“That, that’s not likely to happen, but if the Duke initiates a conversation with me, what should I do?”
“If he initiates a conversation, you should politely greet him. Also, if he asks anything, you should respond with a graceful attitude.”
The etiquette Dia learned from reading “The Manners of Ladies” was useless in front of Duke Burne. The book explained etiquette that was applicable among ordinary nobles.
“You mustn’t bring up any questions, including compliments about the family. This applies not only to Duke Burne but also to elderly nobles and somewhat conservative nobles.”
Dia’s face turned pale at the challenging prospect.
“It’s really difficult.”
“Yes, it’s not an easy task. However, both Mrs. Brown and I will work hard to assist you, so don’t worry too much.”
Deborah’s comforting voice somewhat alleviated Dia’s anxiety. Dia, feeling more at ease, fidgeted with her fingers and asked.
“How does Ms. Deborah know so much about nobles?”
Dia’s eyes toward Deborah were filled with admiration. Deborah responded with a modest smile.
“I served some excellent ladies.”
Deborah, who was just a maid, had a keen knowledge of the aristocratic register thanks to the mistresses she served.
“It’s endless even if you memorize it!”
Lady Heather, who was a foreigner like Dia, often felt frustrated while clutching the aristocratic register.
“Just because they are nobles, they think they don’t need to know about me, but I have to know everything about them! Isn’t it really discriminatory?”
With a resentful expression towards Lady Heather, Deborah blinked her eyes and asked.
“Doesn’t Gamean have a caste system?”
“It does. But is the situation the same as Gracian?”
Due to the development of industry, the boundaries of the ruling class became vague, and the working class, with just one drop of blood, began to resent the ruling class who filled their coffers with their taxes.
The bourgeois and workers of Gamean joined hands and sparked a revolution, causing numerous nobles to be oppressed. The same happened in Astrian.
“Although there are still nobles, it’s not as prosperous. In the Council, commoners are much more numerous.”
Gamean and Astrian were rapidly transitioning from a society with a caste system to a capitalist society.
Having observed the situation in other countries, Gracian quickly took measures beneficial to the bourgeois, ensuring their interests. Nobles were worried that the bourgeois would snatch away their positions, but they had no choice but to make an unavoidable choice.
The nobles’ choice turned out to be correct. The bourgeois chose a path that looked good to the nobles, and the nobles united with the bourgeois to avoid having their feeding bowls taken away.
It is not illegal for the bourgeoisie to attend aristocratic social gatherings, but none of the aristocrats invited the bourgeoisie. This was a childish trick to protect their own interests.
“I dislike the seemingly natural discrimination among nobles, and I also dislike the bourgeoisie who are satisfied with their situation and do not struggle in such circumstances.”
“…….”
“Really, those Gracians are all the same.”
Lady Heather, who was trembling as she spoke, quickly covered her mouth with both hands and apologized desperately.
“Oh, sorry! I made a mistake. I meant that I don’t like the nobles and bourgeoisie of Gracian, not that I hate Gracians themselves.”
“Don’t apologize. I’m fine.”
Deborah responded with a hesitant smile as if asking why Lady Heather was making excuses.
Lady Heather, who blushed with embarrassment until a moment ago, hardened her expression and spoke sternly.
“Deborah, even though I am your employer, you shouldn’t speak so casually to me.”
Lady Heather grabbed Deborah’s hands tightly and continued speaking.
“There’s no such thing as a naturally unfair injustice in the world. Remember this fact at any time.”
Lady Heather, with a slightly mocking smile, stared at Deborah with her large eyes.
“I made a mistake, but don’t use a loud voice with me.”
Having said that, Lady Heather sat Deborah down on the opposite side.
“Deborah, help me memorize this.”
“Excuse me? But I have cleaning to do…”
“Never mind. It’s clean enough!”
In this way, Deborah, held by Lady Heather, memorized the aristocratic register that emitted a faint scent of perfume, and called out the names of numerous nobles that she would probably never call again in her life.
“Next is Viscount Britt.”
“Viscount Britt? If it’s Viscount Britt, recently purchased a townhouse in District 2…”
“…….”
“Oh no! I don’t know!”
Lady Heather, who found it amusing to memorize the problems Deborah presented, occasionally asked Deborah for help, and eventually, Deborah memorized the aristocratic register before Lady Heather.
“You memorized all of this already? You’re really smart.”
“No, I’m not that smart.”
“Hey! If you’re not smart, then I must be a fool!”
“I didn’t mean it that way…”
“Fine. Then just be a smart person!”
Ex-husband Wants Reconciliation
One-line summary: Chasing the wife to the crematorium (making an effort to attract someone who has become indifferent), the female lead doesn’t look back, the second male lead takes the position.
Intro:
To repay the kindness of the older generation, Su Mu crossed into a female-dominated world and became a live-in daughter-in-law of the Yan family, single-handedly saving the Yan family from fire and water.
But her husband, Yan Jiyue, the eldest son of the Yan family, treated her with sarcasm and never showed her a good face.
It wasn’t until after Su Mu’s death that this pampered and arrogant young master shed a few fake tears and pretended to want to die for love.
This life’s kindness was enough. If there was a next life, she would definitely kick Yan Jiyue away.
Who knew that the heavens would be so kind as to allow her to be reborn, returning to the time when she had just married into the Yan family.
Su Mu glanced at the Yan eldest son, who still spoke coldly to her, and threw a divorce letter in front of him.
“Let’s divorce!”
***
Yan Jiyue never imagined that he would be reborn. He happily went to find Su Mu, wanting to make up for the mistakes he had made in his ignorant youth.
Wasn’t the reason the heavens allowed him to be reborn to let him reconcile with Su Mu?
But when he pushed open the door to Su Mu’s room, the person lying on the bed was another man.
Su Mu’s personal attendant, Xie Yi.
Yan Jiyue hated him so much that his teeth itched. In front of Su Mu, Xie Yi was a gentle and considerate whisperer of sweet nothings, but in reality, he was vicious-hearted and deliberately sabotaged their husband and wife relationship.
In the previous life, it was he who secretly hid in Su Mu’s coffin and committed suicide, stealing a step ahead of him to be buried with Su Mu.
Yan Jiyue’s eyes were filled with hatred as he cursed, “What kind of thing are you? Your background is lowly, what right do you have to occupy Su Mu?”
Xie Yi looked at the sleeping Su Mu and no longer pretended to be a whisperer of sweet nothings.
He proudly stuck out his belly, “I have the right because my belly is capable of giving the Wife-master a daughter.”
***
Yan Jiyue was consumed with jealousy. He spread rumors that Xie Yi had once been branded with the mark of a “harlot” on his chest.
But on the night Xie Yi cut off the flesh bearing that mark, Su Mu suddenly realized something was amiss.
“How did you know the exact moment I was poisoned? And why did you show up a month early?”
Xie Yi remained silent, blood from his wound soaking through his robes. His sapphire eyes brimmed with anguish – or was it just a flawless act?
Between a once-arrogant husband now seeking redemption, and a gentle soul willing to die for her – who truly held the darkest secrets? And could it be that Su Mu and Yan Jiyue weren’t the only ones given a second chance at life…?
[Reading Guide]
1. True divorce, chasing the wife to the crematorium, the female lead doesn’t look back, the male lead is Xie Yi.
2. The ex-husband did not cheat, he just realized too late and didn’t realize that he liked the female lead.
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