How should I put it? It felt like a rock was indifferent to an insect clinging onto it temporarily.
When I poured tea that I had prepared for him, he drank it without offering any thanks or comments on its taste.
Seeing the cup in his large hand appear like a toy cup was always an intriguing sight.
He looked into the distance and asked,
“What’s in this tea?”
“Oh my, Lord Rond! If someone heard, they would think I’m trying to poison you.”
“If you’re poisoning the tea, then it’s the same in the end, isn’t it?”
“Um… I didn’t expect knights to be fatalistic.”
“Nobody would notice anyway; they’re all busy dying.”
I wanted to make a grave face, but his tone was just too funny.
When I contorted my face holding back laughter, he chuckled with his elbow nudging my arm.
I ended up bursting into laughter.
“I’m sorry, my Lord. I shouldn’t be laughing.”
“I find it funny that you laugh at my jokes, Ms. Roar. A woman who laughs at my jokes is not normal.”
“Neither is a fatalistic knight who’s good at jokes.”
“Hmm. Let’s call it a tie.”
I glanced at his profile and saw the corners of his mouth stretched. I thought this was probably as close to a hearty laugh for him.
“Is the tea effective?”
“Since coming to the capital, I’ve been sleeping well for the first time. My back pain is gradually diminishing. Is it some kind of strange medicine?”
I frantically waved my hands.
“I’ve heard military doctors recklessly mix narcotics. If that’s your concern, don’t worry.”
“Then?”
“It’s a commonly prescribed herb for nerve recovery; I’ve just altered the processing method. It’s been verified by the best experts, so don’t worry.”
The new extraction method for the high concentration of the herb was an idea from Chief Pharmacist Hwynid Royman.
While assisting the chief’s experiments, I selected an herb that would benefit Lord Rond’s symptoms. Of course, I had permission, and I also brought the resulting product.
“I’m someone who’s useless even if bribed.”
“That’s not it.”
When I frowned, he glanced at me. It was better to explain such things thoroughly.
“I am from the Tunbar rural area. Although it’s almost on the opposite side of the Amata tribe’s base, I know well how much the Tunbar Mountains dislike people.”
He sighed heavily, as if burdened by many memories.
“…So they say. That Tunbar dislikes people.”
“Don’t misunderstand, I took up herbs as a hobby when I was young.”
“How about becoming a doctor with that level of interest as a hobby?”
“I already have a job. I’m a maidservant…”
As I sighed, feeling the ground sink beneath me, Duke Rond chuckled.
I bluntly asked,
“Her Highness the Princess has been in her chamber for several days; is there no way to get her out? You have known her longer than I have, Duke.”
“Her Highness must get what she wants. There’s no other way, Lady Roar.”
“What I want from Her Highness is to work as a maidservant. It’s pointless if I step down from the maidservant position just to get her out of the room, Duke Rond.”
He furrowed his brow at my frantic words, then took another sip of tea.
“In the battlefield, we call that a stalemate. Waiting could also be a method.”
“I’m already doing that.”
I answered as such and took a sip of tea.
Just like he said, acting rashly again would put me at risk. I had to wait, whether Her Highness scolded me or accepted me.
The garden was incredibly peaceful. From the chirping of the pretty birds to the rustling wind.
The palace, at a glance, looked like everything was perfectly in order, almost like a part of heaven.
However, feeling comfortable within it seemed to be a difficult task.
I thought it was déjà vu when I saw Ariana approaching us from a distance.
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)”
— Reading Guide —
Cold female lead & dramatic black lotus with hidden yandere traits male lead
