The Duke's Flower is Precarious (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 55
It was the same sensation as when she’d once woken up after nearly drowning in seawater. Aidel slowly regained consciousness, her head pounding as if it might split open and her stomach churning with nausea.
Just before she collapsed from inhaling the anesthetic, the faint voice of the man who had kidnapped her began to reach her ears. As her mind grew clearer, so too did his voice sharpen.
“We must leave the capital quickly. The Grand Duke has likely already started searching.”
Though Aidel had awakened, she deliberately kept her eyes shut, focusing entirely on the man’s voice. She needed to grasp as much as possible about her current situation.
“If the Grand Duchess’s disappearance is officially confirmed, checkpoints in every city will be tightened.”
The person speaking with the kidnapper had a low, gender-neutral voice that was hard to distinguish as male or female. It carried a trace of nervousness.
“That’s exactly why we’re heading to Maris. The darkest place is right under the lamp. The Grand Duke would never even imagine that his missing Grand Duchess could possibly be within his own duchy.”
Behind her closed eyelids, Aidel’s eyes trembled. The destination the kidnapper mentioned was the port city within the Grand Duchy—the very place she had visited during her honeymoon.
As the kidnapper had said, even if a full-scale search for her began, inspections within the Grand Duchy would likely remain comparatively lax.
Judging by the sound of hoofbeats rolling over the ground and the swaying vibrations, she seemed to be inside a carriage bound for Maris.
“We can’t take the train, so we’ll probably arrive the day after tomorrow. Once we reach Maris, we’ll immediately board a ship waiting at the harbor. Traveling by sea is free from inspections, after all.”
The kidnapper’s reason for going to Maris was to board a ship via the harbor. Thinking of that beautiful port city from her honeymoon, Aidel’s chest tightened with sorrow.
“Where do you plan to go by ship?”
“To someone you know well. We’ll sail straight to Marquis Chale’s territory and meet with Marquis Chale himself.”
Marquis Chale…! That nightmare of a name surfaced once again. Hearing it so suddenly made Aidel’s shut eyelashes flutter uncontrollably.
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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Can’t wait for second prince to die . How dare he touch grand Duchess with his filthy hand.
I hope Kareon kills first prince . But maybe that’s not going to happen because of diplomatic relations between kingdoms. If at that moment aidel would have remained unconscious ,second prince definitely would have died .It’s unfortunate , that bastard should have died on spot.
I am blushing even though I don’t know what withdrawal symptoms is.