The scent of the forest came in through the open window.
Even while unconscious, it seemed my nose had done its job. The scent of my domain, where I couldn’t stay for long, was quite familiar.
On another note, I had been asleep for three years.
If so, it must be seven years since Leopold became the emperor and gave Daniel a territory.
Daniel, leaning his right shoulder against the head of the bed, looked at the scenery outside the window where the sun was darkening.
Emperor Leopold Bolestart II of Svergen.
He gave me, Daniel, the Duke of Lihart, and this land, Utrecht.
It was barren land, with few inhabitants to nurture, because most of the duchy was surrounded by mountains and there was no land for farming.
It was a great decision for Leopold, who even disregarded the opposition of Crown Princess Margaret, who said it was too much.
He might be quite disappointed if he knew that Daniel doesn’t really like this land and the name Lihart.
Whether he knew it or not.
Who asked for such annoying and bothersome things.
“Um……”
A hesitant voice was heard quite nearby.
Daniel, turning his head, quietly looked at the woman who had somehow approached the bed.
The white woman he had mistaken for an angel.
The forest in the north where he had stopped following his grandfather Massimo’s mercenary band at the age of fourteen.
He thought he had seen an angel there, too.
With the cool breeze that came through the window, so many memories rushed in all at once.
Even those that had not surfaced for a very long time, without permission.
“You, Daniel Johannes Lihart, take Frieda Cloud Hawkbone as your wife……”
The marriage vow muttered by a thin priest with a face full of wrinkles.
“Heh…… Stia. Sob. Sister Hestia……”
The voice of a little girl sobbing in imperfect pronunciation.
“Frieda, where are you? Frieda!”
Daniel brushed back his hair, tickling his cheek, and twisted his mouth bitterly.
It’s spring, but why is the wind so damn warm, he closed his eyes.
“Um…… Your Grace.”
At the sound of him being called, he opened his eyes again.
Bright purple eyes were staring at Daniel.
Does she even know how she ended up being the mere shell of a Duchess of Lihart?
Daniel quietly received a gaze that was quite different from the lustful looks often cast at him by the noble women of Shendal Castle.
As he only looked and said nothing, the woman could not easily continue speaking.
In the end, it was Daniel who opened his mouth first.
“Speak.”
Only then did Frieda promptly reply as if she had been waiting.
“The doctor said it’s okay to have soft soup or something, should I bring some if you’re hungry?”
“……”
As Daniel was about to speak again, Frieda just blinked her eyes and fiddled with her skirt.
Is it a bit inappropriate to recommend a meal right away to someone who has just woken up after three years?
Frieda, who had been nervously fidgeting with her hands, hurried to the window when she saw the curtain suddenly fluttering heavily.
She was so preoccupied that she hadn’t even noticed the sun setting.
“I’m sorry. I forgot to close the window. It’s cold at night, weren’t you cold?”
Frieda, who had firmly closed the window and returned, without hesitation, reached out and pulled the blanket up over Daniel’s chest.
“The doctor said to keep you warm for a while, so I’ll light the fireplace today. Oh? You’ve sweated a lot. Wait a minute. I’ll wipe you off quickly and change you into fresh clothes.”
“Are you going to do that?”
“Yes. Of course I…”
As Frieda, arranging the flowerpatterned blanket, collided with Daniel’s gaze, her white eyebrows fluttered restlessly like a sparrow’s wings.
“Ah……. I mean, because I always do it.”
Frieda, embarrassed, quickly withdrew her arm that was holding the blanket and took a step back.
A single drop of rosiness spread across her face, pure white like the first snow falling on the plateau of Altas.
Daniel, who had been staring at Frieda’s thin, white neck without a common jewel necklace, slowly closed his eyes.
“Today, I just want to rest as it is, don’t worry about it. I will start eating from tomorrow.”
“Ah, then I’ll quickly go and tell them to start the fireplace.”
“Are you okay?”
“Eh?”
Frieda, who was about to go and call the servant, turned her head, wondering what he was talking about.
Frail, violet eyes and deep, steadfast chestnut eyes remained in each other’s gaze for a while.
The man’s calm voice, serene as a spring breeze, reached Frieda.
“He asked me if there was something wrong when I showed no color on my face.”
Frieda shivered at the sight of her snowy white complexion and hair, which was more than just pale.
Suddenly, it occurred to her that the Duke had seen her face for the first time today.
At the wedding, they stood side by side with their faces covered in veils.
Even then, the Duke left the wedding venue immediately, so it was only a brief moment.
How did this man see her appearance, which is strikingly different from others?
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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