Sister, I'm the Queen This Life (330 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 21
‘The Heart of the Azure Sea’ was a vividly deep blue sapphire, discovered in the Taranto domain, weighing an impressive thirty carats. Its size alone was remarkable, but the gem’s rare brilliance combined with its profound depth of color rendered it exceptionally valuable.
The circumstances of its discovery were equally mysterious. According to the first person who claimed to have found ‘The Heart of the Azure Sea,’ a pod of dolphins had appeared on the shore, left the sapphire there, and then vanished.
Since Taranto was a coastal territory with no known sapphire mines, rumors about the gem spread like wildfire, fueling the desires of countless connoisseurs.
At the time of its discovery, the Duke of Taranto presented this jewel as a tribute to Leo III, after which the gem remained locked away in the royal treasury.
“Oh ho! You simply don’t realize it, my boy—this is a perfect two-for-one deal!”
Despite being alone in the carriage with only his secretary, Leo III beckoned the secretary closer and whispered directly into his ear.
“If I bestow this upon Cardinal de Mare’s daughter, won’t it inevitably come right back to me when she marries into our family?”
“Eh?”
“‘The Heart of the Azure Sea’ is the very jewel Cardinal de Mare has long yearned for. If I give it now to his second daughter, she’ll think of it as her own and be delighted. But since the legal owner is clearly the daughter herself, how could he possibly take it back from her?”
“But then, whom do you intend for her to marry? Prince Alfonso, perhaps?”
Leo III snapped in irritation.
“Why are you so slow on the uptake! Where on earth would I place Alfonso! His bride must be a princess of a sovereign realm—or at the very least, a royal princess from some principality!”
“My apologies, my deepest apologies.”
“Naturally, it must be Cesare!”
Leo III beamed with satisfaction, clearly pleased by his clever idea.
My Step-brother Is Obsessed With Me (Female-dominant)
A gentle female protagonist vs pitiful in the early stage, and a sick male protagonist in the later stage
Cheng Songer transmigrated into the body of a vicious cannon fodder female supporting character with the same name as her in a female-dominant novel.
In the original story, the cannon fodder female supporting character was inhumane, committing domestic violence, gambling excessively, being lustful, and even wanting to sell her stepbrother to a brothel for money.
As luck would have it, she just happened to transmigrate at this time.
Seeing Cheng Qingzhi biting his lip, enduring the tears in his eyes, looking pitiful, her heart softened.
She stuffed the money back into the Madam’s hand and reached out to him.
“Brother, come home with me.”
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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?
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“Let’s say you wanted to ask me to dance, Your Highness.”
Wah! Isabella is very cunning. Perfect fit for Cesar.
“My sister and I are so close that she herself insisted we match colors—she aske
Wow! Isabella’s impudence knows no bounds. We’ll pretend to believe you this time.
– “Didn’t that older lady make her cry?”
Every time Isabella amazes me with her cunning. Smart at turning the situation to her advantage. ( ◐ o ◑ )
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Ana Eloise Barduco
Ari realmente é incrível. Cada capítulo mostra o quanto ela é inteligente e sempre um passo à frente de todo mundo. Mal posso esperar para ver até onde esse plano dela vai chegar.