Sister, I'm the Queen This Life (330 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 172
Grand Duchess Larisa shuddered as she recalled the family dinner from a few days ago. It had been a dreadful three and a half hours.
Princess Auguste had brazenly thrown herself at Prince Alfonso without the slightest sense of shame.
“Your Highness Prince Alfonso, please don’t feel uncomfortable—feel free to contact me anytime at your convenience.”
King Philippe IV, who should have remained neutral—or rather, who should have clearly supported Grand Duchess Larisa de Valois, given that he had sent her all the way to the Kingdom of Etruria as Alfonso’s prospective bride—had openly backed Princess Auguste instead.
“If there’s anywhere near the palace you’d like to visit, just ask Auguste to take you.”
It had been a humiliating “family” dinner.
“It was clearly me who was in negotiations to marry Prince Alfonso!”
She could at least accept that King Philippe IV and Princess Auguste, being merely distant relatives and not true family, would prioritize their own interests. Yet Larisa harbored deep resentment toward her own father as well.
While the despicable Auguste schemed to snatch Alfonso for herself and His Majesty the King openly supported her, Grand Duke Aud—whose duty it was to protect Larisa—had done absolutely nothing. Worse yet, he had even restrained Larisa when she tried to protest.
“What kind of father is that…!”
Larisa’s eyes welled with tears from sheer injustice. Though she feared her father, fear was fear—and resentment was resentment.
“This isn’t right. It really isn’t. I’ll talk to Father. If he won’t let me marry Prince Alfonso, then he doesn’t love me!”
Larisa’s pouting usually worked only on her mother. But even Grand Duke Aud, though he always firmly refused at first, would often relent once Grand Duchess Bernadette repeatedly pleaded with him. Besides, if she didn’t even voice her feelings to her father, she’d go mad from frustration.
She left her room in the inner quarters and headed toward Grand Duke Aud’s study.
Grand Duchess Larisa noticed there was no aide stationed at the usual entrance to her father’s study.
After Being Cheated On, She Picked Up a Treasure (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: The husband I married on a whim had been secretly in love with me for a long time.
On the day when Jun Shao finally obtained the imperial decree for her marriage, Lan Qu, the person she had admired for six years, defied the decree and ran away.
Her gentleness and devotion, her promise of a lifetime together, were all disregarded by him. Instead, he dreamed of entering the palace to serve the Emperor’s sister as a sixth-rank attendant.
News of this incident spread throughout the capital, and the alleys in front of and behind the Lan mansion were crowded with people who came to watch the commotion.
Jun Shao should have been embarrassed and angry.
But someone stepped in to protect her dignity.
The figure was in a miserable state, yet still possessed an undeniable elegance and handsomeness.
The young lord struggled to climb the wall of the Lan mansion and shouted to her, “If he won’t marry you, I will!”
So, Jun Shao took advantage of the situation and married the person.
She thought the young lord did it to save the Lan family from the crime of defying the imperial decree, but never imagined that from beginning to end, what he coveted was her.
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After the wedding, Jun Shao felt like she was living in a dream.
Her Wife-master was as beautiful as a fairy in a painting, skilled in the six arts, well-versed in poetry and literature, capable of being gentle and attentive, and also grand and dignified. Most importantly, she was the only one in his heart and eyes.
Jun Shao didn’t know how Lan Shiwu, as a illegitimate son without a father and blessed with beauty, had managed to preserve his purity, recklessly escape, and use his last ounce of strength to ruin his own reputation, all because of his love for her, just to stand before her.
She could only see him gazing at her with eyes full of love, and when she bestowed a name upon him, his eyes shone like stars.
“You have come to me like a weary bird perching on a branch. I shall call you A Qi.”
I’m still curious of what Alphonso meant by the last chapter
I’m still curious of what Alphonso meant by the last chapter
So Alphonso is misunderstanding now?