Spectator. He hated that attitude even more.
Whatever happened to Shasha, whether the Countess was telling an absurd story, the Count, who neither protected nor sympathized with us from behind, really annoyed him.
He despised the Count who enjoyed everything he wanted without acting directly so he could withdraw at any time.
Meanwhile, the Duke’s coughing gradually ceased.
Then the Emperor slowly cornered him.
“Tell me, Duke. What’s different about Isabella from other women?”
“That…… is just what I think. Do I have to explain everything to you?”
“You don’t have to. But it seems you need a woman to marry, not Isabella. Anyone will do, as long as it’s a woman. So I have lost all willingness to yield. Ah. Of course, I never had any intention of yielding from the beginning.”
“Your Majesty!”
“Even so, I asked because I was curious how long you would continue to talk nonsense.”
The Duke’s gaze at the Emperor was fierce. But he thought that he was no match for the one before him, who was the Emperor, and he struggled to contain his anger.
However, the Emperor, who could not fail to read that expression, looked at him more calmly than before.
“Duke.”
“…….”
“Roberto Duke.”
“Yes.”
Barely responding, he bit his lips as if something was unfair.
“Do you still think you did nothing wrong, Duke? That it’s still the women’s fault, and you’re blameless. Do you think like that?”
“Of course!”
“Yes, according to you, some would have come to you with impure hearts. But were they all like that?”
“Yes! They planned with their parents and then married me, only to ask for a divorce not long after. Demanding an enormous alimony. They were all the same.”
The Emperor started laughing like a madman. His sudden change caught us all, and we stared at him in silence.
“Not done anything wrong? That’s really funny. Trying to cover the sky with your hand looks less stupid. You really…… really say foolish things without hesitation.”
“Your Majesty. To me, now……!”
“Some of your family’s servants testified. Did you treat them terribly too? They said so themselves. Roberto Duke did unspeakable things to the women who came into the house as wives. Even treated the servants badly, let alone the women you bought as wives with money.”
“That…… what……!”
“They said you treated all your wives as prostitutes. Violence was a given, and you treated them terribly. Some women were in such serious condition that they had to see a doctor?”
“That’s not true. It’s all…… a conspiracy. I never did such a thing!”
He shook his head insistently, but the Emperor’s response was markedly different.
“You deny it even though there are medical records?”
“Can’t they say anything if they get paid? It’s easy to manipulate, isn’t it? Don’t you know, Your Majesty? People who lie for their own gain. They’re all……”
“Shut up. It’s tiresome now. Saying the same thing over and over. You did nothing wrong. If you did nothing wrong, such testimonies wouldn’t have emerged.”
His hand, which had been supporting his cane, trembled violently.
“Do you only listen to others? My words! Will I, a noble, lie for safety. They, those women……!”
“Those women are of lower status than you, so their words are false?”
“That, yes.”
“Nobles never lie?”
He nodded his head, but as if he himself didn’t believe it, he scratched his head. He seemed to be trying to look confident, but after he had spoken, something seemed wrong, and the Duke smiled awkwardly.
“Well…… yes.”
“Foolish words. Do commoners lie all the time? To lie or deceive others, deceive yourself firmly first. Don’t let everyone know that you’re lying by sweating profusely.”
“…….”
“I have heard that many are already preparing a trial for this matter. You knew this and still sought after women? According to internal affairs, you did not hesitate to say that noble ladies raised in noble families are delectable, and even begrudged the medical fees for the women you hurt by whipping. Is that a lie?”
How did he find out about all these things? Was it the Emperor’s nature to know all of this? It was both fascinating and enjoyable to see the Duke being pushed back.
“That, that’s not a lie. I … I could never …!”
“Enough of the nonsense. By the Emperor’s command, you are now forbidden to marry any woman.”
“Your Majesty! Forbidden to marry?”
“Even if the trial raised by your wives and their families proves the Duke innocent! This command shall not be revoked.”
Duke Roberto’s face turned red. His face, full of black mushrooms and cockroaches, became more and more distorted. Finally, like someone who had given up, the Duke slowly nodded his head.
“Very well. Let’s proceed as such.”
“Ho, why the sudden agreement?”
“But before the command, I paid for that, so I will take it.”
That was it. The sudden reason he changed his mind. Suddenly agreeing with the Emperor’s words.
After all, he was in a situation where he couldn’t marry other women. There was no one who wanted to marry their daughter to him.
So the Emperor’s command forbidding marriage had no effect on him.
My Arch-enemy Sealed My Memory and Said That He is My Husband
This is an incredibly captivating story that you absolutely shouldn’t miss! I’ll give a brief introduction here, and below you’ll find a detailed synopsis of the plot.
The female lead is a fierce and powerful demon king. The male lead is a once-in-a-millennium celestial lord, admired by the entire cultivation world.
They are equally matched, legendary rivals who have battled for centuries.
In the final duel, the female lead is gravely injured. The male lead saves her, seals her memories, and hides her true identity. He tells her that he is her fiancé. His entire life has been flawless—except for the one thing he never expected, never controlled, and never wanted to control: falling for his greatest enemy. She is his inner demon, his obsession.
When the female lead regains her memories, she is furious at his deception.
She makes his life a living hell.
And somehow, the male lead—possibly a total masochist—doesn’t mind at all. In fact, he’s happy she’s paying attention to him.
Yep, we’re back to my favorite trope: male lead suffering. If you love this kind of story, jump into the pit with me now!!!
Intro
Dong Xia lost her memory.
Her handsome and extremely powerful fiancé Li Qing comforted her: “It’s okay if you can’t remember. I’ll always be with you.”
Everyone thought Dong Xia’s ancestors must have burned incense to get such a perfect fiancé. He was the number one person in the immortal realm, yet he remained chaste and only loved her.
…
The day before marrying her fiancé, Dong Xia finally remembered everything.
She wasn’t suffering from memory loss at all.
Her arch-enemy had made her fake her death, destroyed her cultivation, replaced her memories, and pretended to be her deeply in love fiancé.
No wonder he said, “It’s okay if you can’t remember”!
Dong Xia laughed coldly as she pulled out her long knife: Li Qing, prepare to die 🙂
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Li Qing, as the supreme being of the immortal realm, was the people’s shining beacon.
The only unknown stain in his life was his affection for Dong Xia, the ruler of the demon realm.
In the final battle of the war between immortals and demons, the sky collapsed and the earth shattered. The ruler of the demon realm was finally slain under the sword of the supreme being of the immortal realm, and everyone in the immortal realm applauded.
The cultivation world lost a ruler of the demon realm.
And in the back mountain of Li Qing’s cave dwelling, he secretly hid away a fiancée.
Notes:
1. The female lead is white on the outside, black on the inside, and the queen of flattery; the male lead repeatedly tests the edge of darkness, a VIP guest at the crematorium.
2. Fantasy cultivation world setting.
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