Ginger’s face lit up instantly. Turning my head, I saw Floria covering her mouth in shock at the bottom of the stairs.
“My goodness.”
Hurrying up the stairs, Floria examined me from head to toe.
“How did this happen… What’s going on, sister?”
Her worried expression overlapped with the venomous look I had seen in the garden. Even knowing, her acting skills were astonishing.
“It’s nothing seri…”
“I’m sorry for causing a disturbance, Your Highness. It was my mistake that I spilled water…”
Ginger hurriedly descended the stairs and knelt at Floria’s feet.
‘Why is she doing this?’
Ginger teared up as she spoke.
“I understand if Reneola is angry, but I swear it wasn’t intentional.”
I internally shook my head at Ginger’s forced tears.
‘Hey, you’re an amateur compared to Floria.’
Despite the baseless accusation, it seemed I was the only one who thought so. As Ginger sobbed loudly, people who had gathered around due to the commotion looked on.
“I’m sorry, Reneola. It really was an accident. We may not get along, but I wouldn’t do something like this. Please believe me.”
The maids around us whispered as they watched Ginger pleading. Though everyone knew her nasty nature, I was currently the one with the worst reputation.
‘Should I accept her apology, or should I refute it?’
Refuting would probably be what Floria expected from me. That’s why Ginger was making such a scene. So, I decided to respond.
“Don’t lie. I saw you do it on purpose!”
Shouting at Ginger, I turned to Floria with an expression of unjust treatment.
“Please believe me, Your Highness. She definitely did it on purpose!”
“Reneola, it’s a misunderstanding! I really didn’t do it on purpose!”
Ginger vehemently shook her head. I glared at her hatefully and tattled to Floria.
“She’s been harassing me every day. Last time, she put a stone in my bread, and I almost broke all my teeth.”
Of course, I noticed and replaced it, so Ginger was the one who ended up with the broken teeth. I continued to speak, cutting her off.
“If you let it go this time, next time she might pour hot tea on me!”
Exaggerating my voice, I looked at Floria, imploring sympathy.
“I may be working as a maid now, but I’m still a noble, a countess’s daughter, and a member of Your Highness’s family. She has shown no respect for nobility. Insulting me is the same as disrespecting you, Your Highness.”
“No, no… That’s not true, Your Highness!”
Floria wouldn’t have personally instigated Ginger to do this. It must have been Shanna, manipulating her for Floria’s sake. That’s why Ginger was now desperately shaking her head, fearing any misunderstanding.
‘This should look convincing enough for Floria.’
My tactic seemed to work as the maids’ glares towards me intensified. Unless there was room for refutation, I was just a nominal noble with a bad reputation.
Moreover, they were naturally angered by my disdainful attitude towards them, even though we shared the same working position.
I caught a glimpse of Sylvie among the maids, clenching her hands tightly, looking anxious and uncertain. As our eyes met, she hesitated but eventually stopped.
I gave her a look to stay put, and fortunately, she was quick to understand and halted her steps.
‘It’s about time I stepped in.’
As expected, Floria draped her shawl over my shoulders and spoke.
“Calm down. I understand your anger, but it seems to be a misunderstanding. She’s apologizing, so how about forgiving her?”
“But…”
Floria silenced me with a smile and gently helped Ginger to her feet.
“Be careful not to let this happen again.”
“Your Highness!”
I shouted as if I was upset with Floria for forgiving Ginger. Floria held my hand.
“Sister, I know you’re my precious family. But the people who work for me are also very dear to me.”
Her reply was textbook perfect, but it was enough to move the courtiers. They all looked up to Floria with admiration.
“You should dry off, sister. Come with me.”
Floria linked arms with me, comforting me.
“Your Highness, there are many eyes upon you.”
The maids behind her dissuaded Floria, worried that the prince’s consort walking arm-in-arm with a maid might attract criticism.
Floria smiled warmly as if such concerns were irrelevant. The admiration from the maids, including the three-in-one, was palpable.
And I was admiring my own perfect performance. Floria’s lips twisted in satisfaction. I knew today’s incident would make me more disliked among the courtiers, but it likely lengthened my lifeline.
‘Good job.’
Showing myself as someone useful. So, would you please drop the idea of marrying me off to that madman Palong?
Floria, who brought me to her room, happily lent me her clothes. Eileen handed me a light dress with a displeased face. I changed into it, checking the dressing room for my heart, but as expected, it wasn’t there.
‘Of course, they wouldn’t carelessly leave something so important here.’
I wasn’t sure whether to be comforted or worried that my heart was safely hidden somewhere.
Male lead is reincarnated to save his wife
I’ve also read this one twice already. The female lead is kinda soft and gets embarrassed easily—not really my type, but the plot is definitely worth reading. Hurry up and read it, y’all!
Intro
When Shen Yuan encountered Su Jin again in his previous life, she had already become the Prime Minister of the current dynasty. As for him, the former top young master of the capital, he had long since fallen into the abyss, becoming a singer on a pleasure boat.
After a song ended, he was redeemed and sent to the Su Residence.
Su Jin respected and cherished him, gave him a roof over his head, and bestowed him with warmth. Shen Yuan fell deeper and deeper, but before he could express his feelings, Su Jin passed away.
Shen Yuan died to follow her in death, but instead, he returned to when he was fifteen years old.
At that time, he was not yet engaged, and Su Jin was just a poor scholar.
Shen Yuan gritted his teeth, casting aside all his pride, and thought of ways to coax and entice her every day.
The colder and more indifferent Su Jin was towards him, the more proactive Shen Yuan became.
He was not afraid of being mocked by the world, only wanting to marry his Wife-master early, to hold her hand and never let go for a lifetime.
[Note: This story will not specifically point out the male lead’s reincarnation time point; it’s all in the details. Whenever you feel that the male lead is acting strangely, he has most likely been reincarnated.]
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