Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Chapter 160

Frederick, having managed the outer household for many years and being well-acquainted with the intricacies of court life, quickly

assessed the situation.

"My lady, one thing is certain: the king likely does

actually want

you to enter the palace. Otherwise, he could have simply issued an edict making you a concubine. You wouldn't have had any choice but to comply."

"I know that," Carissa replied, a hint of frustration lacing her voice." But he's given me three months to find a suitor, almost as if he's pressuring me into marriage. What does my single status have to do with him? I've reviewed the royal edict concerning my father's

posthumous title multiple times. While other details are

insignificant, what stands out is that if I marry, my husband could inherit a title. Does he want someone to inherit my father's title through marriage?"

Frederick considered this, and said, "I recall the edict mentioning the possibility of selecting suitable relatives from collateral branches to be trained, with the potential for them to inherit titles in the future. "Could it be that the king does not wish for members of the Sinclair family to inherit the title? Does he have a specific candidate in mind? If he expects you to marry within three months, could it be that he has already chosen a suitor for you?"

absently turning the string of rosary beads her mother had left her, trying to calm

must have a

feeling the situation was increasingly frustrating. It felt like being thrust into another arranged +15

stranger and managing the affairs of a

Sinclair family name, right? Men can be unreliable, and if he gains a title and takes concubines, there's a risk that he might favor those children over the legitimate ones, which could be a

who would take on his wife's family

bringing a single individual into the family, that would be manageable. After all, a man who married into his wife's family wouldn't come

reason Melanie had chosen Barrett in the past was precisely because

capital, among the prominent families, which man didn't take concubines? Even ordinary people, who lacked the means to

had no expectations for marriage and little resistance to it. It was her mother's dying wish for

her plans, she mentioned that her mother didn't

reflection of Carissa's feelings or not, it didn't really matter. She once had ambitions, fiery dreams, and pursuits-but now, she had none. Life

fame for her role in recapturing the Southern Frontier, that joy was no longer something she

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Salvador not issued this edict, she would have selected someone from her clan, trained them properly, and ensured the continuation of the Duke of Northwatch's line. Instead, complications had

loved ones. The pain of losing them was something she had endured too many times. She was unwilling to experience it