“They’re officially married? Does that mean they’ve slept together?”
“Wow… Really? If that had happened, wouldn’t we have known? How many eyes are watching in this Duke’s mansion!”
“They did it secretly. Let’s ask around tomorrow if anyone knows about this.”
Amid the stifled silence, the excited voices of the maids were conveyed.
Reina quietly pulled the bed sheet over her lips.
There would be no one among them who could tell the story they were curious about.
Except for Reina here…
“…”
Well, it was a simple situation.
Five years ago.
Desiring to become a preemptive successor, Duke Julius sold his daughter to gain the favor of the royal family.
The other party was the illegitimate child of the emperor, scorned in social circles.
It must have been a bolt from the blue for a lady born and raised in Julius, a place of high noses.
The aristocratic society was a place where reputation and honor were important, and being an illegitimate child naturally did not come from an honorable background.
Moreover, at the time, the royal family kept silent about his lineage, so the fact that royal blood flowed in him was not officially recognized.
Then, in the end, he was a lowly nobleman rumoured to be the illegitimate child of the emperor, and to be married?
His lineage was uncertain, while the disgrace the lack of his counterpart’s honor would bring to Duke Julius was certain.
The Duchess, who had raised her only daughter preciously, vehemently objected to such a match.
But Duke Julius quelled all opposition within the house and said this,
“After all, he has to go straight to the battlefield, so let’s have the wedding quietly for now, and when the Emperor acknowledges his lineage and his reputation is restored in society, we can announce the marriage later!”
“After all, since he’s a war fanatic, social gatherings are strictly prohibited, so if we don’t blabber, nobody will know!”
“The royal family has agreed to at least be considerate.”
Why. Why should Duke Julius go to such lengths to get married?
Marriage is not something that ends just by whispering ‘Alright, let’s consider ourselves married’ and nodding.
Even for a common noble lady, it would have taken a few months,
It was impossible for a remarkable lady, who had never obediently put on shoes she didn’t like, to willingly marry such a person.
Of course, she made a fuss saying she wouldn’t get married…
Well, in the end… Among the maid girls of similar age, Reina, who was occasionally said to be a quite a beauty, was quietly called…
That’s the story.
Reina blinked quietly in her blanket, looking at the ceiling, or rather, the rotten floor of the bunk bed above her.
“…What kind of person is he, Sir Arthur…”
From the other side, the voices of maids whispering out of curiosity came.
It seems like they plan to go around asking all the maids tomorrow, but they probably won’t come to ask Reina.
Reina was somewhat sidelined among the maids due to circumstances that were not easy to disclose.
Well, what, even if they ask, I might not be able to answer…
―Thump!
“All maids assemble!”
With the door opening suddenly, Mrs. Hurst’s voice, the housekeeper, resonated in the maids’ room.
The maids who were collapsing on the bed, or were whispering among themselves, got up with distress.
It was nothing new.
It was a routine that was repeated day after day with the whole mansion being stirfried.
Including Reina, all the maids, annoyed by the midnight call interrupting their deep sleep,
They shook awake those who could not get up in time, and smoothly pulled themselves out of bed to find their maid uniforms.
[This is the time separator]“Who was in charge of cleaning here?”
The Duchess asked, looking down at a stain that seemed to be visible on the railing of the staircase.
Among the startled servants, one maid stepped forward with a pale face, hanging her head as if she was guilty.
Without even giving a glance at the maid, the Duchess asked again, opening the curtains of the window behind her.
“And here?”
It seemed like an unfortunate bird had crashed into the window and died, as there were feathers and a little bit of blood visible.
Another maid stepped forward silently, her breath caught, and bowed her head.
Several more maids and servants were called forth.
There was no one who hesitated.
Everyone knew that showing any sign of hesitation would not bode well.
“……”
The marble floor, entering Iris’ bowed view, was so clean it reflected faces.
Even if the Duke’s mansion was large, over two hundred maids had been diligently cleaning for over a month, it would be stranger if it wasn’t clean.
However, such faint stains were created several times a day by servants carrying loads,
And there was no way to prevent birds from hitting the windows.
Nevertheless, everyone acted as humbly as possible so as not to upset the Madam.
When they show this obedient attitude, most of the time it ends without major bloodshed.
Male lead is reincarnated to save his wife
I’ve also read this one twice already. The female lead is kinda soft and gets embarrassed easily—not really my type, but the plot is definitely worth reading. Hurry up and read it, y’all!
Intro
When Shen Yuan encountered Su Jin again in his previous life, she had already become the Prime Minister of the current dynasty. As for him, the former top young master of the capital, he had long since fallen into the abyss, becoming a singer on a pleasure boat.
After a song ended, he was redeemed and sent to the Su Residence.
Su Jin respected and cherished him, gave him a roof over his head, and bestowed him with warmth. Shen Yuan fell deeper and deeper, but before he could express his feelings, Su Jin passed away.
Shen Yuan died to follow her in death, but instead, he returned to when he was fifteen years old.
At that time, he was not yet engaged, and Su Jin was just a poor scholar.
Shen Yuan gritted his teeth, casting aside all his pride, and thought of ways to coax and entice her every day.
The colder and more indifferent Su Jin was towards him, the more proactive Shen Yuan became.
He was not afraid of being mocked by the world, only wanting to marry his Wife-master early, to hold her hand and never let go for a lifetime.
[Note: This story will not specifically point out the male lead’s reincarnation time point; it’s all in the details. Whenever you feel that the male lead is acting strangely, he has most likely been reincarnated.]
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