Lexis let out a cynical smile.
The imperial palace was vast, and there were many people, but Lexis was alone within it.
A profound loneliness swallowed Lexis.
Renisha was not the person Lexis chose.
Rather, Renisha chose Lexis, and her household created him.
In contrast, how was Canary?
Lexis chose and raised Canary to that position.
However, both of them left Lexis alone.
In the end, there was no one left by Lexis’ side.
All that remained for him was the cold throne.
Sitting on the splendid golden chair, Lexis raised his lips arrogantly.
“Chancellor.”
Do I need to be like this?
Lexis was, after all, the emperor of this empire, a fact that no one could deny.
Lexis wiped his mouth.
The sense of frustration came from the fact that this situation was repeating, as it had before.
Sun Emperor also restrained his sons.
He recognized his sons as rivals who could take his place.
In history, there were not a few princes aiming for their father’s position.
As a result, the princes inevitably had conflicts with the emperor.
The Sun Emperor also accepted what happened to Lexis.
Lexis disappearing meant that his rival disappeared.
Lexis smirked.
Chancellor entered with a confident gait.
“Summon the women.”
“What?”
What women in this situation?
Duke Cloud openly sided with Canary.
It meant there was something to be gained from Canary.
Shouldn’t they be discussing how to remedy the situation right now?
If not, they could kneel and beg Renisha.
It was a situation foreseen since the birth of the prince, after Canary and Lexis got involved.
“Your Majesty, now… Isn’t it time to…”
“Then, what should I do?”
Chancellor thought he had gone too far and swallowed his spit. As long as he got paid, it was enough.
“Should I go to Duke Cloud and kneel?”
Lexis laughed sardonically.
“Since no one will welcome me, I need to find those who will welcome me.”
“Your Majesty…”
Chancellor sighed deeply.
No matter how you think about it, his position seems precarious.
“The authority of the royal family will fall to the ground. Please restrain yourself… From tomorrow, envoys will come. They say it’s to celebrate the festival of the Three Snake Gods and the birth of the prince!”
During this chaotic moment, he had to take care of Lexis’s trivialities as well.
Chancellor bowed his head with all his heart.
Lexis pressed his temples.
Now even his chancellor wouldn’t do as he wished.
“Chancellor.”
Lexis slowly stood up.
Dragging a sword as long as his forearm, he headed towards the chancellor.
The chancellor swallowed dry saliva and took a step back.
Did he throw his life away for unnecessary meddling? He felt a small regret.
Lexis should have been careful about the fact that his mind always seemed to be elsewhere.
Having gained power like a dog, he now looked like he would discard it like a dog.
Chancellor was in the moment of clenching his teeth and tightly closing his eyes.
“Emperor Your Majesty.”
The urgent voice of the chancellor lifted Chancellor from the brink of death.
“What’s going on?”
Lexis turned his head to gaze at Chancellor.
“Lady Renisha has arrived!”
Chancellor’s gaze flickered over Chancellor.
The agitated voice was filled with fear.
Lexis threw a sword in front of the trembling Chancellor.
Lexis swept his hair back, and his lips twitched.
“Let her in.”
Barely escaping with his life, Chancellor crawled away.
“Emperor Your Majesty, Lady Renisha is here to see the empire’s sun.”
“…Renisha.”
Lexis sat down heavily on the throne.
All the thoughts that had stirred him sank.
Lexis tilted his head slightly and stared at Renisha.
“So, you’ve come like this.”
“I have something important to say, so I committed this rudeness. However, please do not turn away from me because it is crucial.”
Lexis rested his chin on his hand.
Sitting crookedly, Lexis stared at Renisha.
In his mind, he embraced Renisha countless times.
The Renisha in his imagination was completely different from reality.
He envisioned Renisha, who embraced him with a hearty laugh.
Even Renisha, who knelt under Lexis’s feet.
Lexis curved his crimson lips.
“Speak, Renisha. What do you desire?”
Under Renisha’s mysterious gaze, Lexis raised his head.
Lexis would not let go of Duke Cloud’s hand so easily.
So, instead of chasing away Canary and Duke Cloud, he was digging a pit like this.
If that’s the case, he should put an end to it.
Lexis had to create an opportunity to drive away both Cloud and Canary simultaneously.
“I had one question.”
“What do you mean?”
“Strangely, during the time I lived as Emperor Your Majesty’s person, I never once had a child.”
Lexis slowly stood up.
Rapidly, madness disappeared from his purple eyes.
Renisha vaguely sensed what Lexis was trying to say.
“Canary is the emperor’s woman. There’s no way she would have acted recklessly. Moreover, Canary was under constant surveillance by Duke Denver. Did Duke Denver neglect his duty? Are you defying my words?”
“I do not know.”
Renisha twisted her lips.
Tomorrow, envoys will come.
After Being Cheated On, She Picked Up a Treasure (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: The husband I married on a whim had been secretly in love with me for a long time.
On the day when Jun Shao finally obtained the imperial decree for her marriage, Lan Qu, the person she had admired for six years, defied the decree and ran away.
Her gentleness and devotion, her promise of a lifetime together, were all disregarded by him. Instead, he dreamed of entering the palace to serve the Emperor’s sister as a sixth-rank attendant.
News of this incident spread throughout the capital, and the alleys in front of and behind the Lan mansion were crowded with people who came to watch the commotion.
Jun Shao should have been embarrassed and angry.
But someone stepped in to protect her dignity.
The figure was in a miserable state, yet still possessed an undeniable elegance and handsomeness.
The young lord struggled to climb the wall of the Lan mansion and shouted to her, “If he won’t marry you, I will!”
So, Jun Shao took advantage of the situation and married the person.
She thought the young lord did it to save the Lan family from the crime of defying the imperial decree, but never imagined that from beginning to end, what he coveted was her.
*
After the wedding, Jun Shao felt like she was living in a dream.
Her Wife-master was as beautiful as a fairy in a painting, skilled in the six arts, well-versed in poetry and literature, capable of being gentle and attentive, and also grand and dignified. Most importantly, she was the only one in his heart and eyes.
Jun Shao didn’t know how Lan Shiwu, as a illegitimate son without a father and blessed with beauty, had managed to preserve his purity, recklessly escape, and use his last ounce of strength to ruin his own reputation, all because of his love for her, just to stand before her.
She could only see him gazing at her with eyes full of love, and when she bestowed a name upon him, his eyes shone like stars.
“You have come to me like a weary bird perching on a branch. I shall call you A Qi.”
