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?

make a woman more desirable, more lovely, and more alluring as it gives them a sweet scent... and makes

showed me an image

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 were

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Fruit for Morgan though I didn't need to make

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

I could only hope

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

the

staff with her whims is the

I turned to Gen. "You can have

meals in the dining hall. I will

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,

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 you will

Their jaws dropped.

said. "I imagine

until His Majesty

you will

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

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my voice filled with a sense of

let's get

such a simple decree. I could only imagine how stressful dealing with the concubines

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

me.

dark part of