The day after the party at Windsor’s townhouse.
“Elysian, did that woman really say that to me?!”
Count Geldaro’s voice was filled with indignant sobs.
“How could she do this to me? What did I do wrong, huh?!”
Due to the door being wide open and the roaring wind, Geldaro’s servants were well aware, even though they were reluctant to find out who was crying, why they were crying, and what to do next.
“No, do you know who Geldaro Count is? What on earth happened from the early morning breeze?”
“What do you take Count Geldaro for?”
“Phew, it’s just pitiful for our lady. How could she be friends with such a person…”
The maids murmured disapprovingly. Although the butler and the housekeeper had tried to disperse them whenever they saw such behavior, their expressions were not as bright as they seemed, despite working in a noble family where the most important thing to focus on was their expressions.
“I’m so embarrassed that I can’t live! I couldn’t even sleep last night because I was so ashamed!”
Of course, among them, the one with the least favorable expression was Yeriel, who had been listening to this repeated complaint for two hours.
At six in the morning, almost at dawn, Edna, who had just opened her eyes, burst into Yeriel’s room, who had not yet woken up. Even though the maids tried to stop her, it was useless.
Although Yeriel had not prayed, she was curious about what had happened at the party held at Windsor Duchy yesterday. If she had known that Edna would talk about this complaint of wanting to die after being embarrassed by coveting a friend’s man for almost two hours, she would never have listened.
“Yeriel is so naive that she readily accepted our mischief like that.”
Yeriel was not as emotionally fragile as Elysian and, strictly speaking, belonged to the more harsh side. That’s why Yeriel was not someone who would overlook Edna’s delinquent behavior.
Yeriel looked at the door that Edna had left open with an uneasy expression. Edna seemed to want to spread far and wide the unfortunate and pitiful incident that happened to herself, an unfortunate lady, but Yeriel was embarrassed.
‘I might have already reached Father’s ears.’
How much nagging would she have to endure when she was called out for lunch later? Just thinking about it made Yeriel lose her energy.
Moreover, during last night’s dinner, Yeriel had to listen to a scolding from her father, Count Geldaro.
[Why didn’t Windsor Lady attend the party!] [Those who attended the party were originally those who were going to attend Lady Stevbain’s party. Father told me not to go there.] [Don’t answer back. Didn’t I tell you not to go to Lady Stevbain’s party, did I tell you not to go to the party hosted by Windsor Lady?]It was forced, but Yeriel couldn’t say a word.
[The nobles who attended the party, who noticed the unseen during the party, called the absentees and chatted about it as soon as they came out of the place. It seemed like they were sharing information about what happened, but it was actually mocking. ‘Can’t you even come to a place like this?’ they said.]Count Geldaro was a very sensitive man who cared about appearances, so Yeriel knew that he would be furious for a while. Knowing that, Yeriel swallowed a sigh.
[Now that the great Windsor has returned, we can’t fall behind. We have to stick with Windsor again.] [But we’ve already turned our bodies towards the friendly Hwangbi faction. Turning our posture so abruptly…] [I told you not to answer!]Count Geldaro banged the table, roaring in anger.
[Despite staggering once, you will see the story of ‘the great Windsor has returned’ coming out of others’ mouths right away. They say even if the rich family goes bankrupt, it will eat and live for three generations. Would it be any different for the Windsors? Moreover, the princess has returned!]
A year after Urgen went missing, someone who had told Yeriel to cut off all contact with Elysian and everyone associated with Windsor, claiming that Windsor was now ruined, expressed their outrage.
[Moreover, it seems that the princess blatantly declared war on Lady Hwangbi. Lady Hwangbi heard that and just turned away!]There was some friction, but Greta clearly stepped back. The story of Ivan that she had let slip was a significant event only for Benjamin’s confidants, not for other nobles.
The message was clear.
[Really, the great Windsor has returned… The influence of Windsor has already become a thing of the past!]The influential family in the Soljereon Empire that chooses the emperor returned in splendor. Now, they had to tie the knot again. It was evident that the stock of Lady Hwangbi would hit rock bottom from now on.
Yesterday, Yeriel was already exhausted from listening to such stories from Count Geldaro until midnight.
“I’m so embarrassed that I can’t live…!”
When Yeriel heard the story for the fifteenth time, she pulled the reins again.
“Oh, right. I’m out of water. Yeah, thanks. As expected, Yeriel, you’re my only friend.”
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.
*
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.”
