Dressed in a worn navy blue dress and a faded yellow apron that seemed to have been washed hundreds of times, I’d pinned my hair up so it wouldn’t fall and wrapped it in a scarf.
It was a maid’s outfit. I had plans to infiltrate the Smiron household as a maid.
“I don’t like it. Let’s shelve this plan.”
“Why? Do you know how hard it was for me to get this interview? It’s fortunate that an opportunity like this came up.”
The young lady of the Smiron house had just announced that she was going on a boat outing.
A boat outing for the nobles involved renting a luxurious boat, bringing the young nobles on board, and having a good time.
For them, it was a delightful change of pace and a showcase of wealth, but that meant the servants had a mountain of work to do.
Of course, they had to attend to numerous noble children, and everything needed for the tables, decorations, and food had to be moved onto the boat.
Well, it worked out for me. Due to the need for many hands, they had hired maids and servants for a day.
I easily passed the interview with my ambitious appearance and only needed to go out and work today.
“Do you know what it means to go in as a maid? Not everyone in the world is kind to servants.”
“I’m prepared. And this isn’t the time to be discussing that.”
“I’d rather go as a servant myself.”
“No way! Idrish, you stand out too much with that face and build. And you’re probably terrible at work. You’d rebel at every task… Let me go. Maybe I’ll get a chance to discreetly gather information. You know I’m sociable. Just trust me and take a rest, Idrish.”
Idrish still seemed dissatisfied with everything, but he couldn’t find a better plan before I left.
In the end, he had to drop me off and turn back.
From now on, it was just me.
I arrived at the lakeside where the boat outing was taking place today. The servants who had arrived earlier were busy with work. They were loading gazebos, tables, and other equipment onto the boats.
They said it was ideal for a tea party since there were no waves in the lake.
Ideal? Maybe for these noble snobs. Ah, how many people have to suffer just for a brief moment of fun?
I miss my raccoon siblings and Mirai. Those friends are my family and friends after all…
Sure, they had me pick grapes for a bit. Wait, they didn’t complain about it in their minds, did they? …Chilling. I’ll have to ask when I get back.
Among them, I found the housekeeper who had interviewed me.
She gathered the day maids like me and began training.
The principle of servants is to move as unobtrusively as possible. Never initiate conversation unless sought out first…….
Ah, can I inquire about your slightly protruding canine?
Also, when moving objects, make sure no noise is made, and when walking…….
The training went on for quite some time. There were many instructions regarding Merien Smiron, the host of today’s event. From what I heard, she seemed to have a quite fussy disposition.
When will it end? I’m sleepy……. My eyelids felt heavy because of the early morning preparations.
“Then, you’ve all understood everything.”
“Yes!”
At the maid’s spirited response, my eyes flicked open.
Whoa, I dozed off for a moment.
Still, thanks to that, training time had flown by.
“Now, who will serve the young mistresses up close?”
The maids all looked around nervously.
Well, it’s easier to handle odd jobs from the back than to serve directly. She’s said to be quite fussy, after all.
But avoiding eye contact had no effect.
“You, you, and you.”
The head maid pointed out a few. Most were servants who had already been working for the Smiron family.
Of course, the faces of the selected maids looked equally desperate.
However, this was an opportunity I couldn’t miss.
I had disguised myself as a maid to infiltrate; there was no way I could just do odd jobs inside.
“Me!”
I raised my hand high. All eyes were on me. The head maid slowly approached me.
“I would love to serve Merien and the other mistresses!”
I declared, as if about to enlist.
The head maid looked at me carefully.
“What’s your name?”
“I’m Silla Rolta!”
Sorry, Beegus Zeros. I put your youngest daughter in a rich family.
“Employed just for today?”
“Yes, but if given the chance, I’d like to serve Merien for a long time!”
Of course, it was a lie.
The head maid’s eyes narrowed. I swallowed nervously.
Please, please, please.
“Alright, your enthusiasm appeals to me. Today you’ll also serve Miss Merien. If you do well, we’ll employ you for housework.”
“Yes! Thank you!”
Soon, the young nobles began to arrive one by one.
All were wearing dazzling outfits. Among them, Merien, the star of the party, stood out.
She was notably taller than the other mistresses, and her vivid yellow dress, as if infused with forsythia flowers, was so enormous and voluminous it would be difficult to stand close to her. Her twisted-up hair had one, two, three……. eight butterfly decorations.
She continuously let out laughter.
What kind of conversation is this?
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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