Before the court musician could intervene, Lucius gulped down the liquor in one go. Wiping the liquid from his lips, Lucius looked at the court musician.
“Do you think the current situation makes sense?”
Perhaps already feeling the effects of alcohol, his eyes seemed slightly loosened.
“…”
The court musician couldn’t bring himself to answer and lowered his gaze.
For some time now, the prince had started showing an unusual interest in the lady-in-waiting of the Siren Marquis. Thus, the court musician had quickly informed Hwangbi of this fact.
Hwangbi, judging that Lucius’s interest was a bit excessive, promptly tried to divert the prince’s attention elsewhere, perhaps by presenting an attractive individual.
Fortunately, the prince seemed captivated by the Lady Croft, whom he had met at the debutante ball. Temporarily relieved that his attention had shifted, Hwangbi decided to separate the two before his feelings deepened.
Before the Lady Croft’s matters were fully resolved, Hwangbi couldn’t have imagined that a situation like this would occur.
“Don’t just stand there; it’s okay to leave.”
Lucius ordered the court musician, who stood at a distance. Although leaving the prince alone in his precarious state worried him, the court musician respectfully bowed and left the bedroom.
Knowing that there was nothing he could do in this matter, the court musician went straight to find Hwangbi as soon as he left the bedroom.
“Miss, someone from the palace has come.”
Reneve put down her pen and asked the butler.
“For what reason?”
The butler shook his head with a puzzled expression.
“He left after urgently saying to come to the palace, and I didn’t hear the reason.”
“Did he say to come to the palace immediately today?”
“Yes, he said the sooner, the better.”
It was uncommon for news of an immediate audience to be announced on the same day unless it was extremely urgent and crucial.
Reneve sighed lightly and got up from her seat.
“Is it about the engagement issue with the Emperor of Basquerk?”
Amber looked at Reneve with a worried expression.
“Well… I’ll find out when I go to the palace myself.”
Before preparing to go to the palace, Reneve unfolded parchment on her desk.
“What are you doing, Miss?”
Amber, with an intrigued look, asked.
“We need to go to the palace urgently, but… we don’t often have to go to the palace. So, we should make the most of this opportunity.”
Before leaving for the palace, Reneve spread the parchment on her desk, and Amber, after observing for a moment, stood up.
“Well then, I’ll prepare for your outing so that you can leave right away, Miss.”
Reneve nodded vaguely to Amber and quickly toyed with a pen. Amber, who had been busy back and forth, approached and asked, “Are you drawing a map?”
“Yes, that’s right. I’ll explain as we go, so hurry with the preparations for the outing.”
“Please wait here for a moment.”
Without saying more, the court musician left the reception room, and even after 30 minutes had passed, there was no sign of the person who had requested a meeting with Reneve.
However, Reneve had already sensed who had summoned her to the palace.
Anticipating a somewhat rude attitude, she expected it to be Hwangbi. Depriving her of food and the chance to even have a sip of water, making her wait for hours in such a situation—it was an experience she had undergone before the regression.
If Reneve, tired of waiting, were to turn away, Hwangbi would find Lucius and appeal with tears, accusing her of being ignored.
Since that incident, Reneve had developed her own way of dealing with Hwangbi’s sudden calls.
“Amber.”
When she directed her gaze, Amber placed the large bag she was holding on the table.
“Yes, Miss.”
From it, Reneve took out a sheet of parchment and handed it to Amber.
Concealing the parchment in her arms, Amber whispered softly, “Miss, shall we go outside now?”
As Reneve nodded, Amber shouted loudly towards the door, as if telling the court musician who was monitoring Reneve outside.
“Just sitting here was too frustrating. Instead of wasting time like this, wouldn’t it be helpful for the lady to go around the palace and find out something… Can’t we?”
Reneve’s jurisdiction was limited to keeping her here. Therefore, there was no need for Amber, who had come along, to waste time meaninglessly. Hwangbi wouldn’t pay attention to Amber either.
“Do it that way.”
“Yes, I’ll be back soon.”
When Amber opened the reception room door, the court musician waiting outside asked, “Where are you going?”
“To the restroom.”
“If it’s the restroom, it’s inside.”
“How can you say that? As a maidservant, I can’t relieve myself in the same place as the lady.”
Staring intently at Amber, who was holding back a laugh, the court musician soon nodded his head.
As the second son of a lower noble, he particularly enjoyed discrimination based on social status. But what kind of place was the palace? It wasn’t a place where even high-ranking nobles freely roamed.
So, he was famous for tormenting only commoners among the palace staff.
That way, he could confirm that he was superior to them.
“That’s not a wrong statement.”
He agreed with the notion that a maidservant like Reneve couldn’t handle business in the same place as a noble.
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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