I became the male lead's mother

00. The ending is decided

I was an ordinary office worker living in South Korea. An ordinary office worker with an ordinary appearance and build, commuting to and from work at a very ordinary company. A very insignificant office worker in South Korea.

I entered this novel like some kind of immersive novel, and before I knew it, the time had come for my role to end.

박지은

..........

문별이

Your Majesty the Empress...

박지은

Don't call me that, I'm not the empress anymore.

문별이

.....yes

Ultimately, the ending was the same as the original. Regardless of the method or format, the overall framework remained unchanged.

My ending didn't change, only the original, method, and timing changed.

She is just a minor character from a minor family with no significant role, and appears briefly in the beginning of the novel.

Of course, my status in this world is not low, as the First Princess. However, since I'm a supporting character whose name doesn't even appear in the novel, my status in the novel is probably similar to that of a passing dog.

'Jimin, whose younger brother died, could not hide his sadness, and Donghyun comforted Jimin with his bare hands.' That was all.

In other words, my death was a means for Jimin to be loyal to Dong-hyeon, the male protagonist of this novel.

And today I stood before death

문별이

Will the Emperor... kill the young lady?

박지은

Well....... I don't know about that

문별이

Still... you two...

박지은

You were a couple?

My knight, Byeol, nodded slightly.

박지은

You, who were by my side, know very well how terrible our relationship was.

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Wasn't it a hot topic in social circles?

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The Empress Who Was Not Favored

By twisting the original story, I succeeded in placing my husband, First Prince Kim Seok-jin, on the throne. The method was simple: blocking the Second Prince's path to enlightenment.

In the selection process for the crown prince, there had to be a crown princess, and by hindering his previous actions of becoming the grand duke himself, I easily went from being the crown princess to becoming the empress.

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'Of course... I got divorced less than a year after becoming empress.'

And now, I'm facing trial. Now that I'm no longer the Empress, the dirty tricks the Crown Princess used to elevate him to the throne have surfaced.

박지은

.......That's what those fucking congressmen did

It's obvious. They're going to blame me for everything to cover up their embezzlement and crimes, so obvious it just makes me laugh. Who gave me that seat?

문별이

Congress...you think?

박지은

Someone must have been skewering my movements by the Congress guys.

I sharpened my teeth. If it were true, those bastards who would have been kicked out of the central government and managed the territory would have been able to advance to the central government thanks to someone...

It was unfair, but there was no way.

문별이

There must be a better way

문별이

If you have a conscience, you won't punish the young lady.

문별이

Who did you thank for getting that position?

I gave a small smile. I didn't want to talk about it anymore. It was boring and tiring.

박지은

Thanks for the comfort

dripping-

At that moment, a knock was heard on the door.

문별이

Miss.... I'd rather not let you in.....

박지은

.......come in

Byeol-i, sensing an ominous premonition, tried to stop me, but I heard my servant's voice beyond the door, so I let him in.

문별이

miss.....

박지은

It's Soojin...huh?

Sujin came into the room, shedding tears and handing me a disgusting brown liquid.

박지은

Poison...is that it?

이수진

Sigh...sob......sob

Sujin cried endlessly on the spot, and Byeol tried to throw the poison in Sujin's hand.

박지은

It's a star

When I called his name, he stopped his actions... but he glared at me as if he was going to kill me.

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.........the Grand Duke said he would come to see me

박지은

I won't be able to see the Grand Duke.......

At that moment, the door opened wide and Taehyung came in.

김태형

your majesty.......

박지은

Your Majesty, I am no longer an empress or anything. I am merely the daughter of a Marquis. So please refrain from using honorifics.

김태형

...........Can I call you Young-ae?

박지은

I would appreciate it if you could do that.

김태형

You don't need to thank me...

박지은

Yes, I'm just sorry.

김태형

Please don't be sorry...... I hate you...... My heart

He took my hand and looked at me and said

김태형

I just heard this when I came into the mansion. You were poisoned?

박지은

.........

박지은

........go back

I spoke to Sujin and Byul. Sujin left the room, sobbing, and Byul hesitated, then swore a knight's oath to me and followed me out of the room.

박지은

.....isn't he a smart kid?

김태형

I hope it's not what I think...

박지은

Well........ this is my ending too

박지은

I don't want those two children to see the end of me. I just want to go quietly and alone.

김태형

Are you going to take poison?

박지은

There are many ways to do this without taking poison.

김태형

........I will protect you until the end

박지은

No, you don't have to do that.

김태형

Please.....

박지은

...........

박지은

If you ask me with that kind of face... I have no choice but to listen...

I reached out and smoothed his frowning eyebrows.

김태형

Are you listening?

박지은

If you would listen to my request

김태형

I'll listen to anything

박지은

Sujin... she's very neat and tidy. She's a trustworthy child... I'll leave that child to you.

박지은

If I go... I'm sure I won't be able to go anywhere.

박지은

Byul... I hope you take good care of our Byul too. She was a talent I couldn't keep by my side... It seems like things are going well.

김태형

Do you want to... start a rebellion?

박지은

Please take back the throne that was taken away because of me.

김태형

Me and......

Taehyung took my hand, looked into my eyes, and spoke earnestly.

김태형

Please join me in rebellion.......

박지은

My..... destiny seems to end here

박지은

If you take me with you, who has been sentenced to death... the risk will be very high.

김태형

........

박지은

Let me ask you one last favor.

김태형

Yes, please tell me

박지은

Please kill me by your hand

김태형

I don't like it

박지은

Even though it's my last request?

김태형

Yes, I don't like it because that's the last request.

김태형

Please marry me...

박지은

Are you kidding me?

박지은

I am the Empress! I will soon die.

김태형

........I have one last request for you.

김태형

Let's make it as painless as possible.

박지은

but.......

김태형

Who would marry a prince who would rebel?

박지은

.........

박지은

That's true

김태형

Let's just fill out the paperwork.

박지은

Good....... Simply

The ceremony was a breeze. We filled out the paperwork in under an hour and were legally married.

김태형

I will do my best to make it as painless as possible.

박지은

thank you

He pulled out a small knife.

박지은

That sword... wasn't it the sword that the Grand Duke cherished?

김태형

Don't worry...

Taehyung smiled brightly at me and said

김태형

Are you worried?

박지은

Yes..... You don't have to go that far for me..... do you?

김태형

I will bury it with you on the way.

박지은

......haha really

김태형

Is it okay if I use whatever method I want?

박지은

Yes, anything

As soon as I finished speaking, Taehyung cut his lip with his fingernail, and blood started to flow out.

김태형

love you

With that, he kissed me and the blood from his lips entered my mouth.

박지은

town!

As he slowly swallowed, blood began to gush out of his mouth.

I had symptoms when I drank the poison. At what point did I swallow the poison? I wondered if he, too, might be poisoned.

After a while, I started to feel so dizzy that I started to feel pain. I felt like my blood vessels were bursting all over my body, and the unspeakable pain of bleeding inside me made me feel like I was going to lose consciousness.

박지은

Ugh, ugh, sob

He hugged me tightly as I writhe in pain.

He sobbed, hugging me tightly, telling me it was okay. I'd been through so much... why was he being so kind to me? I didn't understand. I also didn't understand his feelings for me.

박지은

In the next life...for you...

박지은

I want to live........

I couldn't even understand my own feelings. I tried to convince myself that my thoughts, words, and actions were simply born of feelings of remorse toward him, but I knew better than anyone that those feelings weren't real.

But I couldn't define this feeling. All strength drained from my body, and I felt no pain. My breathing began to slow, and I felt my blood slowly coagulate.

I finally reached out my hand towards his face, but it fell away with my last cold breath.

김태형

Ji-eun.....?

Taehyung held Ji-eun's body for a long time, crying and crying. It wasn't the kind of affection that came from the conversation about prenatal marriage.

Since the prenatal marriage was concluded by his own hands, it was not a feeling that came out as a former fiancé or as a relationship that had been discussed during the prenatal marriage.

Even when that little girl, who had been a nuisance, grew up to be a respectable woman, I didn't feel this way. She was just another woman, no different from any other woman. That's all.

Although the relationship was established by his deceased biological mother, he could not marry her, who was considered a witch in high society. He did not want his child to be educated by her, so he severed the relationship solely for his own benefit.

At one point, she seemed different, and by the time he realized it, it was already too late. By the time he realized it, she was already another man's woman. And the fact that she was his half-brother broke Taehyung's heart.

A year. It had been a year since her divorce, and during that time, Taehyung had been preparing to take her as his wife. He had worked hard, sweating and bleeding, to make sure she lived comfortably in the perfect place.

The ending didn't take Taehyung's side. He even filled out the paperwork, but she's no longer with us.

Taehyung felt all his efforts crumble to pieces as he gently cupped Ji-eun's face, which had grown cold.

김태형

It's very cold

김태형

It's so..... so cold.......

김태형

The you I know was... a warm person...

김태형

In the next life, I will protect you so that you don't die.....

김태형

So come to me first......... please

김태형

Please let me protect you.......

김태형

Let's... meet again

Taehyung tried to force a smile, but hot tears were streaming down his face.

김태형

Until the day we meet again...

김태형

hi