The Empress was not Diana’s biological mother.
Diana’s biological mother had passed away from illness when she was young, and the person present now was the one the Emperor had remarried.
“She looks gentle.”
The Empress appeared to have a gentle impression.
She seemed very gentle, unlike the rough-looking Emperor.
As Rose knew, the current Emperor and Empress had a marriage based on political strategy.
Perhaps because of this, the expression on the Empress, who sat in the highest place, seemed somehow empty.
Rose, alternating her gaze between the Emperor and Empress, then turned her eyes to Princess Diana.
Diana noticed Duke Artem and gracefully raised her hand toward him.
When the princess greeted, people’s attention naturally shifted to Rose and the Duke.
“Are you not a member of the Serbiat family?”
“How did you come here again?”
“This time, I came with the Duke again.”
“I see. What’s the relationship between the two?”
“They appeared together at the Viscount Wentz’s wedding last time.”
The gazes of the nobles were still unkind. They whispered as if Rose had come where she shouldn’t.
“Introduce me to Princess Diana.”
The Duke took Rose’s hand with a gentle voice.
And at that moment, someone grabbed Rose’s hand.
“What are you doing here right now?”
The low-pitched voice was filled with anger.
As if expecting to meet him, Rose turned around without showing any surprise.
As expected, it was Eric.
Eric, holding onto Rose, was staring at her with eyes full of anger. Beside Eric was the new Countess, Valiard.
As Eric grabbed Rose, the nobles looked at them with interested eyes.
“Oh, what is this?”
“I wonder if the relationship between the two hasn’t been sorted out yet?”
“Tsk tsk, if it goes like this, what will happen to the new Countess? Poor thing.”
“But it’s interesting. I thought the lady of the Serbiat family would be sticky, but… it’s completely the opposite, right?”
They covered their mouths with fans and whispered words to each other.
Rose roughly shook off Eric’s hand holding her.
“Let go. What are you doing? People are watching. What is this?”
“Hah! Is that important right now?”
Eric’s anger grew even more at her calm attitude.
For several days, he had been looking for Rose who disappeared overnight.
He searched desperately as if catching a mouse, but Rose’s whereabouts couldn’t be found.
Rose’s traces were so mysterious that it was unclear whether she had flown to the sky or fallen to the ground.
In fact, Cedric’s intervention played a role in Eric not being able to find out about Rose’s whereabouts.
Seeing that his son couldn’t cut ties with Rose, Cedric decided to step in.
Cedric knew that Rose was heading for the Artem family.
It was Cedric who intercepted the demon’s letter in the middle.
Eric vented his anger without knowing that it was his father who had prevented him from finding Rose.
“How much I looked for you…!”
It had been less than ten days, but that time felt like hell to Eric.
At first, I thought she had just gone on a trip, but as no information about her whereabouts emerged, I became increasingly anxious.
One day passed, two days passed…
As time went on, I couldn’t hide my anxiety.
Could it be that something happened to Rose? Trying to erase the dreadful thought from my mind, I searched only for Rose.
To appear, holding the Duke’s hand perfectly fine…!
Eric’s heart burned with a bitter ache.
“I am Rose of the Serbiat family. Eric has made a mistake. Allow me to apologize on his behalf.”
Rose lightly greeted Valiard, who was next to Eric. Valiard silently stared at Rose without saying a word.
Rose tried to hold the Duke’s hand again and leave, but she couldn’t help but pause at Eric’s words.
“Where are you going without an apology? Do you know how much I’ve been looking for you all this time?!”
Eric’s voice came from behind. Rose made a surprised expression and glared at Eric.
“Why should I apologize? Apologies are for those who have done something wrong.”
“You did something wrong, didn’t you? I clearly told you not to disappear again. But you disappeared without a word!”
Speaking with anger, Eric looked pitifully unjust.
It was so absurd that it couldn’t get any more absurd.
Having a new wife beside him while grumbling at her.
“…Eric.”
As another woman, Valiard looked pitiable.
“Don’t misunderstand. We have no relationship now. Where I go is none of your concern. So, stop grumbling.”
“You still like me. But how can we have no relationship? You’re still my woman!”
Eric’s words made the banquet hall buzz.
Including Valiard, those who heard Eric’s offensive remarks had expressions of confusion.
To say such things after getting remarried.
Rose intuitively realized that Eric wouldn’t easily back off.
She didn’t want to face this reality anymore.
To defeat him completely, this method would be the best.
Rose let out a low sigh and lowered her eyes.
“What should I do? I don’t like you anymore.”
Her long eyelashes cast a shadow under her eyes.
“I like the Duke now.”
With a pitiful expression, Rose affectionately held the Duke’s arm.
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.
*
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.”
