Countess Milé grabbed her son’s wrist holding the flower and asked, “What kind of flower is this?”
“Isn’t it pretty? I’ll give it to Mom.”
The son extended the flower he was holding.
“Young Master is quite… thinking of Mom when seeing a pretty flower. How admirable.”
The nanny praised the child with a beaming smile.
Countess Milé accepted the flower from her son. Then, she gently stroked her son’s head, who looked at her with eyes seeking praise.
“…Thank you.”
“Now, do you feel a bit better?”
The son grinned, looking directly at Countess Milé’s face.
“Oh my! You’re so considerate.”
Although the nanny grumbled that she should take a look at this, Countess Milé became lost in thought.
Her son might have accidentally found and picked this flower.
However, just a moment ago, there were no flowers blooming in the field she had been looking at.
There were only flower buds.
“Mom, why like that?”
Her son’s question snapped Countess Milé out of her thoughts.
“Son, but, you know. There were no flowers in the field just now. Where did you find this flower?”
In response to Countess Milé’s question, her son seemed embarrassed and averted his gaze.
“Huh? Mom would be happier if you told her where you found this flower.”
Softly coaxing him, her son reluctantly opened his mouth.
“…Actually, someone gave it to me.”
“This flower? Who?”
“Dunno.”
The child answered like that and then left the room.
Countess Milé, with furrowed brows, followed her son with her eyes and signaled to the nanny.
“I’ll go after him.”
The nanny quickly put down the clothes she was organizing and followed the child.
Countess Milé pressed her temple and lowered her gaze.
The letter handed by the empress was neatly folded.
Eventually, unable to contain her anger, Hwangbi nervously threw the letter she had been holding on the floor.
“What do they all want, seriously!”
In order to fill the vacancy left by the Lady of Viscount Andani, Hwangbi sent invitation letters to several families that matched her status.
She decided to meet the ladies of those families in person and decide whether to bring them in as maids.
But letter after letter came back declining the invitation.
The reasons were not much different.
Although thankful for the invitation, they found it difficult to travel due to recent health issues.
This was already the third rejection letter.
No, the third letter was from Countess Milé, who wanted to extend her vacation.
Hwangbi reluctantly accepted the refusal, as it was akin to not wanting to continue her duties as a maid.
“Find out the real reason behind the rejections. Also, depending on the reason, there might be disadvantages to that family, so give them a hint about it.”
Hwangbi said, suppressing her rising irritation.
“Understood, Your Grace Hwangbi.”
The maid promptly responded and turned around.
In fact, Hwangbi herself vaguely knew.
Why those ladies rejected her invitation.
They were all remarkably perceptive. That’s why she had chosen them as candidates for maids.
“Hold on.”
Hwangbi stopped the maid, who was about to leave the reception room. The maid paused and turned to look at Hwangbi.
“Speak.”
“Perhaps it would be necessary to inquire about the situation on the side of Countess Milé as well.”
“…I understand.”
After the maid left the reception room, Hwangbi felt the absence of Lady Andani.
Whenever Hwangbi was captivated by anger and unable to control herself, Lady Andani always served her a glass of cold water without needing any instructions.
She always handled tasks swiftly even without being told.
Proving that a competent person in a low position is still competent.
In contrast, Countess Milé, who seemed to distance herself even during critical moments, was now even more absent in Hwangbi’s eyes.
“Stupid. It can’t be true to believe such absurd rumors….”
Hwangbi squinted her eyes and looked at the letter lying on the floor.
Lately, the gaze of the servants in the Hwanggung looking at her seemed odd.
Although their thoughts were not crucial as they were mere furnishings, it felt somewhat uncomfortable.
So, Hwangbi looked into the reason.
The reason was that there was a ridiculous rumor circulating, claiming that a ghost comes out of Hwangbi’s bedroom.
At first, she dismissed it, thinking it was a rumor spread by foolish people that would soon fade away.
However, through the mouths of Hwanggung’s employees, the rumor spread faster than expected, leading to the point where noble ladies refused to assign their maids to Hwangbi.
As the situation became quite serious, Hwangbi regretted her previous choices a bit.
“If only I had found another way, even if it took more time….”
She thought that Countess Andani would have quickly found a solution to calm the situation.
But the past cannot be undone.
Even if she hadn’t shifted all the blame onto Countess Andani, she would still be tormented by the empress.
Despite knowing this well, on a day like today, the absence of Countess Andani felt significant.
Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)
One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!
Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.
The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.
The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.
Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.
Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.
…
Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.
Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.
After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!
Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”
The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.
It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.
When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…
Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.
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