As expected, the scenery of the imperial palace was so magnificent that it couldn’t be described in words.
It was a castle that sparkled as if sparkling effects had been added. It looked like a castle that would only appear in fairy tales. Without realizing it, strength filled my body.
“Wow……”
“What. It’s worth admiring. Let’s look around more. Who knows when we’ll see something like this again.”
Surely a person with bad luck attached to him. As if he can’t live without showing off like that. Really, it’s unpleasant. But I understood that unpleasantness a bit.
‘If I lived in such a splendid place, I would have that kind of personality too.’
Having lived in such a place all his life. It was only natural that he looked down on the Count’s house when he first visited. Of course, that doesn’t change the fact that he’s unpleasant.
“Anyway, let’s go in now. It seems we’ve kept them waiting too long.”
With that, he walked ahead. Standing awkwardly on the carriage steps, I followed him, holding Shasha.
I had thought there would be an enormous number of servants, but there weren’t that many.
“Rudelo.”
“Yes?”
“That’s the name of the child you’ll meet. My son.”
“Ah.”
“He might have a bit of a problem with his personality, but he won’t be a bad child by nature. Probably.”
The Emperor’s “probably” sounded a bit strange. Seeing that he’s not certain makes it look like there’s a catch.
“I thought it was temporary at first, but well…… hmm.”
“Is there…… a problem……?”
“It’s not a problem. Just think of it as a common issue during growing up.”
It sounds like a problem even though he says it’s not. But now it was an unavoidable problem.
What’s the big deal if there’s a slight problem? Besides, the Emperor has already experienced it, so we can overcome it.
With such careless thoughts, I met Rudelo.
(This is a time separator.)
“Go away.”
Those were the words I heard at my first meeting with Rudelo. Whether he was preparing or not, Rudelo was in a large room, and we entered it.
Before the Emperor could even introduce me, Rudelo spat those words with a rotten face.
“Yes. I’ll go away.”
No problem with his personality at all. He’s very much like his father.
Being told to go away the moment we meet. The impact is pretty strong. I quickly turned my body. Apparently not expecting this situation, Rudelo’s surprised voice was heard.
“You’re really going away?”
“Of course. I don’t have to pretend to be friendly when I’m told to go away, do I?”
I smiled and looked at the child. Whether he was surprised by my unexpected reaction, or this was the first time a woman treated him like this, Rudelo bit his lip nervously.
“That, that’s true but…….”
“The greetings seem to be over. Your Majesty.”
I called the Emperor, who was standing next to us with a stunned expression. He chuckled as if amused and nodded.
“Yes. The greetings are over.”
“It ended like this?”
“Yes. It’s over.”
Shasha, who had been halfawake just before entering this room, just cocked her head. What’s wrong with that boy to talk so badly to my sister? Such emotions were glimpsed in Shasha’s expression.
But Shasha, who had been talking confidently all along, had kept her mouth tightly shut, only cursing with her eyes. Was she overawed by the huge room in the imperial palace that she had never experienced before?
“Then go. I’ll show you where you’ll be staying.”
“Yes.”
“Wa, wait……! You didn’t tell me who that woman is. Who’s that child……!”
“Didn’t you not want to hear?”
That’s right. Rudelo spat out those words before we could tell who we were, what our names were, or why we were here. As if he was very displeased with the Emperor and us coming in.
“That’s……”
Rudelo scratched the floor with his foot. It looked like he didn’t know what to say.
“It seems you now want to know.”
“That’s…… I, I have to know who she is!”
There’s no sign of the frog. They say they’ll introduce it, but they don’t even introduce it, and now they want me to introduce it.
“The Emperor would have been just like that when he was young. So naughty that I’d want to smack him right on the butt.”
“What? If Leodel wishes it, let’s introduce him. Leodel. This is the woman who will become your stepmother. She’s going to be the Empress.”
“The Empress? You’re going to welcome a woman with a child as the Empress?”
“A woman with… a child?”
I awkwardly looked at Shasha. Usually, Shasha would have scolded me for my wrongdoings, but she was unusually quiet.
‘Shasha’s condition is a bit strange.’
Surely, if someone called her a child, she would have happily said, “I’m her child! I’m her sister’s child!” or clearly complained about why they were treating her like that. Why is she keeping her mouth shut like this?
I was slightly puzzled by her appearance, which was no different from when she was in the Earl’s house.
“That’s a woman with a child.”
“Yes. She’s a woman with a child.”
“How can you marry such a woman?”
Leodel looked at the Emperor with an angry expression.
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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