Certainly, the translation of the passage provided is as follows:
Undoubtedly, an illegitimate princess is a pawn with no use except for a strategic marriage.
“The movements of the western border lords are suspicious, Your Majesty. To firmly bind them to the royal family, isn’t a strategic marriage the only way? If we send the fourth princess to one of them, the bond will be sufficiently strengthened.”
“But there’s no suitable person. Most of them are older and married…”
“It’s been over a year since Count Marbo has been widowed. If Your Majesty personally arranges his next marriage, Count Marbo would surely accept it with honor.”
Empress Catarina didn’t miss the time when Sedric was away from the palace.
She fervently whispered in the emperor’s ear that the border nobles’ movements were suspicious.
“The crown prince has gone to inspect the border, and yet there’s this movement. Surely, it’s a sign of negligence.”
“The fourth princess is now of age to marry, so it’s time for her to contribute to Celestine’s glory.”
Whether the inscrutable emperor took these words to heart was unknown.
What was certain, however, was that the emperor showed a positive response to a strategic marriage with a western border lord.
Thanks to this, rumors spread rapidly through the palace even before the rooster crowed in the morning.
The rumor that Odette would be sold to Count Marbo as his next wife.
But was it a rule that Odette would only experience misfortune?
Amidst the public secret of who would be chosen as the next wife of the border lord,
A perfect opportunity for marriage came to Odette, purely by chance.
[This is a time separator.]It was truly a coincidence.
“Louie can’t provide investment funds, what does that mean?”
“I can’t help it at all. No matter how many times I say it, it’s the same.”
Looking for a way to avoid a strategic marriage, she wandered around until tired, and happened upon this conversation.
‘Louie?’
It wasn’t hard to recognize the protagonist mentioned in the conversation.
Louie Clovis.
A young blonde youth who inherited the title of count following the death of his ancestor, Count Clovis.
‘Social and openminded, they said.’
To put it nicely, he was sociable; to put it bluntly, he behaved without decorum for a high noble.
However, this was not a major flaw in a young man, so his reputation was generally not too bad.
But this time, the atmosphere was grim.
Peeking slightly, she saw Louie’s friends frowning and conversing.
“The damn countess still seems to think Louie is immature.”
“The countess, you mean his stepmother?”
“Yes. She said she won’t hand over the property until Louie marries. Louie seemed quite troubled because of it.”
“Damn old woman.”
One of them grumbled, his face twisted in annoyance.
Then Odette understood the situation.
According to imperial law, after the death of the head of the family, the oldest member of the direct line would be the manager of the family’s property for three years.
So currently, the manager of the Clovis family was.
‘Countess Clovis.’
Louie’s stepmother, a heavyweight who received both respect and admiration in social circles.
Apparently, she was unwilling to hand over the property to her ungrateful grandson until he married.
“So he should just marry appropriately?”
“Marriage isn’t simply marriage. The stepmother said she must approve of the person for her to allow it.”
“Oh really, she’s not controlling a toddler.”
“Louie is so noisy about that kind of thing, that’s why.”
Louie, serious with no woman, but involved in scandals with over ten women.
He was a typical playboy.
“So why not try dating seriously?”
“The problem is, I don’t like suffocating women like a mother.”
“Anyway, it’s a problem. He still doesn’t want to marry, but he says he’ll only give the property if he gets married.”
“How about finding a suitable partner then? No matter how many lovers you have, find someone understanding.”
“That’s nonsense. Where would you find such a person?”
The man who said that, laughing, slapped his friend on the back, and then added,
“If there was such a person, I would marry her right away!”
And they started laughing and talking again about investment funds.
Around the corner, Odette, stunned by shock, was listening to this conversation, never dreaming that they were talking about her.
‘Count Clovis needs a marriage partner.’
Odette’s mind was filled with astonishment.
Not because she knew that Louis was a playboy.
Rather, the other side of the story was surprising.
‘It’s because of Lady Clovis that he needs to find a marriage partner.’
And the partner had to be someone of high status and without scandal, who Lady Clovis would approve of.
Moreover, the problem was that the partner had to be someone who could understand Louis’s philandering.
‘With such conditions…’
Aren’t I perfect?
Odette unconsciously stepped back, covering her mouth with her hand.
The sudden thought felt like a fortune thrown at her.
‘I thought I had to be sold into the role of the Duchess of Byungchang without a move.’
Male lead says he’s pregnant — and it’s female lead’s child
Something seems a bit off about this world.
Wang Zhao thought as she watched a pregnant man walking towards her…
Intro
Female lead finds herself in a world where the men who possess the ability to bear children.
As she navigates this unfamiliar reality, she is caught off guard by the sudden appearance of her boyfriend, who reveals that he is pregnant.
Is this truly her boyfriend?
Why can’t she recall any details about their time together?
She begins to doubt whether the child her boyfriend is carrying is even hers.
Is there a hidden reason behind her amnesia, or could it be a side effect of her sudden arrival in this strange new world?
Just when it seems the protagonist’s life couldn’t become any more entangled, her ex-boyfriend makes an unexpected appearance, raising questions about the protagonist’s past.
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