All because of his cousin Diana, who still couldn’t regain her composure.
The Duke felt guilty watching her wander around in distress with cold sweat.
She had trauma from poison, but he thought it would be okay since he informed her of his plan in advance.
‘If I knew you would be in so much pain, I wouldn’t have used that method…’
Of course, the Duke and Diana both underestimated her trauma.
The Duke held Diana’s hand. A faint light flowed from the Duke’s hand into Diana’s body.
It was a recovery spell.
What he could do now was only this much.
Inside Diana’s body, there was no trace of poison; she simply couldn’t wake up due to the psychological shock.
She, who had been repeating the words “No…” while breaking into a cold sweat, became calmer than before after receiving the Duke’s recovery magic.
At that moment, the closed door opened, and the Emperor entered.
“Wait, who is this? My beloved nephew, isn’t it?”
The Emperor greeted him with a relaxed expression, as if he had known in advance that the Duke was here.
The Duke stiffened his expression and stood up.
The Emperor approached the Duke in a friendly manner, draping one arm over his shoulder, and spoke.
“It’s truly regrettable that such an incident happened in the palace. How is your health?”
“I was able to avoid a dangerous situation by taking the detoxification potion promptly. Thanks to you, my lord, for worrying so much. It’s truly appreciated.”
The Duke spoke in a tone with a thorn, dripping with sarcasm.
“Hahaha! I was truly surprised at first. To think you collapsed after ingesting poison. I couldn’t believe it even when I saw it with my own eyes.”
While outwardly expressing concern for the Duke who had fallen due to poison, the Emperor’s true intention was completely different.
The story was, ‘It was amusing that you, who are immune to poison, were pretending to collapse.’
“I was truly astonished. It means that the security of the palace is not so good. Dare to lay hands on the wine I brought.”
The Emperor’s two eyes squinted subtly at the Duke’s words.
“Don’t worry about that. I’ve already taken care of all the masterminds. Personally, with my own hands.”
“Have you already caught the masterminds?”
“That’s right. They were just mere commoners living off the palace. They dared to tamper with the wine I brought.”
“Then have you also caught the one who gave them orders? Are you saying that a mere commoner had the audacity to disrespect the imperial family?”
The Emperor slowly released the hand he had on the Duke’s shoulder. Then, with a confident attitude, he stared at the Duke while clenching his fist.
The Emperor’s gaze on the Duke sparkled like a predatory beast discovering its prey.
“I’ll take care of palace matters myself.”
He pointedly asserted his authority towards the Duke.
“As for you, focus on your territory. Don’t worry about this matter. I’ll crush anyone who dared to harm my daughter and nephew. So don’t worry about it.”
The Duke, who had been silently listening to the Emperor’s words, smiled faintly and murmured.
“If someone sees you, they might think you cherish me so much, my lord.”
The Emperor raised an eyebrow at the Duke’s words and questioned.
“Are you being sarcastic? I, who raised you after you were abandoned by your parents, am the one who cares about you the most in this world.”
Right. Is there anyone else who wants to tear your limbs apart so dreadfully?
I should have let you be sent away along with that Duke who openly showed hostility to us, the former Emperor couple.
The gazes between the Duke and the Emperor sparked as they looked at each other.
“To think you raised him… I only learned about it today. I thought you had driven away the young nephew who lost his parents because he bothered you.”
“Hahaha. The lad must have been quite upset. The Northern territory was the land my brother loved the most. It was not to get rid of you. It was to continue my brother’s will and prosper the North. Since your thoughts are still immature, you find it difficult to understand my intentions.”
The Emperor, exchanging soulless words, arrogantly raised his head and spoke.
“You’ve only grown in body; you still have a long way to go.”
There was a sneer in his voice as he spoke plainly.
“Don’t engage in actions that could lead others to misunderstand. You should take good care of your subjects, who won’t be around for much longer.”
The Emperor pressured the Duke with a tone that seemed like a threat, attempting to control him by using the lives of the nobles who followed the Duke.
“I mean it. I don’t want the stench of blood in the palace anymore because of you. Capable nobles lost their lives in an instant because of you. If you care about them, don’t cause any more trouble.”
In response to the Emperor’s words, the Duke chuckled and let out a mocking laugh.
“How amusing.”
At the Duke’s arrogant words, something seemed to irritate the Emperor, as his eyebrows twitched.
“You, who shed the most blood, dare to say such things.”
“What?”
The Duke approached the Emperor, taking a step closer.
“I won’t endure it any longer, Uncle. Don’t even think about touching my people.”
It was the first time the Duke had shown such open hostility toward the Emperor.
There was no need to be patient anymore.
The Duke was no longer a child, and he had enough power to strangle the Emperor’s life.
Artem Duke passed by the Emperor’s side with those words as his last, and then left the room without looking back.
After the Duke left, the Emperor muttered a faint soliloquy.
“Is this how you repay my kindness.”
As soon as his words ended, a shallow voice continued.
“It’s not you who repays kindness; it’s Father.”
“Diana.”
The Crown Princess, who had regained consciousness at some point, looked at her father with a piercing gaze.
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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