“Sigh….”
Returning to the Crown Princess’s palace, Evelia Caroline let out the breath she had been holding and slumped down.
“Your Highness!”
Palein rushed over to her side, but Evelia couldn’t even muster the words to say she was alright. She couldn’t believe her eyes—Liurian Petrov had humiliated Relria.
Relria’s screams still echoed in her ears, as clear as tinnitus.
[Your Highness! It’s unfair! It’s unfair, Your Highness!]She was dragged away by the knights, her tears flowing in an inconsolable manner. Despite witnessing this, Liurian didn’t even blink.
Rather, he seemed relieved, as if he had resolved an issue he had been putting off.
Everyone around looked at him with eyes filled with fear. They all knew of his long-standing relationship with Relria, so in their eyes, Liurian appeared utterly cruel.
Yet, Evelia was neither scared nor fearful of him. Her heart sank each time his figure was vividly etched into her pupils.
His cruel smile looked like an anguished grimace in her eyes, as if it would crumble at any moment.
“Your Highness…”
Evelia took a deep breath and softly called out to him, her voice tremulous as if it would fade away at any moment.
She felt extremely uneasy and couldn’t calm down. The instinctual thought that she had to see him pushed its way into her mind.
Evelia clenched the hand that had been supporting her on the ground. Then, she struggled to move her exhausted legs.
“Ah, Palein, it can’t be helped. I think I need to see His Highness.”
“But, Your Highness… the Crown Prince said to wait for him.”
Evelia, who had been hesitating and sitting down repeatedly, looked at Palein with fervent eyes.
[I may not be able to see you for a while. But I will go. I’ll do my best to come to you quickly, so please wait without leaving the Crown Princess’s palace until then.]After Relria had completely disappeared from her sight, he had approached her and hesitantly taken her hand, saying these words.
The cold intent he had shown toward Relria was nowhere to be found. Instead, he tried to comfort her with eyes more tender than she had ever noticed before.
And so, Evelia could do nothing but wait for him.
If news of Rellia’s imprisonment spread throughout the palace, the situation would undoubtedly spiral out of control.
Who was Rellia? She was the daughter of Duke Net, one of the central figures in the Empress’s faction. That alone had made her the exclusive recipient of the Empress’s love.
Having imprisoned such a person, to others, it would seem as if the Crown Prince had raised a banner of rebellion against the Empress. And would the Empress think differently?
Evelia’s eyes wavered anxiously. It seemed unlikely. The Empress would probably think Liurian had raised a banner of rebellion too.
That would inevitably mean raising a banner against Duke Garnet, the true power behind the Empress.
“No. I don’t think I can wait. I have to see His Majesty. Even if it’s just for a moment, so Falin….”
Evelia’s gaze trembled pitifully towards Falin. Falin couldn’t turn away from those eyes.
With a deep sigh, she first helped Evelia to the bed. She sat her down on the sheets and knelt, meeting her eyes.
“I’ll go to the Crown Prince’s palace. I will inform His Majesty that you request an audience, so first calm your surprised heart. Understood?”
Falin tightly gripped Evelia’s hand. Finally, Evelia’s focused gaze met Falin’s.
Evelia nodded with a face that looked ready to burst into tears at any moment. The ominous premonition had not subsided, but for now, she decided to wait for Falin.
“What did you say? Who imprisoned whom?”
Eustia, leisurely enjoying tea, abruptly stood up at the ensuing news. The steward trembled as he sensed his master’s anger.
“Uh, His Highness the Crown Prince has imprisoned Lady Rellia…”
“What are you talking about! Liurian imprisoning Rellia!”
Furious at the unthinkable words, Eustia lashed out. It was a bolt out of the blue. Why would Liurian suddenly imprison Rellia?
He had seen his son leave the Empress’s palace in a rather perturbed state just yesterday morning, but even so, suddenly imprisoning Rellia was too abrupt.
What could be the reason to imprison the daughter of a Duke so suddenly in just one morning?
“What’s the reason?”
“Excuse me?”
“The reason Liurian imprisoned Rellia!”
Eustia shouted impatiently. Only then did the steward hurriedly move his lips.
“Uh, the crime of insulting the royal family, they say.”
“What? Insulting the royal family?”
Eustia’s brow furrowed mercilessly. A heavy sigh weighed down her throat, feeling as if it might rip. Evidently, Relia had somehow managed to touch Liurian’s sensitivities.
“Ha, so what is Liurian doing now?”
“I haven’t heard that far…”
“Then shouldn’t we find out immediately! What exactly are you doing?”
“Yes, yes, Your Majesty. I’ll find out right away.”
Eustia touched her forehead as she watched the chamberlain hurry off. Her head felt like it was about to burst, trying to understand how things had come to this.
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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