The Stand-In Empress's Wedding Night (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 6
You know it very well, you know it indeed.
When was the last time I glanced at you?
I tightly closed my eyes, then opened them again, resenting my careless gaze.
“But Your Majesty, did you come to the clinic alone?”
I quickly changed the subject.
“No. Secretary Raphael suddenly got a stomachache, so I stayed alone.”
“In the corner?”
“Yes, just as someone said yesterday—crouched in the corner. And what about the Empress?”
“Yes?”
“Why did you come to the ‘Dignified Night’ clinic yesterday? It seemed like you were picking something up.”
“I… I…”
My heart sank at his question.
I couldn’t tell the truth.
What should I do?
What lie could I make up?
“Empress…?”
He urged me with his voice.
“I went to buy a stamina potion!”
“What?”
“For today, for our first night together!”
“…What?”
“It’s true!”
I clenched my fists and shouted with sincere, determined eyes.
Emperor Rinel stared at me blankly for a moment, then slowly pulled the blanket up to his chin.
Tension was clearly etched on his face.
Why is he like this?
“You seem suddenly tired, Your Majesty?”
“Do I? Good.”
Emperor Rinel replied, closing his eyes.
“?”
“You must be tired too.”
He opened one eye slightly and asked.
“I… I took the stamina potion, so I’m not tired at all!”
A yawn was coming, but I pinched my thigh to hold it back.
I couldn’t say I was about to collapse from exhaustion—I had lied about taking the stamina potion to hide the fact that I’d gone to buy a magic potion to erase burn scars.
I should’ve bought and taken the stamina potion myself.
“While I understand your stamina is overflowing thanks to the potion, today it’s better to rest.”
“Really?”
That’s a welcome suggestion.
“Yes. We’ll gradually verify the potion’s effects from now on.”
Gradually verify what?
Emperor Rinel patted the space beside him and gestured for me to lie down.
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
As I lay down obediently, he swept the blanket over me with a rustle.
“But… this bedroom doesn’t seem to have warmth magic stones…”
His voice, filled with curiosity, reached me through the darkness.
“I think not. Why, Your Majesty? Are you cold?”
“No, I’m not saying that—I’m just surprised.”
“Surprised by what?”
“Empress, aren’t we married now?”
He didn’t answer my question but suddenly asked an unrelated one.
“Yes… we are married now.”
I paused briefly before replying.
“That’s right. We are married.”
He nodded, then suddenly seized my hand, which lay neatly on his abdomen.
“Y-Your Majesty?”
Startled by his unexpected touch, I squirmed to pull my hand away.
But his grip tightened.
He turned his head toward me and questioned sharply.
“Do I need your permission to hold your hand?”
“No…”
“Then let me borrow it.”
Emperor Rinel carefully interlocked his fingers with mine.
“It’s because it’s warm. I haven’t slept this easily without warmth magic stones in such a long time…”
His voice gradually slowed and softened.
After a moment of silence, he suddenly spoke.
“Good.”
“…”
That single word ended the conversation, and silence returned—but my heart kept racing.
I kept my gaze fixed on the ceiling, tense.
Then, for some reason, courage surged, and I slowly turned my head toward Emperor Rinel.
Huh? Did he fall asleep already?
Only now, seeing his face peacefully asleep, did I begin to relax.
For a while, I gazed at his luminous face even in the dark, until my eyelids too grew heavy and sank shut.
[This is the timeline separator]How much time had passed?
My eyes opened on their own.
The surroundings were still dark.
“It wasn’t the heat that woke me.”
I often woke in the middle of the night due to a hot sensation in my body, occurring every two or three days.
Whenever that happened, I would always step out onto the terrace, remove my clothes, stand in the cold wind, or sit in a tub of cold water to lower my body temperature enough to fall asleep again.
I woke up out of habit, but today was distinctly different.
My head, always heavy, felt noticeably lighter.
It was still early morning, but I felt so refreshed I could start the day right now.
Curious, I tried to sit up—but failed.
“Ahh.”
I only then realized Emperor Rinel was holding me in his arms.
Had Emperor Rinel, cursed with hypothermia, spent the night cooling my feverish heat? Or was I acting as his human heater?
As if sensing my movement in his sleep, he wrapped his legs around me like a vise.
“Oh.”
“Don’t move. Stay like this…”
Rinel’s sleepy breath brushed against the nape of my neck.
I didn’t dislike his firm embrace.
I gave up trying to escape and closed my eyes again.
I couldn’t fall asleep easily, distracted by the sound of his heartbeat vibrating through my whole body.
[This is the timeline separator]Tap-tap-tap—
I half-woke at the sound of shoe heels tapping against marble flooring.
It wasn’t the sound of one person—it was many.
How long had I slept?
I rubbed my eyes and regained my composure.
The moment I opened my eyes, a magnificent ceiling fresco filled my vision.
Only then did I remember: this was the Empress’s bedroom in the Lapion Empire—and I tensed anew.
Before fully waking, I ran my fingers through my hair.
“Hmm?”
I distinctly remembered that when I’d fallen asleep last night, my hair had covered half my right cheek—but now, all of it was pinned neatly behind my right ear.
Had I done that in my sleep?
Or had Rinel?
My side of the bed was already empty.
The Emperor, who had fallen asleep earlier than me, must have woken earlier too—and left the bedroom already.
“Good morning, Your Imperial Majesty.”
“?”
A clear, ringing female voice echoed through the bedroom, followed immediately by multiple voices echoing in unison.
“Good morning, Your Imperial Majesty.”
What’s going on this early?
My surprise lasted only a moment before I unconsciously furrowed my brow.
I turned my head toward the source of that bright voice.
Four noble ladies, dressed in lavish attire, stood side by side facing the terrace, stepping into my view with the morning sunlight.
They were watching me curiously, as if I were a novelty just waking from sleep.
Could they really enter the Empress’s bedroom so casually?
Even the day after the Emperor’s first night with her?
They must be noble ladies selected as the Empress’s maids.
Is this also a Lapion Imperial tradition?
Well, compared to the tradition of shrine attendants watching over the Emperor and Empress’s private moments, this isn’t particularly shocking.
I returned their stares, examining them as they examined me.
All four ladies were stunningly beautiful.
Their dresses were exquisitely ornate and undoubtedly expensive.
Each wore elaborate makeup and a single jeweled hairpin.
Any one of them would look far more fitting wearing the Empress’s crown than I ever could.
I quickly steadied my nerves.
But I also silently conveyed my displeasure with my gaze.
One of them, sensing my look, spoke up.
“We are Your Imperial Majesty’s maids. Starting today, we will guide you through the Lapion Imperial Court. We also intend to assist you in adapting quickly.”
She used polite speech, but her expression and tone made her sound as if she were the Empress.
Judging by her voice, she must have been the one who greeted me first when I woke.
“What is your name?”
My voice came out somewhat curt.
I didn’t say “Nice to meet you” or “Thank you for becoming my maids.”
After all, I’m a proxy Empress—why should I care about their opinions?
As long as we both behave properly, that’s enough.
But I couldn’t tell whether this situation was actually proper in the Lapion Imperial Court.
If I were the real Empress, I would never permit anyone to enter my bedroom without permission.
What if Emperor Rinel had already granted them permission to enter?
Hmm… if that’s the case, I must never act as his human heater again.
“Oh, allow me to properly introduce myself. I am Melanie Hetzros of the Hetzros Duchy, Your Imperial Majesty.”
Starting with Melanie, the other three ladies stepped forward one by one to introduce themselves.
“I am Felicini Asto of the Asto Viscountcy.”
Like Melanie, Felicini stood with her back straight and proud.
“Your Imperial Majesty, I am Sophia Winston of the Winston Viscountcy!”
The lady who spoke next appeared the youngest, and her voice rang out brightly and cheerfully.
Finally, the last girl, with orange curls, stepped forward hesitantly.
Unlike the others, who stood confidently, she seemed timid.
“I offer my greetings to Your Imperial Majesty. I am Rosie Adelaid of the Adelaid Countcy. I am truly sorry for unintentionally waking you.”
Rosie, with her bashful expression, was the only one showing proper judgment.
I nodded slightly to her, then turned to the others.
“You all probably know about me already, so I’ll skip my introduction. But since we’ve just met, I have a question…”
Without intending to, my voice carried unexpected authority.
The four ladies looked momentarily surprised by my stern tone.
I looked closely at each of them, memorizing their faces.
Three were still looking down at me where I sat on the bed; only Rosie, the one with orange curls, kept her head bowed.
“Who on earth… dared let you into my bedroom without my permission?”
I questioned them sharply, emphasizing my words.
Their eyes widened in unison, pupils darting nervously.
“Who?”
I asked again.
Instantly, three of the ladies glanced toward one person.
I followed their gaze.
Ah, of course.
“I did, Your Imperial Majesty.”
It was Melanie, the first to greet me.
She stepped forward with a confident air.
“You’re Melanie, right?”
“Yes, that’s correct.”
“Were there no attendants outside?”
“There were.”
“And yet?”
My calm, cold tone made Melanie flinch slightly.
“We, as already appointed maids to Your Imperial Majesty, naturally assumed we had the right to enter your bedroom…”
Melanie finished her sentence quickly, refusing to break eye contact with me.
I locked eyes with her, staring directly into hers.
For a while, our gazes clashed—until she looked away first.
“So you entered the Empress’s bedroom? Without permission? Without knocking? The morning after the Emperor’s first night?”
I questioned her gently, but with relentless precision.
Just as Melanie opened her mouth to defend herself, I swiftly added:
“The judgment of whether maids may enter the Empress’s bedroom rests with me—the Empress—not with you.”
“…If I have offended you, please forgive me.”
Her boldness slightly dimmed under my firm tone.
“We will ensure this never happens again.”
Of course it won’t happen again.
I’ll replace them all.
I stared at Melanie silently, thinking it.
But outwardly, I merely nodded with a blank expression.
“Then now… we shall help you with your makeup and choose your attire. In the Lapion Empire style!”
Melanie immediately put on a false smile and spoke.
The other ladies eagerly chimed in, as if waiting for their cue.
“The Emperor of the Lapion Empire is famously discerning. Unless one is exceptionally beautiful, he won’t even spare a glance.”
“That’s right! So Your Imperial Majesty, hailing from the Shattonil Kingdom, will certainly need our discernment.”
They already looked down on me.
They think they’ll dress me up, while secretly believing they themselves would make better Empresses of the Lapion Empire.
Their condescending glances revealed their true thoughts clearly.
Besides, the Lapion Empire treats the Shattonil Kingdom as a vassal state—so I expected their attitude toward me, as a foreign-born Empress, wouldn’t be kind.
But if they refuse even the barest courtesy, then I have no obligation to smile kindly at them.
They’re noble ladies I’ll never need to see again once I fulfill my role.
“Didn’t Your Imperial Majesty experience it last night?” Melanie asked confidently.
“What?”
“That His Majesty is cold and distant. Even in bed, he was like that.”
It was an impertinent remark.
I raised an eyebrow and countered.
“Why do you think so?”
“He has never kept a woman beside him before. Unless one possesses extraordinary beauty, it’s nearly impossible to capture his heart. Therefore, Your Imperial Majesty, you absolutely must accept our help…”
She’s really dancing around saying I’m not beautiful.
I cut her off mid-sentence and sat up on the bed.
“Wait.”
I’d thought of a simpler method than explaining last night’s events in detail.
“Such help doesn’t seem necessary after all.”
At my words, the ladies’ eyes flickered with sudden curiosity.
When yandere male lead believes she loves him — but she never did
“How dare you!”
“How dare you make me love you, only to cast me aside as nothing more than a friend?!?
“I will never accept that.”
“I will never let you return to him.”
“Even if I have to burn myself to ashes.”
“Even if I must shatter my purity, my dignity, my very soul.”
“I will never let you escape me!”
This was the first novel that introduced me to the matriarchal genre. I’ve read it three times already!
At first, the male lead despised the female lead. Later, he misunderstood that she liked him, so he condescendingly and reluctantly reciprocated her feelings.
Then, he suddenly discovered that she was kind to everyone in the same way, and there was already someone she cherished in her heart, and that person was not him.
The male lead couldn’t believe it, he became angry and crazy. He was determined to capture her body and heart by any means necessary.
Synopsis:
Want to see how a green tea bitch male lead falls in love with the female lead?
Want to see how he flirtatiously pursues the female lead?
Want to see how he gets slapped in the face repeatedly?
The male lead is a green tea bitch, a poisonous lotus, jealous, ruthless, unscrupulous, with a venomous heart, and he’s also a delusional maniac.
The female lead is righteous, positive energy-filled, kind, a holy mother.
Let’s see how two people with extreme personalities come together~
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