Looking at the letter on the tray, Sobel shook his head in frustration. Winstar chuckled as he saw the exasperated expression on Sobel’s face.
“Looks like the palace is just as persistent.”
As Sobel tried to check and tear up the invitation as usual, his face stiffened a bit as he looked at the invitation this time.
“Why is that?”
Seeing Sobel’s uneasy expression, Winstar tapped Sobel’s shoulder as if reading the unusual mood. Sobel, after spitting out a sigh, mechanically read a passage from the invitation.
“Heperti delegation is also planning to attend the banquet.”
Winstar’s face also stiffened. Previously, the Duke officially announced his intention to participate in the noble meeting, starting with negotiations with Heperti.
“…Whoever it is, they’ve thought it through quite well. What should we do?”
“What to do. Hurry up, run over there and see it for yourself. Winstar Carter.”
Nonchalantly closing the invitation again, Sobel tossed it into Winstar’s arms. Winstar grimaced.
“I’ve been running back and forth between Bikan de Ryeong and the Capital without a break, you know?”
“Well, this too.”
Without paying attention, Sobel handed a sealed envelope that was on one side of the reception room to Winstar, solemnly adding,
“It’s a letter from the Madeleine Ducal House. Please deliver it perfectly to the young lady.”
“Eugh.”
Winstar’s face, which had made a displeased expression, changed when he heard the words “Madeleine Ducal House.”
Looking at Sobel, who had an indifferent attitude, Winstar’s face had already lost its smile.
“Oh, and there’s also a letter for ‘Lady Liv Green.'”
In response to the words “Madeleine Ducal House,” Winstar’s face changed, not when he heard the next words.
“Ah, and there’s also a letter for ‘Lady Liv Green.'”
Remembering the maid from the Madeleine Ducal House, who said, “Please make sure to deliver this to our young lady. If you tell her that it’s a letter from Liv Green, she will be really delighted,” Sobel faintly smiled.
Miss and Your Excellency, even though they claim to have a connection, no one could have expected it to be like this.
“I have confirmed that a knight is leaving the Grand Duchy. Your Excellency. The departing knight is Winstar Carter, a close aide to the Duke.”
Prince’s palace reception room.
Leopold, leaning lazily on the sofa, raised the corners of his mouth slightly at the knight’s report. Then, he looked at the Princess, Reyna, who was sitting across from him.
Reyna, who had been firing arrows fiercely since morning, smirked.
“Did you hear? So, worry less and go prepare for the tea party now. Don’t you have to inspect it yourself?”
Watching his calm nodding sister, Leopold pressed his temple with his fingers.
Already, there was a pile of busy work. Amidst all this, I have to pay attention to the summer banquet.
Since the compliment to Maria, nothing had been handled properly. Leopold swallowed a sigh as he thought of Maria.
And he remembered the decision he made as soon as Reyna arrived.
“If we make it so that the Duke can’t breathe without coming, for example… Yes, presenting negotiations with Heperti as a card should work.”
Of course, there were unavoidable inconveniences, but so be it.
“Are you really planning to invite Heperti’s delegation to the summer banquet?”
It would have been nice if there hadn’t been that rigid face that urgently requested an audience.
Conrad Madeleine.
Belonging to the foreign affairs department, he had rushed in like a whirlwind, somehow having heard the news.
“What’s the problem? It’s my, no. My sister’s hosted event. Moreover, the other party is the defeated country Heperti’s delegation.”
“But even if it’s a defeated country, Heperti is still a foreign country. If you invite a delegation from another country to an event where the rough schedule hasn’t even been outlined yet…!”
At the prince’s grumbling, Conrad’s expression became sharp. The attendance of people from other countries had to be treated differently from a regular event. However, before Conrad could finish speaking, Count Hargis intervened.
“It will take about four days for a response regarding the attendance of the Lady and the Duke from the Grand Duchy. During that time, the Madelaine Marquess should also properly contact Heperti. I have already contacted the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.”
“Prepare to show proper courtesy for the Lady who we haven’t seen in a while during her attendance.”
“Yes, Your Excellency.”
As if the business were finished, Leopold stood up from his seat. Watching Conrad, who also stood up before organizing his thoughts, a discomfort settled heavily in Conrad’s heart.
Conrad couldn’t tell whether this uncomfortable feeling was because of Heperti or because of Olivia’s presence after a long time.
Before Conrad could organize his thoughts, the prince left the reception room. Following him, Count Hargis, who was following behind, glanced briefly at Conrad.
“…I heard that Lord Madeleine followed the one who went to deliver the news.”
Looking at Count Hargis leaving as if his business was done, Conrad felt a heavy unease settle in his heart.
I wonder when Jade, who has been out of touch for several days, returned to the capital. If he left for Viconder again, does that mean he hasn’t seen Olivia all this time?
“Brother.”
Suddenly, at the sound of a voice spreading in his ears like an auditory hallucination, Conrad jerked his head up. And unknowingly, he glanced around.
But there was no one.
It was a natural thing.
This naturalness felt painfully unfamiliar. There seemed to be no way to fill the emptiness.
Conrad unconsciously bit his lip. His heart was beating anxiously.
Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)
One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!
Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.
The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.
The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.
Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.
Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.
…
Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.
Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.
After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!
Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”
The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.
It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.
When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…
Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.
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