The Duke's Flower is Precarious (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 72
It was as if nothing had ever happened—as life returned to normal.
Aidel, who had come back from the Grand Ducal Palace to the capital’s grand ducal residence, busied herself every day as if punishing her own body.
Marline grew anxious as she watched the Grand Duchess, who still showed no sign of leaving her office even as the sun set yet again.
“You mustn’t overexert yourself yet. It hasn’t even been long since you went through such an ordeal… Sir Gregory, please persuade Her Highness to rest!”
“That’s right. I’ll handle the remaining tasks, so please rest now. Didn’t you stay up late again last night working on your assignments after your duties?”
“It’s fine. I’m simply doing what I need to do.”
Despite Marline’s and Gregory’s earnest pleas for her not to push herself too hard… Aidel remained focused on the backlog of administrative duties of the Grand Ducal household and threw herself into completing the rest of her semester at the Imperial University.
“Both of you should go now.”
“What are you saying! I absolutely won’t leave before Her Highness does.”
Gregory, who had been harshly reprimanded by the Grand Duke after leaving before the Grand Duchess previously, shook his head desperately.
“I also plan to stay awake until Her Highness falls asleep.”
Marline chimed in, unwilling to be outdone.
Seeing their determined gazes, as if neither would back down, Aidel’s face clouded with a troubled expression.
‘Because of me… they’re both suffering mentally.’
To deliberately avoid being consumed by her emotions, she devoted every waking moment solely to her tasks.
After Being Cheated On, She Picked Up a Treasure (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: The husband I married on a whim had been secretly in love with me for a long time.
On the day when Jun Shao finally obtained the imperial decree for her marriage, Lan Qu, the person she had admired for six years, defied the decree and ran away.
Her gentleness and devotion, her promise of a lifetime together, were all disregarded by him. Instead, he dreamed of entering the palace to serve the Emperor’s sister as a sixth-rank attendant.
News of this incident spread throughout the capital, and the alleys in front of and behind the Lan mansion were crowded with people who came to watch the commotion.
Jun Shao should have been embarrassed and angry.
But someone stepped in to protect her dignity.
The figure was in a miserable state, yet still possessed an undeniable elegance and handsomeness.
The young lord struggled to climb the wall of the Lan mansion and shouted to her, “If he won’t marry you, I will!”
So, Jun Shao took advantage of the situation and married the person.
She thought the young lord did it to save the Lan family from the crime of defying the imperial decree, but never imagined that from beginning to end, what he coveted was her.
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After the wedding, Jun Shao felt like she was living in a dream.
Her Wife-master was as beautiful as a fairy in a painting, skilled in the six arts, well-versed in poetry and literature, capable of being gentle and attentive, and also grand and dignified. Most importantly, she was the only one in his heart and eyes.
Jun Shao didn’t know how Lan Shiwu, as a illegitimate son without a father and blessed with beauty, had managed to preserve his purity, recklessly escape, and use his last ounce of strength to ruin his own reputation, all because of his love for her, just to stand before her.
She could only see him gazing at her with eyes full of love, and when she bestowed a name upon him, his eyes shone like stars.
“You have come to me like a weary bird perching on a branch. I shall call you A Qi.”
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.