What could convince Arabel was not wealth or threats but a sincere request for her help.
Feeling his throat warming, the emperor downed the miserable cheap wine placed in front of him.
“Well then, how about a rendezvous with your mentor?”
“The mentor will understand. Once the curse of Your Majesty is lifted, I believe the mentor will allow me to follow. Please allow me to leave a letter inside the cave before I depart.”
It wasn’t a flat refusal to go at all. But for now, this had to be enough.
The emperor made an effort to appear smiling as he thought. He vowed to investigate the mentor, that deceitful fellow.
“Well then, is there any problem with leaving tonight?”
“Uh…”
Arabel awkwardly smiled, scrunching her nose.
“Speak.”
“If it’s possible, could I leave tomorrow at dawn? Lily, I mean, my cousin’s racehorse is expected to give birth to twins tonight. If I’m not there, she might get sensitive and have a hard time. She cried last night because I wasn’t there…”
To Arabel, helping the emperor and assisting a racehorse seemed equally important.
Maxwell, feeling oddly embarrassed, nodded with a forced cheerful expression.
Helterd Empire, Inside the Star Palace
Empress Natalie, along with the beloved and virtuous daughters of the Seville Kingdom’s second princess and a count, strolled through the lotus garden.
“Is everything comfortable for you?”
“Thanks to your care, I’m doing well.”
“I’m also living very comfortably. Thank you.”
Empress Natalie fed the golden fish in the pond and spoke.
“Since we won’t see each other privately when the final race begins, if there’s anything you find regrettable, tell me in advance. I’ll make preparations.”
“I don’t know how to repay Empress’s kindness. Thanks to you, I made it to the final race.”
As the illegitimate daughter of a count from the Seville Kingdom folded her hands and expressed her gratitude, Empress Natalie’s expression cooled.
“It seems like you’re misunderstanding something.”
“Huh?”
“Your role is to do your best to assist Lilybeth Princess in becoming the companion of Empress. That’s why you made it to the final race. Remember that. Otherwise, your father and family will face tremendous difficulties.”
As Empress Natalie coldly warned, the count’s daughter blushed deeply, nodding her head.
When the empress turned her head and addressed Lilybeth, her direct relative, she spoke in a gentle voice.
“We have high expectations for the princess. Be chosen as empress this time and continue our kingdom’s tradition. Also, Macquire Viscount’s daughter is also considered as a candidate for you.”
“Yes, Empress Natalie. Don’t worry. I will definitely become Emperor Maxwell’s consort for you.”
Lilybeth Princess responded with a bright smile, her azure eyes sparkling more than the autumn sky. As the most promising candidate in this selection competition, she was a conspicuous possessor of dazzling beauty even from afar.
As much as her beauty, her ambition was great, and there was no hesitation in achieving her goals. If anything became an obstacle in front of her, she would do whatever it took to remove it.
In many ways, her niece, who resembled her so much, pleased Empress Natalie greatly.
The most significant resource in the Seville Kingdom, where natural resources were scarce, was the royal bloodlines with outstanding beauty. Just as Empress Natalie did, Lilybeth, too, would become Emperor Maxwell’s wife, providing significant help to the Seville Kingdom.
If Lilybeth became the empress this time, her brother, the king of Seville, promised to appoint her cousin’s son, Eric, as the crown prince of the Seville Kingdom. Two months later, the niece must stand alongside Maxwell.
Empress Natalie’s eyes sparkled as she handed Lilybeth the expected test questions.
“How is the Empress doing?”
Empress Caroline, the emperor’s aunt and the wife of Duke Lesang, asked her husband while wearing a dress for the banquet.
“She’s mobilizing all resources to make her niece the empress.”
“How dare she without knowing anything! Even if your mother hadn’t passed away early, you couldn’t have dreamed of marrying Father.”
“Anyway, are you confident? Even in a small kingdom, princesses and daughters of Seville Kingdom were not chosen as queens of various kingdoms. Lilybeth Princess’s beauty is already famous outside the palace.”
“What’s the use of being pretty? She’s ambitious like her aunt but with dull intelligence. Even without the Empress’s help, she would have been eliminated in the preliminaries.”
Caroline confidently lifted her chin, wearing a diamond necklace.
“No matter how beautiful Lilybeth is, she won’t be able to surpass your niece, Grace. Just wait and see. In two months, the bride entering the temple holding hands with Maxwell will be Grace.”
Among the candidates, Vernon, the daughter of Viscount, known for her excellence, got involved in a scandal with a knight and couldn’t finish the competition properly. Grace, the culprit, had placed the viscount’s daughter’s handkerchief under the knight’s bedsheet and hidden the knight’s underwear in the rose palace where the viscount’s daughter stayed.
While Lilybeth might lack a bit in beauty, Grace’s mind worked faster than anyone else. If Grace became the empress, the power of the Lesang Ducal family would soar to unimaginable heights.
Thinking that her social rank would rise higher than Empress Natalia’s, Caroline’s lips curled upwards on both sides.
At that moment, her butler entered and reported.
“An imperial messenger inspecting the provinces, Emperor’s envoy has arrived.”
Upon the messenger’s report, Caroline turned her head and extended her hand.
At the same time, Empress Natalie, in her reception room, leisurely opened the letter from the emperor received through the messenger.
Male lead is a clingy little husband
One-line summary: The male lead is initially an arrogant, noble, love-deprived brat, later a cute, clingy, scheming little jealous one.
Introduction:
One day, Lu Yuner’s soul transmigrates into a female-dominant world. She enters the Imperial Academy and takes up the position of a doctoral instructor, teaching classes and grading schoolwork.
One day, she encounters the young prince Su Qingwan secretly skipping class from the male academy.
As a result, Su Qingwan is punished.
From then on, Su Qingwan sees Lu Yuner as a “thorn in his side”.
But before long, this “thorn” becomes the person he cherishes most, and he goes to great lengths to win Lu Yuner’s affection.
Mini scene 1:
One day, the sun is high in the sky but Su Qingwan still hasn’t gotten up for class.
Servant Xiaoyuan: “Young prince, it’s time for class. You’ll be late otherwise.”
Su Qingwan says arrogantly: “I’m not going. I am the esteemed prince, my status is so noble, why should I suffer this hardship? Besides, isn’t learning all this just to please women? Hmph, they’re not worthy!”
Mini scene 2:
After Su Qingwan falls for someone, he completely changes. He no longer skips class and diligently learns how to be a good husband and father. But he discovers that Sister Yuner is always surrounded by admirers.
Drunk and overcome with jealousy one day, he clings to Lu Yuner, crying beautifully like a pear blossom in the rain.
Su Qingwan: “Qingwan likes Sister Yuner.”
Lu Yuner: “Young prince, you’re drunk.”
Su Qingwan: “Qingwan isn’t drunk. Qingwan likes Sister Yuner, likes you so much, likes you to bits…” Before he can finish, Lu Yuner’s eyes flash with emotion and she leans in closer.
[Reading Guide]
1. The female lead is gentle, gracious, humble and polite but not weak. The male lead is initially an arrogant, noble, love-deprived brat, later a cute, clingy, scheming little jealous one.
2. 1v1, a bit torturous in the beginning but definitely sweet later on.
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