The Dragon King's Substitute Bride

Chapter 103

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Tsunea

He flinched, clearly surprised that I knew his name

Eventually, he shuffled forward, nodding and bowing his head. "Yes, Your Highness."

"Do you know why her lunch is late? He hesitated, glancing between me and the woman. 'Do not fear telling the truth."

"Lady Maro has requested that she have lunch alone, earlier than the others, on the opposite side of the palace in a private parlor and has required a special menu. I cocked an eyebrow. "We have had problems procuring the ingredients for it. I scoffed. "And the rest of you?"

"Our meals are late as well!" They said.

1 scoffed. Let me guess. They have much of the same requests?"

Gen ducked his head. "Yes, Your Highness."

"And what is this request?"

"Star Fruit Pastries."

I shook my head. Star Fruit has been out of season for months.

Tarofu laughed from the back of their minds. It seems they are trying to gain your father's favor.

What does that mean?

snickered. Star Fruit is known to make a woman more desirable, more lovely, and more

and I rubbed my head. He showed me an image of

on it randomly, and my father had always looked at her with a knowing smile. I suppose I am grateful that I didn't know exactly

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to somehow procure Star Fruit for Morgan though I didn't need to make her smell any more lovely than the already dd Restraint

worries. He chuckled. I have a feeling that my Pyra is imparting all sorts of

I could only hope

staff with your ridiculous requests. don't care if none of you like each other. I don't care if you don't want to share a meal together. I don't care if one person wants one thing and somebody else wants something else. You will not burden the staff

the first

staff with her whims is the queen, and you

She flushed. I turned to Gen. "You can have them

in the dining hall. I will

none of these separate parlors or randomly across the palace arrangements any longer. Whatever modifications you have done to the parlors they have been using as their own personal dining rooms, I need a tally of them and to get them to me as quickly as possible. In addition, they will

is no reason that any of them should need any special accommodations." I glanced over them. "If you have personal servants or a relationship with staff member who can and is willing to make you whatever specialty thing from your home region, that is something different, but

Their jaws dropped.

said. "I imagine you're

"Wait until His Majesty hears about

doubt you will like the

grumbling. I turned to the servants, who were watching me with at mixture of relief and

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the palace as well. Bring your concerns and outrageous requests to my attention and do not fear retaliation, I said, my voice filled with a sense of reassurance. They will suffer much more

get

looked like I had taken all of their burdens away with such a simple decree. I could only imagine how stressful dealing with the concubines

my siblings, who generally avoided me, looked stiff in their seats as if they were afraid of offending me and ending up like Keiji and his

me.

part of me said.