Most of the palace events were unnecessary displays. Especially, the former emperor’s interest in extravagance and entertainment led to numerous events, with all kinds of festivals hosted at the palace for the nobility.
Now might be a good time to get rid of everything except what’s necessary.
However, at that moment, Aesha cautiously said, “During the upcoming Flower Arrangement Festival, I plan to gather nobles to assist the imperial family. What do you think?”
Karaf, who had just entertained the idea of eliminating events, as if tossing that thought aside, focused again on the documents, seriously considering Aesha’s suggestion.
The Flower Arrangement Festival was a ritual where flowers gathered to protect the empire from various natural disasters such as floods, droughts, landslides, and more.
In fact, it wasn’t a bad event to showcase the authority of the commoner butterfly most prominently.
If the ‘Opening Ceremony’ was the grandest event showcasing the emperor, the ‘Flower Arrangement Festival’ literally held the unique authority of the butterfly to attract the desired people among the nobles to their side.
The reason butterflies mainly emerged from commoners was said to embody the god’s will to restrain the power of the nobility and maintain balance.
Even though Aesha received ridicule from the nobles during the previous Flower Arrangement Festival and no one dared to approach her closely, this time was different.
“I heard that the Flower Festival also went awry due to an incident during the Opening Ceremony. How about hosting the ‘Lantern Festival’ at the monastery during this troubled time?”
“Lantern Festival?”
“Yes. It might be good to conduct a ceremony offering prayers to the gods, unifying the hearts of the imperial citizens during these troubled times.”
Aesha’s clear opinion made Karaf nod admiringly.
Certainly, the citizens of the empire eagerly awaited any kind of festival.
During these gloomy and desperate times, they needed outlets for stress and sources of hope.
Aesha smiled faintly and said, “Like flowers thrive better with proper pruning, it might be good to trim wilting petals quickly, making them look better, and also preventing them from moving to other flower stems.”
Aesha remembered when Nia Delphinium visited her.
Now might be a good time to assess the tendencies of Karaf’s surrounding influences as a butterfly, attract necessary influences, and prune away the influences to be rejected.
This was something she would never have considered in her timid past, but now, so much had truly changed.
Aesha wanted to fill the once lonely surroundings of Karaf with good people.
Now was the time to arrange flowers in the jungle-like palace.
Karaf looked at Aesha with a somewhat nostalgic gaze.
In the past, he always handled such matters alone, struggling with his thoughts, but now, with Bannetsa by his side, he truly felt secure.
He regretted not consulting her earlier.
Aesha returned to her room and checked the tasks she had to perform at the festival.
“There’s a ritual at the monastery where we offer a dance to the gods first.”
Since she was confident in her dancing skills, this wasn’t a significant concern.
Whether from practicing all night for this day in her past life or for some other reason, her body still remembered it well.
Just as she captivated Karaf’s heart with a dance last time, it might be good to surprise the nobles with a dance that would astonish them and express her affections.
Upon hearing the news, Ella, who was meticulously measuring Aesha’s body size, immediately began the dressmaking process.
This time, the servants gathered in the dressing room with excited hearts, wondering what kind of dress Aesha would reveal.
Aesha looked at them with a slightly embarrassed expression, her face full of memories, as if every time she wore a dress, they looked at her with fanatical eyes.
Aesha asked Ella, “Does the dance start when the sun sets?”
“Yes, Bannet-sama.”
Aesha, after careful consideration, seemed to have a good idea and whispered with a smile into Ella’s ear.
Ella’s eyes widened, and she exclaimed, “Bannet-sama truly has a genius sense of vision!”
“What is it? Please let us know too!”
Due to Ella’s strong reaction, including Sonya, the servants crowded around.
Aesha smiled mysteriously and said, “Then, I’ll leave it to you.”
“Leave it to us.”
With a very determined face, Ella greeted them and quickly left the room.
Jakkal was performing in the gorge until late evening.
He repeated diving into the water several times, and now he was meditating while standing under the waterfall.
With his shirt off, hair undone, eyes closed, a strong stream of water fell onto his head.
His body, drenched in cold water, seemed tense as if the muscles were taut, and his tanned skin looked like a dynamic and vibrant sculpture bathed in water.
Sosa, to give him space while he meditated, descended to the village for a moment to gather information.
After a while, amidst the union with the water, he suddenly heard someone’s voice.
[…Where are you?]It was a clear voice like that of a boy reaching adolescence.
Jakkal narrowed his eyebrows and, as if telepathically communicating with Sosa, spoke to the unidentified voice.
[Who are you?]However, the voice, like an echo from afar, mumbled for a moment and was heard no more.
Jakkal opened his eyes.
No matter how much he thought, the voice just now unmistakably belonged to the water spirit.
Was it searching for him?
Jakkal stood up and looked down into the waterfall.
“Are you there…”
He didn’t know when Sosa would return, but if he didn’t go find the spirit now, he felt like he might lose it forever.
“Wait. I’ll wake you up.”
Jakkal tied himself with chains, took a deep breath, and, jumping into the water, submerged himself.
As he sank to the bottom, he closed his eyes again and sent telepathy once more.
[Show yourself.]At that moment, in Aesha’s room, a very faint vibration occurred.
The dagger she brought with her when she first came to the palace was shaking alone in the luggage box.
The sapphire eye of the horse-shaped hilt, decorated with relief carvings, suddenly flashed an unusual blue light.
Simultaneously, Jakkal, who was in the gorge, struggled violently in the water, feeling as if his breath was cut off.
Meanwhile, Sosa, who returned after going down to the village, shouted in bewilderment when she couldn’t find him.
“Captain! Where are you!”
Sniffing and hopping around, he finally discovered Jakkal submerged in the water, contorting his body in pain, and screamed.
“Captain…!”
When the male lead is punished by carrying the female lead’s child and having periods like a woman
“I’ve given birth to two children for you, yet you still think about him.
Was I nothing but his substitute to you from beginning to end?”
Synopsis:
Meng Huan, a scumbag who has dated countless girlfriends, transmigrates to a female-dominated country.
Day 1: Whether it’s female dominance or not doesn’t matter. The beauties here are passionate and amorous. Isn’t it easier to date them than in modern times?
Day 2: After a night, Meng Huan discovers the differences in the female-dominated world. Men here actually have chastity locks and menstrual cycles. This hinders his ability to perform, damn it!
Day 3: What’s wrong with sleeping around? I don’t want you to marry me. I’m meant to be a playboy. I don’t care about male virtues… What? You want to drown me in a pig cage? Marry, I’ll marry!
Day N: Meng Huan inexplicably vomits and receives the shocking news of his life… He’s pregnant.
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