Receiving skeptical glances, I simply alternated between looking at the 13th Prince and the 7th Prince with a polite demeanor.
My disciple, look. I am taking your side.
But it was the 7th Prince who reacted first.
Just as the 7th Prince was about to raise his hand, a slapping sound was heard at my ear, and my vision turned to the side.
“!”
Though I had refused politely, the 7th Prince couldn’t control his anger and slapped my cheek.
‘Really, his temperament. There’s a reason my disciple killed him early in the previous life.’
My cheek stung, but I managed to maintain my expression.
Fortunately, although hottempered, the 7th Prince wasn’t stupid. His type was one to explode with anger before thinking.
Once he had swung his hand in anger, the 7th Prince quickly lowered it, as if regretting it.
The 13th Prince may be his halfbrother with no real backing, but he must have remembered that our Yo clan was one of the most prestigious families, having held the post of general for five consecutive generations.
Though we didn’t hold the same power as in my father’s generation, we were still among the topranked families.
“There’s no helping it if Lord Yo says so.”
But it seems his pride was wounded by having to apologize. The 7th Prince grumbled and abruptly left, brushing off his sleeve.
As he swept away like a storm, I involuntarily sighed.
The 7th Prince was always quick to act before thinking, and was often scolded by the Emperor. As a result, he had many enemies.
But before my regression, I had never been struck by the 7th Prince. I had always been distant.
But after regressing, I was even slapped by him. Though he left after hitting me, the 7th Prince would surely harbor resentment. Our relationship had worsened since before my regression.
‘From now on, even if I side with my disciple, I must not create enemies among other royals.’
I’m in a position where I can’t freely utilize information from the future. If I act rashly and the future changes, it could become difficult to respond.
There would be many battles when the 13th Prince fully participates in the struggle for the throne. I couldn’t afford to make personal enemies.
‘Let’s be discreet.’
“Why did you take my side?”
But it wasn’t over just because the 7th Prince slapped me.
As soon as the 7th Prince left and his footsteps disappeared, my disciple immediately asked me.
When I came to my senses, he was studying my eyes. Not with gratitude, but with suspicion.
Indeed, he seemed suspicious of me, who had suddenly helped him after having killed him several times in my past regressions.
Especially since, just in the previous life… I had sided with the 7th Prince.
Right. It would be suspicious to suddenly act friendly.
“I apologize, Your Highness, but I have never heard of Your Highness excelling in horse riding.”
In response, I excused my behavior, saying that it was not to side with the 13th Prince, but to worry about his shortcomings.
Of course, I know that the 13th Prince’s riding skills are far superior to those of the military generals. But at this time, the 13th Prince was downplaying himself, so it was okay to use this excuse since my previous self didn’t know his true skill.
The 13th Prince’s eyes narrowed. Was he recalling memories from before my regression? Or was he gauging the truth of my words?
After that testing moment passed, the 13th Prince coldly turned away and instructed,
“Go inside. If you don’t get treatment soon, there will be a handprint on your face.”
Did we get past that… perhaps?
(This is a time separator.)
As soon as I returned home, I sat at my desk and took out paper and brush.
What had happened in my previous life? I searched my memory as best I could.
Even if I can’t openly use my knowledge of past lives like the 13th Prince, I should know enough to be prepared.
Take today’s incident for example. If I had known about the conflict between the 7th Prince and the 13th Prince in advance, I could have avoided that place altogether or found a better response.
If I hadn’t appeared at the scene of the clash between the 7th Prince and the 13th Prince, I could have just consoled the 13th Prince later.
Then the 13th Prince wouldn’t have looked at me suspiciously. Would he have looked at me with a more forgiving eye?
But recalling every detail of the events from the years before the regression wasn’t as easy as he was prepared for.
“I think I’d remember if there were a clue. Trying to remember all of a sudden doesn’t work well.”
Fortunately, the hunting tournament came to mind immediately, thanks to the 7th Prince’s mention.
But there were two major incidents there. One was the 7th Prince falling from his horse and injuring his leg, and the other was the 2nd Prince and the 6th Prince fighting, resulting in the 9th Princess getting injured.
“They tried to pin it on the 13th Prince.”
The 9th Princess was the daughter of the Empress, so if the 13th Prince, who had no power on his maternal side, had been involved, it would have been very troublesome.
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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