I looked at him very pitifully.
“Arje, while nursing, you kept calling out the Count’s name and groaning; was it a nightmare?”
“……A nightmare?”
“Didn’t you just say the Count hit you?”
“Yes, I did.”
“Didn’t you dream that the Count was beating you?”
“……Yes?”
With a bewildered look, Alexandre was told by Philip that he really had been beaten.
“Arje? Do you think that makes sense?”
“Yes? But Ellen, that’s clearly…….”
“What are you talking about? I saw everything.”
“You saw it?”
“The Count sent Domingo to me, didn’t he?”
“You sent Sir Mild, didn’t you?”
“I was a mess because of work; how could I come right away? I changed dresses.”
“…….”
I stared at him coldly, then grumbled.
“Ah, I’m disappointed. I thought you knew my personality well.”
Startled by my words, he quickly extended his hand.
“No, no. How could I not know your capriciousness? And there’s more.”
‘Say only “No, no.”’
And there’s more.
He knew the villainous nature of Ellen but was too agreeing, so it felt like hearing a blatant insult.
I openly showed my displeasure and narrowed my eyes.
“……What?”
Since capriciousness had already been mentioned, this should be fine.
Then he started to sweat and tried to mend his words.
“That’s exactly what I find charming, isn’t it?”
“…….”
I pursed my lips and rolled my eyes for a moment.
Philip slightly furrowed his brow, met my eyes, and feigned calmness.
‘Control your expression.’
I stared into Alexandre’s eyes again.
“When I just opened the door, you turned to look at me and fainted.”
“……?”
I lowered my body slightly and gently stroked Alexandre’s eyelids.
His face flushed. My facts and claim differed, but he seemed to like my actions.
“Do you know how shocked I was?”
“No, Ellen. What are you talking about? I clearly got hit in the face by the Count, so my eyes…….”
Then, as if realizing something, he snapped his fingers at Domingo.
“That’s right. Bring me a hand mirror.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
“Arje, why the hand mirror?”
“My eye must be bruised from being hit.”
Soon, Domingo gave him a hand mirror.
“It’s this eye. If you touch it, it feels irritated.”
Confidently looking into the hand mirror, Alexandre naturally looked puzzled.
“Huh? This can’t be.”
Of course, it was bruised.
‘But I reduced the pain with a magic patch, and Philip used some special power as well.’
And what was left had been massaged away by Domingo and Sir Mild with an egg.
There was still a slight mark, but it was a bit of a stretch to see it as a bruise from being hit.
“Your Majesty, I thought I might not be to your liking, but… what you’re saying is a bit… me, hitting Your Majesty?”
Philip sighed with a genuinely baffled face.
“That can’t possibly happen in reality, Your Majesty.”
“…….”
I nodded.
“Right. It couldn’t have happened otherwise, unless he was mad, could it?”
Today, Philip did that mad thing.
“But my eyes and…… my stomach……”
Philip nodded with a worried expression.
“You must have suffered quite a shock from crashing defenselessly to the ground.”
“……Then are you saying that I dreamed that I was hit by the Count?”
Philip shook his head.
“I don’t know how to respond when you speak such incomprehensible words with such certainty.”
Mild sighed softly.
“I apologize, Your Highness, but you must know well that the Count would never do such a thing, don’t you?”
Domingo also bowed his head respectfully.
“That’s correct, Your Highness. I apologize, but our master is known to be rational and wise.”
“That may be so, but…….”
Alexander’s head tilted slightly to the side.
Everyone was uniformly evasive, and my memory was slowly becoming confused.
I tightly grasped Alexander’s two hands.
“Arje, was my kicking you out that shocking to you? To the point of having a nightmare?”
He quickly withdrew his hand.
“No, you doing that isn’t a big deal. It could happen.”
I almost laughed at that moment, but I held it in.
That was his excuse, but he himself admitted that it could happen.
With that, the problem of me hitting him was naturally resolved.
As a result, Philip’s eyes widened.
“What? You mean the assault by my lady isn’t the problem? I was taking that matter very seriously.”
For a moment, Alexander seemed to feel a sense of defeat, but it was hard to go back on his words.
“Hmm.”
After a brief moment of consideration, Alexander spoke in a resigned tone.
“Yes, Ellen could do that. If divorce is certain, we’ll deal with that matter separately.”
“Divorce… is it certain? So, you came here today because of my divorce?”
“Ah… that’s…”
Now, since he seemed to believe that Philip’s assault was a dream, I changed my attitude.
“Your Highness.”
I called his name with a tone mixed with dissatisfaction, and Alexander sighed.
“I’m sorry. Let’s talk about that later.”
Domingo cleared his throat slightly.
“Hem hem, so, Your Highness, you’re feeling fine, and there’s no problem at all?”
“Yes.”
Alexander turned his gaze out the window.
“It seems to be getting late.”
“I let the knight rest since you woke up late.”
“You, Ellen?”
“I didn’t tell the knight about your condition.”
I replied sharply to his questioning look.
“If word gets out that you’re frail, won’t the other princes look down on you?”
“Ah, Ellen.”
“And you need to go back home right away for recovery.”
Alexander was touched again by that plausible reason.
“Such deep consideration… Thank you.”
“How about it, Your Highness, the frail prince? Can you move?”
I pulled his hand and got him out of bed.
He stood up lightly, bending his waist slightly and groaning, but that’s all.
His abdomen seemed to be a little tense after being hit by Philip.
“I was just a little edgy. I am very healthy.”
“I’m glad.”
I checked the time.
Now it was my turn to spend the night with the knight, as I had told him. That way, Alexander would feel less uncomfortable when talking to the knight.
“How about having a meal and then playing a game to become more intimate over a drink all night?”
At my suggestion, Alexander’s face turned red.
“A, alcohol? And getting intimate……?”
Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)
One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!
Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.
The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.
The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.
Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.
Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.
…
Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.
Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.
After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!
Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”
The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.
It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.
When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…
Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.
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