Evelia tightly gripped Phailin’s trembling hand, barely maintaining her balance. But Phailin could not hide her shock, despite the reassurances.
She could not take her eyes off her empress, as if she would burst into tears at any moment.
“Your Majesty, your face has turned pale. It might be best to return to the palace. Can you walk?”
“Phailin.”
“You’ll overdo it, won’t you? What should we do? Lean on me for now. I’ll support you to the Princess Consort’s palace somehow. Come to me.”
“Phailin. I’m really okay. So calm down.”
Evelia firmly stopped Phailin. She understood her worry, but now was not the time to exchange concerns.
Evelia forced herself to stand upright and looked at Liurian.
He was standing a few steps away, his expression twisted in anger.
“Let’s go, Your Majesty.”
With his usual neat voice, he urged her to move on, but Liurian did not budge.
Rather, he blocked her path with a more furrowed brow.
“I think it would be better if I see my father alone.”
Evelia laughed at his words, following up on the Emperor’s command to mock herself. Now he said it would be better to see him alone.
Even without that, her condition was falling apart.
In the end, her behavior in front of Lilia had been a nasty trick to make her, a powerless crown princess, even more ridiculous.
As the thought dominated her mind, tears welled up. Her heart ached so much that even breathing was difficult.
If she had known, she would have stayed in the glass chamber to the end, no matter how ridiculous she looked.
It would have been less miserable than this, even if she were mocked by Lilia and her friends.
A sad smile wetted her lips. She felt her body’s fatigue, even licking her lips was an effort.
Yet, her body moved mechanically, ignoring all these feelings.
“No. I’m fine. I’ll go with you.”
“Do you even know what your complexion is like now? How much more do you want to make me a bad husband?”
“If Your Majesty says so, the one who commanded me is His Majesty the Emperor. Even if I return to the Princess Consort’s palace, I will see His Majesty and ask for permission personally.”
“If His Majesty sees you now, he will not feel at ease.”
“Even so, I will go. It’s His Majesty’s command, after all.”
“Would Your Highness be relieved to hear about my condition through the report?”
Evelia stated her intention without backing down an inch, even though her hidden legs within the dress trembled as if they would crumble at any moment.
Her physical condition was not normal. Perhaps it would have been wise to return to the prince’s palace and rest, as he had said.
But she did not want to. She wanted to punish Liurian in this way, using the emperor’s weak orders as an excuse for a mean prank.
Even if that meant her body would shatter into pieces, along with her already broken heart.
“You will go.”
Evelia decisively announced and took the lead. With each step, her head shook as if it had been hit by an earthquake, and her vision was shaken. Still, she stubbornly endured.
But her body, strained to its limit, had long since passed the level that could be endured with willpower alone.
Evelia, feeling her senses gradually dull, eventually stopped walking.
Mirages kept appearing before her eyes.
“Ha, why won’t you listen to my words…!”
The sharp voice of Liurian, even sounding gentle, indicated that this was probably the end.
Evelia let out a long, hot breath. At that moment, her vision spun dizzyingly and went dark in an instant.
“Evelia!”
Someone’s voice, startled and strong, was the last thing Evelia heard before she let go of consciousness.
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
