Edan sighed and spoke.
“She is my daughter, but she is also classified as one of your close aides. Receiving more attention in a situation that has already drawn attention…”
“She’s a capable talent, so it’s natural.”
Hayden cut him off.
“If Your Majesty thinks that way, I can’t stop you, but I have nothing more to say about that matter. Whoever will be commended in the actions you take, Your Majesty.”
Hayden smiled at those words.
“You must hear rumors that I benefit through my daughter.”
Edan Arthur Genus was not a thick-skinned person. As soon as he heard the words about giving an award to his daughter, he looked perplexed, and even just seeing him clapping his hands in confusion was enough to tell.
“Then let’s go with what I suggested, Your Majesty.”
A man who had been sitting in a corner of the office, eating grapes and spreading out, stood up.
“Lord?”
“If I do it, those who make noise will shut up a bit.”
Melphius mumbled, shifting his gaze. Trapped in Aeselot Palace due to the overwhelming number of meeting requests from Eastern nobles, he sounded quite rough because of the annoyance caused by the requests.
“Lord Lukern, when will you reclaim the viscountcy? If you give it to Yeong-ae Genus, it would be perfect.”
If the successor of the Moiquifel Duke were to pass the viscountcy received annually from Lukern, Eastern nobles would be turned upside down.
Edan closed his eyes tightly. Who is that dragon, trying to curse his daughter!
“That’s too much, Your Majesty. No, Lord. It’s not allowed.”
“No, Genus. I risked my life for Your Majesty. Can’t you do that much?”
“Then Your Majesty would have to bestow all titles on Imperial Ray. No, it’s not allowed.”
A scene unfolded in the temporary office of Aeselot Palace. There was a confrontation between a father who said that he shouldn’t give an excessive title to his daughter and a Dragonlord who insisted that he should.
“No, Lord Genus, isn’t that title supposed to be passed down through your descendants for generations? Do you even know how much tax is collected from Lukern every year?”
“Even without that, my daughter will live well enough. The problem is that Your Majesty is excessively favoring one household.”
“If they offer proper loyalty and handle their duties competently, there is only one household that has done that. If you envy it, become competent.”
Whether to thank for the compliment or to tell him to stop making nonsensical remarks because it’s not helpful at all, it didn’t seem like human words got through to the Dragon just because he was a Dragon.
“My daughter, however, has a fatal weakness as she is a Kaleita consigliere. Giving her such a large title will have significant side effects.”
Usually, a father would gladly accept titles and territories that followed the award, but Edan, perhaps because he was afraid of being seen by the Emperor’s eyes, calmly assessed the situation and shook his head.
From a distance, it was an absolute no for his daughter’s sake. The reason Edan vehemently opposed it from the start was precisely because of Ru’s safety.
In the Alsmone Union, the successor to the Moiquifel Duke, who proves and boasts the longest tradition in the Alsmone Alliance, takes over the title that the Moiquifel Duke’s successor held, and it turns out to be none other than someone from the Kaleita consigliere background? This was a matter of being ostracized, ridiculed, and treated with disdain until death, or rather, being finger-pointed and excluded for generations unless the entire East was overturned.
Edan prepared himself with determination.
“And although it may sound presumptuous, if the award is to commend merit, shouldn’t it be a real commendation? This is no different from a punishment. Lukern will be thoroughly isolated in the East.”
“Oh, well, the whole Moiquifel is going to be gone anyway. If he becomes isolated, the East will be isolated.”
“The population of the East is still substantial. There are almost no people in the West. Even considering the population, the East still dominates the economy of this country.”
Hayden, who had been silently listening to the endless debate, tapped the table.
“We will properly bestow an award on Yeong-ae, so let’s stop. The viscountcy of Lukern is not necessary from my point of view.”
Finally, Edan breathed a sigh of relief, and Melphius withdrew with an expression that seemed to say he regretted it.
“But we can’t just let it go like this… What does our Yeong-ae like?”
Even the smell alone makes it clear that the bitter and hot coffee is poured into the cup. Edan responded monotonously.
“Your Majesty, she is distinctly ‘our household.’ Please be mindful of your expression, as it may be misunderstood if others hear it.”
“She’s the one who saved me; what’s wrong with feeling close to her emotionally?”
Once that dragon was finally driven away, now that damn Emperor was scratching at Dad’s feelings.
“Isn’t she a talent who will help as time goes on? We should see each other often and get along without any formality.”
Hayden smiled mischievously and stood up from his seat.
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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