Ermeldine first headed to the palace garden.
The garden was already filled with nobles gathered for the ball.
Each of them, dressed in vibrant pastel-toned dresses, looked like walking bouquets.
‘They all look so beautiful.’
Ermeldine, wanting to remember this dreamlike scenery for a long time, looked around carefully. Soon, the soft sound of music reached her ears, and Henri and Valier appeared.
Originally, the first dance of the social season is customarily performed by the imperial couple, but this year, as usual, Henri appeared with Valier.
In truth, Henri had only come along because Valier was the one preparing for the event, and he couldn’t leave alone the pregnant woman who was carrying his child, but it didn’t matter.
‘Well, let them all stare like that.’
Finally removing the tiresome mask and appearing before people, Valier wanted to enjoy this moment.
Looking in the mirror before entering, the ivory-colored attire that matched Henri’s and his own made them look like a pair of butterflies.
Regardless of gender, the eyes of admiration from everyone made Valier feel unparalleled satisfaction.
‘Yes, this is it. I’m perfect today. The preparations for the event were perfect, and the makeup is perfect! Such reactions are only natural.’
Valier, filled with self-love, received greetings from the nobles, but he noticed Ermeldine, who seemed gloomy, surrounded by Felleo and the maids.
‘Has she already gone out to mingle with those lowly people? Well, how unpleasant it must be to see this sight.’
At the moment when Valier thought that he had won today and was about to give himself a satisfied smile, he saw Ermeldine surrounded by Felleo and the maids, laughing and holding her stomach.
The miserable feeling he felt in front of her residence not long ago.
Valier felt the inferiority complex creeping up again.
“Your Majesty!”
Henri called Ermeldine as if he didn’t care.
“Your Majesty. The garden is so beautiful.”
Ermeldine, smiling brightly in response to the greetings, showed only pure praise on her face.
“The square in front of the palace is quite splendidly decorated. The people will surely love it!”
“I did my best in my own way, but it seems inadequate compared to this dreamlike scene.”
Although it was undoubtedly a compliment, Valier couldn’t understand why he felt so bad.
Valier found it difficult to maintain his composed expression even in the face of Ermeldine’s praise for the dreamlike scene.
“Since the palace already has a well-designed landscape, there wouldn’t have been much to prepare. In fact, the empress who beautifully decorated the empty square is more impressive.”
Moreover, Henri did not acknowledge Valier’s efforts to the end.
Valier’s feeling of elation gradually descended to the ground.
“In fact, I have no talent in this area at all, so I received a lot of help from them.”
Felleo and the maids beside Ermeldine bowed slightly to Henri.
For some reason, Valier couldn’t even muster a single word of praise that came so easily, and now it was them who easily produced those words.
Valier’s sense of accomplishment, which had been at its peak, gradually descended to the bottom.
“In fact, I have no talent in this area at all, so I received a lot of help from them.”
Felleo and the maids beside Ermeldine bowed slightly to Henri.
Valier, who had acted as if a single word of praise was so difficult for him, now watched them produce those words with ease.
“What you all do to take care of the empress is so reassuring. Well done.”
‘What?’
It seemed so difficult for him to say a word of praise, but for them, it came out effortlessly.
Valier’s sense of accomplishment, which had been at its peak, gradually descended to the bottom.
“Before the Empress goes to the square, there is something to announce.”
“Yes?”
Henri hadn’t even started the first dance yet, but he left Valier and reached out his hand to Ermeldine.
Ermeldine, not understanding English, hesitated, but judging by Henri’s expression, it didn’t seem like something bad, so she went up to the platform set up on one side of the garden obediently.
“The epidemic that plagued Trevian has come to an end so quickly thanks to everyone’s efforts! Regardless of social status, today’s event has been prepared to acknowledge everyone’s contributions! I want to express special gratitude to someone today.”
At Henri’s gesture, a servant presented a splendid box to him.
“I will grant a special gift to the Empress, who has made great efforts to prevent the spread of the epidemic by supplying masks!”
Valier, as well as most nobles observing this unexpected action by Henri, had stiff expressions.
“What have I done…”
“You have the qualification. Accept it!”
Although Henri’s smile was excessively gentlemanly, a silent pressure emanated from his face.
Watching the displeased faces of the nobles, Ermeldine reluctantly opened the box with an unwilling heart.
Inside was a large brooch adorned with amethyst, with a design similar to the one Felleo had gifted.
“Here! This is a specially commissioned brooch, so please wear it!”
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 🙂
*
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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