The Terminally-Ill Princess Holds the Leash of the Mad Dog (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 017
It was surely an awkward question she was about to ask. Even though Celia had been released from prison, she still couldn’t possibly be cleared of the accusation of attempting to assassinate the Emperor.
Dietrich read the Empress’s mind, but it was glaringly clear that stepping forward here would only worsen the situation.
Once the commotion settled, the Empress would undoubtedly try to throw Celia back into prison, fabricating even nonexistent crimes. The Empress Dietrich knew was precisely the kind of person who would do just that.
How, then, would Celia escape this predicament? With an official exile order already issued, staying here longer would only earn Dietrich the Empress’s wrath.
“…As Your Majesty commands, I shall temporarily withdraw.”
Just before leaving the room, Dietrich glanced back at Celia. She had already lifted her head and was sitting upright with perfect posture.
With a sharp *click*, the door closed. In the room now remained only the Empress, her maids, and Celia.
“I said we’d be two, but speaking privately with a criminal accused of assassinating the Emperor is rather risky, don’t you think?”
The Empress forced a kind smile toward Celia.
“Do you understand what I mean?”
The Empress did not believe the rumors circulating that Celia had been framed. She had only temporarily released her to avoid inciting the angry masses. To the Empress, Celia was an irritant, as bothersome as a splinter beneath the fingernail.
She would have been better off dying alongside the Emperor.
If only Dietrich’s knight had taken advantage of the Emperor’s funeral to dispose of Celia somehow, she wouldn’t have had to go through all this trouble.
The Empress had not only silently approved of the knight’s intended misconduct but had even promised not to hold him accountable for whatever he did. Yet, contrary to her wishes, Celia had neither lost her purity nor died.
And now, because she was alive, complications arose.
Why She Is Still Unmoved (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: He uses various methods to seek her affection, but she remains unmoved.
Synopsis:
Si Qingyu is a doctor who has saved countless lives and enjoys tranquility.
Luo Shaoxuan is ruthless, deeply scheming, and the top young master in the capital. He admires Si Qingyu.
Luo Shaoxuan: I want to be the only one in your eyes and heart.
Features a cold and calm female lead vs A noble and scheming male lead.
There will be both sweetness and torture towards the male after their marriage.
I hope she ends up using the crown prince to get out of her situation 🤣.
I hate that we missed chapters 21 and 23
I find Ileon very interesting so far. More so than Dietrich.
Yay! The ML has a personality that is coming out. Good timing