The Ioventi Royal Chapel was filled with the gentle light of God.
Golden angels engraved on the walls of the chapel seemed to ascend to heaven.
Sitting at the gateway to the divine world, Delia closed her eyes, clasping her hands.
Two weeks ago, after Aaron left for the empire.
Delia started each day by visiting the royal chapel in the morning.
The only thing Ioventi Princess, who had the imperial commander as her prospective husband, hoped for was one thing.
Peace on the continent.
It was an excessively grand and ambitious dream, to the point where it seemed unlikely to come true.
However, it was a dream that must come true to receive Aaron back.
Amid Delia’s desperate dream, a small and precious wish seeped in.
For him to return safely to my embrace.
Delia’s eyelids trembled at the thought of Aaron.
The light touching her long and dense eyelashes scattered like dust.
“Your Highness, it’s time to leave.”
At Agnes’s words, Delia slowly opened her eyes.
Her pure blue eyes, resembling sapphires, sparkled.
“Already?”
“Yes.”
Delia slowly rose from her seat, hands folded.
“We should hurry.”
Delia quickly left the chapel.
With each neat step, the hem of her dress fluttered.
The gently lingering scent followed the swaying hem like a deep trace in the corridor.
“Mother.”
Arriving at the bustling main hall, Delia called the queen with a faint smile.
The king and queen, who were about to leave the palace, stopped and looked at Delia.
“I thought you were busy.”
“Still, I should say hello. I won’t see you for a few days.”
“Yes. But are you really not going this year?”
The queen, stroking her gloved hands, asked worriedly.
“We attended the opening ceremony of the Veroni Festival together every year.”
Veroni Royal University.
Supported by the royal family, it was an advanced educational institution responsible for educating Ioventi’s talents.
Although named the university festival, it was the most prestigious academic conference in the southern region, where scholars from the eastern continent also participated.
The participation of the king and queen, who directly supported the school, in the opening ceremony of such an international event was a natural thing.
It had been a place of good education, so Alfredo and Delia had taken Alfredo and Delia with them every year.
But this year, due to the circumstances where only the couple had to attend, the queen sighed deeply.
“This year, scholars from the empire are attending in celebration of the peace treaty being signed.”
Ioventi was the only country that miraculously survived through the Stulan Peace Treaty.
Although it conceded defense rights, the kingdom quickly found stability internally.
It could maintain the monarchy, and the people of Ioventi regained their everyday lives.
To announce Ioventi’s hard-won peace, this year’s Veroni University Festival was expected to be even more grand.
“President Zeanoti was looking at you with hopes for your attendance. The students are waiting too.”
Delia recalled the festival she attended last year.
It was the opening ceremony that I attended while holding my grandfather’s hand since I was a little kid.
When I was young, as a young princess, I monopolized the cuteness of scholars.
Growing up, as an unmarried princess, I attracted the attention of young scholars.
There was a time when I liked such attention and even followed along, but now, well.
“No, Mother. I’ll just stay in the palace. I also have a meeting scheduled for the afternoon.”
“If you say so, it’s regrettable, but it can’t be helped.”
“I’ll definitely go together next year.”
With the commander.
Delia smiled faintly, hiding the story she really wanted to tell in her heart.
Ioventi without Aaron felt so empty, unimaginably so.
No gaze in the world could surpass the ashy eyes filled with profound desire.
Arrogant and presumptuous, but delightful jokes that made Delia laugh.
A strong yet delicate touch.
Eyes where a fiery heat shimmered through the chilling silver.
When Delia thought of Aaron, a chilly wind swept through her heart as if a cold breeze.
“Please give my regards to the president. And tell him that I’m very sorry.”
“All right. I will do that.”
The queen’s voice couldn’t help but reveal her concern for her daughter, who was leaving alone.
Feeling her worried mother’s expression, Delia brightly smiled and made a joke.
“Mother, you look even more beautiful today. It seems like you’ll be the protagonist of the opening ceremony.”
“That’s how it should be. Without you, the country will have to be the protagonist.”
In response to the queen’s answer, Delia chuckled lightly.
In Delia’s smile, the queen also looked back with a smile.
“It’s time.”
Inserted between the affectionate mother and daughter, the king looked at Delia’s pale cheek.
Since eating poisonous plants and wandering in the wilderness, he hadn’t gained weight no matter what he ate.
Moreover, for the peace treaty between Ioventi and Stuleitz, he had been under considerable stress here and there, so it was understandable that he was tired.
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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