When Urgen and Yurisien hurriedly came out, all the nobles standing on both sides along the garden path that continued from the wide-open main gate had lowered their bodies. Even on the narrow path of the extensive garden, a large carriage, so grand that its wheels barely hung on the edges, was skillfully coming in.
“That’s Lady Hwangbi’s carriage.”
“There’s the emblem of Hwangbi Palace.”
The nobles muttered through the clattering sounds of hooves.
As the carriage, which had continued straight to the main gate, stopped side by side with the mansion, the coachman quickly brought out a long, red carpet and spread it. Maids who had descended from the small carriage, which had stopped at the main gate, quickly scattered flower petals on the carpet. The expressions of the nobles clouded at this sight.
“Oh my, how…”
“Ah, it seems like they came here unnecessarily.”
“Who wouldn’t think so? To witness such a spectacle…”
Entering a party hosted by someone else as a guest and making such a grand entrance meant disregarding the host while expressing no intention of respecting the party.
The door opened, and a knight in full metal armor extended his hand. Gracefully standing inside, Greta took the knight’s hand and descended the carriage’s stairs with grace. Her appearance was truly the most dignified and noble lady in the empire.
“Come to think of it, you even brought soldiers.”
“Even if they’re the Hwangseong Knights…”
“Ah, I want to run away.”
The nobles grimaced while lowering their bodies. Those who could say such things were those far from the carriage, while those close to the carriage couldn’t even open their mouths. No, they couldn’t even breathe properly.
“Greetings, everyone.”
Greta, who had descended from the carriage, elegantly greeted while looking around.
“It’s an incredibly beautiful day.”
Her demeanor, a sign that she had no intention of respecting Windsor at all, served as a reminder that nobody in this world needed to raise their voice. However, this transparent attitude didn’t provoke anger from Urgen and Yurisien.
‘It’s so obvious.’
Just absurd.
Benjamin, who had been standing nearby, watching the carriage, stepped forward to greet Greta.
“Are you well, Queen Mother Hwangbi?”
Many nobles swallowed hard at Benjamin’s address. Greta, in terms of rank, was lower than Benjamin, who was a prince.
Although Benjamin was of the imperial bloodline, Greta was a concubine. However, after the death of the emperor and empress, Greta insisted on being a part of the imperial family, attaching the name ‘Oppenhide,’ the imperial family’s surname, to her own, even directly behind her own surname.
This was why Greta’s full name followed as Greta Rodyt Everium Oppenhide. Therefore, even the substitutes, including the prince Hiskliffe, called Greta ‘Queen Mother.’ However, now, Benjamin addressed Greta as ‘Queen Mother.’
‘Although I acknowledge and respect her as my father’s concubine, I won’t consider her part of the imperial family here.’
‘Is this a warning not to be arrogant in front of him, as he, the direct heir, is in front of her?’
Due to the already started feud, the faces of the nobles turned pale. They had come to enjoy the party, but instead, they were now entangled in a struggle between the queen and the prince.
“Oh, there you are.”
Greta, who knew that the prince was here, and had seen him a while ago, now acted as if she realized it just now. A faint smile appeared on Greta’s face, which seemed cold for a moment.
“Prince.”
A sharp word dropped. Gasps were heard from various places. As mentioned earlier, Greta’s rank was lower than Hwangtaeja Benjamin.
However, addressing her as ‘Your Highness’ without being formal seemed to declare…
‘We’re in trouble!’
‘It seems she’s determined to start a proper fight right here!’
Hwangbi had practically declared war against the prince. Benjamin’s eyebrows rose sharply as he approached Greta with a smirk.
“Prince?”
The question was brief, and he didn’t bother hiding his displeasure. The static electricity mixed in the air was a clear sign of tension. The nobles, who were still lowering their bodies, were trembling to the point that even their shoulders were shaking.
‘What did we do wrong?’
‘Did Windsor anticipate this?!’
If possible, they wanted to quickly leave, claiming they had urgent matters. Despite wanting to be at the center of attention, the desire was not greater than the instinct for survival. However, now that Hwangbi had personally attended the party, fleeing would be an unforgivable act.
The nobles were forced to witness the confrontation between the prince and Hwangbi with a sense of impending crisis.
“Prince?”
Benjamin asked again. Despite being something they could easily overlook, Benjamin seemed to have no intention of doing so. Greta still maintained a calm expression, offering no response.
Benjamin chuckled as if amused and casually approached Greta.
“I’ll ask, Queen Hwangbi.”
Now he didn’t even attach ‘mama.’ Benjamin took another step towards Greta.
“How does it feel to bear the weight of Oppenhide’s name?”
Male lead is a Divorced Husband
She said to him: “Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change it!”
Liu Changning transmigrated into a female cannon fodder character in a female-dominant novel.
After reading the first half of the novel’s plot, the first thing she did upon transmigration was to divorce the Pan Jinlian-style male protagonist she had just married.
She indulged herself, pretending to be ugly and poor.
But as time passed, the way that man looked at her became more and more unusual…
Liu Changning was dumbfounded: Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change!
――
This lifetime, Pei Yuanshao was rejected by the same woman twice!
The first time, she drove him away. Forced by the situation, he endured the waves of anger in his heart, yielding and humbling himself.
That person lay slanted on a rocking chair, her sallow face emotionless: “If you don’t want a divorce, go cook!”
Pei Yuanshao’s face was dark and gloomy: “You!”
The second time, after the crisis in Jinling City was resolved, the new emperor sent someone to pick him up. He turned around, stammering: “I… I have to go. If you keep me…”
That person lay on the kang bed, her back to him, as if she had long anticipated this day, crisp and clear: “Goodbye!”
Pei Yuanshao was so angry his fingers trembled: “You… you!”
The mission of family and country made him restrain himself, averting his eyes and turning to leave this broken household.
Two years later, they met again. Seeing her ethereal face, his body shook like a sieve.
“She was originally a ‘she’!”
At the Qionglin Banquet, the top scholar of the imperial examination, a talented person with exceptional speech and conduct, all the unmarried young gentlemen from aristocratic families looked at her with shy and timid eyes.
The peerless imperial official Pei Yuanshao felt the anger in his heart erupt. He pointed at the woman surrounded by the crowd at the Qionglin Banquet, his thin lips slightly curled: “Little sister, I wants that person to be the wife-master of my Mingde Prince Manor.”
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