No one mentioned the possibility of assassination or other factors for his death. To be exact, they couldn’t.
A foreign king was assassinated in the imperial palace?
The moment it’s mentioned, anyone could predict the slippery situation they’d have to navigate.
Furthermore, isn’t Norden a country with a very minor influence on the continent?
Even those with interests didn’t question his death.
No, they didn’t have the attention to spare to question it.
Because everyone gathered at the venue was busy looking at Olivia, and Cryer right next to her, with their eyes wide open.
“……To express our sincere condolences to Norden……”
Hadn’t the imperial princess sent everyone from Norden back home while expressing her condolences?
“For the upcoming national funeral as well……”
So, if everyone from Norden had returned, why?
Why is that knight the only one staying by the side of the imperial princess?
That was a common question that came to everyone’s mind.
“Could it…… really be……”
The thought that leaked out of someone’s mouth, along with white breath, was like a contagion, a hypothesis popped up in the minds of those looking at the two.
And, unable to contain the curiosity that kills even a cat, someone finally opened their restless mouth.
“Your Highness, the Imperial Princess!”
“Yes.”
“Er…… why has that knight not returned?”
At the crossexamination towards Cryer, a slight twitch appeared at the corner of Olivia’s mouth.
Don’t you dare crossexamine like that, you could disappear without a trace if you get it wrong.
Swallowing those words, she soon wore a smile filled with nothing but hypocrisy. Behind the calm and elegant laugh, a short answer flowed out.
“He will be staying in the empire for smooth interactions between the two countries.”
“Pardon?”
“What the…… No, us! Our knights too!”
“What are you talking about! Our knights are much more……”
There was no end to the buzzing.
The moment Olivia’s words ended, all the leaders from each country in the venue began boasting about their own knights without exception.
“Interactions between the two countries?”
At Cryer’s faint whisper, Olivia looked up at him and answered.
“Well, I can’t exactly say I was smitten with you at first sight and couldn’t let you go, so I decided to keep you as my spy, could I? Of course, no matter what I say now, they would take it that way.”
A single, unmarried imperial princess privately conversed with a man she had just met, a knight from a foreign country, in front of so many people.
“Let’s stick with the interactions between countries.”
“No, that’s too much. I may not have fallen for you at first sight, but even if I had, you don’t need to be so disgusted. What’s wrong with me……”
“How can I like a woman who is whispering sweet nothings when she’s about to be killed?”
“……That was a wise answer to a stupid question.”
“More importantly, how are you going to handle this?”
As Cryer gestured towards those recommending knights who had traveled with them almost to the point of madness, Olivia simply answered.
“I’ll bring in knights from each country one by one.”
Olivia had fully expected it to turn out this way.
And they were so desperate to spread their wings of imagination…
“Better than being a spy.”
“Forget about that part. Cut it out of your memory.”
“If Your Highness wishes so.”
“Stop it with the ‘Your Highness’, it gives me the chills.”
Olivia rubbed her arm, bristling with goosebumps, and shook her head.
“By bringing in knights one by one and keeping them in the empire, we can quietly silence what they’re worried about all at once.”
“Are they worried about the imperial princess’s spy?”
“What’s with the damn spy. The real…… well, that’s part of it, but the real issue is war. War.”
“They wouldn’t know about my existence which could trigger a continental war, would they? If there are other returnees besides the princess, they might know.”
“It’s not about the war you’re triggering, but about the war that’s triggered in the empire.”
“Aah. The theme of this continental conference was world peace.”
“Indeed. The sudden shift of another topic for the meeting, which was to be held months later, to world peace is worrisome, it’s only natural to be anxious that something is being prepared in the empire.”
“So, each country will allow knights, who are legitimate spies, to be stationed in the empire?”
“That seems to be the case.”
“But Your Highness.”
“Yes?”
“It seems like not just knights, but spies will swarm.”
As a smirk formed on Cryer’s lips, Olivia narrowed her eyes and slowly turned her head.
Whether we had sorted out the traffic among us or not, the meeting room, which had been somewhat chaotic, had settled down.
New figures were seated one by one right next to the heads of each country.
Olivia scanned their faces and then barely moved her lips, whispering in a voice that was barely audible.
Although her voice was barely loud enough for her to hear, if it was Cryer, he would certainly hear it.
“How many among them do you think have been knighted?”
At her question, Cryer bent down and whispered into Olivia’s ear.
“If it’s about knighthood, everyone would have received it, but as for those who can play the role of knights, well, it’s likely fewer than you’d imagine. It seems that the position of a spy is more worrisome than war.”
“Darn it.”
There are so many fools drinking soup without even thinking about who will provide the rice cake. Indeed, the words that have been handed down from our ancestors in Bolshevik are never wrong.
She had deliberately brought forward the date and held the conference urgently for world peace, but her irritation naturally grew as all the interest was solely focused on her marriage.
“Are you thinking of provoking a war to give a sense of crisis to those buzzing eyes?”
“Absolutely not. In any way, a war must not break out.”
What is war, she had seen local battles, or even small brawls involving a few people become the cause of continental wars multiple times.
So peace must be maintained at all costs. To ensure no more deaths.
“Because you are a dove of peace?”
“Yes, I’m a dove. Coocoo, coocoocoo. Okay? Satisfied… don’t laugh. I told you not to laugh.”
She clenched her teeth as she saw the tremor running through his shoulder, which he had turned away, but whether Cryer was more provoked by her words or not, his trembling only intensified.
She wanted to grab and shake him by the scruff of his neck, but there’s no way that would work on him…
If she tried to grab his neck, she’d probably end up hanging on his chest like a cicada.
But her blood was boiling and she wanted to do something, so Olivia pulled her hands, which she had been neatly gathering, behind her voluminous hem.
“What are you doing?”
“I’m hitting you.”
“It’s so gentle it feels like a mosquito passing by.”
“Pretend to be hurt at least… Ahem. This is not the time.”
Olivia retracted her fruitless fists, which had no effect compared to grabbing his scruff, discreetly.
“Do we still have things to talk about?”
“I wonder.”
“We haven’t even talked about the specific content of your contract, and the… story of the mage or something.”
“That’s true. However, we should first deal with this commotion.”
Male lead first thought she played hard to get, only to realize she
really disliked him
Short intro:
What she can’t stand the most is the streets full of effeminate men, especially that so-called top beauty whom she avoids at all costs.
Shen Yaoxing looks at Jiang Mingyue, who keeps approaching her with coy shyness.
Shen Yaoxing: Bro, don’t be like this, I’m really about to throw up!
She fears nothing in heaven or earth, except for him getting close to her.
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At first he thought she was just using the trick of feigning indifference to attract his attention. Later, he learned that she truly despised him.
This dealt a heavy blow to Jiang Mingyue, and he vowed to make her, like everyone else, fall at his feet in worship!
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Synopsis:
Before transmigrating, Shen Yaoxing only wanted to find a reliable man to spend her life with. Who knew that after transmigrating, she would become a reliable woman herself…
A forced misandrist, highly skilled, and reliable female lead
vs.
An initially aloof and arrogant, later morbid, obsessed male lead
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