Recognizing the real from the real.
Feeling a similar energy, the two began to circle each other slowly in a clockwise direction, restraining each other as if in a pre-duel stance, resembling knights about to engage.
“This is Princess Lyselia of the Shattoanil Kingdom.”
As the atmosphere tensed, Prince Norton introduced Princess Lyselia to the concubines.
“Meet Princess Shattoanil.”
Confused, Logi extended her greeting to her first.
Princess Lyselia gestured for her to wait a moment, maintaining the standoff with Melanie.
Perplexed, Logi stepped back and observed Melanie’s expression.
Melanie, aware of who her current opponent was in the circling, seemed entirely indifferent.
“I am a princess of the Shattoanil Kingdom?”
When Princess Lyselia returned to her original position after circling the circle, Melanie shouted nervously.
Melanie nodded briefly in response to Melanie’s short and powerful self-introduction.
“Uh, what? A concubine? A co…ncubine?”
“!”
“!”
Both Logi and Prince Norton were also taken aback by Melanie’s brief and strong self-introduction.
‘What kind of crazy thing is this?’
Princess Lyselia couldn’t take her eyes off Melanie.
“So, the Empress of the Rapion Empire has really messed up her manners?”
Princess Lyselia mentioned Zelda with a blank expression.
‘If you saw our Empress, Catherine, giving her a lesson, you wouldn’t say that.’
When Logi was about to refute Princess Lyselia with a stern expression,
“[Dash].”
Melanie, with a smiling face, flicked her finger and lectured Princess Lyselia.
“What did you say?”
“Not ‘Empress,’ but ‘Your Majesty.’ You should say, ‘Your Majesty.'”
In a tone that scolded a child, Melanie’s words made Logi quickly retract her lips.
In the tense atmosphere, it seemed better not to show even a slight smile.
“Why does the concubine keep her words short? Is this how you treat guests?”
Princess Lyselia, with an excited face, questioned provocatively.
Unable to take it anymore, Melanie, supported by Logi, approached Princess Lyselia and retorted confidently.
“What?!”
“Who are you? Can’t you talk more?”
Oblivious to the fact that she, too, spoke briefly, the sharp gazes of the two women, as if ready to devour each other, clashed at the same eye level.
Rather than responding to Prince Norton’s situation summary, Melanie, who had been staring at his face intently, exclaimed, “Oh! It’s him! Right? The one Logi Mama mentioned.”
Melanie alternately looked at Prince Norton and Logi, then grinned broadly. “Did Logi Mama mention me?”
With a curious glint in his eyes, Prince Norton asked Melanie, “Did Logi mention me?”
Logi chuckled at her antics. ‘What did I say about Prince Norton?’
…Thoughts of intervening to stop Melanie’s utterance came a bit late. “He’s handsome.”
Melanie had already spoken. “Our Empress said you’re as handsome as the Emperor or even more so, right?”
Melanie laughed heartily, exaggerating a bit more than what Logi had said. “When did I say such a thing?!”
Logi snapped, wanting to cool her burning face by jumping into the nearby lake.
“Well, I may have added a little extra to my words, but it’s true that he looks excellent, Your Highness. Ohoho!”
Melanie laughed uproariously, finding Logi’s embarrassment amusing.
Princess Lyselia, displeased with Melanie, shot her a glare and then turned her disapproving gaze toward Logi.
‘Who is this person to go around declaring who’s handsome?’
The princess’s gaze seemed to convey such a message.
Despite her scowling face, Princess Lyselia spoke with a regretful tone, contrasting with the slightly smiling face that had hinted at what she was about to say.
“It’s truly surprising. I should offer condolences to the Empress. How are all the subordinates such a mess…”
Although the princess whispered to Prince Norton, it was not low enough for the two concubines not to hear.
“Wow, Princess Gessilia! Have you already met Mama Catherine?”
Melanie clapped her hands once, looking at her. “It’s not Gessilia; it’s Princess Lyselia…”
Logi poked Melanie’s back with annoyance and quickly corrected the princess’s name.
“Oh, sorry. Anyway, have you met Concubine Catherine?”
“Who…?”
Princess Lyselia, annoyed by Melanie’s intentional rudeness, tried to express her displeasure, but Melanie’s unexpected question made her inadvertently respond.
“Not yet? Well, I thought you had already met Catherine and all…”
Melanie muttered to herself and punched forward, annoyed by the princess’s deliberate attempt to show off.
“What concubine is that, asking me?”
Princess Lyselia, trying to control her anger at Melanie’s intentional rudeness, couldn’t help but ask due to Melanie’s sudden question.
“I haven’t met her yet. It was just something I said about the most chaotic concubine among all the concubines.”
Melanie, as if finding it troublesome to explain, waved her hand and mumbled.
“You two… seem to get along quite well. Next time, why don’t you enjoy boating on this lake together?”
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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