“And then? What do I get for waiting for 5 years? Since there was a fight during the succession process, you’ll strategically bring in consorts to build a foundation. What do I gain from receiving the shock of hearing about your marriage now and repeatedly over the next 5 years?”
“Even with any consort I bring in strategically, and even if there’s a child, I absolutely won’t form a union. If you want, I can swear in the temple. No, what’s a union, I won’t even touch them. And then after 5 years. I’ll send them all away.”
This time, she was a bit shaken. Latil couldn’t immediately respond and looked at him.
A vow made in the temple had to be very careful. If one swore a lie in the temple, one could receive divine punishment. The gods didn’t like lies that were sworn on them.
‘At least, this guy isn’t dodging around with lies.’
But there were still many holes in Hyacinth’s words. Latil sighed as she pointed out each one.
“Even if you send away the consorts. What about divorcing the empress? You said the duke’s power was strong. If he produced the empress, it would be even stronger. Would such a family, would an empress from such a family, obediently leave if you depose her after 5 years? Would she be easily pushed away from the position of empress?”
But Hyacinth again firmly replied.
“It’s enough.”
“Is it arrogance or conceit.”
“Please, Latil. The only one I love is you. The only person I want to share my future with, the only person I want to make a family with is you. You know, right?”
Foolishly, Latil couldn’t respond. It wasn’t easy to dismiss the pleading of a man she had loved for years.
How much time had she spent praying for and longing for this man? Besides, the person this man loved was her, and she herself had loved this man.
“……No.”
But in the end, Latil couldn’t accept Hyacinth.
“Latil.”
Hyacinth looked at Latil with eyes full of unexpected shock. His eyes were filled with shock.
“If you can’t trust me, yes, that’s possible. So I’ll swear in the temple. Really. So please……”
“Do you want me to be honest? I still love you. But the you in 5 years will be completely another woman’s man. Right now, it’s your majesty who has come between you and me, but in 5 years, you and that person will be a married couple and I’ll be a stranger.”
“I absolutely don’t love her.”
“Even if you don’t love her, your bride is her. I’m just a princess from a neighboring country. If we’re going to break up, it should be now before the marriage. Break up after 5 years of marriage? Do you think I’d be happy to hear such news?”
Latil resolutely spoke and took a step back. For a moment she wavered, but Latil believed this was right.
Of course, Latil hated the woman who would become Hyacinth’s bride. It wasn’t her existence she hated, but her position. She had easily taken away the man she had loved with all her heart for years. It couldn’t be good.
However, separately, she didn’t agree with the fact that Her Majesty would be deposed after 5 years.
Her Majesty did not steal Hyacinth away through a wicked scheme. Hyacinth had made a deal with her to become an emperor. Of course, if he hadn’t made a deal, Hyacinth would have died.
Anyway, after making a deal with her, he would divorce her after 5 years?
“Latil, please.”
Tears fell from Hyacinth’s eyes. He collapsed as if he was falling. Tears streamed down his beautiful face, and seeing that, Latrasil’s heart also crumbled.
“Even if you don’t accept me, I can’t love anyone else, Latrasil. You know that. Please……”
Latrasil shook her head and fled from the spot.
“Your Highness. Are you okay?”
When Latrasil returned to her residence and was staring blankly out the window, the commander of the royal guards asked cautiously.
“No……”
Latrasil weakly answered and leaned her forehead on the window frame like a sick chick. The window frame was cool, but her heart was still complicated.
It was easier when it was pure rage. Now it was harder because the emotions were complex.
Moreover, Hyacinth’s words kept coming to her ears, and each time, she was tempted to say ‘so what?’
She was sure that Duke’s grace had not taken Hyacinth away with a wicked scheme. But now that she thought about it, if Duke hadn’t helped Prince Heum’s rebellion in the first place, Hyacinth wouldn’t have needed to make such a deal.
“No. Not even after 5 years.”
“Pardon?”
“That’s what happened.”
Latrasil grunted and got up, taking off her cumbersome glove that she was still wearing.
She hadn’t even changed her shoes and was still wearing her cloak. She was still dressed in her travel clothes after meeting Hyacinth.
“Shall I call a maid to help you change your clothes?”
“Could you do that?”
The commander of the royal guards went outside the door, asking her to wait for a moment. But in less than a minute, he came back calling Latrasil.
“You came back really quick. What’s up? No one’s there?”
As Latrasil asked, a puzzled look came over the commander’s face. It seemed to be more than just not being able to find a maid.
What now? Latrasil’s expression darkened in response.
“Why?”
“The grace of Aini is at the door. She wants to see Your Highness, what should we do?”
The grace of Aini. The grace of Aini. The prospective bride of my exboyfriend? Such a person wants to meet me? Why? And she’s at the door?
Latrasil frowned. She was already upset because of Hyacinth. Do I really have to meet that person too? She was not eager to do so.
Seeing her mood, the commander suggested,
“If Your Highness wishes, I will handle it.”
It was a good suggestion, but Latrasil refused.
“It’s okay. Since I came as the representative of the delegation, I can’t avoid it anyway. Let her in.”
The commander of the royal guards looked unwilling but said “Yes.” and went outside.
A moment later. A woman with beautifully coiled red hair came into the room.
The fact that the prospective bride of my exboyfriend looked much more beautiful and charming than expected was quite annoying.
Elegantly spreading the hem of her dress, Aini was short but stood straight with a firm expression. She radiated the aura of a wellbred young lady.
‘Damn it.’
Latrasil cursed under her breath.
‘I haven’t changed my shoes and cloak yet.’
Latrasil was wearing a uniform that was similar to the knights but with a more glamorous touch instead of a dress.
The outfit was adorned with golden tassels here and there and the emblem was made of gold, making it rather flashy. But the problem was that she had been wearing this outfit for days. As a result, the outfit was wrinkled and there was still dirt on the hem of her pants.
She should have been told to come later. Latrasil regretted internally, but she couldn’t ask her to leave now.
Latrasil hid her emotions, smiled, and extended her hand.
“Nice to meet you, Aini grace.”
My Arch-enemy Sealed My Memory and Said That He is My Husband
This is an incredibly captivating story that you absolutely shouldn’t miss! I’ll give a brief introduction here, and below you’ll find a detailed synopsis of the plot.
The female lead is a fierce and powerful demon king. The male lead is a once-in-a-millennium celestial lord, admired by the entire cultivation world.
They are equally matched, legendary rivals who have battled for centuries.
In the final duel, the female lead is gravely injured. The male lead saves her, seals her memories, and hides her true identity. He tells her that he is her fiancé. His entire life has been flawless—except for the one thing he never expected, never controlled, and never wanted to control: falling for his greatest enemy. She is his inner demon, his obsession.
When the female lead regains her memories, she is furious at his deception.
She makes his life a living hell.
And somehow, the male lead—possibly a total masochist—doesn’t mind at all. In fact, he’s happy she’s paying attention to him.
Yep, we’re back to my favorite trope: male lead suffering. If you love this kind of story, jump into the pit with me now!!!
Intro
Dong Xia lost her memory.
Her handsome and extremely powerful fiancé Li Qing comforted her: “It’s okay if you can’t remember. I’ll always be with you.”
Everyone thought Dong Xia’s ancestors must have burned incense to get such a perfect fiancé. He was the number one person in the immortal realm, yet he remained chaste and only loved her.
…
The day before marrying her fiancé, Dong Xia finally remembered everything.
She wasn’t suffering from memory loss at all.
Her arch-enemy had made her fake her death, destroyed her cultivation, replaced her memories, and pretended to be her deeply in love fiancé.
No wonder he said, “It’s okay if you can’t remember”!
Dong Xia laughed coldly as she pulled out her long knife: Li Qing, prepare to die 🙂
*
Li Qing, as the supreme being of the immortal realm, was the people’s shining beacon.
The only unknown stain in his life was his affection for Dong Xia, the ruler of the demon realm.
In the final battle of the war between immortals and demons, the sky collapsed and the earth shattered. The ruler of the demon realm was finally slain under the sword of the supreme being of the immortal realm, and everyone in the immortal realm applauded.
The cultivation world lost a ruler of the demon realm.
And in the back mountain of Li Qing’s cave dwelling, he secretly hid away a fiancée.
Notes:
1. The female lead is white on the outside, black on the inside, and the queen of flattery; the male lead repeatedly tests the edge of darkness, a VIP guest at the crematorium.
2. Fantasy cultivation world setting.
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