Sinclair’s eyes, which were looking at Elaina with a worried gaze, briefly shook.
“Not only am I sleepy, but strangely, I seem to have lost my appetite.”
“……”
“It also feels like my body is slightly swollen……”
Although she said there was no pain yet, it was clear that something was definitely wrong.
Thinking that, it felt like his heart was piercing through his bones and plummeting to the ground. Sinclair seemed to be making a serious face alone, then he opened his lips with an extremely solemn voice.
“I’ll go and call a physician right now.”
“Huh?”
“Just wait here for a bit. Don’t think about coming out since it’s cold outside.”
Before she could even answer, Sinclair abruptly got up from the bed. Elaina made a somewhat absurd expression, then hastily grabbed the hem of his shirt.
“T-That’s not necessary. I’m really fine.”
“I’m not fine, Elaina.”
“……”
“I need to get examined right away and hear what they say.”
“……Then what about today’s duties?”
Sinclair briefly hesitated.
“Sir Schuler said that because of the weather, there are too many things to take care of here and there.”
Elaina’s words were not a lie. In fact, it snowed a tremendous amount this winter. Much more so than usual.
Just in the imperial capital alone, snow had piled up to an excessive degree, and if that was the case in the capital, the northern and western regions were even worse off.
As a result, Eden Bell’s imperial palace was supporting troops to carry out snow removal work for their safe living, distributing relief supplies to those suffering from cold and hunger, and looking after even the remote areas by joining forces with collateral families and nobles.
In such a situation, she had absolutely no intention of interfering with Sinclair’s work because of her own body.
“But you know well. The most important thing to me is you.”
However, the other side was just as unyielding.
“The examination won’t take long either. Besides, today I only need to prioritize checking the cases that came down from the northern side……”
“Then let’s do this.”
Elaina said while tightly holding Sinclair’s hand.
“First, I’ll ask Judith to call a physician. And as soon as the physician arrives, I’ll get examined, so you go straight to the office.”
“……”
“If there’s even the slightest abnormality, I’ll send someone right away.”
In the first place, there would be no such thing as an abnormality. Since the weather has gotten much colder, she may sleep more. Besides, Elaina originally didn’t have a strong appetite.
But since Sinclair seemed very worried, it seemed best to do it this way.
“Sinclair, it takes less than 10 minutes at most to get from the office to this bedroom. And with your steps, it would be much faster. If something happens to me, you can just run straight over.”
Sinclair was still looking at her with eyes full of worry, as if he was not reassured, so Elaina deliberately smiled and spoke as if to appease him.
“Okay? Please do as I say.”
Now that Elaina had come this far, Sinclair had no other choice. As always, he was a person who followed whatever Elaina said, no matter what it was.
“…..I understand. But you really have to tell me right away if there’s anything abnormal.”
In the end, Sinclair nodded and spat out a reply, and only then did Elaina secretly let out a sigh of relief.
[This is the timeline separator]It was about 20 minutes after Sinclair headed to the office that the physician arrived.
“……”
Elaina, who was sitting on the bed, was silently looking at the physician examining her, and Judith and Anna, who were standing on either side as if to escort her, were fidgeting and only looking at the physician’s mouth.
Before long, the physician looked at Elaina with a smiling face and opened his lips.
“…..This is the first time we’ve met since the last founding festival, Your Majesty the Empress. Isn’t that right?”
“Yes. Time flies so fast.”
The physician in front of her was none other than that person. The physician Sinclair said he met on the battlefield. The one who had no interest in the power struggles within the imperial palace, so he rushed over without any hesitation even when Sinclair and Elaina were attacked by a lion.
“I was worried just in case, but I’m really happy to see you again with such good news.”
Good news?
Elaina tilted her head alone.
“Actually, I returned to Eden Bell about three days ago. This time too, I was so busy treating people while wandering around battlefields here and there.”
“You’re really doing great work. I admire you.”
“But somehow, His Majesty the Emperor found out that I had come to Eden Bell, and he suggested that I should settle down now and come in as an imperial physician.”
The physician continued to speak.
“As if he thought I wouldn’t listen if he said it straight, he also offered to set up a large-scale school for me. He said to teach medicine there while also serving as an imperial physician.”
“I see. I think it’s not a bad idea either. There are very few people who sincerely think of patients like you. If someone like you takes charge of education, excellent physicians like you can be produced. That alone would be a really great thing.”
“I was contemplating it, but I think I’ll have to tell him today that I’ll accept that proposal.”
“Ah, I’m so happy……”
“I must see it. I’m so curious from now on what kind of person the child of Your Majesties the Emperor and Empress will be, I have no choice.”
“Pardon?”
Elaina suddenly made a blank expression.
“You’re pregnant.”
“……”
“That’s why you’ve been sleeping more and lost your appetite. Those are common symptoms in early pregnancy.”
“……”
“Fortunately, there are no other abnormalities, so you’ll just need to manage well from now on. The foods you need to eat, and conversely, the foods you need to avoid, I’ll neatly organize everything and…… Your Majesty the Empress?”
Only then did the physician, who realized that no answer was coming back, look at Elaina with puzzled eyes, and Elaina greatly hesitated.
“Elaina……”
And as if they had planned it, Judith and Anna muttered softly while looking at Elaina with tearful eyes.
“Oh my goodness, a baby, a baby……”
“My, everyone seems quite surprised.”
The physician, who understood the reason for the silence, burst into laughter and said.
“Congratulations.”
“……”
“His Majesty the Emperor will also be very happy.”
Although her head recognized the fact that the physician was congratulating her, Elaina couldn’t give any answer. She could only look at her still flat stomach with a face full of countless emotions.
[This is the timeline separator]Sinclair finished all his work exactly 4 hours earlier than usual.
The reason was very simple. It was because he wanted to go to Elaina as soon as possible.
While concentrating and devoting himself to work, while also checking to see if Elaina had sent Judith or Anna just in case, Sinclair was very distracted.
It was the same for Rex, Schuler, and Chaz who assisted him. The three, who had no way of knowing what had happened to Elaina, could only look at Sinclair’s reaction and be consumed by worry among themselves.
What if something really went wrong with Her Majesty the Empress’s body?
What if His Majesty the Emperor collapses like this?
……What the hell are we supposed to do?
Looking at Sinclair, who was processing the piled-up cases like lightning, the three decided to close their mouths for now and help him. That way, Sinclair could return quickly.
Anyway, it could be said that it was a very hectic day for both sides.
“Elaina!”
Disregarding the emperor’s dignity or whatever, Sinclair, who was in a very disheveled state, burst into the bedroom.
“How’s your body? What did the physician say?”
Sinclair took a big step towards Elaina, who was sitting on the bed.
“Was there really something wrong?”
“……You ran here, Sinclair.”
Instead of giving an answer to the question, Elaina reached out to Sinclair, who had already taken a seat in front of her. Then she carefully arranged his messy golden hair.
“You didn’t have to come in such a hurry.”
“Now tell me what the physician said after examining you.”
It was no exaggeration to say that it felt like his heart was burning up while working. That’s why he finished his duties as quickly as possible and returned.
But strangely, Elaina didn’t readily answer.
No…… for some reason, she seemed to be hesitating about what to say.
……Something happened.
Sinclair’s face subtly paled.
“Elaina, please say something……”
“Sinclair, you have to listen carefully to what I’m about to say.”
Elaina slowly opened her lips.
“First of all, it’s not that I’m in pain somewhere or that I’ve caught a disease or anything like that.”
“Then……”
“But from now on, a lot of things have to change. There will be many things to care about. For both you and me.”
“……Elaina?”
Suddenly, Elaina seemed to smile faintly while looking at Sinclair, then she tightly held Sinclair’s large hand, which was oozing cold sweat.
Then she slowly pulled it towards her own stomach.
“I’m pregnant.”
“……What?”
When he was fidgeting, Sinclair asked back with the stupidest expression in the world.
Although she had known him since childhood, it was a face she had never seen before.
After Being Cheated On, She Picked Up a Treasure (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: The husband I married on a whim had been secretly in love with me for a long time.
On the day when Jun Shao finally obtained the imperial decree for her marriage, Lan Qu, the person she had admired for six years, defied the decree and ran away.
Her gentleness and devotion, her promise of a lifetime together, were all disregarded by him. Instead, he dreamed of entering the palace to serve the Emperor’s sister as a sixth-rank attendant.
News of this incident spread throughout the capital, and the alleys in front of and behind the Lan mansion were crowded with people who came to watch the commotion.
Jun Shao should have been embarrassed and angry.
But someone stepped in to protect her dignity.
The figure was in a miserable state, yet still possessed an undeniable elegance and handsomeness.
The young lord struggled to climb the wall of the Lan mansion and shouted to her, “If he won’t marry you, I will!”
So, Jun Shao took advantage of the situation and married the person.
She thought the young lord did it to save the Lan family from the crime of defying the imperial decree, but never imagined that from beginning to end, what he coveted was her.
*
After the wedding, Jun Shao felt like she was living in a dream.
Her Wife-master was as beautiful as a fairy in a painting, skilled in the six arts, well-versed in poetry and literature, capable of being gentle and attentive, and also grand and dignified. Most importantly, she was the only one in his heart and eyes.
Jun Shao didn’t know how Lan Shiwu, as a illegitimate son without a father and blessed with beauty, had managed to preserve his purity, recklessly escape, and use his last ounce of strength to ruin his own reputation, all because of his love for her, just to stand before her.
She could only see him gazing at her with eyes full of love, and when she bestowed a name upon him, his eyes shone like stars.
“You have come to me like a weary bird perching on a branch. I shall call you A Qi.”
