My mission will be over once Princess Resilia arrives at the Raphion Imperial Palace.

Then I can return to the Kingdom of ChâteauNeuf and receive the promised remedy to completely remove my burn scar from Prince Tessler.

All I had to do was to behave as if dead at the Raphion Imperial Palace until then, and it was almost as good as success.

Even the coldlooking Emperor Rinel seemed not to like me, so it didn’t seem difficult, but what does he mean by a husband’s duty!

“Does the Empress believe in God?”

He asked seriously.

I wanted to shout, ‘Your Majesty’s chest muscles are much more trustworthy than God!’ but only my mouth flapped.

I am not the real Empress, and I don’t believe in God.

I pondered for a moment on how to answer him.

An involuntary loyallike comment popped out as if to hurry me to answer by his gaze.

“From now on, I will trust and follow your Majesty more than God!”

It was not a prepared answer.

“Ha, hahaha! Would you say the same when the clergy arrive in a while? That you trust me more than God.”

Emperor Rinel burst into laughter.

“I will keep my mouth shut in front of the clergy. I am a woman who dreams of longevity……”

I inadvertently talked back again.

I bit my lower lip and simultaneously pressed down on my thigh with my fingernail.

Zelda von Trova, have you lost your mind?

You were going to keep your mouth shut!

Why, why.

Why do you keep answering back to the emperor?

“It’s fun.”

He said, lifting his beautiful eyebrows.

But wait?

There was a part that stuck in my ears among the words he just said.

“Your Majesty, the clergy are coming…… what do you mean?”

Knock, knock, knock.

At that moment, the sound of knocking matched with my voice from outside the bedroom.

A ominous vibe began to wrap around my body like a snake.

“It seems they have arrived. Let’s continue the conversation after the clergy leave.”

He took a deep breath and spoke gravely.

“Empress. We’ve talked enough, now it’s time to share something else.”

Emperor Rinel’s robe fell to the floor.

“What, what are we sharing……?”

I’ve heard that your Majesty’s part to share…… is somewhat inadequate!

Without knowing, I stretched out my two hands to block him approaching me.

How dare, to make such a gesture to the emperor!

I looked down at the marble floor to find my lost courage.

“It’s time to prove we’ve become a couple in front of the clergy.”

Emperor Rinel looked down at my blocking hands and answered.

“What is the witness and what does it mean to prove in front of them?”

“You didn’t know?”

“Was there something I should have known?”

“The tradition of the Raphion Imperial Palace.”

“?”

“On the emperor’s first night, the clergy come in and show them that they have truly become a couple.”

Um, actually, I’m just a standin Empress?!

“Eek?!”

My near scream shattered Emperor Rinel’s carvedlike features.

But the trap is that he still looks handsome.

“I am sure that the traditions and major customs of the Raphion Imperial Palace were delivered in advance to the Kingdom of ChâteauNeuf?”

“Well, that’s……”

I didn’t have time to hear that!

I bit my lower lip and swallowed my words.

Emperor Rinel stared at me as if observing me with sharp eyes.

“Your Majesty! It’s time to start.”

The voice of Stian, the chief servant, came from outside the bedroom door.

“Wait a moment!”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

When he shouted towards the door, the noise that was buzzing along with Steward Styen’s reply fell silent.

His sharp gaze flew back at me and settled.

“Do you have anything to say last?”

It sounded like a question asked to a prisoner on the execution block, kneeling for the last time.

My spine had been chilling since a while ago, and now my mind was beginning to chill.

My hand went up to the burn scar on my right side out of habit.

“Are… are you hurt?”

Emperor Rinel caught my hand and asked.

“No, no, Your Majesty.”

Despite my assurance that I was okay, he stared intently at my right face.

The area around my burn scar stung under his gaze.

‘That Prince Tesler, bastard!’

He should have told me in advance that the ministers would come in on the first night. Then I would have been prepared!

At the same time, ChâteauNeuf Royal Palace.

“Would Emperor Rinel, who does not glance at any woman, have a wedding night with Zelda?”

Prince Tesler, holding a glass of whiskey in his office, asked his escort knight, Ken.

“It’s a political marriage, so why not.”

“I’ve reassured Zelda that Emperor Rinel is practically impotent. Heh, she must be cursing me right now, calling me a bastard.”

With a sardonic smile, Prince Tesler downed the remaining whiskey in one gulp and said,

“A sight for sore eyes.”

“Even so, wasn’t it better to inform Lady Zelda about the first night tradition of the Raphion royal family in advance?”

Knight Ken carefully voiced his opinion.

“Would she have gone obediently then? I had no choice.”

“I see.”

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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