“What on earth is going on?”
The Empress, who had risen from her seat, sternly rebuked the knights who had barged into the grand hall.
Joshua also shot a fierce glance at the knights. But the knights pushed their way inside the grand hall without hesitation.
And the one at the forefront was a face very familiar to both the Empress and Joshua.
“Captain of the Knights, what are you doing?”
Joshua growled, glaring at the Captain of the Knights.
His voice was tinged with clear anger. But the knights didn’t care and stormed into the grand hall.
And their number was by no means small.
“Court Count Anwaz, what exactly is going on? Why are the Emperor’s knights trying to capture me and my mother!”
Joshua shouted towards Court Count Anwaz.
“I also don’t… For now, it might be best to leave this place…”
Court Count Anwaz, looking confused, tried to evacuate the Empress and the Crown Prince.
Unlike Joshua who immediately turned around, the Empress stood rooted to the spot.
“Your Majesty the Empress. It would be better if you hurriedly left…”
The Empress cut off Court Count Anwaz’s urging words.
“Wait a moment.”
And calmly surveyed the surrounding situation.
The knights currently surrounding the grand hall were those who had followed the Emperor.
She could guess why they were trying to capture her and Joshua.
‘It seems the court physician has finally spoken.’
The corner of the Empress’s mouth twisted crookedly.
With the Emperor dead, the next Emperor of the Peisis Empire would undoubtedly be Joshua.
But if someone knew that the Emperor hadn’t died of natural causes, the situation could be reversed.
‘This has become troublesome.’
After being momentarily intimidated by the ominous atmosphere, a glint appeared in the Empress’s eyes.
The Empress straightened her shoulders proudly and took a few steps forward.
And slightly raising her chin, she put on a solemn expression.
“This is a place to honor the late Emperor. What is this irreverent commotion? And… I hope everyone hasn’t forgotten.”
The Empress meaningfully swept her gaze over the people below the platform, then turned to look at Joshua.
“That His Highness the Crown Prince bears the mark of the Heavenly Descendant! That he is the Emperor chosen by the gods!”
Her powerful voice echoed through the wide hall of the grand hall.
Not only the nobles, but even the commoners who had belatedly heard about the situation began to stir.
Neither the dead Emperor, nor the previous Emperor, nor anyone before them had ever revealed and proven the mark of the Heavenly Descendant in front of everyone.
As generations passed like that, the mark of the Heavenly Descendant came to be regarded as a made-up story, or a legend.
Then the mark proving him to be a Heavenly Descendant appeared on Crown Prince Joshua’s body, and this happened right after Princess Trinity’s death.
Hence, some said that Princess Trinity’s death was the will of the gods to reveal the true Heavenly Descendant.
“This is the proof right here!”
The Empress abruptly pulled up Joshua’s sleeve.
And made sure people could clearly see the mark on his wrist.
“There’s a drawing on His Highness the Crown Prince’s wrist!”
“That must be the mark proving he’s a Heavenly Descendant…”
A few nobles close to Joshua raised their voices.
“I can’t see it from here…”
Those who had seen the mark on his wrist up close passed the word to those behind.
“That’s right. On the Crown Prince’s wrist…”
No one present dared to refute the Empress’s words.
If, as she said, Crown Prince Joshua was truly the Heavenly Descendant, they couldn’t go against him.
It wasn’t just the mourners gathered in the grand hall who were thrown into confusion by the revealed evidence.
Even the knights, who had been so aggressive as if they would arrest the Empress and the Crown Prince at any moment, now looked at each other uncertainly.
In fact, everyone already knew that Joshua had the mark of the Heavenly Descendant.
But there was a clear purpose in the Empress reminding them of this fact again at this point.
At first glance, the situation seemed to be unfolding according to the Empress’s intentions.
That’s when Jieselgrante and Cabelased stepped onto the platform.
“Lady Amaterasu, Duke Cardia. This is not a place for you to ascend.”
The Empress coldly reprimanded.
But the two had already succeeded in gaining people’s attention.
The eyes of those gathered in the grand hall turned to Jieselgrante and Cabelased who had suddenly appeared.
“How very coincidental.”
Jieselgrante opened her mouth with a faint smile.
Joshua stepped towards her and asked.
“What do you mean by that?”
Jieselgrante glanced at Joshua and then spoke towards the people in front.
“I’m wondering if the mark of the Heavenly Descendant can be passed down to multiple people within one generation.”
Joshua snorted and retorted.
“It seems the lady doesn’t understand well.”
“The Crown Prince is correct. The mark of the Heavenly Descendant may or may not appear for several generations. But in one generation, only one person bears the mark of the Heavenly Descendant. As you can see, the Crown Prince has the mark of the Heavenly Descendant on his body. This would be proof that the Crown Prince is special.”
The Empress looked at Jieselgrante with a curved smile on her red lips.
Her gaze was full of malice, as if mocking Jieselgrante’s dullness.
Jieselgrante, undeterred by their mocking tone and gaze, opened her mouth again.
“Then allow me to ask an impertinent question. When did the mark on the Crown Prince’s wrist manifest?”
“I think I’ve been asked that question before? Since you seem to have forgotten already, I’ll say it once more. After my sister, Princess Trinity, passed away, the faint mark gradually became clearer.”
It was such a glib response that someone who didn’t know Joshua well might have been fooled.
“…I see.”
Jieselgrante nodded slightly and then spoke again.
“Then what about this case? There is someone in the Peisis Empire who was born with the mark of the Heavenly Descendant.”
“…!”
The Empress suddenly burst out.
“What nonsense! How could such…!”
It was an intense reaction unlike her.
The Empress also thought she had shown a bit of an excessive reaction, but soon composed her uncomfortable expression.
Thanks to that, one could notice that the Empress’s mind was not at ease. Jieselgrante spoke with a little more confidence.
“If you don’t believe me, I can show you proof.”
The Empress laughed as if it were ridiculous and said challengingly towards Jieselgrante.
“Fine. Go ahead and prove it. If there really is someone who was born with the mark of the Heavenly Descendant, that is.”
The Empress’s gaze towards Jieselgrante was as if admonishing someone ill-mannered.
But Jieselgrante, with a faint smile on her lips, looked at Cabelased.
“Duke Cardia, is it alright?”
“If that’s what you want, by all means.”
Cabelased, who had been reaching for his neatly tied cravat, suddenly approached her.
Then he whispered quietly so only Jieselgrante could hear.
“But will it be alright?”
“…?”
“To show my naked body to everyone.”
Cabelased said as he loosened his cravat.
“Ah…”
A small gasp escaped between Jieselgrante’s lips as she understood his meaning.
Gazing at her slightly parted lips, Cabelased whispered lowly.
“I’ll take that as permission.”
With those final words, Cabelased pulled off the cravat he had been fiddling with. Then he practically tore off his shirt.
“…!”
Soon exclamations burst out from here and there.
His thick, long neck connected to broad shoulders, and the pectoral muscles beneath his hollow collarbone were bulging as if about to burst.
People’s gazes clung quite attentively to his sharply defined abdominal muscles.
It wasn’t that she didn’t understand people’s reactions.
She too had once been enthralled when she first saw Cabelased’s naked body.
And most importantly, there was the mark of the Heavenly Descendant clearly situated on Cabelased’s broad chest.
Jieselgrante walked in front of Cabelased. And said.
“You’ve seen enough, haven’t you? That Duke Cardia has the mark of the Heavenly Descendant on his chest.”
The grand hall, which had been quiet while people’s gazes were captivated by Cabelased’s upper body, became noisy again.
Jieselgrante turned her head towards the Empress.
The Empress seemed to have received a great shock from the unexpected attack.
Her eyes, wide with surprise, moved busily here and there. Joshua’s expression was not much different.
After rolling her eyes for a while as if looking for a way to solve the problem, the Empress pointed at Cabelased and shouted.
“That mark on Duke Cardia’s body is fake!”
The murmuring grew louder at the Empress’s statement. But Jieselgrante, unconcerned with the surrounding reactions, asked.
“Your Majesty the Empress, I assume you have proper evidence to support that opinion?”
The Empress smirked at Jieselgrante, then turned to look at those gathered in the grand hall and asserted.
“This is a mark that hasn’t appeared for several generations. Do you think it makes sense… for that mark to manifest in two people at once?”
Jieselgrante observed people’s reactions.
Not a few were nodding their heads as if in agreement.
If the number of those agreeing with the Empress’s words increased, there was a possibility that public opinion could change.
That’s when Cabelased opened his mouth with a meaningful expression.
“Then we should check whether the mark is fake or real.”
“…!”
Seeing the flustered Empress and Joshua, Jieselgrante was certain.
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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