“It appears that the old saying that a clan will fall if it recklessly brings in outsiders also applies to the royal family.
So now, you’re saying that Princess Lecilia has eloped with one of the mercenary knights who was staying in the royal family?
“That unknown mercenary knight did not catch the monster he was supposed to, instead, he caught Lecilia and ran away!”
Blood was rising in Prince Tesla’s neck. A sense of anxiety mixed with rage could be felt in his voice.
He began to explain how urgent the current situation was, venting his anger.
As the royal knights chased after Princess Lecilia day and night, the Raphion Empire accelerated the date of the national soul, adding insult to injury.
From the perspective of the Kingdom of ChâteauNeuf, which was treated as a vassal state, there was no way to postpone the national soul.
“I’ve thought it over and there’s no way out. So you…”
“Your Highness, I’m just a royal bathmaid!”
With soap in one hand and a towel in the other, I waved my hands, frantically expressing my refusal.
Prince Tesla snatched the soap and towel from my hands and threw them into a corner of his office.
It wasn’t just the soap and towel that flew away.
I felt like my future flew away with them.
“The royal knights will find Lecilia soon. Until then, you just have to play the part of the empress. If our kingdom doesn’t send a bride on time, the position of the Empress of the Raphion Empire will go to the Ekiya Empire! We can’t let that happen!”
Prince Tesla shouted as he put the scabbard he had been carrying on his waist down on the office floor with a thud.
It was a clear threat disguised as desperation.
“Do you know how important this national soul is for our Kingdom of ChâteauNeuf to form a solid alliance with the Raphion Empire?”
“Don’t you, Your Highness, know that I have a burn scar on my face? If someone like me becomes the empress, relations with the Raphion Empire could worsen!”
I pointed to the burn scar on the right side of my face and raised my voice.
Prince Tesla smiled as if he knew I would say that.
“Zelda, that’s why…”
He came up with a secret deal to persuade me.
It was something I couldn’t refuse.
“On the night of our arrival in Raphion’s royal capital, Duke Martins will guide you to a place where they sell magic potions that can remove your burn scar. How about that, you don’t lose anything, do you?”
“……Really?!”
“Yes. But the disappearance of the scar is temporary, and you need to keep taking the magic potion to maintain it.”
My heart was racing.
I couldn’t hide my excitement.
Even if it was temporary, it was good enough.
I wanted to live at least one day of my life with my full face, without a burn scar.
“Of course, as long as you act as a standin empress until we find Lecilia, I’m planning to keep supplying the magic potion.”
“But do I qualify as a standin empress?”
“In the marriage proposal sent from the Raphion Empire, it doesn’t necessarily say that the status of the Empress has to be a princess. So you, the beloved of an Earl’s family, are perfectly eligible for the role of Empress. Moreover, no matter how I think about it, you’re just the right person.”
The right person?
“Why is that?”
The conditions for the standin empress that Prince Tesla added with confidence were as follows.
A lady whose beauty difference with Princess Lecilia is so obvious that Emperor Rinel might decide to divorce as soon as he falls for the beauty of the princess.
And a lady from a noble family with such weak power that she has no choice but to accept the divorce willingly.
It was even better if she was an illegitimate child, like me.
The conditions were surprisingly simple, and surprisingly upsetting.
As I listened to Prince Tesla’s words, I wanted to find something to refute with, ‘I don’t meet the conditions.’… but I found nothing.
The conditions fit me perfectly.
Prince Tesla was sure that even if my burn scar disappeared, I would never be as beautiful as Princess Lecilia.
That upset me the most.
“Zelda, I’m just saying this out of the kindness of my heart. If, after Lecilia returns, you change your mind and decide not to step down from the position of empress, that burn scar will reappear.”
Oh, that magic potion that removes my burn scar is both a carrot and a stick to move me?
“Is that magic potion a threat?”
“Why are you making it sound so sad? It’s not a threat, it’s a negotiation.”
Prince Tesla responded with a look of innocent surprise.
“It’s not because I don’t trust you. It’s just that the heart can change without even knowing it.”
“?”
Here is the English translation of the passage provided:
There was no reason for me to endure and not let go of that position.
Especially the unwanted empress position.
“Don’t worry. There will be no such thing.”
I confidently responded.
The future of the Kingdom of ChâteauNeuf hung on my shoulders.
…Prince Tesler said in a serious voice, placing his hand on my shoulder before I left ChâteauNeuf Palace.
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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