Even though he passed the law that exempts the duty of conscription when there is only one male in the noble family through a money lobby, and did not know shame while cheating in the war, when he saw others enjoying the glory of victory, he regretted not getting involved and felt jealous.
However, he did not think of pursuing honor at the expense of money until then.
After all, his belief was that the glory from war would only result in a loss of money and wounds.
Of course, if he had such a fertile land, the Duke might not be interested in the war, but the war would be interested in the Duke, but let’s leave this story for later.
The problem happened next.
To others, Julius, who only cared for his own interest, was rather lacking.
Ronald Julius, the wealthiest man in the empire, suffered a shocking defeat as he was repeatedly rejected by the ladies of the aristocratic families he secretly cherished.
Of course, at first most of the letters were written with due manners like ‘Thank you for your interest but politely decline’, or ‘I think our customs differ from what you are pursuing so politely decline’,
When even the ‘one rank lower’ families that Ronald Julius thought would not reject him started to reject him, the enraged Ronald made several verbal errors in public,
And afterwards, from ‘Not desperate enough to sell my pride, reject’, ‘I’m not such a materialistic person, reject’, to ‘It’s a shame to be proposed by you’, he suffered all kinds of insults and the embarrassment of those being published in the newsletter.
By that point, how delightfully one could reject his proposal became a kind of sport among the aristocrats, and even the shameless Ronald Julius became dizzy with such disgrace.
Knight Alexander Lusac II, who ascended to the throne amid applause, gained more power than Julius,
And Count Diloa, who always struggled with money issues, took over the large mine business that Julius had always eyed.
But Ronald Julius, despite having so much money, couldn’t get married, suffered one disgrace after another, and even had his desirable business taken away.
Only then was Julius able to objectively assess his situation.
He was the only one among the top aristocrats of the empire who did not become a premier.
That’s because Julius, a notorious moneygrubber, had an ugly history of being synonymous with the saying ‘the rich get richer’, which shook his reputation.
The majority of the citizens of the empire thought ‘Julius’ was all about money, not honor.
And a name that was not honorable could not become a ‘premier’.
Julius, who thought he had everything, couldn’t avoid being very poor in that regard.
After realizing this, Ronald Julius began to make efforts to clear his disgrace.
For Julius, who was born stingy, it was not an easy process.
Becoming honorable cost a lot of money, and there were many duties to fulfill to maintain dignity.
There were so many things to give up for no apparent reason.
It was even more difficult to have more things to avoid than to do.
His past ‘list of inflammatory remarks’ also held him back.
Eventually, the then Duke Ronald Julius, who had a lot of dark history, could not achieve his dream and left the world,
It was only until the generation of his son, Antonio Julius, and granddaughter, Christina Julius, that the long effort finally bore fruit.
Even then, unable to escape from the shadow of ‘Julius’, they couldn’t avoid the struggle between inherent greed for money and learned desire for honor,
The only daughter was sold to the emperor’s bastard, and a jackpot burst out in the marriage business. Finally, Julius, who had always felt distant, had just put his name on the list of ‘predecessors’.
“Ha, there’s such a day in life. A charity festival to celebrate the victory given by the Duke!”
“Here, try this too. I’ve eaten everything in the world.”
“Wow, does the Duke eat this every day?”
The people of the Duke’s territory, who were picking at the barbecued pigs placed all over the streets and squares, raised their glasses noisily.
“Cool! The beer is awesome.”
“Oh, more is coming!”
At some point, the boneonly pork was cleared away and the turkey meat with rising smoke was ordered.
Endless dishes of meat were being brought out on carts, and the people who crowded around the table were chaotically taking alcohol and meat.
People were pouring and drinking, and the street painters were leisurely picking at the meat and capturing the scene on their canvases.
“But what happened to Sir Arien? Did she meet Miss Christina?”
“Come to think of it, you went to the improvement square. Didn’t you hear anything?”
Among the people who were distracted by the meat, a few began to question sporadically, but most of them were sorted out like this.
“Oh, well, they met! But I couldn’t hear very well. I think I heard it wrong. Will it not be in the newspaper? Oh, alcohol is here, alcohol! Get in line quickly! That looks like wine!”
Male lead first thought she played hard to get, only to realize she
really disliked him
Short intro:
What she can’t stand the most is the streets full of effeminate men, especially that so-called top beauty whom she avoids at all costs.
Shen Yaoxing looks at Jiang Mingyue, who keeps approaching her with coy shyness.
Shen Yaoxing: Bro, don’t be like this, I’m really about to throw up!
She fears nothing in heaven or earth, except for him getting close to her.
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At first he thought she was just using the trick of feigning indifference to attract his attention. Later, he learned that she truly despised him.
This dealt a heavy blow to Jiang Mingyue, and he vowed to make her, like everyone else, fall at his feet in worship!
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Synopsis:
Before transmigrating, Shen Yaoxing only wanted to find a reliable man to spend her life with. Who knew that after transmigrating, she would become a reliable woman herself…
A forced misandrist, highly skilled, and reliable female lead
vs.
An initially aloof and arrogant, later morbid, obsessed male lead
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