Canaria crouched on the floor, shedding tears drop by drop.
“I, I…”
To end up in a state like this…
Words she couldn’t bear to say were swallowed by her sobs.
Canaria’s eyes, swollen like a goldfish’s, let the tears fall heavily.
Her emotions were uncontrollable.
The feeling was like her tears eroding her, rising all the way to her throat.
Even the process of exhaling and inhaling felt overwhelming.
Barbara sighed as she looked at Canaria in that state.
“Stop crying, Your Majesty the Empress. Why did you give it all away yesterday? You should have held back.”
“How can I not give when you say that?”
Canaria snapped back sharply.
Lexsus came with a bunch of maids and ransacked Canaria’s room.
Then he gathered all the jewels that Lenisha had laid out.
They were things that Canaria had gathered with all her strength.
‘Why, why that… Your Majesty, didn’t you say it suits Canaria?’
‘It suits, it does. But, Canaria, you are not an empress who gives me nothing, are you?’
‘But, what…?’
‘If you, who have nothing, become the empress and wear these things just for giving birth to an heir, what will others say! Ah, Lexsus is mad to make a maid who only wipes his feet an empress and gives her all these overflowing things! Won’t they talk like that?’
The image of Lexsus’s face as he talked with a particularly soft tone, giggling, remained branded in her heart.
Canaria’s lips trembled violently.
Her head felt like it was turning white.
‘So, does that mean Canaria should not have any of these overflowing luxuries?’
‘With what money do you enjoy that luxury?’
Lexsus’s atmosphere completely turned.
His eyes, sharply gleaming as they glared at Canaria, were filled with swirling madness.
‘With my money? When I was ruling, I just had to find you cute. So, I could give you unlimitedly! I didn’t expect anything from you! But you became the empress, Canaria. Do you know the weight of the responsibility that position has to bear? I want to receive more than I give to the empress. Just as Lenisha did so many things for me!’
Canaria couldn’t say anything this time either.
It was Lexsus’s words that he wouldn’t give anything to her since Canaria couldn’t give anything.
Canaria glared at the meager things left.
Tears kept falling from her big eyes.
All those who had helped Lenisha were taken away by her.
And it didn’t seem like the noblewomen who ignored Canaria would help her either.
Canaria bit her lips.
The only one left in the capital was Turiel.
Canaria suddenly stood up.
She had to find Turiel.
If Turiel had thoughts, she wouldn’t despise Canaria, who had an heir.
A smart woman would better decide for herself whom to align with.
Canaria called Barbara loudly.
“I need to prepare to go out!”
“Yes, Your Majesty the Empress.”
(This is a time separator.)
Turiel lifted her lips.
Seeing Canaria’s swollen face, she couldn’t help but smirk.
She wondered if she really came here.
Canaria snorted and glared at Turiel.
She drove all the noblewomen out of the dressing room without saying a word and was demonstrating.
Turiel was sitting, willing to listen to what she was saying, and it was a silence that lasted long enough to get bored.
Finally, Turiel stopped the meaningless doodling and opened her mouth.
“What brings you here to disturb my business?”
She was using honorifics, but her disregard for Canaria was still there.
Canaria suppressed her urge to become angry and bowed her head.
“I did not intend to disrupt your business. However, I have something important to say.”
Turiel sighed.
It was clear that Lexsus had been scolded by Levanfell.
Would Canary be a match for Lexsus, who had sucked up even Lenisha’s venom?
It was Canary’s fault for taking the position of Empress too lightly.
It was not just a mere title.
It was about becoming the leader of a nation.
How many responsibilities must one shoulder?
Canary was not up to handling that.
“Speak your mind.”
Turiel feigned ignorance as if she knew nothing.
But seeing her cling like this, she must have been in a hurry.
“…You should think about it too. I’m pregnant now. Empress Lenisha could not give birth. Isn’t it better to join hands with me to plan for what comes next? Only a descendant of the Hientri royal family can continue Hientri. You can’t think of the future with Empress Lenisha alone anymore.”
Canary repeated the words she had mulled over and recited several times.
Fortunately, it seemed like she had spoken correctly.
Canary thought Turiel would surely react.
But Turiel was simply fiddling with her teacup with a calm expression.
“If it is God’s will that I should step aside, then stepping aside is a good method. That’s what I mean.”
“What does that mean?”
“I mean that if there’s nothing left for me to do, then it’s fine to step aside as is. It’s time to stop playing politics and live by sewing or selling, as I have been.”
“Madam Turiel! I’m offering you an opportunity now. Take my hand. My child will become your new future!”
Now, it seemed that Canary was not entirely senseless.
Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)
One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!
Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.
The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.
The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.
Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.
Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.
…
Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.
Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.
After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!
Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”
The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.
It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.
When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…
Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.
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