Before entering the city, I took out a bag of cotton seeds in the carriage. Since Darius seems unlikely to confine me in a remote house as the original story dictates, I should keep my promise to him.
“Until now, the North has only bought cotton wool, never grown cotton seeds. Either the seeds were bad, or the climate of the North is entirely unsuitable for cotton.”
Cotton is a staple crop of the South. No one wants their profitable crop to be exported.
“Even if all these seeds are planted, half won’t even sprout.”
Darius’s eyebrows twitched.
“And among those that do sprout, half will likely perish, unable to withstand the cold climate of the North.”
“Then, will anything survive?”
“Yes, almost nothing. If only twelve plants survive from these 1,200 seeds, it will be a great success.”
“Are you joking with me? Do you think I want just one or two ornamental cotton plants?”
In the narrow carriage, face-to-face with him, his aura of anger made my face tingle.
“But it’s okay. We have time.”
“Time?”
“How long can the North withstand the cold with the cotton wool we’re bringing as a dowry? If they make new clothes, perhaps three years. If they repair old cotton, another three years.”
There could be variables like buying more cotton, but at least six years can be sustained with this supply.
“Six years is enough time for seed improvement research.”
Even if only twelve survive the first year, those twelve could produce more the next year, resulting in a significant number after five years.
“So even if almost all the initial 1,200 seeds die, it doesn’t matter. The few that survive will gradually adapt to the cold of the North and become a suitable variety.”
Of course, if not even one survives, that’s when real despair begins.
Then… I can only hope that by then, I would have earned enough favor with Darius and the North through other means.
A pouch full of cotton seeds.
The possibility that none of these seeds will sprout.
Darius remained silent. As his silence stretched, my throat dried up increasingly.
‘Surely he’s not going to tell me to go back home just because I brought these seeds?’
“There is something I need to say.”
“Yes?”
Please don’t tell me to go back home just for this.
“I owe you an apology. For a fact I’ve hidden from you.”
An apology? My ears perked up.
Is it Darius who needs to apologize, not me?
I don’t have to compensate for the cotton seeds?
“I knew that the South wasn’t truly respecting us when they proposed the marriage alliance. Therefore, we planned to have a political marriage and not bring anyone from the Porshe family to the Duke’s house.”
“Yes. …Ah, what?”
I already knew that. Was it about his side of the story?
The surprise on my face must have been interpreted differently by Darius, as his guilt deepened. It was a look of a main male character regaining his conscience, which he briefly forgot in the progress of the story.
“…As a knight, as the lord of the North, I have done something shameful. I never considered the sacrifice you would be making in our plans.”
Well, that’s because I’m just an extra.
The plight of an extra, summarized in a single line, is not something anyone cares about.
The Porshe family sought the honor of marrying into the noble Duke’s family, and the North needed essential supplies.
The marriage, purely for mutual benefit, was something I already knew from reading the novel.
“My vassals must be in shock. They wouldn’t have expected me to return with a wife.”
So, if I looked surprised, it was because Darius unexpectedly brought up something disadvantageous to him.
He didn’t need to apologize for a point I had already accepted.
“I apologize for deciding to send you elsewhere without even meeting you, truly intending to escape the Porshe family.”
Ha. I laughed.
“Okay, I’ll accept that apology. But you’re not just going to apologize verbally, right? I’ll keep it as a debt. You can pay me back later.”
Confused by the main character’s change of attitude, I couldn’t miss the opportunity to gain something.
The successful division of assets starts here.
Top Celebrity Younger Brother Bears Her Child (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: Forced to live stream romance with a top celebrity in a female-dominant world.
Yan Jin transmigrated into a brothel, with a fellow transmigrated junior beside her.
Hearing the obscene words coming from outside, the unfortunate junior covered his ears tightly, his cheeks flushed red, and whispered to comfort her, “Don’t worry, I will definitely help you escape.”
“Don’t worry, I will definitely defend your chastity.” Yan Jin looked at the flawless and delicate features of the unfortunate junior and gently comforted, “Because we have transmigrated into a female-dominant world.”
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Top celebrity Yu Shu suddenly fell into a coma during a concert.
Research scientist Yan Jin fainted in the lab after working overtime.
Two people with no connection were rushed to the same hospital.
Three days later, neither of them had woken up.
Suddenly, the entire nation discovered that a live streaming app had been forcibly installed on their phones.
Upon opening it, they heard the two discussing how to escape from the brothel.
The entire internet was in an uproar.
After the two successfully escaped from the brothel, Yu Shu’s fan group rushed to make a banner and sent it to the hospital overnight.
“Big sister bravely took action to defend the chastity of our idol!”
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When Yu Shu was diagnosed with pregnancy, Yan Jin stared at his belly for a long time.
Covering his stomach, he muttered gloomily, “If you don’t like it, I’ll go get an abortion.”
“It’s not that I don’t like it.” Yan Jin hugged Yu Shu and said softly, “I just feel like I’m not human.”
Yu Shu comforted Yan Jin, “I was already an adult when we got together.”
Yan Jin hesitated, “But you won’t be of legal marriageable age even after giving birth to the child.”
At the same time, a flood of bullet comments appeared in the live streaming room that the two couldn’t see.
[Although it’s inappropriate, I also want a young and handsome boyfriend to have my child.]
①Male pregnancy (highlighted)
The female lead is five years older than the male lead, and the male lead is already an adult when he appears.
