The Maid's Contract Marriage (1 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 97
Duchess Pearl also exchanged greetings with Rembrandt.
The Emperor’s sister and the Empress’s niece.
It was a courteous greeting between imperial relatives who maintained a slight distance.
“Lord Rembrandt, it’s been quite a while. Have you been well?”
“Yes, Duchess. It’s been too long since I last saw you. I hope you’ve been in good health as well?”
A handshake and embrace lighter than the one shared with Arthur followed.
“You’ve grown even more handsome. Duke Klein must be immensely proud of you.”
Though it sounded like an ordinary pleasantry, Rembrandt sensed a deeper nuance in Duchess Pearl’s words.
But this wasn’t the place for a profound conversation.
With the visibly anxious Marquis and Marchioness behind him, Rembrandt pretended not to notice Christina and replied as if merely exchanging casual greetings.
“Not at all, Duchess. You, on the other hand, grow ever more beautiful. Time itself seems too reverent to tarnish you, stepping aside as you pass.”
“That can’t be true.”
She gracefully brushed off the compliment with a smile.
“This is my first meeting with the social circle’s greatest beauty, yet here I am, embarrassingly listening to all sorts of flattering words. Still, thank you—I’ll take it as respectful courtesy from a younger generation.”
After Being Cheated On, She Picked Up a Treasure (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: The husband I married on a whim had been secretly in love with me for a long time.
On the day when Jun Shao finally obtained the imperial decree for her marriage, Lan Qu, the person she had admired for six years, defied the decree and ran away.
Her gentleness and devotion, her promise of a lifetime together, were all disregarded by him. Instead, he dreamed of entering the palace to serve the Emperor’s sister as a sixth-rank attendant.
News of this incident spread throughout the capital, and the alleys in front of and behind the Lan mansion were crowded with people who came to watch the commotion.
Jun Shao should have been embarrassed and angry.
But someone stepped in to protect her dignity.
The figure was in a miserable state, yet still possessed an undeniable elegance and handsomeness.
The young lord struggled to climb the wall of the Lan mansion and shouted to her, “If he won’t marry you, I will!”
So, Jun Shao took advantage of the situation and married the person.
She thought the young lord did it to save the Lan family from the crime of defying the imperial decree, but never imagined that from beginning to end, what he coveted was her.
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After the wedding, Jun Shao felt like she was living in a dream.
Her Wife-master was as beautiful as a fairy in a painting, skilled in the six arts, well-versed in poetry and literature, capable of being gentle and attentive, and also grand and dignified. Most importantly, she was the only one in his heart and eyes.
Jun Shao didn’t know how Lan Shiwu, as a illegitimate son without a father and blessed with beauty, had managed to preserve his purity, recklessly escape, and use his last ounce of strength to ruin his own reputation, all because of his love for her, just to stand before her.
She could only see him gazing at her with eyes full of love, and when she bestowed a name upon him, his eyes shone like stars.
“You have come to me like a weary bird perching on a branch. I shall call you A Qi.”
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This was a really good chapter that explained the complexity of the rela between reina and Taylor. I think it painted a really good colour
How is this going to go… time skip? Amnesia?? Complete blindness??
So intimate and yet so sad and foreboding…. why did she react that way?
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I’m sighing so hard…. I was loving this story so muchh. I just hope cheap coincidences like this don’t occur any more. At least make it plausible
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So the marchioness now somehow knows that grandma is gone?
“Sorry. Am I a bit late?”
How dis he know??? And what is the duchess going to do
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Heyyy now…. I’m side eying this story now. If it turns out to be reina I’m going to be disappointed. I count this as lazy writing because why would she go back to where people from julius might see her