I'll Be the Queen of the Enemy Country (Completed Main Story) - Side Story 5
“Don’t you really remember?”
Elise didn’t answer right away. Honestly, she couldn’t recall anything, but she feared Karan would be disappointed if she admitted it outright.
Just where exactly was this place?
Pretending to brush her hair back, Elise scanned her surroundings.
A secluded alley, at least four blocks away from the central plaza in the heart of the city.
If you stepped onto the main road, there stood a very old wine shop and a store dealing in secondhand goods.
A little farther down lay the marketplace used by commoners, and nearby, a large carriage-hire office occupied a prominent spot.
Though there were no strict class restrictions when entering shops, the area above the wine shop was frequented more by nobles, while commoners preferred the lower part.
In other words, there was no reason for Elise to have ever come here… yet…
Why did it feel so familiar?
It was time to carefully sift through her memories.
“You’re my pride now. I hope someday I can be yours too.”
A sudden fragment of memory sent a shiver through Elise’s body.
A spark lit up in Elise’s eyes as she looked around.
“This… was the place.”
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.
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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.”
I can’t believe I wasted my last cookie on this chapter about Debois and Leber, I don’t like them as a couple! I want Elise and Karan’s babies.