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?

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

He showed me an image of it and it took everything

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 were doing when I was younger. How often did my mother flirt

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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 already dd Restraint

worries. He chuckled. I have a feeling that my Pyra is

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

the first

only person who may burden the staff with her whims

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

will not take meals in the

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 as possible. In addition, they will all be served the same meal as

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 not

Their jaws dropped.

I said. "I imagine

grumbled, glaring. "Wait until

you will

the servants, who were watching me with at mixture of

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as my wife is healing, I will be running 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 than you ever will at their hands. The

get to the

such a simple decree. I could only imagine how stressful dealing with the concubines was without my mother's presence and with

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,

me.

a deep, dark part of me said. Fear