Winster clenched his teeth. This nervousness hadn’t been felt since swearing the oath to the Grand Duke.
Upon coincidentally meeting Berni on the way to the castle, he hastily rushed here upon hearing that the knights would be swearing allegiance to Lady Olivia today.
While everyone’s loyalty to Lady Olivia might be similar, the knight swearing the second oath had to be him.
Because he thought he would pledge allegiance to the lady from the Grand Duchy.
“By any chance…”
When a muffled voice flowed, Winster momentarily felt like he had been through hell. It wasn’t the formula for accepting the oath.
“Is today my birthday?”
However, the subsequent words quickly turned Winster back to heaven.
Accepting the sword, Lady Olivia jokingly spoke. Though she seemed nonchalant, Winster sincerely thought he had done well to rush here.
“…To receive such a grand gift.”
“Wow. You didn’t mention this when I swore my oath.”
In that grumbling, Edwin complained for a moment. But even that had a smile on his face.
“Olivia, as the prospective Grand Duchess, gladly accepts the honor of knighthood. May my joy once again belong to the honor of knighthood.”
A trembling voice echoed through the banquet hall. Immediately after finishing the second oath, Howard and Dian, who came to their senses, gestured as if arguing over the order.
“Knight Howard Interfield, as a knight swearing loyalty to the Grand Duchy, I wish to be granted the honor of becoming your sword, my lady.”
“Knight Dian Stzellin, as a knight swearing loyalty to the Grand Duchy, I wish to be granted the honor of becoming your sword, my lady.”
One by one, the knights who knelt down gave a resounding oath. With each sincere oath from the knights, the cheers grew louder.
Unsure of how to react, Olivia pursed her lips. And, swallowing her overwhelming feelings, she accepted all those oaths.
At that moment, amidst the cheers, a single sound resembling the slurred voice of someone drunk seeped in.
“Lady, you’ve now become a complete person of the Grand Duchy! The Grand Duke has truly triumphed! Such perfect fortune—”
Hush[em dash]. The voice disappeared in an instant. Olivia, who hadn’t heard it properly, tilted her head.
But.
Edwin sharply looked toward where the sound came from.
From the joyous Winster, to Howard, Dian, and even Berni, who was setting off fireworks with magic, and many other knights swearing oaths.
However, none of them showed any signs.
“A toast, Lady, please!”
In the thunderous cheer, no one wanted to disturb Olivia’s joy sparkling in her eyes.
Ultimately, Olivia stood at the stage again. In the now empty glass, Olivia’s goblet was filled with golden fruit wine.
As Olivia raised her glass, the banquet hall fell silent once again. Numerous knights and guests gazed at her as if vowing not to miss a single word. What those looks conveyed were trust, loyalty, and affectionate love.
Despite the sharpness of her nose and the dryness in her throat, Olivia knew exactly what she needed to say now.
Olivia raised her glass, and simultaneously, her elegant and dignified voice echoed through the banquet hall.
“For Vycander.”
“For Vycander!”
A thunderous cheer followed. The clinking of glasses, ting, resonated like a lively melody.
Late into the night after the banquet.
Unlike the cheerful atmosphere in the castle, the reception room was as cold as ice.
The Grand Duke looked at Brock Drouin standing in front of the desk with cold eyes. Winster, Dian, and Howard were the same.
“Lady, you’ve now become a complete person of the Grand Duchy! The Grand Duke has truly triumphed! Such perfect fortune—”
The one who muttered those words was a squire from the Fourth Knight Order. After barely enduring it to not ruin the atmosphere of the banquet, Brock, who was called in to ask about the circumstances, gave a shocking answer.
“…While stationed at the border, we heard news that Lady had come. Naturally, we judged that His Grace and the former Grand Duchess had completely avenged the injustice. I apologize, Your Grace.”
Howard, upon hearing those words, felt like he had been hit on the head.
There were hardly any young knights who knew the story of the former Grand Duchess. Among them, it had to be Brock who thought that way.
The young knights mostly worried about the strong opposition of the knights when the lady from the Marlayne Ducal House came. They didn’t know to associate the arrival of the lady, who was brought here in connection with the story of the former Grand Duchess, with revenge against the imperial family.
Come to think of it. It should have been known from the moment he started smiling and expressing favor to the lady as soon as she arrived.
The situation continued to be suffocating to the point where one couldn’t even lift their head. Knock[em dash]. With the knocking sound, Berni entered.
“The lady has fallen asleep.”
At that announcement, Edwin’s eyes finally relaxed. When the overwhelming pressure that had weighed on everyone’s shoulders in the reception room eased a bit, a subdued voice spoke.
Cold Male Lead Became My Clingy Husband (Female-Dominant)
Feng Bai Su transmigrated into a matriarchal novel, becoming the sister of the female protagonist and the Seventh Princess of the Feng Ling Kingdom.
After working herself to death in her previous life, finally reincarnating as a princess, she only wanted to be a lazy fish who could eat, sleep, and play.
Until she met the male protagonist from the book, Wei Jing Mo, and he took a liking to her!
Wei Jing Mo is the top young man in Feng Ling City, talented in both appearance and ability, from a prestigious family, with a cold and otherworldly appearance, a figure like the bright moon in the hearts of noble ladies. It was thought that only the most powerful and talented noble lady in Feng Ling City would be worthy of such a brilliant young man. Who knew that this young gentleman would secretly admire the infamous Seventh Princess?
Short scene 1:
Feng Bai Su looked at the young man crying like a pear blossom in the rain before her, and couldn’t help but doubt her life.
Wasn’t the male lead described as a cold and otherworldly figure in the book?
Then who was this poor little thing crying with swollen red eyes and tear-stained face?
Short scene 2:
Wei Jing Mo stared intently at Feng Bai Su who was about to go out, wanting to say, “Be careful on the road.”
Before he could speak, Feng Bai Su suddenly bent down and bit his cheek.
Her peach blossom eyes were full of disdain: “Tsk! You’re so clingy!”
Wei Jing Mo: “…”
A talented fox spirit female lead with a flirtatious appearance but actually abstinent VS A cold-looking but actually naive and clingy little jealous male lead
