To You, So Noble and Vulgar (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 55
“That day, Miss Ariana looked terribly haggard and frail. Her body bore bruises of all sizes, and older ones had turned yellowish. Her chapped lips and emaciated arms clearly indicated she hadn’t just gone hungry for a day or two. Yet she seems much better today—perhaps she fared well while in Dongryeong. I’m relieved; I’ve been deeply worried about her ever since that day.”
Her gentle, calm voice held no falsehood. The affectionate gaze she cast toward Ariana was filled with genuine concern, revealing how long she had truly worried for the girl.
Rachel’s lawyer spoke.
“The witness is giving testimony that lacks objectivity. I understand the witness has long-standing ties with the White family.”
“If we’re being that strict, the defendant’s witnesses are no different…”
Ariana’s lawyer began to argue, but the Duchess of Loventa raised her index finger to silence him. She then fixed Rachel’s lawyer with a sharp stare and said,
“Are you suggesting that I, the Emperor’s cousin and mistress of the Loventa ducal house, would give false testimony merely due to personal acquaintance?”
“N-no, that’s not what I meant… I merely wondered if your judgment might be clouded by that closeness…”
“So you think my eyes are so easily clouded by mere familiarity that I’d distort and misinterpret the truth?”
Though the Duchess of Loventa’s voice was quiet, it left a deep impression on the spectators.
Even after the Duchess of Loventa stepped down from the witness stand, the lawyers continued their heated exchanges. Witnesses came and went intermittently, offering testimony as the attorneys clashed repeatedly.
Eventually, the closing stage arrived, and both the defendant and plaintiff were granted an opportunity to present their final arguments.
Rachel, with a tearful expression, briefly repeated what her lawyer had said, adding that she loved Ariana and had given her ample affection, yet couldn’t understand why Ariana wouldn’t recognize it. Then Rachel sat down.
Ariana, who had sat expressionless throughout the trial, changed when it was her turn to speak. With sorrowful blue eyes, she appeared frightened yet feigned composure as she spoke.
“I believed you would someday love me, so I tried my best to follow Mother’s wishes. I trusted that if I endured patiently, there would come a day when you’d show me affection. But once I learned you intended to frame me for murder, I realized there was only one thing I could do. I simply…”
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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