“Are you refusing my favor now?”
“Your Majesty, I understand your intentions, but as you heard, I know the young lady who was affected by this issue well. So I cannot help but think of her more than the young lady I met today.”
I looked at Diana.
Desperation was in her dark eyes.
But my people were more important to me.
Teresa, who had been suffering until now, especially.
“Rather, it would be more helpful to Your Majesty’s reputation if Your Majesty would take care of that young lady.”
Bringing in a maid was for me to decide.
When I flatly refused, the Empress could not push any further.
“Do you not think you will regret today’s decision?”
“Regret? What do you mean by that?”
“I’m giving you two a chance to become friends.”
I could not understand what the Empress was saying.
Did I have a reason to befriend that young lady?
“I appreciate your consideration, but I don’t think I will regret it, Your Majesty.”
The Empress’s gaze turned to Nathaniel.
Then, she showed an inexplicable smile.
“I see, you still don’t know.”
“That’s enough, Your Majesty, the Empress. Please go back. And don’t forget the dog you brought.”
I firmly grasped Nathaniel’s hand.
I was a bit harsh.
Even so, a dog?
If she felt insulted, the Empress’s face turned red and pale, and she abruptly stood up.
“I get it, go.”
With loud stomping, the Empress left, openly displaying her discomfort. Afterward, I sighed heavily.
Only Diana, who had missed the timing, was left behind.
Before I could stop him, Nathaniel glared at her and said,
“Get out.”
Startled by his sharp tone, she abruptly got up, opened the door, and left.
I slapped Nathaniel and glared at him.
“That’s too much.”
“Not really, I don’t think so.”
For some reason, he returned to his seat and sat down with a very angry face.
“Uh… Nathaniel, I have a favor to ask.”
“What is it?”
I spoke cautiously.
“I think it would be better to have a maid after all.”
“Why?”
“I refused this time somehow, but they will pressure me to have a maid again and again. It may be better to fill it quickly with our people rather than bringing in someone from the Imperial Palace.”
Nathaniel said nothing for a while.
The Prince’s Palace had fewer people working than other palaces.
Perhaps they were using the minimum number of people in anticipation of sudden transformation.
It was probably also why Nathaniel, unlike other nobles, did not have attendants.
It meant that two, albeit friendly, strangers would enter his living area.
Thinking about my words, Nathaniel reluctantly nodded.
“Alright, then.”
“Really?”
“Yes. Who are you thinking of bringing in?”
“Uh, um … just a moment.”
The problem was in my narrow and deep friendship.
Jaina, who had lived as an unrivaled woman before being possessed, had no trusted friends.
After being possessed, I married and entered the palace before making friends, so I knew only a few people.
‘My mother is not here to help at times like this …’
So the only ones left were two.
Teresa and Cassian.
Both were more than qualified, thankfully.
Otherwise, I would have had to post a maid recruitment notice.
“I’m thinking of Lady Menisil and Lady Belicia, what do you think?”
“Those two?”
Nathaniel was silent for a moment.
Don’t you like it?
But both the Menisil Count’s family and the Belicia Duke’s family were venerable families, and since I was friendly with them, it was not a bad choice.
“Well, your friends are only that much. Let’s do that.”
If you’re going to allow it, just allow it without adding unnecessary words?
I muttered with my lips pouting.
“You don’t have friends either, Nathaniel.”
At my words, Nathaniel’s forehead wrinkled.
But he kept his lips tightly closed, perhaps because he had no rebuttal.
I smiled triumphantly and left the room.
(This is a time divider.)
Opening the door and rushing out, Diana shivered with fear.
She felt like she had met a monstrous creature she had never seen before.
The empress was angry, not knowing how to get out of here after being left behind.
“How do I get out of here?”
When she grabbed a maid and asked, she kindly told her the way. Diana dragged her heavy feet and headed outside.
Thinking of Nathaniel, who was still flashing his red eyes at her, made her legs tremble.
‘How in the world can I seduce a man like that.’
The empress was undoubtedly out of her mind.
When she first entered the room, it was true that she was surprised by Nathaniel’s appearance.
The man with a sculpted face she had seen in the temple exuded a cold atmosphere.
The distinct features beneath his disheveled black hair, and skin so white and transparent it was hard to believe he was a man.
The high nose bridge cast a shadow over his pale skin, making his face feel even more unreal.
Especially those indifferent red eyes looking at her were so clear and high in chroma that they looked exactly like rubies.
Diana almost cheered, losing her dignity in the excitement of the thought that she might possess him for a moment.
“Haah…….”
But it was a delusion.
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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