Abandoning the imperial throne just to keep a woman by his side. Does that make any sense?
‘He didn’t seem this foolish before.’
The prince, who came to the Northern Territory with his lover and pleaded for help, looked like a fool to the point where it made Cyrus smirk.
The prince, seemingly unconcerned about how he appeared, continued to plead.
“I told them I would go for medical treatment to the Soryeong area, saying that the emperor is not in good health. No one will know I came to the Northern Territory.”
That’s unlikely.
The emperor, who was suspicious by nature, would have assigned someone to the prince.
“If the Northern Lord helps, I can disappear with Chloe. Any place is fine. Even a difficult-to-live rural area is okay. So please help us disappear from the world.”
Cyrus pretended to take a sip of tea to buy some time for thought.
‘Faking the prince’s death from a bandit attack on the way back to the empire and changing identities on the outskirts of the Northern Territory would not be a difficult task. However…’
Cyrus stared at the seemingly delicate prince.
‘The prince won’t be able to endure that life.’
Living in seclusion in the countryside with only a minimal number of hired help would be unbearable for both the prince and his lover.
‘At this moment, he may be blinded by love, unable to see anything, but even a thousand-year love will crumble if the difficult life continues.’
There is nothing as ephemeral as love.
Living a completely different life from the palace, their love would likely scatter like sand paintings blown away by the wind.
In the Northern Territory, there were several nobles who sang the praises of love and entered into marriages unsuitable for their status.
Their beginnings, successful in overcoming opposition within their families for such marriages, must have shone brilliantly as if they had obtained the whole world. But now?
‘Most of them live separately, each having their own lovers. Some even divorced.’
If Cyrus helped the prince and, as a result, the relationship between the prince and Chloe soured and they broke up, and if the prince returned to the palace, Cyrus would find himself in an awkward situation.
Moreover, the problem arose if the prince’s position became vacant.
‘If the prince disappears, there will be a struggle for the throne. The empire will become turbulent, and there will be those who try to take advantage of the situation.’
Cyrus didn’t want things to get noisy.
If problems arose in the empire, the emperor would incessantly summon Cyrus. He might even try to borrow military forces from Cyrus.
Cyrus also did not want to involve new issues in the already noisy Northern Territory.
After reaching a conclusion, Cyrus put down the teacup.
“I don’t know what the prince is asking for.”
“I told you. Help me run away.”
“If that’s the best solution for Miss Chloe, it’s disappointing.”
The prince frowned.
“Disappointment… I will never let go of Chloe, no matter what happens.”
“I understand. But… think about it, Crown Prince. Abandoning your status and living a fugitive life in the countryside will be extremely difficult.”
“I will overcome all of that…!”
“I’m talking about Chloe, not the Crown Prince. Of course, I can help both of you escape. I can stage a scenario where the prince and his lover encounter bandits and die. From that moment on, the Crown Prince and Chloe must be considered dead.”
As Cyrus saw the Crown Prince blink, he swallowed a sigh. Why do I have to teach each step to this fool?
“I can arrange a residence in a small village where people rarely tread. But after that, I, too, must sever ties with the Crown Prince. If there is any communication between us, it may reach the ears of the Empress, sooner or later.”
“That’s fine, Northern Lord. As long as there’s a place to live.”
“No, Crown Prince. It’s not enough. That’s just the beginning.”
Cyrus spoke with a deliberate tone, describing the life of a commoner close to poverty.
He explained how the Crown Prince and Chloe would become ordinary immigrants, enduring the prejudices of the villagers, working to earn money, buying food, and doing household chores themselves.
“It’s not just that. The life of a common woman is tough. Chloe, being exceptionally beautiful, may attract unwanted attention from some men, and when the Crown Prince goes out to work, there may be scoundrels sneaking into the house to do vile things.”
“I’ll deal with those guys!”
“You can’t, Crown Prince. If the prince were to kill someone, even a commoner, his identity would be revealed. We can’t ask for help from the authorities either. The moment we seek help, the Crown Prince’s
“Although the Empress cares a lot about the Crown Prince, if the Crown Prince frequently neglects his duties and leaves the palace empty, rumors will undoubtedly spread. The prince’s position will also be shaken. How can someone who cannot protect the position they rightfully should hold protect love?”
Cyrus stopped speaking there and closed his mouth. He gave the Crown Prince time to think.
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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