Reneb walked out into the dimming night sky and strolled slowly.
Everywhere in the imperial garden, lamps had been set up in honor of the Emperor’s birthday. The colorful lights emitted from the lamps softly illuminated the walkways.
As he walked, Reneb reviewed the conversation he had with Ikar.
‘I had asked Your Majesty before. Whether I had a fiancée.’
At that time, Ikar had replied that he was alone because he hadn’t found a strategically suitable partner yet.
Listening to that, Reneb immediately understood why he proposed to make me the Empress. It meant that he had the background that Ikar wanted.
‘As Your Majesty knows, I am a Paradium person. I have no influence in Bashuker.’
‘Did I say I wanted an Empress with influence in Bashuker?’
At that sentence, Reneb’s eyes widened.
‘It seems you need the House of Count Seiren.’
‘Not just for that reason, but…’
Ikar closed his mouth, lowering his eyelashes. After a moment of thought, he opened his mouth again.
‘I guessed as much, but it seems Your Majesty hasn’t heard anything from Count Seiren.’
‘…?’
‘A long time ago, I advised Count Seiren to seek asylum in Bashuker.’
At that moment, Reneb’s eyes opened wide.
‘When was this?’
Was it when Count Seiren and Patrick chased him to Bashuker?
‘Ah… should I tell this to you, Reneb…’
At the time, Patrick had said something ambiguous, and Count Seiren had quickly cut him off. As if to keep Reneb from knowing.
Although he was slightly curious about what was being discussed, he didn’t force the issue.
‘…!’
While recalling past events after hearing Ikar’s words, Reneb suddenly gasped and covered his mouth.
The reason he was driven to death before his regression! It was collusion with the enemy country.
Reneb had actively interacted with the royal and noble families of other countries. For the Paradium Empire, for his husband Lucius, and for the future Emperor Kael.
He had never done anything against the interests of the Empire.
So, he had thought the charges laid against him were all a plot by Lucius to quickly dethrone him and make Ashika the Empress.
However.
‘Ikar advised the House of Count Seiren to seek asylum.’
For the first time, Reneb began to question the charges of colluding with the enemy country that had been laid against him.
It was not impossible to accuse him of a crime involving his natal family, the House of Count Seiren, even though he had married into the imperial family.
‘Did Ikar also advise Patrick to seek asylum in the past? Did Patrick accept Ikar’s suggestion?’
But now, there was no one to ask and no way to find out.
‘Hoo…’
Reneb sighed heavily, his heart feeling stifled.
Then, someone gently grabbed Reneb’s wrist.
“You look lost.”
It was Ikar.
“Your Majesty?”
“I called you, but you didn’t answer.”
Ikar gestured to the wrist he was holding, implying that he had a reason to hold it without permission.
“Excuse me, Your Majesty.”
He seemed to have been so lost in thought that he hadn’t heard.
“Why are you out alone again?”
Leaning his head against the bench back, Ikar looked up at Reneb and asked.
“I wanted to take a walk. What about you, Your Majesty? Why are you here?”
“I had something to think about.”
“So did I.”
“You’re throwing my words back at me.”
Ikar grinned maliciously. Feeling like he’d been caught, Reneb avoided Ikar’s gaze.
Although he didn’t respond affirmatively, his demeanor had effectively answered yes.
The smile on Ikar’s face deepened.
‘Annoying.’
Reneb glared sharply at Ikar.
The very person who had driven him to ponder, yet was the only one relaxed. How unfair.
“Your stamina seems better than I expected.”
“…?”
I thought I’d be knocked out by now, exhausted from going out today after spending so much time indoors.
As Ikar had said.
Today was a day of more than usual activity, and my body was quite tired.
However, I had so many thoughts that I couldn’t fall asleep easily.
“May I sit for a moment?”
When Reneuve didn’t respond immediately, Ikar gently shook Reneuve’s wrist as if urging her.
“Why are you here, Your Majesty?”
“Just, I have a lot to think about. And you look worried.”
“Someone gave me a big concern.”
“Really? I’m really envious of that person. Your mind must be filled with thoughts of that person.”
The corner of his mouth was slightly lifted, his expression looked quite confident.
But he also looked handsome.
My heart twisted in a moment. Because he was annoying. Because I didn’t dislike this Ikar.
But Reneuve didn’t want to be the Empress again.
In fact, she was not power-oriented by nature.
Before her regression, she had done her best just to fulfill Lucius’s wishes.
She knew the original story, so she had seen some advantages.
Of course, it would be a lie to say that she had never felt a thrill from the power and strength she had.
But if asked to be the Empress again, she would strongly decline.
“What happens if I reject your proposal to become the Empress?”
One of Ikar’s eyebrows slightly raised.
Reneuve’s answer seemed quite unsatisfactory to him.
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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