For her, everything that had happened now would probably be unacceptable and shouldn’t have happened. She might not have accepted the fact that the era has changed and the emperor has returned.
“I see.”
I understand what it means. In Perseeta, the unknown power called magic is not only the object of scorn but also a card that makes everything possible. It can evoke a belief that is like an irrational superstition.
“Moreover, nobles pretend not to, but they desire and look up to the ancient authority and power of the imperial family. So, the fact that it was a jewel set from the imperial family, originally recorded as the possession of the empress, made them believe even more.”
“It’s too uncertain.”
“There’s nothing more certain than the testament that says it was a long-held valuable item in the family than vague beliefs.”
In response to the assurance that the family’s status, tradition, and accumulated history guarantee, Ru burst into a bitter laugh.
“Having a history and value doesn’t guarantee that it can definitively ring someone’s neck. It seems you’re blinded by arrogance.”
“That’s already an old story. It has been rotten enough to crumble when someone starts shaking it. Those who can’t adapt to the changes of the times perish. Among them, the Moiquetpel family, which was already declining, was destined to crumble. Those who are the most stubborn, strong-willed, and arrogant, who don’t compromise, disappear first.”
The ones Hayden had to fight against were those people. Ru, after turning around once, returned to the Turington Aesloth Palace with him. The stubborn Eastern nobles. Ru sighed quietly.
‘As expected. Hayden keeps underestimating them.’
They were making fun of him just because he was a young emperor, but in the end, they attempted assassination. Even after witnessing the monster subjugation, it was incomprehensible to the Eastern nobles why they would resort to such pathetic actions. However, it was right that it was incomprehensible. She is a normal person, and her eyes are not blind.
“So, what memories have come back?”
Hayden, stepping into the garden where flowers were in full bloom and butterflies fluttered again, asked.
“I’ve been tense since earlier.”
Can’t he change his tone after giving a signal? Ru was losing her mind because Hayden looked like a boy when he started using honorifics. Once an emperor who calmly observed interrogations using magic, he is now teasing with a wink while watching the reactions.
“Why are you tense? You haven’t done anything wrong.”
Hayden’s eyes squinted at Ru’s answer.
“Why does your speech still sound like that when there’s no one around? Are you mad at me?”
His large hand grabbed the hem of her coat.
“If there were no one watching, you could talk like before.”
A face that seemed too frustrated came close. He must be well aware of how effective his face is.
“No, I’m not as quick at switching as you are. Wait a bit…!”
“Why? You’re good at it, why?”
Hayden’s eyes narrowed as he asked back. As if rejecting him, the curses that bound Ru were making threatening sounds as they clashed with each other.
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.”
