Tame or Be Captured (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 072
Sonya’s face automatically flushed with embarrassment.
She had called him that because she didn’t know his name, but now it seemed rather impolite.
Especially when the memory suddenly flashed back—how she’d stroked the bridge of his nose and even tried to reach his leg with her hand, not even realizing he was human—and her face now felt like a burning sweet potato.
Sonya lowered her head deeply and extended both hands, offering the basket.
“I came… to deliver this! Lady Banetsa sent it.”
Jackal accepted the basket and looked inside.
Neatly arranged within were the finest medicinal herbs used in the imperial palace, along with ointments, powdered medicine, bandages, and other first-aid supplies.
Jackal’s eyes darkened.
Back then, in the snowy field and again in the imperial stables, it had always been Asha who’d handed him baskets filled with things he needed.
Sonya lifted her head and spoke resolutely.
“Lady Banetsa also asked me to tell you this: She’s staying healthy and well in the palace, so please take care of yourself too until you meet again, Shephy. She says not to worry—she’ll look after me closely by her side.”
Her kind, empathetic heart shone through vividly in her expression and eyes.
He felt a little reassured knowing Asha had such a good servant by her side.
Jackal slowly closed his eyes once in gratitude, then opened them again and gave a slight nod.
It was the same greeting he’d given her when he was Shephy.
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.
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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.”
Not practically, it is a form of torture. Jackel didn’t jump into the water on his own while tied to the boulder.
It seems backward that the Empress is invited to a Duchess’ tea party.
What terrible phrasing. ‘He couldn’t possibly take her…’ She is the empress of the empire, Jackel needs to get with the program. She has shown herself to be stronger and more resilient than anyone else in this novel.