He slammed down the armrest of the chair and stood up.
The sound of the chair being dragged could be heard as he collapsed to the floor.
While he vented his anger by opening the window and sighing deeply, Seo-yeom silently stood the chair back up and approached him.
“It’s about an girl named Mina. Why did they try to send her to Your Excellency’s chamber when she could have been sent elsewhere?”
“They must have been anxious.”
“What do you mean?”
“I thought I’d fancy the maid. After all, it’s the lustful General Jinheon who goes crazy for women. So, based on my notorious reputation for lust, they would have thrown the maid at me. It was a scheme to clear the debt of not blaming me for the simple punishment of the first daughter, who fell for the maid’s temptation, and then get rid of the maid.”
He wiped his face nervously.
Unable to answer Seoyeom’s question about what he meant, he sighed deeply.
It was maddening.
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became.
This was nothing short of disrespecting him, even mocking the royal family.
“Was there really nothing between you and the maid on the day of her coming-of-age?”
“Why are you asking that? Whatever, do you see me as a mere woman to be shared?”
“Then why don’t you tell Madam the truth? She might be misunderstanding.”
What difference would it make if he spoke?
Her heart was already filled with someone else.
The more he thought about it, the more irritated and angry he became.
Eunseol, who usually stiffened and avoided eye contact with him, only smiled when she was with Kim Heegyeom.
Between master and disciple, it was not amusing.
He had seen the two of them being affectionate more than once or twice.
Even if she denied it, Heegyeom’s gaze towards her was affectionate.
It didn’t matter.
Eunseol had already married him, regardless of Heegyeom’s feelings.
The problem was that Eunseol’s heart belonged to Heegyeom, not him.
Even after the marriage was decided, the difference in attitude Eunseol showed to him and Heegyeom was clear.
The one who has been my only light is my master.
Unfortunately, it seemed that she deeply missed Heegyeom.
The fact drove him crazy and made him furious.
Eun wiped his face nervously.
“Yeom-ah, there’s one more thing you need to check.”
“Yes, please tell me.”
“Look into the former lady of Pyeongpan, that person’s birth mother.”
“Do you have any concerns about her?”
There was one.
Eun thought that Eunseol had agreed to the plan of Pyeongpan’s couple to fulfill his longing for her.
But hearing her words, something seemed off. She seemed to know nothing.
If so, it meant that Pyeongpan’s couple proceeded with the plan, knowing that their first daughter would be hurt, and that they did not gain any benefit that would justify causing shame to their child.
“That can wait. Find out how that person lived from childhood to now. There must be someone who knows.”
“Understood.”
Knowing that he wouldn’t answer even if asked, Seoyeom silently stood his ground.
Beyond the window, the dark dawn was lifting, and the day was gradually becoming brighter.
“Prepare for the hunt. I’ll leave as soon as it gets light.”
At his words, Seoyeom’s face darkened.
It was natural for her to be surprised since he rarely went hunting.
Since the Grand Duke left like that, Eunseol couldn’t sleep properly. His words left a jumble in her mind. Following his statement that he wouldn’t look for her, she couldn’t see his face for days. She spent the night with open eyes, barely getting up to wash and eat the simple meal brought by Lady Eom. Normally, if Lady Geumok brought the meal, there would be some meaning behind it.
“Did he just leave?”
“Hmm?”
“I’m asking if the Grand Duke left here without spending the night.”
“Ah… Something urgent came up, so he left in a hurry.”
“I see. Do you know that the Grand Duke left for a hunt three days ago?”
Even though she hadn’t had a proper conversation with him, how could she know that he had gone hunting? She asked as she put down the spoon she was holding.
“Do you often go hunting?”
“Not often, but occasionally, to clear my head. Since he said he’s going to nearby places, it shouldn’t take long.”
“When you go hunting, do women… No, never mind.”
Even after saying that, she blushed and lowered her head. Lady Eom’s small laughter could be heard.
“When he goes hunting, he only takes a few palace family members. Taking women with him… Well, it’s not like that. Is there a rumor that he always takes a woman with him whenever he goes hunting?”
Unable to say anything and blushing, she lowered her head. Lady Eom’s lips spread into a smile, and she murmured quietly, as if talking to herself.
“Our Grand Duke seems to have a bit of a messy reputation, doesn’t he? I don’t know how to understand his inner thoughts, but rumors are not everything.”
“What does that mean?”
“No, it’s nothing. I’ve been talking too much nonsense since this morning. Finish your meal and call for Geumok.”
As Lady Eom, who was about to get up and leave, pointed to the blanket next to her, she said, “Those are the items and drawing tools you asked for. I’ve also prepared some books you mentioned. If you need more, please let me know.”
“This should be enough. Thank you.”
“Today, the weather is really nice. After eating, why don’t you go for a walk, maybe to the Peach Blossom Garden or the Supporter? There must be many places you haven’t seen yet, so think of it as taking a stroll.”
Following Lady Eom’s words, after clearing the breakfast table, she went outside with the intention of taking a walk. As soon as she came out, Geumok came running with quick steps.
“Madam, the weather is nice. Would you like to go for a walk? The plum blossoms in the Peach Blossom Garden have bloomed like snow. I’m sure you’ll like it if you see it.”
Instead of answering, she nodded her head and changed her steps. The Peach Blossom Garden, located above the Love Pavilion, was showing off its brilliance with fully bloomed plum blossoms. The petals of the plum blossoms flew like snow in the wind, and the pond under the pavilion was tinted with sky colors. She didn’t know that plum blossoms flying in the wind could be so beautiful.
“It’s really beautiful. It’s like a different world.”
“What did I say? I said you would like it. Although Unyeon Palace is beautiful, it seems like they’ve moved the palace here because there’s so much to see.”
Feeling good as she looked at Geumok, whose eyes sparkled as if she was enjoying herself, Eunseol’s mood improved as well. Geumok, who had been staying at the palace with Lady Eom, heard that she was moved here with Lady Eom’s permission. Wondering why she came to Unyeon Palace when the palace had many attractions and people, Eunseol asked, “You must have liked the palace. Why did you come here?”
“I like it here better than the palace. I like you, Madam, and I like Lady Eom as well. If Lady Eom hadn’t told me, I would have asked to follow Lady Eom here.”
“Thinking like that, I’m thankful.”
“Madam, next time, let’s go to the training ground over there.”
“The training ground?”
“Yes, I heard there are really beautiful flowers there, and the name is…?”
“Yeonmu (Forsythia).”
Suddenly, a man’s voice interjected, and Eunseol and Geumok both turned around simultaneously.
Ex-husband Wants Reconciliation
One-line summary: Chasing the wife to the crematorium (making an effort to attract someone who has become indifferent), the female lead doesn’t look back, the second male lead takes the position.
Intro:
To repay the kindness of the older generation, Su Mu crossed into a female-dominated world and became a live-in daughter-in-law of the Yan family, single-handedly saving the Yan family from fire and water.
But her husband, Yan Jiyue, the eldest son of the Yan family, treated her with sarcasm and never showed her a good face.
It wasn’t until after Su Mu’s death that this pampered and arrogant young master shed a few fake tears and pretended to want to die for love.
This life’s kindness was enough. If there was a next life, she would definitely kick Yan Jiyue away.
Who knew that the heavens would be so kind as to allow her to be reborn, returning to the time when she had just married into the Yan family.
Su Mu glanced at the Yan eldest son, who still spoke coldly to her, and threw a divorce letter in front of him.
“Let’s divorce!”
***
Yan Jiyue never imagined that he would be reborn. He happily went to find Su Mu, wanting to make up for the mistakes he had made in his ignorant youth.
Wasn’t the reason the heavens allowed him to be reborn to let him reconcile with Su Mu?
But when he pushed open the door to Su Mu’s room, the person lying on the bed was another man.
Su Mu’s personal attendant, Xie Yi.
Yan Jiyue hated him so much that his teeth itched. In front of Su Mu, Xie Yi was a gentle and considerate whisperer of sweet nothings, but in reality, he was vicious-hearted and deliberately sabotaged their husband and wife relationship.
In the previous life, it was he who secretly hid in Su Mu’s coffin and committed suicide, stealing a step ahead of him to be buried with Su Mu.
Yan Jiyue’s eyes were filled with hatred as he cursed, “What kind of thing are you? Your background is lowly, what right do you have to occupy Su Mu?”
Xie Yi looked at the sleeping Su Mu and no longer pretended to be a whisperer of sweet nothings.
He proudly stuck out his belly, “I have the right because my belly is capable of giving the Wife-master a daughter.”
***
Yan Jiyue was consumed with jealousy. He spread rumors that Xie Yi had once been branded with the mark of a “harlot” on his chest.
But on the night Xie Yi cut off the flesh bearing that mark, Su Mu suddenly realized something was amiss.
“How did you know the exact moment I was poisoned? And why did you show up a month early?”
Xie Yi remained silent, blood from his wound soaking through his robes. His sapphire eyes brimmed with anguish – or was it just a flawless act?
Between a once-arrogant husband now seeking redemption, and a gentle soul willing to die for her – who truly held the darkest secrets? And could it be that Su Mu and Yan Jiyue weren’t the only ones given a second chance at life…?
[Reading Guide]
1. True divorce, chasing the wife to the crematorium, the female lead doesn’t look back, the male lead is Xie Yi.
2. The ex-husband did not cheat, he just realized too late and didn’t realize that he liked the female lead.
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