“Compared to the previous two, quite an ordinary face.”
“That’s true. If he turns around, he seems forgettable… Also, a weak presence.”
“Does he have any talents below?”
Some nobles chuckled at the crude joke. In response to their laughter, the brown-haired man hunched his shoulders even more.
His personality didn’t seem very lively, and he appeared excessively cautious… How did someone like him become a government official?
The substitutes scanned the Queen and the officials behind her with curious expressions.
The Emperor had not arrived yet.
He probably wouldn’t be pleased with this sight.
However, what could be done?
The fact remained that the Empress had been bringing the priestesses to the cabinet meetings.
“What madness is this!”
While most substitutes were thinking that way, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gallahan, arrived at his seat.
Upon seeing the officials standing behind the Queen, he was shocked.
“How dare they! To boldly bring officials to the throne without even having an heir!”
Gallahan’s beard trembled as if it carried his anger.
In reality, he considered the Emperor to be quite foolish.
If he had forcibly taken the Empress as advised, this situation wouldn’t have occurred.
“To bring them proudly like this… Tsk. It’s because the husband can’t properly handle his wife.”
Gallahan shook his head disdainfully.
In his household, such things never happened.
Isn’t a woman supposed to be sensitive and cry at the slightest thing?
A fragile woman must receive protection from a rational man.
Once a rational man took control of the household and gave orders, women just had to follow without thinking too much.
Anyway, thinking wouldn’t be of much use.
“Like they say, if a rooster crows loudly, the country will be ruined.”
Gritting his teeth to avoid making a displeased expression, Gallahan took his seat. While he was doing so, the Empress, with a smiling face, addressed the substitutes.
“Today, I saw documents in the morning, and it seems that a fish called flatfish has been caught quite a lot in the West Sea recently.”
“Yes, that’s correct. It’s a tasty fish, and there has been enough catch to consider exporting.”
In response to the Empress’s comment, Duke Ahillo smoothly replied.
The Empress, patting the back of the official’s hand resting on her shoulder, casually brought up a question.
“By the way, do you all know that the eyes of those fishes are focused on one side?”
What difference does it make where the fish’s eyes are?
When it comes to the table, the fish is served after being cleaned.
So, the Empress’s words were not to be taken literally.
“People’s eyes aren’t like that just because they eat a lot of fish….”
Suddenly, the Empress turned her gaze sharply toward Gallahan.
In her eyes, like a predatory beast leisurely stalking its prey, there was a calm yet intimidating gaze. Gallahan uncomfortably jerked his buttocks.
“Just in case, it might be better to reduce the fish dishes from now on.”
When did the Empress become so authoritative?
Gallahan, whose words were blocked, could only bow his head to the smiling Empress.
“…Yes, Your Majesty.”
To be scolded like this just for meeting her eyes once.
His insides were boiling.
However, if he said anything more here, he would be the only one at a disadvantage.
As the tension deepened, Emperor appeared just in time.
“Your Majesty.”
Everyone except the Empress stood up and bowed.
However, the Empress remained seated, propping her chin on her elbow on the table, casually staring at the Emperor.
“You’re late, Emperor.”
Emperor?
Emperor???
For a moment, the atmosphere in the meeting room froze.
Gallahan, too, was so angry that he couldn’t breathe.
Although the Emperor was indeed the parent of the nation, when referring to the Empress, it should be just “Empress.” But the Empress, while a mother to the people, was still beneath the Emperor.
Even if the positions of the Emperor and Empress were considered equal, the Emperor must always be addressed as “Your Majesty.”
How dare she call him Emperor!
Amid this shocking situation, everyone looked only at the Emperor, fearing his reaction.
“Let’s start the cabinet meeting.”
However, what was happening?
The Emperor didn’t say anything to the Empress. He didn’t even acknowledge bringing the officials.
Gallahan’s chest pounded.
“Indeed, the Empress must be removed. What reason is there for her to be in that position if she doesn’t have an heir?”
Foreign Minister Gallahan considered himself a loyal subject who genuinely cared about this country.
If only the substitutes had been as loyal as him, the Empress wouldn’t have behaved so recklessly.
“If the Empress is gone, naturally, a new Empress will be chosen.”
Then… then, at that time!
He could nominate his daughter as the Empress.
Gallahan had yet to send his daughter off to marriage because of his great ambition.
My Arch-enemy Sealed My Memory and Said That He is My Husband
This is an incredibly captivating story that you absolutely shouldn’t miss! I’ll give a brief introduction here, and below you’ll find a detailed synopsis of the plot.
The female lead is a fierce and powerful demon king. The male lead is a once-in-a-millennium celestial lord, admired by the entire cultivation world.
They are equally matched, legendary rivals who have battled for centuries.
In the final duel, the female lead is gravely injured. The male lead saves her, seals her memories, and hides her true identity. He tells her that he is her fiancé. His entire life has been flawless—except for the one thing he never expected, never controlled, and never wanted to control: falling for his greatest enemy. She is his inner demon, his obsession.
When the female lead regains her memories, she is furious at his deception.
She makes his life a living hell.
And somehow, the male lead—possibly a total masochist—doesn’t mind at all. In fact, he’s happy she’s paying attention to him.
Yep, we’re back to my favorite trope: male lead suffering. If you love this kind of story, jump into the pit with me now!!!
Intro
Dong Xia lost her memory.
Her handsome and extremely powerful fiancé Li Qing comforted her: “It’s okay if you can’t remember. I’ll always be with you.”
Everyone thought Dong Xia’s ancestors must have burned incense to get such a perfect fiancé. He was the number one person in the immortal realm, yet he remained chaste and only loved her.
…
The day before marrying her fiancé, Dong Xia finally remembered everything.
She wasn’t suffering from memory loss at all.
Her arch-enemy had made her fake her death, destroyed her cultivation, replaced her memories, and pretended to be her deeply in love fiancé.
No wonder he said, “It’s okay if you can’t remember”!
Dong Xia laughed coldly as she pulled out her long knife: Li Qing, prepare to die 🙂
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Li Qing, as the supreme being of the immortal realm, was the people’s shining beacon.
The only unknown stain in his life was his affection for Dong Xia, the ruler of the demon realm.
In the final battle of the war between immortals and demons, the sky collapsed and the earth shattered. The ruler of the demon realm was finally slain under the sword of the supreme being of the immortal realm, and everyone in the immortal realm applauded.
The cultivation world lost a ruler of the demon realm.
And in the back mountain of Li Qing’s cave dwelling, he secretly hid away a fiancée.
Notes:
1. The female lead is white on the outside, black on the inside, and the queen of flattery; the male lead repeatedly tests the edge of darkness, a VIP guest at the crematorium.
2. Fantasy cultivation world setting.
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