The emaciated body, weakened by starvation, easily fell to the lady’s kick.
Looking down at Ariana rolling on the floor, Helena smiled coldly.
“You’ll be able to leave soon enough.”
Color returned to Ariana’s face.
But the glimmer of hope that had arisen after so long was cruelly shattered by the following words.
“If you consider leaving by death as leaving.”
“Di… die?”
“Well, isn’t that right? You killed the Emperor, and the Crown Prince too.”
Ariana’s eyes quivered.
Though Ariana had done anything they asked, longing for their affection, she was not a fool.
“There are factions questioning Emperor’s death. They will use me as a scapegoat.”
“Scapegoat? You did everything. You hid in the Crown Prince’s room and stabbed him in the heart, you poisoned the Emperor’s medicine?”
Although it was true that they provided the opportunity and information, Ariana did not kill them herself.
But knowing that such excuses would not work, Ariana clung to her last straw.
“Harold… Has His Majesty said anything?”
At Ariana’s desperate look, Helena gave a cruel smile.
Helena’s expression said that she found this moment unbearably enjoyable.
“His Majesty is too busy enjoying his time with Victoria… Ah, not Victoria, but Empress now. Anyway, His Majesty has no time to think about someone like you.”
“Lies… Does His Majesty even know I’m locked up like this?”
“Of course. His Majesty is the one who ordered you to be locked here.”
Boom[Dash]!
A sound like something collapsing was heard.
Ariana slowly lifted her head to look at the ceiling.
But there was nothing wrong with the ceiling, and Ariana knew that the sound was merely her own sky collapsing.
The sky that nobody cared about, Ariana’s sky.
As Ariana fell into despair, Helena’s smile grew brighter.
“Why… why are you doing this to me? What have I done wrong?”
“What have you done wrong?”
Helena frowned for a moment, then bent down to meet Ariana’s gaze. The lantern light flickered in Helena’s black eyes.
“You were just born wrong, Ariana.”
“…….”
“Mother says she feels like vomiting every time she sees you, remembering the former Empress. Me too. Every time I see you, I feel sorry for Mother. She had to marry without wanting to, had to be pregnant without wanting to, with that awful former Emperor.”
Tears flowed down Ariana’s cheeks, tears she thought had dried up.
“You should not have been born, Ariana. But since you were born, you should at least be useful. Don’t you think?”
When Helena gestured, the rebels who had been hiding in the darkness revealed themselves. Ariana had no idea that Helena had brought them.
Helena smiled sweetly at Ariana and said,
“Don’t worry, Ariana. I won’t make your death horrible. You assassinated the crown prince and the emperor, and you have repented and taken your own life for that crime. Of course, you will be cursed a little, but if His Majesty the Emperor shows excellent politics, the criticism against you will diminish somewhat.”
The iron gate opened, and the rebels entered. Ariana blankly watched them.
Even when they put the rope around her neck, Ariana did not resist.
She only thought.
Wishing for love was a mistake.
Desiring affection was a fault.
Trusting was a sin.
She was being punished for wanting to live even though nobody wanted her, and on top of that, for wanting love.
The rough rope tightened around her neck, but Ariana did not struggle.
She simply resolved.
If she was given another chance, she would never try to be loved again. She would not trust anyone. She would simply bear the sin of her birth and live.
‘Such an opportunity won’t come.’
In the moment of death, Ariana sneered at her vain hope.
Even though her skin cracked and all her hair fell out, a smile spread on her pretty face.
Helena was creeped out, but it was over soon.
Ariana’s small body stopped moving, and the painful gasping and moaning ceased.
Ariana’s birthday, which no one remembered, April 20, 222, in Ratan.
Ariana, who had been the wife of Count Alfreh of the western nobility, reflected on the crime of assassinating the crown prince and emperor in a dark underground prison and took her own life.
September, Ratan 222.
Northern General Cyrus Kar declared the independence of the Northern Territory and proclaimed himself emperor, signaling the beginning of the Arkana Empire and simultaneously raised the army against the Camellia Empire.
April 20, Ratan 224.
Starting with the Eastern Territory and falling to the Western Territory, the Camellia Empire was captured, and the heads of Emperor Herald and Empress Victoria were hung on the walls of the Camellia Imperial Palace.
The crime was the assassination of the former emperor and crown prince, and it happened exactly two years after Ariana’s death.
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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