After touring the palace, Velia entered her room with Prince Khaled.
The herald opened his eyes wide and silently objected, saying it should never happen, but Velia ignored her brother’s gaze and brought him into the room.
What about rumors? What difference does it make if a few more are added to the ones already spreading?
“You’re rather daring, aren’t you?”
As soon as they entered the room, Khaled, who had erased the sweet disposition of the lover he was earlier, asked, flopping down into an empty chair.
Velia, determined not to lose, sat facing him with a faint smile.
“I have shown you what you expected, Your Highness.”
He had thought she was not an ordinary woman since he first met her, but he never imagined she would openly kiss him at the welcoming party.
She was indeed extraordinary.
Feeling a little playful, Khaled leaned his hands on the table and pulled up the corners of his mouth.
“However, I keep thinking of something the princess said.”
Velia looked at Khaled with strange eyes, uttering an exclamation of realization after a moment of pondering.
“Oh dear. I didn’t know you would be hurt by such words.”
“You seem to be misunderstanding something. It’s not that I was hurt, I brought up the topic because I wanted to show you properly.”
His tone was clearly joking.
Instead of reciprocating his joke, Velia chose to discuss their serious plans.
“Let’s stop the jokes. We don’t have time for that.”
We don’t have time for that.
It was a phrase he had heard many times.
Wasn’t this something he frequently said almost as a habit?
“……Hmmm.”
Khaled shrugged his shoulders, appearing unamused.
“First, let me tell you the location of the gold mine. It seems I have not given you anything yet.”
“……You seem to be under a misconception.”
At his words, Velia tilted her head slightly.
“I did not accept your proposal just to hear the location of a mere gold mine, Princess.”
The women he had known so far were all women who were desperate because they could not jump into Raul’s bed.
And yet the woman who received his proposal chose him, of all people, to refuse it.
That fact intrigued Khaled and he accepted her proposal. Well, there were also many benefits to gain.
“Tell me more about Raul. Why did you decide to reject his proposal?”
He was the first prince of the empire.
An adored son of the emperor at that.
Most people thought that Raul would naturally be the next emperor.
Raul was the son of the empress, but he monopolized all attention by riding on the back of the muchbeloved empress.
Compared to him, Khaled, as the son of the queen, had more legitimacy than anyone else, but because he did not receive the emperor’s affection, everything was taken away by Raul.
And yet, Raul was jealous and endlessly cautious because Khaled had more legitimacy than he did.
“Do you need a reason to dislike someone?”
“Do you know what it means to marry the first prince of the Ingot Empire?”
“I know that’s why I’m doing all this to create a reason to reject his proposal.”
“All this?”
“Didn’t I propose to you?”
With that, Velia stood up from her seat and moved closer to Khaled who was sitting on the chair.
Then she slowly put her hand on his shoulder. Her touch was distinctly seductive.
“If you’re really curious, shall we have a deep conversation tonight?”
“……Princess. I’ve been thinking since the last time, you need to be careful with your words. Don’t I seem scary?”
“What’s there to be afraid of? You’ve already decided to be on my side. Isn’t that why you spread rumors here and there?”
“Humph.”
As expected.
This princess, who looked as if she knew nothing of the harsh world, kept attracting Khaled’s interest.
Anyone who knew Prince Khaled’s usual demeanor would certainly be astonished to see Princess Velia confronting him without uttering a single word of flattery.
She didn’t seem to have any fear, despite having only one life to live.
“And do people fear their own lovers?”
Velia said, while naturally hugging him from behind, her hand sliding down from his shoulder.
She didn’t mind having to bend slightly to hug Prince Khaled, who was sitting in his chair.
“So please, listen to me now.”
Velia finished her words by giving a resounding kiss to Khaled’s cheek and then casually strolled back to her seat.
Looking at Velia, Khaled covered his eyes with one hand and laughed out loud.
Indeed, she was an interesting woman.
“Hahaha. Don’t worry, I will keep my promise.”
His sharp appearance became oddly softened when he laughed, causing an odd feeling of wonder to surge within her.
But that wasn’t very important. Velia decided to return to the main point.
“The first condition of our contractual relationship is that I will reveal the location of the gold mine to you. In return, you will make sure Prince Raul’s proposal is rejected.”
Velia unfolded a map she had brought in advance. Then she pointed to a mountain range extending from the east of the Ronika Kingdom. It was also bordering the Ingott Empire.
Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)
One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!
Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.
The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.
The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.
Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.
Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.
…
Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.
Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.
After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!
Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”
The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.
It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.
When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…
Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.
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