“Your name is Roen?”
“Yes, Miss. I’m at your service.”
Roen, who greeted her with a booming voice, seemed quite excited.
‘This is my chance to impress the young lady!’
She was to become the future Duchess. If he acted well here, it would be as good as receiving the future Duchess’s approval.
The corners of Roen’s mouth rose as he even imagined himself becoming the future steward.
“I want to have tea, very hot.”
He was taken aback by the young lady’s request for tea without a common greeting, but he was confident in boiling tea.
“Yes! I’m confident in the taste of the tea for all the guests coming to the mansion! I’ll prepare it right away!”
“Good. I’ll look forward to it.”
Roen’s steps seemed light as he left the room to prepare the tea.
Unaware of what his future would be like.
Drrrr.
Soon, Roen entered the room, pulling a trolley with a teapot and cups on it.
Then, after clattering for a while, how long had it been since he started boiling tea? Roen told Heiren that he had finished preparing.
“Miss, everything is ready.”
“Bring it.”
“Yes!”
Roen, fearing he might drop it, carefully carried the steaming teapot. Heiren, who had been quietly watching him, glanced slightly at Mari, who was standing behind her.
“Mari, it’s hot, be careful…… Ahh!”
It all happened in an instant. Roen, who had lost his balance due to Mari’s extended foot, spilled the tea.
“Ahh[Dash]!”
“Miss!!”
The sound of the cup falling over, along with a piercing scream, rang out.
“Ugh……!”
“Mari[Dash]!”
Mari, who had blocked the falling hot teapot with her hand, let out a short moan. Her palm, apparently burned, was turning red and starting to swell.
“Are you alright?! Mari?!”
Roen was bewildered by the entire situation.
‘What, what is this?’
It was clear that Mari had suddenly stuck out her foot, and he had tripped over it. The mistake was made by Mari, the maid.
Why, then, were the two of them looking at him as if they were accusing him? Roen unconsciously swallowed.
“Ah, Miss. That, that maid…….”
“What are you doing?! Roen?!”
In an instant, the leisurely afternoon tea time had turned into chaos. Heiren was glaring at Roen as if he were the cause of it all.
“I, it’s unfair! Miss! I, I……!”
“You shamelessly don’t even apologize for your mistake. You’ve not only hurt my maid but nearly injured me as well.”
“No, no! Miss! That maid named Mari did it to me……!”
Roen was about to shout in protest when he was taken aback.
“What’s going on?!”
Emma, the stewardess, who had heard the commotion, entered the room. Then, she gasped at the mess inside.
A maid lying on the floor with a burn, the Duke’s fiancée supporting her, and Roen, who had been speaking as if shouting.
Although she hadn’t heard any explanation, she already had a general understanding of the situation.
“You came at the right time, stewardess. What kind of maid training do you do? It’s not enough to spill hot tea on me, but you also make unbelievable excuses. My maid has been seriously injured because of this girl’s mistake.”
“I’m sorry, Miss. I’ll bring a doctor right away.”
Emma swallowed her words, glancing at Mari’s burned arm.
‘What on earth, is this……!’
She then glanced at Roen with reproachful eyes.
“Emma! I’m really wronged! That girl named Mari suddenly tripped me!”
“Quiet, Roen! How dare you shout at a time like this!”
Heiren said quietly, continuing to glare at Roen, who was still claiming he was wronged.
“Really, beyond redemption. Not only can’t you apologize, but you also put the blame on the injured Mari.”
“No, no! I really didn’t do it!”
“I saw you fall by yourself. How long are you going to lie? Stewardess, what kind of maid training do you give? What if it had splashed on my face……!”
Her speaking as if recalling a terrible disaster looked so pitiful.
‘Ha.’
Meanwhile, Roen looked at Heyren, who was blaming everything on him, with a stunned expression.
“Really, I……!”
“Shut up! Roen!”
Roen, who was about to speak his injustice, had no choice but to shut his mouth at Emma’s scolding.
“A, Emma ma’am…….”
Emma, who was glaring at Roen, who seemed to shed tears at any moment, apologized to Heyren politely.
“I really have no words to say, even if I had ten mouths. It is my fault for not properly managing the maid. Please forgive me.”
She almost inflicted a terrible burn on the noble lady’s face. This was not a matter to be passed over lightly.
“The discipline of this mansion is really at a miserable level. How can a maid of a duke’s family be so careless? I almost got hurt myself.”
“I’m sorry. Really, I have no face.”
Heyren muttered as he looked down at Emma, who bowed deeply.
“I thought, could this have been done to me on purpose?”
“That’s ridiculous! That’s not true at all.”
Emma denied it in shock, but she continued.
“I knew I wasn’t welcomed in this house, but I never expected this. Even Mari, who was my support, is so hurt.”
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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