Chapter 141 Chapter 141 He kissed her deeply...
I was still a bit groggy until evening.
It happened too suddenly.
I almost thought nothing had happened, that nothing had occurred.
As night fell, I was having dinner in my room when Imera suddenly entered, followed by the head maid of the palace. The head maid greeted me with a smile, “Your Highness, we apologize for disturbing you. Prince Kebernot has requested that his clothes and personal belongings be placed in your room after dinner.”
After speaking, he bowed deeply, and then, together with several maids, picked up his suitcases and filed into the dressing room on the side.
This... I don't know whether to laugh or cry. Bernard is truly their VIP client; they completely disobey his orders, regardless of the fact that I am the Queen.
He wanted to scold her, but seeing the head maid's embarrassed and bowed head, and the other maids' trembling expressions, he gave up.
At nine o'clock in the evening, after I finished feeding Anleya with a bottle, Bernard knocked on the door and came in. He sat down next to me and played with Anleya in the cradle with me.
"I've been busy all day. There's been so much news coming from the East that I haven't been able to meet you." He gently stroked Anleya's soft little face.
"Who gave you permission to move all your things here?" I asked casually.
There was a hint of slyness in his smile. "I was worried you would throw all my things out, but when I heard you didn't, I felt like all the difficulties were no longer difficulties."
“I just don’t want to make things difficult for the maids.” I flicked his hand away from Anleya’s. “Take your things out now, so I don’t have to throw them away and make a scene.”
His face immediately fell. "Don't treat me like this."
"I haven't figured out what our relationship is yet."
"Please make me your official partner!" He actually knelt down on one knee in front of me, looking like he was begging for mercy. "Please accept me. I love you more than any other man."
I was slightly startled. Did he really have to do that?!
He knelt down on one knee and tried to hug my waist, saying, "I really want to be with you, please make me your official partner."
"What do you mean by 'official'?" I scoffed. "Are you going to marry me?"
They won't marry me. Neither he, the Elf King, nor Manboa could marry me. Even Artis's marriage to me would only be temporary—it's for his own benefit.
"From mistress to wife." He blinked his thick eyelashes. "I only have you as my mistress, and you only have me, okay?"
“No,” my cool fingers slid down his forehead to the tip of his nose, “I’m so lonely with only you, and you’re so lonely with only me.”
He frequently leaves for the East, only coming to the West when he's not busy. Of course, that's just my excuse; I don't want to be tied down yet.
Furthermore, the so-called "official status" might just be a way to control women. Women who have affairs with other men are condemned, while men who cheat on their partners are praised for being charming and passionate.
"Who else do you want to be with?" He hugged my waist tightly, still kneeling on one knee. "I'll take down all their chickens."
I chuckled and said, "I don't care who you're with, so why do you care who I'm with?"
“No,” he looked at me very seriously, “I’ll go crazy.”
I grabbed his collar. "You've slept with so many women, and I've never gone crazy. Don't give me that!"
He frowned and pressed my hand down. "You're being very rude. If it were any other woman, I would have dumped her long ago."
I held onto his collar tightly. "Let me tell you, don't expect me to only have you as a man, and I don't expect you to only have me as a woman. We can meet up occasionally and part ways amicably."
“I’ll tell you this too,” he said slowly, a smile playing on his lips, “if you sleep with another man, I will not let him off the hook, nor will I let you off the hook.”
"Who are you to me? Why won't you let me go?" I said angrily.
“You know very well who I am to you.” He grabbed my hand that was pulling at his collar. “I simply cannot stand you sleeping with other people. If I sleep with other people, I will pay you back money, land, and the entire capital. I will pay you back whatever you like.”
I sneered, "If I sleep with someone else, I'll pay back money, land, and the entire capital, okay?"
"I don't care about any of that, I just want you." He said in a slightly coquettish tone, and before I knew it, he had pulled me into his arms, and we rolled down onto the carpet in front of the sofa.
He covered my body and kissed me deeply...
Fifteen minutes later, I threw all his clothes and personal belongings out of the room, kicked him out as well, slammed the door shut, and ignored his desperate pleas outside.
What do you mean by "mistress becoming wife"?! Bullshit!
I dismiss this with disdain.
Half an hour later, Anleya started crying, probably because she was hungry. I tried to comfort her while urgently calling for the nanny. The moment the door opened, a dark figure rushed in like a gust of wind. Before I could even see who it was, the nanny hurriedly took away the crying Anleya, while the dark figure stayed on my bed and wouldn't leave...
From that day on, he wouldn't leave my room, no matter how hard I tried to get rid of him. But his personal items and toiletries weren't in this room, so he had to go to another room to change. But he still stayed in my bed every night, and often sneaked in while I was asleep.
Early morning and midnight became our busiest times. He would inevitably wake me up, kiss me until my face and body were covered in his slobber, then the bed would be damp, the sheets and blankets changed daily, and after a chaotic night of lovemaking, I would finally fall asleep, exhausted…
I didn't refuse him because he was so delicious that I had no reason to refuse him.
I confessed my inner desires and admitted that I needed him.
But I've never agreed to his idea of turning his mistress into a wife. In my opinion, it's ridiculous; how could I possibly agree to that?
We were inseparable for two or three months, spending all our time together except for the time between morning and afternoon tea. Whether I was reading, reviewing documents, attending lectures, or exercising, he was always by my side. He was always reviewing documents and meeting with different people, yet he was only a few steps away from me. When he talked to others, his voice was very soft, almost inaudible. I didn't try to eavesdrop; I was too lazy to move and had no interest.
He stayed in the West for nearly three months before the East summoned him again.
"I'm going back this time to take care of Luo Xi. He's lived far too long." He kissed both of my cheeks and hugged me tightly. "Wait for me to come back."
I moved my lips, wanting to laugh, but I didn't.
I don't know what my relationship with him is now.
I'm definitely developing feelings for him. But I know deep down that this relationship is extremely fragile and could shatter at the slightest test.
As I watched the flock of Pegasus fly further and further away in the sky, I sighed for some reason.
Back in the Imperial Study, Di Yaruo was having afternoon tea, while Haiya lay sprawled on the sofa with her legs propped up high, looking at me with disdain.
"You? How could you possibly hold a man?" Haiya sneered. "Your legs alone would need half the flesh cut off to be thin enough."
I told myself to ignore him, but I couldn't help getting angry. Just as I was about to snap back, Di Yaruo spoke up, "I'm pregnant."
"What?!" I was stunned. Seeing Haiya's nonchalant expression, I knew he already knew.
“You’ve been quite busy lately, so I didn’t tell you. It’s been several months.” Di Ya Ruo used a silver fork to pick up a small piece of fresh cream cake.
In other words, she succeeded in sleeping with King Midian on her first try.
"Don't look at me like that. I'm not hiding it from you alone. I'm hiding it from everyone. Hya only just found out too," Di Yaruo said with a smile. "Don't blame me. I didn't want Bernard to know."
"Will he hurt you?" I asked.
“No, but the news will spread very quickly,” Di Yaruo said, picking up another small piece of fresh cream cake. “My pregnancy will change the entire landscape of the Western Region.”
In other words, she was afraid that people on King Midan's side would harm her.
“Isn’t he an illegitimate child? Illegitimate children have no right to inheritance,” I said.
“But I’m no ordinary noblewoman. I am the joint queen of Cantes City and its affiliated royal cities. Once my son marries the daughter of the King of the West, his descendants can directly ascend the throne without even having to fight a war.” Diya Ruo chuckled. “Once this news gets out, what do you think will happen to some of the royal descendants who are eyeing the throne of the West? Won’t they be furious? The fat meat that was already in their hands will soon fly away. King Midan’s original two sons, one died of a strange disease and the other went mad, so neither of them can become king.”
“But what if,” I said slowly, “you have a daughter?”
“A daughter?!” Di Yaruo shrugged with regret. “Then it’s all up to her fate. If she’s lucky, she can be taken back by her father to become the princess of the entire Western Region after she comes of age, and she can also get a generous dowry and marry into a prestigious family. But if she’s unlucky, she can only stay in this royal city and be used as a tool for me to win over other nobles. She will marry whoever is beneficial to me.”
"Couldn't she marry one of the sons of the King of the West, and have a descendant who becomes the King of the West?" I asked.
Why can illegitimate sons marry princesses of the King of the West, but illegitimate daughters cannot marry sons of the King of the West?
Di Ya Ruo chuckled, "It seems you know nothing about the marriage customs of our Western Kingdom royal family. In our Western Kingdom, illegitimate sons can marry the king's daughters, but the status of illegitimate daughters is much lower than that of illegitimate sons. Even if she marries the king's son, the son she gives birth to cannot become king. This is a rule established by the Western Kingdom king a hundred years ago. Only sons born to sons are considered legitimate heirs, while sons born to daughters are only considered half. You could say that the Western Kingdom king a hundred years ago was sexist, but there's nothing that can be done; that's just how the rules are."
Hya then sneered, "It's clear that because of the royal turmoil back then, women were inclined to seek other paths and joined forces with outsiders to seize the throne. In a fit of anger, the King of the West set this rule, which only applies to illegitimate daughters, not illegitimate sons. In addition, illegitimate daughters can marry into other countries or royal cities as tools to win over the king, but the king's own daughters are not allowed to marry out of the country, mainly to prevent women from seeking other paths and betraying their fathers."
“My husband, I didn’t know as much as you do,” Di Ya Ruo laughed, her hand holding the teacup trembling slightly. “I’ll have to learn from you from now on.”
Hya still sneered, "You know more than I do, but this matter is rather secretive. Only a few princes who have taken private lessons know about it, but all of those princes except for me and Midan are dead. So it's normal that you don't know if I don't tell you."
Di Yaruo's eyes slowly brightened. "So you've taken private lessons? I really need to learn from you." With that, she smiled and walked up to Haiya, took his arm, and said affectionately, "Come on, my good husband, let's go to the hot springs and chat. I like it there; men are always more tender-hearted towards naked women."
The door slammed shut.
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