The next time he met Herena was when her parents passed away.
Just as Blake had been comforted, upon hearing the news of the accident, he immediately headed to the funeral home to comfort Herena.
However, before he could approach her, there were others who comforted her first.
They were Kaern Raverion and Adelia Raverion.
Seeing Adelia embracing Herena, with Kaern Raverion solidly guarding behind, he sensed something.
His place by her side was now occupied.
Feeling a great loss, he concentrated his heart on obtaining the family estate to go confidently to Herena.
Now that she had no parents, he wanted to protect her.
For that, he needed power and strength.
However, when he finally obtained the title of lord, sadly, Herena had already become engaged to Kaern Raverion.
The child back then was Blake.
He was crying so forlornly that it was hard to just pass by.
Human connections are truly fascinating.
“Now I remember.”
Blake smiled faintly at my words.
Now, I finally understood the favor he had shown me.
He had not forgotten the connection they had when they were young, meeting only once.
“I’m sorry. Because of my forgetfulness…”
Filled with regret, I couldn’t look at him properly.
“No, it’s okay. I appreciate you remembering now.”
However, he was the one thanking me instead.
Seeing that, I had a moment of doubt.
Had he really sent me into danger and dispatched the bandits?
To quickly dispel my suspicions, I brought up the recent events at the temple.
“Lord, the truth is, I had a separate reason for wanting to meet you.”
“What reason is that?”
“Lord, you probably have no idea, but not long ago, I received a letter in your name.”
“In my name?”
“Yes. It said you had saved Asdel and asked me to come out to the temple on the outskirts of the capital.”
Blake seemed clueless at my words.
“Are you sure it came in my name?”
“Yes. Absolutely. The seal and handwriting were both yours.”
I took out the letter from my pouch and handed it to Blake.
Then, I waited for him to confirm.
After a moment, Blake raised his head with an astonished expression.
“This is not a letter I sent.”
“Yes. I thought so.”
“How could this happen…”
“Is there anyone who might have done such a thing?”
At my question, Blake’s eyes momentarily gleamed.
It meant he knew.
“The only person who knows that I will save Asdel and give him to Lady Yeongae is only one.”
“Is it indeed Her Majesty the Queen?”
“…Yes. That’s correct.”
“In that case, the person who deceived me by pretending to be you and sent me the letter must also be Her Majesty the Queen.”
“Yes. It seems likely from the circumstances.”
With Blake’s testimony, everything fell into place.
“Did you really go to the temple?”
“Yes. Asdel was needed, so I went. I went, but…”
I paused and called Amy.
Then, I asked Amy to bring the guests in the office over to this side.
When Amy left, Blake asked me, “Guests? Who is here?”
“Yes. For now, it would be better for you to hear the rest of the story with them.”
After a while, the door opened, and Kaern, Adelia, and Calyx entered the reception room.
After Being Cheated On, She Picked Up a Treasure (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: The husband I married on a whim had been secretly in love with me for a long time.
On the day when Jun Shao finally obtained the imperial decree for her marriage, Lan Qu, the person she had admired for six years, defied the decree and ran away.
Her gentleness and devotion, her promise of a lifetime together, were all disregarded by him. Instead, he dreamed of entering the palace to serve the Emperor’s sister as a sixth-rank attendant.
News of this incident spread throughout the capital, and the alleys in front of and behind the Lan mansion were crowded with people who came to watch the commotion.
Jun Shao should have been embarrassed and angry.
But someone stepped in to protect her dignity.
The figure was in a miserable state, yet still possessed an undeniable elegance and handsomeness.
The young lord struggled to climb the wall of the Lan mansion and shouted to her, “If he won’t marry you, I will!”
So, Jun Shao took advantage of the situation and married the person.
She thought the young lord did it to save the Lan family from the crime of defying the imperial decree, but never imagined that from beginning to end, what he coveted was her.
*
After the wedding, Jun Shao felt like she was living in a dream.
Her Wife-master was as beautiful as a fairy in a painting, skilled in the six arts, well-versed in poetry and literature, capable of being gentle and attentive, and also grand and dignified. Most importantly, she was the only one in his heart and eyes.
Jun Shao didn’t know how Lan Shiwu, as a illegitimate son without a father and blessed with beauty, had managed to preserve his purity, recklessly escape, and use his last ounce of strength to ruin his own reputation, all because of his love for her, just to stand before her.
She could only see him gazing at her with eyes full of love, and when she bestowed a name upon him, his eyes shone like stars.
“You have come to me like a weary bird perching on a branch. I shall call you A Qi.”
