Rosetta felt an extremely strange sensation and pulled her hand back.Her hand was quite large, and so, having her hand enveloped like this was a first in her life.
Moreover… what? Lea? That wasn’t her name.
The conclusion was clear.Ollivander, the captain of this ship, was mistaking Rosetta for someone else.
Of course.With the entire Maritime Alliance gunning for her head…If the greedy Ollivander had recognized her, she wouldn’t still be breathing.
Perhaps her identity was hard to discern,her body so bloated from seawater it was unrecognizable?She quickly came to terms with it.
Anyway, her coughing was gradually subsiding,and her blurry vision was slowly returning.A good sign. It meant her body was recovering.
“Wait, please stay here for a moment.I’ll fetch the butler and the head maid. The Duchess, too.”
…The Duchess, huh.Rosetta quickly bit her lip, nearly bursting into laughter.
Ollivander, that madman, must call his wife the Duchess?Whatever he made of her expression, the woman kept insisting until the moment she left.
“You must stay awake! Don’t fall back asleep!”
Overwhelmed by her odd intensity, Rosetta nodded, and the door soon closed.She counted to ten in her mind.Then she kicked off the bed… tried to kick off… and tried again to rise.
Three valiant attempts ended in failure.Her arms couldn’t support her weight, and she collapsed back onto the bed.
Damn it.Rosetta buried her face in the blanket, muttering curses under her breath.Judging by her condition, she must have been unconscious for a month.No wonder her body felt as stiff as an ungreased capstan…All her muscles seemed to have wasted away while she was out.
After wrestling with the bedpost for a while,she finally managed to stand on her own two feet.
And just as her vision cleared, a chilling sense of déjà vu gripped her.
“…Was I always this short?”
Had she shrunk while unconscious, or were the objects in this room absurdly oversized?Her line of sight was a full three hands lower than usual.
That wasn’t the only strange thing.An overly ornate bed, silk goose-feather bedding fit for an imperial palace,a Brutagne-made carpet, and even a vast garden visible through the window…Wait, a garden? Wasn’t this supposed to be a ship?
“What in the world…”
She spoke thoughtlessly, then instinctively clapped a hand over her mouth.A shiver ran through her. Her voice sounded like a bird chirping.Her voice had always been hoarse, steeped in rum.
“Lea!”
A woman burst through the door and enveloped her in a hug.Who was this, acting so familiar on their first meeting…?Despite her shock, Rosetta calmly assessed the woman from head to toe.Finest dress, finest perfume, finest jewels. Truly like a duchess…
At that thought, Rosetta instinctively dropped to the floor in a deep bow.
“Oh, my lady!”
Rosetta’s quick rise to captain among the Maritime Alliance’s fools was thanks to this very tact.
She felt the room’s atmosphere freeze, but she raised her voice even louder.
“My lady saved me! You’re my savior.Oh, I’ve received such a great kindness.How could I ever repay this…”
Rosetta swiftly pinched under her eyes,pretending to wipe away tears with her sleeve.
“Lea, repay, what are you…”
Rosetta answered promptly.
“You mean I don’t have to repay you?How can your heart be so soft, as lovely as the silk you wear…Truly, you’re the finest of ladies.”
Rosetta decided to overlook the woman’s minor mistake of calling her Lea.In her mind, a novel was already unfolding.Poor woman. She must have grown attached while caring for her,even giving her a new name.
“Physician!”
At the woman’s scream-like cry, the frozen people snapped to action.Maids in uniform grabbed her arms to lift her,and an old man with a monocle wiped sweat with a handkerchief, muttering excuses.
“Perhaps the young lady, waking so suddenly, is not in her right mind…”
“What, are you saying my daughter’s gone mad?”
“It’s likely a temporary condition…”
Rosetta observed it all like a play.The scene felt utterly unreal.
“Hm?”
Her shoulder had been aching excessively,and as she reflexively felt her body, her hand caught something heavy.Her chest… and it was large… Was this a dream?It couldn’t be. Her chest hadn’t grown since she was fifteen.
She touched it a few more times, then noticed a pale, small hand.Unbelievably, it was connected to her arm.
A foreboding instinct hit her.Something was very, very wrong.Cold sweat poured down her back.
Her bloodshot eyes darted around, spotting a full-length mirror.She rushed toward it.
“…Damn it.”
Pale, almost translucent skin, a frail body without a trace of muscle,a petite frame, wavy light brown hair down to her waist, and pale turquoise eyes…The familiar image of the twenty-seven-year-old pirate Rosetta was nowhere in the mirror.
She screamed with all her might.
“What is thiiiis!”
As Rosetta took a step toward the mirror, the woman in it stepped closer too.When she raised her right hand, the woman in the mirror did the same.When she tilted her head, so did the mirror’s woman.
If this was a dream, wake up. Please.For a final check, she slapped her cheeks hard with both hands.It hurt so much her eyes nearly popped out.After two more slaps, she finally accepted it.The “thing” in the mirror was her.
When things went this wrong, it was usually one of two cases.Either she was cursed to change appearance,or her soul had been thrust into someone else’s body.
Having often witnessed the witch Calypso “taking on” the sea god,Rosetta couldn’t even laugh it off as nonsense.And then…
“Lady Valdmore, we’ve prepared water.”
Yes, that’s it! Lady Valdmore!As if a swapped soul wasn’t complicated enough,this body belonged to none other than the Crown Prince’s fiancée.
If it was “Lea Lenux Valdmore,” her fame was such thateven Rosetta, who had no interest in high society gossip, had heard the name until her ears bled.
Listening to the maids since regaining consciousness,it seemed the engagement had already been broken off.Damn it, how much time had passed since she blacked out?If it was recent, it must have been the talk of the eastern regions.
Anyway, the story was painfully cliché.Betrothed at seven, pampered as the future Crown Princess,only to be abandoned by the Crown Prince a month before the wedding.The Emperor, who quietly disapproved of the shy lady, welcomed the news with open arms.The lady, rather than face the broken engagement, attempted to take her own life.
Rosetta glanced at the reflection in the mirror.
Well, damn. With looks this stunning, anyone would fall at her feet.A single handshake would secure three generations of loyalty.
With a wry expression, Rosetta shot a glance at the mirrorand took the bowl of water a maid offered.Her throat was parched, so she gulped it down like rum.Out of habit, she let out a “Kuh” and wiped her mouth with her sleeve.Looking down, she saw a maid, wide-eyed and flustered.
“Um, Lady, that was… washing water…”
Oh, was it not for drinking?
Male lead is reincarnated to save his wife
I’ve also read this one twice already. The female lead is kinda soft and gets embarrassed easily—not really my type, but the plot is definitely worth reading. Hurry up and read it, y’all!
Intro
When Shen Yuan encountered Su Jin again in his previous life, she had already become the Prime Minister of the current dynasty. As for him, the former top young master of the capital, he had long since fallen into the abyss, becoming a singer on a pleasure boat.
After a song ended, he was redeemed and sent to the Su Residence.
Su Jin respected and cherished him, gave him a roof over his head, and bestowed him with warmth. Shen Yuan fell deeper and deeper, but before he could express his feelings, Su Jin passed away.
Shen Yuan died to follow her in death, but instead, he returned to when he was fifteen years old.
At that time, he was not yet engaged, and Su Jin was just a poor scholar.
Shen Yuan gritted his teeth, casting aside all his pride, and thought of ways to coax and entice her every day.
The colder and more indifferent Su Jin was towards him, the more proactive Shen Yuan became.
He was not afraid of being mocked by the world, only wanting to marry his Wife-master early, to hold her hand and never let go for a lifetime.
[Note: This story will not specifically point out the male lead’s reincarnation time point; it’s all in the details. Whenever you feel that the male lead is acting strangely, he has most likely been reincarnated.]
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