“Oh, the fragrance is truly wonderful.”
“That’s right. It’s the first time smelling it, but it’s so fragrant.”
Satisfied voices praising the aroma of the tea could be heard from various directions.
“Now, please taste it.”
At the queen’s words, everyone except me took a sip of the tea.
If I didn’t follow suit and drink with them, it would undoubtedly seem odd.
“It’s tea with removed toxicity, so it’s okay.”
Holding the teacup with trembling hands, I slowly brought it to my lips and took a sip.
Fortunately, the taste was exactly the same as the one I had at Warren Marquis’s estate.
“Phew.”
Internally relieved, I confidently swallowed the tea again, showing it off to the queen.
“Your Majesty, how was this tea brewed? It not only has a great fragrance but also a wonderful taste.”
Lady Melison praised the taste and asked the queen.
“I’m curious too, Your Majesty. This flavor in tea is unprecedented for me.”
“Me too.”
Following Lady Melison, the noblewomen looked at the queen, urging her to share the secret.
Before answering, the queen gazed at each person she had invited, fixing her final gaze on me. Then, slowly parting her lips with a smile, she responded.
“It’s brewed from a flower called Astel.”
“Astel?”
“I’ve never heard of a flower called Astel.”
The reactions of the people gathered here were the same as mine.
And just as expected, it seemed that no one knew about Astel.
“The flower called Astel… Ah! Rosentia Young Lady, don’t you know about it?”
“Yes?”
As if she would personally solve the curiosity of the people, the queen suddenly pointed at me.
“Well, Rosentia Young Lady is knowledgeable about plants, so she must know about this flower.”
“That’s right. Young Lady, how does the Astel flower look?”
“Oh, that…”
I was about to explain to the people when the queen abruptly interrupted.
“Young Lady is known to have had this tea at Marquis Warren’s estate before.”
Cutting me off, the queen brought up the encounter with Blake.
“At Marquis Warren’s estate?”
“Yes. I met Marquis Warren not long ago. When Rosentia Young Lady and I met alone, he served the tea I had given him, and he really liked it.”
“What’s her intention?”
I hadn’t expected the queen to bring up this topic, and I was quite embarrassed.
But I couldn’t get involved in the queen’s scheme at this point.
“So, Rosentia Young Lady, did you and Marquis Warren have tea alone?”
Curious gazes were directed toward me.
Suddenly, their interests had shifted from Astel to why the fiancée of Lavellan Marquis had met Blake.
“I had something personal to inquire about with Marquis Warren, so I visited him.”
“Oh, something personal…”
It seemed like they were not directly asking me out of courtesy, but when I noticed their subtle glances, it wasn’t just simple curiosity.
Moreover, there were suspicious looks regarding the fact that an unmarried man and woman had met alone.
I briefly pondered how to navigate this situation.
I could have just glossed over it, but if I did, I could vaguely imagine what people might say later.
I didn’t want to leave it like that.
Of course, even if I made a convincing statement here, some would still doubt.
But that was one thing, and there was something I could do, and I didn’t want to avoid it.
“Well, I was actually considering studying abroad.”
“Studying abroad?”
One person at our table asked me.
“Yes. I had a desire to learn more about plant and garden management. However, since Blake Warren Marquis is in charge of this overseas study program, I came to inquire about it.”
“Oh, there was a large-scale study abroad program sponsored by the Empire this time, right?”
“Yes, that’s right. I heard that Marquis Warren is in charge of it.”
“I see.”
Fortunately, it seemed like most people were satisfied with my explanation, and doubt faded from their faces.
However, some people still harbored a less than pleasant curiosity.
“However, it would take quite some time to return from studying abroad. Then, a marriage with Marquis Raverion…,” mentioning the marriage with Kaern.
The moment those words came out from the lips of a certain lady, the eyes of unmarried young ladies, who hadn’t married yet, seemed to shimmer with a hint of anticipation.
“Marquis said that marriage is fine whenever, even if I come back after studying abroad.”
“Ah…”
The disappointment filled their eyes again as they heard my response.
“But then, Marquis’s marriageable age would surely be long gone.”
The hitherto silent Empress spoke up with an interesting smile.
“Empress’s words are right. You’re not exactly young even now.”
“Yes, Marquis is already twenty-seven.”
Then, in response to the Empress’s words, everyone fixed their gaze on me, demanding answers.
‘I should have just passed it off casually.’
Although a deep sigh escaped internally in response to the increasingly crossing-the-line questions, I couldn’t stop now that I had come this far.
I collected my thoughts, deliberately lifted the corners of my mouth, and spoke.
“Even so, Marquis assured me, saying he would patiently wait whenever I decide to return.”
My Arch-enemy Sealed My Memory and Said That He is My Husband
This is an incredibly captivating story that you absolutely shouldn’t miss! I’ll give a brief introduction here, and below you’ll find a detailed synopsis of the plot.
The female lead is a fierce and powerful demon king. The male lead is a once-in-a-millennium celestial lord, admired by the entire cultivation world.
They are equally matched, legendary rivals who have battled for centuries.
In the final duel, the female lead is gravely injured. The male lead saves her, seals her memories, and hides her true identity. He tells her that he is her fiancé. His entire life has been flawless—except for the one thing he never expected, never controlled, and never wanted to control: falling for his greatest enemy. She is his inner demon, his obsession.
When the female lead regains her memories, she is furious at his deception.
She makes his life a living hell.
And somehow, the male lead—possibly a total masochist—doesn’t mind at all. In fact, he’s happy she’s paying attention to him.
Yep, we’re back to my favorite trope: male lead suffering. If you love this kind of story, jump into the pit with me now!!!
Intro
Dong Xia lost her memory.
Her handsome and extremely powerful fiancé Li Qing comforted her: “It’s okay if you can’t remember. I’ll always be with you.”
Everyone thought Dong Xia’s ancestors must have burned incense to get such a perfect fiancé. He was the number one person in the immortal realm, yet he remained chaste and only loved her.
…
The day before marrying her fiancé, Dong Xia finally remembered everything.
She wasn’t suffering from memory loss at all.
Her arch-enemy had made her fake her death, destroyed her cultivation, replaced her memories, and pretended to be her deeply in love fiancé.
No wonder he said, “It’s okay if you can’t remember”!
Dong Xia laughed coldly as she pulled out her long knife: Li Qing, prepare to die 🙂
*
Li Qing, as the supreme being of the immortal realm, was the people’s shining beacon.
The only unknown stain in his life was his affection for Dong Xia, the ruler of the demon realm.
In the final battle of the war between immortals and demons, the sky collapsed and the earth shattered. The ruler of the demon realm was finally slain under the sword of the supreme being of the immortal realm, and everyone in the immortal realm applauded.
The cultivation world lost a ruler of the demon realm.
And in the back mountain of Li Qing’s cave dwelling, he secretly hid away a fiancée.
Notes:
1. The female lead is white on the outside, black on the inside, and the queen of flattery; the male lead repeatedly tests the edge of darkness, a VIP guest at the crematorium.
2. Fantasy cultivation world setting.
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