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?

more alluring as it gives them a

I rubbed my head. He showed me an image of it and it took everything in me not to

my father had always looked at her with a knowing smile. I suppose I am

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Fruit for Morgan though I didn't need to make her smell

grows in the garden around the Pools. No worries. He chuckled. I have a feeling that my Pyra is imparting all sorts of

I could only hope

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

the

who may burden the staff with her whims is

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

if they will not take meals in

own rooms or if they are dining with my father, their children, or each other, but 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

of a health need, there 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.

I said.

glaring. "Wait until His

you will like

and grumbling. I turned to the servants, who were

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this side of 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 for the attempt

get to

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

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 their eyes on me-the unease, the quiet fear-and

me.

a deep, dark part of me said.