Sister, I'm the Queen This Life (330 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 200
The moment the ‘Duke of Pisano’ set foot in the Pisano domain, upon entering its capital city—the border town of Ginnelli—he immediately realized something was terribly wrong.
“…….”
The hostility and wariness in the locals’ eyes stung his skin like needles.
“It doesn’t matter what commoners think—so long as the army remains loyal,” Cesare muttered to himself, stepping into the barracks. His expectations, however, were shattered without mercy.
It wasn’t a matter of discipline. The barracks were completely empty.
“Where has everyone gone? Are they out training?”
The elderly steward, who had served since the old Duke of Pisano’s youth, gave a dry chuckle. The young duke’s handsome voice, though feigning calm, trembled. Secretly amused, the steward replied,
“Training? Hardly. Everyone’s gone home.”
The new Duke of Pisano’s eyes narrowed sharply.
“Desertion?”
“Oh dear, if you call it desertion, a quarter of the domain’s population would lose their heads.”
According to the steward, after the late duke’s death, the garrison—supposed to number 6,000—had dwindled to barely 2,000. And since grain prices had skyrocketed recently, even those remaining soldiers had begun abandoning their quarters in droves.
“They can’t feed their families on their wages anymore. Grain prices have soared, you see. There hasn’t been a single decent harvest outside the walls.”
The Pisano domain lay directly adjacent to the Gaeta territory—Gaeta at the easternmost border, Pisano right beside it.
Naturally, Galico cavalry beyond the walls rampaged through villages like fish returned to water. Rumors even circulated of women and girls being kidnapped, one or two at a time.
Cold Male Lead Became My Clingy Husband (Female-Dominant)
Feng Bai Su transmigrated into a matriarchal novel, becoming the sister of the female protagonist and the Seventh Princess of the Feng Ling Kingdom.
After working herself to death in her previous life, finally reincarnating as a princess, she only wanted to be a lazy fish who could eat, sleep, and play.
Until she met the male protagonist from the book, Wei Jing Mo, and he took a liking to her!
Wei Jing Mo is the top young man in Feng Ling City, talented in both appearance and ability, from a prestigious family, with a cold and otherworldly appearance, a figure like the bright moon in the hearts of noble ladies. It was thought that only the most powerful and talented noble lady in Feng Ling City would be worthy of such a brilliant young man. Who knew that this young gentleman would secretly admire the infamous Seventh Princess?
Short scene 1:
Feng Bai Su looked at the young man crying like a pear blossom in the rain before her, and couldn’t help but doubt her life.
Wasn’t the male lead described as a cold and otherworldly figure in the book?
Then who was this poor little thing crying with swollen red eyes and tear-stained face?
Short scene 2:
Wei Jing Mo stared intently at Feng Bai Su who was about to go out, wanting to say, “Be careful on the road.”
Before he could speak, Feng Bai Su suddenly bent down and bit his cheek.
Her peach blossom eyes were full of disdain: “Tsk! You’re so clingy!”
Wei Jing Mo: “…”
A talented fox spirit female lead with a flirtatious appearance but actually abstinent VS A cold-looking but actually naive and clingy little jealous 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?