Rinel, who was examining the opinions of various countries, glanced at the moaning delegates around the conference hall and closed the document.
“Let’s continue the conference after a 10minute break.”
As Rinel stood up from his chair, the delegates also followed suit.
Everyone moved their tired bodies after the long conference.
“Um… Your Majesty.”
The Duke of Calleos, who was the father of the First Queen, Catherine, and held the largest army among the delegates, approached him as he was about to leave the conference room.
“What is it, Duke Calleos?”
“I’ve heard that you have yet to visit the residences of the concubines after the ceremony.”
“So?”
“You should distribute your affections equally to maintain peace in the royal family.”
“Has the Duke of Calleos ever been embraced in my arms?”
“…Pardon?”
“How do you know how wide or narrow my arms are to say such a thing? Is it also from your experience that if affections are equally distributed, peace will follow?”
“That’s… not what I meant…”
“Not what you meant? If not, then be quiet.”
Rinel continued his words while shaking off the shoulder of Duke Calleos with a terribly cold gaze.
“Who I embrace in my arms, whether I distribute my affections equally, or give them all at once, I will decide.”
“But, the concubines are your royal women as well. If you don’t visit them…”
“My women… Yes, they are my women because I’ve had a ceremony with them. So, Duke Calleos, could you stop being interested in other people’s women?”
“Your Majesty! If you only favor the empress, it could lead to discord in the future… Ugh!”
Shrriing.
Rinel drew a sword from the scabbard of his secretary, Rafael.
He pressed the shining blade against Duke Calleos’s neck.
“The empress is my wife. The word ‘favor’ does not suit her. Isn’t it?”
“That… that’s correct, Your Majesty….”
“Right. It’s natural for the empress to receive my love, it’s not an emotion that can be shared with concubines.”
Duke Calleos looked up at the emperor’s ruthless face.
He thought the emperor might slit his throat right there.
“Do you understand, Duke Calleos?”
“Please, forgive me. I was shortsighted.”
Cold sweat beaded on Duke Calleos’s forehead.
“Calm down, Your Majesty. This is the convention hall….”
Rafael, the secretary, held Rinel’s swordwielding arm and whispered.
The other delegates were also buzzing with tense expressions.
When Rinel’s gaze turned to the delegates, everyone closed their mouths and bowed their heads.
He put the sword that was aimed at Duke Calleos’s neck back into Rafael’s sheath, left the convention hall and headed for his office.
[Star Icon][Star Icon][Star Icon]“Your Majesty, that was a bit too much earlier. There were many eyes watching, and there was no need to…”
“End the meeting within an hour.”
Rinel passed over Rafael’s nagging as if he hadn’t heard it and spoke gloomily.
“But the conference is scheduled to continue until midnight today…”
“We’ll resume the conference tomorrow morning.”
“Yes, I will relay that.”
Rafael could no longer add a spin to Rinel’s words.
Knock Knock Knock.
“Your Majesty.”
The chamberlain, Stian, entered the office.
“What is it?”
Stian relayed the message sent from the empress’ palace.
“The empress is not feeling well and it seems that she will need to go to bed early tonight in the empress’ palace.”
“Hmm, is that so?”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
“Then I’ll go, what.”
Rinel said succinctly.
“……Excuse me?”
Stian, visibly flustered, exchanged glances with Rafael who was beside him.
“Anyway, we decided to end the meeting within an hour today, so let’s go to the Empress’s palace as soon as the meeting is over.”
“But if Your Majesty goes, the Empress may not be able to rest comfortably?”
Although Rafael advised cautiously,
“I need to see firsthand what is not good.”
He was adamant.
“Your Majesty, there is a long meeting tomorrow as well, it might be best if Your Majesty just rests well in the main palace today…”
Stian also tried to stop him,
“Seeing the Empress is a rest.”
It was in vain.
“…..”
In the end, Rafael and Stian gave up on persuasion.
“Hold on, is she really not feeling well? I guess we have to end the meeting right now and go to the Empress’s Palace.”
“Your Majesty, please stay calm!”
“Let the Empress rest too!”
The two of them shouted simultaneously.
“Alright. Then, in 30 minutes.”
Rinel showed his pocket watch to the two of them and spoke firmly.
With a face that seemed to imply there was no more postponement.
‘What to do!’
Outside the office, Sharon, who had been secretly eavesdropping on the conversation, sucked in a sharp breath and quickly clamped her lips shut.
‘The Emperor is coming to the Empress’s Palace in 30 minutes?’
It was still time for Zelda to be at the training ground.
‘It’s a big deal! I have to go and let her know!’
With the hem of her dress lifted, Sharon started running toward the Empress’s Palace in a hurry.
My Arch-enemy Sealed My Memory and Said That He is My Husband
This is an incredibly captivating story that you absolutely shouldn’t miss! I’ll give a brief introduction here, and below you’ll find a detailed synopsis of the plot.
The female lead is a fierce and powerful demon king. The male lead is a once-in-a-millennium celestial lord, admired by the entire cultivation world.
They are equally matched, legendary rivals who have battled for centuries.
In the final duel, the female lead is gravely injured. The male lead saves her, seals her memories, and hides her true identity. He tells her that he is her fiancé. His entire life has been flawless—except for the one thing he never expected, never controlled, and never wanted to control: falling for his greatest enemy. She is his inner demon, his obsession.
When the female lead regains her memories, she is furious at his deception.
She makes his life a living hell.
And somehow, the male lead—possibly a total masochist—doesn’t mind at all. In fact, he’s happy she’s paying attention to him.
Yep, we’re back to my favorite trope: male lead suffering. If you love this kind of story, jump into the pit with me now!!!
Intro
Dong Xia lost her memory.
Her handsome and extremely powerful fiancé Li Qing comforted her: “It’s okay if you can’t remember. I’ll always be with you.”
Everyone thought Dong Xia’s ancestors must have burned incense to get such a perfect fiancé. He was the number one person in the immortal realm, yet he remained chaste and only loved her.
…
The day before marrying her fiancé, Dong Xia finally remembered everything.
She wasn’t suffering from memory loss at all.
Her arch-enemy had made her fake her death, destroyed her cultivation, replaced her memories, and pretended to be her deeply in love fiancé.
No wonder he said, “It’s okay if you can’t remember”!
Dong Xia laughed coldly as she pulled out her long knife: Li Qing, prepare to die 🙂
*
Li Qing, as the supreme being of the immortal realm, was the people’s shining beacon.
The only unknown stain in his life was his affection for Dong Xia, the ruler of the demon realm.
In the final battle of the war between immortals and demons, the sky collapsed and the earth shattered. The ruler of the demon realm was finally slain under the sword of the supreme being of the immortal realm, and everyone in the immortal realm applauded.
The cultivation world lost a ruler of the demon realm.
And in the back mountain of Li Qing’s cave dwelling, he secretly hid away a fiancée.
Notes:
1. The female lead is white on the outside, black on the inside, and the queen of flattery; the male lead repeatedly tests the edge of darkness, a VIP guest at the crematorium.
2. Fantasy cultivation world setting.
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