Blair confronted the man while hiding her trembling hands instinctively and said,
“You’ve been working on this floor for a long time, so you should know better than anyone how to behave. Teaching a goose that lays golden eggs how to lay eggs is such a foolish act.”
Through the hood of her robe, Blair locked eyes with the man, and in her gaze, there was an indescribable sense of awe that could not be resisted.
It seemed that it wasn’t just the man who felt it; the guild members who had been watching them sensed the peculiar atmosphere and exchanged glances with each other.
They might not know anything else, but seeing a woman come out so boldly, they were convinced that she was a formidable client.
One of the guild members who had exchanged glances went upstairs and, after a while, came back down with another man.
“Did the lady ask for me?”
Blair, who glanced at the man once, spoke.
“No. I want to talk to the master.”
“I am the master of this Libellus.”
“Is this how Libellus rules by deceiving the client like this?”
Blair’s gaze, which spoke like that, was directed at the bartender wiping the cups inside the bar.
The bartender had curly brown hair and kind features with green eyes.
“I’ll make a request to the Guild Master of Libellus.”
The man with round glasses smiled briefly in response to Blair’s words, which had a touch of sarcasm.
“Do you mind if I ask how you knew?”
“When I asked for the master to be called, everyone was looking at you out of the corner of their eye, and you just listened.”
“You have a keen sense.”
The man smiled at Blair and then looked at his subordinates, who had been caught by his ‘corner-of-the-eye’ remark. His subordinates subtly avoided his gaze.
The man put down the glass and left the bar.
“Let’s move to a different place.”
Blair followed the man up to the second floor. The room he led her to was just an ordinary empty room.
When only the two of them were left, the man bowed politely.
“I’ll formally introduce myself, Your Grace. I am Mikhail Kines.”
Blair was taken aback. The man knew her true identity without her even mentioning it. But upon reflection, if the head of the information guild didn’t recognize the face of a princess, it would have been even more embarrassing.
“…The situation earlier, it seems you deliberately tested me.”
Here is the English translation of the Korean paragraph:
“I wanted to confirm the extent of Madam’s earnestness. Those who risk coming to find me will pay a value corresponding to their desperation. I apologize if you were offended.”
“It’s alright. You must have confidence to handle the task at hand.”
Even in the rude attitude of Mikhail, who dared to test Blair, the Princess and Duchess of a whole country, Blair responded calmly.
However, in her soft voice and gaze, there was both tolerance and a dominating attitude that overpowered the other. It was a natural way of dealing with subordinates.
‘Is she originally born as a noble princess?’
Mikhail smiled and replied to her words.
“Libellus will surely repay that trust. Now, would you please tell me the details of your request? The more specific, the better I can assist with Madam’s purpose.”
As the discussion about the request began, a gleam appeared in Blair’s amethyst eyes that had remained calm all along.
“I have three requests to make.”
While mentioning ‘three requests,’ Blair extended three fingers. It was a habit she had when talking with Asiel, but Mikhail, who didn’t know that fact, found her gesture quite charming.
“I entrust three requests to you. It will surely make Libellus even wealthier.”
It was a joke that came from his confidence that he would not fail the entrusted requests.
Blair presented her requests.
“First, find a small villa near the capital of the Clania Kingdom. Also, provide a new identity to live under and abandon this name.”
She didn’t plan to live in one place for long, but it would be difficult to move around with a pregnant body, so she intended to stay in Agenza until Asiel was born.
‘Agenza is the capital of the kingdom, so it should be easy to find a skilled doctor or necessary supplies.’
Hearing Blair’s story, Mikhail was secretly surprised.
The princess was saying she would give up her own name. That meant she would also leave the duchy.
He was curious about the reason, but he didn’t have the authority to be that curious.
“The second is that I need men who will be involved in scandals with me. About four to five of them. Trustworthy people who will uphold secrecy would be good.”
“In that case, it would be best for me to intervene as one of them, to monitor the situation from time to time. Is that acceptable to you?”
“As long as it’s you.”
Blair nodded willingly. If the guild master himself got involved, she could trust them that much more.
Mikhail smiled faintly in response.
“When do you hope for the scandals to break out?”
With just a single sentence, Mikhail immediately grasped her plan. His expertise in conversation made it comfortable for her.
“Let’s aim for half a year.”
“We should prepare as quickly as possible, then. Now, what is the final request?”
Blair took out a note from her pouch. The note had a sentence drawn on it. It was the same sentence that had been engraved on the dagger of the assassin who had killed her before her reincarnation.
“I hope you can find the one who possesses the dagger with this sentence engraved.”
Mikhail carefully examined the sentence drawn on the note and put it in his inner pocket.
“I will do my best to get you the answers you seek as soon as possible.”
After the conversation, Blair descended to the first floor.
The subordinates who had noticed her status for the first time with Mikhail’s attitude towards Blair bowed deeply.
Blair left the guild without acknowledging their farewell. At the same time, the shadow that had been watching her disappeared.
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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