“It’s amusing.”
Milene Genus laughed heartily. Even Ethan Arthur Genus, for once, buried himself in the comfortable chair.
Turning down the invitation only for the Countess Flache? It wasn’t just Eastern nobles in Perseita, and considering that the Emperor had completely eradicated one of the Alsmona alliances, continuing the old ways in this situation was foolish.
The law of aristocratic society was to return the favor in the same way if you suffered.
“Shall we give it a try?”
In the Genus family, there was no one who could just let it go when Milene laughed heartily. Even Ethan, who was relatively easygoing, knew well that if he tried to overlook such things, he would only find it amusing, so he just supported his active wife in social activities. His wife was about to start moving now.
At that moment, butler Ensello knocked and entered, bowing politely.
“Master, Madam, Lady Gordia wishes to meet with you.”
Lady Gordia? The couple faced each other. The fact that Lady Gordia visited suddenly without prior notice meant that something had definitely happened.
“Please bring her in.”
“Yes, Master.”
As Ensello left, Milene looked at Ethan.
“Strange. Do you hear anything?”
“From the Noir side, no. Nothing at all.”
Ethan shrugged after tilting his head. Then what could it be? Milene stood up and waited for Lady Gordia to come in.
“Oh, I’m sorry to come suddenly.”
Lady Gordia, who appeared like the wind, quickly entered the study, taking off her gloves.
“Will you have something to drink?”
“No, it’s okay. Thank you.”
The butler closed the study door quietly and left. Lady Gordia looked at the couple.
“I wish you had no ears to hear.”
At those words, Ethan snapped his fingers. Soundproof magic spread throughout the study. Milene, who magically searched every nook and cranny of the house to see if there were any eavesdroppers or suspicious characters outside, nodded.
“It’s clear. Please, have a seat, Madam.”
“Thank you. I apologize for suddenly bothering you.”
Lady Gordia, sitting on one of the green sofas in front of the desk, spoke. Time was short, so every second had to be saved.
“It’s very annoying.”
The couple fell silent at those words. After a moment of silence, Ethan spoke first.
“Is it usually annoying for us, or is Your Majesty genuinely annoyed?”
“Of course, the latter.”
Ethan felt frustrated and rubbed his face with his hands.
“How can you say ‘of course’ to that?”
That word shouldn’t have been attached to it.
“Do Your Majesty not know what this means?”
The fact that the nobles began to reject the Countess Flache meant that they were entering a full-fledged power struggle for the empress position.
Now, the empress position, the greatest concern and desire of the Perseita Empire, had become the symbol of power. Although it meant strengthening imperial power, the Emperor knew exactly what it meant. Dare those Parisian brats aim for that position and chirp? Anything bothering could be swatted away. There was no value or sincerity in catching and releasing them alive; it was unnecessary.
“Your Majesty has never mentioned the empress or your eldest daughter before your coronation. Officially, never.”
Lady Gordia dared to bring up the painful weakness and tender daughter story of this couple. It couldn’t be helped. The Emperor had asked quite a lot about Rue, the Countess Flache, privately. But never publicly.
“But we all know that Your Majesty ascended to the throne because of the eldest daughter.”
“Never even think of denying it,” Lady Gordia exclaimed with a tone that forbade denial. Most of the nobles had initially found it distasteful that Rue was by the Emperor’s side during the Eastern Expedition. However, as soon as it was announced that she was a Southern Sage, they seemed to accept it, thinking it made sense.
Then quickly, they sidelined her from being a candidate for empress and simultaneously restrained her. Although they speculated that, as a Sage, she couldn’t be a candidate, it was the mindset of the Eastern nobles to constrain what made them uneasy.
“And, Your Majesty, has finally brought your daughter with you.”
Milene Genus understood that even the word ‘brought’ was carefully chosen by Lady Gordia.
Lady Gordia held the Noir Cabinet firmly. She knew everything, and even though her eldest daughter was currently avoiding the public eye, she held the charm of a rose dipped in clear water.
Did Lady Gordia not know about her daughter, who was like a newly blooming pink bud? Did she not know that the Emperor’s eyes softened, if not weeping, every time he saw her?
“Now that Your Majesty has achieved all the objectives, there should be nothing to be embarrassed about. When dealing with the Moiquel Ducal House, as you both know, there was a slight suspicion, but thankfully, you overlooked it smoothly.”
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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