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?

is known to make a woman more desirable, more lovely, and more alluring as it

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

the fruit in hand, snacking 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 what they

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robes? I had to remember to somehow procure Star Fruit for Morgan though I didn't need to make her smell any more lovely than the

the Pools. No worries. He chuckled. I have a

I could only hope

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 to share a meal together. I don't care if one person wants

am the first

who may burden the staff with her whims

flushed. I turned to Gen. "You

of the harem if they will not take meals in the

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 all be

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.

"Wait until

doubt you will like the

servants, who were watching me with at mixture of relief and

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requests to my attention and do not fear retaliation, I said, my voice filled with a sense of reassurance. They will suffer

let's get to the

simple decree. I could only

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

me.

a deep, dark part of me