Breaking the atmosphere like a frozen pond, Betty’s voice echoed. Soon, a hurriedly arriving senator examined Delina’s body. Verlion waited with a burning gaze until the examination was over. The senator soon sighed and said,
“It seems the detoxification is complete. However, there may be aftereffects, so please keep an eye on your condition for a while. I’ll also prepare medicine to help your body recover quickly.”
“Is there really nothing wrong?”
“Th- there is nothing wrong! Thanks to quickly taking the detoxification medicine when poisoned and having a healthy body, you will recover quickly as usual.”
In response to Verlion’s question, the doctor answered with beads of sweat rolling down. After the doctor finished speaking, Delina turned to Felix and asked, “Felix, do you know where Prince Damian and Princess Mayrin are right now?”
“If it’s them, they should be in their respective rooms.”
“Okay, then. Could you let them know I’d like to meet them? They saved my life, and I should express my gratitude at least.”
“Yes, I understand. I’ll convey your message to them.”
Betty went out with the doctor to get the medicine, and Felix also left the room. Only Delina and Verlion were left in the room. Delina asked with curiosity, “Still, you allowed me to meet them.”
“You saved my life.”
While Verlion might not know much about Damian, he seemed to be more open-minded towards Mayrin.
“But you can’t meet them alone.”
“Yes, I wasn’t planning to meet the Prince alone anyway. I was going to request an audience with both of them together.”
Although Delina knew about the relationship between Damian and Verlion now, there were things she needed to say to Damian. After hesitating for a moment, Delina spoke again, “Your Highness, what if I know the mastermind behind this assassination attempt, and moreover, if that mastermind is someone close to you… What would you do?”
“…”
Delina’s voice was trembling thinly. Verlion, who had been silent for a while, spoke up, “Celine.”
“… Did you know? No, did you… notice something?”
In response to Verlion’s answer, Delina widened her eyes and asked, “On the day of the incident, I investigated who entered the mansion of General Jarsburn. She was there.”
“…”
“There she was.”
“Why did Celine go to General Jarsburn’s mansion?”
“It seems she went there to deliver a handkerchief because he liked it.”
Indeed, Celine gave a handkerchief to Jarsburn. And Jarsburn, who liked it, bragged about it to the surrounding knights, confirming the fact. Since nothing else of note came up, Celine was naturally excluded from the investigation.
“The bottle of alcohol that Jarsburn drank? Did you investigate that too?”
Thinking of Jarsburn, who was heavily intoxicated at that time, Delina asked again.
“There was no alcohol bottle in the mansion.”
“…”
“At that time, everyone was in chaos. It seems to have disappeared amidst the confusion.”
Taking advantage of the confusion caused by the assassination attempt, they must have disposed of the alcohol bottle. If so, only one thing remained.
Witnesses.
“Miss, may we enter now?”
At that moment, Felix revealed himself again.
“As you said, I brought the two of them. If Miss is okay, please come in right away.”
“I’m fine. But since I should welcome them in bed, please let them know about that.”
“Understood.”
Felix went out of the room again. Shortly after, Mayrin and Damian appeared.
“We greet Prince and Princess.”
“Oh, no. There’s no need to get up like that, young lady.”
Delina tried to get up, but Mayrin stopped her.
“Your body isn’t fully recovered yet.”
“Thank you for your consideration, Princess. I heard about the situation. You saved my life, and I feel the need to express my gratitude, which is why I am here.”
“Well, there happened to be an antidote available, so I just gave it to you. Anyone else would have done the same.”
Amidst the exchange of greetings, Damian remained silent. He didn’t look at Delina lying on the bed and kept his gaze elsewhere.
“How is your body feeling now? Are you okay?”
“Yes, fortunately, the poison was in a minimal amount, so I’m fine. Plus, I’ve always had relatively good health.”
“That’s really fortunate. In fact, my brother was quite shocked when you collapsed, even more than I was, of course.”
“… Is that so?”
Upon hearing Damian’s surprise at the moment she collapsed, Delina’s eyes turned towards him.
“Um, Your Highness. I’d like to have a moment to talk with the Prince. I hope you don’t mind stepping aside for a while.”
“Huh? Why would my brother…?”
“Well, you see…”
As Meirin blinked curiously, Delina spoke.
“I have something to discuss regarding our engagement.”
“Oh, come to think of it…! I apologize; I didn’t realize.”
After glancing between Delina and Damian, Meirin took a step back.
“I’ll leave you two alone. Have a good conversation, brother.”
Without waiting for Damian’s response, Meirin smiled and left the room. Now, only Damian, Verlion, and Delina remained in the room. Delina looked at Damian.
Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)
One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!
Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.
The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.
The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.
Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.
Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.
…
Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.
Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.
After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!
Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”
The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.
It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.
When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…
Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.
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