“Alright. When you come back, the citizens of the northeast will undoubtedly be pleased. But wouldn’t it be better to consider a way that doesn’t involve crossing the lake? Lake Saryon is too wide. Once you enter, it might be difficult to come out again…”
Khalid warmly smiled, seemingly to reassure Belia.
“Don’t worry, Belia. With this much snow, it must have piled up a lot on the frozen lake as well. If we move using a sled, we can travel quickly. Since we decided to help from the tower, we’ll also use the power of magical tools this time. So, we can deal with any dangerous situations adequately.”
Belia let out a small sigh.
But soon, with shining eyes, she spoke. Now was the moment to turn the crisis into an opportunity.
“Alright. Capture the hearts of the people in the northeast and come back. In these difficult circumstances, no one will refuse to welcome the 2nd Prince who has come from a far distance with relief supplies.”
Khalid drew a line below the Resetten on the map after pointing to it with his finger.
Starting from Resetten in the north, he planned to proceed through the northeast, reach the east, and go further down. He seemed extremely eager.
“This time, starting from the north, I plan to survey the east as well.”
Belia realized something from Khalid’s words.
His intention was to inspect the eastern nobles from the beginning.
In this unprecedented heavy snowfall crisis, the Imperial Prince planned to visit the disaster areas himself, gain the support of the people in the northeast, and from the north, move southward to undermine the support of the eastern nobles, who were Raul’s backing.
Belia nodded approvingly at Khalid’s thoughts of gaining two advantages with one move.
If she added the information gathered through Luness to Khalid’s secret investigation, they might be able to tie the hands and feet of the eastern nobles.
“This outing seems like it will take longer than I thought.”
Belia looked at Asid, who attended the meeting.
“Asid, please take care again this time. Be a reliable sword by His Highness’s side.”
“Of course!”
Hearing the reassuring answer, she felt a little relieved.
Belia stood up from her seat.
The meeting was over.
“Rachel, let’s quickly prepare relief supplies. It will be tight to get ready by the end of this week.”
“Leave it to me!”
“And put a request in the tower. Check with Havis if there is a magical tool that can lighten the load. We can enchant the sled to cross the lake.”
The faces of those who attended the meeting brightened.
Seeing the Prince and Princess actively participating in everything, there was a growing belief that everything would be resolved.
At that moment, Khalid grabbed Belia’s hand with a slightly concerned expression.
“I’m a little worried that you don’t have your guards.”
“Locus Kye from the Central Knights frequently visits, and Duke Arlington is also in the capital, so don’t worry, Khalid.”
When Belia responded with a bright expression, Khalid closed his eyes and smiled faintly.
“Yeah. Your courage is reassuring.”
Releasing Belia’s hand that he had been holding, Khalid stood up.
Then, addressing the knights who attended the meeting together, he said,
“We will quickly finish preparations and head to the worksite first!”
“Yes!”
The resounding answer of the knights echoed in the meeting room.
“As soon as the supplies are ready, send them over, Belia. Once the relief supplies arrive, we will immediately cross the lake.”
Belia nodded.
“I don’t feel good about time passing by like this.”
“We’ve been too close for a while.”
“Haha. Is that so?”
Khalid let out a light laugh and, while placing a kiss on Belia’s cheek, whispered,
“I’ll be back soon, Belia.”
After Khalid left for the northeast region, letters arrived from places where contact had been cut off, reporting the current situation.
Contrary to most fears, it seemed that people were spending the winter safely.
Healers cleared the snow piled as tall as a person and provided free treatment to patients. They also brought those in poor living conditions to the infirmary.
The stockpiled goods in the basement of the infirmaries were used by the evacuated residents. For the affluent, staying at home might have been possible, but for those who couldn’t, the infirmary was the only ray of light.
Creating wide common areas in the basements of all infirmaries for stockpiling goods or as spaces for refuge turned out to be very useful in the current situation.
People endured with difficulty using the collected food, clothing, and firewood, praying that this winter would pass quickly.
“…Fortunately.”
A message arrived from Khalid that they had crossed Lake Saryon. Thanks to crossing the lake, they could shorten the schedule much more than moving around the mountains.
They cleared the path as they headed to the northeast and soon arrived at Resetten.
There, thousands of residents were staying in the refuge space, and the food stockpile, which was more than anticipated, was about to run out.
In the midst of this, Khalid and the soldiers who arrived were like saviors to them.
They quickly distributed the relief supplies to the residents and checked if there were any villages isolated and unable to come here.
Khalid actively moved around, soothing the anxious sentiments.
Resetten was not a large city but a small rural village. The fact that an infirmary was established alone increased the favorability towards the 2nd Prince and Princess. Most of the residents were touched by the fact that the Imperial Prince himself had come this far.
Perhaps it was because they had prepared for this year’s severe winter in advance.
There were occasional isolated areas, but everyone had firmly stockpiled goods, so there weren’t as many deaths as in the previous life. The situation was much more positive than expected.
And finally.
The extremely harsh winter was coming to an end.
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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