“Wait, wait a minute. Does that mean the Crown Prince already knew a way to restore your memory?”
“I’m not sure. I didn’t question the truth because I was too desperate. But… thinking about the message sent through Daisy, he probably did.”
Yurisien was dumbstruck.
“That means…”
“He’s really strategic, the Crown Prince. I never thought he’d use my memories as a hostage.”
Wergen chuckled as if he’d received a heavy blow. He added that he could afford to do this because he had regained all his memories.
“Truly a worthy opponent to Her Highness the Empress. I never thought of such a ploy.”
And Benjamin surely anticipated that Wergen would say something like this.
Yurisien understood why Benjamin disclosed a way to restore Wergen’s memories at this point.
If Wergen regained his memories too early, Yurisien wouldn’t have the time to feel isolated. He wouldn’t have enough anger toward Hescliff, and wouldn’t think of joining hands with Benjamin with the hill of trust named Wergen.
‘Initially, he would’ve gone to the return celebration with Father.’
That’s why Benjamin knew a way to partially restore Wergen’s memory and kept it a secret. Yet, when the wedding with Yurisien was at hand, he revealed and executed it.
It also meant that Benjamin was confident enough to convince Yurisien to accept the wedding, so he prepared to persuade Wergen in advance.
“The Crown Prince probably didn’t expect my memory to be fully restored. He planned to accept the marriage proposal on the condition of gradually restoring my memory.”
Wergen praised Benjamin’s sly, yet certain method. His eyes, lost in thought while stroking his chin, even seemed somewhat satisfied.
“Yes, one needs this level of intelligence to survive in politics.”
By utilizing even the great Wergen himself, Benjamin had clearly shown how daringly he could act. It was almost as if he indirectly said, “Trust me, and let’s dethrone the Empress together.”
‘In other words, it was a plan not only to secure my consent to the marriage with Yurisien but also to absorb me, the leader of the neutral faction.’
Eolgen was very pleased with the young blood that paralyzed me more with one action than ten words. However, Yurisien knew this was not all, thanks to the days he had spent with Benjamin.
“Ha.”
Yurisien let out a laugh like a short sigh. Andersen, who had been inwardly admiring Eolgen, looked back at Yurisien. Yurisien’s face looked complex yet refreshing.
She spoke to Eolgen, shaking her head sideways.
“No, His Highness the Crown Prince already knew. That my father would regain all his memories. Yes, thinking about it now, it was strange.”
[I had hoped desperately. That someone who cannot remember me hasn’t forgotten me. Rather, that they forgot me due to some disease.]The man who said so would not be ignorant of the way to recover his memories.
“You wouldn’t have said to my father that you deserve to stand by my side without being able to do even that much. You must have anticipated that my father, who has regained all his memories, would be fond of you and add to the strength of Windsor.”
“That’s not possible….”
“No, His Highness the Crown Prince will come here to inspect the underground dungeon. And will ultimately get such an answer.”
So absurd to think about it alone, Yurisien said with a snicker.
“You’ve ultimately taken all of Windsor’s heart.”
He who has Windsor’s heart becomes the Emperor.
From the moment Yurisien requested the Coferador Guild, it had all been in Benjamin’s palm.
Now, he didn’t feel sly or betrayed. Rather, it was relieving.
‘It was me who was the frog in the romantic well inside my head.’
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.”
