I Had the Enemy's Baby (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 122
“My Lord. A messenger from His Majesty the King has arrived.”
“What? A messenger from His Majesty the King?”
Urgency tinged the voice coming from beyond the door.
“The vanguard is waiting before the drawbridge. Please give your orders.”
Kai An looked at her nestled in his arms, rose carefully, and gently set her down.
“…The vanguard?”
The man’s face visibly darkened as he mulled over what he’d just heard. A vanguard was a group sent ahead before the main body moved out—either to check for obstacles along the route or to secure cooperation from the estates or villages they would pass through.
In other words, if the King’s vanguard had arrived, it naturally meant the King himself would follow soon after.
‘What on earth is going on?’
Watching Kai An’s expression, Clodel blinked in surprise.
‘Whether His Majesty truly comes or not, this seems problematic either way.’
Was someone impersonating the King’s messenger? If so, that would be serious—and even if genuine, receiving such an important guest without any preparation was no small matter.
“I’ll be right there.”
Kai An nearly shouted his reply, then gave Clodel a light embrace and patted her back reassuringly.
“You go rest.”
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.
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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.”
Oh, you don’t care much about rumors… I feel ashamed, Duke.
Congratulations, my dear champion, but why did you tell that pest?
That villain will try anything to ruin your relationship.