“You remember Riccardo’s childhood.”

Startled by her sudden question, I coughed unexpectedly.

“Yes… I do.”

“I know that Lady Pennel assisted in Riccardo’s awakening. Thanks to you, he was able to return to the ducal residence quickly. I appreciate it.”

Although there was no set time for a Rochester’s awakening, it most commonly occurred around the age of 20, according to the family’s longstanding tradition. The time it took to reach full awakening varied greatly. Once awakened, there were almost no forces that could threaten him, as both the divine and the Rochesters would protect him.

“Duchess, may I ask a question?”

“Go ahead.”

“How can you be so sure that I assisted in his awakening? It could have been someone else.”

Of course, I did hit him on the forehead, causing light and darkness to alternately engulf the world, but it could have been a rare natural phenomenon.

The Duchess, staring directly into my eyes, chuckled lightly. At that moment, I felt my heart skip a beat, as Riccardo’s face flashed in my mind.

“It sounds like you wish it wasn’t you.”

“No, it’s not that, it’s just…”

“Because it’s different from the legends passed down?”

Her soft voice gave me an intuition. Maybe the Duchess could answer my questions better than Riccardo. Feeling certain, I no longer trembled.

“Yes, that’s right. I heard that every Rochester granted powers from birth is destined to have a saintess and companion. Of course, Ricca, I mean, the Lord did awaken in front of me, but perhaps there was a saintess nearby… or maybe someone helped from afar…”

“Absolutely not.”

She crushed my hopes with her beautiful face and elegantly sipped her tea.

“I heard that after Riccardo’s awakening, Lady Pennel fell seriously ill, nearly to the point of death. That’s your proof. You assisted in his awakening.”

Then, a maid came in, whispered something in the Duchess’s ear, which seemed to slightly furrow her brow, but she quickly relaxed. The door to the drawing room opened.

“Darling.”

As the Duchess stood up and called out to someone, I turned to see the master of this mansion.

And faced the head of the household. The tremors in me resumed. I bowed deeply and stepped back, hearing the Duke’s friendly laugh.

“Oh dear, I seem to have interrupted. Look up. Someone might think the Emperor has arrived.”

Is that really much different? Lord Ricca’s father?

Following his command, I lifted my head to see the Duke smiling broadly.

Black hair, black eyes. Could Riccardo look like this in 20 years? Although they looked similar, the feel was entirely different. So, Riccardo is like his father’s looks and his mother’s personality?

“Darling, didn’t you say today was the day you play Pallium with the nobles?”

Pallium? Did I hear that wrong?

Pallium is a vigorous sport where participants race to pull stakes from a designated area. It’s something you’d expect to see in a village fighting ring.

“Why are you here, then?”

The Duchess seemed to be gritting her teeth, or was I imagining it?

“Ah, yes. But Jeremy broke his arm, so we finished early.”

The Duke sat next to the Duchess, his low voice strikingly similar to Riccardo’s.

“So, what were you discussing?”

Expecting him to ask who I was, I prepared an anxious response, but he asked something else.

“Darling, this young lady is Riccardo’s guest. The Lady of Pennel House who assisted in Riccardo’s awakening.”

“Ah, I see. That’s right.”
As I was about to stand up to greet them, both the Duke and the Duchess gently insisted that I remain seated.

“Please stay seated.”

“It’s a pleasure to meet you. I’m Lienne Lowy Pennel.”

“Darling, we were discussing Riccardo.”

“Ah, so you spent your childhood with our Riccardo, didn’t you?”

The Duke looked at me intensely, smiling. I wasn’t sure if he had inherited the Rochester’s powers, but his gaze seemed deep enough to perceive all truths.

“Yes.”

“How was Riccardo… in his childhood?”

How was he? That one question brought a flood of memories. Riccardo, who was prophesied to kill his father and become the Emperor, had been exiled to the Duchy.

Was the Duke also afraid of him? But why did his seemingly indifferent eyes feel so sad?

Moreover, Pennel had kidnapped Riccardo. Didn’t that make me, a daughter of the Pennel family, their enemy?

How should I answer to save my life?

“He used to paint a lot.”

“Painting?”

“Yes, landscapes… birds and trees, quite a lot.”

“Landscape? He doesn’t paint that anymore. Now he only paints…”

I awkwardly responded to his murmuring with a sigh.

“But you really do resemble…”

Suddenly, the Duchess subtly kicked the Duke under the table. She probably thought I couldn’t see it, but from my slightly lowered head, her action was quite visible. Clearly, it was a signal for him to stay quiet.

“You are beautiful. Haha, very beautiful.”

“That’s too kind of you.”

Their demeanor seemed so out of place for their dignity that I tried to focus back on the situation, thinking I must have seen it wrong.

The Duchess glanced at the Duke and then gave me a warm smile.

When the male lead is punished by carrying the female lead’s child and having periods like a woman

“I’ve given birth to two children for you, yet you still think about him.

Was I nothing but his substitute to you from beginning to end?”

Synopsis:

Meng Huan, a scumbag who has dated countless girlfriends,  transmigrates to a female-dominated country.

Day 1: Whether it’s female dominance or not doesn’t matter. The beauties here are passionate and amorous. Isn’t it easier to date them than in modern times?

Day 2: After a night, Meng Huan discovers the differences in the female-dominated world. Men here actually have chastity locks and menstrual cycles. This hinders his ability to perform, damn it!

Day 3: What’s wrong with sleeping around? I don’t want you to marry me. I’m meant to be a playboy. I don’t care about male virtues… What? You want to drown me in a pig cage? Marry, I’ll marry!

Day N: Meng Huan inexplicably vomits and receives the shocking news of his life… He’s pregnant.

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