Duke Martins folded Norton’s prince’s letter in half again with an intrigued expression.
The letter roughly contained the following content.
Norton would arrive at the Rafion Imperial Palace before his half-brother, the second prince, Calvane. Until Calvane arrives, Norton, representing the Pacha Empire, would be entrusted with all authority.
“Rolf King, is it certain that Prince Tesler is bringing Princess Lesilia?”
“I’m sure. It seems like they’re planning to make Princess Lesilia known to Emperor Rinel before the continent-wide hunting competition, right?”
“Exactly. But what should we do? We’ve encountered an unexpectedly significant obstacle….”
A gentle smile spread across the Duke’s face.
“Anyway, we have another country visiting the Rafion Empire before the hunting competition.”
“But, will there be a clash between Prince Norton and Princess Lesilia here?”
“If there isn’t, we’ll have to create one.”
Duke Martins muttered with a meaningful gaze.
“Isn’t that provoking a conflict?”
“What’s strange is if it doesn’t happen.”
“Then, what about the remarriage and Prince Tesler’s plans getting all messed up?”
Rolf King lowered his voice and asked discreetly.
“Keep an eye on Prince Tesler. He will undoubtedly meet the spy he planted at least once.”
“Yes, then I might find out who’s the informant on the imperial family.”
“Yes, so keep a close eye on the prince.”
Duke Martins patted Rolf King’s shoulder and spoke.
“Yes, Duke. Don’t worry.”
“Oh, by the way, when is Prince Norton arriving?”
I headed to the audience chamber with ease.
Today, after hearing the news that Rinel, along with the representatives and even the priests, attended the meeting in place of the prince, I moved.
Therefore, there was no unexpected encounter with him like last time.
Even if he were to visit my bedroom, it would be very late, so I had plenty of time to spend in the audience chamber.
I slipped out through the back door connected to the laundry room, just like last time, and ran across the field.
There were hardly any people going to the Hwanghu Palace sponsorship at this hour, but it was safe to keep running until entering the path of pine trees leading to the audience chamber.
Entering the forest path, I enjoyed the refreshing air and walked slowly.
The audience chamber was empty, as expected.
Carefully stepping inside, I glanced around for a moment and headed straight to the weapon display.
My eyes began to adjust to the darkness as I walked.
I picked up a sword from the weapon display, just like last time.
“It wasn’t here last time?”
Turning back, my eyes caught sight of several bows displayed on one side.
It seemed they had been brought here for the knights’ practice, perhaps in anticipation of the hunting competition.
I set the sword back on the display and, in return, picked up a bow.
I pulled the bowstring in different directions.
In reality, I was more familiar with a crossbow than a bow, but the sensation of shooting a bow wasn’t bad either.
The feeling of hitting a target while riding a horse, similar to finding a flaw in an opponent with a sword, gave a comparable sense of satisfaction.
As I pulled the bowstring, I suddenly had this thought:
My life right now is like this taut bowstring.
When, where, and how fate will fly, I do not know.
I don’t even know how much of the arrow of opportunity given to me remains…
I placed the bow back in its place and took up the sword again.
Swish!
The sound of the mighty blade, heard every time I drew the sword from its sheath, excited every vertebra in my spine.
In truth, upon hearing that empresses from other continents and some concubines would participate in the hunting competition, I was genuinely delighted.
Delighted to momentarily escape the static life.
To ride a horse and wield a sword and bow.
Still, I should be cautious during the hunt, right?
There would be many eyes watching from various hunting grounds, so I had to be careful.
Suddenly, I became curious about the martial arts skills of women from other continents.
Without information about them, I had no choice but to experience it firsthand.
As I was about to lift the sword,
“Seeing it again.”
“Commander Markrom?”
“That’s right.”
Commander Markrom walked in from the entrance of the audience chamber.
I confirmed Markrom’s presence as the commander and turned on one of the lamps on the wall.
Unlike when I saw him last time, he was sweating.
It seemed like he had just finished sparring with someone.
“Hello, Commander. Did you come to practice swordsmanship outside the audience chamber?”
“Yeah. I came to break a sweat in the forest after a while.”
Commander Markrom looked tired but seemed in a fairly good mood.
“Bonus, did you get permission from Her Majesty the Empress to roam around?”
He asked jokingly.
“Well, yes.”
I was momentarily flustered when Markrom mentioned Bonus’s name.
It felt strange that he remembered Bonus’s name and called me that way.
Top Celebrity Younger Brother Bears Her Child (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: Forced to live stream romance with a top celebrity in a female-dominant world.
Yan Jin transmigrated into a brothel, with a fellow transmigrated junior beside her.
Hearing the obscene words coming from outside, the unfortunate junior covered his ears tightly, his cheeks flushed red, and whispered to comfort her, “Don’t worry, I will definitely help you escape.”
“Don’t worry, I will definitely defend your chastity.” Yan Jin looked at the flawless and delicate features of the unfortunate junior and gently comforted, “Because we have transmigrated into a female-dominant world.”
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Top celebrity Yu Shu suddenly fell into a coma during a concert.
Research scientist Yan Jin fainted in the lab after working overtime.
Two people with no connection were rushed to the same hospital.
Three days later, neither of them had woken up.
Suddenly, the entire nation discovered that a live streaming app had been forcibly installed on their phones.
Upon opening it, they heard the two discussing how to escape from the brothel.
The entire internet was in an uproar.
After the two successfully escaped from the brothel, Yu Shu’s fan group rushed to make a banner and sent it to the hospital overnight.
“Big sister bravely took action to defend the chastity of our idol!”
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When Yu Shu was diagnosed with pregnancy, Yan Jin stared at his belly for a long time.
Covering his stomach, he muttered gloomily, “If you don’t like it, I’ll go get an abortion.”
“It’s not that I don’t like it.” Yan Jin hugged Yu Shu and said softly, “I just feel like I’m not human.”
Yu Shu comforted Yan Jin, “I was already an adult when we got together.”
Yan Jin hesitated, “But you won’t be of legal marriageable age even after giving birth to the child.”
At the same time, a flood of bullet comments appeared in the live streaming room that the two couldn’t see.
[Although it’s inappropriate, I also want a young and handsome boyfriend to have my child.]
①Male pregnancy (highlighted)
The female lead is five years older than the male lead, and the male lead is already an adult when he appears.
