His senses, which had been keenly sharpened, subsided,
And the world, which had been noisy, became calm.
“……”
Reyna.
Arthur tasted the real name of the woman he had heard for the first time in his mouth.
Reyna.
“……”
Arthur rested his chin and silently lowered his gaze.
Taylor Lorenson… right.
The son of my attending doctor, so he said.
Arthur silently watched the end of the cigar with the fire attached to it.
“……”
It was strange that he hadn’t thought that she could have a man.
A fiance, a lover, could have been possible.
Only I was ‘married’.
It wasn’t a marriage on her side.
Rather, it could have been a memory she wanted to erase.
She probably didn’t expect it to come out like this.
And I’m only thinking of it now.
“……”
He remembered her, looking panicked and lost when he carried her to bed, then burst into tears.
Also, her continually avoiding his eyes.
“……”
The cigarette smoke spread into the empty air.
The fire was burning down most of the cigar.
“Tristan.”
“Yes, Your Highness.”
The aide, who had reunited with his family after five years and returned, stood in front of him again.
Arthur smiled faintly.
“Did you have a good time with your family?”
“Yes.”
He was curt.
“Tell me more.”
At Arthur’s request, Tristan hesitated briefly before opening his mouth.
“… My wife, who was in her twenties, is now in her thirties, and our child is five years old. They’re all healthy. They seemed excited and hopeful because I’m receiving the title of a baron this time. I don’t think she’s unfaithful.”
With a slightly embarrassed face, Tristan tried to hide it, and Arthur laughed.
That’s good.
He knew how to summarize the nostalgia for the family he had reunited with after five years.
It must be uncomfortable to talk about such a happy story in front of Arthur, whose family situation is complex.
Being used by a father who denied his existence all the time.
Receiving a threat to his life from his stepmother in return for saving his halfbrother’s life.
And being deceived into a fake marriage, it must be weighing on his mind.
Tristan coughed awkwardly.
“…… You don’t have to consider my family situation, you can speak freely.”
It was embarrassing, or Tristan said so.
Arthur accepted it gratefully and smiled.
“Okay, I’ll talk freely about my happy story.”
“…… I’m sorry to be the only one happy.”
“I’m happy too?”
“…… You’re quick to adapt.”
Arthur adjusted his posture with a laugh and put out his cigarette.
“I’ll keep the lady with me for a while. Please treat her with the utmost courtesy.”
Whether Arthur’s conclusion about the ‘lady’ was not very pleasant, a slight wrinkle on his brow revealed that, but Tristan accepted the order without objection and confirmed it.
“Yes. ‘Very’ courteously.”
“That’s right. As befits ‘Christina Julius’.”
“I understand.”
Arthur, who took his gaze away from the ashtray, added briefly.
“And look into the name ‘Reyna’.”
He didn’t ask in detail, but Tristan easily guessed who that name belonged to.
It must be the real name of the fake bride.
Arthur continued.
“And about ‘Taylor Lorenson’ as well.”
…… What’s that name?
Well, it will come out when he investigates.
Tristan said, “Yes,” and accepted the order.
Arthur cast his gaze out the window.
In the room, the trapped smoke flowed, and outside the window, the rotten, dried autumn leaves fell.
[This is the time separator]Around that time, Rembrandt, who had learned her name, was also issuing the same command to his retainer Francis.
“Find out about ‘Reyna Astarin’. Don’t reveal that I’m asking, handle it as your personal curiosity. Pretend you’re interested because she’s a beauty and nobody will suspect a thing.”
Surprisingly, Francis’s answer came back immediately.
“The blonde servant girl?”
At his retainer’s response, who seemed to already know her, Rembrandt asked with a bit of surprise.
“You know her?”
Agent Francis shrugged his shoulders.
“Indeed. We were quite surprised that ‘Lady Christina’ was the only famous blonde beauty of this mansion.”
A lighthearted joke was added with a smile.
“Among us, it’s widely believed that Julius might have strictly controlled the servants’ gossips, fearing Lady Christina’s value might diminish.”
Rembrandt released a delightful laugh.
“Were you truly interested because she’s a beauty?”
Francis laughed, lifting an eyebrow.
“I’ll withhold comment. As you said, let’s proceed with the investigation assuming interest due to beauty.”
“I’m not sure if I’m inadvertently playing matchmaker here.”
“If it comes to that, I’ll owe you a drink.”
Rembrandt burst into laughter.
Regardless of the royal opinion, he found this situation amusing.
[This is the time separator]At the same time, there was another person interested in finding out about Reina Astarin.
After returning to the Duke’s mansion and finishing his work as a physician, Taylor Lorenson slowly began to look for her again.
‘Where did Father go?’
He had arranged the medicinal herbs as his father had instructed him, then rose from his seat.
‘I haven’t seen Reina today either.’
Following the route Reina usually worked, Taylor eventually spotted the maid who had previously given him information about her whereabouts. He cheerfully called out to her.
“Marina!”
She turned her head to look at Taylor.
As Taylor waved his hand and lightly ran towards her, Marina’s face hardened slightly and she flushed.
“…Taylor.”
With a wide smile, Taylor asked,
“Is Reina still serving as a maid?”
“…”
At the naive man’s question, Marina’s face crumpled in an instant.
“Huh?”
The anticipated thunderbolt dropped.
“Hey!”
Marina’s loud voice made Taylor shrink back in shock as he looked at her.
Marina glared at Taylor with a snort.
What nonsense about serving as a maid!
The girl you like spent all of last night with another man, wearing a sparkling dress!
And that man is the hottest guy in the empire right now!
She’s taken the place of a lady and they’re even sharing a bed!
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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