Chloe heard the information from the knight as follows:
Jane had fallen by the river in the forest. From the signs of her injuries, it was suspected that she had fallen from the cliff above.
With that height, it would be natural for her head to shatter and die, but it was said to be fortunate that she was alive. Perhaps the bracelet caught on a branch, causing a delay in the fall.
Since the forest is known to be dark, the possibility that she slipped and fell while walking the path was considered significant.
Chloe was not convinced by this.
According to the witness who discovered the incident at the time, the backpack was said to be on the mountain, where Jane was presumed to have been. When walking, there would be no occasion to leave a bag filled with luggage, especially if it contained valuables.
They also considered the commonly spoken action of wild animals, but since there were no signs of bites, this too was dismissed.
The only thing that made sense was an attack by someone else. But since the backpack wasn’t missing and was intact, it must not have been involved in other criminal acts either.
“I need to find out why Jane went to that forest first.”
When she returned to the ducal house, Chloe decided to look for the coachman who drove Jane home first.
If the coachman couldn’t be found, it would reveal that it was the act of an anonymous person.
“I must find it myself.”
Chloe, who was silently looking at the sleeping Jane, made a resolution.
Jane was not long past her comingofage ceremony, still radiating girlhood.
She had earned some money, so she said she would go back to the village and do what she had wanted to do…
Her longheld dream was now colorless, just breathing on the bed.
She wrote down the story she heard from the knight today in her notebook so that she wouldn’t forget it, and hid it in a place where no one else could see.
Then she lay down on the cot next to Jane. Considering that the two did not share a bedroom, a separate cot was prepared.
“I caught my breath thanks to Your Majesty.”
Assigning the two to the same room was Kun’s plan. Thanks to that, Chloe could be with Jane, and didn’t have to share a room with the disgusting Callis.
Although the emperor who didn’t know the situation wouldn’t have intended it, somehow things were going positively.
“Maybe I get along well with people with that name.”
Suddenly Chloe remembered another ‘Kun,’ her only friend, Kun.
Whether the nature of people named Kun is good, or whether they just act kindly to her.
And whether these oddly fitting developments are all mere coincidence.
“There’s no way the two are the same… right?”
Chloe, who had placed the two on the same plane, soon burst into laughter.
Not intending to insult her friend, but it’s a very unrealistic story.
Why would the emperor of the empire hang around in the village of the kingdom all day? Besides, the emperor knew what she looked like, so there was no need to pretend not to know and form a friendship.
“First… I’ll really think about my friend’s identity later. There’s too much to do now.”
Chloe, who brought a fountain pen and paper to bed, quietly wrote down the words. It was nice that the pen she was using was the same type, so it didn’t feel different when writing.
“Hello. Kun, are you doing well?”
After writing the first greeting, Chloe recalled their last letter. Specifically, the last letter sent from the other side.
“If it’s a request from a friend,
Gladly.”
Her friend who readily accepted her request for help didn’t show up next.
Then, when Chloe was about to visit the imperial palace and said it would be difficult to receive letters for a while, the reply came back.
“I will collect the letters myself. So if you want to write, please do so anytime. The way to collect it is as always.”
Although it was a bit disappointing to receive such a reply after no response for a long time, it also expressed a desire to exchange letters.
With her disappointment quickly shaken off, she moved her hand busily.
“It’s been a day since I entered the imperial palace. Today I was acquainted with the current emperor.”
Hmm, it seemed like I heard too much to ask, but I’ll take this opportunity to ask. Kuhn, you know you have the same name as the Sovereign, right?
Ah, not that I particularly want to say anything… just, that’s how it is. Meeting Kuhn during the day, and meeting Kuhn at night, made me feel slightly strange.”
It wasn’t a particularly funny story, but laughter came out. Chloe drew a smiling face on the letter for the first time.
Hmm, it felt like I was really having a conversation with a close friend. Come to think of it, it had been a bit stiff until now.
She drew another smiling face unnecessarily. Next to it, she added the useless explanation, “This is Kuhn’s face.”
Having finished the letter, Chloe went outside. She had taken Kuhn’s “always in that place” to mean the Duke’s residence.
She wandered the corridors to send the letter to the Duke’s residence.
Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)
One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!
Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.
The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.
The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.
Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.
Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.
…
Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.
Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.
After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!
Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”
The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.
It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.
When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…
Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.
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