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, avoiding my

up and separate it for cataloging. "The treasury will inspect everything, anything

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I turned to leave, I noted that her servant was glaring at me openly. For a moment, I

her room and continued down

than I

servant. Who

own staff from her family's

She seemed rather bold

her, it would be unusual for her to leave it open like that. I motioned for the

flicker of a few candles left burning on a table near the

I called out,

a glance with the guards, my instincts kicking in. I stepped back, allowing

'Search the room."

heightened. The longer I stayed, the more I felt something wasn't right. "Maya,

toward the back of the room, reaching for a wardrobe that seemed slightly out of place. Just as his hand

down!" I yelled, instinctively ducking as thick gray smoke

thick, filling the room in seconds. I could barely see two feet in front of me as I coughed, the acrid

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my

lunged forward, my hand reaching out just as the figure moved, but the smoke made it

toward the

the window.

the guards. "Send out a search party. Lock down the

imagined that she would make it

evening breeze hit my face, helping to

me about Lady Mei?" I asked. "Was she an active child? Grew up

anything

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