Sister, I'm the Queen This Life (330 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 93
Inside the carriage heading southward to Taranto, ten days of relentless swaying from side to side was, objectively speaking, an extremely grueling journey—but Maleta savored every single moment of it.
Here, with neither the domineering Lady Lucrezia nor the judgmental Miss Ariadne around, Maleta was a little queen.
She gathered all the trinkets her young master had bought her and adorned herself lavishly with them. Beneath them, she wore the provocative negligee she’d never dared to put on at the Cardinal’s residence for fear of prying eyes. Over it, she draped only a single layer of fur.
Each time Maleta pulled out a new negligee to wear, Ippolito would immediately rip it off and shove it to the carriage floor. After all, it was clothing she couldn’t possibly wear once they reached San Carlo. Maleta changed her negligees and robes two or three times a day.
Even after all that, they still had spare time—time they spent drinking alcohol starting from broad daylight, and whenever their hangovers grew severe, they drank chilled water. It was lime-infused water imported from Acireto.
It was utterly luxurious. Aside from being slightly cramped, constantly jostling, and rather unhygienic, this carriage was practically heaven for the decadent.
Ippolito, thoroughly intoxicated by his mood, rambled freely.
“Maleta, do you know just how beautiful the city of Taranto is?”
Taranto was a coastal city on the White Middle Sea, famed for its mild weather even in the dead of winter. Warm air, saturated with sea salt, filled its streets lined with ochre brick buildings—the finest, most beautiful port city the Kingdom of Etruria could boast.
“This magnificent harbor, the kingdom it governs, and the entire Taranto region—all of it belongs to ‘Bianca of Taranto,’ the only child of the late Duke of Taranto.”
“Oh! I’ve heard stories about Bianca of Taranto myself. They say she’s the most sought-after bride not just in the Kingdom of Etruria, but in the entire Central Continent!”
Bianca of Taranto was the sole daughter and only child of the Duke of Taranto; both her parents had already passed away. Leo III served as her official guardian, while her vassals handled the day-to-day governance of Taranto.
Any man who married her would inherit everything she owned. Among her inheritance was the city of Taranto itself—the Kingdom of Etruria’s second-greatest port and a central hub for all manner of trade and logistics.
Behind the city lay the fertile Taranto domain, covering most of southwestern Etruria. Naturally included in Bianca’s inheritance were the rights to govern the entire Taranto territory, collect taxes, and raise private troops.
But that wasn’t all. Through her maternal lineage, she was a descendant of Stefano I, the great-great-grandfather of the current Etruscan royal line, making her Leo III’s fifth cousin. In other words, Bianca stood directly after Prince Alfonso in the line of succession to the throne.
An Indifferent Woman is the One Men Desire the Most
One-line summary: The female lead is actually cold-hearted and extremely rational. She has stage-by-stage relationships and won’t two-time, but there will always be someone who secretly likes her.
This novel has the following triggers, so if you’re sensitive to these, please don’t read:
1. The female lead has had many relationships, but she treated each one seriously and broke up properly.
It’s just that the men unilaterally pestered her incessantly. For the female lead, when she doesn’t like someone anymore, she simply doesn’t like them.
(This applies to her relationships with Male Lead 1, 2, 3, and 4 as well, but she’s loyal in each 1-on-1 relationship!)
2. In this novel, Male Lead 2 and the female lead kiss in a car, and Male Lead 1 sees it and beats up Male Lead 2.
The female lead calls the police and sends both Male Lead 1 and 2 to the police station! Male Lead 1 begs the female lead not to break up with him.
3. Male Lead 1 has a gentle appearance but an obsessive personality.
Male Lead 2 has a delicate and soft appearance, slightly green tea-like (two-faced).
Male Lead 3 is a youthful college student and a smart person who has secretly liked the female lead for a long time.
Male Lead 4 is the female lead’s father’s special assistant, a business elite with deep, hidden thoughts.
4. At the beginning of this novel, the female lead has already broken up with Male Lead 1 (Chapter 4) and gotten back together with Male Lead 2 (ex-boyfriend).
5. Enter with caution if you have triggers!!!
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?