Finally, as Eric asked with a small sigh, William excitedly opened his mouth.
“The Empress held a tea party gathering the princes.”
“And?”
“It seems Lancaster was there too, and she had some issues with the Empress.”
“What kind of issues?”
“Oh, let’s skip that. It seems the Duchess has already taken action.”
“Action?”
“It seems the Duchess made a scene after she left, and the Empress must have been through quite a bit.”
“Are you talking about my mother? To the Empress?”
Upon Eric’s suddenly changed expression, William hastily added.
“She must have been very angry to have gone that far. She immediately ran to the Empress as soon as she heard about the tea party.”
“I see.”
“Anyway, what I wanted to say was not that, but when I happened to meet Lancaster in the palace and told her you were safe, she started to shed tears.”
“Excuse me?”
Seeing Eric’s surprised expression, William nodded as if he understood.
“I was surprised too. She seems to have been very worried. I felt sorry, so I was the first to tell her about your return.”
“······.”
“So, if you have to leave in the future, come back as soon as it’s over. And keep me updated in between.”
“Yeah. Hmm.”
Not knowing how to react, Eric sneakily turned his head.
Of course, Alicia had told him that she was worried enough to lose sleep. However, he had no idea she would cry in front of everyone.
He felt sorry for making her worry, yet it didn’t feel so bad, or rather, it felt good.
“My lord. You have to go to a meeting for the Substitute War. Ah, Your Highness.”
Allen entered the room and saw William, and hastily bowed.
William smiled and gestured that it was fine, and Allen relaxed and approached Eric’s desk.
“Oh? My lord. Are you sick? Why is your face so red?”
“There’s a reason for that, leave me alone.”
“What happened?”
As William chuckled, Allen looked curiously between William and Eric.
“He’s not sick, he’s touched.”
“Touched?”
With a puzzled expression, Allen again looked back and forth between William and Eric.
William was still chuckling, and Eric was still covering his red face with his hand, looking away.
[Star Icon][Star Icon][Star Icon]Eric was sitting seriously in his mansion’s office, drawing something on a piece of paper.
He drew something like a round pouch and handed it to his butler.
“It’s like a pouch here, and it hangs like this, well, a flower that looks like this.”
“······.”
The butler stared at the paper without a word.
When Eric said he was going to send Alicia flowers, the butler wondered what the unusual idea was, but when he saw the drawing, all his thoughts flew away.
‘What is this? So, the Count said it’s a pouch, right? Hmm, a drooping pouch? No, a round pouch? Is there a flower called a pouch? Does Miss Alicia like such a bizarre flower?’
While thinking this, the butler sneakily glanced at Eric.
Seeing the hopeful gaze of Eric, he did not have the courage to ask what he had drawn.
“Ahem. I know there are a few flowers like this, I’ll call the gardener.”
“Ah. I see.”
As Eric nodded, the butler immediately sent someone to call the gardener.
“Ah, I know this.”
“Oh, as expected.”
Indeed, the gardener was a gardener. The butler could not believe how trustworthy the gardener seemed, responding confidently with a broad smile as soon as he saw the drawing.
“Isn’t this a carnivorous plant? I mean, it emits some kind of enticing smell from here, its pouch. It lures insects like flies and makes them fall into it to eat them.”
“······.”
Eric’s complexion darkened considerably.
“Carnivorous plant? What an unbelievable statement. Oh, right. You are looking at it upside down, aren’t you? Since the Earl drew it from that side, I guess you should look at it upside down.”
The butler hastily flipped the paper upside down and showed it to the gardener.
“A wilted carnivorous plant.”
“Please refrain from such ridiculous phrases like ‘carnivorous’.”
The gardener, ‘gulp’, shut his mouth at the unusually harsh words of the always polite butler.
Seeing Eric’s complexion darkening even more, the butler wracked his brain.
“My lord, how about the color then?”
“……White.”
“Do you remember the size?”
“About the size of a coin? Ah, it seemed like there were a lot of them hanging in clusters.”
“Isn’t it Lily of the Valley?”
“Huh?”
“Isn’t it shaped like this?”
The gardener sketched a picture and showed it to Eric.
“Oh, that. That seems right.”
“It’s called Lily of the Valley, also known as a bellflower.”
“Yes. Bellflower. I couldn’t think of the name earlier.”
The butler let out a sigh of relief and asked Eric.
“Shall I send it to the young lady?”
“Please do.”
“How many should I send?”
“How many?”
‘You would know if you’ve sent flowers before.’
Eric thought for a moment and then, looking cautious, casually spoke.
“Hmm. A lot?”
“Yes. A lot.”
“When should we send it?”
“Hmm. As soon as possible?”
“Yes. As soon as possible.”
It wasn’t like taking an order at a restaurant, but the butler was diligently jotting down notes.
“Don’t worry. I will find it even if I have to search the entire capital.”
“Is it that difficult to find?”
When Eric asked, the gardener answered with a sunny smile.
“It’s almost the end of the season, but there should still be some left.”
“Oh, I see. Don’t overdo it, though.”
“Overdo it? It’s like trying to make a dent in a boulder. Isn’t it?”
“Yes, yes, that’s right. If we can’t, we will try cultivation. We should be able to send some by next year.”
“Next year?”
“I just said so. I’m going out.”
The butler took the gardener out. It was only after they had left the hallway that the butler let go of the gardener’s hand.
He then quietly asked the gardener.
“Carnivorous plant?”
“No, when did the Earl ever ask about flowers? I didn’t expect him to ask something so normal.”
“Even so, a carnivorous plant? Did you trade your sense for candy or something?”
“True, but if I knew that it was for the young lady, would I have said it’s a carnivorous plant?”
The gardener, appearing wronged, protested. The butler stared at him with a sigh and started to walk, shaking his head.
The gardener followed with a trot.
“Anyway, we need to quickly send the young lady the carnivorous…no, the bellflowers. Let’s mobilize everyone we know.”
“Understood, butler.”
Two days later, Alicia was at the Lancaster Earl’s house, staring at the flowers sent by Eric, lost for words.
Male lead is reincarnated to save his wife
I’ve also read this one twice already. The female lead is kinda soft and gets embarrassed easily—not really my type, but the plot is definitely worth reading. Hurry up and read it, y’all!
Intro
When Shen Yuan encountered Su Jin again in his previous life, she had already become the Prime Minister of the current dynasty. As for him, the former top young master of the capital, he had long since fallen into the abyss, becoming a singer on a pleasure boat.
After a song ended, he was redeemed and sent to the Su Residence.
Su Jin respected and cherished him, gave him a roof over his head, and bestowed him with warmth. Shen Yuan fell deeper and deeper, but before he could express his feelings, Su Jin passed away.
Shen Yuan died to follow her in death, but instead, he returned to when he was fifteen years old.
At that time, he was not yet engaged, and Su Jin was just a poor scholar.
Shen Yuan gritted his teeth, casting aside all his pride, and thought of ways to coax and entice her every day.
The colder and more indifferent Su Jin was towards him, the more proactive Shen Yuan became.
He was not afraid of being mocked by the world, only wanting to marry his Wife-master early, to hold her hand and never let go for a lifetime.
[Note: This story will not specifically point out the male lead’s reincarnation time point; it’s all in the details. Whenever you feel that the male lead is acting strangely, he has most likely been reincarnated.]
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