Now, Reneve knows that it was to give Eshika the title of empress in the future, pushing Reneve aside.
Even young consorts admired the title of Lady Eshika.
It was no different from a special title given to the beautiful lover of the young and handsome emperor, who held the unique power within the Paradion Empire.
Not only that, sometimes Eshika would demand things with a puppy-like innocent face.
“Your Majesty, why can’t I? If it’s a place where Your Majesty, the empress, is invited, shouldn’t I be able to go too?”
Eshika’s words caused the nobles at the dinner table to be astonished. To have the government participate in a gathering where emperors and kings from various countries gather…
However, no one stepped forward to correct the question Eshika raised.
It was because they knew that Lucius cherished Eshika very much.
Was it because the situation was flowing just like before the regression?
Suddenly reminded of the past, Reneve suppressed a bitter smile.
“Yes, I’m just trying to put back what was lost.”
Watching Eshika hastily leave, Reneve muttered softly.
Of course, there were things that could never be restored…
But Reneve, who was momentarily caught up in the past, soon turned her body toward the banquet hall.
Meeting Eshika by chance was a bonus, and there was a separate reason why Reneve attended the masquerade today.
It happened shortly after the princess left Basquere for Vauchere.
After some time, due to boredom in dealing only with mature ladies, the empress appointed a single unmarried consort as a maid.
She was not only beautiful but also deeply skilled in artistic refinement.
She knew a lot about masterpieces and especially excelled in reciting poetry.
At first, the empress liked her a lot, considering her as a talented consort.
If she could captivate the discerning eyes of the empress, how much more charming would she appear to others?
Indeed, the emperor began to show subtle interest in her.
As soon as the empress noticed it, she took action, and the consort was soon expelled from the palace.
For being both greedy and having bad habits.
The empress said that meddling with her belongings would be enough for her to face execution, but considering the affection shown thus far, she forgave her generously.
However, after being expelled from the Paradion Palace, the whereabouts of the consort became mysterious.
Her family pleaded.
That she did not return from the palace.
However, no one paid attention to the lamentations of her family.
Hwangbi remained indifferent, and as the emperor quickly lost interest when she became more distant, he considered her insignificantly.
There were several suspicious situations, but Reneve, before the regression, did not delve deeply into them.
At that time, she was too busy with her own life.
But now, the affairs of that consort who unjustly received a bad reputation and died did not feel like someone else’s business.
“Henriké Marquis Consort. Can we have a moment to talk?”
Reneve approached a woman with her red hair tied high in the crowd and spoke.
“Do you know me?”
Henriké Marquis Consort asked with guarded eyes.
“I would like to report about the elder sister of the consort.”
As Reneve spoke, Henriké Marquis Consort’s eyes widened.
Eshika returned to her bedroom with confidence.
Although it seemed that Reneve did not recognize her, she felt uneasy about staying there continuously.
In the original, three years after returning to the palace, the princess carried unfavorable rumors about her.
This was because she spent time in the Imperial Palace’s garden, which was the residence of the emperor’s consorts.
Reneve also spent time there, so after the peace treaty, she was criticized for being the emperor’s target.
But now she had become the emperor’s fiancée…
Moreover, something had changed.
That was the status of the Basquere Empire.
Paradion Empire citizens had a tendency to look down on the Basquere Empire, considering it to have a barbaric culture and customs.
However, with the rapid spread of Basquere culture through young Paradion nobles, the atmosphere began to change.
Ironically, Basquere culture was even embraced, with people saying it was more advanced.
‘Anyway, I need to provide Lucius with some useful information…’
That was the reason Reneve attended the masquerade today, but it turned out to be futile.
“Lady, you’ve returned early?”
A maid looked puzzled seeing Eshika returning to her bedroom.
Since Reneve returned to Paradion, she had only stayed in her bedroom, but before that, she actively participated in various social gatherings.
And every time, Eshika returned to the Imperial Palace very late at night.
It was somewhat early for someone who had been out for a while, so the maid found it strange.
“Indeed.”
However, because it was troublesome to explain everything, Eshika gave a vague answer and walked toward the sofa.
“Even so, His Highness has been looking for you. He said to meet him as soon as you return.”
“…Really?”
It was good to see Lucius.
But at the same time, there was an emotion she did not want to feel.
It was because of what Lucius had said to her before.
‘Let’s give it some time to find a solution.’
Following Lucius’s now distinctly colder voice, she recalled him coldly turning away from her.
She hadn’t met Lucius since that day.
She had tried to avoid him deliberately, but the fact was that Lucius had not come to find her.
He demanded a plan that would separate Reneve and Icarus.
She thought hard, turning her head to come up with a good plan, but nothing good came to mind.
It was a development not shown in the original.
“You don’t seem very happy… Did you have a quarrel with His Highness before?”
The maid asked Eshika with a puzzled expression.
Until now, whenever Lucius wanted to see her, she would promptly get up.
‘If he calls, come. If he tells me to go, I go… I was such an easy woman.’
Eshika sighed lightly, reproaching herself for being foolish.
“Not happy. There’s no reason to be happy…”
Eshika spoke weakly and stood up.
Ex-husband Wants Reconciliation
One-line summary: Chasing the wife to the crematorium (making an effort to attract someone who has become indifferent), the female lead doesn’t look back, the second male lead takes the position.
Intro:
To repay the kindness of the older generation, Su Mu crossed into a female-dominated world and became a live-in daughter-in-law of the Yan family, single-handedly saving the Yan family from fire and water.
But her husband, Yan Jiyue, the eldest son of the Yan family, treated her with sarcasm and never showed her a good face.
It wasn’t until after Su Mu’s death that this pampered and arrogant young master shed a few fake tears and pretended to want to die for love.
This life’s kindness was enough. If there was a next life, she would definitely kick Yan Jiyue away.
Who knew that the heavens would be so kind as to allow her to be reborn, returning to the time when she had just married into the Yan family.
Su Mu glanced at the Yan eldest son, who still spoke coldly to her, and threw a divorce letter in front of him.
“Let’s divorce!”
***
Yan Jiyue never imagined that he would be reborn. He happily went to find Su Mu, wanting to make up for the mistakes he had made in his ignorant youth.
Wasn’t the reason the heavens allowed him to be reborn to let him reconcile with Su Mu?
But when he pushed open the door to Su Mu’s room, the person lying on the bed was another man.
Su Mu’s personal attendant, Xie Yi.
Yan Jiyue hated him so much that his teeth itched. In front of Su Mu, Xie Yi was a gentle and considerate whisperer of sweet nothings, but in reality, he was vicious-hearted and deliberately sabotaged their husband and wife relationship.
In the previous life, it was he who secretly hid in Su Mu’s coffin and committed suicide, stealing a step ahead of him to be buried with Su Mu.
Yan Jiyue’s eyes were filled with hatred as he cursed, “What kind of thing are you? Your background is lowly, what right do you have to occupy Su Mu?”
Xie Yi looked at the sleeping Su Mu and no longer pretended to be a whisperer of sweet nothings.
He proudly stuck out his belly, “I have the right because my belly is capable of giving the Wife-master a daughter.”
***
Yan Jiyue was consumed with jealousy. He spread rumors that Xie Yi had once been branded with the mark of a “harlot” on his chest.
But on the night Xie Yi cut off the flesh bearing that mark, Su Mu suddenly realized something was amiss.
“How did you know the exact moment I was poisoned? And why did you show up a month early?”
Xie Yi remained silent, blood from his wound soaking through his robes. His sapphire eyes brimmed with anguish – or was it just a flawless act?
Between a once-arrogant husband now seeking redemption, and a gentle soul willing to die for her – who truly held the darkest secrets? And could it be that Su Mu and Yan Jiyue weren’t the only ones given a second chance at life…?
[Reading Guide]
1. True divorce, chasing the wife to the crematorium, the female lead doesn’t look back, the male lead is Xie Yi.
2. The ex-husband did not cheat, he just realized too late and didn’t realize that he liked the female lead.
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