I Became the Wife of the Hero Who Killed Me - Chapter 126

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#Episode 126

 

Edwin continued his explanation.

 

“After coming up to the Imperial Capital, I placed bounties at all the apothecaries here. If anyone was seeking ingredients for synthetic medicine, even if it was just a portion, they were to inform me.”

 

“….”

 

“Just now, several apothecaries contacted me simultaneously. So I had Elisia’s Personal Physician confirm it.”

 

Edwin paused for a moment.

 

As if anger was rising just from thinking about it, he took a low, measured breath.

 

“When we put it all together, it was indeed Hemokaran Synthetic Drug. And this time, they seem to have increased the dosage even more than before. If you combine those ingredients, just one dose would lead to infertility.”

 

“Just one dose? Before, you said it had to be taken consistently for several months.”

 

“If the previous goal was to leave no trace, this time it’s presumed they intend to finish things for certain. This prescription would destroy all the other organs as well.”

 

“….”

 

“That they would do such a terrible thing to you again….”

 

Edwin’s eyes glinted ominously once more.

 

Then, as if he could no longer endure it, he desperately pulled me into his embrace.

 

He held me so tightly that it was difficult to breathe, but I said nothing and rested my head against his shoulder.

 

“Ah, damn it.”

 

The breathing that reached my ears was rough.

 

Edwin looked as if he was afraid of losing me.

 

‘What could make him so anxious?’

 

The strongest Knight who had never retreated even when facing great demons was shaken this much by such a thing.

 

I hadn’t even consumed the poison yet, and the enemy’s plan had already been discovered.

 

He seemed pitiful in his anxiety.

 

I quietly placed my hand on Edwin’s chest. His heart was pounding rapidly.

 

“But am I really the target? We kept the fact that the Infertility Drug was discovered completely secret. We also handled Lady Olden’s dismissal as embezzlement.”

 

“The one who obtained the medicine was Rosalind’s Maid.”

 

He explained the detailed circumstances to me.

 

According to the Apothecaries, the culprit tried to hide their manner of speaking, but they could sense an elegant Imperial Court accent.

 

Also, information came from a Spy planted in the Imperial Court that Rosalind’s Maid had secretly left the Palace.

 

‘Rosalind….’

 

She disliked me.

 

Especially after the incident at the tournament, our relationship, which had been friendly on the surface, became completely strained.

 

So it wasn’t strange that she would harbor resentment toward me.

 

Edwin seemed to be thinking the same thing.

 

“I’ll kill that damn woman first. Even if I have to use something more poisonous than Hemokaran…!”

 

“Shh, I’m fine.”

 

I gently stroked Edwin’s jaw.

 

My stirring up the Poorhouse and him directly taking action against Rosalind were problems of different dimensions.

 

Edwin said he wasn’t afraid of war, but I was different.

 

Many citizens would be hurt, killed, and suffer. War truly had to be the last resort.

 

Besides, I knew well how to bring down someone like Rosalind whose self-esteem pierced the heavens.

 

It was shame.

 

“Leave this matter to me.”

 

“What are you planning to do?”

 

“I’ll make it so Rosalind can never hold her head up in the Imperial Capital for the rest of her life. I’m more merciless than I look, you know.”

 

“I cannot be satisfied with just something like that.”

 

“Even if I want it?”

 

Lifting my head, I drew Edwin’s gaze toward me.

 

Even though I had a face praised as the most beautiful in the Imperial Capital, he loved my eyes the most.

 

Especially when moonlight reflected in my blue eyes making them sparkle, he would helplessly crumble and kiss me.

 

As expected, the tension in his jaw softened.

 

“You’ll do as I want, won’t you?”

 

“…Is it certain revenge?”

 

“I don’t know about your standards, but by mine it is.”

 

“You must tell me the entire plan. And Elisia must never be directly exposed to danger.”

 

“I know my body is precious too. And if something happens to me, you’ll collapse as well.”

 

Edwin, who had been gazing intently at my eyes, finally couldn’t hold back and kissed me.

 

Embracing him as he rushed to me desperately, I closed my eyes.

 

* * *

 

The lights didn’t go out all night at the Lombard Mansion.

 

I explained the plan I had thought up, and Gilbert and Gareth agreed it was a good idea.

 

But Edwin’s reaction was rather lukewarm.

 

When I asked why, his answer was truly something to behold.

 

“That woman would still be able to walk around with all her limbs intact…”

 

“Edwin, what exactly were you expecting? Is there reason to go to war in times like these?”

 

“…”

 

“Hey, why aren’t you answering?!”

 

Edwin clearly pouted his lips as if expressing his dissatisfaction.

 

Look at that. As expected, he’s worrying.

 

I was about to firmly establish that if he interfered with my plan, we’d sleep in separate rooms, when he continued speaking.

 

“I hate that woman.”

 

“I hate her too.”

 

“But if Elisia calls me like earlier, I’ll try to hold back my revenge just this once.”

 

“Like earlier?”

 

“In front of the study.”

 

“…!”

 

Even while boiling with rage, he had brilliantly caught the sound of ‘honey.’

 

I slapped Edwin’s shoulder.

 

Of course, I didn’t tell him again.

 

Gilbert looked at us with hazy eyes.

 

“I was already feeling uneasy about leaving the culprit who fed Madam hemocaran alone like this. We must use this opportunity to ensure such a thing never happens again.”

 

“I feel the same way.”

 

A fertility drug, of all things.

 

Right now, the Lombard family had no branch children to bring in, so if I, the lady of the house, became infertile, it would be a crisis for the family’s very survival.

 

Edwin would never cast me aside and take another woman as his wife…

 

That’s why the persistent malice trying to ultimately make me infertile was all the more chilling.

 

“Just in case, I’ve already prepared an antidote. I happened to learn the latest pharmacology from the capital through exchanges with the monks of Saint Pamelo Monastery.”

 

“As expected of my personal physician. Always so reliable.”

 

“But even the antidote isn’t perfect. The dosage of hemocaran they prepared is too high. So please be careful not to ingest the poison, even by accident.”

 

Gilbert handed me test strips that react to hemocaran and an antidote, just in case.

 

I could see Edwin’s jaw tighten as he looked down at them.

 

I clutched them and nodded silently.

 

* * *

 

Finally, the fateful moment had arrived.

 

For Saint Vincent’s Day, one of the three major feast days, countless people from imperial family to nobles and even commoners had gathered at the Grand Cathedral.

 

Edwin had moved quickly to find the servant who had been won over by Rosalind, and at the same time succeeded in placing our people inside.

 

Upon arriving at the Grand Cathedral, I separated from the anxious Edwin and headed to the Empress’s rest chamber.

 

“Elisia!”

 

“Elze, what’s the matter that you urgently need to speak about?”

 

Mariana and Isabella, who spotted me, rose from their seats.

 

As I had requested in advance, all the ladies-in-waiting had been sent away.

 

‘I need accomplices for this matter.’

 

Tonight, imperial family members, high-ranking clergy, and prominent nobles would gather in one place for a banquet.

 

The number of attendees was comparable to an imperial palace reception.

 

The moment the incident broke out, I needed allies who could gather the public opinion that would scatter in all directions in panic into one place.

 

So I decided to inform only Mariana and Isabella about what would happen today in advance.

 

I could trust them.

 

After hearing the entire story, both women’s eyes widened in shock.

 

“Lady Olden was His Majesty’s person? She’s been your head lady-in-waiting since before I married into Baldin. This is just…”

 

“That vicious woman poisoned Elze? Are you alright now?”

 

“Thanks to various coincidences, I fortunately got through it safely. But I need to make sure she never does the same thing again. Could you help me?”

 

“Help you? Of course we should!”

 

Before I could even finish speaking, both women grasped my hands firmly.

 

“Poor thing… How much you must have suffered all this time. Don’t worry anymore.”

 

“Same here. Elze is already a friend of my heart.”

 

In fact, the two of them were even more furious than I was, expressing their anger at Rosalind’s outrageous behavior.

 

Although there had been many difficult times since coming to the Imperial Capital, being able to meet such good people made me think that coming here was ultimately the right choice.

 

I clasped their hands in mine.

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