Why he thought of Lenisha at that moment was something he himself didn’t know.
He had simply never imagined anyone else sitting in the empress’s place.
During Lexius’s reign, Lenisha had been the empress, and that had been only too obvious.
I had turned the world upside down, and was the one least able to adapt.
“That’s right.”
Lexius muttered.
“So Canary should become the empress? A caged bird is being promoted.”
“You must make a decision for the succession, Your Majesty!”
Even Lexius, when pushed this far, had to do something.
Lexius nodded briefly.
“Wrap it up quickly. Enthrone Canary as the empress, but omit all ceremonies. She shall not have the rights Lenisha had, and Canary must not interfere with politics.”
Lexius made a quick judgment.
Canary had no power.
Such Canary would be used by those who would flock to her.
Lexius did not want to be a puppet dancing in their hands.
Canary would be a symbolic empress.
She would have no substance.
“Yes, Your Majesty!”
They all agreed to make Canary the empress, each with different thoughts.
(This is the time separator.)
Something is strange.
Normally, Lenisha would reach out to Casius without any hesitation.
She frequently treated Casius like a puppy by grabbing his chin.
But lately, Lenisha was strange.
She doesn’t create a situation where she and Casius are alone.
If Casius is about to touch her, she naturally avoids him.
“What’s going on?”
It’s only been two days.
It was Casius, who had been paying close attention to Lenisha, who could notice these things.
However, nobody else living in the mansion,
Except for Casius, noticed this strangeness.
“Isabella.”
“Uncle!”
The child grinned and clung to Casius’s waist.
She was brighter and more playful than before.
The squabble between the maids and knights over Isabella continued.
Anyway.
Now, more than anyone, Isabella was the person closest to Lenisha.
“Isabella, isn’t Lenisha acting strange lately?”
“Huh?”
Isabella tilted her head. Her short hair swayed.
“Auntie is not strange. There’s nothing strange at all.”
Isabella asked with a serious face.
“Where is Auntie strange?”
“No, that’s not it.”
Casius shook his head.
He didn’t know how to explain it to Isabella.
“It’s nothing, Isabella.”
Casius stroked Isabella’s hair and moved on.
Next, Casius went to Terion and the knights.
In fact, it would have been quicker to ask Lenisha’s maids, but he didn’t have the courage to speak to them.
Casius sighed heavily.
Casius’s robust body, with arms crossed, shivered.
“What seems to be the matter, Lady Yoyo?”
The knights burst into laughter.
‘Damn it.’
Who he was going to ask what.
And those far from romance didn’t possibly know anything.
Casius grabbed the knights and turned his body.
So, there was only one person Casius could ask for help.
(This is a time separator.)
“My, what brings the Duke here? You are leaving for the territory the day after tomorrow, aren’t you? Aren’t you quite busy?”
Casius nodded with a blunt face.
“Madam Turiel. I have something to ask, so I came.”
“You have something to ask me?”
Madam Turiel waved the people away.
Guests who had visited the dressing room were also driven out.
Those who were discontent had to shut their mouths at the sight of Casius, who had taken the form of Rotera.
“…… Lenisha is acting strange. But there was no one to ask in the mansion.”
“Hmm? Strange how?”
Lenisha, who had exchanged letters again today, was no different than usual.
Turiel had meticulously explained what needed to be done while staying in the territory.
But strange?
“When I took care of the Earl of Denvers’ matter, it was not like this.”
“Is that so?”
“I handled the Earl of Caliet’s matter much better than before. I met the Earl of Caliet as Lenisha had said, and got confirmation that he remembers the promise with Lenisha. The Earl of Caliet had assigned one of his subordinates to me. He said he would be the link between Hiloshain and the Earl of Caliet.”
“You’ve done well.”
Of course, Turiel knew about this matter as well.
She had already heard it from Lenisha.
Since she had confirmed the will of Denvers and Caliet through Casius, she was told to use it effectively when making a decision.
“But she doesn’t treat me as before.”
Casius said with a serious face.
“It rather feels like she’s avoiding me.”
“Avoiding?”
“She’s avoiding only me. She especially seemed to avoid situations where we were alone.”
Turiel grinned.
“Oh. So this is relationship counseling.”
“Relationship counseling? No way. We are already a married couple.”
“Aha. Then it’s counseling between spouses. Did you two spend the night together?”
“Grmph!”
Casius’s expression answered.
A face not knowing where to rest his blushing gaze.
“If so, there must be one reason. Perhaps the night was not satisfactory.”
Madam Turiel smiled mischievously.
The shabby man who came to her to capture a woman’s heart wasn’t bad.
It showed that Casius was paying that much attention to Lenisha.
The man who becomes a cruel ruler when he picks up a sword is weak like this only to Lenisha, and she rather enjoyed it.
“Not satisfactory……?”
Casius’s face turned pale.
“What should I do?”
Casius’s voice became urgent.
The Male lead Always Seduces Her with His Beauty (Matriarchy)
Xin Jiao Zhou is the leader of the world’s premier sect. She has just experienced betrayal from all sides, was poisoned in an assassination attempt, and faced death squad attacks while the poison was taking effect. After finally clearing out the scum from her sect, she was drugged again while trying to detoxify.
After waking up from a night of unconsciousness, she gained a “beautiful and kind-hearted” husband.
Xin Jiao Zhou: “???”
He fell ill.
She came to see him, bringing breakfast.
As she put down the breakfast and was about to leave, his hand slipped while holding the spoon. “Clank!”
She turned around upon hearing the noise.
He looked up at her, his eyebrows drooping: “My hand… has no strength.”
“Shall I… feed you?” she asked tentatively.
He opened his mouth cheerfully: “Ah—”
Thinking she was drowning, he jumped in without hesitation to save her, but nearly drowned himself. In the end, it was she who swam over to rescue him, giving him air underwater.
After emerging from the water, his ear tips turned red. He lightly brushed his cheek, tucking his sideburns behind his ear, revealing delicate, pink-tinged ear tips. He lowered his gaze, too embarrassed to look at her.
Xin Jiao Zhou: He’s truly beautiful, kind-hearted, and adorable.
A certain someone when disciplining subordinates behind the scenes: “If they don’t obey, just kill them.”
What’s that? She might already have someone she cares about in her heart? A certain someone: Find out who it is, kill them, and then there won’t be anyone.
What? She met a man by the riverside? What? That man even hurt her? A certain someone: Whichever hand hurt her, chop off his entire arm.
Love at first sight without realizing it, gradually falling in love, slowly getting closer…
Family and national grudges, schemes and desires, good and evil, crime and punishment, she and he face the future together, seeking justice with passion!
A naturally dark female lead who could accidentally destroy the world but is actually an honest person VS a weak, pitiful, and helpless but skilled fighter, beautiful white-cut black male lead
My heart is not of stone, how steadfast is your love? — Tao Yuanming “Imitating the Ancients (No. 3)”
— Reading Guide —
Cold female lead & dramatic black lotus with hidden yandere traits male lead
