With emotionless and cold eyes, the Emperor spoke to the dying Velia.
“But you, a cunning and brutal witch who sacrificed her own country to entice me and become the Empress, will be remembered as such. Erze, on the other hand, will be remembered as the virtuous and wise Empress who led the golden age of the Empire.”
Erze… Erze!
Velia was utterly miserable.
Her heart was deeply pierced till the very end.
Erze, whom the Emperor loved, would be living a happy life, receiving the love of him and the people with her flowery smiles.
Velia, who had given up everything and endured, was labeled as a heinous villain and had to deny her lifelong achievements and lose her life like this.
Why? Wasn’t it the Emperor she clung to out of love?
Then why must she end her life so unfairly?
A single tear, clear yet desolate, fell from Velia’s eyes, which were reddened by the intense pain.
In the moment when the Emperor, who was watching her indifferently, was about to leave the room,
“…Emperor, I curse you.”
The pathetic woman who couldn’t even sit in a chair and was collapsed on the floor, unable to control her body, flung a curse at the Emperor.
“I curse the time I spent loving you. I curse you, who destroyed my country and drove my family to death!”
The Emperor walked slowly towards Velia, who was screaming out her bloodstained cry.
“…Velia. The more you endure, the more painful it will be.”
His voice sounded kind, at a glance.
But it was probably also a mockery.
Velia tried to support her body with all her might. She couldn’t just die like this.
However, the body poisoned was unable to endure even a bit and collapsed onto the floor again.
The Emperor emotionlessly looked down at Velia, who was writhing on the floor.
“You will never… live a smooth life… Even after my death, my resentment will lead you to misery…!”
Even as she vomited blood, Velia didn’t stop her curse.
“Your future is… forever… doomed to suffer…”
“Ah, it’s getting boring.”
If only I could go back to the past.
“…..you…..”
‘I wouldn’t have loved you.’
Velia’s voice was no longer audible.
The Emperor, seemingly annoyed by the tea stains on his hand, wiped them off.
“Well. Spilled tea on the carpet. It’s dirty, so clean it up.”
He casually kicked the dead empress with his foot, and without any regrets, he turned and left the room.
[This is the time separator]“You’ll catch a cold if you sleep here.”
Velia squinted her eyes in the sunlight.
In her hazy vision, the Emperor, caressing her forehead with an incredibly tender face, appeared.
…What is this?
‘Shouldn’t I be dead…?’
Moreover, why was the Emperor, who personally handed her the poison, behaving like this?
Goosebumps rose on Velia’s arms.
“The wind is still cold… But it seems like you don’t have a fever.”
Velia coldly knocked away his hand that was caressing her forehead.
With a swish, the forcefulness of his touch was such that the sound of friction could be heard.
The emperor looked a little surprised, but soon chuckled awkwardly and spoke.
“It seems my efforts are still greatly lacking.”
“…….”
What on earth was happening? And what were the Emperor’s intentions?
With the information given to her at this very moment, she could deduce nothing.
Why was she, who was on the brink of death, suddenly sleeping in the middle of the garden?
Why was the Emperor behaving so gently and tenderly?
“I will try harder.”
“……why in the world…….”
“Haha. I have no choice but to try harder because I have fallen for you. Please open your heart, Princess Velia.”
Upon hearing the word “Princess,” Velia hastily looked around. It was a familiar landscape.
A warm and comforting place.
…It was the kingdom of Ronika.
Moreover, it was the royal garden Velia was very fond of.
“My feelings for you are sincere. So…….”
Velia didn’t answer, but calmed her trembling heart.
She then swiftly got up from her place and ran to her room following a familiar path.
Not to the desolate room where she had lived as the Empress for eight years, but to the warm embrace of her family.
‘…That’s impossible.’
As she hurried into the castle with a clattering sound, familiar faces greeted her with bright smiles.
“Princess! You didn’t sleep in the garden again today, did you?!”
“Princess Velia!”
Even the maids who couldn’t escape from the burning castle.
“Sister! Where were you?! The queen mother was looking for you earlier!”
“Cloje….”
Even her younger sister who ended her life by herself.
“Velia. The Crown Prince came looking for you again.”
Even her older brother who lost his life on the battlefield.
“You seem to be distracted today. Did the Crown Prince behave rudely to you?”
“No. No…….”
Tears threatened to burst forth.
Everyone was alive.
‘What happened? Is this a dream…?’
Velia quickly pinched her cheek with her hand.
“Ah…….”
Her cheek stung painfully.
“Sister! Why are you suddenly pinching your cheek?!”
“It hurts…….”
At the moment Velia realized that everything was real, the throbbing pain in her cheek made her break into tears right there and then.
“Eh? Sister is crying?!”
“Huuk…….”
Cloje sat across from her with a worried look on her face, wiping Velia’s tears as Velia, holding her chest, let her sobs pour out.
Herald, who was leading the way, also quickly came running to check her condition.
“Did the Crown Prince disrespect you? Huh?”
“Sis. What happened? Why are you like this? Don’t cry.”
Velia rubbed her blurry eyes.
The person in front of her was her longedfor younger sister and brother. She needed to look at them properly.
“I’m sorry……. Huk. It’s my fault. It’s all my fault…….”
It was all because of her choice that everything peaceful and lovely fell apart.
“What are you talking about, sis? What happened? Did you steal my pudding?”
“Velia. Did you have a nightmare?”
A nightmare. Yes, it was a horrific nightmare.
‘I’ve gone back to the past…….’
Back to when she was not the Empress of the Empire, but Princess Velia of the Kingdom of Ronika.
“You look pale. I’ll speak to the queen mother, you go rest in your room.”
Velia, who had been sobbing for quite some time at the gentle patting of her older brother’s hand, slowly stopped crying.
‘…It’s not a dream. I’ve really returned to the past.’
Even before she loved the emperor.
Ridiculously, she had returned to the moment when the emperor was desperately courting her.
“Princess Velia!”
The emperor, who had followed Velia, called her. No, he was the Crown Prince now.
Even as she looked at him, who was giving her affectionate eyes, she only felt resentment and cursing in her heart.
All her love for him had vanished long ago. So, as she had hoped before her death, this time she would definitely not choose him.
‘…This is an opportunity.’
She didn’t know why she had returned to the past. But she wanted to return all the things she had gone through to the emperor.
Velia, looking at the worried Crown Prince with cold eyes, thought to herself.
‘So, let it crumble mercilessly from now on.’
Because the curse has just begun.
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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