My Fiancé Keeps Trying to Raise Me (16 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 11
Samuel, who had carefully transcribed the message from the communication orb and thus knew precisely what had occurred, said with evident pride.
“Your Highness! Your capable aide—me—has already prepared everything for our departure. If we return directly to the Grand Ducal Palace now…”
“Ha, what nonsense.”
The Grand Duke, sounding utterly exasperated, lifted his rain-soaked golden hair and raised his head.
“Our princess is currently in the Imperial Palace.”
At the incongruous word that slipped from his lips, everyone flinched—except the Grand Duke, who calmly turned to his deputy commander standing beside him.
“Morton, I’ll head straight to the capital. You return to the fortress, gather our men, and set out.”
“Yes, Your Highness.”
“Um… Your Highness?”
Samuel was flustered as he watched Morton bow without question or protest and lead the remaining knights away. Just as Samuel, seized by a sudden ominous premonition, urgently tried to mount his horse to chase after the knights—
Grab! Samuel’s collar was yanked from behind. When he turned his head, a chilling black mask loomed close to his face.
“Where do you think you’re going? You’re coming with me to the capital.”
“Huh? Why would I…?”
“Because you’re my capable aide—it’s only natural you assist me at my side.”
In that moment, Samuel had a foreboding intuition of the ordeal awaiting him.
“Aaah! Your Highness, please spare me!”
If only I’d known this would happen, I’d have sent someone else!
[This is the timeline separator]Meanwhile, Charlotte had just stepped into the corridor after repeatedly urging the Empress Dowager not to overexert herself.
Serina appeared from the opposite end, quickly approached, and bowed deeply to her.
“Your Majesty.”
“Serina? Have you already escorted Lord Heyworth to his room?”
“Well… actually, Her Highness expressed a wish to walk a bit, so I guided her to the garden.”
Serina explained that Princess Anet seemed deeply troubled by the Empress Dowager’s collapse and that she couldn’t possibly send her straight back to her room, so she’d taken her to the garden without prior permission and now begged forgiveness.
“Oh dear… in trying not to ruin Her Majesty’s first impression, I’ve only caused unnecessary confusion.”
Instead of scolding Serina, Charlotte praised her and hurried toward the garden to clear up the misunderstanding.
[This is the timeline separator]“Hey! Why don’t you answer at once? Who on earth are you?”
Anet, having met everyone in her future husband’s family except him, felt an inexplicable sense of disappointment—until she suddenly snapped to attention.
No matter how elderly his manner of speech, the Crown Prince, still very much a child, had grown impatient and pressed for an answer.
“Well… um… it’s just that…”
What should she say?
That she was to become his aunt?
Anet simply couldn’t bring herself to say it.
Though she hated to admit it, she looked so much like his own age that even the Emperor had mistaken her identity.
He likely wouldn’t believe her—and might even be shocked.
Deciding it best to leave the full explanation to the Emperor and Empress, Anet revealed only a portion of the truth.
“Your Highness, I’m a foreigner invited by the Empire and will be staying temporarily in the Imperial Palace.”
“A foreigner? I thought so…”
Her unusual hair color had struck him as rare.
Mikhail nodded, then asked sharply, “Then why are you here, of all places?”
“Well… uh…”
Should she say she’d gotten lost while touring the palace?
Anet had never told a lie before—only evaded answers—and she hesitated for just a moment.
“Could it be!”
Mikhail suddenly widened his eyes and exclaimed,
“You’ve come chasing after me because you fell for me!”
“…Huh?”
So utterly absurd was the claim that she repeated it in disbelief—yet Mikhail took it as confirmation and slapped his forehead.
“Just as Audrey said!”
“Forgive me, but I think you’ve misunderstood something…”
“It’s no use, no matter what. My heart already belongs to Audrey.”
Who on earth is Audrey?!
Anet hurriedly tried to correct the misunderstanding, but the young prince’s ears seemed shut to her words.
He shook his head, then let out a dramatic sigh.
“Hoo…”
The way his bangs fluttered in the breath of air looked surprisingly dashing, leaving Anet momentarily dumbfounded with her mouth open—
“Mikhail?”
“M-Mother!”
Charlotte, who had just entered the garden, blinked in surprise to find her son standing there with Anet.
“Whatever are you doing here? Isn’t this your lesson time?”
The Empress’s expression hardened into that of a strict mother, and Mikhail’s previously cheerful face instantly froze.
“Well… um… you see…”
“You weren’t skipping lessons just to laze about here, were you?”
Mikhail bowed his head deeply under his mother’s precise accusation, while Anet felt a faint pang of guilt.
After all, this situation had arisen only because she’d impulsively asked to take a walk in the garden.
She didn’t realize that even without her, word of the Crown Prince skipping class would have reached the Empress by that evening—and now both of them stood awkwardly awaiting their scolding.
“Mother! This young lady is entirely blameless!”
Mikhail shouted the moment Charlotte’s gaze shifted toward Anet.
Seeing the thoroughly chastened Crown Prince still step forward to shield her, Anet felt a little touched.
“It’s all because I admired her too much…”
And just as he was about to launch again into that bizarre tale, Anet panicked and quickly spoke up.
She noticed how Mikhail, who had been so bold in front of her earlier, now twisted his body shyly in place.
“Your Majesty, I suppose it was wrong of me to ask for a stroll. I’m sorry. And I apologize to His Highness as well—if I’d known you were here, I would never have entered.”
“That… isn’t something a lady of your standing should apologize for.”
Only her son—sneaking off to skip lessons—was at fault, so Charlotte fixed Mikhail with a sharp glare.
But…
“She didn’t come chasing after me…?”
Mikhail’s eyes wobbled as though struck by an earthquake, only now realizing his mistaken assumption.
He was so stunned he didn’t even notice his mother’s stern look—or how she addressed Anet.
“Oh dear… he must be embarrassed.”
Seeing Mikhail’s ears instantly flush crimson, Anet quietly suppressed a smile.
Now that the ridiculous misunderstanding had cleared, this little boy seemed quite adorable.
Especially compared to Laon—four years her senior—who’d been born as King Heyworth’s late-in-life son and constantly provoked her, demanding even more patience than dealing with a demon.
“Compared to that little rascal, you really are an angel…”
…Though admittedly, as Crown Prince, his princely complex was rather severe.
“He’s at an age when he just wants to play. Please don’t scold him too harshly, Your Majesty.”
Softened toward the boy, Anet momentarily forgot her own position and spoke gently.
Mikhail, who was nearly her height yet being treated like a child, was about to protest indignantly—but paused, glancing back and forth between the Empress and Anet.
His mother usually spoke politely and respectfully even to other nobles, but somehow seemed especially warm toward this foreign girl.
“And she even permitted her to stroll in the garden reserved only for royalty…”
Unable to contain his curiosity, Mikhail blurted out before he could stop himself,
“Mother, who exactly is this young lady…?”
“Oh my, Mikhail—mind your manners. She’ll soon be family.”
Thunderstruck, Mikhail felt as though lightning had struck his head.
[This is the timeline separator]〈His Highness seems terribly shocked…〉
〈It’s better he’s slightly startled than that he shows you disrespect. He’ll understand once we explain everything properly later.〉
Though Anet worriedly asked about Mikhail, who staggered out of the garden as if reeling from a blow, Charlotte dismissed it lightly.
Just recently, she’d happily told Mikhail that his uncle Kardin would soon be married—so his mind was probably in utter chaos right now…
She had no intention of explaining the details to her still-young son just yet. More than anything, she thought it wouldn’t hurt for that mischievous boy to behave a bit more quietly while Anet stayed in the palace.
Anet, having just realized the sheer magnitude of Mikhail’s misunderstanding, grew momentarily uneasy—but her concern vanished as soon as the Empress began speaking about the Empress Dowager.
〈That means Her Majesty the Empress Dowager doesn’t dislike you at all—in fact, quite the opposite.〉
〈But…〉
〈If she truly disliked you, would she have invited you to tea again? Oh, and she said she’s sending a wonderful surprise gift tomorrow!〉
Reassured by Charlotte’s encouraging words, Anet—who had been uncertain until then—finally nodded.
Yet it was too soon to relax. She lay awake most of the night, repeatedly resolving to appear composed before the Empress Dowager and wondering anxiously what that “wonderful surprise gift” might be—until she finally drifted off to sleep.
And at last, the next day dawned.
Male lead first thought she played hard to get, only to realize she
really disliked him
Short intro:
What she can’t stand the most is the streets full of effeminate men, especially that so-called top beauty whom she avoids at all costs.
Shen Yaoxing looks at Jiang Mingyue, who keeps approaching her with coy shyness.
Shen Yaoxing: Bro, don’t be like this, I’m really about to throw up!
She fears nothing in heaven or earth, except for him getting close to her.
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At first he thought she was just using the trick of feigning indifference to attract his attention. Later, he learned that she truly despised him.
This dealt a heavy blow to Jiang Mingyue, and he vowed to make her, like everyone else, fall at his feet in worship!
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Synopsis:
Before transmigrating, Shen Yaoxing only wanted to find a reliable man to spend her life with. Who knew that after transmigrating, she would become a reliable woman herself…
A forced misandrist, highly skilled, and reliable female lead
vs.
An initially aloof and arrogant, later morbid, obsessed male lead
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Wow this novel has it all, huh? No misunderstanding over the ML’s feelings towards FL, kind and loving imperial family wow
Always a favorite of mine when hurt, abandoned, abused MCs gets a chance of having a true family 🥹