The problem was that if they were ordinary people, they might not know about the security measures of the Duke’s residence.
“If they were ordinary people, they might not know, but trained assassins should know about security magic.”
“If they were hiding in a suitable building of the mansion, waiting for the right time to invade the main building, but unfortunately chose the weapon storage of the banquet hall.”
As the knights speculated about the reason why the assassins had died, Duke Lexion appeared.
He skillfully greeted the knights and inspected the corpses. The calluses left in their hands matched those seen in the assassins of Gouturk. It was evidence that they had learned the same martial arts.
“It seems to be the assassins of Gouturk.”
Lexion was not so dull as to be unaware that opposing families had secret assassination units.
At the same time, he knew how complicated it was for his guards to become more stringent on the day of the party.
“Since the knights of the Duke’s mansion were guarding all along, they probably entered through a carriage that was granted permission.”
Duke Lexion, hearing Vane’s report, roughly grasped what had happened and let out a sneer.
“I don’t know who planned this, but they used their brains.”
“What?”
The duke took the lamp that the knight was holding and brought it to the corpse’s mouth. Then the marks of the bit were revealed.
“Someone among those invited to the Lexion mansion today caught the Gouturk assassins, kept them, and intentionally brought them here while being invited. These people ended up dying by magic without any resistance.”
Vane was not a fool who couldn’t even guess the reason.
“Someone who needs to restrain Gouturk has made a clever move. They probably thought that if they did this, Your Excellency the Duke would take revenge on Gouturk instead.”
The idea of moving the Duke of Lexion, who was the most annoying to Gouturk, without acting directly, was something that an intelligent person could think of.
But seeing that they put the thought of using the Duke of Lexion, who is being recognized as the next emperor, into action, it was clear that they had courage as well as brains.
Vane thought carefully if there was someone in the capital with such determination and courage.
‘Perfect timing. A few years ago, if something like this happened, they would not have escaped unpunished for offending the dignity of the duke.’
However, the situation had changed recently. The health of Agnus 14, who was about to be replaced on the throne, deteriorated rapidly to the point where scheduled events had to be suddenly postponed.
While the timing of the change of emperors was approaching, the empress and her faction, who had not proven their political power, were secretly making headlines to tarnish the honor of Duke Lexion.
Lexion’s honor did not allow him to respond to such despicable acts one by one, but the situation was different if there was evidence that the other side had clearly made a blatant and fatal threat.
Duke Lexion looked at the corpses of the assassins who appeared at his mansion with a meaningful expression. Just for a moment.
“Vane. Pass the word to our knights. Tell them that Gouturk tried to assassinate me.”
“Yes, my lord.”
“And if possible, find out who left such a cheeky gift. If they wish, put it under the name of Lexion.”
“…Yes, I will do so.”
Unexpectedly, Vane’s response was a bit slow. It was because he had not heard the duke’s command to make someone his own in a long time.
“Edit. You must have been very surprised. Rest well.”
After arriving at the mansion and having a cup of warm tea, Helen examined Edit’s complexion once again.
Perhaps because she didn’t want to cause trouble, Edit tried to show a smile as much as possible, but it was inevitable that she would become absent-minded during the conversation.
‘I wonder how surprised she was since she directly touched Duke Lexion’s magic.’
Helen thought she should ask Reinhardt to find a chef who is good at making nourishing food and sent her to the room. Vivian, who had finished cleaning my room neatly, returned to her room and gradually lay down on the bed. When she was with people, she thought more about Lady Lea’s true identity or that Walter was Isaac. However, as night fell, and she was alone, the sensation of Duke Lexion’s magic touching her throat continued to come to mind. Whether the power emanating from Lexion’s veins instilled fear in the minds of others, Edit couldn’t help but imagine the scene where the duke cut her belly, took out Lexion’s veins. “Ha…” It was clear that she couldn’t sleep like this. She decided to ask Vivian for some fragrant oil and left the room again. “Walter?” However, when she opened the door, for some reason, he was there, holding something on a tray.
Ex-husband Wants Reconciliation
One-line summary: Chasing the wife to the crematorium (making an effort to attract someone who has become indifferent), the female lead doesn’t look back, the second male lead takes the position.
Intro:
To repay the kindness of the older generation, Su Mu crossed into a female-dominated world and became a live-in daughter-in-law of the Yan family, single-handedly saving the Yan family from fire and water.
But her husband, Yan Jiyue, the eldest son of the Yan family, treated her with sarcasm and never showed her a good face.
It wasn’t until after Su Mu’s death that this pampered and arrogant young master shed a few fake tears and pretended to want to die for love.
This life’s kindness was enough. If there was a next life, she would definitely kick Yan Jiyue away.
Who knew that the heavens would be so kind as to allow her to be reborn, returning to the time when she had just married into the Yan family.
Su Mu glanced at the Yan eldest son, who still spoke coldly to her, and threw a divorce letter in front of him.
“Let’s divorce!”
***
Yan Jiyue never imagined that he would be reborn. He happily went to find Su Mu, wanting to make up for the mistakes he had made in his ignorant youth.
Wasn’t the reason the heavens allowed him to be reborn to let him reconcile with Su Mu?
But when he pushed open the door to Su Mu’s room, the person lying on the bed was another man.
Su Mu’s personal attendant, Xie Yi.
Yan Jiyue hated him so much that his teeth itched. In front of Su Mu, Xie Yi was a gentle and considerate whisperer of sweet nothings, but in reality, he was vicious-hearted and deliberately sabotaged their husband and wife relationship.
In the previous life, it was he who secretly hid in Su Mu’s coffin and committed suicide, stealing a step ahead of him to be buried with Su Mu.
Yan Jiyue’s eyes were filled with hatred as he cursed, “What kind of thing are you? Your background is lowly, what right do you have to occupy Su Mu?”
Xie Yi looked at the sleeping Su Mu and no longer pretended to be a whisperer of sweet nothings.
He proudly stuck out his belly, “I have the right because my belly is capable of giving the Wife-master a daughter.”
***
Yan Jiyue was consumed with jealousy. He spread rumors that Xie Yi had once been branded with the mark of a “harlot” on his chest.
But on the night Xie Yi cut off the flesh bearing that mark, Su Mu suddenly realized something was amiss.
“How did you know the exact moment I was poisoned? And why did you show up a month early?”
Xie Yi remained silent, blood from his wound soaking through his robes. His sapphire eyes brimmed with anguish – or was it just a flawless act?
Between a once-arrogant husband now seeking redemption, and a gentle soul willing to die for her – who truly held the darkest secrets? And could it be that Su Mu and Yan Jiyue weren’t the only ones given a second chance at life…?
[Reading Guide]
1. True divorce, chasing the wife to the crematorium, the female lead doesn’t look back, the male lead is Xie Yi.
2. The ex-husband did not cheat, he just realized too late and didn’t realize that he liked the female lead.
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