The corridor leading to the queen’s chamber was bathed in bright beams of light.
The goddesses painted on the walls gazed upon those passing through the corridor with compassionate expressions.
The subtle fragrance emitted by the flowers in the vases placed throughout filled the corridor.
The path to the queen exuded a cozy and gentle atmosphere.
Yet, two figures incongruent with the beautiful corridor were hidden in the darkness.
“No, how can I do this and report it to her?”
Dyke anxiously looked around while hiding his body in the shadow cast by the large pillar in the corridor.
He gazed at the bright rays in the corridor with a dismal feeling.
He simply couldn’t muster the courage to step into that light.
“Colonel, I can’t do this.”
“Don’t worry. Just do it as you practiced so far.”
“How can that possibly work?”
Colin comforted Dyke, who seemed tense, by patting his shoulder.
“I did it that way and married my wife.”
“That’s because Lady Dresster was generous, wasn’t she?”
“No, if you do it like this, everyone falls for it.”
Colin looked at Dyke with a pitiful expression.
How could he struggle with such an easy task?
Seduce the queen’s maids, gain their favor, spy on the queen’s schedule and movements through the maids, and seize the opportunity to separate the queen and the princess.
Then, whenever possible, secretly take the baby fawn princess without the knowledge of Queen Mother Doe.
“It’s simpler than going to the battlefield.”
“Well, if it’s that easy, why don’t you do it, Advisor?”
“If I do it, I’ll succeed at once, but… I’m already married. I can’t betray my beloved wife.”
“But, Advisor…”
Eventually, Colin, tired of soothing Dyke, issued a threatening ultimatum.
“Well, this is an order from the commander. If you don’t do it, I’ll report it as disobedience to military law.”
As there was no sign of backing down, Dyke looked at the corridor with a despairing expression.
The light was now so terrifying.
“Do it as I taught you.”
Colin arranged Dyke’s uniform and emphasized sternly.
“And don’t forget to focus your gaze. Look at her as if you’re about to devour her, like the commander.”
Dyke’s eyes, which seemed ready to burst at the slightest touch, swelled up like balloons.
“But, Advisor Colin, how can I…”
As Dyke opened his mouth, the sound of a door opening suddenly echoed in the corridor.
Someone was coming out of the queen’s reception room.
“Oh my.”
“Ah!”
At the realization that the moment he desperately wanted to avoid was approaching, Dyke shut his mouth.
The tapping sound of footsteps echoed through the bright light.
‘I can’t do this. It won’t work.’
As Dyke vigorously shook his head, Colin’s strong force pushed him into the light.
“Goodness.”
“Ah!”
The sudden appearance of Imperial soldiers created a small disturbance in the corridor.
A maid who had been bustling somewhere screamed, and Dyke, pushed involuntarily, let out a scream.
“Oh. Haha.”
Dumbfounded, Dyke quickly regained the balance of his swaying body and lowered his head.
Dyke’s ears turned red as he awkwardly laughed.
The bouquet of flowers in his hand trembled like his heart.
He thought it wouldn’t have been this difficult if it were an order to kill ten enemy soldiers.
The mission assigned to him seemed nearly impossible.
“What’s going on?”
The maid, who had been moving hastily, blocked Dyke’s way and looked at him.
The bouquet stuck between them, caught in the awkwardness, emitted a faint fragrance as it shook.
In response to the sharp question from the maid, who was waiting for an answer, Dyke, who stood silently, felt the pressure.
“I asked what’s happening here.”
The maid’s clear voice, urging for an answer, echoed through the corridor.
Dyke clenched the bouquet with such force that his veins seemed ready to burst.
Dyke, who had learned that one must remain calm in any situation to survive, calmly reviewed what Colin had taught him in his mind.
He was told that even a man should beautify himself by sprinkling powder on his face.
“I am Dyke Leberini, serving as the aide to the Imperial Army’s Supreme Commander.”
And he was told to give gifts.
Although the scent emitted by the powder tickled his nose, Dyke endured it and extended the bouquet.
“Please accept it.”
He still couldn’t lift his head and continued to gaze only at the floor.
Even though he offered the flowers, the corridor remained eerily silent.
Huh? Why isn’t she accepting it?
Ah, right. She said not to just give it.
She also said that he should compliment her on her beauty.
Struggling to open his uncooperative mouth, Dyke recited the words Colin had trained him to say.
“I prepared this for you, my beautiful lady.”
And he told her to look at him as if he were about to devour her, like the commander.
Dyke opened his eyes forcefully enough to create double eyelids that weren’t there before.
“Resembling you.”
As Dyke raised his head to face the maid, all of Colin’s teachings evaporated instantly.
“Ah.”
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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