The Empress' Scandalous Paramour (5 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 21
A soft voice came from behind me. Turning my head, I saw Cassandra, the Empress Consort of the Desert Emperor, smiling at me.
There was something I needed to clarify lightly here: Cassandra was not the Empress.
Traditionally, the Emperor of Kwan took countless wives.
Cassandra held the position of First Consort and wielded the greatest power among Kalik’s wives.
Thus, her status could be considered slightly lower than mine.
This was because, in Nix, the Empress stood equal to the Emperor, whereas in Kwan, the First Consort was clearly beneath the Emperor.
Therefore, Cassandra addressed me with honorifics.
“If Her Majesty the Empress of Nix favors His Majesty’s dashi, matters will proceed far more smoothly.”
Cassandra continued with a playful wink, her voice carrying the distinctive cadence of the Desert Kingdom.
‘Dashi… That was certainly an archaic term used exclusively in the Desert Kingdom.’
Literally, it meant “brother.”
Yet within the Desert Kingdom, “dashi” carried the most negative connotation among all terms for “brother,” making a direct translation unable to fully convey its nuance.
‘That’s precisely why she deliberately used a word unique to her own country—’
To subtly reveal her dislike for that pitiful child.
I raised an eyebrow and replied somewhat coldly.
My Step-brother Is Obsessed With Me (Female-dominant)
A gentle female protagonist vs pitiful in the early stage, and a sick male protagonist in the later stage
Cheng Songer transmigrated into the body of a vicious cannon fodder female supporting character with the same name as her in a female-dominant novel.
In the original story, the cannon fodder female supporting character was inhumane, committing domestic violence, gambling excessively, being lustful, and even wanting to sell her stepbrother to a brothel for money.
As luck would have it, she just happened to transmigrate at this time.
Seeing Cheng Qingzhi biting his lip, enduring the tears in his eyes, looking pitiful, her heart softened.
She stuffed the money back into the Madam’s hand and reached out to him.
“Brother, come home with me.”
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She really said “I refuse to be predictable” and picked chaos instead 😭🔥 queen behavior but also… girl needs therapy fr.
POV: you leave for 5 minutes and the whole palace turns into chaos 💀 also why is Meriem already acting like the main lead?? 👀
Empress really said “I see your trap and raise you a public execution of your reputation” 😭🔥 Helene just kept digging her own grave fr.
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Karamel57
Nah this just escalated REAL fast 😭💀 like “stab the one you truly love”?? sisters are actually insane for that… girl can’t catch a break fr.