The Dragon King's Substitute Bride
Chapter 136
Chapter 136
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"I've passed that on to Tsuneo. He said that there's a list of sworn guards who can be trusted, and he'll work on getting the others sworn in or incarcerated to be investigated. "That will go for the staff, too. Everyone will be thoroughly screened, and the palace's defenses
will be restored before then."
Maya and Anya took note, before we could move on, a knock sounded on the door.
"Come in."
The door creaked open, and two guards entered.
"Your Majesty," one of them said, bowing respectfully, "we are ready to accompany you."
Was it that time already? I guessed so.
I nodded, standing from my chair. "Thank you. Maya? Anya?"
They stood as did Jun who hurried ahead to get back to her room before we arrived at the harem.
We walked down the long corridors, the flickering torches casting eerie shadows on the walls. My footsteps echoed against the marble floors, matching the rhythmic stride of the guards.
We stopped at the first door, and I nodded to the guard. He knocked firmly.
A moment later, the door opened, and Lady Maro appeared, her face still pale from dinner. I met her gaze, watching the resistance and irritation war in her eyes.
""Lady Maro."
Her lips pressed into a thin line, but she stepped aside, allowing us to enter. Inside, there was a table piled with jewelry, gowns, and various other luxuries she had purchased with the extra funds.
she said bitterly,
small group of staff who had come with us. Maya and Anya directed them on how to pack it up and separate it for cataloging. "The treasury will inspect everything,
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to leave, I noted that her servant was glaring at me openly. For a moment, I wondered if she was also a part
and
went smoother than I thought it would,"
servant. Who is
family's home.
into them. She
Lady Mei's quarters, and the door stood slightly ajar. A frown tugged at my lips. From what I knew of her, it would
near the far wall. Something felt off. The air
out, but there was no
the guards, my instincts kicking
'Search the room."
spread out, moving cautiously through the space. I stood near the entrance, my senses heightened. The longer I
the back of the room, reaching for a wardrobe that seemed slightly out of
thick gray smoke erupted from the
filling the room in seconds. I could barely see two feet in front of me as I coughed, the acrid scent
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shouted, my voice
lunged forward, my hand reaching out just as the figure moved, but the smoke made it impossible to see clearly. I heard a soft thud and a scuffle of feet, but
toward the guards,
the window.
the window." I turned back to the other half of the guards. "Send out a
hadn't imagined that she would make it this easy
window. The cool evening breeze hit my face, helping to clear the
tell me about Lady Mei?" I asked.
Your Highness. If anything
About The Dragon King's Substitute Bride - Chapter 136
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