“Please be a support for the Crown Prince.”
I earnestly asked him.
“Whew…”
I was extremely tense, but when I returned to the lodging, I became completely relaxed. I walked through the Hwangjae (Crown Prince’s residence) with light steps.
Just as I was about to enter the Crown Prince’s residence, Grechen ran towards me.
“Ah, Lady Musel. You’ve returned!”
?”
Perplexed, I looked at him, and he urgently gestured.
“The Crown Prince is currently taking a stroll around the sponsorship pond with Lady Elfriede. The Crown Prince said that if Lady Musel comes, go there.”
Well, Lumi came?
I was surprised, but I managed to calm my mind and responded calmly.
“Yes, I’ll go right away.”
To come unexpectedly like this! Anyway, Lumi is an unpredictable guy!
I headed to the Crown Prince’s residence sponsorship at a brisk pace, wondering how I would thaw the frozen air.
But it was when I passed through the rose tunnel, where only thorny branches were left, and entered the sponsorship.
“Oh, is that so?”
“Hehe, it’s true!”
I paused at the voices I heard.
A completely different scene unfolded from what I had expected. Between the two, instead of a wintry chill, there was a warm breeze.
As I stood frozen, contemplating how to soften the frozen air while walking to the garden, their voices reached me.
“Oh, is it Musel?”
“Oh my, Lady Musel has come?”
Both of them looked at me.
Lumi and Klaus were laughing.
Lumi had succeeded.
And at that moment, I finally faced my wretched true self.
“Ah…”
I felt a sensation as if someone had poured cold water over me.
In reality, I had been ignoring Lumi all along.
I treated him like a child, locked in my house due to depression, knowing nothing about the world. I acted like I was teaching him, but I never truly wanted him to wake up.
I wanted him to maintain the character of the wicked elf, Elfriede, without truly hoping for Lumi to change.
I had never sincerely acknowledged Lumi.
Even though I considered abandoning Lumi, internally, I rationalized it by saying, “Anyway, Lumi is not qualified to be the Crown Princess.”
I, who was not more righteous or superior than Lumi, may have been the inappropriate person to be next to Klaus.
“Ah, Musel?”
“Oh my, Lady Musel has come?”
Both of them looked at me.
Lumi had truly overcome the crisis. He even managed to bring a smile to Klaus’s face, who had been grumpy all along.
The real hopeless one was not Lumi but me.
“Apologies for arriving late, Your Highness.”
I bowed with my trembling body.
Smile. Smile, Musel.
If your expression stiffens now, you’ll only reveal your pathetic bottom to them.
Now is the time to cheer for your ‘friend’ Lumi.
So, smile.
Even if it’s forced, please.
“I came as soon as I heard you were looking for me, Your Highness. I see you were having a pleasant conversation.”
My body trembled with the ruthless realization that penetrated me completely. I forced myself to swallow the rising nausea.
The true personality that surfaces when you hit rock bottom is indeed real.
Watching Lumi skillfully restore his relationship with Klaus, I am shivering like a cedar tree, filled with shock and astonishment.
I truly was a pathetic person.
“Hehe, Lady Musel seems to have been quite worried, Your Highness.”
Lumi smiled with his eyes closed.
Indeed, Lumi. You were doing well even without me.
Klaus also slowly opened his mouth.
“How about you also listen to Lady Elfriede’s story.”
Before I could respond, Lumi spoke first.
“But you arrived too late, Lady Musel. We’ve already discussed the important matters.”
“Ah, I apologize.”
I obediently bowed my head.
Honestly, it was challenging to contain my emotions. If I relaxed even a bit, I felt like I would collapse right there.
I managed to open my lips with difficulty.
“Due to my late arrival, I unintentionally interrupted your conversation. I will now step back and await Your Highness’s command.”
Klaus paused for a moment and then nodded.
“…Do so.”
I mustered the last bit of strength to politely bow.
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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