It seemed that caution was required even for horses at the horse racing event. Lou’s thoughts were quite reasonable, but as soon as they heard the answer, men within a 5-meter radius rushed in, eager to explain about horses.
“Thank you, Viscount. Could you step back a bit? It’s dangerous.”
Imperialle knights, including Lou, and Imperialles such as Matilda Delote, who was immediately beside her, smiled sternly and maintained a safe distance. It would have been a near catastrophe if Lou hadn’t cast a protective spell without realizing it.
Surprised and unaware, she was about to unfold a safety-related magic, but Lou, who was contemplating, smiled lightly as the knights walked away.
“That was a surprise…”
Muttering unintentionally and brushing off her chest, she suddenly looked in this direction, making eye contact with Hayden, who was watching her.
‘It’s okay!’
Worried? Although she answered with a gaze that nothing was wrong, he faintly smiled, scanned the surroundings, and turned away.
‘…Doesn’t she seem to feel well?’
Nevertheless, the pushing nobles couldn’t be helped. In fact, even when she was in the Kaleita Empire, she had experienced this burdensome attention more than once or twice. So Lou walked away, saying she didn’t know for now.
On the third day of the horse racing event, to cut to the chase, Viscountess Plache Youngae was humiliated because of the Emperor’s indifference, Negrette Lady completely lost her already scarce presence, and Alanca Lady obtained an excuse that the Emperor was not fair in his interest not only in her but also in other ladies.
“At this point, it’s not suspicious even if the Emperor likes men!”
So, the Alanca Duke and Duchess were very angry. The Emperor not only did not look at their carefully raised daughter but also, from the Plache Viscountess, politely declined a private conversation and jumped into the competition for the Empress. It was an arrogant and ignorant behavior.
“This is beyond tolerable!”
Cedric Rangber, who didn’t want to hear the Alanca Duke foaming at the mouth, had long gone out, making excuses. However, Catherine, who had the duty to care for her father and mother as a daughter, unfortunately couldn’t afford to do that.
“Failing to grasp the subject!”
Since the Alanca Duke was expressing anger enough for both himself and the Duchess, the Duchess maintained her dignity without getting excited. The Duke’s outburst was somewhat disorganized. That’s because there were many targets for his anger.
“Father, don’t get too excited and calm down. It’s not good for your health.”
Catherine tried to calm her father’s excitement with a calm and quiet voice like the Duchess. She knew that her father’s anger was also directed at her.
“Don’t you need to make more effort!”
She lowered her eyes. She knew that her father’s anger was also directed at her.
“Why am I going through all this trouble coming to this rugged mountain!”
Eastern nobles feared the North. Seeing them afraid that monsters might pop out anywhere, nobles from other regions laughed at them.
The Alanca Duke was particularly afraid of the North. Even now, he vividly remembered when the Emperor drove the monsters into the northeast. Summer was a nightmare.
“Ivonne, have you seen what a fuss that guy is causing! You should say something to the Emperor!”
Catherine knew that Ivonne knew that she had thrown away her pretty silk gloves almost as if she had thrown them in front of the Emperor and couldn’t find a proper compensation. In fact, the gloves, which were more thrown than dropped, were completely ruined under the feet of the crowd.
In place of the silent Catherine, the Duchess began to restrain her husband.
“Honey, that’s how Cedric is. Frankly, Cedric wouldn’t bother about that much. These days, young guys are like that, what can you do.”
And belittling the Emperor as ‘these days young guys’ is not just rude but also disrespectful. Catherine muttered to herself.
“Pitiful! Just because I ascended to the throne, doesn’t mean everything goes my way! You need to bend appropriately when it’s time to bend!”
“Honey…!”
Catherine immediately thought that Imperial guards might rush in and take her father away on charges of disrespect. Of course, disrespect wasn’t a crime established by law, but there might be something similar to aristocratic insult or the like.
She could testify to the Imperial guards about her father’s remarks. It was sincere. However, it was just a pleasant fantasy for her alone; it wouldn’t happen.
The words of Alanca Duke, who kept shouting even when his wife and daughter tried to stop him, caught her ear at that time.
“Then, why not act like these days young guys! Just sneak into the Belua Grand Castle at night! Originally, traditionally, men and women meet in that way!”
In short, Catherine’s words meant that she should dedicate her body to the Emperor. While the Duchess blocked her husband’s mouth to prevent further inappropriate remarks, Catherine looked at her father with a faintly disgusted face.
“Traditionally! Originally, that’s how it was…”
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.”
