Levanfell must have sensed my fear, as he subtly stepped forward, cutting off my conversation with Emperor Eteria.
“I heard that Empress Eteria has also come.”
At Levanfell’s question, Emperor Eteria’s face instantly stiffened. Emperor Eteria stood tall and answered irritably.
“What’s the point in receiving a sick person’s greeting? I think it would be better to consider greetings exchanged since we’d just annoy each other.”
However, Levanfell’s gaze did not leave the carriage Emperor Eteria had arrived in.
A carriage with tightly closed windows. Evidently, Empress Eteria was inside.
Levanfell, not convinced, kept staring at the carriage, and Emperor Eteria grumbled unwillingly.
“What good is it to look at a sick person’s face…”
It was then.
“It’s only natural to greet a new person.”
A refined voice flowed from inside the carriage, a firm yet thin voice commanding the windows to be opened. Then, the attendants waiting outside hurriedly opened the windows.
“I present the Emperor and Empress of the Leonharta Empire.”
A woman revealed her face beyond the wideopen window. She was the Empress of the Eteria Empire.
Leaning against the soft cushion of the carriage, she looked tired even in that position.
“Please, do not take offense at the Emperor’s harsh words out of concern for me.”
Speaking seemed difficult, her face paling with every word.
“Offended? Why would we be?”
Emperor Eteria strode toward the carriage and quickly closed the window, then ordered the waiting attendants not to open the door as there was no need to see her face.
“…Is that enough for a greeting?”
Emperor Eteria looked offended. But his rough gaze was not directed at Levanfell but at me.
“I’ll see you at the party, Empress of Leonharta.”
A piercing, emotionless gaze that made me shiver was directed at me.
The moment Emperor Eteria mentioned me, I felt Levanfell’s mood twist.
But before Levanfell could open his mouth, Emperor Eteria shouted at the attendants to go to the residence quickly and concealed himself.
Watching the departing Emperor Eteria, Levanfell clenched his teeth.
“…Summon. Now…”
“Your Majesty. You can’t kill, you can’t wage war with the Eteria Empire, you can’t beat them or imprison them. Torture and assassination are forbidden as well.”
“What can I do then? Didn’t you see the way that brat looked at the Empress?! His eyes were only soft when he looked at the Empress even though he looked like he’d chew bones!”
“Well, he couldn’t glare at the Empress, could he?”
“What? Daring to glare at the Empress? Let’s pluck his eyes out right now…”
Seeing Levanfell wanting to chase after and hit him, I felt relieved.
(This is a time separator.)
“Empress, are you all right?”
After greeting Emperor Eteria, I came back and drank the tea offered by the maids, calming my tense heart.
“Yes. I must have been nervous because it was my first time.”
“Ah, I thought I was going to die of fright! Emperor Eteria was really scary, wasn’t he?”
“I wanted to grab the Empress and run away.”
The maids added their thoughts, easing each other’s fears. I patted their frightened shoulders, smiling warmly.
“It’s okay, my children.”
“Empress…!”
“Our Empress…”
“Weren’t you scared, Empress? You looked so cool…”
“I wanted to run away because I was scared too, so we’re all the same.”
My teasing made the maids laugh heartily, a warm laughter that lightened the mood.
“But it’s reassuring to have His Majesty.”
“True. Earlier, His Majesty blocked the Empress like this! It was cool.”
“I always thought His Majesty was scary, but he never misses a night visiting the Empress’s bedroom… and the loving gaze he always has for the Empress… You two match so well!”
“Your Majesty was looking at me affectionately?”
“Yes! Didn’t you know? Whenever the Empress is seen, His Majesty looks warmly until the end!”
Is that so? I’m not sure. There must be a good reason for visiting my bedroom every night without fail. Such a gaze must have had a reason too, but….
Nevertheless…
“I must admit that it’s reassuring to have His Majesty around.”
The fact that I was not afraid because Levanfell was with me by my side was undeniable.
As I muttered in agreement, the maids let out light cries, their faces flushed with joy, and they laughed happily.
“But what’s wrong with Empress Eteria?”
“They say it’s an incurable disease that even the doctors couldn’t identify. I heard she used to be a knight here.”
“That’s right. She was excellent in swordsmanship, good at riding, even great at archery! She was a very healthy person, but I heard that she suddenly fell ill a few years after marriage.”
I recalled the appearance of Empress Eteria whom I had met in the carriage earlier. Her voice was definitely strong, but I remembered her leaning helplessly on the carriage cushion as if she was on the brink of death.
“They called many doctors to examine her, but no one could figure out the cause.”
“They don’t know the cause, so they don’t know the treatment.”
Male lead is reincarnated to save his wife
I’ve also read this one twice already. The female lead is kinda soft and gets embarrassed easily—not really my type, but the plot is definitely worth reading. Hurry up and read it, y’all!
Intro
When Shen Yuan encountered Su Jin again in his previous life, she had already become the Prime Minister of the current dynasty. As for him, the former top young master of the capital, he had long since fallen into the abyss, becoming a singer on a pleasure boat.
After a song ended, he was redeemed and sent to the Su Residence.
Su Jin respected and cherished him, gave him a roof over his head, and bestowed him with warmth. Shen Yuan fell deeper and deeper, but before he could express his feelings, Su Jin passed away.
Shen Yuan died to follow her in death, but instead, he returned to when he was fifteen years old.
At that time, he was not yet engaged, and Su Jin was just a poor scholar.
Shen Yuan gritted his teeth, casting aside all his pride, and thought of ways to coax and entice her every day.
The colder and more indifferent Su Jin was towards him, the more proactive Shen Yuan became.
He was not afraid of being mocked by the world, only wanting to marry his Wife-master early, to hold her hand and never let go for a lifetime.
[Note: This story will not specifically point out the male lead’s reincarnation time point; it’s all in the details. Whenever you feel that the male lead is acting strangely, he has most likely been reincarnated.]
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