The surrounding audience also focused on Giovanni.
There was a curious atmosphere about what he would say.
At that moment.
“Father, no.”
A clear voice cut through the tense silence.
The voice that should not be heard distorted the king’s face.
“He’s a sinner of the kingdom. Are you going to send such a person elsewhere? The execution was sudden. Please wait a bit longer. We still don’t know much about her.”
Laratoo Princess, who had rushed in a month ago on the king’s order, spoke with her head lowered.
“The opening of the execution was quite abrupt. Please wait a bit longer. We still have much to learn about her.”
The surrounding nobles looked at the princess and whispered.
“Princess.”
At the king’s cold voice, Princess Laratoo shuddered.
As acknowledged by everyone in the kingdom, the king spared no effort for the princess.
But if we were to be precise, he was closer to a father who looked down at a small forehead rather than making eye contact with a child who was throwing a tantrum.
“It’s not your place to step forward. Go back.”
It was a brief scolding that paid attention to the eyes of others.
The princess, who couldn’t agree and opened her mouth, fell silent in the crimson atmosphere of the king, which seemed ready to explode at any more words.
After a while, when the princess stepped back, the king looked at Giovanni as if nothing had happened.
“Sorry. Please continue.”
Giovanni nodded silently.
“I appreciate the king’s consideration for Doverakhan.”
The subsequent conversation went as expected.
I stared at Giovanni desperately.
If he spared me here, I was willing to return it to him as much as I paid for my life.
I wish I could tell him this!
I stared intently, trying to convey telepathically.
Would it get through this time?
“I will give you the Aisyon Desert.”
“It’s too big for the price of a life, isn’t it?”
I froze with my mouth open.
“Aisyon Desert?”
An urgent meeting was held at the shocking proposal.
The king, who asked for time to think for Giovanni, gathered the nobles and asked.
“What do you think he’s thinking?”
Ironically, most of the nobles who suggested sending the witch to the gallows to appease public sentiment were present.
“If we interpret it literally, it seems like the empire really needs a ‘witch.'”
“Have you ever heard of a witch?”
“Isn’t the empire famous for a group of sorcerers? Since there are tribes performing all sorts of tricks, there should naturally be witches using black magic!”
“It’s definitely a benefit for us.”
“Well, it’s not that much of a benefit. Even if you call it the Aisyon Desert, it’s a small, oasis-less land.”
The empire’s territory was so vast that the kingdom dared not challenge it.
Comparing the ratio of people living in the land showed a significantly lower number than the kingdom.
The Aisyon Desert was a land given as a gift to Giovanni when he was born, adjacent to the kingdom but difficult to live in due to the lack of an oasis.
“Just for such a useless piece of land…”
“Just?!”
A noble protested loudly.
“Whether it’s useful or not is not important. What matters is that it’s part of the empire’s territory. It can expand the kingdom’s area. No war or reward, just one person!”
He quickly lowered his voice.
“In fact, we all know that she’s not that important.”
The witch and the execution – nobles who had influenced the kingdom’s stirring event with those events now coughed awkwardly.
“If people can’t live there, we can use it as a prison. A desert prison could be quite useful.”
The king nodded in agreement.
It was actually a tremendous deal.
Now, with just one useless Egrain, he gained land. It was like receiving something for free.
Opinions leaned drastically in one direction.
“We need to think carefully.”
People’s eyes focused on Princess Laratoo.
Laratoo Princess, who had interfered in the king’s affairs as a crime and had been silent all along, couldn’t hold back and spoke up again.
King Hermann’s eyes showed bewilderment.
Though she was naive, she had never intervened in what he did. She was a lovely and kind daughter who unconditionally thought her father was right, so why was she doing this all of a sudden?
Instead of immediately erupting as before, the king asked.
“Why have you been opposing so much?”
“That’s…”
The princess hesitated for a moment, unable to answer. The king’s gaze, which had said, “Let’s hear it if you have nothing to lose,” also withered because no refreshing answer came.
The desperate princess spoke her thoughts.
“The prince’s intention is not clear. He’s not a fool, and if he offered such a substantial reward, there must be a reason, right?”
“Princess, let me tell you that.”
An old noble stepped forward, wagging his tail.
“Young people’s vigor, you see.”
The princess sighed.
“Hamel Baek.”
Romantic Hamel. As his nickname suggested, he was a man overflowing with love.
“Do you think that makes sense?”
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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