Ines turned to find the jacket she had worn outside, but he picked it up from the floor first. But it was no better on that side either.
The jacket was also wet with water, and had rolled on the muddy floor, so it was not wearable again.
“Hurry up.”
Ines, who alternately looked at her own clothes and the shirt he extended, had no choice but to accept his clothes.
“I’ll turn around…….”
But his last words evaporated into the air. It was because Ines was unbuttoning her clothes with a snap.
“Miss Swenden?”
He called her a little louder, and Ines looked at him.
“What are you doing now?”
Ines, suddenly surprised, bit her lower lip in humiliation. She quickly turned around.
During the 10 years in Lomfield, she had changed her clothes in front of anyone without hesitation. No matter how many times she was startled afterward, how could she make such a mistake?
Just because the shell changed, the habits of Lomfield’s 4568 did not all disappear.
But she kept forgetting it by this man’s side.
The gigantic conspiracy that seems to strangle her neck every moment, the terrible hallucinations that seem to be heard right next to her, the terrible nightmares repeated every night, felt like a distant past when she was with him.
“You can change comfortably, I’ll turn around.”
She moved her hands quickly without answering. Maybe she was a little nervous, but her hands kept going wrong.
She barely threaded her arms, but his clothes were too big for her. Especially the sleeves covered her hands completely. It was embarrassing, but there was no more time to waste.
“I’ve changed.”
At her words, Carson turned his body and tightly closed his eyes, rubbing his mouth. He stepped forward and grabbed her sleeve.
“Do we have to hunt today?”
With the folded sleeves, Ines’s white hand was revealed.
“You must be very embarrassed because of me?”
“That’s true…… but that’s not the reason you think.”
Carson looks at Ines and smiles faintly. Her heart, not understanding the situation, thumped loudly.
“What do you mean?”
“Well, this feeling is a first for me…….”
“…….”
“Listen to me.”
As Ines nodded her head hard, he frowned and smiled a strange smile.
“I will go out and tell your maid to bring your clothes.”
“…….”
“When I leave, a horn will sound in a while. After hearing that sound, count to 100 inside, no, 200, and then come out.”
“Ah, you mean to come out after all the men have gone into the forest.”
Ines accepted his words. It was right to leave quickly, as she could not stay here any longer.
“That’s right. Very accurate.”
If she wore his clothes and left the tent, it would minimize the number of people watching.
“I understand.”
Carson led Ines by the arm to a dry chair.
“So wait here for a while.”
Carson spoke softly and quickly exited the tent.
As soon as he left, silence came in an instant. And just as he said, a horn sounded soon after.
Only then did Ines remember that there was Zemerun outside. Now was the time to face her fear. She quietly lifted her arm and inhaled the smell of Carson on her shirt. It seemed like the courage to face Zemerun again was coming.
(This is a time divider.)
The hunt afterward proceeded peacefully.
When she left the tent and looked around, she couldn’t see Zemerun. Fortunately, there were not many people either. The men had already entered the dense forest to find better prey.
Then Louis came up to Ines. He didn’t say anything for a while, but Ines quickly realized what Louis was asking.
“I’m okay, Princess. I’m sorry for worrying you.”
“Rabbit.”
“Shall we go catch a rabbit?”
“Yes.”
Ines joined the women chasing rabbits, holding Louis’s hand.
The child had shining black hair like Carson, and his eyes were also the same golden as his. But he should have looked infinitely strong, yet Louie did not. Every time their eyes met, Ines thought irreverently that she must support Her Highness the Princess.
Seeing the cute rabbits hopping around, even Louie’s mature face brought forth an innocent smile.
The weather was clearer than any day, and beautifully dressed women blended with the forest, exuding a peaceful atmosphere. There were women dressed like Ines in trousers, but there were also many women who came in light dresses just to enjoy the excitement of the hunt.
Ines, looking around at such women, stopped in her tracks when she spotted a familiar face.
‘Charlotte?’
Ines had shared a room with three women in Rompfield. One of them was Lena, and the other two were Charlotte and Keisi. Charlotte and Keisi were the only ones who had become friends with Ines in that terrible place. Without each other, they would not have endured that dreadful place.
Charlotte was a woman who had come to prison almost at the same time as Ines. At first, she seemed like a woman who couldn’t even break a flower in the field carelessly.
But the long years in prison had changed her. The vivid image of Charlotte slapping Lena’s face with a predatory expression was still vivid. But now, she couldn’t find any trace of that look.
After Being Cheated On, She Picked Up a Treasure (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: The husband I married on a whim had been secretly in love with me for a long time.
On the day when Jun Shao finally obtained the imperial decree for her marriage, Lan Qu, the person she had admired for six years, defied the decree and ran away.
Her gentleness and devotion, her promise of a lifetime together, were all disregarded by him. Instead, he dreamed of entering the palace to serve the Emperor’s sister as a sixth-rank attendant.
News of this incident spread throughout the capital, and the alleys in front of and behind the Lan mansion were crowded with people who came to watch the commotion.
Jun Shao should have been embarrassed and angry.
But someone stepped in to protect her dignity.
The figure was in a miserable state, yet still possessed an undeniable elegance and handsomeness.
The young lord struggled to climb the wall of the Lan mansion and shouted to her, “If he won’t marry you, I will!”
So, Jun Shao took advantage of the situation and married the person.
She thought the young lord did it to save the Lan family from the crime of defying the imperial decree, but never imagined that from beginning to end, what he coveted was her.
*
After the wedding, Jun Shao felt like she was living in a dream.
Her Wife-master was as beautiful as a fairy in a painting, skilled in the six arts, well-versed in poetry and literature, capable of being gentle and attentive, and also grand and dignified. Most importantly, she was the only one in his heart and eyes.
Jun Shao didn’t know how Lan Shiwu, as a illegitimate son without a father and blessed with beauty, had managed to preserve his purity, recklessly escape, and use his last ounce of strength to ruin his own reputation, all because of his love for her, just to stand before her.
She could only see him gazing at her with eyes full of love, and when she bestowed a name upon him, his eyes shone like stars.
“You have come to me like a weary bird perching on a branch. I shall call you A Qi.”
