I Faked a Pregnancy, but My Husband Returned - Chapter 121

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It was the disposal of the barbarians outside the estate.

Of course, for the sake of the estate’s people, the barbarians had to be quickly annihilated.

He knew the best political move.

Wait until the barbarians entered the estate, then when the estate’s people felt extreme anxiety, completely annihilate them all.

There might be some casualties at first, but he could immediately subdue the estate’s people who witnessed the Marquis’s military power right before their eyes.

However, excluding political moves, if he only thought about the actual safety of the estate’s people… it would be better to subjugate them in advance when there was no damage.

If he said it was unavoidable due to war with the barbarians, he wouldn’t have to attend the Emperor’s state funeral that he really didn’t want to go to.

And he could also monitor Elizabeth.

While dealing with the barbarians, it seemed best to also eliminate those who might become problematic.

“Is it something our Knights’ Order can subjugate?”

“If Your Highness the Marquis joins us.”

“Then.”

Despite not being able to rest comfortably from the long journey and enduring many sleepless nights, Ekian immediately stood up.

“We depart immediately. And.”

He added with his eyes gleaming ominously.

“Send someone to Ron Dale to bring him along with his son. And for the time being, spread these rumors to outsiders entering the estate.”

He began to carefully weave a plan so that no one could approach Judith again, but also so that Judith wouldn’t suffer psychological damage even if she learned of this fact later.

While doing so, he felt desperately once again.

He feared Judith getting hurt more than her not accepting him.

Judith, Kastin, and Huyd’s small house.

A subordinate dressed in black came and delivered a letter.

“…Isn’t this a bit too much?”

Huyd frowned and muttered.

“I feel hurt by this.”

The letter was sent by Ekian.

Reading it, it seemed the outside barbarians were of a scale that could be immediately subjugated, so he was departing for battle.

[It will be announced to the estate anyway, but I wanted to inform you directly first, so I’m writing this letter.]

The expected subjugation period was one week.

The estate’s people were extremely excited by the news announced less than a full day after the Marquis’s arrival.

To them, the barbarians were like an endless source of anxiety in their lives.

They couldn’t easily leave the estate because it bordered granary areas and rivers, but they always kept evacuation bags packed.

But suddenly the Marquis was going to eliminate the barbarians who had been continuously tormenting them?

Additionally, the joyful news was also conveyed that the masked stranger would never appear again.

[I will return soon. Please think well during this time.

I want to welcome Judith as my wife again.

I want to hold the wedding ceremony that I couldn’t do in our previous marriage, and I want to create a room for the child in the Marquis’ Estate and decorate it together.

Though I couldn’t be with you for all nine months, I want to spend the remaining days together with several times the joy we couldn’t experience before.

I understand your disappointed and bewildered feelings. I will live in atonement for the rest of my life.

If Judith wants, I’m willing to return to being the masked stranger and be humiliated everywhere.]

The subordinate who delivered the letter did not leave.

It was because of the postscript added to the letter.

[P.S. However, I have a desire for you to live more comfortably and safely.

I will introduce you to the manor staff as a guest, so please leave the quarters and stay at the Marquis’ Estate.

I have told everyone so there will be no inconvenience in serving you.]

This subordinate waiting quietly meant he was the person who would escort her to the Marquis’ Estate.

Whether the subordinate was listening or not, Huyd spoke irritably.

“At least… shouldn’t he not immediately depart for an expedition?”

Judith folded the letter in half again and shook her head.

“No. There are two of us, me and the child, but there are tremendously many estate people. The moment he was appointed as an administrator responsible for the estate, thinking of more people is natural.”

“But!”

“I’m also someone staying in this estate. Since I’m even a pregnant woman, I’m scared of the barbarians’ invasion. If Ekian eliminates all those barbarians and returns, I welcome that too.”

Judith truly thought so. She wasn’t particularly disappointed.

However, she did think something was definitely strange.

Ekian’s actions lacked consistency.

She clearly felt he was hiding something.

‘He said he hurriedly left the capital because of someone who would harm me. But was it really something so time-sensitive that he couldn’t say a word to me before leaving?’

Of course, since it was assassinating the Emperor, timing would have been important.

Ekian said he ‘wanted to reveal his identity after having everything ready,’ but even without revealing his identity, couldn’t he have seen my face once before departing on such a long journey?

‘And even now…’

Judith looked down at the folded letter.

Honestly speaking, given Ekian’s nature, she had thought he would arrange for her to be treated as the Marquis’s wife if she wanted.

But there was no mention of that at all.

“Judith, are you going?”

Huyd asked with a sigh as if bursting with frustration.

Judith hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

“…Really?”

“Yes. There’s some gap. Something that person hasn’t told me.”

She decided not to wait vaguely anymore.

“I think I need to find that reason myself.”

Judith had been quite satisfied with the quarters’ environment.

After all, it was much better than Kastin’s house, which had been a forest cottage.

However, as soon as she arrived at the Marquis’ Estate, which was not far away, Judith’s old memories came back to life like a lie.

It was the memory of living at the Meius Mansion.

‘I see.’

She thought while swallowing dry saliva.

‘Once you experience something good, you can’t forget it.’

The Marquis’ Estate was as spacious and magnificent as the Duke’s mansion. The moment she stepped foot at the main gate, the servants welcomed her in unison.

“Lady Judith!”

“Oh my, it’s been so long!”

Among them, several were familiar faces. They were servants she had gotten acquainted with when staying at the Meius Mansion.

They were those who had closely served Ekian when he was a young duke, and when Ekian said he was going to Aarten, Ben had sent them along.

“Please come this way.”

The servants warmly greeted her with familiarity.

Though she hadn’t been particularly close to them at the Duke’s mansion, seeing them here was inevitably quite pleasant.

Whatever Ekian had told them, they didn’t ask Judith anything. They simply guided her to an extremely spacious and nice room.

“Your friends, this way.”

A man who appeared to be a butler followed Kastin and Huyd.

“We have prepared rooms for both of you as well.”

Ekian had already ordered to ‘send back all the external medical support personnel.’

Since the external medical staff had been close to surplus personnel from the beginning, it was also a natural instruction.

Though that instruction carried the sentiment of ‘just send Kastin and Huyd back too,’ it seemed Ekian’s thinking was that if they insisted on not leaving Judith’s side, he wouldn’t forcibly separate them.

Perhaps for that reason, accommodations for Kastin and Huyd were also prepared in advance at the Marquis’ Estate. However, even so, they were on a different floor from Judith’s room.

‘Good grief.’

Judith sighed deeply as soon as she entered the room.

She could tell at a glance.

‘This is obviously the room used by the Marquis couple.’

Though it was very burdensome, she had no choice but to accept it.

Making a fuss saying she couldn’t stay in such a room when she came as a guest would be wrong to the servants.

“Lady Judith, may I enter?”

While she was looking around the room, a servant entered. Seeing it was a servant she’d never seen before, they seemed to be from Aarten.

“I have notified all the students at the School. From now on, afternoon classes will be held at the Marquis’ Estate.”

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