Finally, the morning of the hunting competition dawned.
Despite the proclaimed purpose of “promoting fellowship,” a chill wind blew among the people of the royal family.
“Lighten up your expression.”
“What’s wrong with my face?”
I wanted to hold up a mirror to Nathaniel and show him his face.
He looked quite irritated at the moment.
“Anyone can see that you look angry. Her Majesty the Empress might have something to say about that.”
The Empress had attended today’s event, receiving a light punishment of a few weeks of reflection. She didn’t have high expectations, but her mouth soured at how things had ended.
Our eyes met with the Empress, who was glaring at us.
I nudged Nathaniel’s side, and he tried to smooth his forehead with his lips closed.
The sight was so pitiful that I inadvertently laughed.
‘It’s saved for when it falls later.’
To cheer Nathaniel up, I took out a candy that I had kept in my pocket.
“Your Highness, just a moment.”
I waved to Nathaniel, who was looking down at me from above.
He bent over.
As Nathaniel’s body fragrance drew closer, my face unwittingly flushed.
I was drawn to his perfect nose and slightly protruding thick lips.
Moreover, his clear eyes, almost transparent, were entirely focused on me.
His appearance was truly perfect…
I sighed in regret and placed the candy in his mouth.
“Eat this and relax.”
“Do you think I’m your lover?”
I didn’t think of him as a lover.
I thought of him as a baby dragon.
I just smiled sweetly and said nothing.
His forehead wrinkles seemed to lighten, perhaps liking the fresh lemon candy.
The long and tedious Emperor’s speech ended, and the hunting competition finally began.
“Brother!”
A small child with a high ponytail ran and clung to Nathaniel’s leg.
It was Prince Henry.
Since he was still young, he couldn’t participate in the competition, but it seemed he had come looking for his brother Nathaniel.
“Hello, Your Highness, the Crown Princess!”
“Hello, Prince Henry.”
I waved cheerfully at Henry, who greeted me sprightly.
He was the purest child in the castle, and I was drawn to him. His golden curls shone even more beautifully today, and his clear blue eyes sparkled like an angel.
‘He also strangely resembles Nathaniel.’
Henry clung to Nathaniel’s long legs and chatted away.
“Brother, are you participating in this competition?”
“Yes.”
Prince Henry clapped his hands and smiled broadly.
“You’ll surely win first place, won’t you?”
“Well, if nothing unusual happens.”
The confidentsmiling Nathaniel suddenly coughed loudly.
Like a buffering video, he stood still, then lowered his head.
“Henry, your mother is looking for you.”
“Oh! I’ll go hide quickly then. Brother, you must win first place.”
The cute figure running away was adorable.
“The Prince is always cute.”
“……”
I turned to look at Nathaniel, who had not responded.
What was his problem today?
“Your Highness, why……”
Nathaniel’s appearance when I looked up was a bit strange.
His cheeks seemed a bit red, and his breathing looked more labored than usual.
I reached out and touched his cheek, fearing something.
The soft cheek that touched the inside of my palm was hot, unlike the usual coolness.
“What, what is this?”
Nathaniel flinched and backed away.
He seemed unwell and staggered.
I reached out and grabbed his body.
“Nathaniel, are you sick?”
“What?”
“You have a fever. You’re sweating, for heaven’s sake……”
Nathaniel blinked slowly.
“Is this being sick?”
“What, like you’ve never been sick before?”
“I’ve never been sick.”
I closed my mouth, about to say something.
After all, he was a man close to an absolute being, so he might not have been sick.
“Anyway, you should rest today.”
“Rest? Why?”
“You have to rest to get better quickly. I’ll tell Her Majesty, so you should rest today.”
“No, we have to finish the schedule for today.”
It was a stubbornness that was unlike her usual laziness.
“How can I ride a horse and hunt with this body? Nathaniel, you must not take a cold lightly.”
“If I miss out on this competition, the Empress will undoubtedly attack us using this as an excuse. That would be even more annoying.”
It was an unexpected matter.
And something that could not simply be dismissed.
I told him to wait for a moment and headed towards our family members who were warming up.
“Oh, Jaina. What’s going on?”
My father, who had no interest in such matters, was dressed extravagantly, perhaps to watch.
I called my father and whispered quietly.
“Could you please ask the alchemist we brought if he has any fever reducers?”
“Fever reducer? He might have brought some just in case. Where does it hurt? How dare you bring my sick daughter to such a place?”
My father was ready to confront the Emperor right away.
“No, it’s not like that. Just get it quickly.”
With suspicious eyes, my father soon brought the medicine.
It was a medicine with a bitter smell and taste, but it was our family’s secret potion.
I thanked him and quickly returned to Nathaniel.
I handed him the medicine with water.
“What is this?”
Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)
One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!
Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.
The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.
The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.
Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.
Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.
…
Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.
Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.
After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!
Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”
The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.
It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.
When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…
Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.
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