Chapter 107: Chapter 107: Seething Jealousy (1)


    "Princess..." Maya and Myra murmured at the same time. They were touched because their Princess preferred the tea they brewed rather than the one brewed by a Master of Tea Ceremony like Lady Jade.


    Of course, both Jade and Swan knew the real reason for her preference. Unfortunately, Jade couldn''t do anything as she was afraid that Swan would use her of poisoning the tea.


    "I don''t think we need to have another tea time after this one, Mdy. Looking at how you seem to be triggered by our conversation, alongside your explosive emotion, I''m scared of what you would do to me, who''s just a fragile human," Swan bluntly said.


    Then, she turned her head towards Long Xiurong who seemed to be scared of her for some reason. Swan still didn''t fully believe that Long Xiurong had nothing to do with Lady Jade''s n, but she was more than willing to test it out, hoping Long Xiurong could be her ally instead. "Lady Long, if you don''t mind, you can alwayse to my room. We can have a tea time together. The cat maids are amazing at making tea."


    Long Xiurong was spooked. She wanted to shake her head as she was scared of getting hexed by the beautiful witch, but she also didn''t want to offend her, so she could only nod reluctantly, "I-I will find time to have tea time with you, Princess."


    Swan smiled, "Good. Now, if you excuse me, I''ll return to my room. It''s quite chilly here."


    "You''re not going to eat all the snacks and dessert I''ve prepared, Princess?" Jade offered.


    "I don''t mind, but I doubt you have enough sugar cubes for me," Swan smiled coldly before telling the cat maids to push the wheelchair out of the room.


    Jade could only re at Swan who had smoothly escaped her trap, and now she just wasted a precious infertile herb for nothing!


    "She is so scary..." Long Xiurong muttered. "Mdy, has she always been that ruthless? I''ve never seen someone who looks innocent, but also very intimidating at the same time."


    "No... she didn''t act like that before..." Jade replied. She remembered how fidgety and timid Swan was. On top of that, she seemed to be stuttering her every word, as if she was scared of offending anyone around her. "She must''ve been hiding her true nature all this time. What a cunning woman."


    Long Xiurong gulped.


    She was used to the harem drama inside the Eastern Long Dynasty and had been prepared by her mother, so she wouldn''t get killed or shamed in the Beast King''s harem.


    ''But how am I supposed topete with her? Princess Swan is so menacing,'' Long Xiurongmented. ''What should I do when she invites me for a tea timeter? I can''t just refuse her invitation carelessly.''


    Lady Jade nced at Long Xiurong who looked nervous. She grinned and advised, "You shoulde whenever she invites you for tea timeter. I''ll prepare you the snacks for tea time, just make sure to bring it to her as a goodwill gift."


    "Y-yes, Mdy. I have to be prepared, since she is also His Majesty''s wife," Long Xiurong nodded. "Though, I guess I can see why His Majesty seems to favor her so much, despite her condition."


    "Why? Because of her beauty?"


    "Yes, I cannot lie that I''ve never seen a woman so beautiful before," Long Xiurong answered honestly. "If my Emperor Father found a beauty like her, it would be difficult for the other harem members topete."


    "Beauty means nothing when she can''t even do anything around the castle," Jade sneered. "She will get old quickly, as she is just a human, and Gale will get bored or even disgusted with her soon. She''s also uneducated, unlike you, Lady Long. His Majesty prefers a woman with magnanimity, who would be useful to manage his kingdom, and that woman only has beauty."


    Long Xiurong could feel the seething jealousy from Lady Jade. She was praising Long Xiurong, but for her, it seemed that Lady Jade was praising herself.


    ''Lady Jade seems to be very bitter about Swan being His Majesty''s mate. Does she not want to share at all?'' Long Xiurong pondered. ''Then how about me? If she hates Swan because of all the attention from His Majesty, would she hate me too if His Majesty gave me the same attention?'' freewebnovel


    Long Xiurong began to wonder if it was wise to stay with Lady Jade for too long because she knew how scary a woman''s jealousy could be.


    Long Xiurong lowered her head, staring at the tea in front of her. She recalled how adamant Princess Swan was to put sugar cubes in the tea that Lady Jade brewed. At first, she thought it was just a gesture of kindness... but what if it meant something else since she seemed to know Lady Jade better than her?


    ''I... I have to be careful with them both. I don''t know if Lady Jade can be trusted either.''


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    "You were so amazing just now, Princess!"


    "Am I?"


    "Yes! This is the first time I''ve seen Lady Jade looking so angry. I don''t have anything against her, but she crossed the line when she mentioned the Holy Achate!" Maya eximed.


    "Yes, I was ready to find His Majesty if she dared to do something to you, Princess!" Myra added.


    Swan didn''t respond to that. She kept her thin smile until the cat maids put her on the bed, left the room, and closed the door.


    After she was finally alone, she finally let out a relieved breath. Her hands were shaking the whole time, scared that she would''ve done too much. She was also


    scared that Lady Jade would try to find another way to poison her.


    "But I can''t just stay still and let her insult me. Gale told me that I''m his mate, and our pride and dignity are the same, Swan murmured as she tried t@justify her action against Lady Jade just now. "If I let Lady Jade stomp all over me, that means I allowed her to stomp albover Gale as well. I can''t let that happen."