Velia pulled her hood deeper to cover her silver hair.
Thud thud thud, Ben quietly followed behind the walking Velia.
What on earth is happening this time?
“Princess.”
“Shh! Never call me by that title.”
She did not reveal what was going on, only instructing him to follow her quietly. This left Ben worried.
‘I hope it’s not dangerous…’
Recently, Princess Velia had changed significantly.
To an extent that was hard to adapt to.
‘She must have her reasons.’
However, being a loyal knight, Ben simply quietly observed his surroundings.
The destination was a tavern in a residential area.
He remembered visiting various shops around here before. The memory of accidentally running into the second prince made Ben’s face increasingly pale.
Recently, there have been many incidents whenever Velia moves, making me worry unconsciously.
Despite blatantly knowing Ben’s worry, Velia simply walked silently.
“Welcome!”
The person who seemed to be the owner greeted Velia and Ben, who had entered the tavern. He had a very warm demeanor.
The place was bustling as it also functioned as an inn in addition to selling alcohol.
People drinking beer, people eating, travelers who seemed to have just arrived in the city, mercenaries. People of all sorts were gathered, chatting as if they were enjoying themselves.
Among the noise, Velia approached the owner with a faint smile and whispered something that only he could hear. Her voice was small but her tone was full of confidence.
“I came to find the diamond on the third floor.”
She had checked all the other potential places, so she decided that he must be here. The owner studied Velia’s face for a moment before nodding as if he understood.
“Yes. Understood.”
He then shouted with a smile.
“How about a meal? Everything is delicious, but the stew is particularly good!”
“Then, please bring the stew to the room.”
“Of course!”
Velia took the key from the owner and slowly climbed the stairs.
Ben followed her.
‘A password?’
He remembered Velia saying something similar last time.
While Ben was guessing the situation, Velia stopped in front of the room at the end of the second floor.
“Sir Ben.”
“Yes?!”
When she called out to Ben, who was giving her a puzzled look, he was startled and responded with a jump. Seeing his reaction, Velia quietly laughed and spoke softly.
“Wait here for me.”
“……Are you sure it will be alright?”
“Of course. Just remember what I told you before we left.”
Ben pondered over Velia’s words.
The words Velia had said when they left the capital.
After everything is over, if she comes out with a bright smile, don’t hesitate and draw your sword.
It was a completely baffling statement.
“Do you understand?”
“Yes…….”
“Then I’ll leave it to you.”
After confirming Ben’s nod, Velia opened the door without knocking and went inside.
The room was no different from a normal inn room. There was a bed, a desk, and some simple tools.
Velia stood in front of a small dresser with a mirror. She then used the key she had received from the owner to open the third drawer.
‘As expected……!’
As expected, there was a small statue inside the drawer. Without hesitation, she reached out and pushed the statue back. With a small vibration, the dresser moved to the side, revealing a new passage.
As Velia bent down and passed through the passage, a small space appeared.
As soon as she entered, someone threw a significant statement towards Velia.
“So, you’ve finally found your way here.”
At first glance, it seemed like a friendly welcome, but she seemed to understand the hidden meaning in the statement.
He was probably referring to the fact that she had been scouring restaurants and bookshops to find this place.
“Well, fine. Please take a seat.”
There was a man sitting there who looked somewhat bewildered.
Velia, upon seeing his usual appearance, couldn’t help but smile as she sat down.
“So, why are you seeking the head of this worthless information guild?”
“Worthless, you say. You’re too humble.”
Being affiliated with the continent’s top information guild was a great feat in itself. Even more so if the person was a head and not just an ordinary informant.
Velia remembered him from her past life, where he had helped her.
Even when everyone was laughing at her, a disgraced empress, he had secretly helped her to the end.
“Hahaha. I don’t know what to do with myself being highly praised by a noble princess like you.”
The man sneered.
But Velia didn’t care.
She had thought he must have already known that she was a princess. If he couldn’t figure out that much, there would be no reason to join hands with the information guild.
And above all, his help was needed for Prince Khaled to ascend to the throne in the future.
“I have a request.”
“Let’s hear what the request is.”
Velia continued her words by asking him to spread a rumor among the citizens of the empire.
The content of the rumor was that Prince Khaled had discovered a gold mine.
Male lead is a Divorced Husband
She said to him: “Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change it!”
Liu Changning transmigrated into a female cannon fodder character in a female-dominant novel.
After reading the first half of the novel’s plot, the first thing she did upon transmigration was to divorce the Pan Jinlian-style male protagonist she had just married.
She indulged herself, pretending to be ugly and poor.
But as time passed, the way that man looked at her became more and more unusual…
Liu Changning was dumbfounded: Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change!
――
This lifetime, Pei Yuanshao was rejected by the same woman twice!
The first time, she drove him away. Forced by the situation, he endured the waves of anger in his heart, yielding and humbling himself.
That person lay slanted on a rocking chair, her sallow face emotionless: “If you don’t want a divorce, go cook!”
Pei Yuanshao’s face was dark and gloomy: “You!”
The second time, after the crisis in Jinling City was resolved, the new emperor sent someone to pick him up. He turned around, stammering: “I… I have to go. If you keep me…”
That person lay on the kang bed, her back to him, as if she had long anticipated this day, crisp and clear: “Goodbye!”
Pei Yuanshao was so angry his fingers trembled: “You… you!”
The mission of family and country made him restrain himself, averting his eyes and turning to leave this broken household.
Two years later, they met again. Seeing her ethereal face, his body shook like a sieve.
“She was originally a ‘she’!”
At the Qionglin Banquet, the top scholar of the imperial examination, a talented person with exceptional speech and conduct, all the unmarried young gentlemen from aristocratic families looked at her with shy and timid eyes.
The peerless imperial official Pei Yuanshao felt the anger in his heart erupt. He pointed at the woman surrounded by the crowd at the Qionglin Banquet, his thin lips slightly curled: “Little sister, I wants that person to be the wife-master of my Mingde Prince Manor.”
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