Crack.
Something broke, and Julie, who had been chattering excitedly, grabbed her head and fell down.
“Ouch! Ah, really!”
“Knight Commander.”
“…Yes?”
Julie, who had been peeking at Hailey through her fingers, opened her mouth wide and wore a foolish expression.
“Knight Commander.”
“Ah…”
Only then did Julie realize why she had been hit.
She had acted foolishly, calling Hailey’s armor ‘knight’ in her joy and excitement at securing the position of personal maid to the Duchess.
To talk without thinking because of excitement.
It would nullify the reason for infiltrating the secluded mansion.
“I apologize. Armor, no, Knight Commander.”
Julie, turning red up to her neck, bowed her head deeply.
“Watch your words, Julie.”
“I apologize. Knight Commander, I will do well from now on, I will do well.”
“If you make a mistake, I’ll cut you off immediately. There won’t be a second chance.”
“Of course, Knight Commander. I will remember.”
“Go now. We’ll talk again in the evening.”
“Yes, Knight Commander.”
Watching Julie’s back as she sprinted away, staring straight ahead, Hailey involuntarily sighed.
What kind of maid can run like that in a skirt that reaches her ankles?
Teaching her would not be a simple task, and Hailey felt a sudden darkness in front of her eyes.
However, Hailey knew.
There was no better candidate than Julie to be the personal maid to the Duchess.
Hailey clearly remembered the way the Duchess had stood upright, stiffening at the news that the Duke couldn’t join them.
And how she had coldly rejected Hailey’s services, guarding herself.
“……”
What good would thinking do?
However, Hailey felt wronged.
She had lived her whole life as a knight.
Hadn’t she become the Knight Commander upon hearing Gillian’s words about welcoming the empress as the lady of Barlock?
‘We need someone to take responsibility for the palace.’
That’s why she and Creta had been deployed.
She had put in a solid month of effort, but a lifetime’s habits and tones did not change easily.
To her, “Welcome” still felt more natural than “Welcome in.”
Though she tried to speak gently, Hailey had stopped talking when she saw Bianca’s subtle expression at her words.
It was a faint reaction, but Hailey Armor was an excellent knight.
She read all the emotions that flashed across Bianca’s face in an instant.
Bianca was certainly surprised by the untypical reaction, and pushed Hailey away with a crisp and unique command, unlike any other noblewoman.
Without a second thought, Hailey retreated from the words that were as firm as if she had been discovered.
This way, proper service was impossible.
Sometimes, someone small, young, and without strategy like Julie might be better at winning hearts.
Besides, Julie was a knight who showcased exceptional skill for her age group.
There was no fault in her as an escort, so it was hard to find someone more fitting than Julie as the personal maid to the Duchess.
Suddenly, Hailey examined her reflection in the window.
He had always been teased for being short in the knight’s order, but ever since he came to the castle, he kept hearing that he was extremely tall.
Could this height have been a problem too…?
Recalling Juli, who barely reached his shoulder, Hailey suddenly let out a small sigh.
“Ha…”
The duchess must find it intimidating.
No, threatening.
“Hmm.”
For some reason, he felt slightly disheartened.
It was a strange feeling that Hailey Armor had never experienced in his life.
“……”
He thought he wouldn’t be able to sleep.
But he had slept soundly until the sun was this bright.
His guilt was more than trivial.
The most awkward part was that even after sleeping in, his body felt so heavy that he couldn’t control it.
Bianca tried to lift her body, but merely rolling her eyes made her vision distort terribly.
It seemed as though the world was spinning, and she also felt like she was enduring on a boat hit by waves.
“Ugh……”
She didn’t want to make a sound, but a moan escaped due to unbearable dizziness.
“Mother? Are you awake?”
She tightly closed her eyes, waiting for the dizziness to pass, when a cute voice resounded from somewhere.
Opening her eyes suddenly to look around, she saw a girl with blonde hair.
“Who……”
She wanted to ask who she was, but her throat was parched, and her voice wouldn’t come out properly.
Why was her throat like this?
That wasn’t all.
When she opened her eyes, it felt like her head was splitting open.
Enduring excruciating pain, she tried to clutch her head, but her hand wouldn’t move.
Her limp hand felt like someone else’s, as if someone had hung a heavy weight on it.
“What on earth……”
What is happening?
While a bewildered Bianca was panting, the girl beside her approached.
“I’ll give you some water. Then, your throat will be relieved.”
Waiting for a moment, the girl put her hand behind Bianca’s neck, lifting her and supporting her with a pillow.
All Bianca had to do was stay still.
The girl poured water into her mouth with a small teaspoon, and the dried flesh soaked up and softened, easing up soon.
It went from the tip of her tongue, past the rough roof of her mouth, down to her parched throat.
After swallowing water several times, Bianca was able to speak properly.
“Who……”
“Hello, Duchess. My name is Juli. I’ll be your dedicated maid from now on.”
A dedicated maid?
The girl in front of her must have been no more than sixteen.
She had a youthful face, not even an adult.
And this young lady is going to work as a maid?
Though speaking was still hard for her, Bianca had to say it.
Working before adulthood is illegal.
“You look too young to work.”
“Ma’am, I’m not young. I’m already seventeen.”
“Seventeen is young. You are not an adult, so you shouldn’t work but be protected.”
“No, Ma’am. In the North, the age of adulthood is fifteen.”
“Why is that?”
At Bianca’s words, Juli smiled brightly.
“If you hold a sword at twenty, it’s hard to survive.”
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
