“Emperor Ruans. I hope you pay for all the evil deeds you have done. Of course, the price for your sins is immeasurable.”
“Even if he pays for his crimes, Emperor Ruans is a man who has no idea what he did wrong.”
“Teishar also has a point.”
Lorencia looked down at Ruans’ letter, which was lying on the table.
“I don’t want to send a reply.”
“That’s fine.”
“But another letter might come.”
“You can ignore it.”
Lorencia nodded at his words.
“I won’t send him a letter, but I’m thinking of writing back to Illina.”
“To Lady Illina?”
“Illina desperately needs the family seal right now. And Illina will bring what I need.”
A week passed like that, and another letter flew in from Ruans.
Lorencia read his letter. The content was the same, and she didn’t reply this time either. No, there was no need to send one.
[This is the timeline separator]Ruans sent Lorencia more than 10 letters. But he never received a single reply from her.
Anger rushed to the top of his head. But something even more maddening happened.
“Your Majesty the Empress Dowager. Who did you say to take as a concubine?”
“The daughter of Count Montbeliost. She spent the first night with Your Majesty, and when her womanly days did not come afterwards, the physician confirmed that she was pregnant. Congratulations, Your Majesty.”
Pelena handed the concubine acceptance edict to Ruans.
“Please stamp the imperial seal on this edict quickly.”
“Are you sure it’s my child?”
“Everyone knows that you two spent the first night together at the palace… Are you denying it?”
“Do you think the woman I spent the night with is only the daughter of Count Montbeliost? Not a single woman I slept with got pregnant, but suddenly after just one night she’s pregnant? It doesn’t make sense.”
If he accepts a concubine now, Lorencia might think negatively about becoming his concubine.
“My only concubine is Lorencia.”
“Emperor Ruans!”
Pelena called out to Ruans in an angry voice.
“What will people say if a noble lady who spent the night with Your Majesty is pregnant and the imperial family doesn’t take responsibility for it? Think before you speak.”
“Mother!”
“I’m not finished speaking. Ruans von Isuter.”
Pelena lifted one foot with all her strength and stomped on the floor. Ruans flinched involuntarily.
“I’m speaking to you not as the Empress Dowager, but as a mother to her son. My grandchild is growing in the womb of Count Montbeliost’s daughter. So I intend to accept her as a concubine. The Great Priestess has also given permission.”
“It may not be my child.”
Ruans felt wronged. He never skipped drinking the tea before going to bed to prevent pregnancy.
“It’s definitely not my child.”
“Are you ignoring what I’m saying?”
“You know very well that I would never ignore your words, Mother.”
“Right now, Your Majesty, you are ignoring my words.”
“What did I ignore?”
Ruans hit his chest with his hand. He felt like he was going to go crazy from the frustration.
“I absolutely cannot accept the daughter of Count Montbeliost as a concubine. My only concubine is Lady Lorencia.”
“The imperial bloodline is growing inside Count Montbeliost’s daughter, and you’re saying you’ll turn a blind eye to it? Do you intend to make the unborn child a bastard?”
Ruans sighed and rubbed his forehead.
If it was his child, he couldn’t turn away, but he was certain that a child couldn’t be conceived because he definitely used contraception.
“I just can’t believe it. I’ve always drunk contraceptive tea to prevent having children.”
“So?”
“So I’m telling you it’s frustrating. I definitely drank the contraceptive tea before spending the night with Count Montbeliost’s daughter. But when you say she’s pregnant, do you really think I can believe that?”
“Even if you drink contraceptive tea, you can still get pregnant. Your Majesty.”
“Don’t say nonsense.”
“I’m reminded of what Emperor Adolf said to me.”
Pelena smiled and slowly approached Ruans.
“Emperor Adolf asked me how I got pregnant when he drank contraceptive tea so that I wouldn’t conceive a child on our first night. Just like you, Emperor Ruans.”
Ruans looked at Pelena approaching him.
“But it was definitely the first night for me then, and even Emperor Adolf acknowledged that. Above all, there’s no way I, who was trapped in the palace, could have slept with another man, so he accepted you, the current Emperor Ruans, as the prince.”
“What are you trying to say? I heard that contraceptive teas are perfect.”
“Looking at it this way, I thought our Emperor Ruans only resembled his mother and maternal grandfather, but it seems he also has some resemblance to the late Adolf.”
Ruans felt increasingly upset by Pelena’s words.
“Don’t make this mother angry any more.”
Pelena placed the concubine acceptance edict on Ruans’ desk and continued.
“Take out the emperor’s seal and stamp it right now. Your Majesty.”
Ruans absolutely could not stamp the emperor’s seal on the edict.
“No. I’m sorry, but tell her to get rid of the child. Even if the child is born, I will not acknowledge it as mine. I will kill the child born to Count Montbeliost’s daughter who disobeyed the emperor’s order to get rid of it.”
Pelena sighed softly as she watched Ruans take a hard line.
“Then let’s make a deal.”
“A deal, you say?”
“If you accept Lady Montbeliost as a concubine, I will help you make Lorencia, that monster you want, your concubine.”
“Are you saying that Lorencia, who didn’t even listen to me as the emperor, will listen to the Empress Dowager and become my concubine?”
“I will create a situation in the Belloyd Empire where that monster cannot come to be Your Majesty’s concubine.”
“Is there a way?”
Pelena lifted the corners of her mouth.
“I think if we each take a step and compromise, we can get what we want. I just want my grandchild, and Your Majesty can have that monster.”
Ruans thought deeply.
Considering the Montbeliost Count family, accepting the count’s daughter as a concubine was not a losing proposition at all.
However, Lorencia was the issue.
She had said she would make him the only one, but if he suddenly accepts Count Montbeliost’s daughter as a concubine, wouldn’t it diminish his credibility?
“But is there really a way to accept Lady Lorencia as a concubine?”
“When has this mother ever failed to get you something you wanted, Your Majesty?”
“No, never.”
“This mother can help you.”
“But…”
“What are you hesitating about? Trust me. I will help you. Your Majesty.”
Could he trust her? He couldn’t bring himself to trust.
“Then please explain about the story of Lorencia becoming a sacrifice.”
“You believed that?”
Pelena scoffed.
“How can a person be offered as a sacrifice?”
“Then why did you mention the white snake Saraph last time and say you would offer Lorencia as a sacrifice?”
Pelena stopped scoffing and stared at Ruans.
“I said it was a joke.”
“It didn’t seem like a joke!”
“If you feel that what I said then was the truth, you should keep that monster by your side and protect her. Your Majesty.”
As Ruans raised his voice, Pelena spoke coldly.
“You don’t have the confidence to protect her?”
“No, that’s not it.”
“I will make that monster your concubine, so keep her close. However, you will also have to appoint Lady Montbeliost as a concubine.”
Cold sweat ran down Ruans’ back.
In the chilly atmosphere, what answer should he give Pelena? The deliberation was not long.
“Alright. Please be sure to keep your promise, Mother.”
Pelena smiled brightly.
“And I would appreciate it if you could keep the fact that Count Montbeliost’s daughter is becoming my concubine hidden from people.”
“I will do that.”
Pelena lifted the corners of her lips.
Ruans hesitated for a moment, but took out the emperor’s seal and stamped it on the concubine acceptance edict as Pelena wanted.
After a smooth agreement with Ruans, Pelena summoned Illina to the Empress Dowager’s palace.
“Lady Illina.”
“Yes, Empress Dowager.”
Illina was wary of Illina who had suddenly summoned her.
In Brant’s diary, it was written that Pelena was the person to be more wary of than Daniel.
“I am deeply disappointed that you rashly showed the late Count Brant’s diary to His Majesty… Lady Illina.”
“I apologize, Empress Dowager.”
“I didn’t summon you to hear an apology, so I won’t accept it.”
Illina bit the tender flesh inside her mouth.
“I summoned you because I have a task for you.”
“Pardon?”
“Don’t think that doing the task I give you well will be your absolution, Lady Illina.”
Honestly, Illina felt wronged. She didn’t understand what she had done wrong.
She was just dumbfounded by Pelena’s attitude, which spoke as if revealing the truth was a great mistake.
But even if she said, “I did nothing wrong,” it wouldn’t be accepted, so she just remained silent. It was a truly unfair silence.
“Empress Dowager. I will carry out the task you give me well. But before that, there is one thing I would like to ask.”
“You want to ask… Go ahead.”
“Why did you make Lorencia an illegitimate child of our family at the Graykan duchy, even if it meant hiding the truth?”
“Making her an illegitimate child of the family was not my doing. It was done by my father, the Duke of Graykan. So I cannot answer that question of yours. If you want to know the answer, you can meet my father, the head of the Graykan ducal family, and ask him.”
Pelena smelled the scent of the teacup brought by the maid and continued.
“It may be difficult for a mere lady to meet the head of a ducal family, but if you become the head of a count family, you will have the opportunity to meet the head of a ducal family.”
“What is the task you have for me?”
“It’s simple. Bring the family seal.”
“To find the family seal, I need an edict with the emperor’s seal that can revoke the Pol Heredian family’s castle.”
“I will prepare that edict for you, so go find the seal.”
Pelena picked up the teacup again.
A smile naturally formed. But Illina had no idea what she was thinking. She just felt strangely uneasy.
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 🙂
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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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