If I Disobey the Duke

In Fact, This Marriage (1)

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[Lily.
The moment you open your eyes, I won’t be there.
I’ll deal with something quickly and get back to you.
I have also left you some small presents, so please take a look first and relax.]

Lily sat down on the bedside and put his letter on the bedside table.

It seemed that he was determined to treat her like a wife.

They’d done it properly a few times, which meant he acknowledged that she would bear his children in the future.

Little by little, she accepted that his words were true.

“When he acknowledged that I was his wife…”

In order for the successor to be respected by the vassals, a wife’s authority was also very important.

“But I am a commoner.
I was just trying to fulfil my role.
And now, a future with a child…”

Although she upgraded from a sexual tool to a fertility tool, it was fortunate.
Her current role and the purpose of the marriage was similar.

She didn’t quite remember her own mother and how she raised them, but having raised her younger siblings, she was confident in raising her children as well.

Lily lay flat on the bed.
“…When will it happen to me?” She subconsciously stroked her stomach.

When was my last menstruation?

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She fiddled with her fingers a few times before giving up.
Her cycle was irregular in the first place.

“I have no choice but to keep going until I get pregnant.”

When she thought about it like that, she was stunned.
It wasn’t that she hated getting married.
To be honest, it was a problem because she felt good.

The feeling of embarrassment and guilt grew in proportion with her desire.

“Actually, everything would be easier if it was like this…”

The figure of Eila, who was happily accepting her husband, did not leave her mind.

Lily squirmed.
“She said she loved it while doing it.”

Society dictated that only women in lowly professions felt lust.

But Eila was sincere, and so was the chef.
The two were a recognized couple.

For a very long time, it was Lily who had been instilled with the belief that normal women should be wary of sexual desire.

Those strong beliefs and personal rationalizations collided.

Since everyone thinks the same, maybe I’m not weird?

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Lily suddenly came to her senses and shook her head.

Vlad considering her his wife meant that if she didn’t have a successor soon, she would be kicked out.

It seemed the most plausible result.

After being evicted, Lily had to get married again.

She buried her face in the bed helplessly, wishing she could fall asleep.

Getting sick, sleeping, waking up, having sex, fainting, waking up at sunset.

If I live each day like that, maybe one day I will have a child.

Not long after she lay down, she heard a knock.
Still lying on the bed, she turned her head slightly.

“Excuse me, Madam.
It’s Talin.”

Lily shook her head.
Her loose silver hair fluttered like a curtain.

He was the first person she’d encountered today, her savior from boredom.

Lily threw on her burgundy robe.
“Come in, Sir Talin!”

The sight seen through the crack in her open door was quite different from what she had expected.

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Talin was holding a pile of thick books, only his red hair and eyes visible.
“Hello! It’s been a long time since I’ve seen you.
You’re so beautiful that my heart is bursting, Madam! I almost dropped all the books on the floor.”

Lily was so bored that, instead of being ashamed of Talin’s praise, she laughed out loud.

Talin strode over and set the pile down on the round tea table.

“Did you bring all these books with you? They’re books are made of leather.
It must have been very heavy.”

“It was our lord’s instructions.
Besides, all of the knights have the strength to move books.”

“Yeah, but I can’t believe you were sent on a book errand.
How did Sir Talin…?”

A high-ranking knight was doing small errands.

“Excuse me, Madam.
I will bring in the items.”

The maid who had followed Talin bowed politely at the door and turned towards the hallway.

Maids entered the room one by one.
 Each of them had boxes of all sizes in their hands.

There were also cases where several people joined forces to bring the entire box in.

“This is all… What is it? Suddenly…” Lily glanced bewilderedly at the ebony wooden crates that quickly filled the spacious bedroom.

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A maid opened a small box in front of Lily, revealing a brilliant jewel on crimson velvet.
It was a black opal ring with a mysterious five-colored light within, as if the universe embraced a rainbow.

Even the maid’s hand was trembling.

Lily muttered.
“It’s a Western black opal.
The highest grade…”

It was so precious that even the upper class of the imperial family did not even know about its existence.

“These are the best products that the lord has carefully selected with discerning administrators.
 Let me explain them one by one.”

Even as the maid showed Lily the contents, more maids came in.

“The wardrobe is here, Madam.” Talin opened the large box he had just brought in on both sides.

It was packed with dresses.
Talin, who had long arms, tried to showcase all of them.

“Wow, the wardrobe is all blue.
Do you want to see these little jewels? I’ll take it out and show you.”

Seeing Talin rummaging through her closet, Lily unconsciously muttered, “A dress like that…  Each is the price of one city, Sir Talin.”

Blue clothes were expensive enough to be worn by direct members of the imperial family.

This was because the raw material for dyeing was lapis lazuli, a precious gemstone, and the process was difficult.

“…”