Once Hiss had decided to visit the Duke’s residence.
At the age of seven, it did no good for me to abruptly declare, “I want to be engaged!” So I introduced him as a close friend to my family, and we agreed to gradually move towards engagement from Hiss’s side.
When asked if Hiss’s parents would oppose because I was of common birth, Hiss confidently replied, “My father is also trying to somehow maintain a friendly relationship with the Istira Duke’s family, so the talk will end easily.”
And as promised, Hiss visited a few days later. As the bell rang to announce the visitor, I immediately ran out of the room and raced down the stairs.
“Yes! I’m coming now!”
But upon arriving at the gate, Kirian was already there. Hiss, who had come with my father, was outside. The servant who came with him started to announce their arrival, holding a gift box in a loud voice.
“King of Kxia and the 1st Prince.”
“I’m sorry. Our sister is sick and can’t play. Don’t come next time.”
Before the servant could finish, Kirian closed the door. Kirian turned around with a proud face, dusting his hands, and immediately ran into me.
“Hee!”
“Kirian?”
“Sister……!”
“I’m not sick.”
Kirian vehemently shook his head.
“Sister is sick! Sleeping a lot! Not eating much!”
Kirian, who considered me a patient because I didn’t eat a whole turkey as a single portion like him and became drowsy if I slept only 4 hours, was thinking this way.
With a trembling expression, I shook my head.
“I’m not sick, so it’s okay.”
As I tried to open the door past Kirian, Kirian grabbed my arm tightly.
“Si, sister. I’ll play with you! Let’s play with me.”
“I have a prior engagement today.”
When I refused firmly, Kirian’s face fell.
“Then, then can I, can I play too?”
“You shouldn’t interrupt my sister’s date.”
The Duchess, who had just arrived, lifted the flailing Kirian.
“Mother!”
“Your boyfriend has come to play for once.”
It was clear that the Duchess had misunderstood something seriously. With a smile on her face, the Duchess opened the door wide.
“Welcome! My son has been quite rude. Please come in.”
It seemed that I didn’t have to worry about the Duchess when mentioning the engagement.
The Duchess led us to a tea table set up in the garden.
“Have fun and go. Hohoho. If you need anything, just ask.”
The Duchess hovered around us, curious about what we would do. But our conversation topic should not be carelessly leaked to others, so I kept my mouth shut and waited for the Duchess to leave.
“If you need anything, just say so.”
Finally, the Duchess left us with a face full of regret. Only then did I greet Hiss comfortably.
“How have you been?”
At the pleasant greeting, Hiss smiled.
“Yes, thanks to you.”
In my haste, I went straight to the point.
“It will be difficult to contact when you go back to Kxia, so let’s plan the engagement well before you leave.”
I cracked my knuckles a few times and opened my notebook. I first wrote the priority strategy on paper.
“First, it seems the Duchess is already on our side, so I’ll explain briefly.”
I scribbled ‘1. Duchess: Perfection will suffice.’
“The only condition of the Duchess was a perfect man from a good family. Hiss, since you’re a prince, the good family is fulfilled, and ‘perfection’ is all we need to achieve.”
Hiss scratched his head and laughed awkwardly.
“Perfection…… That’s hard.”
“It’s okay. It’s just ‘perfect.’ If you show good manners and tenderness, that will be enough. Of course, you can be comfortable when we’re alone. Just sync properly in front of the Duchess.”
I kindly wrote down each conversation for Hiss.
Even with my explanation, silence ensued, so I looked up. Surely, this wasn’t difficult, was it?
Hees was still looking at me with a baffled expression.
“I think you misunderstand something about me.”
I blinked my eyes, not knowing the reason. Did I explain too much, treating him like a fool?
“When we’re alone, I can do that much. No, let me do it.”
Hees smiled, a smile that reached his eyes. Even I, who was accustomed to Kirian’s beauty, was momentarily mesmerized by that dazzling smile.
“Hem hem.”
To come to my senses, I discreetly pricked my thigh with the tip of my pencil.
“Well, as you please.”
Despite my curt reply, Hees just kept laughing.
“Now, next is the Duke.”
I quickly changed the subject and scribbled in my notebook, ‘2. Duke: Excellent leader.’
“Just appropriately appeal to the Duke that you want to be a holy warrior who makes the lives of the people of Cxia Kingdom prosperous.”
I slightly revised my statement, wondering if words like ‘people’ and ‘holy warrior’ might be too burdensome for a child.
“Of course, in front of me, you can say you want to be a king who works moderately and does just the average.”
If he’s a king, this level of joking should be okay. While I was nodding to myself, Hees burst into laughter.
“What do you really think of me, Princess Reina?”
When I tilted my head, Hees laughed again.
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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