By the first order issued after Ferus became emperor, the two divorced. But in fact, Ferus did not visit Dragon City or summon them to the capital to order the divorce face-to-face.
‘I sent a document to Herna’s side.’
The document granting the divorce had Litania and Orbis’ names written on it.
Litania Veriverivium.
Orbis Reberto Aeternitas.
If remarriage is not possible for the two whose names are written on that document because it was a divorce by the emperor’s order, wouldn’t changing those very names work?
“You’re being unreasonable, Litania.”
“Please say I pointed out a loophole, not that I’m being unreasonable.”
Litania smiled gently and leaned slightly towards Ferus.
“Wouldn’t you be prouder to have a shrewd younger sister who doesn’t miss a gap and attacks it, rather than an unreasonable one?”
At her words, the frown between Ferus’ brows softened, and soon a chuckle burst out.
“Your skill at talking back has improved.”
“I’m in a position where I want something, so I shouldn’t upset Your Majesty. And since Your Majesty was considerate of my feelings, I also want to ask pleasantly.”
“For an asking attitude, there’s not a speck of desperation visible.”
“You don’t like it when I cling to you crying. Reminds you of the old days.”
“…”
The beginning of all stories. The first time before the regression.
The brown-haired girl with tear-filled eyes looking up at the crown prince, forcibly dragged to the imperial palace and terribly frightened.
The pink eyes desperately pleading for him to save her.
Hadn’t he said it was a sight he didn’t want to see again even in dreams?
“I’d like to hear why your mind changed. Wasn’t it you too who wanted the end of the relationship?”
“I am the imperial princess of Veriverivium. The royal family has a duty to serve for the stability and prosperity of the imperial household. Marriage is the best means to cooperate with other countries or gain support from the nobility.”
Sooner or later, as long as Litania was an imperial princess, she too had to marry to fulfill her duty.
Unlike other imperial descendants, it felt a bit unfair to sacrifice the rest of her life without having enjoyed anything for 19 years, but she couldn’t avoid it if she decided to live in this world.
“I heard you rejected all the marriage proposals that came to you. Were they all so unsatisfactory?”
“Well…”
Actually, Snow had taken and burned them all before she could even check, so she didn’t even see them. Litania felt a bit embarrassed to tell the truth, so she scratched her cheek.
“I can’t be satisfied with an ordinary man.”
“…What?”
“Orbis has raised my standards, so looking at other men’s faces doesn’t make my heart flutter.”
“How can you say such pathetic things…”
“And I don’t feel ecstatic when held in their arms.”
“Ahem!”
Ferus awkwardly cleared his throat and turned his gaze away. His ears turned red.
‘What? Was that something to be embarrassed about just now?’
She couldn’t understand why he was blushing at such talk when he was already married and had spent the first night with his new bride.
However, judging by Ferus’ reaction, it seemed he wouldn’t stubbornly insist it was impossible.
Litania decided to press on.
They say you become like those you like, and it seems she has somehow come to resemble that man’s shamelessness a little.
“It’s fine to start over following where the heart leads, isn’t it?”
“Marriage is not a matter to be decided so recklessly.”
“Is accepting a marriage proposal from a man you’ve never met not reckless?”
“Well, that’s why you meet first, and if you like him, then slowly with marriage as the premise…”
“Then, it’s fine to meet Orbis with marriage as the premise, right? I’m okay with starting slowly. I’m the type who prefers natural encounters originally.”
“Haa…”
Ferus soon rubbed his face with a look of exasperation. For him, it must be an unwanted situation, but perhaps because it was too absurd, he didn’t seem particularly worried or anxious.
“Names cannot be changed. You’re already a celebrity among the people. As long as you have the status of an imperial princess, you can’t abandon the name Veriverivium either. And that guy…”
Orbis had no name. He had been called the Divine Dragon for hundreds of years, and it was said that giving the title Aeternitas to Dragon City happened several generations ago.
“We can’t change the Divine Dragon’s name without any justification.”
“Then is it okay if there’s justification?”
“What kind of justification?”
“For example, if he renders meritorious service.”
Bain received his title for contributing to getting the Divine Dragon to come out of Dragon City and resolve the border dispute as Litania’s knight escort.
Couldn’t Orbis do the same?
“The danger of war has already passed, so what meritorious service are you trying to achieve?”
“Hmm…”
Litania looked at the cloudy sky beyond the long windows of the audience chamber.
Clouds heavy with moisture that seemed about to sink were slowly drifting in.
Two years ago, they had to hold rain rituals because it didn’t rain, but this year the rainy season seemed to be arriving early.
Originally, during the rainy season, the rivers would overflow and nearby villages would suffer damage.
‘Since Veriverivium has no sea, but long rivers and large and small lakes scattered about.’
When the rainy season comes there are floods, and when drought hits the lakes shrink making it hard to irrigate from afar, so it’s trouble either way, they say.
“I’ll try to elevate Your Majesty’s name.”
[This is the timeline separator]A moist night breeze blew in through the open window. As Orbis gestured, the window closed and the curtains were drawn.
Whether human or animal, learning quickly when it’s to their advantage is no different.
Having let it slide once, Orbis now habitually sneaked into Litania’s room every night.
“Waterway construction? Not in the capital, but outside the capital?”
“Yes. The capital is fairly well maintained, but not the outside, right?”
“The surroundings will be damaged.”
Orbis’ eyes darkened.
For him who likes natural scenery, it would not be welcome for man-made structures to keep spreading out from the capital.
But that’s precisely why Orbis’ help was needed for this construction.
“We’ll build embankments on the outskirts of the river. That will restrain the flow of water and protect the surrounding areas.”
“It’s a job that requires engineering methods. The officials should be able to handle that much.”
“It seems the design is difficult because the river’s stability and flow must be considered. And since it has to go up to high ground, the construction costs are not insignificant.”
Litania leaned back against the wingchair’s backrest and swung her legs lightly. Under the fluttering skirt, white bare feet wiggled.
The blue eyes of the man opposite slowly followed the movement of those feet.
“We also need to dig underground waterways near the villages. It’s the best way to prevent flooding and minimize water damage in situations like rising river levels or floods.”
“I see.”
“Originally, we’d have to dig holes underground and install drainage pipes, but.”
The white toes that had been wiggling playfully suddenly rose up and lightly tapped the man’s knee.
It was at that moment that Orbis’ gaze, which had been directed downward, met Litania’s.
“That would damage the natural landscape.”
Litania smiled brightly as she slowly lowered her toes.
The white foot that had been moving as if tracing the creases of his pants came down to the glossy shoe.
As she lightly pressed the shoe tip with her toes, Orbis stood up from his seat.
Because they had been sitting facing each other with just chairs and no table, the distance between the two quickly closed.
“I’d like you to be clear whether you’re pushing me away or seducing me.”
“I was just trying to have a conversation?”
“The Divine Dragon’s magic isn’t all-powerful, my shameless friend.”
“I don’t want to hear that from Orbis.”
“Then what do you desire?”
Orbis slowly lowered his head, gripping the armrests of the wingchair with both hands.
Litania, with her foot on his shoe and trapped between his arms and the chair, looked up at the man’s face casting a shadow over her and chuckled.
“Orbis. The servants of Dragon City have never been outside it, right?”
“Raven flew into the imperial palace during the Spring Festival.”
“Ah. We took out all the magic stones in the corridor.”
Litania opened her mouth slightly as if she had forgotten, and nodded.
“But the other servants haven’t seen the outside, have they?”
Litania slowly rubbed Orbis’ ankle with her toes.
Unlike the smooth shoe or the fine textured dress pants, when she slightly lifted the hem and rubbed the bare skin, a subtle heat could be felt.
Orbis’ brows furrowed slightly and his lips pressed tightly together.
“Litania…”
“So I was thinking!”
Pushing away the man’s face that was coming closer, Litania slipped out from between Orbis’ arms.
Seeing Orbis’ expression tinged with bewilderment, Litania laughed merrily and twirled around.
The feel of the carpet on her bare feet felt rather unfamiliar, so Litania tapped the floor with her toes.
“Let’s go on a trip with everyone on this occasion!”
Ex-husband Wants Reconciliation
One-line summary: Chasing the wife to the crematorium (making an effort to attract someone who has become indifferent), the female lead doesn’t look back, the second male lead takes the position.
Intro:
To repay the kindness of the older generation, Su Mu crossed into a female-dominated world and became a live-in daughter-in-law of the Yan family, single-handedly saving the Yan family from fire and water.
But her husband, Yan Jiyue, the eldest son of the Yan family, treated her with sarcasm and never showed her a good face.
It wasn’t until after Su Mu’s death that this pampered and arrogant young master shed a few fake tears and pretended to want to die for love.
This life’s kindness was enough. If there was a next life, she would definitely kick Yan Jiyue away.
Who knew that the heavens would be so kind as to allow her to be reborn, returning to the time when she had just married into the Yan family.
Su Mu glanced at the Yan eldest son, who still spoke coldly to her, and threw a divorce letter in front of him.
“Let’s divorce!”
***
Yan Jiyue never imagined that he would be reborn. He happily went to find Su Mu, wanting to make up for the mistakes he had made in his ignorant youth.
Wasn’t the reason the heavens allowed him to be reborn to let him reconcile with Su Mu?
But when he pushed open the door to Su Mu’s room, the person lying on the bed was another man.
Su Mu’s personal attendant, Xie Yi.
Yan Jiyue hated him so much that his teeth itched. In front of Su Mu, Xie Yi was a gentle and considerate whisperer of sweet nothings, but in reality, he was vicious-hearted and deliberately sabotaged their husband and wife relationship.
In the previous life, it was he who secretly hid in Su Mu’s coffin and committed suicide, stealing a step ahead of him to be buried with Su Mu.
Yan Jiyue’s eyes were filled with hatred as he cursed, “What kind of thing are you? Your background is lowly, what right do you have to occupy Su Mu?”
Xie Yi looked at the sleeping Su Mu and no longer pretended to be a whisperer of sweet nothings.
He proudly stuck out his belly, “I have the right because my belly is capable of giving the Wife-master a daughter.”
***
Yan Jiyue was consumed with jealousy. He spread rumors that Xie Yi had once been branded with the mark of a “harlot” on his chest.
But on the night Xie Yi cut off the flesh bearing that mark, Su Mu suddenly realized something was amiss.
“How did you know the exact moment I was poisoned? And why did you show up a month early?”
Xie Yi remained silent, blood from his wound soaking through his robes. His sapphire eyes brimmed with anguish – or was it just a flawless act?
Between a once-arrogant husband now seeking redemption, and a gentle soul willing to die for her – who truly held the darkest secrets? And could it be that Su Mu and Yan Jiyue weren’t the only ones given a second chance at life…?
[Reading Guide]
1. True divorce, chasing the wife to the crematorium, the female lead doesn’t look back, the male lead is Xie Yi.
2. The ex-husband did not cheat, he just realized too late and didn’t realize that he liked the female lead.
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