The moment he heard the news through the attendant, he couldn’t contain a sarcastic laugh. It was the first time the emperor had sought him out first. At least within the time he could remember.
Maybe there should be a gap of about a year for him to seek out first like this.
He quickly brushed off the silly thought, for in the actuality to which he had come to find the emperor, nothing he had expected happened.
[The Crown Princess seems to be suffering from insomnia.]So what does he want me to do about it?
He was not a doctor. There was nothing he could do to alleviate the Crown Princess’s insomnia, no matter how she confided in him.
The longer he sat with the Emperor, the more he felt he had wasted his steps.
Even though it was the Emperor’s command, he should have returned to the Crown Prince’s Palace and rested, true to his original character, Liurian.
In the end, he sought Evelia deep into the night, a move that was entirely unplanned.
“Huuh.”
Liurian let out a heavy sigh. The price of a rash decision had been too harsh.
He had come back from the slaughter scene where he couldn’t relax for a second, but still couldn’t let his guard down. Could there be a worse punishment than this?
A long sigh leaked out. It was then that the already stagnant air became even more oppressive.
The sound of the door opening broke the silence that had been still.
Liurian’s gaze was suddenly drawn to the source of the sound.
The figure that appeared through the opened door was Evelia. His thin eyes stared right through her.
Evelia clenched the hem of her dress tightly. She had hurried her steps out of habit, never imagining that Liurian, who had arrived before her, would be there.
Her heart pounded wildly. His gaze was too intense.
Her lower lip trembled spasmodically, and she barely stretched out her stiff legs. Each time, she felt Liurian’s persistent gaze scanning her everywhere.
The tension increased, but she calmly and stubbornly maintained her pace. She was free from his relentless gaze only after sitting down next to him, in her place beside Liurian.
Evelia pretended to be fine and took a deep breath. Her chest swelled, and Liurian’s silhouette blurred in her vision.
The unwanted voice came then.
“You look like you haven’t slept all night.”
Evelia involuntarily shook her shoulder. Even though he had only looked for a moment, it was quite disconcerting that he had precisely noticed her insomnia.
“……It’s not something you need to worry about.”
“I can’t help but worry when your complexion doesn’t seem to be something I should overlook.”
“…….”
“Are you doing this on purpose? To make me into an indifferent husband who can’t even take care of his one and only wife?”
Evelia bit her lower lip tightly. Her eyes, facing forward, violently fluctuated, and strength gathered in both hands, neatly folded on her lap.
His words were too painful. Was he saying that because he really didn’t know?
He had never been indifferent since they were married. She couldn’t deny that she had been disappointed every time, but she had never blamed him.
She had endured silently, hoping that someday he would see her. She did so even knowing that it was a foolish thought. Because she loved him so much.
Why did he like him so much that he didn’t even know why? Her whole heart wanted him so much that it was painful.
So there was no need to hurt her deliberately. Without that effort, just loving him meant she was hurt all the time anyway.
“Even if you’re an indifferent husband, I’ve always sincerely hoped that Your Majesty will always be the shining Emperor of Baltefrope, and my heart hasn’t changed.”
So please don’t misunderstand that much. Her lips seemed to whisper as if by instinct.
“…….”
“…….”
She had thought that a sneer would come back, but surprisingly, no response came from Liurian.
Should she consider that a relief?
Evelia wore a bitter smile.
Her heart ached so much. Why must they always circle around at their worst without taking a single step together?
Her eyes moistened with the rush of sorrow. The doors of the banquet hall, previously closed, opened once again, revealing the Emperor and Empress.
Evelia instinctively stood up and bowed her head.
“I greet Your Majesty the Emperor and Your Majesty the Empress.”
“Yes. I see the Crown Princess was here first today. Enough with the greetings, sit down.”
Above her bowed head, Gardo’s affectionate voice poured down. Liurian, remaining arrogantly seated with his legs crossed, didn’t budge until everyone had taken their seats.
Gardo’s unpleasant gaze was openly directed at Liurian, but he remained unmoved. Because of this, Evelia was on tenterhooks, as if she had committed all the wrong.
Among the four at the table, Ustia was the only one with a bright complexion. She was unable to erase her smile, as if even facing Liurian was thrilling.
“Liurian, finally, I can face you comfortably. Since sending you to the battlefield, I haven’t slept comfortably for a single day.”
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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