My Discarded Fiancé Returned (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 62

The next morning, a rumor spread throughout the imperial palace that the newlywed Crown Prince and Crown Princess had parted ways after sharing only a single cup of tea the previous night. Naturally, the news reached the Empress, who was overseeing the inner court.

“So? The Crown Prince is undoubtedly busy—it can’t be helped.”

Adelaine replied dismissively. She herself had enjoyed a passionate honeymoon, but there were times when official duties left no room for spending an entire night together.

Occasionally recalling Richard, who would quietly slip out of their chambers at dawn so as not to wake her, she found nothing strange about it.

“Still, what matters is that he spent time with the Crown Princess.”

“That’s precisely the issue—’spending time’ was far too brief.”

Adelaine, who had been leisurely sipping her tea, furrowed her delicate brows.

“Why? Didn’t he visit the Crown Princess’s quarters?”

The head lady-in-waiting nodded vaguely.

“Yes. It’s just that… His Imperial Highness arrived at the Crown Princess’s quarters after ten in the evening due to parliamentary engagements, yet left again after barely ten minutes.”

“Hmm…”

Even for newlyweds, ten minutes was far too short to write a chapter of love. Moreover, even if the Crown Prince had just returned and was busy, there was no pressing state affair requiring him to stay up all night.

“Don’t make a fuss yet.”

The head lady-in-waiting nodded, though she knew that once the Empress had heard of it, the rumor must have already spread throughout the inner court—especially given the intense interest surrounding the newly married imperial couple.

“Perhaps the Crown Princess appears unwell because the state wedding and moving into the palace exhausted her too much.”

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