Having a body fragrance unique to each individual, even without perfume, was a testament to being a Fleur lineage.
‘Only I…… was born without a scent.’
Being born scentless to a child of Fleur was like being born with a disability, such as missing an arm or a leg.
No, it would have been better if she were missing an arm or a leg…
A big controversy arose in the family over Idel, who was born odorless despite the noble birth. Eventually, her mother was condemned as a sinful woman by the family. Her mother, who bore the brunt of accusations of carrying a seed not of Fleur, left the world within a year after childbirth, suffering greatly.
The arrow turned to Idel, who was left behind. There was pressure from the family to expel her because of her dubious birth, but Count Fleur accepted her as his daughter as she was born from the woman he loved.
The condition was that he married a woman chosen by the family, and that woman was now Idel’s stepmother. She gave birth to Roselin, who was born with the birth scent of a rose, as if to show off.
“I need you to get married first so I can consider marriage. Spring is just around the corner, it would be perfect for a wedding!”
Roselin said, clapping her hands and with a bright, childlike expression. At first glance, it seemed like a pure comment, but there was an intention to accelerate the wedding process.
“Your father is finishing his territory inspection and is expected to return in the middle of next month.”
Idel’s sharp mind deftly read the Countess’s intentions, to expedite her own wedding while her father was away.
“By then, your wedding preparations should be finished. You’ve avoided debutante balls, claiming to be a cautious and solemn young lady, so don’t cause any commotion and focus on the wedding preparations.”
As the Countess said, she had lived in seclusion without any external activities. Not only was she ostracized in the family, but she also had no interest in social activities like other young ladies.
“The maid said the light in your room was on late into the night yesterday… were you reading a book again?”
“You’re always reading books. You use the allowance father gives to buy books…”
Roselin looked over at Idel’s simple dress across the table. Her tone was full of pity, but her eyes mocked Idel’s choice of reading over dressing up.
Since she was young, Idel grew up holed up in the library. The only comfort in a home where she felt no belonging was reading. She preferred new books over new dresses. The world she could not directly experience was contained within them.
The books she was particularly interested in were about law and administration. At first, she began by following her father’s reading to converse with him. Her smart mind quickly grasped the knowledge, but there was no opportunity to show it.
“What use is reading a book… You could use that time to learn one more etiquette.”
The countess clicked her tongue, her eyes full of incomprehension. As she said, society expected a lady of noble rank to be more adept in mannerisms and etiquette learned through the body than in knowledge gained through the mind.
Most young nobles received home education or entered girls’ schools until they were sixteen, acquiring basic knowledge. After that, they entered social circles such as balls and salons, meeting suitable partners or marrying partners chosen by their families and lived their lives.
Perhaps it was a relief that she was not sold as a product in the socalled marriage market until she was twenty.
“You may have visitors from the Duke of Shale in anticipation of the wedding. Will you dress like this then? Go to the wardrobe and dress considering our family’s dignity.”
The countess spoke with an even more displeased expression than before. Idel nodded quietly as if agreeing with her. It was a convenient excuse to go outside.
“You must complete all preparations before the count returns.”
If her father, who was usually cold and indifferent but fair, was there, he might be able to stop this wedding that was proceeding without her consent.
But even if he could stop it this time…
‘It’s going to happen again soon.’
There was no other choice but to marry off again as if she was sold, even if she, who was already full of bridal mood, managed to endure in this house.
So Idel made up her mind.
Based on the academic knowledge gained through books over the years, she decided to take the entrance exam for the Department of Administration at the Empire University!
If she could get the acceptance letter from the Imperial University, she would be able to delay the unwanted strategic marriage for a while.
Her ultimate goal was to graduate from the Imperial University and become an administrator or scholar and become independent from the family.
It wasn’t a path that a lady from the prestigious Fleur family, let alone a middleclass civilian woman, would choose in the eyes of the world.
But this was the best way to avoid an unwanted marriage and escape from the family where she had no place in her heart.
‘By the time my father returns, the exam results should be out.’
Although she was usually silent, preparing for the wedding was a suitable excuse to go out and take the entrance exam.
If she takes the entrance exam for the Imperial University coming next week, and presents the acceptance letter to her father who happens to return, she could get permission to enter.
‘I will… definitely pass.’
Beneath her long eyelashes, her clear olivegreen eyes shone like solid glass with firm determination.
It was the moment she decided to become a living flower that breathes on its own, not a flower hiding as if dead.
However, she didn’t know at that time.
That the flower of Fleur, who declared to stand alone, would be caught in someone’s hands and become precarious…
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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