Whatever the king asked, Mavrolo would respond with courteous answers. There was no gentle affection that could be felt from a son.
When Mavrolo was born after the dethroned queen left the palace, it was natural.
When Mavrolo was born, the king deeply regretted it.
In fact, the problem of not having an heir was on the king’s side. The results of a secret investigation revealed that. The king’s seed was weak and scarce due to its delicate growth as a living being.
But that was not something he could publicly announce to the nobles.
So, no matter where the concubines brought children from, he could only keep his mouth shut.
It wasn’t easy to drive her away. Besides, there were various political connections that would cause headaches if she tried.
“Even if the nobles pressure you, you should have endured more, waited longer.”
Although the queen’s support base was very weak, it was a marriage blinded by love. But life was a reality.
She, who had received lifelong criticism for the lack of a successor, instead of noble support, eventually grew tired, resented the king, and wished for abdication.
She had sent him away without any sense of morals, and now, looking at the situation, she found her own weakness repulsive.
The next dilemma was whether to bring her son into the palace.
It was a time when concubines fiercely competed to make their unfortunate children the successor to the throne.
Announcing young Mavrolo as the heir to the throne, declaring a burden, seemed too much on such a stage.
Even if one day he were assassinated, finding the mastermind and eliminating three generations would not bring the dead son back.
After thinking, the king decided to provide Mavrolo with an excellent mentor and a wise tutor, planning to strengthen him while secretly raising him.
While secretly and strongly raising Mavrolo, he planned to strengthen his royal authority.
Especially, if some powerful nobles, especially Sword Master-level ones, loved and supported Mavrolo.
Mavrolo would soon grasp power and be able to handle various disturbances wisely.
After all the preparations were complete, he would place his son on the throne.
That seemed like a duty to the deposed queen who spent her last years sadly, as she loved the king.
The king believed so. So, he entrusted his son to Philip and gradually built up his power.
Most of it went well as planned.
However, there was one fact overlooked.
There was no affection between Mavrolo and the king. It was expected, but when it came to reality, it was hard to swallow.
But forcing oneself to create love and demanding to be loved was also an unthinkable act.
“Just having a son whose face is half mine and half the queen’s walking the royal path would be satisfying enough.”
So, she discreetly watched the lovely face and was on the verge of telling her to take a break.
Meanwhile, Laila, caught between the king and Mavrolo, was frustrated to the point of death. Only awkward and heavy air flowed.
Laila, who was eagerly waiting for this time to end, happened to glance at Ellen’s candle, which had just arrived.
“Your Highness! Do you know that the fragrance of this candle is incredibly nice?”
However, the king’s thoughts were different from Laila’s. Reflexively, he blamed the maker of the candle for crossing his mind.
Ellen Verbun Rinoar.
It was the name of the woman who had tortured her beloved son Mavrolo so much. Ideally, she wanted to sentence her to death.
However, it was impossible as long as that villainess maintained a marital relationship with Philip. Considering the status of Duke Rinoar, even execution was unreasonable.
The wealthy Duke Rinoar was rumored to be doting on his daughter. However, it was only until his wife passed away when the daughter was about five years old.
After that, strangely, Duke Rinoar did not show any interest in his daughter.
“Wasn’t there an accident involving Duke Rinoar’s wife and daughter at that time?”
It wasn’t exactly clear, but around that time, priests visited the duke’s residence.
Funerals aside, various magical rituals seemed necessary, so the king also sent priests to convey condolences.
While pondering various thoughts, the king clicked his tongue. The reason was that he recalled how Ellen came to Philip.
The king sought a spouse for Philip, whose path to marriage was blocked. He had confidence in finding a good spouse.
Philip was undoubtedly the most handsome man of his time. He had good lineage and achieved the pinnacle of swordsmanship at a young age.
Even if he had an extramarital son, nobles would have lined up if he vouched for him.
However, it turned out differently. Although there were more candidates on the surface, the only noble lady who volunteered to become Philip’s spouse was Ellen Verbun Rinoar.
It was surprising, but the situation didn’t seem bad.
The Rinoar family was undoubtedly an outstanding family, and the noble lady was exceptionally beautiful.
Philip, who decided to enter into a strategic marriage with her, accepted her without any reluctance. However, the king felt uneasy when he later learned the truth.
“I should have suspected some manipulation.”
The Duke Rinoar had manipulated the situation. He aimed to become the sole candidate in supporting Philip’s spouse.
It was unexpected, given the behavior of Duke Rinoar, who had not shown interest in his daughter.
The king had been observing Duke Rinoar, suspecting that he had some motives for several years. However, Duke Rinoar did not show any interest in Ellen.
It was as if he had completely cut ties.
Even when rumors of divorce circulated, he did not seem to care.
“Was his daughter instrumentalized for the purpose of strengthening trading rights? If so.”
It gave the king the courage to secretly intervene.
“Execution might be impossible, but I can’t help it if someone insane causes a tragedy.”
The king’s plan was executed on the day Philip and Ellen divorced. Strangely, even though Ellen failed to use a never-before-seen skill for self-defense, completely silencing her. No one knew that he was behind it.
Still, the king didn’t feel good about that day. But to think that she’s burning the scented candle made by that woman here.
“I was planning to instruct Laila to dispose of it appropriately tomorrow.”
The king was about to tell Laila to extinguish the candle immediately. He had no intention of letting anyone use the scented candle made by that woman with a graceful glance.
Now, it’s a bit of a prosperous business atmosphere, but that’s just temporary.
Tomorrow, the king plans to be as lenient as possible, regardless of which side’s issue it is. Then, the nobles will gradually distance themselves from the scented candles.
As the best outcome, either the subject of the business changes.
Laila, who sensed the atmosphere from the king’s expression, was surprised and cautiously asked, “If you don’t like it… should I extinguish it?”
Ex-husband Wants Reconciliation
One-line summary: Chasing the wife to the crematorium (making an effort to attract someone who has become indifferent), the female lead doesn’t look back, the second male lead takes the position.
Intro:
To repay the kindness of the older generation, Su Mu crossed into a female-dominated world and became a live-in daughter-in-law of the Yan family, single-handedly saving the Yan family from fire and water.
But her husband, Yan Jiyue, the eldest son of the Yan family, treated her with sarcasm and never showed her a good face.
It wasn’t until after Su Mu’s death that this pampered and arrogant young master shed a few fake tears and pretended to want to die for love.
This life’s kindness was enough. If there was a next life, she would definitely kick Yan Jiyue away.
Who knew that the heavens would be so kind as to allow her to be reborn, returning to the time when she had just married into the Yan family.
Su Mu glanced at the Yan eldest son, who still spoke coldly to her, and threw a divorce letter in front of him.
“Let’s divorce!”
***
Yan Jiyue never imagined that he would be reborn. He happily went to find Su Mu, wanting to make up for the mistakes he had made in his ignorant youth.
Wasn’t the reason the heavens allowed him to be reborn to let him reconcile with Su Mu?
But when he pushed open the door to Su Mu’s room, the person lying on the bed was another man.
Su Mu’s personal attendant, Xie Yi.
Yan Jiyue hated him so much that his teeth itched. In front of Su Mu, Xie Yi was a gentle and considerate whisperer of sweet nothings, but in reality, he was vicious-hearted and deliberately sabotaged their husband and wife relationship.
In the previous life, it was he who secretly hid in Su Mu’s coffin and committed suicide, stealing a step ahead of him to be buried with Su Mu.
Yan Jiyue’s eyes were filled with hatred as he cursed, “What kind of thing are you? Your background is lowly, what right do you have to occupy Su Mu?”
Xie Yi looked at the sleeping Su Mu and no longer pretended to be a whisperer of sweet nothings.
He proudly stuck out his belly, “I have the right because my belly is capable of giving the Wife-master a daughter.”
***
Yan Jiyue was consumed with jealousy. He spread rumors that Xie Yi had once been branded with the mark of a “harlot” on his chest.
But on the night Xie Yi cut off the flesh bearing that mark, Su Mu suddenly realized something was amiss.
“How did you know the exact moment I was poisoned? And why did you show up a month early?”
Xie Yi remained silent, blood from his wound soaking through his robes. His sapphire eyes brimmed with anguish – or was it just a flawless act?
Between a once-arrogant husband now seeking redemption, and a gentle soul willing to die for her – who truly held the darkest secrets? And could it be that Su Mu and Yan Jiyue weren’t the only ones given a second chance at life…?
[Reading Guide]
1. True divorce, chasing the wife to the crematorium, the female lead doesn’t look back, the male lead is Xie Yi.
2. The ex-husband did not cheat, he just realized too late and didn’t realize that he liked the female lead.
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