It wasn’t particularly surprising that Gadró responded positively, not blaming Rurian for his recent visits to Isabella. He was originally the one who supported Lady Caroline’s power.
However, the gaze in Gadró’s eyes at that moment was so unfamiliar and unforgettable.
Gadró was completely on guard. It might not have been particularly strange if you recalled the past, but the meaning in his eyes was different from other times.
It seemed as if he wanted to protect Rurian from me. It was as if he was worried about his son, who had now taken the right path.
The previous Gadró would never have taken such an attitude. While Rurian was his only blood, he was just a son walking a completely different path from his father.
There was a time when he showed efforts to change Rurian’s thoughts, but the more he tried, the more Rurian sought his mother’s embrace, and Gadró no longer showed deep interest in his son’s actions.
It was clear that Gadró judged that doing so could somewhat break Rurian’s blind determination towards him.
Even when Gadró talked about Rurian, his eyes expressed not only deep affection but also a different, more intense interest than usual.
[I’ve spared no effort. However…] […] [Lately, he’s been very admirable. It’s unbelievable compared to the Rurian I’ve seen so far.]Just recalling his last words made it clear. The statement that Rurian, who I had watched so far, was unbelievably admirable undoubtedly expressed the change in his intentions toward Rurian.
“What is Rurian thinking exactly…”
Yustia closed her eyes tightly. The headache was getting worse. Her only son became more unfamiliar with each passing day.
Even if she occasionally felt discomfort, Rurian had always been a consistent son who would change his mind soon enough. Apart from a slightly different attitude towards Relia, he had been the same. So, I thought that the discomfort I felt so far was just because of the change in Rurian’s feelings towards Relia.
But was it not that?
“How did he manage to move Dwayne and Gadró’s hearts at once?”
Yustia tightened the grip on her forehead. Dwayne and Gadró were by no means easy opponents. She had never been able to turn their hearts, let alone win their support throughout her life. This was true even for Rurian before the war with the Kingdom of Elia.
It was a heartbreaking fact, but had both of them not looked down on Rurian at some point? However, their attitudes became entirely different after returning from the battlefield.
“…We need a plan.”
No matter how many times she thought about it, a clear solution was necessary. She had to make Rurian rely on her again.
Doing so seemed like the only way to alleviate the current anxiety she felt against Dwayne and Gadró, at least a little.
“Terot mentioned that Rurian seems to be visiting Isabella frequently…”
Yustia pondered over the words she heard through the morning audience with Terot. Terot clearly mentioned that Rurian had no special movements but had increased the frequency of visiting Isabella.
It seemed that, to move Rurian’s heart, she had to regain his affection. It was a common way for an ordinary man to go to great lengths for the woman he loved.
But even so, it was impossible to bow down to Isabella now.
Protecting the empress’s pride and regaining her son’s heart, there was only one card that could accomplish both.
Having reached that conclusion, Yustia shouted towards Terot, who was standing at the entrance of the Uranium Chamber.
“Terot, send a scorpion to Viscount Nett.”
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.
*
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.”
