The Dragon Queen and her mates.
Chapter 187: Sultry voice

Chapter 187: Sultry voice

" Please treat it as your home, your majesty." Bree didn’t know whether Duke Cilantro was really trying to suck up to her or was he trying to put a facade in front of her but she didn’t dare to drop her guard at all. Throughout the entire time, while he was introducing this part of his palace or that part of the palace, she remembered to keep a smile on her face as she looked at Duke Cilantro. That was the right reaction, it would be better for him to speak as much as he wanted that way she would be able to get a good hang of what was happening in this place.

The Duke’s palace was considerably different from the conditions in the town, when she took a stroll around the harbour she noticed a number of children who were so skinny that they resembled skin and bones and that wasn’t all the number of beggars was even greater than the Empire. She was the Queen and even though she wanted to improve the living of the people of her Empire, it was something that she cannot do without the unification of the entire ministry something that was hard enough to be called impossible.

But the Empire was thrice the size of this small duchy and what was more, even though Bree was the Queen, she has never taken any bribes from the officials nor has she ever done anything that can be called unfair in the eyes of her people. Even the previous, who despite her debaucher life hardly ever accepted any personal gifts from the official, maybe knew it in her heart that what she was doing was wrong.

The conditions of the Empire can still be justified but such a small duchy to have the same conditions as the Empire —- what has this man been doing after taking so much money?

As Bree turned her head to look at the numerous antiques and whatnot that were piled in every corner of the mansion, she had a slim idea where all the money from the taxes really went but even then ——

" That’s the crying angel," Yakov pointed at the antique portrait that was hanging on the wall upon seeing that Bree was looking at the mega-size portrait of an angelic woman with a blindfold tied on her eyes and tears dripping down her cheeks, it was a beautiful painting but it was too bleak. Something that didn’t suit the grandeur of the palace. " The first artist of the court drew her but after the war, it was said to be lost, I never thought that anyone would be able to find it."

Maybe Yakov’s words were loud enough for the Duke to hear because a second later he turned around and smilingly praised the portrait that was hanging on the. " This was a beautiful portrait that I found in an auction held in the Empire, I had no idea that this portrait had such a beautiful history. I simply thought that it looked good, forgive me your majesty if I had known that the portrait had such a history, I would have sent it to you."

"It’s all right, Duke." Bree cast a glance at the man in front of her before taking another look at the painting. " If my subject likes something then as his queen I should let him have it, shouldn’t I?"

The Duke beamed smiling even wider as he looked at her, his smile was so wide that Bree was sure that if he was to smile any wider than that, then he will surely split his lips or something of the sort. " I believe that you didn’t have lunch, your majesty? I have prepared something nice for you and the consorts. I assure you that you will like it very much as for the other things we can talk about it slowly."

Though the Duke had no idea whether the Queen was playing with him or was genuinely interested in his territory but it was something that he didn’t care about. Whether she was playing with him or not, after lunch she will be totally in his grasp.

Bree raised her brow and nodded as she agreed to the Duke’s suggestion, there was no need for her to worry about anything. It seems that the man was soon going to show his true colours to her soon.

Just like the palace which was overly extravagant, the dining room was just as extraordinary.

With a long table that almost stretched one end to another, walls adorned with golden plaques and the entire room was filled with nothing but more antiques and expensive vases.

" My, My duke...you sure have taken good care of the dining hall," Blaise looked around the room, his gaze skimming on the golden ceiling that had a chandelier hanging on to it but instead of burning candles, magical orbs were screwed shut tightly on it and not just any orbs—— the most expensive orbs one that shone according to the mood of the owner of the palace. Whether it was red or pink, as long as the owner was to order it the light will shimmer according to his taste. Even the dragon palace had very few of them and that too just in the ballroom other than that the dragon palace only had silvery orbs since they were nothing but a waste of money. " It almost looks like I am standing in the palace itself."

It wasn’t a compliment and the Duke knew it for a second he stiffened and then looked at Bree whose face has turned grim. His spine turned cold as his entire being started to sweat with the chill emanating in the room, what to do? He hasn’t taken care of the queen yet if she was to take any action against him then... what was he going to do?

" Third consort?" However contrary to his expectations, the Queen didn’t get angry with him instead she turned to look at the third consort and raised her voice slightly. " Do you have any objections upon seeing me have fun? Is it because you cannot see that your wife having a period of rest is that it?"

Blaise’s eyes widened as he looked at the queen, damn when did her voice become this sultry? It was sending shivers down his spine and what was more her scolding voice was kind of hot as well.

Yakov looked at Blaise shocked expression for two seconds he was worried that the man might ruin his plans that were why he wanted to stop him but before he could say anything, Blaise opened his mouth and looked at Bree with shining eyes as he said, " Your highness can you scold me again?"

Yakov: "....."

Bree: "....."???

The Duke: "....." What kind of foreplay was this?

" Third consort...why are you doing something so strange?" Yakov was thankful that he didn’t say anything unwarranted and unnecessary but at the same time he couldn’t help but grit his teeth in annoyance, why was this man speaking nonsense huh? Couldn’t he have just kept his mouth shut? He turned to look at the stupefied expression of the Duke and the queen before grinning slightly. " He is joking, sometimes he just tries to make the Queen laugh like that."

" Ah, I...I see." Duke Cilantro smiled along with Yakov as he looked at the third consort before ushering Bree to follow him to the dining table.

Once the two of them walked ahead Yakov dragged Blaise back with the back of his collars and hissed sharply. " What are you doing? Do you even know what you are saying huh?"

Blaise shrugged off his hold on the back of his collar and then rolled his eyes as he said, " Why? Didn’t you hear her speak to me with that stern voice just now? It was so damn compelling and tantalising, I wish she could use that voice again but the next time I hope she is nake——"

" Can you shut your trap," Yakov hurriedly looked around to make sure that no one heard what Blaise has said before shaking himself awake from the embarrassment that he just felt? " She is the Queen at the moment, not your mate... don’t...don’t say such crude things when you are standing in the presence of others, otherwise what will they think ?"

" That my wife is an expert in making me hard—-oomph" Blaise hardly said anything when Yakov placed his hand on his mouth again and slightly pinched him on the waist as he said, " You speak anymore nonsense and I will hang you naked in your palace. I don’t know how will I do that but I will so you better not do anything upsetting anymore, you hear me?"

Blaise nodded along with what Yakov said only then did the latter let go of his mouth and warned him one last time. " If you make any crude remarks here then just you wait for me to drill some sense into you."

With one last warning, Yakov strode inside the dining room while Blaise hitched his brow up and grinned with mischief. " So, privately was okay huh?"

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