The Duke's Flower is Precarious (Completed Main Story) - Side Story 2
It was the night of a day not long before Prince Lilian’s christening ceremony.
The faint moonlight illuminated the delicate face of the woman leaning against the headboard of the bed.
Guided by the moonlight streaming through the window and the glow of the oil lamp, her slender fingers moved busily over the fabric.
“Aidel?”
At that moment, her concentration broke, and Aidel’s hand froze. Recognizing the familiar voice calling her, she quickly hid the fabric behind her back.
“Kaeron, you’re back?”
Seeing Kaeron emerge through the bed curtains, Aidel smiled more brightly than usual.
Under the moonlight, Aidel’s smile bloomed like a flower—normally, Kaeron would have responded with a gentle upturn of his lips, but… his expression was subtly tense.
“You’re still awake. I told you earlier I’d be late tonight, so you should’ve gone to sleep first.”
“I heard you. I just couldn’t fall asleep… I lost track of time while waiting for you.”
The Imperial Palace bustled with preparations for the prince’s christening and the commemorative banquet. Though such royal events were traditionally managed by the Empress, Kaeron had taken charge of everything himself, as he insisted Aidel was still not ready to resume official duties.
“You must be so busy with preparations for the christening and banquet. It should be my duty… I’m adding to your already heavy burden.”
“I’m doing this because I want to. Seeing you strain yourself for event preparations—that would burden me far more.”
Ever since her childbirth, Kaeron had focused solely on Aidel’s recovery, meticulously ensuring she didn’t exert herself even in the smallest tasks.
Though she was always grateful for his care, she had now recovered enough and felt ready to gradually resume her normal life.
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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.”
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