𝑮𝑬𝑴𝑺𝑻𝑶𝑵𝑬 - Remarried Empress [✔️]

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Crown Princess of the Northern Empire :
Y/n

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Recap :

"Fancy seeing you here princess," said the person next to you.

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You looked over to who Rashta called her best friend. Frowning, you tilted your head in confusion. 'Who in the world is he? I've never seen him before...'

As if the male could read tour mind, he laughed in amusement. "Sorry for not introducing myself earlier. I'm Duke Ergi Claude, as what dear Rashta told you, I'm her closest friend," He introduced himself after laughing at you... rude...

"Sorry for laughing, here a beautiful flower for a beautiful lady herself," he said as he handed you a red rose. Honestly, you were weirded out by his actions, you weren't going to tire yourself out by playing along with him, especially when the other ladies in front and around you are anticipating your reply.

You sighed. "As much as I would love to accept this lovely flower Duke Ergi, please put the flower back in the vase," you said, pointing to the flower vase infront of you filled with red roses.

No one was paying attention to the tea party host... and she hated it. She hated how you stole the attention from her. How you stole everything from her. She had to do something.

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You had just gotten back from the washroom. You were asking yourself when this tea party was going to end. Sitting back down, you noticed that your half drunken tea had been filled back up to the brim. "Oh! Sister! I just thought you wanted more tea so I helped refilled it for sister," Rashta said, venom spitting out of her words.

You raised your eyebrows in suspicion. 'What is she up to now?' Looking over at the duke, you also realise he was trying to ignore your questioning stare. He looked uneasy, concerned almost.

Your suspicion was pushed back down as you took a small sip from your cup. It tasted...weird, so you stopped. You frowned. 'The tea tastes different' You thought as you eyed Rashta  while she was looking back at you, smiling ever so sweetly... too sweet.

You may not look like it, but you certainly had the brains. This time, Azule was not here to protect nor assist you hence you only had yourself to rely on. As if you were taking another sip of tea, you took a whiff from the cup.

To Rashta, you were taking a big gulp of the tea, it made her grin widely.

The moment you smelled the tea, your eyes widened. 'This is... sleeping tonic. It's strong. It's lucky that I took only a small sip'. Your suspicions rising again, you decided to take a whiff of the dessert that was served to you. 'The same smell!'

At that, you realised that somehow Rashta, or someone else had tampered with your food and drink. How were you supposed to get yourself out of this?

One thing you learnt with your father, was neutralising any kind of poison or tonic, and reversing its effects. Diving deeper into your memories, you finally found your answer.

"Y/n dear, one day if you come across a sleeping tonic, the only thing that could neutralise it is flower pollen, any flower would do just soak the flower in the tonic for about 15 seconds and it's safe for everyone." Papa said as he caressed your head while you looked up at him.