“And, I’ll assign someone to accompany you, so take a look around the lord’s garden. You’ll have to stay here for a while.”
“…….”
“If you only stay in the room, the second and third ladies will suspect you, Edith. Feel free to wander around the mansion.”
Edith could see through Sophia’s intentions clearly. It was obvious that she was struggling to make herself the mistress.
“Lady Sophia is the only daughter of a provincial noble. Once, the family had quite a bit of influence in the province.”
Nobles to their bones, these people tended to look down on those of lower status than themselves.
Usually, it was those demanding royal treatment at the already busy clinic, without the means to act high and mighty but unable to let go of their pride.
Many had failed in their attempts to make the numerous, unimportant imperial sons into emperors due to the former emperor’s lustfulness, leading to their downfall.
‘Who would have known that the fourth imperial son, born between the sickly last heir of the Baron family and the Emperor, would kill the crown prince and the other imperial sons and become the Emperor?’
Those who had become fallen nobles through such processes were mostly too stiff, as if denying their downfall.
In Edith’s eyes, Sophia was no different at her core.
‘She’ll think of me not as a person but a component necessary for her goal.’
Sophia seemed sure that she wouldn’t plan an escape, pretending to participate in the plan, dazzled by her enormous wealth.
Edith didn’t particularly want to refuse the offer to get jewels to take as emergency funds for her escape, and the opportunity to find a chance to flee.
“I’ll do as you say. Thank you for your consideration.”
“Shall we get up then?”
Sophia rose from her seat with a satisfied smile. Edith was about to get up when she realized she hadn’t heard a crucial piece of information.
“Um… but how is the lord’s condition?”
“Condition? Ah–”
Sophia answered as if remembering something completely unimportant that she had forgotten.
“He has suffered a significant head injury and hasn’t regained consciousness. The attending physician said he’ll just get through the harvest festival. It’s a tragic event.”
“…….”
“So you need to get the child as quickly as possible. Once we announce the pregnancy, others will believe it.”
With that, Sophia stood up.
Edith, watching her, thought to herself, completely unconcerned about the lord’s wellbeing.
‘I’ve heard that the lord’s first marriage was a strategic one with a face he didn’t know, but how did these two end up together like this?’
(This is a time separator.)
Sophia sent a few dresses that she didn’t wear and some jewelry to Edith’s room.
‘Portrion may have fallen, but it is still a lord’s house.’
The clothes and jewelry Sophia handed over were quite splendid. To Edith, whose daily life was confined to the clinic or the study, this was unfamiliar splendor.
Vivian followed in with a jewelry box.
“She’s sent some outoffashion jewelry too. You can use these as you like.”
Though the beautiful jewels could have dazzled her, Edith calmly spoke after glancing at them.
“Then, as I requested, could you call some maids, Vivian?”
“Yes. There are many clothes to organize, so the timing is good.”
Soon Vivian brought in two maids, both of whom fit the conditions Edith had mentioned earlier.
“I am Ann, my lady.”
“My name is Marie. Please call me casually.”
Edith looked at Ann and Marie as if memorizing their faces and then spoke.
“Will both of you help with organizing the clothes? When Vivian moves the dresses, Ann and Marie will organize them inside the dressing room.”
Edith was not particularly old, but since she had been working from a young age, she often had to deal with those who had started working later than her.
Thanks to that, it was not very difficult for her to assume the proper attitude as a superior.
The dressing room was located in the innermost part of the bedroom. Ann and Marie organized the clothes and jewelry handed over by Vivian out of the owner’s sight.
As per Edith’s plan, the two naturally took note of how much the fourth madam possessed.
Vivian hung the clothes in the dressing room, wondering what Edith was thinking when she requested maids under special conditions.
“I would prefer those who have worked relatively long in the mansion and have families. Of course, they must not be close to Sophia, and must keep their mouths shut.”
It didn’t take much time to figure out what that condition was for.
“Shall we take a break?”
Edith asked Vivian to boil tea with the kettle in the room.
Four were to drink, so they generously put in the tea leaves, following the fourth madam’s order, and Ann and Marie guessed her nature.
‘She doesn’t seem to be noble, as the rumors say. She’s trying to hide it, but she’s rather rigid in fulfilling the law.’
‘According to Jane, she’s authoritative, but she’s not. She even refers to our tea as ours; does she still not understand the hierarchy?’
Edith, in Ann and Marie’s eyes, was unhesitating.
Male lead is a clingy little husband
One-line summary: The male lead is initially an arrogant, noble, love-deprived brat, later a cute, clingy, scheming little jealous one.
Introduction:
One day, Lu Yuner’s soul transmigrates into a female-dominant world. She enters the Imperial Academy and takes up the position of a doctoral instructor, teaching classes and grading schoolwork.
One day, she encounters the young prince Su Qingwan secretly skipping class from the male academy.
As a result, Su Qingwan is punished.
From then on, Su Qingwan sees Lu Yuner as a “thorn in his side”.
But before long, this “thorn” becomes the person he cherishes most, and he goes to great lengths to win Lu Yuner’s affection.
Mini scene 1:
One day, the sun is high in the sky but Su Qingwan still hasn’t gotten up for class.
Servant Xiaoyuan: “Young prince, it’s time for class. You’ll be late otherwise.”
Su Qingwan says arrogantly: “I’m not going. I am the esteemed prince, my status is so noble, why should I suffer this hardship? Besides, isn’t learning all this just to please women? Hmph, they’re not worthy!”
Mini scene 2:
After Su Qingwan falls for someone, he completely changes. He no longer skips class and diligently learns how to be a good husband and father. But he discovers that Sister Yuner is always surrounded by admirers.
Drunk and overcome with jealousy one day, he clings to Lu Yuner, crying beautifully like a pear blossom in the rain.
Su Qingwan: “Qingwan likes Sister Yuner.”
Lu Yuner: “Young prince, you’re drunk.”
Su Qingwan: “Qingwan isn’t drunk. Qingwan likes Sister Yuner, likes you so much, likes you to bits…” Before he can finish, Lu Yuner’s eyes flash with emotion and she leans in closer.
[Reading Guide]
1. The female lead is gentle, gracious, humble and polite but not weak. The male lead is initially an arrogant, noble, love-deprived brat, later a cute, clingy, scheming little jealous one.
2. 1v1, a bit torturous in the beginning but definitely sweet later on.
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