Velia felt a bit awkward as her attire revealed her body’s shape and her walk became somewhat uncertain.
She wasn’t used to her appearance with riding clothes instead of her usual dress and even wearing a hat. It made her feel a bit shy.
As she entered the indoor riding arena set up in one corner of the castle with timid steps, Ben greeted her with a bright smile.
“You’re here.”
He was holding the reins of a horse that Velia would be riding for practice.
“Thank you, Sir Ben.”
“Not at all. I’m more than happy if I can be of help to you, Princess.”
At Ben’s gentle words, Velia relaxed and smiled. Then Ben asked as if it was a matter of course.
“Do you know all the theory?”
“Of course.”
Velia had raided all the horserelated books in the library as soon as she decided to learn horseback riding.
She had already perfectly mastered the basic theories.
Upon seeing Velia’s confident posture, Ben smiled gently and nodded.
“Then let’s start with mounting. I’ll hold the reins, so you take your time.”
Ben provided a step for Velia to climb on.
“Step on this. Put your left foot in here.”
Velia carefully stepped onto the footrest as instructed by Ben, placed her left foot in the stirrup, and then, while remembering what she read in the book, she carefully climbed onto the saddle, taking care not to touch the horse’s belly with her shoes.
“Well done. You did it smoothly as if you’ve done it several times.”
“I visualized the movements several times after reading the book. It seems to have helped.”
Velia slipped her right foot into the other stirrup and answered with a proud expression.
“Being able to perform the movements you visualized means you have talent for horse riding, Princess.”
Just being successful at climbing onto a horse and getting such praise made Velia feel slightly shy, and she scratched her cheek.
Ben was a truly kind teacher.
Not only did he have a great affection for Velia, but he also had a talent for teaching. He explained things in such a calm voice that Velia easily understood, and thanks to that, she was quickly getting used to horse riding.
“It seems you really do have talent, Princess. You’re quickly getting along with the horse.”
“It’s really fun.”
Velia dismounted the horse with a very bright smile.
Although Ben had held her through each step of dismounting, Velia didn’t seem to find the whole process difficult, indicating that her motor skills were not bad.
“If I hadn’t spent my whole life in the library and started wielding a sword when I was younger, maybe I could’ve had talent for swordsmanship.”
It was a clear jest, but Ben seriously considered it and nodded.
“That might be possible. The prince is also very skilled in swordsmanship.”
“…I should’ve tried learning swordsmanship when I was younger.”
Velia expressed regret.
Ben simply took it as being too late to learn swordsmanship now, but in fact, it was an expression of regret about the point of regression.
If he had returned when he was much younger, he could have learned swordsmanship and made himself a more thorough means of protection.
Then, instead of worrying about refusing Raul’s proposal from the start, all he had to do was to protect the Ronica Kingdom and think about bringing him down.
“Sir Ben. Is it really hard for me to learn swordsmanship now?”
“Hahaha. Princess. It’s not possible.”
“If Sir Ben teaches me well, it should be okay.”
Riding was not as difficult as she thought. Velia was proud to be praised by Ben, but she also felt very easy to move herself.
As a result, Velia, who inadvertently gained confidence, ended up being greedy for swordsmanship.
“It’s not a matter of instruction. Holding and swinging a sword is for selfprotection, but…….”
Ben paused for a moment.
Then he continued with a serious look.
“It’s also to harm someone.”
Just listening to that, Velia understood the hidden meaning of the words. It meant that it was not right to learn swordsmanship lightly without realizing that one could harm someone.
“……I’m sorry for being stubborn.”
“No. I’m ashamed that I couldn’t help you when you showed enthusiasm.”
At Ben’s gloomy expression, Velia smiled faintly and made eye contact with him.
“What are you talking about? You’ve been a great riding teacher like this.”
“Hahaha. Do you know? I’m not always saying good things to you, but you always praise me.”
“Really?”
Ben is indeed a good man.
Velia felt very happy that her knight, who has always been by her side, was Ben.
“I feel very fortunate to have you as my knight.”
Thus, the first joyful riding session ended and as she turned her body towards the exit.
“……Your Majesty?”
Khaled had been there, gazing at Velia with a sinking look.
“What are you doing here?”
Velia approached him wondering what brought Khaled to the riding ground.
“I have something to discuss with you.”
“Considering that you came all the way here, it must be urgent, isn’t it?”
But there was no reply.
He had a thoughtful expression.
“Your Majesty?”
Only when Velia called him again did Khaled open his mouth.
“The queen’s reply has arrived. When I went to meet you, they said you were at the riding ground.”
“Ah. I see. Shall we go to the room for the rest of the discussion? It doesn’t seem like something we can discuss here.”
Khaled nodded.
But subtly, his gaze was passing over Velia’s shoulder.
With a curious expression, Velia turned around and realized that she had not properly introduced Ben to Khaled.
“This is Sir Ben Horilt, my knight. He has been protecting me since I was a child.”
“It’s an honor to meet you, Your Highness, the second prince.”
Ben respectfully greeted him.
However, Khaled gave a slight smirk with a displeased look at Ben.
“Nice to meet you.”
His tone didn’t sound happy at all.
But neither Velia nor Ben cared much since Khaled was not very affable normally.
“Then Sir Ben. I’m going back with His Majesty, so please take care of the rest.”
Velia hurriedly greeted Ben and headed out with Khaled.
Just as they were about to leave the riding ground, Khaled subtly turned his head and looked back.
“…….”
His strange gaze lingered on Ben for a moment and disappeared in an instant.
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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