortunate, but I must at least greet them.
“I apologize for the delay in greeting you, Countess Kensing.”
“You finally speak to me! I thought you would ignore me till the end.”
“Why would I do that? If I was rude, I hope you’ll let it go, my lady.”
I gracefully lifted the hem of my dress.
The Emster couple spared no investment in their only daughter’s education.
Elizabeth’s home tutor was a former royal etiquette teacher, and she was a rather bright student.
She behaved as she pleased, but she could show an elegant attitude at any time.
“How can I relax when an uninvited guest is hanging around? Especially if it’s the lower class trying to cling to high society.”
“I’ll take that as advice to be mindful of my behavior.”
“Can you, though? Wearing a black dress when it’s not even a funeral… You must be desperate for attention.”
“…”
“You must have noticed too, Miss Elizabeth, since your overflowing engagement was broken. You can’t hide your born bloodline with a few pennies. Ho ho!”
This woman is crossing the line?
I was of the opinion that I should not avoid a fight that came my way.
Keeping etiquette with a rude person only puts me at a disadvantage, something I learned early on.
Besides, wasn’t Countess Kensing the main culprit who pushed Elizabeth to the divorce?
“My lady, did your family’s elders teach you to be so sarcastic in front of others?”
I asked with a bright smile.
Countess Kensing’s face turned red with anger.
“How dare you talk back to the mistress of the Count’s house?!”
“No, I am admonishing you.”
“What, what did you say?!”
“You may not have heard the saying that good medicine tastes bitter, but please stop here. Then I will leave quietly.”
“You impudent girl…!”
“Did you not even know that much wisdom? It seems you never read books.”
Laughter was heard from the surroundings.
It was an open secret that Countess Kensing had failed at the academy she had donated money to.
Countess Kensing, humiliated in her own parlor, raised her hand to strike me.
“Lowly creatures only come to their senses when they’re hit!”
“Who are you to hit me?”
I slapped away Countess Kensing’s thin hand.
Caught off guard by my counterattack, Countess Kensing was taken aback.
‘My nickname was a genuine assassin in the guise of a parttimer. Don’t underestimate South Korean parttimers!’
Crossing the nobility could result in a huge scandal.
But there was no intention to back down here.
Eye for an eye, was it not?
“Calling it violence as soon as you’re hit with the truth. You’re quite something. Do you know that you owe 60 million gold on the Emster top?”
“What? What nonsense is this!”
“You didn’t hear? You must have forgotten while deeply immersed in gambling. The interest is growing like a snowball even at this moment.”
“You wretched thing, you’re lying now?”
“I may be wretched, but the loan certificate doesn’t lie. It’s time for you to stop deceiving the Emperor.”
“You wench! Are you trying to slander me by invoking His Majesty?!”
‘Did I come unprepared? I know everything you did to Elizabeth!’
“Are you throwing a tantrum? Selling invitations on the black market?”
I glared at Lady Kensing, who had nothing to boast about but her fine lineage.
Under my pressure, she staggered back.
“That, that’s……!”
“Nobles without a townhouse on the Imperial Road try to make connections in social circles. Making money from a party entrusted by His Majesty… what kind of beggar’s mindset is this? Or should I call it a beggar’s disposition?”
Murmurs mixed with shock spread.
People who bought invitations from the black market dared not raise their faces.
I whispered into the ear of the frozen Lady Kensing.
“Just get lost quietly. Before I blow everything up, including your love affair with a stableman.”
It was a fact that Claudia would reveal much later, but it didn’t matter.
Lady Kensing staggered out of the party.
I sent her off with a melodious voice.
“Let’s give a round of applause for the countess who’s been working hard! It might be the last Camellia party held at the Kensing mansion!”
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A maid carrying a silver tray passed in front of me, surrounded by people.
On the tray was a chocolate cake topped with cherries.
‘That’s the only food Nikolai enjoys! Have I finally found it?’
I followed the maid towards the terrace.
I felt my heart flutter at the thought of finally meeting the original villain.
“Elizabeth, sister!”
A noble young lady with pink hair and gentle eyes approached.
It was Susan, Douglas’s younger sister, who should never have been here!
“Sister, I have something very important to tell you, so I got an invitation from a relative.”
I really liked Susan’s character, who was frail but strongwilled.
I even left a malicious comment in the chapter where she lost her life.
But being strongwilled like this was troublesome.
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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