Of course, that doesn’t mean Enrique and I lived together.
I wanted to, but every time I showed interest, Enrique would give his characteristic shy smile and say, “Please wait a little longer.”
In my foolishness, I thought, being human, it must be difficult for him to cohabit before marriage, so I understood and waited.
‘Well… he must have been with me during the day and with her at night.’
I felt bitter.
Snickering, I twisted my hair, recalling the woman’s name.
‘Helene.’
I don’t know her last name, but with such distinct pink eyes and hair, she must be famous in social circles. It’s not a common color.
‘I want to turn everything upside down right away, but I don’t have the strength or energy for that.’
I need to be at least strong enough to walk without fainting before I can think about revenge.
I sighed deeply and closed the diary.
‘I need to go out to wash away this stifling feeling.’
Don’t misunderstand. Given my current physical state, ‘going out’ means leaving the bedroom.
I’ve been living each day like I’m walking on thin ice.
Just yesterday, I struggled with a fever for no apparent reason.
“Charlotte, I want to go to the royal library. Can you take me?”
“Oh! If Your Highness wants a book, I can bring it to you…!”
“No, I want to choose it myself.”
“Well… then, let’s wrap up warmly before going. It’s very cold in the library since we can’t light a fire.”
Charlotte, the daughter of the Everett family, like Mrs. Bertolt, came with me from the Achillean Duchy. She’s quick and doesn’t talk unnecessarily, so I’ve been spending more time with her lately.
I casually asked Charlotte, who was fussing over scarves and gloves, “Did I go to the library often?”
“Um… honestly, no. Your Highness didn’t really like books.”
“What did I usually do?”
“Usually, Your Highness was ill… On good days, you took walks. On better days, you had meals with His Majesty the Emperor!”
In short, I was a serious patient who didn’t do anything.
‘You really had it tough, Leonarda.’
Born with everything but without health, reaching the highest position in the empire but not happy.
Since I’ve ended up in this body, I should change my surroundings to my liking and avenge Leonarda.
That’s what I thought until now.
“My, my, are my eyes deceiving me? Why am I seeing things?”
The librarian, who had never seen me in the royal library, outright denied the reality of my presence. He was in the middle of oiling his splendid white beard, which made him even more inclined to dismiss my visit as a hallucination.
“Carry on with your work. Your beard looks great.”
I waved my hand to indicate that the librarian didn’t need to follow me. A few seconds later, he jumped up as if stung, which honestly made me worry about his joints.
“Ahem, ahem, it really is Your Highness the Empress! Do… do you need a particular book?”
“The Royal Court Registry.”
“Right away.”
The kind-faced librarian, quite old for a human, seemed not entirely clueless. He was curious about why I wanted the registry but didn’t dare to voice it.
‘Enrique. Enrique….’
About a minute later, with the desired book in hand, I eagerly searched for the name.
My fourth sister, a great sorceress among humans about 200 years ago, once told me about the Royal Court Registry. It’s a book that records the genealogy of the empire from the first emperor, created by the Mages’ Tower on commission from the Nyx Empire.
If there’s even a trace of the first emperor’s blood, a lineage spell ensures that the individual’s existence is recorded in this book immediately upon birth.
Of course, death is also recorded.
However, there’s a loophole: the imperial bloodline and ‘married partners’ must be manually entered by a record keeper.
I quickly scanned for the name ‘Leonarda’ and then searched for the name I wanted.
‘The current emperor’s name is Yert Lu Nyx… Is there an Enrique among his brothers?’
There were no living brothers.
I meticulously searched through the deceased and soon after, I frowned.
‘He’s not here? Is this the wrong country?’
Having checked up to the last recorded entry, I went back carefully from the end to the beginning, looking for the name ‘Enrique.’
But my eyes weren’t mistaken.
‘Two possibilities then.’
First, he’s not from the Nyx Empire, and second, even the name he gave me was a lie.
If it’s the latter, it’s not just upsetting; it feels like something inside me is crumbling…
“You there. What’s your name?”
“Hoho, my name is Charles.”
“Right, Charles. Is there a book with the names of royalty from other countries?”
I asked calmly.
There’s no need to get hurt over assumptions.
“Regrettably, I am not aware of any such book.”
If the librarian, nearly seventy, doesn’t know, it means it really doesn’t exist.
‘Do I need to inquire separately with the diplomatic staff?’
Having a book with the names of foreign royalty would be unusual, after all.
Satisfied, I made my next request.
“Bring me a world map, please.”
“A world map… Ah, is it for the upcoming summit between heads of state?”
Male lead first thought she played hard to get, only to realize she
really disliked him
Short intro:
What she can’t stand the most is the streets full of effeminate men, especially that so-called top beauty whom she avoids at all costs.
Shen Yaoxing looks at Jiang Mingyue, who keeps approaching her with coy shyness.
Shen Yaoxing: Bro, don’t be like this, I’m really about to throw up!
She fears nothing in heaven or earth, except for him getting close to her.
*
At first he thought she was just using the trick of feigning indifference to attract his attention. Later, he learned that she truly despised him.
This dealt a heavy blow to Jiang Mingyue, and he vowed to make her, like everyone else, fall at his feet in worship!
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Synopsis:
Before transmigrating, Shen Yaoxing only wanted to find a reliable man to spend her life with. Who knew that after transmigrating, she would become a reliable woman herself…
A forced misandrist, highly skilled, and reliable female lead
vs.
An initially aloof and arrogant, later morbid, obsessed male lead
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