The chief lady-in-waiting seemed slightly shaken by my upright attitude.
“…Alright, I understand. The merits of saving the Empress will be conveyed directly to you by the Empress herself after this. Then, please go back carefully.”
After exchanging greetings, the chief lady-in-waiting turned away and gradually distanced herself from me. The maids and servants by her side also followed the chief lady-in-waiting. However, suddenly, the eyes of one of the maids met mine. For some reason, the maid’s gaze conveyed a sense of unease and anxiety.
“What’s going on?”
“That’s right. Rosentia Yeongae, what happened?”
“Is it true that there’s poison in Asdel?”
The noblewomen bombarded me with questions, seeking answers to their curiosity.
“Yes, that’s correct. But don’t worry; the tea we drank was made from the petals, so it’s completely non-toxic.”
“Then why is the Empress…”
“The Empress was probably poisoned by the seeds.”
“Could someone intentionally…!”
At someone’s utterance, everyone gasped. Attempting to poison the Empress was an unforgivable crime that could not be overlooked.
“But the hostess of this party is the Empress!”
“Oh, right.”
“That’s true. Maybe it was an accidental mistake with the seeds?”
“But the Empress wouldn’t make such a mistake, right?”
With that one statement, the atmosphere became tense again. However, everyone knew that making further assumptions about what had exactly happened in the current situation was strictly forbidden. Moreover, the top priority now was the Empress’s condition.
“Her Majesty the Empress will be fine, right, Yeongae?”
“Yes. As long as the detoxification is done properly, she should be fine.”
“Still, it’s fortunate that Rosentia Yeongae knows about Asdel. If not, it could have been a huge problem. Don’t you think so?”
Lady Melison looked at me with an admiring gaze, as if acknowledging my capabilities. “That’s right. We are truly relieved. Her Majesty the Empress will surely reward Rosentia Yeongae greatly. After all, she saved a life.”
“No, I don’t need any rewards. Just the fact that Her Majesty the Empress is safe is more than enough for me.”
With those words, the people who had gathered for the tea party left the palace and returned to their homes, bringing the tea party to an end. Afterward, I hurriedly headed to the Duke’s residence to inform Kaern about what had happened at the tea party.
Upon arriving at the Duke’s residence and attempting to get off the carriage, a familiar large hand was extended towards me. It was Kaern’s hand.
“Kaern?”
I grabbed Kaern’s hand and looked at him with an expression that asked, ‘Why are you here?’ “I heard vaguely about what happened at the tea party.”
“Oh, so the news has already reached Kaern’s ears?”
Kaern nodded his head.
“Are you okay?”
Kaern scrutinized me carefully and asked with a voice full of concern.
“Yes, I’m okay.”
“Are you really okay? No fever or weakness in your body?”
“Yes, I’m truly okay.”
Since Kaern had been poisoned by Asdel once before, he seemed more worried about these symptoms than anyone else.
I smiled to reassure him, meaning that he could truly be at ease.
However, it seemed difficult for him to let go of his concerns. He placed his hand on my forehead to check if I had a fever.
As his large and warm hand touched me, my body reacted with surprise, and my heart started pounding simultaneously.
“Kaern…”
While holding hands had become somewhat familiar, this kind of contact was still unfamiliar to me. Moreover, due to his extended forehead touch, my heart felt like it might burst.
“You don’t have a fever.”
After a while, Kaern removed his hand from me, and the tension gradually melted away.
“Yes, yes. I told you I’m fine…”
However, since I hadn’t completely regained my composure, my voice trembled slightly.
“The tea we had at the tea party was made with Asdel?”
“Yes, yes… that’s correct…”
“I hope you’re not keeping Asdel hidden.”
“Um… can I go in and explain in more detail?”
“Let’s do that.”
To buy some time to calm my mind, I headed to Kaern’s study with him.
After a while, when we arrived at the study, Adelia and Calix were already there waiting for us.
“Helena!”
Adelia embraced me with a worried expression.
“Helena, are you okay?”
“Yeah, I’m fine.”
Just like I reassured Kaern earlier, I smiled at Adelia to put her at ease.
“We heard bits of the story, but tell us in more detail.”
“Let’s sit down first.”
“Yes.”
After taking our seats on the sofa, I began recounting the details of what had happened at the tea party to the three of them.
Ex-husband Wants Reconciliation
One-line summary: Chasing the wife to the crematorium (making an effort to attract someone who has become indifferent), the female lead doesn’t look back, the second male lead takes the position.
Intro:
To repay the kindness of the older generation, Su Mu crossed into a female-dominated world and became a live-in daughter-in-law of the Yan family, single-handedly saving the Yan family from fire and water.
But her husband, Yan Jiyue, the eldest son of the Yan family, treated her with sarcasm and never showed her a good face.
It wasn’t until after Su Mu’s death that this pampered and arrogant young master shed a few fake tears and pretended to want to die for love.
This life’s kindness was enough. If there was a next life, she would definitely kick Yan Jiyue away.
Who knew that the heavens would be so kind as to allow her to be reborn, returning to the time when she had just married into the Yan family.
Su Mu glanced at the Yan eldest son, who still spoke coldly to her, and threw a divorce letter in front of him.
“Let’s divorce!”
***
Yan Jiyue never imagined that he would be reborn. He happily went to find Su Mu, wanting to make up for the mistakes he had made in his ignorant youth.
Wasn’t the reason the heavens allowed him to be reborn to let him reconcile with Su Mu?
But when he pushed open the door to Su Mu’s room, the person lying on the bed was another man.
Su Mu’s personal attendant, Xie Yi.
Yan Jiyue hated him so much that his teeth itched. In front of Su Mu, Xie Yi was a gentle and considerate whisperer of sweet nothings, but in reality, he was vicious-hearted and deliberately sabotaged their husband and wife relationship.
In the previous life, it was he who secretly hid in Su Mu’s coffin and committed suicide, stealing a step ahead of him to be buried with Su Mu.
Yan Jiyue’s eyes were filled with hatred as he cursed, “What kind of thing are you? Your background is lowly, what right do you have to occupy Su Mu?”
Xie Yi looked at the sleeping Su Mu and no longer pretended to be a whisperer of sweet nothings.
He proudly stuck out his belly, “I have the right because my belly is capable of giving the Wife-master a daughter.”
***
Yan Jiyue was consumed with jealousy. He spread rumors that Xie Yi had once been branded with the mark of a “harlot” on his chest.
But on the night Xie Yi cut off the flesh bearing that mark, Su Mu suddenly realized something was amiss.
“How did you know the exact moment I was poisoned? And why did you show up a month early?”
Xie Yi remained silent, blood from his wound soaking through his robes. His sapphire eyes brimmed with anguish – or was it just a flawless act?
Between a once-arrogant husband now seeking redemption, and a gentle soul willing to die for her – who truly held the darkest secrets? And could it be that Su Mu and Yan Jiyue weren’t the only ones given a second chance at life…?
[Reading Guide]
1. True divorce, chasing the wife to the crematorium, the female lead doesn’t look back, the male lead is Xie Yi.
2. The ex-husband did not cheat, he just realized too late and didn’t realize that he liked the female lead.
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