The capital was always bustling with people, and it was a vibrant place. Walking this street after a long time, it seemed like my worries for Kian had lessened a bit.
“There are many dresses, but there are no jewels. So today, I’ll buy some of your jewels……”
After hearing Sicar’s next words, I almost fell forward.
“I think we should also buy some of your underwear.”
I stopped my steps and looked at Sicar as if I was shocked.
“How, how do you know whether I have many or few underwears?!”
Unlike me who was panicking, Sicar was very calm.
“Do, do, do you, perhaps, see that too?”
“See what?”
“Like me wearing underwear…… or, me taking a bath……?”
Sicar looked at me as if it was only natural.
“Of course. You’re asking something obvious.”
“You, pervert!”
Sicar frowned and grabbed my waist.
“Your voice is loud.”
But, looking around, everyone was busy sightseeing in the city, and no one paid attention to us. And the most important thing to me now wasn’t those things!
“How, how can you see such things? That’s what perverts do!”
“I said I can see it. I didn’t say I saw it, did I?”
“But, you know I don’t have many underwears, right?! That means you saw me putting on underwear?!”
Even though it was a shocking revelation, Sicar replied with a still calm and indifferent face.
“Why do you think I can only see that through your memory?”
“Then, how do you know……?”
“I saw it in Bica’s memory.”
“Bica knows all that……?”
“Bica might not have much to do as a maid, but she is the maid of the Duke’s house. Even if she doesn’t seem like it, she knows all the situations in the Duke’s house. It seems she heard the talk among the maids.”
Maybe Bica heard it because she has good ears.
“So, you saw Bica who eavesdropped on the maids’ conversation?”
“Yes. But why didn’t you tell the maids if you thought you were short on underwear?”
“I didn’t know I could tell the maids about it. Mary doesn’t have money. So I was planning to buy some when I go downtown next time.”
“Mary may not have money, but if you tell her, she’ll tell the housekeeper, and the housekeeper will pay with a blank check. So from now on, tell everything to Mary.”
“I didn’t know that was the case. Okay, I’ll do that from now on.”
Although I replied like that, I was a bit bothered. Surely he didn’t peek at my memories of changing underwear and lie about not seeing it, right?
No. Sicar wouldn’t lie about such things. If he had seen it, he would confidently say, ‘Yes. I saw it. What are you going to do about it?’.
Sicar pushed me into the underwear store and said.
“I’ll buy your jewels in the meantime, so you buy whatever you want.”
I’m definitely uneasy. From now on, I should close my eyes when changing underwear. I should also close my eyes and wash.
[Star Icon][Star Icon][Star Icon]Underwear in this world is so expensive that there wasn’t much displayed, so I practically cleared out all the available underwear, and all the underwear I bought arrived at the Duke’s house that evening.
No one was happier about my increased underwear than Mary.
“Ma’am, thank you so much!”
“Mary. But why are you thankful?”
Seeming taken aback, Mary covered her mouth and seemed at a loss.
“It’s okay, just tell me casually. I’m curious why you’re grateful.”
“Well… Saidi from the laundry room was very careful when washing your underwear because you had so few… She was careful not to wear it out…”
Ah. That’s why. No wonder even though I changed my underwear every day, it always seemed to sparkle like new.
“Saidi must have had a hard time. I need to give Saidi a present.”
“A present?”
I handed over two emerald brooches in the room to Mary’s hand.
“One is for you, and one is for Seidi.”
Mary spoke, looking at the brooch clenched in her hand with a moved face.
“Can I really do this……?”
“Of course, I am giving it. No one dares to say anything.”
Mary buried her face, tightly holding the brooch in her two hands, and cried.
“I never thought this would happen to me in my life! Ma’am! Thank you so much!”
“Oh, Mary……”
I held weeping Mary tightly. Then Mary spoke, wiping away her tears.
“I will serve you more loyally from now on. Thank you so much for giving such a big gift to a maid like me. Ma’am.”
Seeing Mary carefully putting the brooch in her pocket as if she was holding something very precious, I thought about giving her a more expensive blue sapphire.
“Now, let’s change your clothes quickly.”
“Alright.”
I changed my clothes and went to Sicar’s room. The large table in Sicar’s room was filled with jewelry boxes he bought today.
Sicar, who had comfortably changed his clothes, pointed to the box as if showing off and said.
“All of this is yours. Choose one by one what to wear at Gillian’s wedding.”
Looking at the jewelry boxes piled up on the table, suddenly Sicar seemed like a protagonist, not a villain.
“Is all this really mine?”
“Of course. I thought you would want to look good to me, so I chose all the expensive ones.”
Yes. Today, even if it’s because of these jewels, I will accept anything he says to me.
After Being Cheated On, She Picked Up a Treasure (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: The husband I married on a whim had been secretly in love with me for a long time.
On the day when Jun Shao finally obtained the imperial decree for her marriage, Lan Qu, the person she had admired for six years, defied the decree and ran away.
Her gentleness and devotion, her promise of a lifetime together, were all disregarded by him. Instead, he dreamed of entering the palace to serve the Emperor’s sister as a sixth-rank attendant.
News of this incident spread throughout the capital, and the alleys in front of and behind the Lan mansion were crowded with people who came to watch the commotion.
Jun Shao should have been embarrassed and angry.
But someone stepped in to protect her dignity.
The figure was in a miserable state, yet still possessed an undeniable elegance and handsomeness.
The young lord struggled to climb the wall of the Lan mansion and shouted to her, “If he won’t marry you, I will!”
So, Jun Shao took advantage of the situation and married the person.
She thought the young lord did it to save the Lan family from the crime of defying the imperial decree, but never imagined that from beginning to end, what he coveted was her.
*
After the wedding, Jun Shao felt like she was living in a dream.
Her Wife-master was as beautiful as a fairy in a painting, skilled in the six arts, well-versed in poetry and literature, capable of being gentle and attentive, and also grand and dignified. Most importantly, she was the only one in his heart and eyes.
Jun Shao didn’t know how Lan Shiwu, as a illegitimate son without a father and blessed with beauty, had managed to preserve his purity, recklessly escape, and use his last ounce of strength to ruin his own reputation, all because of his love for her, just to stand before her.
She could only see him gazing at her with eyes full of love, and when she bestowed a name upon him, his eyes shone like stars.
“You have come to me like a weary bird perching on a branch. I shall call you A Qi.”
