I don’t know why Roji’s face is blushing at this moment, but her usually pale face seemed to be glowing.
“Since when, the two of you…”
Linel clasped his fist to his chest and looked at the two as if observing.
“Now, shall we each talk about the moment that left the most impression on the other person? When was it?”
“?
“?
In response to Linel’s question, Prince Norton and Roji looked at each other simultaneously.
Who will speak first?
I’m getting nervous for no reason.
But, why does this question seem a bit strange?
Why would he ask such a thing?
Turning my head to look at him, he winked at me and raised one corner of his mouth.
I couldn’t fathom what he was thinking.
“Your Majesty, the question seems a bit strange.”
Sure enough, Prince Norton also said quietly with a puzzled expression.
“Even if one side likes the other unilaterally, there must have been moments that left an impression on each other, right? That’s what I’m asking. It helps to understand each other’s thoughts more accurately.”
Upon his words, I also nodded my head like Prince Norton.
It couldn’t be pinpointed exactly where things had gone wrong, but the question was undoubtedly flowing in a strange direction.
“Let’s start with Prince Norton, the man.”
Linel ordered with a dignified tone like a judge.
“If it’s about an impressive moment… well… oh, there was.”
Prince Norton’s eyes wandered for a moment, and then something seemed to come to him suddenly.
All eyes were focused on the prince.
“At the banquet yesterday…”
“At the banquet?”
“At the banquet?”
Simultaneously, Linel and I asked while glancing at Roji.
“I saw… Roji Mama’s dance. It was truly impressive.”
In response to Prince Norton’s words, Roji blinked her eyes with a shy expression.
“Why was her dance so impressive?”
Linel looked at Roji with curiosity in his eyes.
Thinking that Prince Norton’s taste was quite unique, I bit my lower lip.
I had also seen Roji dancing in a corner of the banquet hall yesterday by chance.
At the moment I saw her dance, I was about to be surprised, thinking that an eagle had flown into the banquet hall and was about to tell Director Macrom.
Thinking back now, was Roji preparing for the confession from that moment?
If so, the probability that Roji’s confession last night was not an act became almost certain.
Look, even now, Roji seems to have known that from Prince Norton’s words, nodding quietly with a gaze that says so.
“Then, Roji? When did you find Prince impressive?”
This time, I asked her.
“I… there wasn’t any particular moment?”
Roji looked at Prince Norton with a neat expression and said bluntly.
Prince Norton seemed to find her attitude strange and stared at her profile intently.
Knock, knock, knock [Dash].
At that moment, a knocking sound was heard from outside the office, and the door opened.
“Forgive me for interrupting, Your Majesty. Prince Tesler of the Kingdom of Shatoneil requests an audience.”
Upon Secretary Raphael’s report, uneasiness swept over.
What was he here for today?
Yesterday, Linel called only Prince Norton and Roji to the office.
No, perhaps it was a good thing.
It seems that today he planned to meet Prince Tesler separately to check on the safety of Bonis.
“Prince Tesler?”
Linel scratched one of his eyebrows with an annoyed expression.
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
He signaled to Raphael with an impatient look to let Prince Tesler in.
“It seems like it won’t work out. Shall we go see him?”
Moya, who had been sitting sulkingly, stood up abruptly while looking at the shattered eggshell.
“Miyao? (Where?)”
“To the main palace office. I can’t stand it because I’m curious, so let’s eavesdrop. That way, I can decide whether to continue living here.”
“Miyao. (It might be better to just stay still.)”
“Sitting quietly and listening to Roji’s scolding won’t kill me!”
“Miyaaong! (Then take me too! Just don’t do the doppelganger thing on me.)”
Aosi pleaded, holding Moya’s wings with his front paws.
“What if you get caught? Well, even if you do, people will pet you. Alright, Aosi. But you have to be careful, okay?”
Aosi nodded repeatedly in response to Moya’s tantrum.
“As Roji always says, a crowing magpie inside will crow outside too. Do you understand what that means?”
“M-miyao? (Was that something you said to me? Not you?)”
“Well, if you’re so clueless, it’s because cats don’t have wings.”
Moya proudly fluttered his wings while sticking out his tongue.
“By the way, what should I transform into for this?”
Wiing [Dash].
As Moya pondered, a mosquito buzzed above his head.
“Alright, today it’s you.”
As soon as Moya finished speaking, black smoke enveloped the area around the mosquito.
“Aosi, I’ll stick to your fur and go to the main palace. Flying around is a hassle.”
In an instant, Moya transformed into a mosquito and landed on Aosi’s head.
“Miyayaong! (Got it. Just don’t suck my blood!)”
Moya, who was about to sting Aosi’s neck with the mosquito’s proboscis, responded in surprise.
“Don’t worry. Even if you’re caught, people will stroke you. Alright, Aosi. But you have to be careful, okay?”
“……Miyao? (……Do I really have to jump down?)”
Aosi, who had pulled his head below the terrace and looked down, asked in fear.
“Ugh, that’s why wingless creatures shouldn’t play around. Well… go down skillfully then. Off you go!”
Prince Tesler, who entered the office, strolled leisurely towards the table.
His expression seemed benevolent, but the prince’s gaze was as sly as a snake.
“I greet His Majesty, the Emperor, and Her Majesty, the Empress, of the Laphion Empire.”
After Prince Tesler’s greeting, he turned his gaze to Prince Norton and Roji.
“Even the protagonists of last night’s scandal are all here.”
Prince Norton didn’t even bother to look at Prince Tesler and just nodded his head.
“What’s going on, Prince? Let’s just sit together for now.”
Linel revealed a discomforted expression, but still, feeling uneasy about sending Prince Tesler away, he suggested they sit together.
“Thank you. Your Majesty, how do you plan to handle yesterday’s incident?”
As soon as Prince Tesler sat down, he asked quite seriously.
It sounded as if Roji and Prince Norton were involved in treason or something.
“Handle it?”
Linel raised his lips with a scornful expression.
“His Majesty instructed that, despite pretending to have seen and heard nothing about the events at the temple sponsorship last night, he is aware of the concerns regarding how to handle this matter. While others may be unaware of this, I came here with anxiety about how Your Majesty would deal with this situation.”
“You worried unnecessarily. If you’ve come to the office just for that reason, you can go back.”
Although Linel responded with a smile, similar to Prince Tesler, his tone carried a hint of irritation.
“Hahaha, the events of last night are just that, events. In truth, I came to meet Her Majesty, the Empress.”
Prince Tesler quickly changed the subject, realizing that Linel wasn’t showing him much favor.
“Do you have anything to say to me?”
I asked Prince Tesler, trying to conceal my tension.
It was due to concerns about Bonis.
Could that insane person have done something to Bonis overnight?
No, I can’t act hastily.
Stay calm.
Despite thinking that way, my anxious heart felt like it was catching fire.
“I’m sure you’re all familiar with the specialty of our Shatoyil Kingdom, the pink diamond.”
Prince Tesler took out a small jewel box from his formal pocket.
Gulp.
Seeing the jewel box, my heart sank.
The jewel box Prince Tesler pulled out was identical to the one he had sent me before, made of the ambient magic stone.
‘Is it inside that…?’
Cold sweat started to trickle down my spine.
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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