Rembrandt, who barely managed to suppress the corners of his mouth from turning up, returned to his outbuilding, clutching his stomach and laughing.
On the third day of Julius.
All the visitors of the day and the remaining scheduled appointments were all canceled.
[This is the time separator]Lucan, who had returned late to the mansion after inspecting the garrison outside the territory, was furious when he heard the situation.
Kevrant made a surprised face, and Tristan frowned silently.
Rayna, who was bewildered, didn’t know what to do and led them to Arthur’s reception room.
As Rayna was ostensibly ‘Christina’, she was on tenterhooks watching the knights who were uncomfortable with her father’s misconduct.
Then she remembered the medicine that Teacher Lorensen had given her to apply frequently on her forehead, and Rayna quickly went to the bedroom to get it.
She asked for permission and tried to apply the medicine on Lionel’s face, but Rayna was quickly robbed of that role by Kevrant and had to give up her position.
“I suppose you endured because of me.”
“……”
Arthur apologized to his subordinate with a bitter face.
“Thank you for showing mercy while thinking of my dignity.”
“No, not at all.”
“……”
Rayna stood helplessly in front of them, looking at their expressions.
Would this knight know that I’m a fake Christina, or not?
Although she could not tell, anyway, it was inevitable that she was embarrassed by the duke’s misbehavior.
“All done.”
As Kevrant covered the medicine and stepped back, Rayna bowed her head and apologized instead.
“I’m sorry, sir knight.”
The knight named Lionel rose from his seat with a vague bow and a sheepish look on his face.
“No, not at all. I’m embarrassed to greet you like this. I’m Lionel, my lady.”
While apologizing, Rayna extended the back of her hand to him.
A light kiss touched and then retreated.
“I’m Lucan, my lady. Nice to meet you.”
Lucan, who saw Rayna for the first time, also received Rayna’s hand, kissed the back of her hand, and introduced himself.
Do these people all know, or not?
However, the Duchess’s command to stay thoroughly as Christina in front of them and not to give any clues was absolute.
Rayna gripped her skirt, bent her knees, and greeted them in a small voice.
“Nice to meet you. Ch… Christina.”
Lucan quietly watched Rayna’s stuttering greeting, then turned his head with a chuckle.
Tristan gave him a hint with his eyes.
“……”
They all knew, after all.
Still, rather than sneering at her hostilely, it seemed like a pity, so Rayna felt strange.
Kevrant sighed shortly and shook his head.
“Knight Lionel, you’ve been insulted. But thanks to that, Arthur’s space in the mansion has become clear. It’s not a bad result.”
Rayna was surprised and her eyes widened.
Knight Lionel chuckled and smiled, then grimaced as if in pain.
It seemed like he had already anticipated the result as well.
[This is the time separator]“Bedroom and private reception room, office, library, auxiliary bedroom, breakfast room, dining room. And personal garden and greenhouse, right? We’ll need to expand the area guarded by the knights.”
Lucan asked.
“Why is there no lunch room?”
Kevrant answered.
“The lunch room is the only one in the center of the mansion. It probably means that the family should gather and eat one meal a day. It’s rare to have two breakfast and dining rooms in a mansion. Anyway, lunch can be eaten in the breakfast or dining room.”
“Ah.”
Another knight raised his head and asked.
“So where do we need to guard from and to now?”
“Is the room between the reception room and library not included?”
“Can’t we ask for a little more? It would be nice if there was a space for the knights to stay. The maids also have separate rooms.”
The knights each added a word.
After a moment, Kevrant, who had been listening, shook his head from side to side, making a clicking noise, and rose from his seat.
“Okay. I got the general idea. I’ll take it from here.”
And Kevrant, who went to meet the Duchess, had secured for Arthur the entire southwestern area above the second floor of the mansion, three separate outbuildings, the private garden in between, two greenhouses, the space for knights to stay, and the open space in the garden that could be used as a training ground.
It was a space equivalent to onethird of the vast Duke’s mansion.
The knights who heard Kevrant’s report of the spoils he brought back to Arthur cheered and pumped their fists in unison.
“Yay!”
Arthur smiled broadly.
“Has everyone had dinner? My wife and I came out in the middle of eating, so we haven’t finished yet.”
The knights chuckled.
“We haven’t either.”
They descended to the most luxurious dining hall in the empire.
Arthur seated Leina and Lionel on either side of him, particularly paying attention to Lionel.
At first, Leina was awkward wondering why she was here, but soon she was laughing along with the others.
[This is the time separator]The appointments with the representatives of the highranking officials who had lined up in advance had not been cancelled yet.
However, the appointments with the noblest nobles, for whom ‘honor’ was important, began to be cancelled one after another.
While the top officials seemed happy on the surface, seeing the nobles withdraw and watch the situation, their attitudes began to cool down.
Whenever they tried to advance the conversation to the main point, everyone took a step back and made an escape hole by saying, ‘It’s a good day and we came to celebrate, let’s have a fun and comfortable conversation, and talk about such complicated things slowly.’
The shocking conditions that were put forward one after another, and the ultraluxurious gifts that came with gentle cards without any expectations, suddenly stopped.
There were even gifts that were not delivered and went out, saying that they were delivered incorrectly.
“……”
Julius’s sharp instincts sent a warning.
The change in the conversation with the already promised top officials was just a matter of time.
This was not going to work.
Duke Julius called the housekeeper with wideopen eyes.
“Yes.”
“Yes, my lord.”
“Go to Arthur and……”
The Duke took a while to choose his words.
“……say I came to make an appointment. ……I will visit at his convenience.”
Cold Male Lead Became My Clingy Husband (Female-Dominant)
Feng Bai Su transmigrated into a matriarchal novel, becoming the sister of the female protagonist and the Seventh Princess of the Feng Ling Kingdom.
After working herself to death in her previous life, finally reincarnating as a princess, she only wanted to be a lazy fish who could eat, sleep, and play.
Until she met the male protagonist from the book, Wei Jing Mo, and he took a liking to her!
Wei Jing Mo is the top young man in Feng Ling City, talented in both appearance and ability, from a prestigious family, with a cold and otherworldly appearance, a figure like the bright moon in the hearts of noble ladies. It was thought that only the most powerful and talented noble lady in Feng Ling City would be worthy of such a brilliant young man. Who knew that this young gentleman would secretly admire the infamous Seventh Princess?
Short scene 1:
Feng Bai Su looked at the young man crying like a pear blossom in the rain before her, and couldn’t help but doubt her life.
Wasn’t the male lead described as a cold and otherworldly figure in the book?
Then who was this poor little thing crying with swollen red eyes and tear-stained face?
Short scene 2:
Wei Jing Mo stared intently at Feng Bai Su who was about to go out, wanting to say, “Be careful on the road.”
Before he could speak, Feng Bai Su suddenly bent down and bit his cheek.
Her peach blossom eyes were full of disdain: “Tsk! You’re so clingy!”
Wei Jing Mo: “…”
A talented fox spirit female lead with a flirtatious appearance but actually abstinent VS A cold-looking but actually naive and clingy little jealous male lead
