Synopsis and Starting Chapter Chapter 2 - Early Signs Of An Affair (1)
Chapter 3 - Early Signs Of An Affair (2)
Chapter 4 - Compare With Whom? (1)
Chapter 5 - Compare With Whom? (2)
Chapter 6 - The Empress’ Gift To The Concubine (1)
Chapter 7 - The Empress’ Gift To The Concubine (2)
Chapter 8 - The Issue Of A Lady-In-Waiting (1)
Chapter 9 - The Issue Of A Lady-In-Waiting (2)
Chapter 10 - I Can’T Believe He’S Doing This To Me (1)
Chapter 11 - I Can’T Believe He’S Doing This To Me (2)
Chapter 12 - My Nest (1)
Chapter 13 - My Nest (2)
Chapter 14 - Where Is Queen? (1)
Chapter 15 - Where Is Queen? (1)
Chapter 16 - Want To Make A Bet? (1)
Chapter 17 - Want To Make A Bet? (2)
Chapter 18 - Curiosity (1)
Chapter 19 - Curiousity (2)
Chapter 20 - A False Rumor (1)
Chapter 21 - A False Rumor (2)
Chapter 22 - Tears That Only Queen Knows (1)
Chapter 23 - Tears That Only Queen Knows (2)
Chapter 24 - I Already Knew The Truth (1)
Chapter 25 - I Already Knew The Truth (2)
Chapter 26 - I’M On My Way To See You (1)
Chapter 27 - I’M On My Way To See You (2)
Chapter 28 - Heinley’S Rage (1)
Chapter 29 - Heinley’S Rage (2)
Chapter 30 - Wet Tears (1)
Chapter 31 - Wet Tears (2)
Chapter 32 - Drink Water And Sprout (1)
Chapter 33 - Drink Water And Sprout (2)
Chapter 34 - Secret Friend (1)
Chapter 35 - Secret Friend (2)
Chapter 36 - Viscount Roteschu (1)
Chapter 37 - Viscount Roteschu (2)
Chapter 38 - A Man Of Secrets (1)
Chapter 39 - A Man Of Secrets (2)
Chapter 40 - Queen’S Favorite
Chapter 41 - Queen’S Favorite (2)
Chapter 42 - Iron Wall Defense (1)
Chapter 43 - Iron Wall Defense (2)
Chapter 44 - An Unchanging Person (1)
Chapter 45 - An Unchanging Person (2)
Chapter 46 - Society’S Chewbone (1)
Chapter 47 - Society’S Chewbone (2)
Chapter 48 - The Butterfly Of Society (1)
Chapter 49 - The Butterfly Of Society (2)
Chapter 50 - Don’T Cry, Queen (1)
Chapter 51 - Don’T Cry, Queen (2)
Chapter 52 - Ice Doll (1)
Chapter 53 - Ice Doll? (2)
Chapter 54 - Shall I Tempt Her? (1)
Chapter 55 - Shall I Tempt Her? (2)
Chapter 56 - Duchess Tuania (1)
Chapter 57 - Duchess Tuania (2)
Chapter 58 - Duke Elgy’S Warning (1)
Chapter 59 - Duke Elgy’S Warning (2)
Chapter 60 - Desert Flower (1)
Chapter 61 - Desert Flower (2)
Chapter 62 - Red Flame Ring (1)
Chapter 63 - Red Flame Ring (2)
Chapter 64 - Heinley’S Specialty (1)
Chapter 65 - Heinley’S Specialty (2)
Chapter 66 - Slush Fund (1)
Chapter 67 - Slush Fund (2)
Chapter 68 - Who Will Wear The Red Dress? (1)
Chapter 69 - Who Will Wear The Red Dress? (2)
Chapter 70 - Are You Jealous? (1)
Chapter 71 - Are You Jealous? (2)
Chapter 72 - A Sudden Change (1)
Chapter 73 - A Sudden Change (2)
Chapter 74 - Kindness (1)
Chapter 75 - Kindness (2)
Chapter 76 - Do You Have Compassion? (1)
Chapter 77 - Do You Have Compassion? (2)
Chapter 78 - Good Visitors, Bad Visitors (1)
Chapter 79 - Good Visitors, Bad Visitors (2)
Chapter 80 - Anxious Men (1)
Chapter 81 - Anxious Men (2)
Chapter 82 - Sovieshu’S Anger (1)
Chapter 83 - Sovieshu’S Anger (2)
Chapter 84 - You’Re The Empress (1)
Chapter 85 - You’Re The Empress (2)
Chapter 86 - Heinley Departs (1)
Chapter 87 - Heinley Departs (2)
Chapter 88 - It’S Darkest Before Dawn (1)
Chapter 89 - It’S Darkest Before Dawn (2)
Chapter 90 - The Grand Duke’S Proposal (1)
Chapter 91 - The Grand Duke’S Proposal (2)
Chapter 92 - The King Of The West (1)
Chapter 93 - The King Of The West (2)
Chapter 94 - Is It Impossible? (1)
Chapter 95 - Is It Impossible? (2)
Chapter 96 - The Meaning Of The Gift (1)
Chapter 97 - The Meaning Of The Gift (2)
Chapter 98 - – You Can’T Be Royal Family! (1)
Chapter 99 - You Can’T Be Royal Family! (2)
Chapter 100 - Only I Can Protect Myself (1)
Chapter 101 - Only I Can Protect Myself (2)
Chapter 102 - A Silent Condemnation (1)
Chapter 103 - A Silent Condemnation (2)
Chapter 104 - If I’M Right, Apologize (1)
Chapter 105 - If I’M Right, Apologize (2)
Chapter 106 - The Choice This Time (1)
Chapter 107 - The Choice This Time (2)
Chapter 108 - I Have To Take It From You (1)
Chapter 109 - I Have To Take It From You (2)
Chapter 110 - Duke Elgy’S Suggestion (1)
Chapter 111 - Duke Elgy’S Suggestion (2)
Chapter 112 - Another Secret (1)
Chapter 113 - Another Secret (2)
Chapter 114 - What Do You Want Me To Say? (1)
Chapter 115 - What Do You Want Me To Say? (2)
Chapter 116 - A Person Who Spreads Rumors, A Person Who Exploits (1)
Chapter 117 - A Person Who Spreads Rumors, A Person Who Exploits (2)
Chapter 118 - I Want To Be Like You (1)
Chapter 119 - I Want To Be Like You (2)
Chapter 120 - A Chance To Erase The Past (1)
Chapter 121 - A Chance To Erase The Past (2)
Chapter 122 - I’M Yours Too (1)
Chapter 123 - I’M Yours Too (2)
Chapter 124 - Exploding At A Touch (1)
Chapter 125 - Exploding At A Touch (2)
Chapter 126 - The Keeper Of Secrets (1)
Chapter 127 - The Keeper Of Secrets (2)
Chapter 128 - The Storm Shall Blow (1)
Chapter 129 - The Storm Shall Blow (2)
Chapter 130 - Abandonment (1)
Chapter 131 - Abandonment (2)
Chapter 132 - The Greatest Thing Is Love (1)
Chapter 133 - The Greatest Thing Is Love (2)
Chapter 134 - My Standards Are High (1)
Chapter 135 - My Standards Are High (2)
Chapter 136 - Do You Really Want Me To Be Queen? (1)
Chapter 137 - Do You Really Want Me To Be Queen? (2)
Chapter 138 - I Liked Him More Than I Thought (1)
Chapter 139 - I Liked Him More Than I Thought (2)
Chapter 140 - Don’T Come Here (1)
Chapter 141 - Don’T Come Here (2)
Chapter 142 - Between Us Are Secrets (1)
Chapter 143 - Between Us Are Secrets (2)
Chapter 144 - Suspect The Blue Bird (1)
Chapter 145 - Suspect The Blue Bird (2)
Chapter 146 - A Blindfolded Man (1)
Chapter 147 - A Blindfolded Man (2)
Chapter 148 - Two Couples (1)
Chapter 149 - Two Couples (2)
Chapter 150 - Meeting In The Western Kingdom (1)
Chapter 151 - Meeting In The Western Kingdom (2)
Chapter 152 - Why Call Me Elder Brother? (1)
Chapter 153 - Why Call Me Elder Brother? (2)
Chapter 154 - They Are Lying (1)
Chapter 155 - They Are Lying (2)
Chapter 156 - A Secret Story (1)
Chapter 157 - A Secret Story (2)
Chapter 158 - Hoping For Happiness (1)
Chapter 159 - Hoping For Happiness (2)
Chapter 160 - Not Stand Alone Long (1)
Chapter 161 - Not Stand Alone Long (2)
Chapter 162 - The Night Before The Divorce (1)
Chapter 163 - The Night Before The Divorce (2)
Chapter 164 - I Ask Approval For Remarriage (1)
Chapter 165 - I Ask Approval For Remarriage (2)
Chapter 166 - Sovieshu’S Shock (1)
Chapter 167 - Sovieshu’S Shock (2)
Chapter 168 - Shocked Together With Heinley (1)
Chapter 169 - Shocked Together With Heinley
Chapter 170 - Sovieshu’S Shock (3)
Chapter 171 - Sovieshu’S Shock (2)
Chapter 172 - Awkward Position (1)
Chapter 173 - Awkward Position (2)
Chapter 174
Chapter 175
Chapter 176 - Awkward Position (1)
Chapter 177
Chapter 178
Chapter 179 - Same Strategy (2)
Chapter 180 - What Heinley Wanted To Do (1)
Chapter 181 - What Heinley Wanted To Do (2)
Chapter 182 - Suspicion Of Navier (1)
Chapter 183 - Navier’S Suspicion (2)
Chapter 184
Chapter 185 - Man In The Fountain (2)
Chapter 186 - Moving (1)
Chapter 187 - Moving (2)
Chapter 188 - It Was Still Awkward (1)
Chapter 189 - It Was Still Awkward (2)
Chapter 190 - Wedding Dress (1)
Chapter 191 - Wedding Dress (2)
Chapter 192 - Knowing The Truth (1)
Chapter 193 - Knowing The Truth (2)
Chapter 194 - . Rashta’S Anxiety (1)
Chapter 195 - Rashta’S Anxiety (2)
Chapter 196 - Keep Pampering Me (1)
Chapter 197 - Keep Pampering Me (2)
Chapter 198 - Breaking Point (1)
Chapter 199. - Breaking Point (2)
Chapter 200 - Repaying Navier’S Favor (1)
Chapter 201 - Repaying Navier’S Kindness (2)
Chapter 202 - Kapmen’S Suffering (1)
Chapter 203 - Kapmen’S Suffering (2)
Chapter 204 - Sovieshu’S Shock (1)
Chapter 205 - Sovieshu’S Shock (2)
Chapter 206 - Road To The Eastern Empire (1)
Chapter 207 - Road To The Eastern Empire (2)
Chapter 208 - Meeting Sovieshu Again (1)
Chapter 209 - Meeting Sovieshu Again (2)
Chapter 210 - Sovieshu’S Shock (1)
Chapter 211 - Sovieshu’S Shock (2)
Chapter 212 - Sovieshu’S Wedding (1)
Chapter 213 - Sovieshu’S Wedding (2)
Chapter 214 - Come Back, Navier (1)
Chapter 215 - Come Back, Navier (2)
Chapter 216 - Handsome (1)
Chapter 217 - Handsome (2)
Chapter 218 - Kapmen And Heinley (1)
Chapter 219 - . Kapmen And Heinley (2)
Chapter 220 - Grand Duke Kapmen Hates The Queen (1)
Chapter 221 - Grand Duke Kapmen Hates The Queen (2)
Chapter 222 - Don’T Leave Me (1)
Chapter 223 - Don’T Leave Me (2)
Chapter 224 - Kapmen’S Black Heart (1)
Chapter 225 - Kapmen’S Black Heart (2)
Chapter 226 - Dinner Between Sovieshu And Heinley (1)
Chapter 227 - Dinner Between Sovieshu And Heinley (2)
Chapter 228 - Don’T Even Think About It… (1)
Chapter 229 - Don’T Even Think About It… (2)
Chapter 230 - The First Empress (1)
Chapter 231 - The First Empress (2)
Chapter 232 - Wedding Night (1)
Chapter 233 - Wedding Night (2)
Chapter 234 - Healthy (1)
Chapter 235 - Healthy (2)
Chapter 236 - Two Confused Men (1)
Chapter 237 - Two Confused Men (2)
Chapter 238 - Confessions (1)
Chapter 239 - Confessions (2)
Chapter 240 - I Love You. I Love You. I Love You (1)
Chapter 241 - I Love You. I Love You. I Love You (2)
Chapter 242 - Show His Face (1)
Chapter 243 - Show His Face (2)
Chapter 244 - Who Are You? (1)
Chapter 245 - Who Are You? (2)
Chapter 246 - A Very Important Question (1)
Chapter 247 - A Very Important Question (2)
Chapter 248 - Go At The Same Time (1)
Chapter 249
Chapter 250
Chapter 251 - Coldness (2)
Chapter 252 - Rivetti’S Grand Plan (1)
Chapter 253 - Rivetti’S Grand Plan (2)
Chapter 254
Chapter 255
Chapter 256
Chapter 257
Chapter 258
Chapter 259
Chapter 260
Chapter 261
Chapter 262
Chapter 263
Chapter 264
Chapter 265
Chapter 266
Chapter 267
Chapter 268
Chapter 269
Chapter 270
Chapter 271
Chapter 272
Chapter 273
Chapter 274
Chapter 275
Chapter 276
Chapter 277
Chapter 278
Chapter 279
Chapter 280
Chapter 281
Chapter 282
Chapter 283
Chapter 284
Chapter 285
Chapter 286
Chapter 287
Chapter 288
Chapter 289
Chapter 290
Chapter 291
Chapter 292
Chapter 293
Chapter 294
Chapter 295
Chapter 296
Chapter 297
Chapter 298
Chapter 299
Chapter 300
Chapter 301
Chapter 302
Chapter 303
Chapter 304
Chapter 305
Chapter 306
Chapter 307
Chapter 308
Chapter 309
Chapter 310
Chapter 311
Chapter 312
Chapter 313
Chapter 314
Chapter 315
Chapter 316
Chapter 317
Chapter 318
Chapter 319
Chapter 320
Chapter 321
Chapter 322
Chapter 323
Chapter 324
Chapter 325
Chapter 326
Chapter 327
Chapter 328
Chapter 329
Chapter 330
Chapter 331
Chapter 332 - . I’Ll Give You A Chance (1)
Chapter 333 - I’Ll Give You A Chance (2)
Chapter 334
Chapter 335
Chapter 336 - Why Does She Keep Showing Up? (1)
Chapter 337 - Why Does She Keep Showing Up? (2)
Chapter 338 - Attract Attention (1)
Chapter 339 - Attract Attention (2)
Chapter 340 - Cornered (1)
Chapter 341
Chapter 342
Chapter 343
Chapter 344
Chapter 345
Chapter 346
Chapter 347
Chapter 348
Chapter 349
Chapter 350
Chapter 351
Chapter 352
Chapter 353
Chapter 354
Chapter 355
Chapter 356
Chapter 357
Chapter 358
Chapter 359
Chapter 360
Chapter 361
Chapter 362
Chapter 363
Chapter 364
Chapter 365
Chapter 366
Chapter 367
Chapter 368
Chapter 369
Chapter 370
Chapter 371
Chapter 372
Chapter 373
Chapter 374
Chapter 375
Chapter 376
Chapter 377
Chapter 378
Chapter 379
Chapter 380
Chapter 381
Chapter 382
Chapter 383
Chapter 384
Chapter 385
Chapter 386
Chapter 387
Chapter 388
Chapter 389
Chapter 390
Chapter 391
Chapter 392
Chapter 393
Chapter 394
Chapter 395
Chapter 396
Chapter 397
Chapter 398
Chapter 399
Chapter 400
Chapter 401
Chapter 402
Chapter 403
Chapter 404
Chapter 405
Chapter 406
Chapter 407
Chapter 408
Chapter 409
Chapter 410
Chapter 411
Chapter 412
Chapter 413
Chapter 414
Chapter 415
Chapter 416
Chapter 417
Chapter 418
Chapter 419
Chapter 420
Chapter 421
Chapter 422
Chapter 423
Chapter 424
Chapter 425
Chapter 426
Chapter 427
Chapter 428
Chapter 429
Chapter 430
Chapter 431
Chapter 432
Chapter 433
Chapter 434
Chapter 435
Chapter 436
Chapter 437
Chapter 438
Chapter 439
Chapter 440
Chapter 441
Chapter 442
Chapter 443
Chapter 444
Chapter 445
Chapter 446
Chapter 447
Chapter 448
Chapter 449
Chapter 450
Chapter 451
Chapter 452
Chapter 453
Chapter 454
Chapter 455
Chapter 456
Chapter 457
Chapter 458
Chapter 459
Chapter 460
Chapter 461
Chapter 462
Chapter 463
Chapter 464
Chapter 465
Chapter 466
Chapter 467
Chapter 468
Chapter 469
Chapter 470
Chapter 471
Categories Genre: All, Drama, Fantasy, Josei, Mature, Ongoing, Romance Status: Ongoing Alternative names: Hoàng Hậu Tái Hôn, Second Marriage, 재혼 황후, ______
Total Chapters in book: 471
Estimated words: 688618 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 3443(@200wpm)___ 2754(@250wpm)___ 2295(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 688618 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 3443(@200wpm)___ 2754(@250wpm)___ 2295(@300wpm)
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Chapter 20 – A False Rumor (1)
He invited the concubine for the New Year’s ball?
It wasn’t that concubines couldn’t attend the celebrations, but when they did, they were usually of noble status. It was for this reason that emperors would have a low status concubines fake marriage to another noble, raising that concubine’s status to countesses or marchionesses. However, Sovieshu would never take this “blindfold” approach with Rashta.
Rashta’s appearance caught me off guard. I turned my head sideways, but it seemed that I was the only was surprised. Sovieshu was smiling at Rashta and nodding his head. When I turned back towards Rashta again, she curtsied shyly and looked up at Sovieshu and mouthed “This is difficult.”
Soon her gaze fell on me. When our eyes met, she smiled and mouthed out “Sister!” Then her eyes widened as she cutely she covered her mouth in apology.
“She’s so naive.”
The expression on his face told me he found Rashta completely endearing.
I felt my heart twist. Despite the fact that I was his wife, I felt like a foreign object caught between the two.
The nobles who bowed to us were now looking alternately between Sovieshu and Rashta. Women covered their mouths with their fans, and men whispered to each other behind their gloves. Though they kept their voices low, it was like a roar when all joined in concert. Rashta looked around in surprise and stared up at Sovieshu with a frightened face. He sighed.
“Empress, can you go down alone?”
The two of us already walked in together side-by-side, and his obligations with me were over. We could go down the stairs separately, but I did not want to give the impression that we were together by force. I made myself speak.
“…We go down together.”
Sovieshu turned slightly towards me in amazement, but I kept my voice steady.
“Many of the top foreign aristocrats are gathered here. They would think there is a rift between us if don’t go down together.”
“!”
“A conflict between the Emperor and the Empress could be seen as an opportunity for our enemies and the neighboring countries. We don’t have to be a perfect couple, but we shouldn’t look at each other unfavorably.”
Sovieshu’s expression twisted slightly.
“Ah, yes, I suppose so.”
Rather than taking to heart what I said, he seemed to accept it as an excuse. He gave a regretful smile and reached out to me.
“Then let’s go down together. ”
As he escorted me down the stairs, he nodded towards the crowd and before stopping at a suitable area on the floor. He smiled and lowered his arm.
“Is this enough?”
“Yes.”
With his duty done, Sovieshu made towards Rashta without looking back. I stood alone and watched him. The foreign nobles surrounding Rashta welcomed the Emperor with a smile and stepped back to make room for him. Rashta quickly nestled herself by Sovieshu’s side. So that was what a loving partnership looked like…
I wrenched my gaze away. Instead of showing pain, I feigned a smile and greeted the Duchess Tuania nearby.
“You organized the New Year’s celebrations didn’t you, Your Majesty? This is wonderful.”
Duchess Tuania approached me with a friendly demeanor, ignoring the topic of Sovieshu and Rashta. Before long, the other noblewomen and young ladies came to me as well, and we carried on in casual conversation.
“Oh, look over there.”
“That’s Prince Heinley.”
“Rumors say that he is a womanizer. He has such a beautiful face.”
“I hear that he mixes with dangerous pirates.”
Because the noblewomen avoided the topic of Rashta, the conversation turned to Prince Heinley instead.
“Since there are more rumors wherever he goes, he must be seeing someone now, right?”
“What partner would deal with that fire of a person?”
“Prince Heinley is single…maybe there isn’t one.”
“Well, he is the future king of the Western Kingdom, so it may be beneficial to marry a woman from our Eastern Empire.”
“But he seems quiet for someone who has so many rumors about him…”
I listened to them talk about the mysterious prince, and took a glass of champagne from a passing servant. It had only a little alcohol, almost like water. I tipped the drink up to my lips, lifting my head. Through the glass I saw the distorted figure of a man. It was Prince Heinley, staring in my direction. I lowered my head and pulled the vessel away from my lips.
I thought it was by chance that he was looking at me, but when our eyes met he didn’t turn away his gaze. Instead, he lifted his own glass to toast me then took a drink. He tilted his head, revealing a smooth jawline. A foreign nobleman then caught his attention, and I quickly took my eyes off him.
It was then–
“Even the most aloof empress cannot help but look at that face.”
There was a laughing voice from somewhere. My heart pounded, and I turned my head in the direction of the voice. The seats by the wall were occupied with many foreigners and natives. There were too many people for me to know who said it, but I immediately knew who it was. A group of people were holding on to their stomachs as they howled in laughter.
It was hard for me to hear, but the person with that voice said something again, and the laughter grew louder. Some of the giggling nobles glanced sideways at me and caught my gaze, and they quickly poked each other in the ribs to signal quiet. Their reaction convinced me of the certainty of my story. They thought I was deaf to what they were saying, but I was not far away.
“Your Majesty…did you really give her a gift?”
A lady had been lingering nearby, as if she had been waiting to ask me a question.
“A gift?”
My voice came out sharp without me intending it. The lady blushed and apologized, but what I wanted was not an apology.
“I don’t understand what you mean, but I’m not angry. Tell me, what do you mean, a gift?”
I forced my voice to sound normal, and the lady opened her mouth apprehensively.
“The foreign guests don’t know the rumors about ‘that woman.’ What they say is that she is the first concubine that the Emperor has accepted, and you had given her all kinds of gifts.”
I already knew the first part. But how did I suddenly give her gifts?
“Then a foreigner asked me…”
“It’s alright. Tell me.”
“A foreigner asked ‘that woman’ if she was alright with being in a love triangle involved with Your Majesty, and she said yes. She said that both the Emperor and Empress loved her greatly. ‘That woman’ said that immediately after she became a concubine, the Empress even sent her all kinds of precious gifts to welcome her…”
Communication with foreigners was recent. Moreover, most of the other ladies around looked surprised, as if the gossip was not a familiar topic that spread around society. In other words, the foreigners heard the rumors first and spread it to local aristocrats.
I felt dizzy and my knees were weak beneath me. People were laughing at me for sending gifts to my husband’s lover to gain his attention. The pride that I had mustered swiftly collapsed like a sand castle because of a single false rumor. No matter how much I tried to distance myself from Sovieshu and Rashta, I was buried.
Total Chapters in book: 471
Estimated words: 688618 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 3443(@200wpm)___ 2754(@250wpm)___ 2295(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 688618 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 3443(@200wpm)___ 2754(@250wpm)___ 2295(@300wpm)
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