“His Highness the First Prince already has an engaged lady, Lady Kanteleff. So, I hope your interest in him is just curiosity about someone you’re meeting for the first time, Erzhe.”
“Oh, no! It’s not like that…”
Erzhe quickly raised her hand, denying firmly. It seemed she had grasped the hidden meaning in Valia’s words.
“I misunderstood. I really have no feelings for him!”
“Well, that’s fortunate. I just spoke in case, so don’t take it to heart.”
“Sure…”
Perhaps thinking she had been misunderstood, Erzhe’s expression turned gloomy, but Valia had finished speaking and turned away.
“I hope you make many pleasant memories during your stay here.”
Today, her body felt incredibly heavy and tired, like a soaked cotton.
The Emperor, Raul, and Erzhe—dealing with these uncomfortable individuals one after another drained all the energy from her body. She still had to prepare for the wedding, but she didn’t want to lift a finger.
Valia leaned on one arm of the sofa, feeling the burden.
Various thoughts kept entangling and tangling in her mind.
‘What is Raul planning? Is he trying to harm Khalid?’
His words were so meaningful that they continued to bother her.
“…Lia.”
Certainly, her condition was a bit off.
“Valia.”
“Oh…? When did you come?”
Khalid was by her side, looking at her with concern.
“What were you thinking that you couldn’t even hear me calling you?”
“Ah…”
Turning her head and looking out the window, she realized it was already a dark night. She hadn’t realized time had passed like this. Valia sat up, leaning on the sofa.
“What happened?”
Fixing her disheveled hair, Khalid asked gently, “What are you thinking about?”
Valia hesitated for a moment whether she should bring up meeting Raul with Khalid. It would surely put him in a bad mood.
Nevertheless, if she heard it from someone else later, it would probably be even more unpleasant, so it would be better to speak directly.
“Actually, I talked with Raul today.”
“I see.”
However, Khalid’s reaction seemed a bit strange. Even though she mentioned being with Raul, he didn’t appear as surprised as expected.
Could it be?
“Did you know?”
Valia’s eyes widened.
“How could you not? Do you think there aren’t rumors spreading all over the Central Palace?”
“But why pretend not to know?”
Valia snapped.
But Khalid brushed away Valia’s cheek and asked, “Did Raul say something hurtful?”
It wasn’t about that. Just…
It was about him mocking her.
It felt somewhat different from what she had seen before.
“…No.”
Valia shook her head.
“But why that expression?”
“Just a little concerned, that’s all.”
“…What did you talk about?”
Khalid asked.
Despite his gentle touch comforting Valia, there was a cold anger in his voice.
Sensing his fluctuating emotions, Valia wondered if she had brought up the topic unnecessarily and rolled her eyes. At that moment, Khalid quietly met Valia’s gaze.
“It’s okay.”
What was okay?
His gaze had already cooled down.
Did he say he would have her by any means necessary?
Or did he express that he couldn’t give up?
No matter how she packaged it, he would be angry.
“Just… I still can’t understand being rejected by you.”
“What exactly did he say?”
His voice gradually lowered.
Today, even Khalid was much more persistent than usual.
Valia rolled her eyes again, thinking she might have brought up the topic for nothing.
“Valia.”
Khalid called Valia’s name.
There was a bad premonition.
Valia quickly changed the subject.
“Well, today I met Empress Shahnaz. Are you not curious about that story?”
Watching Valia with a teasing smile, Khalid finally sighed.
“What did you talk about?”
His voice softened a bit.
Valia, who sensed a slight change in his emotions, took a deep breath and began to bring out the stories she needed to convey to him.
“He said he would grant anything I wanted, so I asked for the position of the commander of the guard.”
“Commander of the guard?”
Khalid looked puzzled.
It seemed like an abrupt story, and he appeared confused.
“Yes. Then he said he would grant authority to command the guards.”
“The old man must have used some sentiment.”
Khalid smirked and asked, “Did he demand it to prepare for future events?”
Valia nodded.
Having authority over the outskirts of the capital would provide a much more advantageous position in case of the worst scenarios. The Emperor, unaware of his imminent death, probably wasn’t preparing for succession disputes.
Thus, what the Emperor had offered was a very favorable opportunity for Valia.
“The old man didn’t suddenly bring up such a topic. Did you want something from him?”
“It’s similar. Superficially, it was about the charitable activities I’ve been doing having a positive response, so he would reward me. But…”
At Valia’s words, Khalid furrowed his brow.
As expected, the Emperor wouldn’t give anything without reason.
“In the end, the last thing he brought up was the opening of Shantein Pass.”
And that was a direct projection of his desire to instigate a conquest war by the Emperor.
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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