“I understand. Jieselgrante, you’re really pretty and……”
Only after praising her like a doting fool did Mikhail get to the main point.
“……but how? Father will surely oppose.”
“If you aim to achieve a goal, there are many ways. For instance, issuing an imperial decree. Or there could be other means to make the engagement news a fait accompli.”
Mikhail furrowed his brow deeply, as if greatly disliking the examples she gave.
An imperial decree was not something easily refused, even for Duke Amaterasu.
Moreover, the fact that Mikhail understood other means to make the engagement a fait accompli implied it could include ways to dishonor her.
“This won’t do. This isn’t something we can decide on our own, I need to discuss it with Father. Let’s return to the mansion right away, Jieselgrante.”
Mikhail reached out his hand as if to grab Jieselgrante’s.
Then Cabelased stepped forward, hiding her behind his back.
“Cabel? What are you doing?”
Mikhail glared at Cabelased with a sharp look unlike his usual self.
But Cabelased just coldly spat out one sentence.
“I have an idea.”
Mikhail looked at Cabelased with an expression that said he’d hear him out for now, and Cabelased soon explained his plan.
“If the Crown Prince is trying to make his engagement to Jieselgrante a fait accompli as she said, we can preempt that by announcing our engagement first.”
Jieselgrante, who had been waiting silently for Cabelased to finish speaking, stepped to the side and gave her opinion.
“Indeed, it seems like a good idea. If such rumors spread about a woman who already has a fiancé, only the Crown Prince would be disgraced.”
“Wait! Wait. I get that it’s a good idea, but you two… are you serious?”
Mikhail asked, looking back and forth between Jieselgrante and Cabelased.
Declaring Cabelased as Jieselgrante’s fiancé would protect her for now.
But the question was what they would do afterwards. Whether they would really get engaged and then married.
Then Cabelased looked at her intently with a gaze that seemed to be asking for her opinion.
Jieselgrante hesitated for a moment at Cabelased’s strange gaze, but soon opened her mouth.
“We could also cancel the engagement once things are resolved after announcing the news.”
“That’s true, but……”
Mikhail still looked at her and Cabelased alternately with an unconvinced expression.
“For now, since Jieselgrante, the person directly involved, said it’s fine, let’s discuss the future plans.”
Jieselgrante nodded slightly in agreement with Cabelased’s words that left no room for argument, when suddenly she realized something and blinked rapidly.
‘But what’s this since earlier?’
Cabelased’s attitude of comfortably referring to her as Jieselgrante felt quite unfamiliar.
After pondering on that point for a moment, Jieselgrante soon found the answer.
‘It must be Mikhail’s speech habits rubbing off on him.’
In fact, she quickly understood because she had a similar experience recently as her interactions with the Greykin Count’s daughter increased.
Only after resolving the concern that had surfaced could Jieselgrante focus on the current situation.
“I have a good idea for how to deliver the engagement news.”
She recalled what she had seen in Jieselgrante’s diary from the past.
It was written that the Empress mentioned Joshua and Jieselgrante’s engagement and brought up the topic of an imperial decree at a public yet not very crowded place.
‘It must be a small tea party held at the imperial palace.’
Thanks to knowing what would happen in the future and having grasped the Empress’s nature, she judged that she could use this to her advantage.
And she conveyed her intentions to the two of them. How they would announce her and Cabelased’s engagement news first.
“Sounds good.”
Cabelased nodded in agreement, and Mikhail also showed a positive reaction.
“I think so too.”
Now that she had obtained both of their consent, all that was left was to put it into action.
Jieselgrante let out a sigh of relief secretly from the two.
If this goes well, perhaps she could change the future.
Something the original Jieselgrante couldn’t do in the end, despite having the ability to see the future.
“Then that’s settled. Mikhail, you inform Duke Amaterasu of this fact.”
Cabelased gave Mikhail his marching orders.
But as Mikhail was about to leave the reception room, he suddenly stopped and looked at Cabelased, asking.
“By the way. How… do I persuade Father?”
Cabelased approached Mikhail.
“Mikhail.”
“……Yes?”
Then he put his hand on his shoulder and said.
“I believe in you.”
It meant for Mikhail to figure out how to explain well to Duke Amaterasu on his own.
“……Huh? Oh.”
Mikhail blinked slowly.
It looked innocent, but somehow also a bit… gullible.
But Jieselgrante decided not to bring up such talk in front of Mikhail.
Thinking there must be an emotional bond between just the two of them that she didn’t know about.
[This is the timeline separator]Returning alone to the Amaterasu ducal residence without Jieselgrante, Mikhail couldn’t shake off his complicated feelings.
‘Cabel and Jieselgrante, getting engaged……’
As family, it was right to welcome Jieselgrante marrying the man she liked so much.
It was only proper to congratulate them on their relationship bearing fruit.
Moreover, Cabelased, whom he had watched by his side since childhood, didn’t seem like he would make Jieselgrante’s blood boil over women issues.
He definitely wasn’t the sadistic type, so there was no worry about him hitting Jieselgrante.
Gambling, alcohol, women, there were no elements likely to cause trouble in any of those areas.
I guarantee, Cabelased was flawless. In many ways.
Furthermore, among the unmarried men currently in the Faysis Empire, he could be called the best choice by far.
Even Mikhail had subtly suggested reconsidering his younger brother while Jieselgrante was chasing after Cabelased.
The fact that Cabelased was the best candidate for Jieselgrante’s groom remained unchanged, but there was just one thing that bothered him.
It was that they hadn’t achieved the purpose of their alliance yet.
It might be a different story after Cabelased took the imperial throne. But before that, the risk was too great.
Of course, given how long, meticulously, and thoroughly they had planned and prepared, there likely wouldn’t be any major variables in achieving their goal, but…
Nevertheless, there was always the possibility of unforeseen circumstances…
It was when Mikhail’s thoughts had reached that point.
“The Duke has returned home.”
Shortly after the butler’s announcement, Duke Amaterasu strode into the reception room.
Seeing that he had cancelled all afternoon schedules and returned to the mansion early, it was immediately clear how much he was worried about Jieselgrante’s well-being.
And it was the same for Mikhail as well.
“……”
Duke Amaterasu, who had entered the reception room, immediately looked around.
It was clear he was searching for Jieselgrante.
And for good reason.
After receiving Cabelased’s letter last night, Duke Amaterasu had been unable to quell his anger.
It was Mikhail who had barely managed to stop Duke Amaterasu from storming into the Cardia ducal residence to bring Jieselgrante back immediately.
Mikhail was just as angry about the sudden news of Jieselgrante’s overnight stay.
In fact, Mikhail’s temperament was a spitting image of Duke Amaterasu’s.
Even Duke Amaterasu had become quite mild-mannered and calmer as he aged.
So if he went to the Cardia ducal residence in this agitated state, there was no telling what kind of trouble might occur.
Moreover, it was uncertain whether Jieselgrante would want that or not.
So Mikhail did his best to calm his rising emotions and stop Duke Amaterasu with all his might.
Saying that if they went now, they would wake Jieselgrante from her sweet sleep.
Asking if he knew how harmful lack of sleep was for the skin, and that if Jieselgrante lost sleep because of Duke Amaterasu’s late visit, she might come to dislike him, given how much she cared about her appearance.
It was a rather flimsy excuse, but fortunately Duke Amaterasu understood.
Shaking his head saying that shouldn’t happen.
They had gained some time that way, but dealing with Duke Amaterasu, who still had a fierce scowl on his face, was up to Mikhail alone again today.
‘Cabel, that bastard……’
Only now fully realizing he had been played by Cabelased, Mikhail squeezed his eyes shut.
“You boasted that you would bring Jieselgrante back, but it seems you’re alone.”
Duke Amaterasu’s deep, powerful voice broke the silence.
Mikhail, who had let out a low sigh, barely managed to unstick his lips that were clinging together tightly.
“Well, I……”
Still finding it difficult to meet Duke Amaterasu’s cold gaze head-on, Mikhail soon lowered his eyes.
“I have something to tell you regarding Jieselgrante, Father.”
[This is the timeline separator]Several days had passed since Mikhail’s sudden visit.
Fortunately, Jieselgrante quickly adapted to the changed environment. It was when she was about to go for a walk to shake off the drowsiness that came after a meal, having regained her daily routine.
“……?”
Jieselgrante, who was taking steps towards the garden, stopped for a moment with a puzzled look.
And she glanced back slightly.
At that moment, her eyes met squarely with the maids of the Cardia ducal family who had stopped what they were doing and were looking at her.
“……!”
Startled, the maids quickly turned their heads and began busily moving their hands that had been still.
One person scrubbed vigorously at the massive round pillar supporting the ducal residence, while another maid was energetically mopping the already gleaming floor.
‘What’s this?’
Tilting her head, Jieselgrante greeted the cleaning maids.
“Good morning.”
Then the maids, who had been flustered and in a hurry while very tense, greeted her back.
“G-Good morning.”
Jieselgrante smiled brightly at them and then turned around.
As she was leaving the mansion and heading towards the garden, once again Jieselgrante noticed something strange and quickly turned her head.
Sure enough.
This time too, her eyes met with the gardeners who had stopped their actions and were looking at her.
When she tilted her head, the gardeners hurriedly avoided her gaze and began to focus on mowing the lawn.
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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