Suddenly loosening his body, Serven dropped the knife.
That was the moment.
Knock knock.
The door to the closed chamber was knocked by the master of ceremonies of the Imperial Palace.
“Your Majesty the Empress, the Emperor has arrived. May we open the door?”
Now was not the time to discuss other matters.
“Open the door.”
“As you command, Your Majesty.”
Boom!
The moment the doors swung open, the tailor, who had been watching Serven drop the knife nervously, hastily blocked the master of ceremonies.
“Close the door. Her Majesty needs to undress for measurements.”
“Um…? Oh, if that’s the case…”
The master of ceremonies was about to close the door.
Whoosh!
Then, Leskal reached out and grabbed the tailor by the throat.
“Yo, Your Majesty! What are you doing?!”
Everyone stared in surprise at Leskal, who flung the hovering tailor to the ground.
“Arrest him. Keep him from dying by my hands.”
“Y, Yes? Yes, Your Majesty?”
The next moment, Leskal was in front of Rasilia.
Serven on the ground, stunned and dropping his knife, and the bleeding maid—Leskal saw them all and yanked Serven back.
Thump!
Just like some other time, Serven flew back and crashed into the wall. Unable to stand on both legs, he sat down on the floor.
“Are you okay?”
Leskal gripped Rasilia.
“Yes. My clothes are slightly torn, but I’m fine. However…”
The composure she had been maintaining melted away the moment she was grabbed by Leskal.
Rasilia staggered and leaned her head on Leskal’s shoulder. She felt his trembling hand.
Leskal stroked Rasilia’s back. If she wasn’t mistaken, his hands were shaking too.
“You don’t look okay.”
“No, there are no injuries… Ah, Princess Shura. The princess is hurt.”
Ivette shook her head, clutching her injured arm.
“I’m fine. It’s just a small injury. I’ve had worse before.”
“That’s not what you should be saying. You need treatment immediately.”
Leskal turned Rasilia’s head back towards him.
“You.”
“Yes?”
“Don’t you need treatment?”
“Ah… I’m not injured.”
“You are.”
“No, I’m not injur—”
“You are. Even if it’s not visible, you’re hurt.”
Insistently claiming that she was injured, Leskal lifted Rasilia into his arms.
She was startled and pounded his shoulder.
“You don’t have to do this.”
“You’re trembling. That’s because you’re hurt.”
“No, it’s… because I’m scared.”
“Yes. So, you’re hurt because of that.”
Rascal, holding Rasilia, opened the door to the bedroom. Before leaving, he briefly addressed Serven.
“Call Ryan.”
It was also a statement that he wouldn’t deal with Serven.
“……Yes, Your Majesty.”
Serven bowed his head, looking like he was about to die.
Cleaning up today’s strange events had become Ryan’s responsibility.
(This is a time separator.)
“The foundation mage is in bad shape, Your Majesty.”
Ryan spoke, suppressing his grinding teeth.
“Did I do that?”
“No, absolutely not. Her eyes rolled back, and purple foam came from her mouth. It looks similar to a backlash from a spell, but according to Dekan, there are no traces of magic. She’s barely breathing now. It doesn’t look like she’ll regain her human form.”
“So you’re saying it’s not magic?”
“It resembles magic, but it’s concluded that it’s not magic, Your Majesty.”
“……”
Rascal clenched his jaw instead of replying.
Someone had attempted to harm the Empress using the royal foundation mage.
The exact motive was unknown. All that was known was an attempt to undress her under the pretext of taking her measurements.
“Who had contact with her before she arrived?”
“Dekan is investigating. I’ll inform you as soon as I hear anything.”
“Tell him to hurry. I have no intention of waiting.”
Ryan bowed neatly.
“Of course, Your Majesty. Dekan is well aware.”
“Have you chosen the guards for the Empress?”
“The list has been narrowed down. Would you like to check it yourself?”
“I’ll check it tonight.”
“Understood.”
Rascal was in Rasilia’s bedroom. Since the recent incident, he had no intention of leaving Rasilia’s side.
Ryan’s mind was busy sorting out what to say and what to hide from the Empress.
“What about Sir Sigres?”
Rasilia, who had been silently lying in bed while Rascal was present, asked.
“……I thought you were asleep.”
Rascal turned his head to look at Rasilia.
She had been pretending to sleep. It was uncomfortable with the Emperor beside her. Plus, she was known to not be fully recovered from her cold.
He couldn’t pretend not to know such an obvious thing.
“Awake now. Will Sir Sigres be disciplined?”
“Yes.”
Rascal nodded once.
His light nod somehow seemed heavy.
“He drew a sword against you. We will never meet him in the palace again.”
Rasilia’s eyes turned to Ryan. Ryan turned his head away to hide his agonized expression.
Though it was Serven who had fallen for something that was like a spell but not a spell, the consequences were quite harsh. The Emperor’s final act of mercy was that he wasn’t sent to the execution grounds. It was unavoidably uncomfortable for the siblings.
“I don’t want Sir Sigres to be punished.”
So when Rasilia said this in a calm voice, Ryan was genuinely surprised.
“Excuse me…… what did you say, Your Majesty the Empress?”
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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