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?"

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

must

increasingly frustrating.

stranger and managing the affairs

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

man who would take on his wife's

a matter of bringing a single individual into the family, that would be manageable. After all, a man who married into his

concubines, the reason Melanie had chosen Barrett in the past was precisely because he had

the capital, among the prominent families, which man didn't take concubines? Even

for marriage and little resistance to it. It was her mother's dying wish for her to marry, have children, and live a

Rafael asked about her plans, she mentioned that her mother didn't want her to follow a military

not, it didn't really matter. She once had ambitions, fiery dreams, and pursuits-but now, she had

in recapturing the Southern Frontier, that joy was no longer something she could

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them properly, and ensured the continuation of the Duke of Northwatch's line. Instead,

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