Seeing Adel turn pale in an instant, Housekeeper Margaret sent a knowing glance.
“Perhaps, since it’s your first time, you might be startled. We’ll assign you a lady experienced in such matters.”
“A lady?” Adel asked, alarmed.
“For advice on managing a man’s…”
Adel, horrified, hastily interrupted, almost ready to cover Margaret’s mouth with her hand.
“No, really, there’s no need for that. Greta has been taking good care of me, and… I roughly know about these things.”
“Is that so?” Margaret’s eyes narrowed suspiciously. Adel, with a bright red face, just nodded.
“I don’t need many maids either. There’s no situation to dress up for, and on auspicious days, help is enough. Also, the Duke needs to rest for a while…”
“Auspicious days?”
“Isn’t it enough to have help only on predetermined days?”
“Ah.”
Margaret finally nodded, understanding the origin of the misunderstanding.
“In Bayern, I’ve heard rumors of setting auspicious days for intimate relations, but here in the North, we don’t strictly adhere to such days.”
“Not adhere to days?”
Adel’s light green eyes widened like a startled rabbit.
“But if there are no auspicious days, how do we… manage…?”
“Intimacy?”
Unable to say the word herself, Adel circled around the topic until Margaret straightforwardly filled in. Adel just managed to nod, her mouth firmly closed. Margaret answered nonchalantly.
“Well, whenever it suits both of you, of course. That’s how a child is most quickly conceived.”
“What, what, what…”
Adel’s neck and cheeks flushed crimson. It was Margaret who spoke, yet it was Adel who felt the mortification. She felt her hair stand on end.
The casual way Margaret spoke of it was problematic, and the notion of not waiting for an auspicious day to be intimate was even more appalling.
‘I can’t believe the rumors of wanton behavior were true.’
Margaret, equally astonished, hammered the point home.
“Choosing a specific day to be intimate? Honestly, before you mentioned it, I thought it was just an exaggerated rumor. It doesn’t align with nature.”
It was bewildering. Weren’t they the ones lacking restraint and moderation? But arguing about such a topic would lead nowhere.
Blushing and then paling repeatedly, Adel felt Margaret’s indecipherable gaze upon her.
“You seem more expressive than I thought,” Margaret remarked.
Was it a compliment or veiled sarcasm? Adel couldn’t tell, but Margaret’s voice carried a faint warmth. Adel noticed the corners of her lips slightly upturned.
Margaret quickly masked her expression, returning to a stern and business-like demeanor.
“Anyway, if you weren’t aware, now’s the time to prepare yourself mentally. It’s essential to produce a worthy heir as soon as possible.”
“Such talk is…”
“I don’t mean to overstep, but ultimately, as the Duchess, establishing your position is key.”
Adel looked directly into Margaret’s determined eyes. Whatever had opened this loyal housekeeper’s heart to her, Adel felt a softening in her gaze.
Adel simply nodded in agreement.
“…Thank you for the advice.”
“Then rest well,” Margaret said, leaving the room after another nod from Adel. She wearily moved to the long couch, collapsing onto it.
‘Margaret’s right.’
Without a proper heir between her and Valentin, Adel’s position would be precarious in future similar situations. According to old laws, Oscar could claim her without her being able to refuse.
Worse, if luck turned against her, her family in Raheinau might argue the marriage was void since the first night hadn’t been consummated. They could then sell her off to someone else for a high price.
The problem was that ‘Duke of Ansagar,’ who had hated her, would never have wanted a child with her, even in death. Now, even if it were possible, there was no guarantee that a memory-restored Valentin would welcome her and her child.
‘I really don’t understand what His Highness is thinking.’
Insisting on spending every night together, not calling her ‘wife,’ and then all these mountainous gifts and the lavish personal chamber…
The more eccentricities Valentin showed, the more people whispered that the Duke was exceptionally fond of her. In truth, their relationship couldn’t be more bizarre.
Originally, Adel planned to leave the castle as soon as Valentin returned. She thought of entering a convent, getting a villa, or hiding in a forester’s humble cabin.
Even if Valentin flaunted her as a trophy wife and brought in illegitimate children, she was prepared to accept it silently.
‘I’ve caused so much damage in his life. I should compensate as much as I can.’
But all her carefully thought-out plans became useless in an instant. Valentin Ansagar had changed too much since being resurrected.
Was it a temporary phenomenon, or was there really,
‘Something else inside him…’
It was a thought that chilled her to the bone. Adel paced the room anxiously.
‘Let’s not think too deeply for now. I can’t figure it out no matter how anxious or worried I am. If it’s really a demon, High Priest Padre will surely reveal the truth.’
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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