“…!”
Shasha’s expression changed.
Reiana personally liked this moment. Should she say it felt like she had a loyal dog?
“I, I was wrong. It’s unthinkable to go to Duchess Brellof now.”
“Is that so?”
“Yes. I should think about how I can repay Duchess Brellof for what I’ve endured.”
Shasha spoke, naturally catching Reiana’s eyes. It felt like she was being tested to see if anything was wrong with her actions.
Reiana grinned and nodded as if she had done well.
“That’s a good idea. We don’t have much, but we can’t stand to be mistreated.”
“That’s right. Correct!”
It was the truth. Reiana had little, but she had learned that the cost of betrayal had to be severe. If not, anyone could betray her.
That was exactly why she wouldn’t leave Tanashia, who approached pretending to be on the same side and betrayed Reiana, alone.
“She took me lightly. Tanashia.”
The illegitimate child of the Kriesha family, ordinary magic, and unexceptional abilities, all pointed to Reiana, but the most important was missing.
A lone breed.
Once Reiana bit down, she wouldn’t let go like a mad dog.
Tanashia was now her target. She wouldn’t let go until she paid the price for her betrayal, even if it killed her.
[This is the time separator]The academic festival that lasted for a few days was over.
I spent most of the time lying in bed except for the beginning, but somehow, I ended up being the most famous person at this academic festival.
Unlike when I came to the festival, Noxia was with me when I returned to the Brellof mansion. Because she had been nagging about wanting to ride the carriage together.
The luggage we brought was divided into two carriages as it originally was, so it wasn’t any heavier, but the carriage was slower than usual.
I said it wasn’t necessary, but the coachman had drastically reduced the speed for fear of straining the injured areas.
“Yawn.”
I yawned long without realizing it.
I was already stretched out from lying in bed for a long time after being injured by Reiana’s ability, and it was boring because the speed of the carriage was slow too.
Askan was so thorough that he wouldn’t let me move a muscle until my injuries healed, so I couldn’t even say goodbye to Decain.
I left a letter asking to send the family pact of the Egeteon Upper House to the Brellof mansion, so some form of contact would come if they saw it.
Somehow, it was achy and I was tossing and turning.
Noxia, who was looking out the window of the carriage, spoke in a bright voice.
“Oh! Sister, it looks like a fortune teller is here.”
“A fortune teller?”
Out of curiosity, I turned my gaze to the window of the carriage.
In this world, fortune tellers did not stay in one place but traveled around various places, reading people’s fortunes whenever they were called upon.
Of course, if a noble wanted, they could invite a skilled fortune teller to read their fortune, but there was no one in the Brellof family who believed in fortunes that much.
I also regarded fortunes as just a distraction.
“Looking at the long line, is it a pretty famous fortune teller?”
I asked in a faint voice while looking at Noxia with curious eyes.
“Shall we take a look too?”
“Really?”
If it was the original me, I might have just passed by, but now I was very bored because I had been lying in bed for a long time.
“Well, there’s no reason not to.”
I immediately told Jerin to stop the carriage.
Noxia, Askan, and I, all three of us put on long robes to hide our faces and clothing, and got out of the carriage to have our fortunes read.
We hid our identities because revealing that we were nobles might attract undue attention, and the fortune teller might only tell us nice things.
Waiting for a turn seemed to take forever, so I slipped a tip to the man distributing queue tickets and quickly secured a spot.
With a flutter, I pulled back the tent flap to enter, revealing an interior decorated with a touch of mystery.
A crystal ball sat atop a round table, and the fortune teller, with her face halfobscured by a veil, was an old woman with a full head of white hair.
As I took a seat across from the fortune teller, I realized why she had covered her eyes with the veil.
Her pupils were white, lacking irises, as if she could not see.
“I only read fortunes for one question per person. Please state what you’re most curious about.”
At the fortune teller’s mysterious voice, Tanashia, sitting beside me, glistened her eyes with a fluttering expression.
I gestured for Tanashia to ask first. In response, Tanashia nodded and spoke with a slightly trembling voice.
“I’m curious about my destined partner.”
I barely managed to suppress a bout of laughter.
A destined partner; a fitting concern for a 15yearold girl.
“You’ve already met your destined partner. The wheel of fate has already started to spin. I can’t say for certain what the outcome will be, but there’s one thing you must absolutely not forget.”
“I mustn’t forget? What is it?”
“Yes. Always strive to see the truth. There will likely be too many things obstructing your view.”
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.”
