Bam!
“What in the world is going on!”
The emperor’s office.
“I know that a woman from the Serviat family is conducting live experiments in Chicago! Moreover, that damn Grand Duke, despite having immunity to poison, shamelessly pretends to collapse, ridiculing my uncle.”
Duke Fleche and Cedric were bowing before the emperor.
“It’s clear that someone knew about our plans in advance! So, they must have acted like that.”
As the emperor’s rage erupted, Duke Fleche looked at Cedric by his side.
“It seems that information leaked from the Wentz Marquisate. Rose, that girl, must have extracted information from Eric.”
Duke Fleche expressed his opinion without hesitation.
Instead of embracing his subordinates, the intention to cut off tails was apparent.
Cedric, clenching his fists and grinding his lower lip, repeated the gesture of clenching and releasing.
“Cedric, lift your head.”
The emperor’s voice, suppressed by anger, resonated throughout the room.
Cedric, with his veins pulsating on his neck, slowly raised his head.
‘Rose, how dare she!’
His blood surged backward.
A suspicion that Cedric had deliberately ignored welled up in his heart.
Rose de Serviat had strategically approached the Wentz Marquisate.
It was a reasonable assumption.
Since Rose had suddenly changed her attitude and attached herself to Duke Artem Grand, who had been acting foolish until now.
It was clear that she had planned to marry his son to extract information.
‘Dare she… use my son!?’
Thinking that Eric, whom he had raised so dearly, had been used by the wicked Rose, anger swelled within Cedric.
Not only that, but Rose was also attempting to destroy the reputation Cedric had built up for the Wentz Marquisate in an instant.
‘Damn it…! She was indeed a woman who resembled her mother so much!’
Rose, who he had thought was foolish, did not realize that she had hit him in the back of the head so easily, and his resentment did not easily subside.
Feeling shameful emotions as if he had been played by Rose without knowing anything overwhelmed him.
However, in front of the emperor, he could not reveal such flaws.
Because lamenting would only be a poison to himself.
Cedric stared at the emperor with firm eyes.
“It’s absurd that secrets leaked from the Wentz Marquisate. This is an unreasonable situation.”
He raised his voice as if expressing his injustice.
“I am the one who controlled this matter, not Eric. Eric knows nothing about the live experiments happening in Chicago. So, how could information leak through Eric?”
“If it’s not the Wentz Marquisate, how could she know all that! Not only does she know about making poison using cyclamen flowers, but she also knows the slang term ‘The Glory of Chicago.’ Someone must have leaked information!”
“I share the same thoughts as Your Majesty. Our family has no contact whatsoever with the Serviat family. We must consider that it leaked from the Wentz Marquisate.”
Duke Fleche incited the emperor and praised his words. In his gaze directed at Cedric, there was no hint of camaraderie.
Cedric felt heat rising due to the duke’s attitude.
‘I’ve served under you for decades…!’
If Duke Fleche were a decent person, he should have embraced Cedric, who had done dirty work for him, but he didn’t. Instead, he took the lead in pushing Cedric away.
Feeling betrayal for a moment, Cedric forcibly suppressed the boiling anger.
For now, it was more important to soothe the emperor’s feelings than to confront Duke Fleche.
“Your Majesty, please calm down. The truth has not been revealed yet, has it? We will investigate whether she truly knows about live experiments. And, if there is any suspicion, rest assured, I will handle it. Please don’t worry too much.”
“Yeah, shouldn’t you have been more careful to prevent information leakage, Cedric? What’s the use of killing after knowing everything?”
“It’s not certain yet, so don’t be too assertive, Duke Fleche. Perhaps His Majesty has different thoughts. I wonder if he hopes that our affairs will come to light.”
“What do you mean?”
“I’m asking if Your Excellency has different thoughts. If this is an opportunity for Your Majesty to conspire against us, to seize the throne, isn’t that the case?”
Cedric, uttering words with thorns, spoke to the emperor.
“I’m truly unjust, Your Majesty! You know better than anyone what kind of person I am! I have been more than willing to serve at Your Majesty’s beck and call. It was not Duke Fleche, but I! Please, think rationally.”
Thump!
Upon Cedric’s words, Duke Fleche slammed the desk with his fist and stood up.
“How dare you! What are you babbling about in front of His Majesty!”
Duke Fleche, his face flushed, exhaled rough breaths.
The emperor, having heard Cedric’s words, seemed lost in thought, silently staring at Duke Fleche.
‘Duke Fleche… He’s like a deceitful bat.’
Duke Fleche was a loyal servant of the late emperor.
A faithful follower whom the late emperor trusted and valued more than anyone. Such a person willingly betrayed his lord and chose the current emperor.
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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