“Over there. Darling, could you let go? People are watching.”

She thought it necessary to protest at least once.

As I acted shy, Kashar smiled gently.

“There’s no need to be embarrassed. We are lovers.”

This submale. He was more cunning than what I’d seen in books.

Nonchalantly ignoring the audience, he handed me the documents he had been holding.

“Here, take it.”

I tore open the envelope as if under a spell and checked its contents.

Stamped on the royal official document were Kashar’s emblem and the seal of approval from Emperor Dios.

It was the guardianship certificate I had been waiting for.

‘I really got it.’

Guardianship required the emperor’s consent.

To me, the emperor’s decision had been as unpredictable as a variable, so I hadn’t relaxed until now.

‘It’s done now.’

The twins now had a duke as their guardian.

‘Goodbye, tethered crown prince.’

If you don’t want to be beaten by a mad dog, you’ll have to treat the twins well.

‘The whole treatment level will change.’

Relief filled her line by line.

Seeing me at ease, Kashar asked,

“Aren’t you embarrassed now?”

He was still holding me.

‘There must be give and take.’

With my heart set, I smiled broadly.

“Yes, darling!”

What did my embarrassment matter? If the children were fine, that was okay.

The arm around my waist was still hot, but it seemed okay, thinking of enjoying this moment.

‘It’s just an act anyway.’

When would I ever date a duke?

It was easier and more comfortable to think of it as a dream.

When I smiled brightly, Kashar smiled back.

Now, I felt like I knew his intentions.

‘He wanted me to act naturally!’

There were spectators in front of us. And they were perfect for spreading rumors.

I decided to use the maids.

“Thank you so much. It must have been hard to grant this request.”

I looked up at him with a touched face.

The maids’ squeals intensified.

“Oh my, what did he grant?”

“Could it be, a proposal?!”

Ladies, don’t pretend to whisper. I can hear everything.

Kashar didn’t stop the maids’ chatter.

Rather,

‘He seems to be enjoying it a little.’

His eyes were lazily curved.

Seeing his happy face, I felt I was right.

“Kashar, without you, what would I have done?”

I leaned my cheek pitifully against his chest, and exclamations burst from the maids’ mouths. As they made a fuss, I felt proud.

‘I’m doing well.’

I inadvertently touched his chest, and a firm muscle flinched.

I glanced up at my employer.

But his expression…

‘Oops, did I go too far?’

His smiling mouth had hardened.

I thought I had made a mistake and was about to pull away.

“Yip!”

A strong arm embraced me tightly.

His face drew near, as close as when we nearly kissed.

“I’m so glad.”

As if it had never happened, Kashar was wearing a satisfied smile.

He brought his face so close that his nose touched mine and whispered lowly.

“If you’re pleased, I hope you’ll grant my request too.”

His deep eyes poured into me.

I couldn’t retreat because of his arm holding me, and his lips were coming closer.

‘Teacher, you’re moving too fast!’

I had decided to enjoy it, but I thought my head would explode if we kissed.

“Anything, anything! I’ll grant it!”

I screamed, and laughter sounded.
He had been laughing for a while when he clasped my hands together and held them preciously.

As if he never laughed heartily, Kashar was looking at me with warm eyes.

“I’m relieved. I thought you might refuse.”

“……Yes?”

What on earth were you going to ask for?

My mouth, which was too bewildered and had said that I would agree to everything, was cruel.

But it was too late to regret.

“We will all live together in my castle now.”

“Yes?”

What are you saying now?

“I’ve always been unhappy. Seeing you living with the princes in this cold palace, I was so pitiful. Please bring the children and stay in my castle.”

He, holding my hands tightly, looked truly like a man wooing his lover.

“Kyaaaa, they’re going to live together!”

“See. I told you I would do that!”

While I was frozen, the maids ran around the room.

The maids, who had been giggling for a while, ran off to tell their friends, bosses, and juniors about this situation.

“They’re gone.”

Kashar, who saw the maids leave, spoke contentedly. When I blinked my eyes blankly and asked, he retorted.

“Hello……?”

“Yes. Honey.”

If an ordinary man had said it, it would have been a ridiculous joke, but as a handsome man, it was an epic joke.

Kashar didn’t stop there and hit a tworun homer.

“I should have married you instead.”

Thump. Thump.

Would the sound just before the chest muscles burst sound like this?

It was clearly a casual remark, but it had a force that put hurricanes to shame for me.

“It will be a good offer for you too.”

Even as I didn’t know what to do, Kashar was relaxed.

Soon his lips were pressed close to my ear and he whispered sweetly.

“Your princes, my castle will be safer than the imperial palace.”

I inhaled sharply with a red face.

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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