The night before her departure to Karisen, Latil excused herself to her surroundings, saying she wasn’t feeling well, and retreated to her bedroom earlier than usual, where she sat at her desk.
“Guesta’s birthday is less than two weeks away… if everything goes well, I should be able to celebrate it upon my return.”
Checking Guesta’s birthday on the calendar, Latil pondered for a moment before writing ‘book’ next to it.
Even though Guesta had wished for a gift of spending time together, she thought there should still be a present.
“Good.”
Afterwards, Latil took off her imperial robe, donned a comfortable black martial arts uniform, and draped a cloak suitable for nobility over it.
When she stealthily slipped out of the room at the appointed time, the reception room was devoid of any maids.
Thanks to Latil’s complaint of a severe headache, not wanting to hear any noise, everyone was asked to stay elsewhere.
It was a bit more difficult to dodge the knights, but thanks to Lean buying some time by calling them over, Latil was able to escape the hallway without them noticing.
Having wandered through the palace since childhood, she had an easy time navigating to secluded places.
After hopping over the high wall, a waiting black carriage appeared. A knight with a face concealed by a deep black hat was seated at the coachman’s seat.
She initially planned to bring Sonnaught, who was the face of the Imperial Guards, but decided against it, fearing that everyone would know that the emperor had left her post.
“Let’s go.”
As Latil entered the carriage and commanded, the Imperial Guard quickly whipped the reins down.
“Yah!”
As the carriage moved away from the palace, Latil hung a small lantern at the corner of the carriage ceiling, and carefully scrutinized the map she had brought with her once more.
She intended to memorize the entire map in case of emergency. As she did so, her gaze halted on the number ‘3’ written in the corner of the map.
‘What could this mean?’
While she had figured out the meaning of all the other characters inside the map, she hadn’t yet figured out why the number 3 was written in the corner.
‘Let’s find the item first, then figure it out.’
Once the item was fully discovered, it wouldn’t matter if the enemies knew she was the one who had intercepted the map. She could then have scholars research the map, or entrust it to the sage or her brother.
With that, Latil folded the map carefully and put it back in her pocket, then leaned her head against the back of the carriage and closed her eyes.
[This is the time separator]Latil, who had dozed off, came to her senses when the carriage started to jolt heavily.
‘What’s going on?’
Feeling as if the carriage was being driven too roughly, making her body lurch forward multiple times, Latil unfolded her arms, moved, and tapped the partition to the coachman’s seat.
“What’s happening?”
“I apologize. The road here is quite rough.”
The road seemed so rugged it felt like the wheel might come off… Latil returned to her original position, but she was somewhat worried.
Just as expected, not long after, the carriage tilted, followed by a small shriek.
“Hey?”
When Latil asked again, the carriage came to a halt. Shortly after, the knight knocked on the carriage door and opened it from outside.
“I apologize. I took a shortcut, but the road… it wasn’t like this before.”
“Did the wheel break?”
“Yes.”
Latil sighed and stepped out of the carriage.
“Where?”
Even to Latil, who wasn’t particularly knowledgeable about the structure or principle of a carriage, it was obvious that the wheel was seriously distorted. Latil scowled.
“Can this be fixed?”
“We have a spare wheel, so we can replace it.”
As the Imperial Guard set about changing the wheel, Latil sat on a rock and looked up at the sky. She lost track of time this way.
The Imperial Guard was struggling more than expected, and from afar, the sound of fast galloping hooves began to echo.
“Step aside, we might collide.”
Latil ordered the Imperial Guard who was blocking the middle of the road, and she also moved deeper into the roadside.
“Yes.”
The sound of the hooves was rapidly approaching, and as it got closer, it became evident that there were two riders coming.
‘I hope they’re not enemies.’
Latil waited for the approaching horse riders, subtly resting her hand on the hilt of her sword, prepared for any eventuality. Her escort knight, too, seemed to share her thoughts, positioning himself in front of her and halfdrawing his weapon.
“Should we ask for their help, if they’re not enemies?”
“That’s fine. No one would ride so hastily in the middle of the night without urgent business. If they’re not here to attack us, they’ll probably pass without stopping.”
Unexpectedly, the two riders slowed their pace as they neared them, coming to a complete stop near the broken carriage.
‘Enemies?’
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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