“Beris, you should wipe it with a napkin at times like this, not with your hand.”
“Is it not allowed to wipe with hand?”
Duke Fleur corrected Beris’s improper behavior in a gentle voice after seeing her casually wipe her mouth with the back of her hand.
“It’s not that, Beris.”
Seeing Beris not fully understanding, Carlyle explained calmly again.
“Next time you eat cake… eat it a little at a time, like how your brother does.”
“Okay!”
The general was indeed extraordinary! The way he showed how to eat without dirtying her clothes or around her mouth, even at the level of 3yearold Beris, was perfect. It seemed like she would handle anything with ease when she grew up.
“The affectionate look is nice to see. The Duke has raised the children very well.”
“It’s an honor that you see it that way, Your Majesty the Empress.”
The Duke and Hecate exchanged compliments in between.
“Mom, I want to stop eating and play now.”
A little later, Beris, patting her swollen belly, said she couldn’t eat any more dessert and wanted to run around excitedly.
“Go ahead then. Be careful not to get hurt, and don’t go too far away.”
Duke Fleur easily agreed, and I, too, felt full and reluctantly put down my fork.
“How about you go play with your friends, my darling?”
“I will.”
It sounded like a signal for adults to talk. I slowly got out of my chair to aid digestion.
“Quack!”
Then, Poppy wobbled vigorously and eagerly followed me.
“It seems we can get to the main point now.”
“Yes, Your Majesty the Empress.”
I knew it, the real talk was separate.
As I moved away, I couldn’t understand the words behind me, but I could tell that the meeting between Hecate and Duke Fleur was not just for simple friendship.
[This is a time separator.]“Caww!”
I don’t know how I ended up playing this game again. I was playing a game with the children, running away from the maids who were ‘it.’
I’m not good at running, and if not for this game, I would be playing more boring toy games indoors, so I agreed to play but ended up trailing last.
‘I need to hide here and rest for a bit.’
Fortunately, the maid was clever enough to focus more on catching Carlyle and Beris, and I was able to sneak out.
‘This body can’t run well, and it loses stamina quickly. That’s a flaw.’
Not wanting to cause trouble, I decided to get up and return after regaining some stability.
“I heard that you finally found a clue.”
Then, slowly exhaling and repeating inhaling, I perked up my ears at Hecate’s low whisper.
“Yes. After a few years of clandestine investigation, I’ve barely… got a lead.”
Curious, I peeked out my head and looked in the direction where the conversation was flowing. Wondering what they were talking about, I crawled closer to the floor.
“So the mastermind behind the poisoning incident is, perhaps…”
“It was indeed one of those who resented Bergamot, Your Highness.”
I assumed it was political talk, but I swallowed at the mention of something related to Carlisle.
“I intend to keep all the gathered evidence safe.”
And I realized it in the calm but subtly angry voice of Duke Fleur.
“When Carlisle becomes an adult and seeks the rights of Bergamot, there will surely be obstructions, so it will help then.”
Duke Fleur was saying that he genuinely trembled with dislike for those who looked down on Carlisle and tried to scheme.
‘Duke Fleur is right.’
While nothing Duke Fleur said was wrong, it was unexpected that he had been caring for Carlisle to that extent.
Because he had to reluctantly take care of Carlisle, who became an orphan by Hecate’s order.
I never knew he would truly cherish that Carlisle.
‘When I was an Emperor, my loyal subjects reported everything, so I knew everything…’
Suddenly, another inconvenience was added to the changed situation since being reborn as a princess.
That was because, being a young princess, I couldn’t partake in the level of conversation that Hecate and Duke Fleur were having, leading to a limitation in information.
‘Why else would I be doing this?’
I sighed and decided to go back before the kids made a fuss.
“……Your Majesty.”
As I was turning around, trying not to be caught by the Duke and Hecate, Veris’s voice rang out in my ear.
“Uaaaah! You startled me!”
I got goosebumps because I hadn’t sensed him coming.
‘I’m doomed. They’ll find out I was eavesdropping…’
But the problem was that I was secretly listening to the conversation between Hecate and Duke Fleur, contrary to my original purpose of resting nearby.
“Darling, you were there. You look pale; are you sick again?”
No, he worries without suspicion first. It’s ridiculous that he makes me sick all the time, but shouldn’t I worry first if he heard the conversation?
“I’m not sick…”
Apparently, because the outward appearance is that of a 3yearold princess, he didn’t suspect that I had heard the confidential information.
‘Hold on.’
I was about to tell Hecate that I was fine as she suddenly hugged me, but I hesitated.
‘I was irritated at first, but this is an opportunity.’
An opportunity to escape the afternoon lesson. I clapped in my mind at the thought that flashed by.
“I think I’m tired because I haven’t been napping lately.”
Suddenly I pretended to feel a bit fatigued.
“It’s not serious, fortunately. But Mommy is still sad thinking that Darling is very sick.”
Hecate asked if I was alright and then preached about the importance of condition management.
“Studying in the afternoon will surely be too much, right?”
Good, if I play my cards right, the afternoon class will be canceled. I put all my effort into acting, hoping that it wouldn’t seem awkward.
“Yes. From what I see, you should rest now.”
“Her Majesty the Empress is right, Your Highness.”
Duke Fleur, who had come close, also joined in. He said that sleeping well would lead to good health and growth, adding weight to the decision to cancel the afternoon class.
“That’s true, Duke Fleur. I will have to postpone the lesson until tomorrow.”
An unexpected harvest. I felt my mood lift suddenly, and I secretly cheered, only lifting my thumbs.
‘That’s it, Hecate!’
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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