The identity of the assassin was surprisingly revealed quickly.
“Rosette Dallas?”
Joshua asked in a voice filled with rage, and his aide began to explain in detail.
“Yes. She’s the adopted daughter of Duke Dallas, adopted about ten years ago.”
Joshua had heard of her.
“The Dallas lady who once stirred up the social circles.”
13 years ago, the rumor that Duke Dallas had adopted a commoner girl from an orphanage spread widely. People were curious about her, but Duke Dallas never introduced her to society.
There was hardly any information spread about her.
The little that was known was her name, ‘Rosette Dallas,’ and that she had some proficiency in magic.
Rosette Dallas made her appearance at a debutante ball when she became an adult.
Joshua also saw her for the first time that day. Rosette Dallas was not a particularly striking presence in appearance.
Dressed in a flashy dress typical of the Dallas family and adorned with jewelry, she was petite, with rough hair and pale skin, and her movements lacked aristocratic grace.
Moreover, her face was partially hidden behind a lavish mask, making it difficult to see her properly.
People scoffed that it was typical of someone from a commoner background.
However, Joshua noticed her. It was because of the enormous amount of mana surrounding her.
‘So that’s why Duke Dallas adopted Rosette Dallas.’
It was a pity. He could have trained her into a fine magician if he had found her first. Unfortunately, she ended up in Duke Dallas’s hands.
But that was all. He had no desire to show further interest in the daughter of Duke Dallas.
However, when the party was in full swing, Joshua, sneaking out to the garden to escape the crowd, encountered Rosette Dallas again.
-“It’s too suffocating inside, Pippi.”
-“You too, right?”
Her voice was soft and clear in the secluded bush, like singing with a little bird.
Drawn by the sound, Joshua approached the source.
There was Rosette Dallas. She had taken off her stifling mask and laid it beside her.
-“I want to go back to my room and talk with you.”
[Peek!]-“Pippi, you’re all I have.”
She tenderly kissed the beak of the small white bird perched on her hands.
Joshua watched the scene in a daze.
Rosette Dallas had a peculiar charm.
Even in the dark, her pink hair stood out, though rough in texture, it had a lovely hue, and her skin was pale as if it had never seen sunlight.
More shocking was when she turned to look at him, revealing her blue eyes, sparkling like jewels, radiating pure, untainted emotions.
He couldn’t look away. Had he ever encountered someone so captivating, across various classes and characters?
What was this unknown emotion?
[Peep!]Caught staring, Joshua regained his senses when the white bird protectively blocked his view of Rosette. He began to explain, as if making excuses.
“I wasn’t trying to eavesdrop…”
Before he could finish, Rosette surprisingly stood up, put on her mask, and quickly vanished in the opposite direction.
Fleeing from royalty without even a courteous greeting. It was outrageous, yet he wasn’t offended.
He just smiled faintly.
He wanted to follow and converse, but that wouldn’t be appropriate. After all, she was the daughter of Duke Dallas.
Joshua watched the spot where Rosette had been sitting for a moment, then returned to the ballroom.
Joshua had not thought about her since that day. Rosette Dallas also stopped appearing in society, and he did not actively seek her out.
But he retained a small, yet fond memory of her.
And now, that Rosette Dallas was responsible for this incident? That girl with the clear eyes?
Joshua clenched his fists so tightly they trembled.
“Were there other intruders besides her?”
His aide, with a tone of disbelief, replied, “As far as we’ve investigated, no.”
“No? You’re saying Rosette Dallas alone breached the stringent security and murdered my master and Daniel?”
“I’m sorry, but yes.”
Joshua barely restrained himself from grabbing the incompetent aide by the collar, asking, “Wasn’t there someone from Dallas supporting her?”
“Well… Dallas claims it was Rosette’s solo act. Duke Dallas also denied knowledge, severing all ties.”
“Alone?”
Joshua slammed his fist onto the desk.
“That’s absurd. Are you telling me to believe such an unbelievable story?”
The aide hesitated.
“What is it?”
“There are many nobles backing up that claim.”
“Like who?”
“The most active is the Lilith Ducal family.”
Joshua let out a bitter laugh.
The Lilith Ducal family, the family of the current Empress, Leonie Ernhardt.
“So, it has come to this.”
13 years ago, after the death of his mother, Ophelia Ernhardt, the nobles eagerly called for a new Empress. Reluctantly, the Emperor chose Leonie Lilith, then a lady of the Lilith family, as the new Empress, barely three months after Ophelia’s death.
Joshua was deeply shocked by his father’s decision. Even if it was a loveless marriage, how could he bring in a new Empress so quickly?
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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