The Empress' Beast Selection (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 17

“Pillow-talk petition.”

The magical wish a consort whispers to her lover in exchange for spending a long night together.

A male, having eaten his fill and grown thoroughly relaxed, would readily grant his female companion whatever she desired.

“That’s how she must have obtained the palace.”

Though no one admitted it openly, everyone thought exactly that.

In a short time, what Titié had secured from the Emperor was not just the palace.

The famed camellia garden and maple forest of the Imperial Capital were designated as temporary territories of Repeto Palace, where Titié resided.

It was as good as granting part of the Imperial Capital to a consort.

Moreover, Titié was officially recognized as an honored guest, and it was announced that an annual budget would be allocated to Repeto Palace for the year.

If this wasn’t a pillow-talk petition, then what was it?

While everyone carefully watched the Emperor’s reactions and kept silent, openly treating her as a consort inevitably became an amusing topic of gossip.

Now that the Emperor had stepped away, nobles who had previously stifled their laughter began treating Titié more and more brazenly.

It was clear evidence that Titié had yet to tilt the balance of power in her favor.

Titié was swiftly reduced to a laughingstock.

Only now did the Count fully grasp Groar’s meaning, and he raged furiously before him.

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