A while ago, Diana received a ‘new role’ from them.
[Dash] Your new role is Bianca.The knight who gave her a new name and a beautiful appearance issued orders to her.
Approach the Crown Prince’s wife, gain her favor, and use that to get closer to Maximilian.
‘She said it wouldn’t be too difficult.’
For some reason, the Crown Prince’s wife seemed quite suspicious of her mother.
Diana paced anxiously around the room with a worried look.
At this rate, she might be eliminated by the knights before even meeting Maximilian.
‘I have to find a way no matter what.’
Diana wiped her face anxiously.
Right now, her precarious life was more urgent than the humble cottage problem.
After sending Cecilia’s group away, Nathaniel and I headed to the village where Bill’s family was hidden.
We came out alone under the pretext of going on a picnic, leaving the agents behind.
“Are you really going out just the two of you?”
Martin followed us anxiously until we spoke.
“Then you should at least let us know where you’re going. In case something happens…”
“Don’t worry about it.”
Nathaniel pushed Martin away with an impatient expression.
He wasn’t oblivious to Martin’s concerns, but this matter shouldn’t be known to the outside world.
“It’s not like we’re going to a dangerous place; we’re just taking a stroll on horseback, so don’t worry.”
“If Lady Vee says so… I understand.”
When I intervened, Martin willingly stepped back.
Nathaniel’s expression soured a bit, but I decided to act as if I didn’t notice.
Mounted on our horses, we entered the forest behind the villa.
Once we reached a suitable spot, we dismounted. Tying the horses to a tree, Nathaniel lifted me up in his arms.
“After doing this a few times, I’m getting used to it now.”
After the last time I stumbled and fussed, being held by Nathaniel now felt natural.
“Hold on tight.”
As soon as he finished speaking, he started running frighteningly fast.
“Is he really running?”
It’s not running; it’s almost at the level of flying.
I clung tightly to his neck to avoid falling. After crossing one hill in the blink of an eye, he finally stopped.
“You can let go now.”
Perhaps because I held on so tightly, the hand that had been holding him was trembling.
Nathaniel pressed my trembling hand firmly and let go.
Although his expression seemed indifferent, the touch of his hand giving a massage was surprisingly affectionate.
“Now, you’re okay.”
It seemed like he was letting go smoothly, but he quickly intertwined his fingers with mine again.
Nathaniel had become much more accustomed to physical contact than before, and he even seemed to enjoy it.
Ironically, it made me feel awkward.
“But well, no one is around now.”
When I responded with force, Nathaniel, who was leading, shook his shoulders slightly.
Even the tips of his ears turned red.
‘He says it’s cute.’
I smiled and followed Nathaniel.
Not long after, we arrived at a place with a large rock.
Nathaniel opened the entrance to the village with a simple gesture.
“Did you complete the barrier? Did you do it alone yesterday?”
“It’s not that difficult. There’s something more important than that.”
Entering through the gap in the barrier, the village we faced was more sophisticated than I had imagined.
There were about twenty houses, a communal well, and even a small hall.
Nathaniel and I headed to the house right next to the hall.
“I heard news that they found more families besides Bill’s.”
“Really? How?”
“While searching around the disappeared village, there was a report that monsters were hiding and living in groups.”
“It would be great if we could call them over here…”
If they are monsters, they would probably be the top priority for extermination. Bringing them to this village would be the best way to protect them.
But bringing them here was a problem in itself.
“It seems difficult for us to go directly, so I’m thinking of asking them for help.”
As if knowing my thoughts, Nathaniel explained his plan.
When we arrived in front of the house next to the hall, Nathaniel knocked on the door.
The door opened immediately, revealing a cheerful Marie.
[Dash] Welcome.“Have you been well?”
She welcomed us warmly. When we entered, we didn’t see the children or Bill.
Marie guided us to the table. Then, she served us some simple tea.
It wasn’t luxurious, but I felt Marie did her best to treat us well.
“Enjoy your drink.”
Nathaniel, sitting next to me, didn’t easily reach out as if feeling awkward.
When I accidentally nudged his side under the table, he finally picked up his cup.
“Drink well.”
I, too, raised the teacup to my lips. The taste was much better than I had expected, surprisingly delightful.
Nathaniel seemed to share the same thought, sipping the tea with a satisfied expression.
“More importantly, I came here to ask for your help.”
Nathaniel went straight to the point.
I conveyed the current situation and our plans to Marie. At first, she seemed a bit surprised, but she listened to our story seriously.
Male lead is a Divorced Husband
She said to him: “Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change it!”
Liu Changning transmigrated into a female cannon fodder character in a female-dominant novel.
After reading the first half of the novel’s plot, the first thing she did upon transmigration was to divorce the Pan Jinlian-style male protagonist she had just married.
She indulged herself, pretending to be ugly and poor.
But as time passed, the way that man looked at her became more and more unusual…
Liu Changning was dumbfounded: Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change!
――
This lifetime, Pei Yuanshao was rejected by the same woman twice!
The first time, she drove him away. Forced by the situation, he endured the waves of anger in his heart, yielding and humbling himself.
That person lay slanted on a rocking chair, her sallow face emotionless: “If you don’t want a divorce, go cook!”
Pei Yuanshao’s face was dark and gloomy: “You!”
The second time, after the crisis in Jinling City was resolved, the new emperor sent someone to pick him up. He turned around, stammering: “I… I have to go. If you keep me…”
That person lay on the kang bed, her back to him, as if she had long anticipated this day, crisp and clear: “Goodbye!”
Pei Yuanshao was so angry his fingers trembled: “You… you!”
The mission of family and country made him restrain himself, averting his eyes and turning to leave this broken household.
Two years later, they met again. Seeing her ethereal face, his body shook like a sieve.
“She was originally a ‘she’!”
At the Qionglin Banquet, the top scholar of the imperial examination, a talented person with exceptional speech and conduct, all the unmarried young gentlemen from aristocratic families looked at her with shy and timid eyes.
The peerless imperial official Pei Yuanshao felt the anger in his heart erupt. He pointed at the woman surrounded by the crowd at the Qionglin Banquet, his thin lips slightly curled: “Little sister, I wants that person to be the wife-master of my Mingde Prince Manor.”
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