Clof exaggeratedly nodded as if to say she understood without having to listen any further, and patted Sedilroy’s back as if to encourage him.
“Her Majesty would probably suffer from neurosis without you. Don’t you think so?”
Sedilroy glanced back at Clof.
“You sometimes go too far with your words, Clof. Her Majesty is leading the nation more wisely than any previous king who ruled El Bleu.”
Clof chuckled in a cheeky tone.
“Jokes just don’t work with you. That’s why I like you. How about a walk in the summer garden with the man you like?”
With that, Clof actually hooked arms with Sedilroy in a comical way. His playfulness, which had been excessive since he was a child, was still intact. Sedilroy chuckled in disbelief but did not shake off Clof, going along with his mischievous antics.
Clof said,
“Isn’t it annoying to go back and forth from the Duke’s territory to El Bleu? You’re called over every three days or so. In that case, you might as well set up a residence in the capital. Or didn’t Her Majesty tell you to stay in the royal castle?”
Sedilroy did not respond, his expression lost in thought for a moment. It wasn’t that he disagreed; Clof was right. King Elmérat had been subtly pressuring him to stay in the royal castle for quite some time.
Just a few days ago, King Elmérat had hinted at it in that manner. From the king’s perspective, having an indispensable talent for running the country nearby would naturally be a comforting thing.
Sedilroy said,
“I understand what Her Majesty desires, but I have no intention of doing so for now.”
Clof frowned as if he couldn’t understand, then suddenly jabbed Sedilroy’s side as if he’d just thought of something.
“Is it because of your daughter?”
Sedilroy’s eyes flicked across Clof’s face.
“Ariante? Why?”
“No, I mean the reason you insist on staying in the Duke’s territory. Is it because of your daughter…… perhaps?”
“That could be a reason.”
A frustrated expression flashed across Clof’s face. Sedilroy knew it but deliberately ignored it.
“Sedilroy, really. Will you just leave Ariante like this? Even considering her future……”
Sedilroy gripped Clof’s shoulder tightly, almost choking him, and Clof made a goofy sound, gasping.
“Look here, Clof. The summer garden you wanted to see. The hydrangeas are beautifully bloomed. Don’t you think?”
“You really……! Fine, fine. What can I say?”
Stubborn as a mule, Clof grumbled.
Many people had come to stroll in the summer garden where the summer flowers, including hydrangeas, were beautifully bloomed. Dresses made of fabric as thin as butterfly wings, layered like pastry, seemed to be the fashion of the year.
As a few ladies passed by, Clof said,
“Hmm, this year’s trendy perfumes are orange, peony, lotus, and a hint of cocoa bean.”
Sedilroy smiled down at him.
“Are you a dog?”
“My lineage is a bit like that, isn’t it?”
Clof spoke teasingly. But Sedilroy’s expression was not very pleased.
“Can’t you do something about that attitude of belittling your family?”
“Belittling? I’m just stating the facts. A perfumer who traded his wife and meager title for a quick rise in status! Wasn’t that my grandfather? I’m just telling it like it is. What’s the first virtue of a perfumer? Smelling well, of course.”
Sedilroy briefly wore a look of discomfort, but knowing Clopf’s character, he did not add any more militarylike words. He knew well that if he talked to him at this time, he would only end up dealing with unnecessarily sharp words.
Clopf’s family had been perfumers for generations. His greatgrandfather began to gain fame, with a perfume made by blending honey, jasmine, and roses that only bloom in the deserts of the western region, sweeping the capital El Bleuen.
That perfume, named “Sweet Dream of the Desert,” was so popular that it was said to be on the dressing tables of the noblewomen not only in the capital but also in the provinces.
However, his son, that is, Clopf’s grandfather, failed to create an intense trend like his father.
Rather than talent as a craftsman, his shrewd business acumen was stronger. He was very skilled in grilling the nobles who came to his house with words, and thus finally managed to gain an opportunity to present a new product to the king.
Thinly picking the petals of the hydrangea with his fingers, Clopf said,
“But that sly old man took his wife with him to the place where he met the king. He must have known that her beauty was more than he deserved.”
Sedilroy coughed uncomfortably.
The king at the time fell in love with Clopf’s grandmother at first sight and made her his queen.
There were some problems in the process, but he silenced many controversies in an instant— at least outwardly— by making Clopf’s grandfather, who was only a perfumer, a count.
Sedilroy, who had been silent for a moment, said,
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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