“Your Highness!”
“Welcome, Diana.”
Evelia warmly greeted Diana as she just entered the crown princess’s palace. Diana looked as bright as she did a few days ago.
“Why have you come all the way out here? Surely you didn’t come out to meet me?”
With a flushed face, Diana clasped her hands. Her face was already full of emotion, even before a reply could be made.
“I was just finishing preparations to meet Your Grace, and I thought you would be arriving soon, so…”
“Your Highness, I’m so moved. Even though I would’ve hurried to see you, you’ve come all the way to the entrance for me!”
Before Evelia could finish her sentence, Diana quickly stepped toward her.
Evelia smiled awkwardly at Diana. As much as her bright demeanor was pleasant to see, it felt slightly overwhelming at times.
“Shall we go to the reception room first? I’ve prepared some black tea that Your Grace sent.”
“My, did the black tea suit your taste? I sent it right away because it smelled so good, I was thinking of Your Highness. I wonder how you found it.”
“I also found it to my very taste. The scent was so good, it was the best black tea I’ve had recently.”
“Really? I’m so glad to hear that it suited your taste so well, Your Highness.”
Diana looked at Evelia with a shy, yet passionate gaze. The gaze was slightly overwhelming, so Evelia hurriedly spoke.
“Shall we go to the reception room first?”
“Yes! That sounds good, Your Highness.”
Evelia led the way with a slight smile.
As they entered the reception room, the pleasant scent of black tea was the first to welcome them.
Evelia offered Diana a seat.
“Please, sit, Diana. I’ve prepared desserts mainly consisting of what you liked last time.”
“As long as Your Highness has prepared it for me, whatever it is, I’ll like it.”
Without showing any hesitation, Diana immediately responded as such. Whatever it was, Evelia felt naturally pleased. Only after savoring a sip of tea did she ask Diana.
“Diana, what is the favor you wish to ask of me?”
“Ah, Your Highness. That is…”
Diana was unusually hesitant. Evelia wondered what the request could be, and waited for her to continue.
She was prepared to accommodate any request. After becoming the crown princess, Diana was her first close friend, and she was so fond of Evelia. Evelia wanted to reciprocate that affection. However, Diana took a long time to speak up.
“Diana, feel free to speak your mind.”
“Well… there’s a place in the palace I’d really like to visit.”
“A place you’d like to visit?”
“Yes. I’ve heard there’s a library in the palace exclusively for the royal family members…”
Evelia quickly blinked her round eyes. If it was a library exclusively for the royal family, she must be talking about the nearby palace library. Could that be what she was asking for?
“So you’re saying you’d like to visit the palace library?”
“……Yes. They say outsiders are not allowed in unless accompanied by a member of the royal family.”
Diana timidly looked around. It was entirely unlike her. If visiting the palace library together was her request, it wasn’t a difficult thing to do. Evelia readily nodded her head.
“Sure. I can absolutely do that for you.”
“Really?”
“Of course. When would you like to go? Just tell me when you’d like to, Diana…”
“Would right now be okay?!”
Suddenly, Diana bolted upright, her eyes glowing brightly. Evelia, taken aback by such an intense reaction, managed to reply.
“If Your Highness wishes, right now is fine too, but…”
“Then could we go together right now?”
Diana could hardly contain her excitement. When Evelia nodded in agreement, Diana beamed as if she had won the world.
She was this happy just to go to the library together; Evelia had no choice but to promptly get up from her seat.
Evelia informed Phalen of their destination and left the Princess’s Palace with Diana. Throughout the short journey to the nearby library, Diana continuously seemed restless and unsure of what to do.
“Wow, this is really amazing.”
The moment Diana stepped into the library, she couldn’t help but look around. Enchanted, she headed straight for the books, with Evelia quickly following her.
“I never knew you were so interested in books.”
She had always seemed so cheerful that Evelia had assumed she would prefer social gatherings with her peers over such a quiet hobby.
“There’s nothing you can’t find in books. From trivial knowledge to histories that span hundreds, even thousands of years, it’s all there.”
Diana quickly scanned the spines of the tightly packed books as she answered. So engrossed was she that Evelia hesitated to strike up a conversation.
Diana soon headed for the table in the center of the library, a few books in hand. So engrossed in her books, she seemed to have forgotten about Evelia. Evelia found this more fascinating than upsetting, just by the fact that one could be so engrossed in books.
“I really can’t believe it. I feel like I’ve scoured every bookstore in the empire to find this book.”
Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)
One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!
Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.
The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.
The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.
Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.
Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.
…
Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.
Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.
After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!
Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”
The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.
It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.
When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…
Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.
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