But no words came to mind.
‘More words must be said!’
It was at that time that I was thinking about what to do.
“You’re right.”
“That is….!”
At the moment when I was about to say something, the Emperor nodded his head. His eyes, which had been sharp as awls, seemed to accept my words and then relaxed.
“That is? Do you have anything more to say? What were you about to say?”
“Ah. No. Just… I was wondering if you might kill me or something for not telling you anything…”
Then, he chuckled. He was really an annoying person, but how pretty he was when he laughed. My words got stuck in my throat for a moment.
“What profit do I gain from killing you?”
“There are people like that. Of course, Your Majesty, it’s not you, but those who kill or harm someone just because they don’t like them…”
“My father was like that. My brother too. But I don’t kill anyone just like that.”
What? But he definitely said earlier that all arrogant people were dead?
“Arrogant people are all dead…”
“Yes. They were all old and have lived enough, so they died.”
“Ah.”
Is that what he meant? I thought he had killed all the arrogant people.
“Did you really think I would kill people just for being arrogant?”
Yes, Your Highness. You definitely threatened me earlier by subtly touching your sword. It’s unfair. I glared at him.
“I don’t kill people like that.”
A strangely unconvincing statement. I dropped many other thoughts and just uttered a sigh.
“Oh….”
If that’s true, it’s unexpected. I thought he would be the first to kill people, but apparently not. However, it seemed true, as sincerity was reflected in the Emperor’s expression.
“What’s with that reaction?”
“Perhaps it’s a result of surprise at an unexpected situation?”
“Unexpected? There shouldn’t be such a problem with my reputation.”
That’s true. There was no bad reputation about the current Emperor. Even politically, there was no bad opinion.
Although he didn’t like those who advised him, like other emperors, he didn’t like those who fawned over him like flies, either. He was described as such a person.
So when his son Rodelo killed the Emperor, more people opposed it. He was not a tyrant, and there was no particular problem, but his son killed him.
‘He would have become Emperor just by staying still, so why would he want to be known as the son who killed his father? And why kill everyone who has even a drop of the royal bloodline…?’
It felt like he had some issue with his birth and was trying to hide it.
I watched him carefully.
The reputation of the current Emperor was not bad. Of course, it wasn’t completely good either.
He didn’t keep anyone close except for a Duke who was a childhood friend from a rural background. Perhaps that’s why there were rumors that he might have personality issues.
‘Isn’t it more like misanthropy than misogyny? Apart from one close friend, he doesn’t get along with anyone.’
Ah, maybe this is a bad reputation. I stopped thinking about various things.
If he’s not a person who kills indiscriminately, it doesn’t matter what the Emperor does or what kind of personality he has, I belatedly realized.
“Anyway, you need me, don’t you?”
Looking at me as I casually dismissed his words, his face hardened, but the Emperor didn’t speak about that part. I don’t know if it was because he felt poked at something.
“Hmm….”
Instead of answering, he let out a deep sigh. I held my chin up proudly and looked at him. But his next words made my cheeks flush again, and my chin tucked in like a turtle.
“That day, you were so confident in your nonsense that I thought you were insane.”
I felt a bit dizzy at the scathing assessment.
“Insane?… And that’s the same thing you said earlier…”
I stopped myself from adding that he was repeating what he had said earlier.
Indeed. He and I were exactly like that. A crazy woman and a crazy man. So it seemed we matched quite well as marriage partners.
I closed my mouth, about to say that. Instead, I chuckled, holding back words I couldn’t bring myself to say. But the Emperor’s words didn’t stop there.
“Isn’t that so? Getting drunk on champagne alone, leaning on a pillar and then suddenly rushing at me like a bull, saying you’d become the mother of a son who doesn’t exist. I didn’t even want to listen, thinking you were out of your mind.”
“…….”
“It was mere curiosity. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have come looking for you like this.”
I felt that I shouldn’t respond to any words. I quietly nodded and looked at him.
“But I ended up coming like this, knowing that the child really existed. But just knowing that I have a child, is that reason enough to keep you by my side?”
Usually, with just this much known, I thought people would say ‘Oh, a fascinating person. If you’re by my side, you’ll be helpful. You know the future. A prophet of the gods?’ But the Emperor only continued to doubt.
“What should I do to keep you by my side? Do I have to make jokes?”
“No. The jokes you make are not very funny.”
“Then what do you need?”
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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