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?

woman more desirable, more lovely, and more alluring

He showed me an image of

knowing smile. I suppose I am grateful that I didn't know exactly what they were doing when I was younger. How often did my mother flirt with my father in plain sight aside from almost exclusively

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I didn't need to make her smell any more lovely than the already dd

in the garden around the Pools. No worries. He chuckled. I have a feeling that my Pyra is

I could only hope

will not be allowed to overbunden the staff with your ridiculous requests. don't care if none of you like each other. I don't care if you don't want

the first

her

flushed. I turned to Gen. "You can have them all served

will not take meals in

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

staff member who can and is willing to make you whatever specialty thing from your home region, that is something different, but you will not make yourselves, your whims, nuisances. And it will come out

Their jaws dropped.

me," I said. "I

grumbled, glaring. "Wait until His Majesty

doubt you will

to the servants, who were watching me with at

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fear retaliation, I said, my voice filled with a sense of reassurance. They will suffer

get to the

taken all of their burdens away with such a simple decree. I could only imagine how stressful dealing with the concubines was without my mother's presence and with Morgan still just

scanning the long table where members of the royal family were seated. The air was thick with tension. Most of 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 sister. It was a good fear to have, considering their ambitions. As I walked to my seat, I felt

me.

a deep, dark part of me said. Fear