“Where are they going?”
Noah’s head snapped around, his golden eyes sparkling as he stared intently at Amy.
“They’re going to find something else someone told me about. Something I mentioned earlier.”
As they passed through the corridor, the distant doors of the hall came into view. Noah’s steps slowed.
“Is it another magical device?”
“Yes, but they don’t know that.”
“Ah…”
Noah blinked and then glanced down. He seemed slightly touched that Amy had confided in him about something she hadn’t even mentioned to them.
As Amy opened the doors to the hall, she spoke with vigor.
“You always need to have a hearty breakfast.”
Noah lifted his head and smiled.
“Yeah, I know.”
His precious steward, Amy, was always serious about meals.
After breakfast, Noah immediately called Vernon, the captain of the guard, and ordered him to send knights as soon as possible to retrieve the magical device Amy mentioned. Dwayne and Jack had to leave the castle that afternoon, hurried along by Noah’s insistent urgings.
Wishing them a safe return, Amy turned back, and Noah asked her quietly.
“What exactly is this magical device?”
Curious about why she was so eager to find it, Amy explained in a low voice.
“It will bring immense wealth and fortune to Your Highness.”
“!”
Noah’s eyes widened. He looked around to ensure no one was listening and then lowered his voice even more.
“Is that why you said I should become the duke of the north?”
Amy stifled a laugh, barely keeping her lips straight. How perceptive her lord was.
“That’s right. Once the knights bring it back, the north will turn upside down.”
Looking at her excited face, glowing with anticipation, Noah fell silent. The empire was already abuzz because of the weather change, and now something even more extraordinary was about to happen. He couldn’t even imagine.
Swallowing hard, he finally spoke.
“Will you be happy then, Amy?”
She always spoke with his interests in mind. She had left the position of steward to the imperial prince, promising him…
“I’ll get you out of that detestable imperial palace.”
Even when hurrying to make him the duke and heading to the north…
“Just enjoy what I do for you, Your Highness.”
And now, she’s talking about bringing him wealth and fortune.
But above all, Noah wanted Amy to be happy.
“Of course, Your Highness. Your joy is my joy.”
After watching Noah for a moment, Amy nodded. Relieved, Noah broke into a gentle smile. Then, puffing out his chest with enthusiasm, he asked.
“What should I do now?”
“Actually, it’s about time for that to happen.”
Amy tapped her chin thoughtfully, then smiled slyly.
“It should arrive by today or at the latest, the day after tomorrow.”
Noah looked puzzled.
“What’s coming?”
“You’re a genius, Your Highness.”
The tutor Amy had painstakingly selected proclaimed with pride, shaking Noah’s responses.
“Oh my…”
Amy covered her mouth with her hand, trying to suppress the laughter that threatened to burst forth. Our lord, there’s nothing he can’t do.
The elderly tutor passionately extolled how brilliant a student Noah was.
“Your Highness has mastered not only the Trivium – grammar, logic, rhetoric – but also the Quadrivium – arithmetic, geometry, music, astronomy. You could immediately join the upper classes at any prestigious university, including the Imperial College in the capital.”
“Don’t people have to pass through the lower classes to enter the upper classes?”
Amy glanced at Noah, sitting politely at the desk. His fists, clenched tightly, were trembling slightly. Pretending otherwise, he was surprised to learn about his own level of knowledge for the first time.
“Yes, it means you’ve already surpassed the lower level courses,” Amy leaned towards Noah and whispered.
“Your Highness, are you considering enrolling in a university?”
“…Then I’d have to go to the capital, right?” Noah frowned. Amy considered a few universities outside the capital that he might attend, but before she could suggest any, Noah shook his head and continued.
“I want to stay here.”
“But you still want to take classes, right?”
Amy realized how vibrant Noah became when faced with a challenge. This poor boy had been starved for knowledge.
“Yes.”
Noah nodded absently, then quickly added, “When the situation allows it. I don’t want to study too hard.”
Amy replied firmly, “The money spent on Your Highness’s education is an investment. A wise ruler makes life easier for his people.”
She then turned to the tutor and asked, “Do you have any retired professors you could recommend for private lessons?”
The tutor, who had agreed to assist regardless of payment since arriving in the north, readily offered to contact his connections.
As Amy and Noah headed to the office, they continued their conversation.
“I haven’t heard of tutors at the second prince’s palace. Where did you learn all this?”
Noah scratched his cheek.
“From my mother.”
“The Empress?”
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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