Canaria had an excited face as she rushed her maid from morning.
Canaria chattered as if she had become a real singing bird.
“The Empress must have been utterly surprised. Otherwise, she would not have invited me like this.”
“Yes, Canaria ma’am.”
“You know that soon I may be driven away.”
Canaria’s voice was a tone higher than usual.
Once the Empress is driven away, Canaria’s position will be decided.
There are watching eyes, and they won’t keep Canaria as an insignificant government official forever.
‘I’m becoming the Empress…!’
Canaria curled her lips.
It is to sit in the highest place after coming in as a maid wiping the Empress’s feet.
It’s completely reversed with Lenisha, as I had once longed for!
Canaria hummed a tune.
“Make it prettier. I might soon wear a dress with gold threads too, you know? I’m going to show it to Lenisha. Whose place it is now.”
“Yes, Canaria ma’am.”
The maid put a jewel on Canaria’s head.
Canaria fondled her hair.
The brown hair that she always thought was worthless looked beautiful now.
Lenisha had bright platinum blonde hair.
Her own brown hair contrasted with it and had been a discontentment…
‘I am becoming the most noble.’
Canaria touched the shining peridot in her hair with her fingertips.
Canaria finished her adornment and rose from her seat.
And she walked haughtily, following Lenisha.
As if she had become the Empress.
[Star Icon][Star Icon][Star Icon]Canaria knocked on Lenisha’s greenhouse door.
Lindea had an unhappy face, but Lenisha calmly commanded to open the greenhouse door.
The ladies gathered inside the greenhouse had discontent expressions.
As always, overly adorned Canaria entered lightly and slightly bowed her head to Lenisha.
“Your Majesty, the Empress.”
Lenisha nodded her head.
Lenisha looked Canaria up and down.
It was similar to the attire Lenisha had worn at the banquet hall in the past.
Lenisha smiled.
“Canaria.”
It was undoubtedly a scoff.
The ladies fluttered their fans. The heat that had come in seemed to disappear momentarily.
Lenisha stared at Canaria with a tilted gaze.
“What is it?”
“I came to express my thanks. To thank you for inviting me to this tea party.”
The content was polite, but Canaria’s tone and eyes were nothing but impudent.
It was like a condescending look at Lenisha.
The ladies frowned.
The host of the tea party and the invitations were all up to Lenisha’s wishes.
Though they might not know the inner workings of the imperial court, the Emperor’s pressure could have been there.
Whether Lenisha’s position was shaky or not, the ladies considered Canaria lowly.
“A thank you.”
Lenisha snickered.
“Is that the end of your business here?”
Canaria gritted her teeth.
She thought she had oneupped Lenisha when she came in, but now there was a faint contempt in the eyes looking at Canaria.
As if standing in a place where Canaria could never reach.
“…Do you know that?”
At the banquet hall, Casius had clearly taken Lenisha’s side.
He raised me as if Lenisha had become something significant to him.
In reality, Casius had only spoken the truth, but to Canaria, who was twisted in spirit, such things were of no great importance.
Now, she wanted to distort Lenisha’s face somehow.
If only she could crush that composed face!
“That knight, Sir Casius. He’s agreed to become my partner this time. I thought that knight admired you, Your Majesty, the Empress. But I guess not. He took my hand when I reached out.”
Canaria smiled wickedly.
Certainly, here’s the translated passage:
“Perhaps War hero Casius’s taste was me, not the elegant Empress Lenisha. That’s how it is, isn’t it? Men generally prefer gentle women like me rather than stiff ones. Even His Majesty the Emperor feels the same way.”
Lenisha let out a sharp laugh.
Was that supposed to be a brag?
The surprising thing was how much the Emperor and Canary moved according to Lenisha’s will.
The Emperor had really brought Casius in to attach him to Canary.
Apart from that, Lenisha’s mood was hitting rock bottom.
Canary didn’t need to go so far as to insult Lenisha.
If so, she wouldn’t have cared whether she acted haughty and held her nose high.
Canary foolishly provoked Lenisha’s anger.
“Is that so?”
Lenisha spoke gently.
“I never knew you had such charm.”
“One word for Your Majesty. Don’t act like a log. What if War hero Casius runs away?”
Lenisha was implying that she would send Casius, while also mocking that Casius would abandon Lenisha as well.
The ladies stared at Canary.
The blatant insult to the Empress was incredibly vulgar.
“Canary! Stop it! Have you forgotten where you are, who’s in front of you?”
One of the ladies shouted.
“Oh my, how honorable. You even talk to me.”
As if looking at something filthy.
Canary lifted her lips.
“I thought you couldn’t see me. You didn’t even know how to greet.”
Canary shrugged her shoulders.
“Canary. Do you not regret what you said?”
At Lenisha’s heavy voice, Canary turned her head.
Lenisha’s pink eyes were burning with rage.
“What should I regret?”
The Villainous Demon Lord Laid an Egg for Her (Female-Dominated)
Several months after transmigrating into a book, Yu Wu found herself facing the demon lord Li You, who could no longer conceal his dragon horns. With one hand on her aching waist and the other gripping a sharp sword, she stared at him.
The demon lord’s eyes were red with fury:
“This is all your doing! Today, I won’t rest until I kill you!”
Yu Wu rubbed her temples. Putting aside the taboo against bloodshed during pregnancy, wasn’t it this very man who willingly walked into her trap that day?!
Warnings:
- Male pregnancy.
- Height ratios are set to mirror typical male-female height proportions.
- Characters include a foot-loving demon lord and an eldest daughter from an immortal family’s concubine lineage.
