“How can I forget that? Is that something you can forget? I can’t forget.”
“If it didn’t happen to you, why do you care?”
“Sister-in-law, now that we’re family, saying things like that feels awkward. Just wait, sister-in-law. I won’t forget this for the rest of my life.”
“Sure, sure. Do as you wish.”
Rishi retorted indifferently and walked away.
Watching Rishi walk away with her head slightly raised, Eldy observed without a tremor.
Rishi was much younger and considerably smaller than Eldy.
Yet, sometimes Rishi felt more mature than his elder brother K, despite the age and size difference.
‘Why do I feel like I’ve become an immature son?’
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In the late afternoon, Luzina, one of Britney’s maids, came to Rishi’s room.
Seeing the bruises on Luzina’s arm, Rishi could guess what had happened. Britney had chosen Luzina as the target of her anger.
Among the maids, Luzina had the least favorable background, with no one to protect her and nowhere to go.
However, Rishi didn’t feel sorry for Luzina. In her past life, Luzina had been the one who tormented and ridiculed Rishi the most among Britney’s maids.
Luzina, who had been avoiding eye contact with the ones who were the remnants of the habits developed in the Whitelow mansion, spoke with a stiff neck while looking directly at Rishi.
“Lady Britney said that if you don’t apologize properly for what happened earlier, she won’t stay quiet… yes.”
Luzina, who seemed to be about to use informal language, added ‘yes’ after sensing the gazes of Erwell and Christina, presumably influenced by their habits from the Whitelow mansion.
While Rishi used a polite tone with other maids, she had no intention of doing the same with Luzina.
“What should I apologize for?”
Luzina stared at Rishi with widened eyes in response to Rishi’s arrogant tone.
Normally, Rishi would have to bow her head around this point, but she was holding her ground, meeting Luzina’s cold gaze with her own.
Luzina’s eyes wavered and then lowered.
“That… You did something terrible to Lady Britney…”
“It’s rude. I am the Countess Green. Employees of the Whitelow mansion should learn some manners.”
As Christina scolded with a stern voice, Luzina shuddered her shoulders.
“You unlucky girl. I should just shut your mouth forcibly…”
Erwell’s mumbled words were heard by Luzina, and she took the opportunity.
“If we are to talk about rudeness, then…”
“Luzina. Did you come here to argue with my people?”
“No, that’s not it…”
“Rather than arguing with my people in front of the Countess Green, what do you think would happen if it were known that a maid from Whitelow Count’s mansion behaved like this in front of the lady? Do I want to visit Lady Whitelow for this matter?”
“N-No, it’s not like that…”
“Using polite language would be better. To avoid bringing more disgrace to Whitelow Count’s mansion because of your actions.”
Luzina chewed on her inner cheek.
Rishi’s attitude was irritating, but the problem was that Britney, who couldn’t manage the maids properly, would end up getting blamed.
It was not a problem if Britney received criticism, but the issue was Britney passing it on to Luzina.
“I apologize, Countess Green.”
“What about bowing?”
“Huh? No, yes?”
“You should bow, Luzina. Your attitude for an apology isn’t good.”
Luzina gritted her teeth and bowed her head.
“Okay, now tell me. Why did you come?”
“That… I mean, because of what Lady Green Countess did to our young lady, she got extremely angry. She wants an apology.”
“What did I do?”
“There was an unfortunate incident in the stable…”
“In the stable? What exactly happened?”
“Dung… splattered… Oh, I’m sorry. Lady Britney said you splattered dung on her…”
Even in the midst of her irritation with Rishi, Rishi’s actions towards Britney had given Luzina a satisfying sense of justice. How delightful it was to see Britney, covered in filth, crying in frustration.
Of course, being the target of Britney’s outburst was painful.
“Dung… Did Lady Whitelow really say that?”
“Yes…”
“I have no memory of doing that.”
“But Lady Britney really got dung splattered all over her… Splat… Oh, sorry. Anyway, dung all over her… Splat… Ugh… Sorry. Anyway, that happened.”
“Hmm. It seems like Lady Britney might be misunderstanding something. I haven’t been to the stable today.”
“Then who made Lady Britney like that?”
“I don’t know.”
“Lady Britney said it was something the Countess Green did.”
“Do you have any evidence? Are there witnesses?”
“…I’m not sure about that.”
“I didn’t do it, Luzina. As you know, Britney often lies to frame me for things I haven’t done. This time, it seems she wants to blame me for rolling in the stable.”
Upon hearing Rishi’s words, it made sense.
When Rishi was in the Whitelow mansion, Britney had often instructed the maids to turn Rishi into a thief, a bad girl… such incidents were quite common.
Luzina wasn’t a fool, so during the conversation with Rishi in this room, she realized that Rishi was no longer the mischievous troublemaker from the Whitelow mansion.
Rishi’s manner of speaking, her gaze, her expression—all of it was the very essence of the mistress of Green Countess.
‘The Whitelow family doesn’t have much money these days… I’m tired of putting up with Britney’s nonsense.’
Luzina quickly turned her head.
‘Instead… If I show off to Iris, maybe I’ll have a place to go if I get kicked out later. Iris has a relationship with me, so she won’t reject me.’
Having made her calculations, Luzina straightened her posture and spoke more politely.
“It seems Lady Britney wanted to frame you after all.”
“Yeah, then go tell her that. If she keeps spreading false accusations, we won’t stay silent.”
“Yes.”
“Also, tell her that the total value of the decorations broken in the west wing earlier is 50 million briques, and we will charge it to the Green Countess. Just mentioned it.”
“Gasp.”
Luzina covered her mouth with one hand.
50 million briques.
Recently, not only Britney but also the Count and Countess were extremely sensitive to money. For the sake of this party, Britney had been pestering the Whitelow Count all day, but she couldn’t even get one dress.
“Was it… that expensive?”
“As you know, the Green family is affiliated with the Holy Empire, so the Papal See often sends valuable decorations.”
If the decorations sent by the Papal See were involved, it would be a bigger issue. She might not even realize that breaking them alone could lead to a misunderstanding that she harbored resentment towards the Pope.
“Why? Don’t tell me it’s because the Whitelow Count doesn’t have a mere 50 million briques?”
“What? Oh, no. No. I was just surprised that Lady Britney did such a thing. Well, then, I’ll take my leave.”
Luzina bowed her head and hurriedly left Rishi’s room.
Rishi hadn’t even invited Luzina, and it wasn’t the right time for Luzina to divulge the financial situation of the Whitelow Count in the Green mansion.
‘Ugh, she might blame me again… What should I do?’
With a pale face, Luzina made up her mind.
‘I’ll just… pretend I didn’t hear anything.’
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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