However, since they shared the same maid’s attic, Brody knew that Reyna occasionally engaged in a hobby with notes and clippings.
Anyway, she didn’t want to bring that scrapbook here and have it inspected by Sir Kay or Lionel.
It would be like being a stalker together with the person I was stalking.
“Oh, right.”
Brody nodded in understanding.
Reyna quickly made an excuse and inwardly sighed with relief.
“…”
Carrying the scrapbook here, Reyna had no intention of submitting it for inspection to Sir Kay or Lionel. It would be like being a stalker alongside the person she had been stalking. “Oh, right,” Brody nodded in agreement. Reyna quickly made an excuse, inwardly sighing with relief. “…”
Still, since the scrapbook was precious to Reyna, she took the opportunity to ask, “Is my place in the maid’s attic still there? It’s been a while since I’ve been there.”
Brody responded indifferently, “Yeah, probably. I changed to a double room, so I haven’t been to the maid’s attic for a while, but my place and Marina’s are still there. Yours should be too. It’s not like there are expensive items, and everyone is busy with their tasks…”
Unable to go outside after being relocated, Reyna didn’t know about the news of the maids that followed.
“Are you still very busy?” Brody shared some news from outside. “Don’t even mention it. It’s already hectic, and the atmosphere among the maids has been strange lately. The royal maids are coming.”
“Royal maids?”
“Yeah. Rembrandt recommended royal indentured maids to Viscount Lionel. He said he’s causing trouble by staying for a long time due to a shortage of manpower, so he’s bringing maids to help separately…”
Brody sighed. “Madam seemed unwilling to accept, but Empress Maria sent a handwritten letter willingly. She asked Rembrandt and Arthur to take care of it. She even sent a letter to the indentured maids, saying they could work at Julius Mansion. So, there’s no way Madam could refuse. She has to respond nicely, saying, ‘I am grateful for the grace of Empress Maria, like the river flowing with the sun.’ or something.”
In fact, it was quite loud.
Lady Viscountess, who had tried to avoid Rembrandt’s maid recommendation, met him with difficulty after asking for Rembrandt’s time. Still, Viscount interfered and said, “Haha, this person. Even if the son-in-law is like a son, why are you doing this?”
“Even the royal family wouldn’t do that.”
“This person is pretending to be ignorant and humble like this!”
The Viscount, taking advantage of Arthur’s favor, arrogantly scolded her, thanking Rembrandt for the favor.
And that night, the lady and the Viscount fought like crazy.
Since the double room where Brody and Marina stayed was not far from there, they almost heard the entire story.
Brody’s voice turned harsh. “But because of that, the maids are decorating the double rooms where those maids will stay. It feels weird. We have thirty people sleeping in the maid’s attic… Bringing in maids to help only increased our workload, didn’t it? Isn’t it just adding another mistress for no reason?”
Grumbling, Brody’s words continued.
“But because of that, the maids are decorating the 2-person rooms where those maids will stay. It feels strange. We, maids in the attic, sleep thirty people together… Bringing in maids to help only increased our workload, didn’t it? Isn’t it just adding another mistress for no reason?” Brody’s grumbling continued.
“When Marina and I started helping you, we got to use an exclusive 2-person room. It’s a huge favor. We rarely had maids using 2-person rooms. But royal maids get them from the beginning. I guess their salary is higher than ours, if not higher, it wouldn’t be lower. At first, I thought it would be good if more working people increased, but since the lodging is completely different from ours and the treatment difference is this significant from the beginning… It’s strange, anyway.”
Reyna listened in amazement.
The new maids are getting 2-person rooms.
Reyna, who is also a maid at Julius Mansion, knew how amazing it was for them to receive 2-person rooms.
No one dared to voice complaints, but the maid’s attic at Viscount’s place, where thirty people slept, was an uncomfortable accommodation for everyone.
Despite the high salary, the maids didn’t say a word… The new maids were all assigned to 2-person rooms…
“…”
Unknowingly, a feeling of envy passed through Reyna.
The palace maids…
Since they probably have recommendations from at least three places, maybe they could become colleagues who could introduce new workplaces to the maids?
“…It doesn’t concern me.”
Since I’ll only be here anyway, and once Arthur’s task is done and it’s revealed that I betrayed Julius Mansion, I’ll be chased away…
Lady Viscountess, of course, and no one else will write me a recommendation letter. Anyway, I decided to accept and choose such a future.
“…”
Reyna looked down at the document box, lost in thought.
It was a notebook she bought to keep the promise of creating good memories together with Arthur’s stories. Instead of a scrapbook collecting Arthur’s stories, it was a notebook to soothe her empty hands during their time together. A note to record memories during their time together.
“From now on, during the day. I think I can spare some time occasionally. Will you spend time with me? You left good memories for me, so I want to make memories with you before sending you off.”
“Memories?”
Arthur lowered his head and laughed.
“You were a good husband. I hope you’ll think of me as a decent person someday.”
“I hope you could take the time we spent together as good memories too.”
“…”
Instead of answering, Reyna smiled brightly.
While doing so, she hoped she truly seemed delighted.
Arthur extended his hand with a smile.
Reyna took that hand as if shaking hands.
Arthur grinned and looked down at her hand, sweeping his thumb over the back.
“…Ask what my goal is,” Reyna asked.
Arthur grinned and looked down at her hand, sweeping his thumb over the back.
“…Ask what my goal is,” Reyna asked.
“Goal? Do you have a goal?”
“Yeah.”
“What’s your goal?”
When Reyna asked, he replied.
“Something more impressive than 30 gold from you.”
Arthur laughed.
“That’s my goal.”
“30 gold?”
Reyna looked at him with an expression of uncertainty.
Arthur just laughed at Reyna without saying anything.
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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