Daniel’s eyes, more purple than when he had been questioned about his ignorance, fluttered in confusion.
Such truly naïve eyes.
Eyes ignorant of the fact that he, not Daniel, had been conned into a sham marriage.
The problem of the Harkborn family’s daughters that she mentioned.
He wasn’t sure if it could be called a problem, but he had heard about it.
But that was nothing compared to the issues that the Lihart Duke’s family, the greatest troublemaker in this beggarlike Sveberg Empire, had.
Four years ago in winter, the Duke of Nottingham, who had the power of the empire’s northern region on his back, had caused a rebellion.
A weary fight for the throne had started again when he had just thought things had calmed down.
Then, as before, Daniel had to travel the whole territory of the continuously provoked Sveberg Empire.
Three hundred years ago, the first emperor of the Sveberg Empire, Karl I, established on the Roschman continent, had eighteen successors from ten wives.
The first emperor used those children to expand his land and power.
It is said that it was the time when the Sveberg Empire’s blue flag with a white Nordic cross fluttered the most throughout its history.
When Karl I died, the next throne was inherited by his eldest son, Volstak I, who had twelve children from six wives.
Volstak I gave twelve estates and the title of Duke, which he named himself, to his children.
These were the founders of the families called the “Twelve Dukes” by future generations.
Volstak I made a rather outrageous proclamation, which would eventually push the empire into a vortex of chaos in the future.
“The next throne will be succeeded by the most wise and outstanding male child among the twelve, regardless of the order of birth.”
It’s not recorded in the royal history books, but it’s a general belief that it was due to the entreaties of his fourth wife Milina, who was favored by the emperor at the time.
She wanted to pass the succession to her eldest son, ‘Duke Bülow’, who was the fifth son of the emperor, and prayed on her knees.
However, the throne of the empire was inherited by the seventh Duke of Oldenburg.
It didn’t even take two years before it went to the tenth Duke of Roscholt.
And the next year, to the ninth ‘Rehinar’.
Thus, in less than ten years after the death of Volstak I, four families had taken the throne, but all were caught up in power struggles and ended abruptly.
The Bülow Duke’s family was the first to go extinct and disappear from history.
Damn Sveberg old men. How dare you bear so many children and tire people out.
Since then, starting with the Heidel family, who were the rulers of the land in the west of Altas, which is now the Ryugen Empire, they continued to walk the path of extinction.
In the end, of those grand twelve Dukes, are there only five left?
No, since Duke Nottingham was killed by Daniel, there are only four left.
Lihart, Bichen, Rhinengen, Vonheim.
This tiresome fight may continue until only the current Emperor’s family ‘Lihart’ and Crown Princess Margrit’s ‘Bichen’ family remain.
So, nobody knows when and where Daniel himself will die.
Frieda has come to such a rogue corner to marry.
And it’s all known that she was pushed into this by the Crown Princess, not by her own will, so what about a sham marriage?
If someone was tricked, it’s that woman who became his wife for not being able to have children, not Daniel.
“Which husband would kindly look at such a wife who may not even be able to bear children?”
On his wedding day, Daniel overheard what the Countess Harkborn said and then realized why the Crown Princess had pushed this marriage.
No wonder she managed to drag him out from a war zone.
He fled the wedding venue as if running away without even seeing his bride’s face, upon hearing the news that the son of the runaway Duke of Nottingham was found.
Actually, he didn’t want to see her.
He didn’t want to see the face of the pitiful woman who had been forced into his tangled life.
After a moment of staring out the window, Daniel’s eyes returned to Frieda.
A woman with an anxious look, as if she didn’t know what to start with because she had so much to say.
How could her emotions be so openly displayed on her face?
Didn’t her parents teach her not to easily reveal her inner thoughts for survival?
A woman too wrinklefree to be kept by his side, who has had, and will continue to have, a not so smooth path.
Having finished defining his wife, whom he met for the first time today, a wave of fatigue suddenly came over him.
Daniel repeatedly clenched and opened his fist, which was slowly losing strength, trying to regain his senses.
“Let’s end today’s conversation here. As you know, my body still needs to rest.”
“Ah!”
Frieda, who cried out, hurried over and grabbed the arm of Daniel, who was already seated.
She pushed the confused man towards the bed, unable to understand her actions.
My Arch-enemy Sealed My Memory and Said That He is My Husband
This is an incredibly captivating story that you absolutely shouldn’t miss! I’ll give a brief introduction here, and below you’ll find a detailed synopsis of the plot.
The female lead is a fierce and powerful demon king. The male lead is a once-in-a-millennium celestial lord, admired by the entire cultivation world.
They are equally matched, legendary rivals who have battled for centuries.
In the final duel, the female lead is gravely injured. The male lead saves her, seals her memories, and hides her true identity. He tells her that he is her fiancé. His entire life has been flawless—except for the one thing he never expected, never controlled, and never wanted to control: falling for his greatest enemy. She is his inner demon, his obsession.
When the female lead regains her memories, she is furious at his deception.
She makes his life a living hell.
And somehow, the male lead—possibly a total masochist—doesn’t mind at all. In fact, he’s happy she’s paying attention to him.
Yep, we’re back to my favorite trope: male lead suffering. If you love this kind of story, jump into the pit with me now!!!
Intro
Dong Xia lost her memory.
Her handsome and extremely powerful fiancé Li Qing comforted her: “It’s okay if you can’t remember. I’ll always be with you.”
Everyone thought Dong Xia’s ancestors must have burned incense to get such a perfect fiancé. He was the number one person in the immortal realm, yet he remained chaste and only loved her.
…
The day before marrying her fiancé, Dong Xia finally remembered everything.
She wasn’t suffering from memory loss at all.
Her arch-enemy had made her fake her death, destroyed her cultivation, replaced her memories, and pretended to be her deeply in love fiancé.
No wonder he said, “It’s okay if you can’t remember”!
Dong Xia laughed coldly as she pulled out her long knife: Li Qing, prepare to die 🙂
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Li Qing, as the supreme being of the immortal realm, was the people’s shining beacon.
The only unknown stain in his life was his affection for Dong Xia, the ruler of the demon realm.
In the final battle of the war between immortals and demons, the sky collapsed and the earth shattered. The ruler of the demon realm was finally slain under the sword of the supreme being of the immortal realm, and everyone in the immortal realm applauded.
The cultivation world lost a ruler of the demon realm.
And in the back mountain of Li Qing’s cave dwelling, he secretly hid away a fiancée.
Notes:
1. The female lead is white on the outside, black on the inside, and the queen of flattery; the male lead repeatedly tests the edge of darkness, a VIP guest at the crematorium.
2. Fantasy cultivation world setting.
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