Askan said, “I won’t oppose your decision, so just concede this one thing.”
“What is it?”
“Come with me to the Empress’s palace tomorrow.”
“It’s fine. I can go alone.”
“I know you can handle it yourself. But I’m worried, so it can’t be helped. I’ll wait outside, so do whatever you want and come back.”
In each word he spoke, his concern for me was vividly felt.
His love was so sweet that I couldn’t help but nod with a smile.
Seruna was sitting in front of the mirror, fixing her makeup.
Tap, someone knocked on the door. Without turning her head, she spoke in a soft voice.
“Come in.”
With Seruna’s permission, Yuela entered the room. She had just returned from visiting Tanasia at Askan’s mansion.
“Your Majesty, tomorrow, the daughter of the Brellof family, will enter the palace.”
“Is that so?”
Seruna stopped drawing her eyebrows and burst into a hearty laugh.
Despite her continuous efforts to eliminate Tanasia, she faced repeated failures due to interference from the bodyguards.
If it were any other faction, it wouldn’t have been such a headache. Unfortunately, the opponents were the bodyguards, making it impossible to do this or that.
When the former Emperor and Helcyon contested for imperial power, the ability shown by the bodyguards was beyond imagination.
Having closely observed the bodyguards’ performance during that time, Seruna knew how incredible their strength was.
Therefore, she couldn’t rashly provoke them.
While avoiding friction with the bodyguards as much as possible, a plan was needed to eliminate Tanasia.
“…I was already pondering how to handle this, but she came to the Empress’s palace on her own, making things easier for me.”
I had heard rumors about Tanasia being clever. I had been diligently preparing traps, but I never dreamed she would be the one to request an audience first.
Fearlessly at the Empress’s palace, and to meet alone, at that.
For Seruna, it was an excellent opportunity with no reason to refuse.
“Your Majesty, should I not inform Marquis Manoco of this?”
Seruna responded firmly as if there was no need for further consideration in Yuela’s worried question.
“Didn’t Father lose even the perfume to the Commander of the Bodyguards last time? Entrusting him with this matter might lead to another mistake.”
“But I’m concerned he might become angry later when he finds out.”
“Don’t worry about it. How would my father, who is the Emperor of a country, deal with me, the Empress?”
Under Seruna’s authoritative attitude, Yuela closed her mouth and lowered her head.
Seruna, who had been quietly looking into the mirror, moved her hands again to start drawing her eyebrows.
‘Yes, I can’t let my father control me as he pleases anymore.’
If it were during her time as the Marquis’s daughter, it might have been enough to move like a puppet.
She had been obsessively managed since childhood, being told that her face had to be beautiful for its market value.
From birth, she was nothing more than a tool for Rufilmo’s power. Everything, from what she ate, drank, wore, to even her way of speaking, gestures, and every single action, was made exactly as Rufilmo wanted.
All the carefully chosen sweetness became Helcyon, and in the end, Seruna married the man Rufilmo designated.
Even the habit of not leaving in front of the mirror was a remnant from those days.
‘But I don’t resent my father.’
On the contrary, she was grateful. It was suffocating to the point of wanting to die during her Marquis’s daughter days, but now, as the Empress, she was thankful.
She didn’t know how heavy it was until she had the power in her hands.
There was no need to pay attention to anyone anymore. From small matters to significant decisions affecting people’s lives, everything could be done as Seruna pleased.
No one could criticize her, and instead, everyone tried to make themselves noticed in her eyes.
It felt like the whole world revolved around her.
If the son Seruna bore in the future became the next Emperor, it would be a life that could last until her death.
‘After climbing up to this position with difficulty, I can’t fall back into the abyss.’
All that needed to be done was to eliminate Tanasia.
Then, Seruna’s future path would be solid.
Male lead first thought she played hard to get, only to realize she
really disliked him
Short intro:
What she can’t stand the most is the streets full of effeminate men, especially that so-called top beauty whom she avoids at all costs.
Shen Yaoxing looks at Jiang Mingyue, who keeps approaching her with coy shyness.
Shen Yaoxing: Bro, don’t be like this, I’m really about to throw up!
She fears nothing in heaven or earth, except for him getting close to her.
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At first he thought she was just using the trick of feigning indifference to attract his attention. Later, he learned that she truly despised him.
This dealt a heavy blow to Jiang Mingyue, and he vowed to make her, like everyone else, fall at his feet in worship!
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Synopsis:
Before transmigrating, Shen Yaoxing only wanted to find a reliable man to spend her life with. Who knew that after transmigrating, she would become a reliable woman herself…
A forced misandrist, highly skilled, and reliable female lead
vs.
An initially aloof and arrogant, later morbid, obsessed male lead
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