MTL - Scriptures of the Great Emperor - Chapter 156 Quicksand sea

Qiao Shao, who worked hard to stay up all night and study, was first in class — if you count from the bottom.

A powerless woman’s worst nightmare is marrying someone against her will. When those who are supposed to protect her betray her in the vilest of ways, Leonor is forced to marry a Duke known for his cold nature and repulsive appearance. After a miserable childhood, it shouldn’t have been a surprise to her that her future was never truly in her hands in the first place.Duke Desmond de Montclair was nobody before the war. He garnered the King’s favor by doing the impossible in battle. Unfortunately, any achievement is eclipsed by his appearance and unbearable personality. In a kingdom that idolizes beauty, there is no room for someone like him.At first, Leonor finds life with the Duke to be what she’s used to - walking on eggshells and never speaking what’s truly in her heart. Eventually, things slowly start to change as the Duke learns about the horrors she faced while living with her family. His power becomes the key to her revenge.However, in a moment where she feels cornered, Leonor confesses to the Duke that she’s in love with someone else. The progress she has made with the Duke comes crashing down around her.Will her magic abilities be enough to convince the Duke not to throw her out? If she can make herself useful to him, perhaps she can gain his sympathy somehow…

Noir, third son of a “beggar noble,” lost his job and was at a loss, but fortune struck just as he was contemplating becoming an adventurer.

In order to protect her, the foster brother went to the countryside to become an educated youth and ended up dying at the farm. She could have worked at the factory as a worker, but because she coveted the affection of her biological parents, she replaced her biological brother as an educated youth and stayed at the farm for a lifetime, truly becoming the rural woman that her real sister looked down upon.Although later she became a village doctor through her own efforts, she still worked to exhaustion and eventually died on this land.Now Jiang Xiaoxiao has been reborn and returned with a space...This time, how will she live an exciting life..........This story is set in a fictional world, research enthusiasts please refrain from entering.