“That woman must not be Bercheria.”
Gerard’s lips stretched in satisfaction.
“Exactly. I must say, I’ve chosen an excellent captain of the guard.”
Dylan was always unreadable, his inscrutable face frustrating others at every turn. But for Gerard, that wasn’t an issue.
A loyal hound that obeyed when needed was enough.
“Your Majesty, how shall we handle the woman who isn’t Bercheria? Just give the order.”
Look at this. How satisfying.
After this affair was concluded, Gerard thought he would have to generously reward this faithful dog.
“We must capture her. Take her back to the palace carefully. Don’t we need to hear directly from her about what she was scheming?”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
Gerard took another look at the detached Groovy and moved to the front of the column with pride.
As he led the line of the royal guard, another white horse appeared at the front.
Dressed entirely in white, perhaps to match his horse, Leone spotted Gerard and smiled warmly.
His attire, prepared meticulously from fur hat to gloves for a trip to the north, was rather adorable.
“Your Majesty.”
“Seeing Leone’s outfit, I’m reminded of the snowy scenes in the north. It would be fun to roll around in the snow together.”
“Oh my, are you teasing me right now?”
Her laughter, muffled by her hand, was still as beautiful as a young girl’s.
Being a woman long favored by the emperor’s court, it was perhaps expected that her beauty remained undiminished.
“Let’s set out.”
As Gerard began to move forward slowly, the halted column seemed to start moving as if it had been waiting for him.
It would take about half a day more to reach the portal connected to the north.
Given the size of the party, perhaps even more time was likely to be needed.
“Is that child keeping up?”
“Yes. At the back.”
“How beautiful must she be to cause such an uproar in the royal court? Is she blindingly gorgeous?”
Leone, holding the horse’s reins, swayed from side to side.
Gerard chuckled heartily.
“Go and see. How blinding she is.”
“Shall I?”
“Yes, yes. Hurry and go see.”
Gerard flicked his wrist and pushed Leone back.
She turned her horse around and vanished as if sucked into the darkness.
The landscape, now darkening with the setting sun, looked as if it were splattered with blood.
But strangely, today, even this weather didn’t feel unpleasant.
Even if it took days to reach their destination, it felt like they could continue without a moment of boredom.
With a beloved court and a beautiful golden boy.
And the journey to capture Bercheria with them.
A hum seemed naturally likely to escape his lips.
He discreetly turned his head to confirm that Leone was keeping up.
As the sky grew dimly bright, Leone was seen leisurely following the procession near Grooby.
The Emperor glanced at the still young and beautiful Leone and licked his lips.
Leone was a fox-like woman, unhesitant to exert her fox-like traits on Gerard.
A long time ago, when Gerard was not the Emperor but merely the Emperor’s third son.
Gerard had returned to the royal court with Leone in his carriage, her leg broken from a collision with it.
There was actually no particular reason for bringing her to the royal court.
He simply couldn’t leave her on the street after many people had seen her collide with his carriage.
Yet he had heard something quite unexpected from the court’s physician.
Leone had recently given birth and was in a weakened state, he said.
To find out what had happened, Gerard summoned Leone, and she spoke not of her own story but of Gerard’s.
“Trust me. I can make you, Prince Gerard, the Emperor of Feriat.”
He decided to use her, feeling half-duped.
As it turned out, Leone was a more brilliant strategist than anyone else in the world.
Without her, he could not have killed his father and brothers to ascend to their place.
It was she who procured the poison, and she who taught him the method.
Thanks to her, Gerard could spend the rest of his life as the Emperor.
Would he have been able to get his hands on Bercheria, his lifelong dream, if he wasn’t the Emperor?
He couldn’t have even imagined it.
On the way back, there was the expectation that somehow he could bring Bercheria to be displayed in his treasure vault.
Gerard found himself naturally smiling.
“Why are you staring at Grooby like that? You’re making her uncomfortable.”
Leone didn’t hear Gerard’s muttering.
“Hmph.”
Annoyed, Gerard turned his body forward.
Once he goes to the North, neither Grooby nor Bercheria would have anything to do with other people.
After all, they would become Gerard’s personal property.
He glanced back at Leone and nodded at a sudden thought that crossed his mind.
“Ah, right. If it’s true that she gave birth back then, she’d be about that age now.”
He soon pressed on, considering it inconsequential.
[Star Icon]Lakrahan, who had sent Tatyana away, was sitting on a sofa, collecting his thoughts.
The woman he met in the forest could, as Tatyana said, want to help him and Bercheria.
It was a very small possibility, but it wasn’t nonexistent.
Male lead is a clingy little husband
One-line summary: The male lead is initially an arrogant, noble, love-deprived brat, later a cute, clingy, scheming little jealous one.
Introduction:
One day, Lu Yuner’s soul transmigrates into a female-dominant world. She enters the Imperial Academy and takes up the position of a doctoral instructor, teaching classes and grading schoolwork.
One day, she encounters the young prince Su Qingwan secretly skipping class from the male academy.
As a result, Su Qingwan is punished.
From then on, Su Qingwan sees Lu Yuner as a “thorn in his side”.
But before long, this “thorn” becomes the person he cherishes most, and he goes to great lengths to win Lu Yuner’s affection.
Mini scene 1:
One day, the sun is high in the sky but Su Qingwan still hasn’t gotten up for class.
Servant Xiaoyuan: “Young prince, it’s time for class. You’ll be late otherwise.”
Su Qingwan says arrogantly: “I’m not going. I am the esteemed prince, my status is so noble, why should I suffer this hardship? Besides, isn’t learning all this just to please women? Hmph, they’re not worthy!”
Mini scene 2:
After Su Qingwan falls for someone, he completely changes. He no longer skips class and diligently learns how to be a good husband and father. But he discovers that Sister Yuner is always surrounded by admirers.
Drunk and overcome with jealousy one day, he clings to Lu Yuner, crying beautifully like a pear blossom in the rain.
Su Qingwan: “Qingwan likes Sister Yuner.”
Lu Yuner: “Young prince, you’re drunk.”
Su Qingwan: “Qingwan isn’t drunk. Qingwan likes Sister Yuner, likes you so much, likes you to bits…” Before he can finish, Lu Yuner’s eyes flash with emotion and she leans in closer.
[Reading Guide]
1. The female lead is gentle, gracious, humble and polite but not weak. The male lead is initially an arrogant, noble, love-deprived brat, later a cute, clingy, scheming little jealous one.
2. 1v1, a bit torturous in the beginning but definitely sweet later on.
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