Sister, I'm the Queen This Life (330 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 198
“Oh?”
Leo III turned to look at Duchess Rubina. She smiled meaningfully and reminded the king of Cesare de Carlo’s new title.
“The territory of Pisano lies right next to Gaeta, does it not?”
“That’s right.”
Leo III nodded.
“The late Duke of Pisano had the authority to raise private troops, did he not?”
“Indeed, he did.”
The king had relentlessly burdened the old Duke of Pisano with all manner of taxes and creative royal decrees precisely because he feared the duke might amass a dangerously large private army.
“Now the old Duke of Pisano is gone, and the army he raised is safely in the hands of a trustworthy person, is it not?”
“……!”
The king had never once considered Cesare as a usable military asset. Unlike Alfonso, Cesare showed no particular talent with the sword and loathed sweating under the sun. At best, he excelled at idle pursuits—hunting being the only notable exception.
More importantly, he was a bastard. In courtly eyes, lacking ability was deemed a virtue for such a man—a cheerful, harmless court jester who brightened the palace while present but posed no threat once sent away. His firstborn had performed that role flawlessly thus far.
But this was no time to be picky. Rubina was right. The private army the old Duke of Pisano had secretly trained now belonged to Cesare.
“Your Majesty, send Cesare north. It’s high time the boy inspected his own territory.”
Rubina pressed Leo III with conviction. Despite being granted a domain, ‘Duke Cesare’ had never even toured his lands, hesitant to act without his father’s approval and unsure if he was finally permitted to abandon his idle life in the capital.
The Male lead Always Seduces Her with His Beauty (Matriarchy)
Xin Jiao Zhou is the leader of the world’s premier sect. She has just experienced betrayal from all sides, was poisoned in an assassination attempt, and faced death squad attacks while the poison was taking effect. After finally clearing out the scum from her sect, she was drugged again while trying to detoxify.
After waking up from a night of unconsciousness, she gained a “beautiful and kind-hearted” husband.
Xin Jiao Zhou: “???”
He fell ill.
She came to see him, bringing breakfast.
As she put down the breakfast and was about to leave, his hand slipped while holding the spoon. “Clank!”
She turned around upon hearing the noise.
He looked up at her, his eyebrows drooping: “My hand… has no strength.”
“Shall I… feed you?” she asked tentatively.
He opened his mouth cheerfully: “Ah—”
Thinking she was drowning, he jumped in without hesitation to save her, but nearly drowned himself. In the end, it was she who swam over to rescue him, giving him air underwater.
After emerging from the water, his ear tips turned red. He lightly brushed his cheek, tucking his sideburns behind his ear, revealing delicate, pink-tinged ear tips. He lowered his gaze, too embarrassed to look at her.
Xin Jiao Zhou: He’s truly beautiful, kind-hearted, and adorable.
A certain someone when disciplining subordinates behind the scenes: “If they don’t obey, just kill them.”
What’s that? She might already have someone she cares about in her heart? A certain someone: Find out who it is, kill them, and then there won’t be anyone.
What? She met a man by the riverside? What? That man even hurt her? A certain someone: Whichever hand hurt her, chop off his entire arm.
Love at first sight without realizing it, gradually falling in love, slowly getting closer…
Family and national grudges, schemes and desires, good and evil, crime and punishment, she and he face the future together, seeking justice with passion!
A naturally dark female lead who could accidentally destroy the world but is actually an honest person VS a weak, pitiful, and helpless but skilled fighter, beautiful white-cut black male lead
My heart is not of stone, how steadfast is your love? — Tao Yuanming “Imitating the Ancients (No. 3)”
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Cold female lead & dramatic black lotus with hidden yandere traits male lead
I’m still curious of what Alphonso meant by the last chapter
I’m still curious of what Alphonso meant by the last chapter
So Alphonso is misunderstanding now?