“Prince Khaled…”

Velia tapped the desk, lost in thought.

Could he be of any assistance to her?

“If I had met him in my previous life, I would have come to a conclusion right away…”

All she knew now was that, for some reason, Raul was extremely wary of him, and there were only fragmented stories about him spread in the social circles.

Rumors about him, made of provocative and negative words.

But Velia couldn’t trust those rumors.

Because she had seen firsthand how rumors were created in her previous life.

Raul had tried to ruin Queen Velia’s reputation for his lover, Erze.

Because the emperor wanted it, deeds she hadn’t done were deliberately spread as if they were true.

One rumor gave birth to another, and they piled up until she became a sly and wicked queen and met a miserable death.

Perhaps Prince 2 also had false rumors spread for a similar reason?

Velia, who knew the true face of Raul, decided to leave all possibilities open.

“I should look into this a bit.”

If a decision has been made, it is right to put it into action immediately.

With this thought, Velia immediately started writing a letter to Prince Khaled.

She subtly slipped in the information he would be most curious about; he would certainly be interested.

Of course, the letter wasn’t sent under Velia’s name.

“Is this much of a test acceptable?”

There were many things that had to go together to break Raul.

So, it was necessary to check his capabilities.

Could he find out that she had sent the letter from an anonymous tip?

She had heard a lot about Prince Khaled’s arrogant personality and attitude.

But nothing was known about his abilities.

No, rather everyone would have talked about his incompetence.

“But…”

Velia recalled how the Second Prince was in her previous life.

Strangely enough, she had no points of contact with him.

Even at the party where the Second Prince was supposed to participate, he never showed up until the end.

However, the lingering discomfort somewhere kept making her want to find out more about him.

“…It felt like he was plotting something.”

Velia decided to trust the intuition she had a long time ago.

The intuition that he was not just an incompetent prince.

She quietly called her escort knight, Ben.

“Your Highness.”

“Sir Ben, I have a favor to ask.”

After handing him the letter she had written earlier, Velia gave him another small piece of paper.

“Please ensure that the letter is delivered as written on this paper.”

Ben took a quick look at the paper and asked, puzzled.

“…If it’s done this way, they won’t be able to know that you sent it, Your Highness.”

“That’s why I’m doing it this way. I’ve hidden a trap in the middle, so if he’s clever, he’ll realize that I sent it.”

Velia said with a light smile.

“I’m counting on you.”

Although Ben didn’t understand Velia’s actions, he nodded, thinking there must be a reason since his princess was doing it.

“I understand.”

Is it a right decision to choose Prince Khaled?

Velia propped her chin as she watched Ben, who answered reliably and left the office.

When she thought of Raul, who might be wandering around this peaceful Ronica Kingdom even now, a murderous intent smoldered from within her.

“Sigh…”

Velia lightly pressed her cheeks with both hands.

Although she was spending warm days since returning to the past, she could not forget the events she had experienced.

But now, rather than being emotionally angry, she needed to clearly outline what to do in the future.

She did say she would bring down Raul, but he was not an opponent she could rush into without a thorough plan.

“First of all…”

In order to see his disgusting and brazen face distorted, everything he was confident in had to fail.
The first method for that was written in the letter sent to Prince Khaled.

‘…I need to do business with him.’

Recently, a large gold mine was detected in the eastern mountains. The Ronika Kingdom could have investigated it alone, but the location was too strategic.

So, after much contemplation, the king had joined hands with the Ingot Empire, capable of providing magical support, and had deployed a significant amount of manpower.

However, due to the extensive range, the investigation was at a standstill. With magical tools, only the approximate location could be discerned, ultimately necessitating human intervention.

That’s why Raul came here in person.

If he found the gold mine under his authority, that would be great, and even if he didn’t, he could promote the image of a benevolent prince by coming all this way and encouraging them.

Velia hardened her expression coldly.

Returning to the past meant that she could monopolize information before anyone else.

But it was still dangerous for Velia to come forward.

‘If I give Prince Khaled the exact location of the gold mine and ask him to help me reject Raul’s proposal…’

Yes. It seemed like a good start.

This would not be an unfavorable proposal for him either.

‘He’ll surely be interested if he reads my letter.’

He would be curious about who sent the letter.

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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