“That seems plausible.”
“I can’t keep this a secret all my life. Especially not from the partner I’m going to marry.”
“Oh, you mean……”
Somehow, I had a feeling that the conclusion would turn out strange.
“If you get married, I’d like you to actively cooperate with me.”
“Uh… Yes, I will.”
“Then I’ll trust you and go.”
Is that all you have to say?
“Wait a minute! Your Highness, you don’t dislike this marriage?”
“I told you. I don’t care.”
Having said all he wanted to, Nathaniel stood up from his seat and brushed off his clothes.
“You’ll have to do your best to keep my secret. I think it would be convenient to have one ally in the palace.”
In other words, I was nothing but an assistant to keep his secret.
“What… what if it gets discovered?”
“It’ll get very boring. For the princess’s life.”
The usually colderlooking red eyes were directed at me.
He will kill me.
Those are undoubtedly eyes that will kill me and still have some left!
I nodded, trembling.
Nathaniel turned his body with a grin, pleased with my answer.
“See you at the wedding.”
He left the café after those words.
I felt drained.
Somehow, it felt like he brought me in to watch over me rather than as a collaborator.
If I refused this marriage as well, the imperial family would surely retaliate.
Was it love’s escape for Maximilian, but wasn’t it a royal insult in the Emperor’s eyes!
‘I’m ruined.’
I was trapped and forced to marry.
[This is the time separator]The Emperor called the Empress and Anais to solve the biggest problem.
After her daughter’s wedding ended in disaster, she locked herself in her room and cried for days.
Every day she threw a tantrum, demanding Maximilian’s head and almost sending an assassin to the ducal house.
For the Emperor, persuading the Empress was the biggest problem.
“Did you call, Your Majesty?”
Having already heard about Nathaniel and Jaina’s wedding through the media, she glared at the Emperor with sharp eyes.
Even the Emperor was taken aback by her tremendous momentum.
“Haha, Milia. And Anais. Sit here.”
The Emperor laughed, guiding them to a sunny window seat.
That seat was one where only the deceased former Empress could sit.
“The reason I called you here is something you must all know. It’s about Nathaniel and Jaina’s marriage.”
“I cannot approve of this marriage. To form an alliance with a family that has humiliated my daughter! Your Majesty, this is too much.”
The Empress said in a strong voice.
Even if it was a loveless marriage, this was too much.
Anais would live her life in disgrace, but he would promise her daughter’s life.
It was absolutely impermissible.
“Empress, I know how upset you must be. My heart also aches at how Anais’s wedding has turned out. But we’re not just people of a noble family. We’re people of the royal family.”
“Your Majesty!”
“As a member of the royal family, I don’t think Anais can’t bear this much without selfawareness.”
It was not the face of a father thinking about his daughter, but the face of an Emperor.
Anais, who sensed that, lowered her head.
But the Empress did not care.
This marriage was all for her son Henry, not for Anais.
“What does that have to do with this marriage! What I mean is, that I cannot form an alliance with that ridiculous family……”
“Empress, I now speak to the princess not as Anais’s father but as the Emperor. This is not an offer or a request.”
“Your Majesty!”
The Empress clung to him with a desperate face, trying to change his mind.
“Don’t you feel sorry for my daughter? Anais has never wanted anything in her life, how can you treat her so harshly?”
“I feel sorry for Anais too. But it’s necessary for Nathaniel to stand as the Emperor.”
A sharp glance was directed at the Empress.
It seemed as if he knew all about her trying to pull some tricks with Henry from behind.
The Empress bit her lip tightly.
“If Anais realizes her responsibility as a princess, she will accept this.”
The Emperor said, rushing Anais’s decision. Anais avoided the Emperor’s gaze and spoke slowly.
“I’m okay, Mother.”
“Anais!”
“It’s all my fault for not winning Maximilian’s heart. I don’t mind if Nathaniel and Jaina get married. I wish the two of you happiness.”
At Anais’s calm words, the Emperor was careful not to be too happy.
How did such a gentle child come to be born under the Empress? It was outrageous.
“Yes, yes. Anais, you really inherited the royal blood. I’ll find you a fine husband.”
“Thank you, Your Majesty.”
He wanted to reward Anais.
He decided to ask her what she wanted and to give her a gift.
“Ah, and if you want anything, just tell me, huh?”
“No, Your Majesty.”
Anais hid her bitterness and forced a smile.
This marriage was never what I wanted, and I was not resentful of a father who didn’t know that.
Still, she couldn’t help feeling as if a corner of her heart was empty.
[This is the time separator]The Empress, having returned to her palace, threw the fan she was holding forcefully on the floor.
Still not satisfied, she stomped on it with her shoe and screamed.
“Is this a joke!”
The Empress was furious.
The Winter’s Duke’s brat kicked the set dining table, and the Emperor set it again, and Nathaniel was eating.
“You, you evil thing!”
And then, the arrow of anger was directed at Anais.
Anais reflexively stepped back, but Milia was much faster.
The Empress violently slapped Anais’s cheek.
“You stupid thing! You are of no help in my life!”
“Mo, Mother.”
“Don’t call me mother! You don’t help your sister, but you scatter ashes?”
She grabbed a vase that was by her side and threw it at Anais.
By a hair’s breadth, Anais dodged it, and the Empress became even angrier and threw everything she could grab at her.
“You damn thing! Pretending to be good won’t make you a saint!”
Anais closed her eyes tightly.
There was no one to help her in the Empress’s palace.
She just wanted this hell to end.
Then someone knocked on the door.
“Em… Empress Your Majesty.”
“What is it! Didn’t you hear not to let anyone in?”
“It’s, it’s… the Crown Prince has come.”
The unexpected guest made the Empress’s eyes widen.
Nathaniel had set foot in the Empress’s palace without being called.
“Wa, wait a minute! And call the maids!”
The Empress hastily adjusted her clothes and redid her hair.
Milia shouted at Anais, who was standing behind with her head bowed.
“What are you doing still here? Are you going to show the Crown Prince that face?”
“Ah, yes. I’ll leave right away.”
At Milia’s scolding, Anais quietly came out into the hallway.
‘Thank goodness I wasn’t hit much.’
Murmuring to herself, Anais headed for the back door.
As she hurried down the dim, nearly empty corridor, Anais collided with someone.
“Ah, ow.”
“Are you okay?”
When she looked up, surprisingly, Nathaniel was there.
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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