Ranamun let out a sigh.
“How on earth could you just fall asleep while looking at me?”
His pride seemed to be greatly hurt, so Cardoon clicked his tongue inwardly.
‘Her Majesty really kneaded that prideful lump from the first day.’
However, whether he clicked his tongue inwardly or found it amusing, the immediate important task was to unfold the crumpled Ranamun back to his original state.
“Sigh, you must have been tired from dealing with the state affairs. You probably would have fallen asleep no matter who you visited, right? The important thing is that you visited his lordship first.”
“……”
“Isn’t it even more proof of love that you fell asleep with Ranamun without going to the end? It means you don’t just see Lord Ranamun as such a partner.”
Despite Cardoon’s earnest chatter, Ranamun, who didn’t react much, suddenly raised his downcast eyes.
As their eyes met, Cardoon was momentarily surprised by that overwhelming face. Every time he saw it, it was an incredibly handsome face.
But Ranamun did not stop there. He strode closer and, with one arm, leaned against the wall next to Cardoon, sending a piercingly ecstatic gaze.
“Lo, Lord?”
Cardoon’s voice trembled in surprise. It was embarrassingly thrilling to have those eyes that many admirers loved staring at him up close.
“How about it?”
Ranamun asked in a faint voice.
“Huh?”
“How do you feel?”
Cardoon blinked in confusion. Ranamun’s expression, which had been like night fog, returned to its usual coldness.
“I’m asking how it feels to see me from this angle.”
Ah! Cardoon, who belatedly realized Ranamun’s intention, quickly began to spew all sorts of flattering words.
“I’m trembling. My heart is pounding and I feel shy. You are truly beautiful up close, my Lord. I feel like I want to kiss you right away.”
It was to quickly restore his selfesteem, which seemed to be momentarily shaken by Ranamun’s sexual attraction.
At that moment.
“Oh, a fake marriage.”
A small exclamation was heard.
Cardoon was surprised and looked over Ranamun’s shoulder. Tasir, the successor of the Emperor’s harem, was smirking at them.
When Ranamun lowered his arm and turned around, Tasir became shy again.
“Forbidden love?”
Cardoon stroked his arm as if he felt the surrounding temperature suddenly drop.
Although he couldn’t see Ranamun’s face because he had turned around, he could feel that Ranamun was quite uncomfortable.
Tasir, who had received that cold gaze, also seemed to regret it, quickly put his hands together to apologize, and then scampered off.
Cardoon took a few steps away from Ranamun.
“Iit’s not my fault. I was just standing still.”
[This is the time separator]“Oh, Mr. Heir, Mr. Heir……!”
The underling, who was chasing after the cackling and running Tasir, clicked his tongue.
“Is this the time to be making fun and enjoying?”
As he walked with his hand stuck in his pocket, Tasir chuckled.
“It’s fun, isn’t it? You have to find some fun in a suffocating place like this.”
“Did you come here to have fun? You came to gain the Emperor’s grace.”
The underling grumbled as he chased after Tasir, who was still walking like a loafer.
“This is a golden opportunity. Please try to be serious.”
The underling sighed deeply.
It was understandable why. Originally, the Anges’ faction had no plans to get involved with the imperial family in ‘that way.’ The Anges’ faction only had three sons, and it was certain that Prince Leanne would ascend to the throne if nothing went wrong.
On the contrary, in the Angles’ faction, the rival of the Anges’ faction, they only had three daughters, and since the birth of Prince Leanne, they had been preparing to definitely send one of the three into the harem.
One of the daughters of the Angles’ faction fell in love with the crown prince at a festival from afar, so there was no need to persuade her to become a concubine for the faction.
The lord of the Angles’ faction put all kinds of empress education on that daughter, trying hard to see the soninlaw of the future crown prince.
However, it was laughable how the situation completely turned around when Crown Prince Rean withdrew. The support for Crown Prince Rean, which had been given early on by the Angl family, had abruptly turned into a frayed thread.
They tried to secretly support Prince Tilla as an alternative, but he couldn’t even last half a year.
Even in such a situation, the head of the Angl family did not yield.
When the head of the Anghes family sneered at the head of the Angl family, saying, ‘Your daughters can never become concubines. But my sons can’, the head of the Angl family retorted, holding his nose high.
Emperors, who are women, do not have harems, so there’s no way that the commoner sons of the Anghes family head can become concubines.
However, Emperor Latrasil declared a harem immediately after her coronation, and the head of the Angl family collapsed, clutching his head.
On the contrary, the Anghes family, who had not even prepared for this, were in chaos, rushing to send their eldest son and then their second son.
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.
*
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.”
