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 lovely, and more alluring as

cackled, and I rubbed my head. He showed me an image of it and it took everything in me

randomly, and my father had always looked at her with a knowing smile. I suppose I am grateful

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need to make her

grows in the garden around the Pools. No worries. He chuckled. I have

I could only hope

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 to share a meal together. I don't care if one person wants one thing and somebody else wants something else.

the

with her whims is the queen, and you

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

not take meals in the dining hall. I

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 all be served the same meal as the rest

staff member who can and is willing to make you whatever specialty thing from

Their jaws dropped.

said. "I

glaring. "Wait until His Majesty

doubt you will

I turned to the servants, who were watching me

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

get

like I had 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 starting to figure out her place

of my siblings, who generally avoided me, looked stiff in their seats as

me.

a deep, dark part of me said. Fear