Even the trampled garden of Iorenti was unfailingly bathed in beautiful sunset light.
The liveliness that usually characterized the royal capital of Iorenti was nowhere to be found.
The royal court was still confined, and occasionally visible Imperial soldiers were patrolling and observing the capital.
The queen and Delia walked through the garden, cutting through the silence that felt as heavy as a weight on their flesh.
Following the queen, Delia was deep in thought.
My father and the commander?
What on earth are they going to discuss?
Will my father permit a marriage with the commander of the Empire?
Is this marriage even possible?
All sorts of worries swirled in her mind.
But such thoughts did not last long and were abruptly cut off.
“Why did you return? I sent you away because it was dangerous here.”
The queen’s damp voice soaked Delia’s heart.
Unbeknownst to her, the queen had stopped walking, turned around, and was looking at Delia.
Seeing her mother, bathed in the red glow of the setting sun, looking so pitiful, Delia’s heart ached.
“Mother. It wasn’t a diplomatic mission. It was exile. I couldn’t just leave to save myself.”
“You should have survived.”
“Mother. I’m also a member of the Iorenti royal family. I couldn’t abandon my country and parents and run away to live.”
At her daughter’s firm response, the queen closed her mouth.
Delia grabbed her silent mother’s hand.
“You told me to never forget my pride as a princess of Iorenti, no matter where I am. How can a runaway princess live with pride? I had to return. It was only natural.”
The queen, holding her daughter’s hand, slowly looked up.
The queen’s gaze as she looked directly at Delia sparkled strangely.
It seemed as if a faint dampness, like that of a wounded animal, was reflected in her eyes.
“Then why did you show up with the enemy’s commander?”
The queen, who was scrutinizing Delia as if she was trying to see through her, opened her mouth with difficulty.
“Did you… lose your pride as a princess?”
“Mother!”
Delia’s expression hardened in an instant.
The queen took off her shawl and moved closer to Delia.
She gently covered the wolfbite marks on Delia’s shoulders with the shawl.
“If you were captured as a prisoner then and something happened, and that is holding you back now.”
The queen, having said that, leaned toward Delia and brought her lips to her ear.
The queen whispered softly, watching the imperial soldiers patrolling the royal capital and the dyke following them.
“You have to get out of it.”
For a moment, Delia felt dizzy as her mind went blank.
“Mother.”
Delia could fully anticipate that something horrible beyond imagination had happened in her mother’s mind.
“It’s not your fault. Run away now.”
“That’s not it.”
“Del. It seems you still don’t understand the situation, this situation for a woman is….”
The queen couldn’t bring herself to finish the words that she couldn’t speak out loud.
Delia, controlling her racing heart, took a deep breath.
The commander of the Imperial army that occupied Iorenti, and the princess of the defeated country that was occupied.
She understood well enough what her mother was worried about.
Delia decided to take the initiative to calm her mother’s anxiety.
“Mother, you don’t need to worry that much.”
“How can I not worry?”
The queen grabbed Delia’s shoulder and whispered.
“They probably haven’t figured out all the secret passages of the royal capital yet. Say that you’re going to sleep with me tonight and….”
“Mother, I’m not running away.”
“Del.”
“I’m going to marry him.”
The queen gasped at Delia’s sudden declaration.
“What did you say?”
The queen’s thin hand clutching the handkerchief trembled.
“In the end, that ruthless commander forced you….”
Unable to continue her words, the queen eventually burst into tears.
Delia stroked her mother’s hand with one hand and wiped away her flowing tears with the other.
“No, mother. He’s a ‘somewhat’ gentleman, he didn’t treat me roughly.”
“That brutal Imperial army imprisoned you and….”
“They aren’t as bad as you think, mother. They ‘kind of’ took care of me so I wouldn’t get hurt.”
Upon hearing Delia’s continued excuses, the queen stopped crying and yelled.
“Del. Whose side are you on?”
Her mother always spoke elegantly, maintaining her grace.
But now, her voice was raised due to her fear of war and concern for her daughter.
Faced with her mother’s unusual sharp tone, Delia stared at the setting sun with a bashful expression.
“You’re worrying too much, mother.”
“Delia.”
“Mother. I have never forgotten or lost my pride as a princess. Even when I was held captive.”
The pride of being a princess of Iorenti wasn’t something someone could steal away.
It was the reason for her existence deeply etched in her heart.
Even when she gave herself to him, she didn’t easily forget that she was a princess of Iorenti.
So, his existence, incompatible with Iorenti, was painful.
Therefore, he who threatened the reason for her existence was frightening.
But now the situation had changed.
Male lead is a clingy little husband
One-line summary: The male lead is initially an arrogant, noble, love-deprived brat, later a cute, clingy, scheming little jealous one.
Introduction:
One day, Lu Yuner’s soul transmigrates into a female-dominant world. She enters the Imperial Academy and takes up the position of a doctoral instructor, teaching classes and grading schoolwork.
One day, she encounters the young prince Su Qingwan secretly skipping class from the male academy.
As a result, Su Qingwan is punished.
From then on, Su Qingwan sees Lu Yuner as a “thorn in his side”.
But before long, this “thorn” becomes the person he cherishes most, and he goes to great lengths to win Lu Yuner’s affection.
Mini scene 1:
One day, the sun is high in the sky but Su Qingwan still hasn’t gotten up for class.
Servant Xiaoyuan: “Young prince, it’s time for class. You’ll be late otherwise.”
Su Qingwan says arrogantly: “I’m not going. I am the esteemed prince, my status is so noble, why should I suffer this hardship? Besides, isn’t learning all this just to please women? Hmph, they’re not worthy!”
Mini scene 2:
After Su Qingwan falls for someone, he completely changes. He no longer skips class and diligently learns how to be a good husband and father. But he discovers that Sister Yuner is always surrounded by admirers.
Drunk and overcome with jealousy one day, he clings to Lu Yuner, crying beautifully like a pear blossom in the rain.
Su Qingwan: “Qingwan likes Sister Yuner.”
Lu Yuner: “Young prince, you’re drunk.”
Su Qingwan: “Qingwan isn’t drunk. Qingwan likes Sister Yuner, likes you so much, likes you to bits…” Before he can finish, Lu Yuner’s eyes flash with emotion and she leans in closer.
[Reading Guide]
1. The female lead is gentle, gracious, humble and polite but not weak. The male lead is initially an arrogant, noble, love-deprived brat, later a cute, clingy, scheming little jealous one.
2. 1v1, a bit torturous in the beginning but definitely sweet later on.
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