Alfonso de Carlo was a man who only made promises he could keep. It was in his nature. However, he was placed in a situation where he had to break his promise to meet Ariadne at the masquerade that day against his will.
“What? The Grand Duchess of Balloa is coming to the San Carlo masquerade?”
Herself? From the Kingdom of Gallico to Etruscan?
It was quite unprecedented for a royal family from another country to visit.
Alfonso was having lunch with King Leo III and Queen Marguerite in the king’s reception room.
The royal couple had to have lunch together every Saturday due to court etiquette, but Leo III was not very good at this, so it was quite a while since they had all eaten lunch together.
At Prince Alfonso’s question, Queen Marguerite nodded.
“All the feast days of Etruscan and their eves are famous. Among them, the Grand Duchess of Balloa always wanted to come to the masquerade of St. Michael’s Day. Isn’t it a onceinalifetime opportunity?”
She was trying to somehow support her distant cousin to avoid criticism. But despite her efforts, Leo III laughed and replied.
“The Grand Duchess is so desperate to come to the Kingdom of Etruscan and wants to get married, Alfonso, your fame has crossed the border!”
The truth was, it was a plan by the Kingdom of Gallico to send the bride herself to win the favor of Etruscan when the dowry and bride price negotiations were not going as well as expected.
On the Etruscan side, there was a suspicion that this was a lazy copy of the plan set when the beautiful Suzanne, the older sister of Grand Duchess Lariesa, was a candidate for the bride. There was doubt whether the same effect could be achieved with Lariesa.
Alfonso felt uncomfortable with Leo III’s choice of words to describe the foreign princess as ‘desperate.’ She was also the blood of the sovereign and, in any case, the daughter of a respected family.
But even Queen Marguerite, who hated even a single hair of Leo III, didn’t say a word about his comment. Because it was a word that praised her son generously.
As Alfonso was feeling a bit skeptical about his parents’ attitude, Queen Marguerite made a request to her son.
“You might have other plans for the masquerade, but the Grand Duchess of Balloa is a guest who comes to see you. You must escort her from beginning to end at the masquerade.”
“Um, um. I should!”
“The Grand Duchess of Balloa is not good at our language and of course, she won’t know many people, so you have to stick to her side and take care of her at the masquerade.”
Alfonso, of course, had an appointment for the masquerade.
But having been scolded by Queen Marguerite for pinpointing Ariadne before, he couldn’t say something immature like ‘I have an appointment with Ariadne, so I can’t escort Grand Duchess Lariesa’ in front of Leo III.
Moreover, if we touch on the more essential point, this was actually a state event. It was a duty to escort a state guest visiting the country as a royal family.
Being scolded was just a secondary issue, and above all, he was the heir to the throne of the kingdom, to be the father of the people before he was a boy in love.
Alfonso reluctantly replied with a heavy heart.
“Yes, Mother. Father. I will escort the Grand Duchess of Balloa properly at the masquerade.”
[This is the time separator]“To dear Ariadne,
(Excerpt)…… There will be a state visit from the Kingdom of Gallico. I have been assigned to guide her at this masquerade. I wanted to see your face after a long time, but I’m sorry. I will write you separately later.
Regretfully, Alfonso.”
Ariadne showed a surprisingly composed attitude even after receiving Alfonso’s apology letter.
Alfonso only said ‘a state guest is coming from Gallico’, but Ariadne immediately realized that the state guest from Gallico coming to San Carlo was Grand Duchess Lariesa of Balloa.
“It’s okay, what was supposed to happen has happened.”
The political marriage between Prince Alfonso and Archduchess Lariesa was a secret. In the current San Carlo, only a few people knew that the marriage talks were going on.
The reason Ariadne knew that the guest from Balloa was Archduchess Lariesa was not because she had connections in diplomatic circles, but because the same thing had happened in her previous life.
In her previous life, Archduchess Lariesa fell completely in love with Prince Alfonso after attending the masquerade of St. Michael’s Feast Day in San Carlo, and returned home in a state of deep love.
And then ‘that incident’ happened, their marriage talks fell apart, and Prince Alfonso ended up marrying Isabella.
“It’s okay. If it’s Archduchess Lariesa, it’s okay.”
She repeated that it was okay, but there was no way to comfort her hurt feelings. She knew it in her head, that the archduchess was making a national visit and Alfonso naturally had to escort her. She knew it.
If it were like her previous life, Archduchess Lariesa wouldn’t be tied to Prince Alfonso for political reasons, so there was no need to keep her in check.
Male lead is reincarnated to save his wife
I’ve also read this one twice already. The female lead is kinda soft and gets embarrassed easily—not really my type, but the plot is definitely worth reading. Hurry up and read it, y’all!
Intro
When Shen Yuan encountered Su Jin again in his previous life, she had already become the Prime Minister of the current dynasty. As for him, the former top young master of the capital, he had long since fallen into the abyss, becoming a singer on a pleasure boat.
After a song ended, he was redeemed and sent to the Su Residence.
Su Jin respected and cherished him, gave him a roof over his head, and bestowed him with warmth. Shen Yuan fell deeper and deeper, but before he could express his feelings, Su Jin passed away.
Shen Yuan died to follow her in death, but instead, he returned to when he was fifteen years old.
At that time, he was not yet engaged, and Su Jin was just a poor scholar.
Shen Yuan gritted his teeth, casting aside all his pride, and thought of ways to coax and entice her every day.
The colder and more indifferent Su Jin was towards him, the more proactive Shen Yuan became.
He was not afraid of being mocked by the world, only wanting to marry his Wife-master early, to hold her hand and never let go for a lifetime.
[Note: This story will not specifically point out the male lead’s reincarnation time point; it’s all in the details. Whenever you feel that the male lead is acting strangely, he has most likely been reincarnated.]
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