After breakfast, the first place Vialle visited was none other than the library of the Ruschef Ducal Residence.
Given the tight security monitoring her, the only thing she could do was gather information in the mansion’s library.
In times of crisis, she needed to be cautious and turn moments of carelessness into opportunities.
Since Vialle was known to enjoy reading, no one found her frequent visits to the library unusual.
Both her father and brother were wary of her for different reasons, leading them to leave early for work that morning. The duke, busy with his trade affairs, had mentioned he would return home late at night after dinner.
Therefore, it was convenient for her to move around during the hours her father was busy with his duties.
Ever since her visit to the underworld, Vialle had started to suspect that her father might be a dangerous figure, neither entirely trustworthy nor betrayable.
Though she tried not to show it, it was becoming increasingly difficult for her to treat her father as usual.
However, this did not mean she did not love Predic Ruschef, the master of this ducal house. Vialle genuinely respected and loved her father, as much as she did her brother and the Ruschef family.
But her mind was entangled with hundreds of resentful questions towards the duke.
Her tender brother, who used to cry for their mother, suddenly wanted to learn swordsmanship and began training with Sir Liardon at the age of eleven.
There must have been clues she missed during those four years, but finding them was no easy task.
“What secret are you hiding, Gaisen?”
‘And why did you have to follow father’s words?’
The Ruschef family, once mere merchants, had quickly expanded their influence after receiving a ducal title within a few generations.
Vialle thought she knew the background well through her education, but she suspected there might be secrets she was unaware of.
With a heavy sigh and a troubled expression, Vialle began to look around the vast library, accessible only to the Ruschef bloodline, filled with all kinds of books.
It took her considerable effort to find the books she wanted, as they were types she normally wouldn’t even glance at.
After some struggle, she carefully picked out a few ancient books, ensuring no one was watching.
‘At least I should be able to gather information about the family.’
She sat down with books on the history of her family, as well as genealogies of direct and collateral lines, all of which she had only learned about as a noble.
She felt she had to confirm the reality of the beloved Ruschef family with her own eyes.
Anxiety filled her heart as she recalled the recent events and her brother Gaisen, who was too flustered to make a proper excuse.
The family history, meticulously recorded in the book, left no room for doubt, as if a perfect puzzle had been put together.
The more she read, the more she wondered if she had misunderstood something, as the history was so solid and complete.
Exhausted, Vialle sat with a dissatisfied expression, realizing that it might be impossible to go through all the ancient texts in one day.
Even after meticulously checking the family tree, Vialle found nothing of significance, leaving her without any confidence in her actions.
Struggling in the swamp of despair without finding a single clue, nothing in the library provided Vialle with the answers she sought.
Knowing that if she were the duke, she wouldn’t have kept such important documents in a place accessible to anyone based on lineage, Vialle furrowed her brow and decided to search in a slightly different direction.
She needed to confirm whether there were any other spacetime-related magics like “The Eyes of Truth” in existence.
But in the library of the Ruschef family, it was challenging to find even a trace of magic, let alone a whole book on it. In the Marta Empire, where magic was taboo, it was only logical not to keep such books to avoid suspicion from the royal family.
Even a family always loyal to the royal household like the Ruschef’s could face execution for deception and blasphemy if any magic-related content was discovered.
The power of “The Eyes of Truth” was secretly passed down from Vialle’s maternal ancestors, who had elfin blood. Over generations, as human blood mixed in, the elfin appearance disappeared, but “The Eyes of Truth” were passed down more distinctly.
This information would undoubtedly be impossible to find even at Bernaud’s 34th Street.
Moreover, the duke, careful not to fall out of favor with the royal household, would meticulously select and consider even the trade goods.
Thus, it was unlikely to find information about magic within the ducal residence.
Vialle also needed to uncover information about the Verdeum family, to which her former lover, Dension, belonged.
Realizing the long road ahead, she felt suffocated.
Unable to return empty-handed, she racked her brain for necessary information.
‘Perhaps the underworld…’
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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