Chapter 136 "But I just want a title..."
He can't marry me, so he's offering me an island. To be honest, that's quite tempting.
I looked at the expensive gifts. “I will accept these gifts. As the child’s father, he should also take some responsibility for the child. As for the island, I will think about it.”
What was meant as an excuse was immediately followed by the elf messenger's question: "How long will you take to consider?"
"have no idea."
"The Elf King has commanded that if your answer is 'I will consider it,' I will remain here until you agree."
“I don’t want that island anymore,” I said directly. “You guys go back.”
I cannot give up my freedom to stay in that secluded fairy realm, nor do I want to be with a man who will never marry me.
"Have you thought this through? Staying on the main continent, your child with the king will not receive the best upbringing. Whether it is a boy or a girl, they will not be able to live like a true king's child."
“You don’t need to worry about that,” I said calmly. “Please leave.”
After the elf messenger left, I opened a box of gifts. In the afternoon sunlight, the dazzling display that greeted me as the box was opened was breathtaking; it contained various pearls and gemstones, as well as emeralds, cat's-eye stones, turquoise, and more.
I opened another box, which was full of beautiful and exquisite silks and satins, as well as thin and smooth fabrics that I couldn't name.
The third box was filled with gold, so bright and dazzling it was blinding.
The fourth box was full of exquisitely crafted jewelry, including necklaces, brooches, platinum and diamond rings, gold and jade earrings, and more.
The fifth box contained a whole box of dazzling crystals—red, white, and blue—all lustrous and radiant.
I stood there stunned for a long time. I had never seen such beautiful treasures and silks. For a moment, I thought how happy I would be if I were with the Elf King! He would give me the best of everything as compensation for not being able to marry me, and I would live in paradise every day.
Exquisite evening gowns, expensive jewelry, endless money, and the ability to live a life of leisure—I would never have lived such a hard life as I do now.
He's also handsome; just seeing his face every day is a bonus for me.
"How could I not be tempted?!" I sighed softly, touching my growing belly.
However, I haven't thought it through yet, I haven't decided whether I really want to be with a man like this, and I'm not sure if I can control my future.
I can't handle a man with such a temperament! I really can't!
Time flew by again, and two months passed in the blink of an eye. Bernard returned to the East. He didn't really want to go back, but trouble had broken out there. His father and his adoptive father were at odds because his adoptive father's two other adopted sons had also caused trouble, failing to complete the king's mission—to capture two royal cities. In a fit of anger, his father stripped both adopted sons of their positions. His adoptive father, Abdul, was naturally furious and argued with the king. At the height of the argument, Abdul pulled out a dagger hidden in his calf and threw it at the king. The king was terrified and scrambled to avoid it, shouting for his guards. The guards rushed in and seized Abdul.
Weapons were forbidden during private conversations with the king, and Abdul was imprisoned. This caused an uproar. Abdul's family was the third largest in the Eastern Territory, and they could not tolerate their patriarch being imprisoned. They argued with the king. The king refused to budge and insisted that Abdul remain in jail. Several elders of the Abdul family then wrote to Bernard, asking him to handle the matter.
Bonot was Abdul's most beloved adopted son, and even after their falling out, he still had to lend a helping hand when Abdul was in trouble. This debt of gratitude for his upbringing must be repaid.
In addition, Rosie, the illegitimate son who was once favored by the king but was neglected by him for many years, has recently returned from his remote fiefdom and is in close contact with the Queen's Duran family, suspected of wanting to form an alliance with the Crown Prince. This is definitely bad news for Bernot.
Bernard had to go back, and before leaving, he told me to be careful. I didn't take it seriously, thinking there was nothing unsafe about living in the palace, since I had no enemies.
But to my surprise, I was assassinated just a few days after Bernard left. The assassination happened in the middle of the night. I don't sleep very well, and I'm easily awakened by the slightest noise. So, when the sword whistled past my head, I opened my eyes.
Instinctively, I grabbed a dagger from beside my pillow and used both hands to block it. With a clang, the hard dagger blocked the attacking longsword. My wrist went numb, and I instantly woke up.
I rolled off the bed and screamed loudly. Another sword came at me, but because I was crouching down, it shaved off the hair on the top of my head.
I scrambled to the other side of the bed, when another sword came hurtling towards me. The sword flashed, and I almost thought I was going to die. Then another sword came, blocking the fatal blow for me.
In the darkness, two figures began to fight fiercely. I couldn't help but scream repeatedly. Suddenly, the door was flung open, and a group of guards rushed in. After a struggle, one of them bit off his tongue at lightning speed and committed suicide...
As dawn broke, I sat alone by the open-air hot spring, my feet immersed in the warm water.
Suddenly, another pair of white, jade-like feet stretched in and soaked in the hot spring water with me.
“We’ve found out,” Di Ya Ruo, who had just sat down in her thin white nightgown, said with a yawn. “Did you offend a slave in the Elf Secret Realm?”
Which one?
"I don't know his name, he's a guy, incredibly handsome, with a body that both men and women would want to sleep with."
"There is such a person." I remembered that I had threatened to turn into a zombie to force this handsome man to reveal who the leader of the slave rebellion was.
"The one who assassinated you was this slave's lover, who was also the leader of the slave revolt. After learning that you had abused his lover and had to confess to him, he decided to kill you, but only now did he have the opportunity."
Diya splashed water with her feet. "You disappeared for a while and only resurfaced after marrying me. But Prince Benott was by your side, so he didn't dare to make a move easily. It wasn't until Prince Benott left that he saw an opening."
"Looks like you'll have to strengthen my security measures," I said.
“Yes,” Di Yaruo said again. “By the way, the one who just saved you was Prince Bernot’s bodyguard. He secretly placed it next to you before he left. It seems he really cares about you.”
"He can give me money, bodyguards, and resources, but he can't give me a title." I sighed.
“Isn’t this enough?” Di Yaruo smiled slyly. “Women are sometimes greedy; they want everything. He can only give him what he can give, nothing more. Women should be content.”
"But what if I just want a formal title?" I asked.
Di Yaruo suddenly stopped smiling and said seriously, "Then you'll just be disappointed."
"Why won't he give it to me?!" I was a little disappointed.
“That’s because what he relies on for survival now is his birth status and the wealth and resources he acquired through marriage. Without these, he would be in a terrible situation. He wouldn’t even be able to live with dignity, let alone establish himself.” Di Yaruo sighed softly. “I understand his difficulties, but you will never understand.”
"How do you know I'll never understand?" I asked.
"Because you will never be in his predicament, nor will you ever have his status."
"If you understand him so well, do you understand me?" I asked again.
"If I understand him so well, how could I possibly understand you?!"
I suddenly realized that people of the same kind can only understand people of the same kind.
It's better not to marry them; we're not the same kind of people to begin with.
Summer is almost over, and the freezing rains of autumn are just around the corner; time really flies. My belly is already quite large, and I often can't sleep well, sometimes staying awake until dawn.
Di Yaruo was also assassinated several times, but she refused to tell me who assassinated her.
"I told you you wouldn't understand, and even if I told you, you still wouldn't really understand," Di Yaruo often brushed me off with a single sentence.
The New Year is approaching in the Westerlands, and a grand New Year's ball will be held. It is said that King Midian of the Westerlands will also be there.
I was a little skeptical, so I asked Di Yaruo if it was true. Di Yaruo actually nodded, "It's true."
“I thought you were mortal enemies,” I said.
"They are mortal enemies."
On the day of the ball, it rained freezing all day, but the banquet hall was warm and cozy. Most of the capital's resources were used in the palace.
King Midian appeared in the magnificent banquet hall. With a luxurious entourage, beautiful maids, and two alluring mistresses flanking him, King Midian looked every bit the winner in life, radiating confidence and extraordinary grandeur.
Wearing a dazzling, bejeweled gown and a crown, Di Yaruo greeted him with a smile. The two chatted and laughed, appearing very friendly.
The nobles who came with King Midian were also surrounded by the nobles of the capital, drinking, chatting, and laughing heartily.
The musicians played music, and the dancers danced in a flurry, twirling in the center of the dance floor, making the banquet hall even more lively.
“Hey, isn’t this the attendant who used to serve Princess Yani?” King Midan noticed me at some point.
But I had already drifted away from this bustling place—hiding on a mat under a pillar in the far corner.
When I was suddenly called out, I had no choice but to stand up and step forward to bow.
Today I am dressed in a snow-white long dress embroidered with gold thread and inlaid with sapphires, with a white fox fur vest over it, and wearing amethyst earrings, a sapphire necklace, a ruby bracelet, a gold and jade bracelet. I also wear a silver pearl forehead ornament and the Queen's silver crown on my head. My attire is extremely grand, but in King Midan's eyes, I am still "Princess Yani's attendant".
Di Yaruo covered her mouth and laughed, "King Midan is joking, she is my queen."
King Midan seemed to pause for a moment before replying, "Skilled, promising!" He gave a thumbs up, "From a lowly maidservant to the queen of a royal city, I have to admire you."
Di Yaruo laughed even more happily, "Your Majesty really knows how to talk, he'll make her so happy she can't sleep."
"Is that so?" King Midan looked me over with great interest. "I'm not wrong, she's quite remarkable. I had no impression of her at all before, I never expected her to be so capable."
This was also the first time I had truly seen King Midian. Last time, he stood on a high throne far away from me, wearing a red cloak, holding a scepter, and announcing his formal accession to the throne.
Actually, I didn't even get a good look at what he looked like.
Now, under the bright, dazzling lights, I could finally see his fair and delicate features, his sharp and piercing eyes, and his thin, bright red lips.
He saw me looking her up and down and snorted coldly. I quickly shifted my gaze slightly.
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