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Living As the Villainess Queen CH 35

Author:Covering The Sky Category:urban Update time:2022-11-24 20:20:32

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What greeted Marianne was the Kings back, standing before the door to the balcony.

She cast a fleeting glance at him and slowly approached.

Before coming in, she had intended to nag him to soften his approach towards the queen, but Marian felt weak as the king looked somewhat disconcerted from behind.

Kasser turned his head.

“You visited the Queen.”“Yes, Your Highness, I seek your permission.

For the time being, Id like to serve Her Majesty.”

“And from whom did this idea come”

“The Queen said she wanted my help.”

“What does she want you to do You dont have to obey her if you dont want to.” He said dismissively.

“Its not like that.

With the Queens condition, someone should be beside her as her guide.”

Kasser let out a soft laugh.

“You want to get along with her this time, dont you”

Marianne smiled awkwardly.

“If you allow me, Ill be the Queens nanny while Im in the palace,” Marianne added.

“I will report to the King what I have seen and heard while I am serving Her Majesty.

Besides, I ought to not disrespect her by turning down her order.”He trusted her more than anyone else so his reply came without a hint of displeasure.“Do as you please.”

Marianne smiled and bowed her head.

“Thank you, Your Highness.”

“But remember… they say it could be a temporary condition.” 

Instantly, Mariannes expression saddened.

“…Yes, but Ill worry about that when the time comes.

I dont think she changed because she lost her memory.

And besides, regardless of her condition,

she is still the Queen

.”

Kasser could not agree with Marianne, that the essence was the same person.

Even though they lived in humble circumstances, they had been married for three years.

Marianne, who had gone out of town as soon as he got married, had many things she didnt know.

“Then, does this mean to say that you are going to stay at the castle”

“It seems so, Your Highness.”

Kasser nodded.

“When are you going to start”

“Ill wait for Her Majestys call…”

“Dont mention the national treasure..” When he first found out that the treasure was missing, he, in the fit of anger, accused the queen fiercely.

And when Eugene asked him the thing she was accused of stealing, he refused to tell her. 

“Pardon”

“Dont mention the missing national treasure to the Queen, unless she asks about it.

Ill issue a mass *gag order if I have to.”

*T/N:  A gag order means restricting information from being made public or passed onto any unauthorized third party.

Marianne almost asked why, but reined in her curiosity and shut her mouth.

The sovereigns will was resolute, what the king had already decided was to follow.

“It will be as you will, Your Majesty.”

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The next morning, Marianne sat before Eugene.

After much thought, Eugene had decided to learn the ins and outs of being a Queen.

To learn Anikas quotidian details and royal responsibilities, she needed a step by step approach.

So, she began by walking herself through the Queens routine, that is, her way of life before she lost her memory.

Eugene had a hard time keeping a straight face.

Not because there was a lot to do, but because Jin Anika didnt do anything!

“Um…the study…so you confined yourself to your study except for the time you ate and slept.”

“Are there other things…….”

“No, if anything else, Ill make room for you once a quarter.

Tea with the noble-women, attending an official banquet about twice a year, apart from these there are a few other small events where you grace the occasion–about five times a year if you put it together.

Eugene was too dumbfounded to speak.

Arent villains always diligent

How could she play so coy No wonder I am so idle.

The servants didnt mean to let me rest.

Its just that, Anika didnt do anything at all!If youve been at parties day and night, you could at least claim to have made a hundred concessions and worked hard on social activities.

However, Jin Anika rarely met people.“Isnt the Queen supposed to do anything”At a loss for the apt words, Marianne could only smile vaguely.I dont think so.“I spent most of my day in my study, dont you really know what I was doing there”“Nobody but you could enter the Queens Study.”

“Have I been reading all day….”

Like a recluse, Eugene imagined Jin Anika reading books in her study.

It was a far cry from the image that she had vaguely painted.

Marianne picked up her teacup and brought it to her mouth, concealing a sneak smile.

She felt like she was talking to someone who had never been here.

“Your hobby was collecting old books.

The luggage you brought along to the Kingdom was filled with books.”

“Collecting old books… Ill have to see the study first.”  

“Yes, My Queen.”

Marianne summoned Zanne and instructed her to lead Eugene to the library. 

The said study was quite far from the sleeping chamber.

 With a maid in tow, she walked up and down the fleet of stairs a few times, passed along winding corridors and only then did she arrive.

Eugene wondered whether the study was an important place for Jin Anika or it was just that — a study. 

This was because, until Marianne brought it up, Anikas study had never crossed her mind.

 Sure enough, the way to the study was unfamiliar.

When the corridor took a turn, two guards came in sight.

They stood before a tall daunting door, looking very domineering.

Zanne, who was guiding Eugene, stopped and bowed her head.

“The door at the end of the hallway is the study, My Queen.”

The change in address didnt go unnoticed by Eugene.

This time around, everybody ended their words with “Queen”, perhaps to test if theyd suffer an upheaval if they failed to address her thus.

“Why are there guards here”

“You kept a lot of ancient books inside, you ordered that they be guarded at all times.”

“I may take a long time.

You can go.”

“Yes, My Queen.”

Standing before the closed study, Eugene drew a deep breath.

When Marianne had apprised her of the Queens Study, it struck her as though it might be Jin Anikas secret base.

However, she was uncertain.

Nonetheless, the access to her study was too easy for it to be a place where she practiced her dangerous tricks.

No one else was allowed in, but it was impossible for someone, even Anika, to ignore the person who possessed the highest power, namely the King.

Kasser could go in as many times as he pleased.

Slowly turning the handle and pushing the heavy door, Eugenes eyes

widened as she looked around.

It was wider than shed expected.

The first thing that caught her was the distinctive smell of books floating in the air.

The room itself comprised high ceilings and built-in shelves that were full of books.

A solid wooden ladder stood in the middle to help reach the top shelves.

It was an antique study, the kind one would only see in pictures, a heaven for those who loved books.

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