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00:00When Edlin and I were alone on our covenant night, his personal attendant stumbled and scrambled into the outer hall
00:05of our bridal moon chamber.
00:07My lord, Lady Lyra's mother has just died and she's fainted from grief!
00:11As soon as the words fell, the twin cup moon brew slipped from Edlin's hands and crashed to the floor.
00:17Completely disregarding that tonight was our covenant night, he left the Thornwell main estate and did not return all night.
00:21The next day, while the estate was still draped with moon-white floral vines and silver-gold ribbons, he brought
00:26back a banquet singer dressed in a black gauze morning dress.
00:29Lyra is a banquet singer whom I once saved. Now that her father has just passed away, she is left
00:35all alone with no one to rely on, and several legerous young nobles want to take her away by force.
00:40While her mourning period is still undergoing, I want to grant her a status, so she has a place to
00:45stay. If you refuse, I will tell her to leave the main estate and wash my hands of her entirely.
00:50He looked at me with deep affection, speaking as if concerned only for my well-being. Everyone expected me to
00:55break down or cause a scene right then and there.
00:57The story of the lord rescuing of singer is well known in Silverweed City. If you only give her the
01:02title of a secondary wife, wouldn't that slight your own affections?
01:06Why not open in and honorably make her your primary wife, so the entire royal capital can see just how
01:12profound this love truly is.
01:14My marriage covenant with Edwin Horner, the lord of the north, was personally blessed by the high king and recorded
01:20in the royal court's marriage registry.
01:21Even before the marriage covenant was officially sealed, I had heard that he once saved a banquet singer who was
01:26being harassed and assaulted by young nobles.
01:28Her name was Lyrafrost's song. Lyrafrost's song was born slender and soft, like a twig of a moon tree that
01:34would snap at the slightest breeze, as if she couldn't even stand steady if the wind blew just a bit
01:38harder.
01:39Yet she played the harp exceptionally well, and was quite famous among the banquet halls of Silverleaf City.
01:44Many young nobles made special trips to the Laurel banquet hall, just to hear her play a single tune.
01:50Later, someone actually harbored wicked intentions and tried to force her to be their secondary wife, and it was Edwin
01:56who started to rescue her.
01:57This incident quickly became a beautiful tale in Silverleaf City.
02:00When such a story spread through Silverleaf City, it was inevitable that people would say it should end with her
02:05pledging her life to him in marriage.
02:06But Edwin said that since his official primary wife had not yet entered the estate, he would not give Lyra
02:11a status first. So as not to slight her.
02:14This matter spread through almost the entire Silverleaf City.
02:17The Queen Mother once asked me if I felt wronged, saying that this marriage covenant could be annulled.
02:22My father and brothers all died in battle in the north.
02:25Grateful for the Caelwyn family's merits in defending the borders, the Queen Mother kept me by her side to raise
02:30me and bestowed upon me the title of Duchess of Silver Branch.
02:33Pitying me for losing my parents at a young age, the Queen Mother had always been exceptionally fond of me.
02:37My favored status in the Moonlit Palace was in no way inferior, even when compared to the true royal princesses.
02:43But since this marriage covenant was personally blessed by the High King and recorded in the marriage registry, how could
02:48it be annulled so easily?
02:49Not wanting to put the Queen Mother in a difficult position, I knelt before her and said,
02:54I do not feel wronged. This marriage covenant is very good, there is no need to annull it.
02:58Only, I never expected that Lyra would appear precisely on the covenant night.
03:03The Twin Cup Moonbrew had barely touched our lips when Edlin's personal tenant stumbled into the outer hall.
03:07My lord! Lady Lyra's father has passed away! Lady Lyra has already cried herself into a fate!
03:12As the cuffs crashed to the floor, Edlin had already dashed out of the door.
03:16Saddle my horse!
03:20His voice faded into the distance.
03:22Have you summoned the physician? Lyra's constitution is weak.
03:25Quickly prepare the Century Lol Moonjink and the Vital Energy Nourishing Glue!
03:29I have no idea how heartbroken she will be!
03:31I stared blankly at the spilled Moonbrew on the floor.
03:34The old lady-in-waiting's eyes reddened.
03:36My Lady Duchess, the Lord is truly going too far.
03:39Today was supposed to be your covenant night for a banquet singer.
03:43He left you alone to wait in the bridal moon chamber all night?
03:45This is clearly humiliating you in public!
03:48Almost everyone in Silverleaf City knew that the one Edlin held in his heart was a banquet singer.
03:53Now that I had experienced it myself,
03:55I finally understood that she was probably truly the one who kept the closest to me.
03:59The Twin Moon wedding lamps burned all night, and Edlin did not return all night.
04:04Early the next morning, I went to pay my respects to the Dowager Lady Thornwell.
04:07Edlin, bringing along Lyra in her black gauze morning dress,
04:11was already standing before the Dowager Lady.
04:12Upon seeing me, her eyes were already brimming with tears, like a frightened little fawn.
04:18Her body swayed, and then she knelt before me.
04:20I pay my respects to my Lady.
04:22Last night was all my fault.
04:24I ruined your covenant night.
04:25If my Lady wished to punish me, I have no complaints.
04:29After saying this, she bowed deeply, her forehead almost touching the floor.
04:33Edlin looked at me with a conflicted expression.
04:35Lyra is the banquet singer I saved back then.
04:38Now her father has just passed away.
04:40She has no one left to rely on.
04:42And several lecherous young nobles want to take her away by force.
04:45She has nowhere left to go.
04:47I want to take advantage of her mourning period not yet being over to give her a status first,
04:51letting her enter the main estate so she at least has a place to shelter.
04:54If you absolutely refuse, I will tell her to leave the main estate and ignore her from now, Ahan.
04:59Tears rolled down Lyra's cheeks as she gazed at me timidly.
05:02My Lady, I beg you, I have nowhere else to go. If I still cannot find a place to shelter,
05:07then my only path left is death.
05:10The Dowager Lady felt a pang of heartache seeing this, and only raised her eyes to look at me.
05:17Elowyn, now everyone regards you as the future mistress of the Thornwell estate.
05:21The affairs of this hold are naturally yours to decide.
05:24However, the Thornweald family has always been renowned for charity and compassion.
05:30Since you have stepped into this position, you ought to show a broader spirit and keep the family's greater interests
05:36in mind.
05:39Letting her enter the main estate merely means gaining one more secondary wife.
05:44These words were clearly meant as a warning to me.
05:46She cannot surpass position.
05:48If I refused to let Lyra enter the main estate, I would be branded as jealous.
05:53I would be seen as intolerant, even so cruel as to refuse to lend a hand to someone driven to
05:58a dead end.
05:58It was the Lord who saved me that day, and I swore to repay his kindness.
06:03If my lady for the Lord's favours is uneasy, afraid that I'm willing to drink a sterility drought, I will
06:09never bear children, and never compete with my lady. Would that be okay?
06:13Edlin's face showed his distress, and he merely looked at me.
06:17Elavin, Lyra has a gentle nature. She doesn't understand all these schemes in the main estate. You don't need to
06:25be so hard on her.
06:28Lyra's maid circuit dropped straight to her knees before me.
06:33Pippi, my lady! Our young miss has long been intimate with Lord's husband and wife, and now she carries the
06:37Lord's bloodline in her womb! She absolutely cannot drink a sterility draith!
06:41As soon as these words came out, the entire room was shocked.
06:45Quick, help her up! How can she touch a sterility draith when she is pregnant? This is pure nonsense!
06:50Edlin hurriedly helped her up.
06:52You foolish girl. Why didn't you tell me sooner? How long were you planning to hide this alone?
06:57With reddened eyes, Lyra looked at him.
06:59I didn't want to put the Lord in a difficult position. I ruined your marriage covenant ceremony with my lady,
07:04and I already felt guilty.
07:06I just wanted to quietly drink a miscarriage draith, to spare the Lord any trouble, and to prevent my lady
07:12from being displeased with him on my account.
07:14Elevin, the outside world all regards you as the mistress of the Thornwell estate. Even if Lyra gives birth to
07:19a child, that child cannot surpass you.
07:22After all, it is the Lord's bloodline, and with the only mother it will recognize in this main nesquite outside
07:26will be newer you.
07:27The Lord saving a banquet singer has long been a beautiful tale in Silverleaf City.
07:34If you end up only giving her the status of a secondary wife, wouldn't that slight your own affections?
07:40Why not openly and honorably make her your primary wife? That would better show just how deep and profound your
07:47devotion to Lady Lyra is.
07:49Edlin's expression visibly relaxed. He was just about to speak when he heard my latter sentence.
07:55And his face changed abruptly.
07:57What primary wife, Elwyn? Lyra and I are not-
08:00Not what? Not truly in love? Or is the child in her womb not yours?
08:07I heard the Lord saved her from peril back then, and Lady Lyra allowed her life to you in return.
08:11Now you even have a child together.
08:14So this is what you meant when you said since the primary wife has not yet entered the estate, I
08:18shouldn't give another woman a status first.
08:20Not giving her a title, but keeping her as a mistress on the outside, is that it?
08:23Lyra's face turned ghastly pale.
08:25My lady, I am not the kind of woman to be hidden away on the outside. I simply adore the
08:31Lord, and I want nothing more than that.
08:34Not a woman hidden away on the outside? Then that's even worse.
08:38Without even a status that can be presented in the light of day, does Lady Lyra want the child in
08:42her womb to be born without even qualifying as a recognized illegitimate bloodline?
08:45That's not what I meant! That's not what I meant!
08:48I nodded at my leisure.
08:50Whether you meant it or not, I will fulfill your deep infatuation. And I will also fulfill the Lord's tender
08:56pity for you.
09:00Saying this, I turn to the dowager lady.
09:03Dowager lady, Ed and I failed to complete the night's sealing yesterday.
09:06On our covenant night, he did not stay in the bridal moon chamber, but spent it at Lady Lara's place.
09:11My accompanying maidshades can testify to this, and the servants of the Thornwheel Estate can testify as well.
09:16Therefore, I will petition the royal court to annul this marriage covenant.
09:23I know I was in the wrong last night, but Lycra's father passed away so suddenly, I had to go
09:27and handle the funeral arrangements for her.
09:29Otherwise, what is a lone girl like her supposed to do?
09:31There won't be anything like this ever again. We will live our days properly.
09:35Elvin, I will definitely make it up to you.
09:37You say you want to annul the marriage covenant? What do you expect the High King and Queen Mother to
09:41do?
09:42I couldn't help but laugh as I listened.
09:43Edlin, our marriage covenant was personally blessed by the High King and recorded in the marriage registry.
09:48Yet precisely on the covenant night, you abandoned your bride to accompany a banquet singer.
09:53The one who truly trampled his majesty's prestige underfoot is you, not me.
09:57If his majesty truly wishes to assign blame, he will only condemn the Thornwell family.
10:01What crime have I committed? I am merely the daughter of border-defending heroes, one who has been publicly humiliated.
10:07You've disgraced the royal court, and dishonored the Calowyn family as well.
10:13My words made Edlin's face turn incredibly ugly.
10:15He knew that everything I said was the truth.
10:19If this matter truly spread, the one who would lose face would only be him.
10:23Lyra hastily stepped forward.
10:25My lady, it is all my fault.
10:28Please don't be angry. It is entirely my mistake.
10:31I will leave the main of fate right now, and I will never appear before you and the Lord again.
10:37Okay? I am merely someone who snaps at the slightest breath.
10:40I am not worth my lady and the Lord arguing like this.
10:43Even if those young nobles to take me away by force, at worst I'll just die, but I will never
10:46let them succeed.
10:48I will simply put the Lord in a difficult position again.
10:51Covering her face, she wept.
10:54Edlin's heart was breaking.
10:55Lyra, you don't have to leave. I am the Lord of this estate. What I say goes in here.
10:59Moreover, you carry my child. How could I let you leave?
11:03I merely wanted to give her the status of a secondary wife.
11:07Must you make a fuss until all of Silver Slith City knows?
11:11Which mistress of a noble house would cause such a scene over a secondary wife?
11:15Lyra has a miserable background. Unlike you, who still have the Queen Mother's doling affection even after losting your father
11:22and brothers.
11:23She is all alone now. I am merely protecting her a little more. Can you not even tolerate that?
11:29Do you think everyone is like you, still having powerful backers behind them even after loosing their father and brothers?
11:35Edlin, what right do you have to speak of my father and brothers?
11:38Even His Majesty would not lightly mention them in front of me. And who do you think you are?
11:45He clearly knew I was an orphaned girl, and he assumed I had nowhere else to go.
11:49Therefore, he had long made up his mind that even if he humiliated me like this, I could do nothing
11:55to him.
11:55Edlin held back his fury and gave chase.
11:58Elevane, for all your title as the Duchess of Silver Branch, if you walk out of the Thornwood Estate, where
12:04else can you go?
12:05You must understand, you are not a member of the Royal Family.
12:10That title is nothing but an empty name. Do you really think the Queen Mother and His Majesty would heavily
12:17punish the Thornwell family? Just for you?
12:20In his eyes, I was merely a Duchess of Silver Branch with an empty title.
12:24He reckoned the Queen Mother and His Majesty might not genuinely unleash their wrath for my sake. So what did
12:29he have to fear?
12:31However, he was wrong. My father was the Supreme Commander of the North before his death.
12:35I am the descendant of an illustrious border-defending family, naturally possessing the arrogance in the Kaewyn family's bloodline. I
12:42commanded sternly,
12:44Guards, pack up my belongings. Gather all my dowry and treasures, and return to the Kaewyn ancestral rote.
12:50Everyone was stunned. The Kaewyn ancestral estate had been sealed shut for over a decade. Now, I was actually going
12:56to unseal the Kaewyn ancestral estate?
13:01Can you stop this nonsense?
13:02Edlin shouted sternly.
13:04Do you think you are still the eldest daughter of the Kaewyn family who is pampered by everyone, able to
13:08do whatever you please?
13:09The Dowager Lady stood up to smooth things over.
13:12Elevin, I know you are a good child. Rest assured, as long as I am here.
13:19If Edlin dares to wrong you like this again in the future, I will never let him off lightly.
13:27This is a major matter. It is a marriage covenant personally blessed by the High King and recorded in the
13:32Royal Court's marriage registry.
13:34How can it be dropped so easily?
13:36Today I will arrange for the two of you to complete the night sealing anew.
13:40What do you say?
13:41I will absolutely not let anyone disturb you again.
13:44If you truly cannot tolerate Lyra, then we won't let Edlin give her the status of a secondary wife.
13:50We will just keep her in the main estate as a maidservant.
13:53They seem to have forgotten that even though I had lost my father and brothers, I was still the Duchess
13:57of Silver Branch,
13:58personally ennobled by His Majesty, and the only direct descendant of the Kaewyn family.
14:03Back then, my father and brothers held great prestige in the Northern Army.
14:07Even though they had long died in battle, whenever the Kaewyn father and sons were mentioned now,
14:11everyone in the Royal Court would hail them as heroes.
14:13Did he truly think that I, the sole remaining bloodline of the Kaewyn family, would allow them to humiliate me
14:19like this?
14:19There is no need, Dowager Lady.
14:22This marriage covenant ends here.
14:25I will grant the Lord of the North and Lady Lyra what they desire.
14:31This way, when the child in Lady Lyra's whim is born, it will be the first recognized, legitimate inheriting offspring
14:38of the Thornwell family.
14:40This is the truly justifiable way.
14:42Otherwise, if that child can even enter the family lineage, how will they ever be able to hold their head
14:48high in this world in the future?
14:53My words caused Edlin's face to darken, and it also made a gleam of expectation flash in Lyra's eyes.
14:59Elevin, you had better think this through carefully. If you dare to walk out of this door today, there will
15:06be no coming back.
15:08The doors of the Thornwell estate are not something you can just enter whenever you wish.
15:13My lady, please do not leave because of me, okay? If you wish to blame or punish, direct it all
15:20at me.
15:21She leaned close to me. Lady Kaewyn, lowering her voice.
15:24The person the Lord has truly loved all along is me. You cannot compete with me.
15:29After saying that...
15:30My lady, if you leave, His Majesty will blame the Lord. It is all my fault. Please do not leave.
15:36If someone truly must leave, it should be me.
15:40Do you truly want me to stay?
15:42I raised my brow and looked at her.
15:43If I stay, you will never be able to enter the Thornwell main estate.
15:47Tears brimming in Lyra's eyes.
15:49Then what should I do, my lady? Won't you show me?
15:57Seeing my cold expression, Lyra looked toward Edlin with reddened eyes.
16:00My Lord, did I do something wrong to displease my lady?
16:03But I no longer have a father and I have no other relatives in this world nor anywhere to go.
16:19I merely wanted to repay the Lord's life-saving grace.
16:22My Lord, I ask for nothing at all.
16:25Even if I have no stasis and can only stay in the main estate as the lowest mode shipment shades,
16:31I am willing.
16:36Please, beg my lady for me. As long as I can enter the main estate, I don't want anything else.
16:41I said I would let you enter the main estate and I will take good care of you and the
16:45child.
16:46Since I have given my word, I will definitely see it done.
17:03Eleven, if you nod and let Lyra stay, I will make sure she continues to place you first in this
17:09household.
17:09Did you really think he was some precious treasure worth fighting over?
17:12My Lord, I have already said that this marriage covenant ends here.
17:15From this day forward, you and I will walk our separate paths have nothing to do with each other!
17:22Lookit!
17:37The Kaelwen Ancestral Estate, after being sealed shut for over a decade, was finally unsealed.
17:43The fact that the Duchess of Silver Branch, on the very day after her marriage covenant ceremony with the Lord
17:48of the North,
17:49had grandly returned to the Kaelwen Ancestral Estate with carriage after carriage of dowry,
17:54instantly spread throughout Silverleaf City.
17:56As soon as my people returned to the Ancestral Estate, they immediately began tidying and cleaning it anew.
18:02In just a few days, the entire Ancestral Estate had been restored to a completely new look,
18:07and the Queen Mother's decree soon arrived at the Kaelwen Estate as well.
18:10I was summoned into the Moonlit Palace.
18:14Kneeling before the Queen Mother with reddened eyes, I said,
18:17Queen Mother, I no longer wish to enter into a marriage covenant with the Lord of the North.
18:21He has long had someone else in his heart.
18:24Furthermore, he and that banquet singer have long pledged themselves to each other in private, and they even have a
18:29child!
18:30My maidservants had already knelt down, tearfully recounting Edlin's actions in the covenant family.
18:34She inevitably added a bit of dramatic embellishment, causing the Queen Mother's eyes to turn red as she listened.
18:42I said Edlin didn't look like a devoted man.
18:45To think that right after the marriage covenant ceremony, he got entangled with this kind of banquet singer.
18:50Elevin, you are a lady born of an ancient noble family!
18:53How could you know the tricks of such people?
18:55These women who sing in banquet halls know best how to manipulate men.
18:59As soon as they spot a young noble, they can come up with countless ways to bore their way into
19:02high society.
19:03But the Queen, and several noble women who are sitting in attendance at the Queen Mother's Moon Pavilion at the
19:07time,
19:08all deeply agreed.
19:09Especially those ladies, as if they had finally found out like chimed in one after another.
19:14Women like that are mostly experts at pretending they'll shatter at a touch.
19:18As soon as they see a man, they know how to throw themselves at him.
19:21They also always love to fabricate some pitiful background story.
19:24The men in Annan hears it, he simply feels like he can be a hero due to someone in distress.
19:28This method is old, but it works the best.
19:30I never thought the Lord of the North would actually be befuddled by such a woman.
19:34Running around for her father, pledging her life in gratitude, it's mostly all just excuses.
19:40The Queen Mother looked at me and sighed.
19:42If you don't marry the Lord of the North, what will you do in the future?
19:45This world is always harsh on women.
19:47I fear people will use this matter to gossip about you.
19:52I lifted my head and smiled faintly.
19:54Queen Mother, who did wrong was not me. I have nothing to fear.
19:58My father and brothers are heroes of the North, and I come from an illustrious portion-defending family.
20:02Naturally, I carry their fiery blood.
20:04I will hold up the Kaelin family's honor, and I don't need to be on anyone.
20:08The Queen Mother nodded.
20:10Truly worthy of being a child of the Kaelin family.
20:13With you here, the Kaelin family will stand tall once again.
20:17Upon learning of this, His Majesty soon bestowed gifts upon the Kaelin ancestral estate.
20:21The winds in Silverleaf City shifted instantly, and the number of noblewomen and young ladies visiting the Kaelin estate began
20:27to multiply.
20:29Edlin originally thought that I simply couldn't swallow my pride over what happened on the Covenant Knight.
20:32He figured that after a few days, when he came to coax me, I would change my mind and return
20:37to the Thornwell estate.
20:39However, when His Majesty's bestowed gifts arrived at the Kaelin household, he finally realized things were going badly.
20:45I had absolutely no intention of changing my mind.
20:47Moreover, since I had returned to the Kaelin ancestral estate,
20:52my father and brothers, former comrades-in-arms, old friends, and several elders all came calling one after another,
20:58taking great care of this orphaned girl.
20:59The wife of a former border commander held my hand tightly and said,
21:02Elevin, our two families are old friends spanning generations.
21:06In the course when you lived in the Moonlit Palace, it was inconvenient for us to meet often.
21:10Said that you've returned to your ancestral estate.
21:12Our family should actually interact more.
21:15Anything comes up, just send someone to find us.
21:17That banquet singer is not worth a second glance.
21:20From now on, Auntie will keep an eye out for you.
21:22There will always be someone better than him.
21:26The news that Lyra was pregnant with a child of the Lord of the North
21:30quickly spread until everyone in Silverleaf City knew.
21:33His Majesty also learned of what happened on the covenant night.
21:37During a royal court council, he remarked indifferently,
21:40I did not expect the Lord of the North to be so thoroughly captivated by a single person.
21:45Since you are not find of the marriage covenant I blessed for you, then as you wish, I will grant
21:49you my fulfillment with that banquet singer.
21:51This single sentence from His Majesty was almost equivalent to ordaining that Lyra would be the future lady of the
21:55domain.
21:58Edlin returned to his main estate with an ashen face.
22:01Since His Majesty had already spoken, his future lady could only be Lyra.
22:05He knew that His Majesty was warning and penalizing him for ruining a marriage covenant endorsed by the royal court.
22:11Since he looked down on the Duchess of Silverbridge, who was personally ennobled by His Majesty and highly regarded by
22:16the Queen Mother,
22:17then he might as well go and marry the banquet singer he so deeply longed for.
22:20But in Silverleaf City, which ancient noble household's main estate would ever let a banquet marry on his mistress,
22:26Lyra's pregnancy became more obvious by the day.
22:29Left with no other choice,
22:31Edlin could only choose a date to officially finalize the marriage covenant with Lyra.
22:37Lyra was ecstatic.
22:39She originally thought she could at best enter the main estate as a secondary wife.
22:43She never imagined she would end up sitting in the position of Lady Thornwell.
22:48On the day of the marriage covenant ceremony, quite a few people came to observe.
22:52Lyra purposely had her wedding gown custom-made at the Silver Shuttle boutique,
22:55with a loose cut that made it difficult to tell she was already pregnant.
22:58The bride has arrived! Commence the Sun Vow ceremony!
23:03The maid stepped forward immediately.
23:06The fragrant herb pouch hanging from the maidservant's waist was warmed by the heat in the ceremony hall,
23:10suddenly emitting a strong scent.
23:11She was standing very close to Lyra.
23:14Smelling that sweet, sickly scent mixed with medicinal herbs,
23:17Lyra's stomach immediately churned.
23:19Even through her veil, she couldn't hold it back and let out a low wrench.
23:22The maidservant quickly stood straight and supported her.
23:24What is wrong, my lady? Are you feeling unwell?
23:27That mixed scent surged forward again.
23:29Lyra's body swayed, and the veil slipped down from her forehead.
23:33Her face deathly paled. She didn't even have time to cover her mouth.
23:36Bending over, she vomited all over the floor.
23:41The entire hall of guests instantly went into an uphole,
23:44covering their noses and mouths as they backed away.
23:48Several sharp-eyed noblewomen immediately saw through what was going on.
23:51No way. Looking at her, it seems she has long been pregnant.
23:55Could it be she was already with child before the Lord of the North officially entered into a marriage covenant?
24:01No wonder the dunch of Silbrad wanted to astrol the marriage.
24:04Shade happened would find disgusting.
24:06The Lord of the North truly has no standards at all.
24:09The primary wife hadn't even entered the estate, but he already let a woman kept on the outside get pregnant.
24:13Now look at this. He's just marrying her directly as his lady.
24:16To think the Grand Lord of the North is actually entangled with a banquet singer,
24:19and now he's even let her take the place as his lady, he has completely become a joke.
24:23So the reason this caused such a big thrust and they rushed the marriage covenant is because of the child.
24:28Just as expected of someone from the banquet halls, she knows best how to lean into a man's embrace.
24:33They hadn't even officially married, yet she already had a child.
24:36How do you know the child definitely belongs to the Lord of the North?
24:39She used to sing in the Laurel banquet hall, and who knows how many young nobles requested her songs?
24:43Who the father of this child is, is truly hard to say.
24:46Hearing the discussions all around her, Lyra's face turned pale.
24:50Clutching her chest and holding back tears, she looked toward Edlin.
24:54My lord.
24:57Meanwhile, the Dowager lady's face had already darkened completely.
25:00Feeling that her dignity was entirely lost.
25:02She nearly ordered the old lady-in-waiting in a cold voice.
25:05Hurry up and help the lady inside.
25:06Don't let her stand here and embarrass us any further.
25:09To make such a scene during the sun-bow ceremony.
25:12The Thornwell family has practically become the laughing stock of all Silverleaf City.
25:16How can a banquet singer of such lowly people ever stand in the halls of nobility?
25:19I originally thought that letting her into the estate was a secondary wife at the end of it.
25:22I never expected Edlin would actually let her sit in the position of the lady.
25:25She has thrown away every last scrap of my face!
25:27This marriage covenant ceremony belonging to the Lord of the North ultimately ended hastily in a mess.
25:32And because Edlin hastily finalized his marriage covenant with Lyra, and she was clearly seen to be already pregnant, he
25:38became the laughing stock of the aristocratic circles.
25:41Lyra, however, was incredibly smug.
25:43She had finally sat in the position of the mistress of the Thornwell estate, feeling wonderfully motivated.
25:48From now on, she was no longer that lowly banquet singer.
25:51But early the next morning, when she went to pay her respects to the Dowager Lady,
25:55she saw the Dowager Lady holding the hand of a highborn noble lady, chatting with a face full of smiles.
26:00Seeing her and Edlin come in together,
26:04the young woman charmingly stepped forward to greet them, hooking her arm through Edlin's and smiling.
26:09The Dowager Lady smiled and said,
26:12This is Celina, Edlin's cousin. The two of them grew up together since childhood.
26:16If her father hadn't been dispatched to serve in the outer provinces back then,
26:19our two families originally intended to set a marriage covenant for them.
26:22But now she has returned to Silver Reef City with her father, and she won't be leaving anymore.
26:27Celia says she still prefers the Thornwell main estate, and wants to move in to keep me company for a
26:32while.
26:32It just so happens that Lyra is currently pregnant, and it is inconvenient for her to manage the affairs of
26:38the household.
26:38Celia is someone I've watched grow up since she was a child.
26:41Tending over the domestic affairs and banquet arrangements to her puts my mind completely at release.
26:46Celina merely looked at her with a smile.
26:48Please do not take offence, my lady.
26:50I is merely playing favourites with me.
26:52I have been used to coming to the Thornwell estate since I was little.
26:55It's no different from my own home. You don't need to be overly polite with me.
26:58I will certainly manage the affairs of the estate properly for you.
27:01Without waiting for Lyra to speak, the Dowager Lady continued.
27:04Lyra, since you are pregnant now, it's inconvenient for you to keep the Lord company.
27:09It's perfectly timed that moving is Celine to the estate.
27:12There will be one more person to look after things.
27:15Lyra's face changed instantly.
27:18The Dowager Lady's meaning couldn't have been more obvious.
27:21This cousin Celine was most likely going to be elevated into the main estate and occupy a permanent place.
27:28She forced a smile and said,
27:29Mother, Lady Celine is also a high-born noble lady.
27:33If she enters the main estate merely as a secondary wife, wouldn't that be wronging her too much?
27:38The underlying meaning of her words was nothing more than trying to force Celine to retreat in the face of
27:43difficulties and stop meddling in the Thornwell family.
27:46I was thinking the exact same thing as you.
27:49Merely being a secondary wife would indeed be too much of an injustice for Celine.
27:53She is a high-born noble lady.
27:56How could we only give her the status of a secondary wife?
27:59I think it would be better to pick a day and let Celinium move into the estate in the capacity
28:03of a proxy ceremonial lady, acting her status.
28:07This way, when Edlin goes out to attend banquets or socializes at the royal court, he will also have a
28:13presentable mistress by his side.
28:15With redden eyes, my lord did Edlin.
28:17My lord, didn't you say that you only had me in your heart?
28:22Edlin will turn into an embrace to decide.
28:24It's just an empty title, don't overthink it.
28:26I have always just treated Celina as a younger sister.
28:29Even if she moves into the estate, it's merely going through the motions.
28:33I only have you in my heart.
28:35Right now, you should just focus on safely nourishing your pregnancy and giving birth to the child.
28:39Not having to worry about anything else, isn't that more relaxing?
28:43Managing the domestic affairs and banquets of a main estate has never been easy.
28:47You come from a humble background and you still need a few more years to learn the rules of these
28:51ancient noble houses.
28:52When you've mastered them, I will hand these matters over to you.
28:55Rest assured, I will not treat you or the child poorly.
28:58Only a few days after the Lord of the North finalized his marriage covenant with Lyra,
29:02he welcomed Celina into the main estate as a co-mistress.
29:04When I heard this news, I couldn't help but laugh.
29:07Edlin truly knew how to place cards.
29:10Celina's father was none other than the newly appointed Minister of Protocol of the Royal Court.
29:13It stood to reason that this would be of great help to Edlin's future prospects in the Royal Court.
29:17Lyra, ultimately, could not be presented in truly high class settings.
29:20Naturally, he needed a woman with a powerful family backing her to hold up his public image.
29:27Now, everyone in Silverleaf City knew that the inner courtyards of the Thornwell estate were exceptionally lively.
29:32A lady and a co-mistress turned the entire inner courtyard upside down, leaving no kids.
29:37Even the simple matter of whose courtyard the Lord stayed in for one extra night would be blown out of
29:41proportion the next day, until everyone in the estate knew about it.
29:44You were nothing but a lowly banquet singer, without an ounce of shame.
29:48A jealous woman who clung desperately to the Lord, even while heavily pregnant.
29:52You were uselessly occupying the statuses of a high-born noble lady, while using every trick in the book to
29:57seduce the Lord every day.
29:59Where was the decency a noble lady should have?
30:01You were simply as frivolous and loose as the women in low-class pleasure houses.
30:05For a time, the inner courtyards of the Thornwell estate were thrown into utter chaos.
30:09Edlin was given such a splitting headache by the constant arguing that he didn't even want to set foot in
30:13the inner courtyard.
30:14As soon as he returned to the estate, he would use being busy with affairs as an excuse to sleep
30:19in the East Wing study.
30:20This went on until I, following the Queen Mother's decree, hosted the early spring charity bank in Silver Peak City.
30:27And because of this, I saw Lyra and Edlin once again.
30:33Because I was the host today, I deliberately dressed and adorned myself meticulously before making my appearance.
30:39When Edlin saw me, he was visibly stunned for a moment.
30:42Then, looking at Lyra not far away, whose face was sallow and whose figure had long since lost its former
30:48slender grace, a trace of regret actually flashed in the depths of his eyes.
30:54Edlin, have you been well lately?
30:56I have always wanted to go to the Kaywin estate to apologize to you, but I was afraid you would
31:00refuse to see me.
31:01Seeing him put on such an affectionate guise, those who didn't know the truth would probably think there was truly
31:06some lingering old flame between us.
31:08I immediately took a few steps back. He took another step forward.
31:10Edlin, I ordered several sets of jeweled tiaras and ornaments for you at the Starlight Jeweler.
31:16I'll have someone send them to the Kaywin estate tomorrow.
31:18Alright? Your birthday is coming up, just consider them my birthday gifts to you.
31:22I smiled and said,
31:23My lord, you and I have long had absolutely no ties to each other.
31:27If a man like you sends me jewelry, word will inevitably spread and cause misunderstanding.
31:31Moreover, you are already married, and I am a woman who has not yet settled a new marriage covenant.
31:36There is no need for me to involve myself with you.
31:38I must ask the Lord to conduct himself with dignity.
31:43The moment Lyra saw Edlin standing with me, her eyes flickered slightly, and she immediately hurried over.
31:49Clinging tightly to Edlin's arm as if terrified I might snatch him away, she smiled at me.
31:54I pay my respects to the Duchess of Silverbreach.
31:57Has my lady been well lately? I heard his majesty seems oops inclined to arrange another marriage covenant for you.
32:02This time I do hope my lady doesn't cause another scene with a last minute enelment.
32:06Looking at her poorly concealed smugness, I mocked.
32:09Lady Thornwell, rather than concerning yourself with my marriage covenants, you would be better off worrying about your own position
32:14in the main estate.
32:16I heard the Lord's co-mistress has been greatly favored lately, and since she comes from a highborn family, it
32:21stands to reason she will suppress you very soon.
32:23After all, she is the one currently managing the domestic and banquet affairs of the household.
32:27In the eyes of outsiders, who can truly represent the Thornwell family as most likely her.
32:31When the day comes that she also gives birth to a child, I'm afraid neither you nor the child and
32:36your woman will have any good days left.
32:39Every single sentence of mine stabbed precisely into the places she feared the most.
32:42After finishing, I turned and walked away, only to hear Lyra interrogating Edlin right behind me.
32:50Hasn't she already annulled the marriage covenant with you? Why are you still pestering her? Have you regretted it?
32:55Once, Edlin's impatience was plain to see.
32:57You are constantly so suspicious, every day.
32:59If I truly wanted her, why would I have finalized the marriage covenant with you in the first place?
33:05Lyra's pregnancy was already very obvious.
33:07Leaning against Edlin's side, she thought about my words from just a moment ago with reddened eyes.
33:11She remembered the last time Edlin took Selene to another household's tea banquet.
33:15Selene showed off her skills during the tea tasting freezer, winning the admiration of the entire party and taking first
33:21prize.
33:22Edlin instantly felt his prestige rise.
33:24After returning to the estate, he ended up sleeping in Selene's portion for half a month straight.
33:28It was said that Selene had also been having the physician prepare pregnancy stabilizing potions for her recently, hoping to
33:33secure her position by bearing a son.
33:35She had to find a way to earn some face for Edlin and overshadow Selene.
33:39Thinking of this, she looked at everyone sipping the new spring bud tea, stood up, and said softly,
33:44For everyone to just sit here tasting and discussing tea is perhaps a bit dull.
33:48I have recently learned a new tune, and I am willing to play it once to add some entertainment to
33:52today's gathering.
33:56The moment she said this, Edlin's face changed instantly, whereas the male guests at the tables enthusiastically applauded and voiced
34:02their approval.
34:03The Lord of the North truly has great fortune.
34:06Having married Lady Lyra, from now on he can hear the harp in his estate every single day.
34:10Isn't that right? How can any of us compare to the Lord?
34:13Ever since Lady Lyra entered the main estate, we haven't heard her play for a very long time.
34:18Since you've offered such a fine tune, naturally a wedding gift should be added.
34:23The crowd grew more and more lively.
34:25Thinking she had already overshadowed Selene, Lyra led a smug little hum, hugged her harp, and walked up to the
34:30small stage in the front.
34:32She didn't even wear a veil.
34:33Simply sitting there, she began to play the new tune.
34:36When the song ended, the entire hall erupted in shields.
34:39Down at the tables, I hid the corner of my lips behind a feathered fan, and smilingly instructed my servants.
34:44Lady Thornwell's tune was truly lovely.
34:46Someone, have a gold leaf hairpin noted down as a reward in Lady Thornwell's name.
34:51As soon as my words fell, several noble ladies nearby all chimed in with a smile.
34:56Silver hairpins, arm bracelets, copper coins, silver coins.
35:00All sorts of rewards were given.
35:04A maidservant carried a full tray of jewelry and silver coins to Lyra.
35:08Lady Thornwell's, these are the ornaments and silver coins that the Lords and Ladies present have added as charitable donations
35:14in your name.
35:16Smiling, Lyra instructed the maidservant.
35:18Quickly thank the Lords and Ladies for me and hurry up and accept them.
35:21She walked back to her seat silently, looking at Edlyn with a smile.
35:25My Lord, did I play well?
35:27It had been a long time since she heard such resounding cheers from the hall.
35:31Back when she sang in the banquet halls, people would always cheer from her exactly like this.
35:36Hearing these sounds again now made her rediscover the feeling of being wildly sought after from before.
35:40In the next second, Edlyn delivered a heavy silence right across her face.
35:44You are the Lady of the Domain now, not that woman who sang in banquet halls anymore.
35:48You bear the name of the Thornwell family's mistress, and yet you perform in public for rewards?
35:52Is the Thornwell family too poor to keep you?
35:55Or do you truly need these few coins that badly?
35:57You have thrown away every last bit of the Thornwell family's dignity.
36:01Guards, take the Lady back.
36:03Lock her in her courtyard to reflect on her actions behind closed doors.
36:06Without my permission, she is not allowed to step out of her quarters.
36:11Lyra froze completely.
36:12My Lord, I didn't mean to.
36:14It was the Duchess of Silverbridge who said that if I didn't win your favor, I would sooner or later
36:19be suppressed by Selene.
36:21She deliberately set a trap to ruin me.
36:23I covered my lips, looking utterly astonished.
36:25Lady Thornwell, what are you talking about?
36:28I am a woman who hasn't even settled a new marriage covenant.
36:31When would I ever say such things?
36:33You ruined my marriage covenant back then, and I haven't even settled that score with you.
36:37Now you come to slander my reputation.
36:39Do you think that I, the Duchess of Silverbridge, am someone easy to bully?
36:44You were the one who spoke up first to have them add rewards for me, which made them mock me
36:48like an entertainer in a banquet hall!
36:50You people just looked down on my background as a banquet singer, and you deliberately took this chance to humiliate
36:56me!
36:57Lady Thornwell, do you have any idea what you are saying?
37:01I took a step forward, walking toward the edge of the small stage at the front.
37:05I hosted this early spring charity banquet today, following the Queen Mother's decree.
37:09Its very purpose is to invite noble ladies to perform, and then let the lords and ladies present add charitable
37:15donations in the performers' names according to their own preferences.
37:18And these jewels, silver coins and ornaments will all be exchanged in the name of performing noble ladies, for grain,
37:25winter cloaks, medicinal herbs and bandages, to be sent to the Northern Forest Keep for the defenders who desperately need
37:31them.
37:31How could such a noble cause become an insult the minute it left your lips?
37:39How could such a noble cause become an insult the minute it left your lips?
37:43The people present nodded one after another.
37:46Before you arrived, we had already gone through several rounds of charitable donations.
37:50But other ladies who performed all wore veils.
37:52Lady Thornwell's temperament is different.
37:54And she refused to wear one herself, so naturally we couldn't say anything.
37:57How has it now become us deliberately humiliating you with our charity?
38:01Edlin hadn't paid any attention to the movements in Silverleaf City these past few days at all.
38:05I purposely had the messengers deliver the invitation to the Thornwell estate absolutely last.
38:10Most likely, he never even looked closely at what was written inside,
38:13merely assuming it was no different from the tea banquets of previous years.
38:16Thoroughly distraithed, Edlin had no choice but to drag Lyra away from the banquet of the canon, hurrying back to
38:21the Thornwell estate.
38:22When the dowager lady came back, she clutched her chest in sheer fury.
38:26Just what kind of family-ruining disaster have you brought back?
38:30You threw away the Duchess of Silverbridge, whose marriage covenant was personally blessed by the High Ming,
38:33and who was highly regarded by the Queen Mother.
38:35All because you insisted on this unconsentable wretch.
38:41All because you insisted on this unconsentable wretch.
38:45Taking her outside will only throw away the Thornwell family's face entirely.
38:48Immediately strip her of her title as the lady and demote her to a secondary wife.
38:51From now on, the only mister in this estate who can stand before others needs only BC Lynia.
38:57Hearing this, Lyra couldn't possibly sit still anymore.
39:00Thrusting her pregnant belly forward, she lunged as if to smash her head against the pillar.
39:04Is the Lord going to strip me of my position and devote me to a secondary wife?
39:08Who was it that said he would let me sit in the position of the lady?
39:10And who said our child would inherit the Thornwell family's linie in the future?
39:13They the first recognize legitimator!
39:16If the Lord regrets it now, I will smash my head and die right here!
39:20Edlin hurriedly reached out to stop her, and the room was instantly thrown into chaos.
39:23Right at that moment, the aid servant had a kiss to her.
39:25My Lord, congratulations!
39:26The physician has just diagnosed Lady Selene to be pregnant.
39:29Lady Selene is currently throwing up terribly in her courtyard.
39:32Please go and see her, my Lord.
39:34What?
39:35As soon as the word fell, Edlin was instantly overjoyed.
39:38Is this true?
39:39For a moment, he was distracted, and his grip loosened.
39:46And his grip loosened.
39:48Lyra had merely pretending to throw herself at the pillar.
39:50But without any obstruction this time, her whole body genuinely smashed right into it.
39:55Blood instantly flowed down the side of her forehead.
39:57Her entire face turning deathly pale.
39:59She clutched her belly and curled up on the ground.
40:02My Lord, my stomach hurts so much!
40:05Save our child!
40:06If she had even finished, she went home and collapsed.
40:08This is bad! Lady Lyra has knocked herself unconscious!
40:12Guards, quickly, summon the physician!
40:15The formal estate was instantly plunged into sheer pain.
40:18Lyra's collision had actually become real.
40:21Not only did she break her forehead, but she also injured the child in her womb.
40:25Because of this, she went into labor prematurely.
40:27Meanwhile, Selene gritted her teeth in her own courtyard.
40:30What a shameless rushed.
40:32Knowing perfectly well that I am also pregnant, she purposely chose this exact time to ram a pillar and go
40:37into premature labor.
40:39She clearly just wants to hook my cousin's attention back.
40:42A woman born of a banquet singer, does she actually think she can let the first recognized heir of the
40:46Thornwell family be born from her womb?
40:48Lyra's child was already not yet full term.
40:50And on top of that, she had injured her forehead.
40:53Halfway through the harrowing labor, she had lost all her strength entirely.
40:57The physician spent a great deal of effort to barely stabilize her breathing.
41:00After enduring pain for a full day and night, she gave birth to a premature daughter as frail and tiny
41:05as a newborn kitten.
41:07Lyra had passed out.
41:09the physician spent a great deal of effort to barely stabilize her breathing
41:12after enduring pain for a full day and night she gave birth to a premature daughter as frail and
41:17tiny as a newborn kitten lyra had passed out when she woke up and saw a baby girl in her
41:22arms
41:23she instantly shrieked i was clearly carrying a son how can it be a daughter you must have
41:28swapped my child did selena send you she wants to secure her position in the main estate so she
41:35swapped my son tell her to give my child back she vehemently insisted that selene had swapped
41:40her son crying and throwing a fit on susan she turned the entire thornwell's baby down selene
41:46however completely ignored her and was instead absolutely thrilled this way the first recognized
41:52inheriting child of the thornwell family would most likely be born from her own womb but she
41:56rejoiced too soon at the one month celebration banquet for the eldest daughter of the thornwell
42:01family selene drank a bowl of sweet honey milk broth to usher in good fortune not long after
42:05she experienced unbearable abdominal pain breaking out in cold sweat she cried
42:09out
42:12before the physician could even arrive selene was already bleeding heavily
42:17she experienced unbearable abdominal pain break out in cold
42:20she cried out
42:24before the physician could even arrive selene was already bleeding heavily
42:28the child in her womb not even two months along could not be saved
42:32After examining the food she had consumed, the physician detected an abortion herb in that sweet broth.
42:37Something that should never appear in a pregnant woman's diet.
42:40The dosage was staggeringly heavy.
42:42Absolutely not something that had been mixed in by accident.
42:45Selene's eyes turned flesh off.
42:45Tie up that bitch, Lyra, and drag her here!
42:49Lyra, however, showed not a shred of her fear.
42:52Nearly hugging her daughter, she sneered coldly.
42:54I was the one who did it, so what?
42:56That bowl of sweet broth didn't just have abortion mesin.
42:58It also had something to cause sterility.
43:00Selenia, you wanted to secure that position?
43:04Keep dreaming.
43:05The only bloodline the Thornsfield family will ever leave behind from now on will be my daughter.
43:11She laughed like a maniac, looking at the hurriedly arriving Edlin and Ma.
43:15You were the one who first tricked me into giving myself to you and then tricked me into entering the
43:19main estate.
43:19Now you even want to strip me of my position and demote me to a secondary wife.
43:23You deceived me so many times, I am merely seeking justice for myself this one time.
43:27That's fair.
43:28Edlin, you wronged me first, so don't blame me for being ruthless.
43:34Selene ultimately lost her child and permanently lost any possibility of becoming pregnant again.
43:39The Thelwyn family erupted in fury.
43:44The Thelwyn family erupted in fury, refusing to admit her child, and stubbornly insisted on handing Lyra over to the
43:50royal court's judicial department.
43:52Lyra was not afraid in the slightest.
43:53She merely stated that if they truly forced her to die, before her death, she would naturally expose every single
43:59secret within the Thornwell estate that shouldn't be leaked to the outside world.
44:02Ultimately, Edlin couldn't bear it.
44:04He racked his brains and pulled strings to spare Lyra's life.
44:07The Thelwyn family forced him to agree to send Lyra to the grove of ancestral spirits, forbidding her from ever
44:12returning to the main estate for the rest of her life.
44:15Her daughter would be handed over to Selene to raise, and from then on, Edlin was forbidden from giving any
44:20other woman a status, and forbidden from welcoming anyone else into the main estate.
44:23From that moment forward, Selene would be the sole recognized mistress of the Thornwell family.
44:28It was as if the Thornwell family had lost all its vitality overnight, sinking into complete silence within Silver Lake
44:34City.
44:34By the time the people I had planted in the Thornwell estate delivered this news to my hands, two or
44:39three months had already passed.
44:40I heard that Lyra was sent to the grove and ancestral spirits.
44:43Meanwhile, although Selene kept that child by her side, whenever she thought of how she had been ruined into her
44:48current state, she would go mad with hatred, occasionally feeling the urge to strangle the child.
44:53When Lyra found out, she ultimately hung herself with a long white silk sash in the grove of ancestral spirits.
45:08She wanted to use her own life to buy a path of survival for her daughter.
45:11When the people of Silverleaf City gossiped in private, they all sighed that the Lord of the North had personally
45:16blocked off his own prospects and all his avenues of retreat.
45:19His path within the royal court had likely come to an end.
45:22Later, he only held an insignificant post in the royal court, and his majesty simply stopped summoning him to the
45:27councils altogether.
45:28This also meant that his future prospects in the royal court were thoroughly severed.
45:32As for me, because I had hosted several charity banquets with utter propriety, everyone in Silverleaf City praised the daughter
45:37of the Kaelwen family as being compassionate, generous to others, and a person who truly accomplished practical deeds.
45:43The Queen Mother asked what reward I wished to request. I thought about it, and only asked for one gracious
45:48permission.
45:49A month later, I followed the royal court's convoy escorting grain, winter cloaks, and medicinal herbs to the northern forest
45:54keep.
45:55I would also establish an academy for women in the North, teaching those surviving destitute women how to read, keep
46:00accounts, identify herbs, and learn a craft to settle down and support themselves.
46:04From then on, allowing them to also possess a piece of the world that belonged entirely to themselves.
46:09Someone asked me if I would ever want to go home in the future. I smiled faintly. The world is
46:13so vast. Anywhere can be home.
46:15The world is so vast. Anywhere can be home when you look at the world that diminishes someone who has
46:16also found their power home,
46:16The world is so vast. Anywhere can be home.
46:17It's so vast in that world that has had a great understanding of itself.
46:17It's about a great understanding of ourselves.
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