The Duke's Flower is Precarious (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 48
Afternoon tea, accompanied by sweet and savory treats, was prepared in the Grand Duchess’s room. Aidel and Bien sat across from each other at the table for the first time in a long while.
“Bien, have you been well all this time?”
“Of course, Miss! No—Your Grace, the Grand Duchess.”
Correcting herself with the still-unfamiliar title, Bien deliberately flashed a bright smile. Though she had endured hardships after Aidel left House of Count Fleur, she had no intention of revealing them.
She knew Aidel, with her delicate and gentle temperament, would be heartbroken if she found out… For now, she was simply overwhelmed with joy at having met Aidel again.
“Aidel…”
Aidel, too, could hardly contain her happiness—Bien had been the only person in House of Count Fleur with whom she could truly open her heart.
“I’m truly relieved. Seeing you now, grown into such a dignified Grand Duchess, fills me with joy and gratitude…”
Bien’s eyes shimmered with tears that had been welling up since earlier. The servants attending their mistress looked upon the Grand Duchess with deep trust and respect.
‘Above all else… I can clearly sense His Grace’s profound affection for Your Grace.’
The sight of the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess together at the entrance earlier had resembled a radiant masterpiece—a perfectly matched pair impossible to look away from.
Throughout the entire escort, the Grand Duke’s unwavering, tender affection, his eyes never leaving her, was unmistakably evident even to Bien.
Flowers nurtured with abundant love always blossom with greater fragrance.
Even back at House of Count Fleur, Aidel had carried an elegance that even simple dresses couldn’t conceal—but now, upon reuniting with her at the Grand Ducal household, Bien sensed in her a solidity and dignity far beyond anything before.
It wasn’t just because of the dresses Aidel now wore. Bien believed it must be the sense of stability Aidel felt within the firm embrace of the Grand Ducal household.
The Male lead Always Seduces Her with His Beauty (Matriarchy)
Xin Jiao Zhou is the leader of the world’s premier sect. She has just experienced betrayal from all sides, was poisoned in an assassination attempt, and faced death squad attacks while the poison was taking effect. After finally clearing out the scum from her sect, she was drugged again while trying to detoxify.
After waking up from a night of unconsciousness, she gained a “beautiful and kind-hearted” husband.
Xin Jiao Zhou: “???”
He fell ill.
She came to see him, bringing breakfast.
As she put down the breakfast and was about to leave, his hand slipped while holding the spoon. “Clank!”
She turned around upon hearing the noise.
He looked up at her, his eyebrows drooping: “My hand… has no strength.”
“Shall I… feed you?” she asked tentatively.
He opened his mouth cheerfully: “Ah—”
Thinking she was drowning, he jumped in without hesitation to save her, but nearly drowned himself. In the end, it was she who swam over to rescue him, giving him air underwater.
After emerging from the water, his ear tips turned red. He lightly brushed his cheek, tucking his sideburns behind his ear, revealing delicate, pink-tinged ear tips. He lowered his gaze, too embarrassed to look at her.
Xin Jiao Zhou: He’s truly beautiful, kind-hearted, and adorable.
A certain someone when disciplining subordinates behind the scenes: “If they don’t obey, just kill them.”
What’s that? She might already have someone she cares about in her heart? A certain someone: Find out who it is, kill them, and then there won’t be anyone.
What? She met a man by the riverside? What? That man even hurt her? A certain someone: Whichever hand hurt her, chop off his entire arm.
Love at first sight without realizing it, gradually falling in love, slowly getting closer…
Family and national grudges, schemes and desires, good and evil, crime and punishment, she and he face the future together, seeking justice with passion!
A naturally dark female lead who could accidentally destroy the world but is actually an honest person VS a weak, pitiful, and helpless but skilled fighter, beautiful white-cut black male lead
My heart is not of stone, how steadfast is your love? — Tao Yuanming “Imitating the Ancients (No. 3)”
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Cold female lead & dramatic black lotus with hidden yandere traits male lead
Can’t wait for second prince to die . How dare he touch grand Duchess with his filthy hand.
I hope Kareon kills first prince . But maybe that’s not going to happen because of diplomatic relations between kingdoms. If at that moment aidel would have remained unconscious ,second prince definitely would have died .It’s unfortunate , that bastard should have died on spot.
I am blushing even though I don’t know what withdrawal symptoms is.