I looked down after finishing speaking.
“Even though they look alike, it’s too much alike.”
Perhaps because my mood had dropped, an unpleasant feeling surrounded me from all sides and crept through my entire body.
Moreover, something had been constantly irritating me, making me sensitive to every stimulus, so I tensed my eyes. I wanted to find the sculptor and ask him right away because of the anxiety that started from suspicion, but I had to hold back, afraid that if I could not control my emotions further, it would look strange.
“The statue looking like someone is quite fascinating.”
I added a word, managing my expression with effort.
“Is it?”
Then Sasha tilted her head.
Apparently, the kid didn’t know about my past, so it seemed hard to believe that a mere 3yearold princess would find a stone statue of a familiar face.
“This is a statue wishing for peace.”
Meanwhile, as if never having been puzzled, Sasha leaned back with a smile in her eyes.
“Usually, these statues are made with the face that the artist thinks is most ideal.”
“I know.”
That much was common sense. I swallowed my words and spat them out, scraping my feet on the floor.
“Your Highness, dinner is ready.”
Then, just as I was about to slowly return to my original position, a maid appeared with impeccable timing.
“Okay. Got it.”
I didn’t want to stay long anyway.
“I should go ahead.”
“See you next time, Your Highness.”
I immediately exchanged greetings with Sasha and hurriedly moved on.
‘It really was a strange day.’
I wanted to get away from the statue quickly, so I came into the palace at a fast pace with my maid in tow.
‘I need to rest after eating.’
On the way to the dining room, I decided as I hurried down the oldfashioned staircase covered with a red carpet.
I was mentally tired, perhaps foolishly so, from seeing a stone statue that resembled the way I looked at the end.
Thump!
“Oh, dear!”
And as I turned the corner, I ran into someone coming from the opposite direction. I was dizzy, so I fell on my buttocks before I could even make out who it was.
“Are you okay, my daughter?”
Damn, but why did it have to be Jef, who looked so mischievous!
“Is Daddy sorry? Does it hurt a lot?”
Jef, not knowing what to do, suddenly hugged me with one arm as I was staggering and dizzy. My eye level changed in an instant.
“Yes.”
By the way, why was the Emperor running around without caution, as if he was in a hurry? I rubbed my forehead with one hand, still feeling the tingling sensation.
“You two, leave us.”
“Yes.”
First, let’s send the maid away. I gave the order to leave, and Jef and I were left alone.
“You’re not holding back any pain, are you?”
It hurts, but it’s not unbearable.
“I’m really fine.”
But Jef started again.
“I wonder who our daughter takes after to be so spirited~?”
He praised me unexpectedly, called me cute, and said I’d be a good general… Even though they were nice words, they were annoying.
“Mom or Dad~? It’s Dad, right?”
He’s excited, indeed. Once he started, he kept talking nonstop, and it hurt my ears.
‘You two probably take after me.’
But listening to it, it was absurd. Who raised you two? How dare you say that without hesitation? I couldn’t reveal my identity, so it was frustrating.
“Ahem, now that this has happened, let’s go together with Daddy.”
After being quiet for a while, Jef seemed embarrassed and coughed.
“I heard you were in the practice hall, so I was on my way to pick you up.”
I thought for a moment that I should have waited comfortably, but remembering the statue, I thought it was better to move first.
“Please put me down now. I can walk on my own.”
But it wasn’t a severe injury, and I couldn’t stand Jef’s overprotective behavior, so I opened my mouth.
“It’s okay, Darjeeling. You don’t need to overdo it.”
No, why don’t you understand what I’m saying? I was dumbfounded.
“Daddy will take you to the dining room comfortably.”
I asked several times to be put down, but Jef consistently refused with a smiling face.
“Did you enjoy your day?”
Not long after, as they approached the restaurant, maids appeared to attend them.
Invisible until now, Poppy also revealed its presence, waddling at their side.
“It was the same as usual, except for the fact that I had classes.”
I took my eyes off the maid and Poppy and tightly gripped Jeff’s lapel.
“But the treasure hunt during the day is what I remember the most.”
A memory that somehow became etched in my mind.
My heart throbbed again as I thought of the ugly doll made by Hecate.
“It was really a unique experience.”
Embarrassed, I lowered my eyes slightly.
“Did you find the gift your mother prepared for you?”
My mind suddenly became a jumble. The moment when emotions washed over me like waves and I shed tears vividly unfolded before me.
“She said she prepared it for a long time.”
“Yes.”
Yes, I found it. And I was even embarrassed to cry in front of the children.
“Keep it safe.”
Jeff, who couldn’t know my feelings, stroked my head and smiled gently.
‘I will, even if you didn’t ask me to.’
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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