“I can confidently say it’s the masterpiece of my life.”
Lady Pomfret, who visited the Duke’s residence early in the morning to dress the new bride, was choked with emotion upon seeing Idel in her wedding dress.
“I’ve heard the legend that the Fleur family was blessed by the fairy of flowers. Inspired by that, I designed this wedding dress. I expected it, but I never imagined she would wear it so perfectly!”
On the pure white silk that symbolizes an innocent bride, the signature bobbin lace of the Charlotte Dress Room was embroidered like blooming flowers.
It was a dress that Lady Pomfret had painstakingly handcrafted, spending nearly every night working on it.
“After the wedding, many women in the empire will undoubtedly be interested in this wedding dress.”
Could there be a better model than this? Lady Pomfret was confident that the bridestobe would continuously flock to the Charlotte Dress Room.
“You’re right! I think this is the most delicate and beautiful wedding dress I’ve ever seen.”
The maids who were serving nearby also nodded in agreement with excited voices.
Idel was always beautiful even in lighter dresses, but as the bridetobe in this wedding dress, she radiated an indescribable noble aura.
The dress had a décolleté style, revealing her slender neck and collarbones. The puffed chest was emphasized beautifully, and the lace added just above the cleavage was seductive yet elegant.
Below her slender waist, voluminous pleats cascaded down, and thousands of crystal embroideries shone on the silk lace, sparkling like the Milky Way.
“Oh my! Lady Idel… you truly are breathtaking.”
Marilyn, who had just entered the bridetobe’s dressing room, was also in awe of Idel in her dress.
“You’re dazzling now, but a look isn’t complete without jewelry. This is a gift sent especially by the Duke.”
With a deep smile on her face, Marilyn opened the jewelry box that another maid had brought.
It was a set of earrings and a necklace adorned with light green gems, which shone brilliantly, resembling Idel’s eyes.
“This doesn’t seem like an emerald. Could it be…”
Lady Pomfret, with a sharp eye for detail, covered her mouth in astonishment, guessing the true nature of the gem.
“That’s correct. It’s a green diamond.”
“That elusive colored diamond…”
Colored diamonds were rare and hence highly valuable. Given its flawless sparkle, it was undoubtedly of the highest grade.
“Only the final touch remains now.”
As Idel put on the earrings and necklace, Marilyn proceeded to open another box that another maid was holding.
“This is…”
“It’s the tiara and veil inherited by the previous Empress from the Duchess of Roman. They’ve been passed down through generations.”
The tiara, adorned with hundreds of diamonds, and the pure white, voluminous veil, were meticulously preserved, looking as if they were brand new.
Upon closely examining the lacework on the veil, Lady Pomfret widened her eyes in surprise.
“Isn’t this the Belujar lace, which is said to be irreplaceable! To see this masterpiece in person…”
“Yes. Its meaning and value are beyond words.”
Nodding, Marilyn approached Idel and personally placed the tiara and veil on her. She then whispered softly into Idel’s ear.
“It’s time for you to be happy. Enjoy the happiness bestowed upon you to the fullest.”
“Marilyn…”
With a kind smile, Marilyn warmly hugged the frozen Idel.
In reality, amid all the praises from Lady Pomfret and the maids, Idel outwardly smiled, but inwardly she felt different.
The weight of a ‘wedding’ dress was starkly different from the dresses she usually wore.
‘If I were truly his bride… would I have felt different?’
Seeing everyone doing their best for the wedding, a part of her was burdened with guilt.
The feeling that all these preparations were merely a show for a contractual marriage was something she couldn’t shake off…
Without any knowledge, their genuine actions for one’s sake were both grateful and regretful.
For her, Marilyn’s words provided a moment of serenity amidst a heart filled with anxiety and confusion.
‘Time to be happy….’
In her life, where she’d been denied from birth, there was nothing as awkward as the word ‘happiness’. She couldn’t even enjoy small moments of joy….
Idel looked closely at the glowing maids of the ducal household, Lady PongPumNew, and Marilyn. They had sincere faces, truly wishing for her happiness.
As time went on and they came to know the truth, disappointment might cloud their faces, but in this moment, she wanted to fully meet their expectations.
“Thank you. All of you. Truly.”
With a face that seemed free from worries, Idel wore a sincere smile.
She decided to wholeheartedly become the happiest bride in the world, just as they wished for her.
[This is the time separator]“Do you feel nervous?”
Shade looked at Caeron, who had just finished dressing, with a mischievous smile.
A royal blue sash ran diagonally from his right shoulder to his left waist, adorned with a badge representing the royal family and the ducal house.
Male lead is a Divorced Husband
She said to him: “Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change it!”
Liu Changning transmigrated into a female cannon fodder character in a female-dominant novel.
After reading the first half of the novel’s plot, the first thing she did upon transmigration was to divorce the Pan Jinlian-style male protagonist she had just married.
She indulged herself, pretending to be ugly and poor.
But as time passed, the way that man looked at her became more and more unusual…
Liu Changning was dumbfounded: Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change!
――
This lifetime, Pei Yuanshao was rejected by the same woman twice!
The first time, she drove him away. Forced by the situation, he endured the waves of anger in his heart, yielding and humbling himself.
That person lay slanted on a rocking chair, her sallow face emotionless: “If you don’t want a divorce, go cook!”
Pei Yuanshao’s face was dark and gloomy: “You!”
The second time, after the crisis in Jinling City was resolved, the new emperor sent someone to pick him up. He turned around, stammering: “I… I have to go. If you keep me…”
That person lay on the kang bed, her back to him, as if she had long anticipated this day, crisp and clear: “Goodbye!”
Pei Yuanshao was so angry his fingers trembled: “You… you!”
The mission of family and country made him restrain himself, averting his eyes and turning to leave this broken household.
Two years later, they met again. Seeing her ethereal face, his body shook like a sieve.
“She was originally a ‘she’!”
At the Qionglin Banquet, the top scholar of the imperial examination, a talented person with exceptional speech and conduct, all the unmarried young gentlemen from aristocratic families looked at her with shy and timid eyes.
The peerless imperial official Pei Yuanshao felt the anger in his heart erupt. He pointed at the woman surrounded by the crowd at the Qionglin Banquet, his thin lips slightly curled: “Little sister, I wants that person to be the wife-master of my Mingde Prince Manor.”
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