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she has done everything she could in order to project the image of a good wife. she didn’t contradict him in public, didn’t allow the spread of any rumor that would discredit him. she was a damned good wife as far as the empire was concerned! had even written books glorifying him! but this hadn’t been her choice, she’d had no say in it. their marriage was for show only, simply to legitimize his position as emperor. finishing her meal, she rested an elbow on the table, and then rested her chin in that hand. a break from the usual perfect decorum, the mask that was always in place. ‘ maybe it would ebb if i was allowed to do anything other than idle. ‘ she was bored, and she could be doing so much more. she had been raised to do so much more. ‘ annoyance collects like dust on things that have no purpose. ‘
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