In response to the bright air and soft voice, Brody lifted her heavy eyelids. Blinking to accept the newly opened day, she saw an unfamiliar room.
“Hmm, we’re heading south. This is an accommodation attached to the hall…”
Recognizing the reality, Brody blinked and was surprised. She could feel the firm yet warm body temperature against her back and face.
Soon, soft lips gently pressed and detached between her eyebrows.
Brody, in confusion, couldn’t say anything and looked at Idan, who was smiling in front of her.
“Um, Messenger.”
Guessing the situation, it seemed that Idan was holding her so that Brody could lean on her comfortably by embracing Brody’s shoulders.
Idan said, “You might be tired, but it’s time to get up so that we can arrive at the next destination within a reasonable time.”
Trying not to show her surprise, Brody reluctantly got up.
As she moved away from the warm embrace and exposed herself to the winter air, her back and shoulders quickly became cold.
“Oh, right. Yes. I’ll get ready soon.”
As Brody wiped her face with a towel soaked in water, she thought, What? Did the Messenger sleep with me in her arms all night?
It was strange.
Who was the person who used to keep a distance, saying, ‘It’s hard to endure’ when she was around? Is it okay now?
‘Because it’s okay.’
It wouldn’t be easy to have a leisurely mind in the current situation, which is both physically and emotionally exhausting.
Still, it was fortunate. The fact that she slept in bed instead of stubbornly sleeping on the floor was a relief.
After Brody wiped her face, Idan helped her change clothes this time.
“Did you really learn from Caleb?”
Again, Idan accurately dressed Brody after the correct process.
“What about the hair?”
“Should I just tie it?”
As it became morning, Brody, with her hair richer than before, gathered it in one place with her fingers.
“Caleb… He told me to wear this and this… Wait a moment.”
Stopping Brody like that, Idan applied oil and gently combed Brody’s hair, setting it in a simpler style than yesterday.
“Oh, how did you do this?”
Brody exclaimed as she admired her reflection in the basin.
“Just as Caleb taught me…”
Since they decided and left within a day, there probably wasn’t much time for Caleb to talk extensively with Idan.
Idan’s eye for detail and skill with her hands seemed quite good.
If not, then…
“Messenger, could it be that you’re not the youngest? Do you have a hidden younger brother somewhere?”
To her question, Idan replied with a bitter expression.
“No, I am an illegitimate child.”
Hmm, it seems like she’s familiar with things related to women.
Ordinary men without sisters, even those knowledgeable about the Rivera, would probably have no idea if these accessories were hairpins or brooches, and it’s worth about 500 won in this world.
Thinking like that, Brody looked at the accessories on the table.
But, wait a minute…
‘Is it a hairpin or a brooch?’
…Look! Even Brody herself doesn’t know for sure! Uh, but if that’s the case… whether or not she has a sister, does anyone not know?!
At that moment, Idan’s voice came.
“It’s not a sister, but there is a child who grew up like family.”
Ah, I see. She probably grew up around people who had a similar role. It wouldn’t have been easy to become skilled just by hearing an explanation once, right?
Brody nodded her head in understanding.
Rationalizing that she probably had an average level of talent for dressing up, Brody erased the fact she had just deduced from her mind – ‘whether or not she has a sister, does anyone not know?’
Idan didn’t understand why she was pleased, but she had no time to think about it. She covered Brody with a cloak, picked up her belongings, and they started their journey again.
They steadily visited villages as they headed south.
During that time, the day before leaving Potato Village, Brody remembered the words that Rivera had advised her.
“When you arrive in the village, don’t stay at the inn; make sure to stay by the Messenger’s side.”
Although she initially thought it was just Rivera worrying about Idan, now she could understand that it wasn’t just that.
The sly Rivera Chief of Staff must have wanted to put pressure on Brody’s mind.
‘Look at me. Have a sense of responsibility as the Grand Duchess. Look at it with your own eyes, understand the situation.’
Although she fell asleep from exhaustion on the first day, after that, whenever she had time, she began to write the plan.
She also organized ideas for rebuilding the village.
Seeing people in distress and being able to see what she could do, she couldn’t just stand idly by.
She had already made up her mind to do her best to help Idan rebuild the North for three years.
Although her heart was heavy, the current situation became a powerful motivation to work even harder.
‘I will definitely succeed in trade with the South.’
Idan couldn’t help but worry as she watched Brody working so hard.
But in reality, Idan seemed to be in even more difficulty.
She began to suffer from increasingly severe headaches.
Considering that she developed a strong headache right after the incident where she almost killed the female prisoners, it seemed that severe pressure caused headaches stronger than normal ones.
“Hehehe!”
As they were traveling along the mountain path to the next village, suddenly encountering a group of about ten bandits.
Seeing Idan’s forehead furrowing as if she could feel it in her bones, Brody felt a great concern.
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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