“You also attended classes, right?”
“Well, it’s not like I moved around; I just sat still in one place.”
“Ugh! I feel like sitting still is much more challenging.”
Moreover, the other princesses were being difficult.
However, Bryn couldn’t bring herself to say the thoughts she had later. It wasn’t just because gossiping about other princesses wasn’t proper, but also because she felt Stella might be saddened if she heard such stories.
Bryn resolved to do her best to make Stella feel as little loneliness as possible while living in Verudra Castle. With determination, she walked briskly down the forest path.
Upon arriving at Conpayo Market, Daelen and Bryn headed straight to the shop provided by Cucurs, while Stella entered the Moonlight Guild building.
“Oh? Unnie!”
Jack, who was receiving something from a customer, spotted Stella and rushed over with a wide smile, hugging her tightly.
“Jack, how have you been?”
Until just now, Jack’s hair was damp with sweat. The body also emitted a faint scent of sweat, but it wasn’t unpleasant or stomach-turning.
Stella, with a bright smile, asked while gently patting Jack’s sweaty hair, “How’s Cucurs?”
“The captain said he has something to send to the Eastern District in the morning and went out. It’s time for him to come in now.”
Jack muttered to himself as he looked at the guild entrance. With a clear and resonant sound, the door swung open, revealing Cucurs, boasting an enormous amount of muscles that filled the door frame.
“Captain!”
Jack greeted Cucurs as joyfully as when he saw Stella. Standing in front of Cucurs, Jack felt small, like a newborn.
Although there wasn’t a significant height difference, the contrast in muscle mass between the broad-shouldered Cucurs and Jack made their size difference particularly pronounced.
Cucurs’ rigid expression softened like the warmth of a spring sun when he spotted Jack.
“Hey! Jack, did you welcome the guests well while I was away?”
Cucurs lifted Jack with one hand and asked. Jack, feeling a bit intimidated by the sudden increase in height, couldn’t help but keep a smile on his face.
“Yes! I received the admission tickets and wrote down
Cucurs, who had been watching Jack defend himself with unusual fervor, belatedly noticed Princess Stella. He looked at her with a pleased smile, reminiscent of a grandmother watching her grandchildren playfully tease each other – warm and leisurely.
“Oh, or rather, has the young lady come?”
Although he intended not to address her as a princess, the title didn’t change overnight.
Cucurs guided Stella to an empty room where no one was present. Unlike other places filled with old and worn-out furniture, this space was elegantly decorated like the reception room of a noble mansion.
Even in her worn and shabby clothes from the market, sitting on the luxurious sofa, Stella didn’t look out of place at all.
Seeing Stella in this setting brought to mind her appearance from the ship on the way to Credion. It was a situation where fear could easily take over, but Stella found ways to persistently handle what she could and eventually turned people’s hearts in her favor.
She hadn’t forcibly acted that way to become friends with people; she just acted as her heart directed, and in the end, she won over all the sailors.
Cucurs vaguely thought that perhaps this was why Puka held Princess Stella in such high regard.
“Do you have any news from Rudina?”
After entering the room and finding Cucurs silent, Stella, feeling impatient, spoke first.
“Since Puka has personally taken charge, you’ll hear news within a month.”
“Puka? Why would Puka personally? What about the ship?”
After Being Cheated On, She Picked Up a Treasure (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: The husband I married on a whim had been secretly in love with me for a long time.
On the day when Jun Shao finally obtained the imperial decree for her marriage, Lan Qu, the person she had admired for six years, defied the decree and ran away.
Her gentleness and devotion, her promise of a lifetime together, were all disregarded by him. Instead, he dreamed of entering the palace to serve the Emperor’s sister as a sixth-rank attendant.
News of this incident spread throughout the capital, and the alleys in front of and behind the Lan mansion were crowded with people who came to watch the commotion.
Jun Shao should have been embarrassed and angry.
But someone stepped in to protect her dignity.
The figure was in a miserable state, yet still possessed an undeniable elegance and handsomeness.
The young lord struggled to climb the wall of the Lan mansion and shouted to her, “If he won’t marry you, I will!”
So, Jun Shao took advantage of the situation and married the person.
She thought the young lord did it to save the Lan family from the crime of defying the imperial decree, but never imagined that from beginning to end, what he coveted was her.
*
After the wedding, Jun Shao felt like she was living in a dream.
Her Wife-master was as beautiful as a fairy in a painting, skilled in the six arts, well-versed in poetry and literature, capable of being gentle and attentive, and also grand and dignified. Most importantly, she was the only one in his heart and eyes.
Jun Shao didn’t know how Lan Shiwu, as a illegitimate son without a father and blessed with beauty, had managed to preserve his purity, recklessly escape, and use his last ounce of strength to ruin his own reputation, all because of his love for her, just to stand before her.
She could only see him gazing at her with eyes full of love, and when she bestowed a name upon him, his eyes shone like stars.
“You have come to me like a weary bird perching on a branch. I shall call you A Qi.”
