The Military Doctor Excels at Being a Contracted Duchess - Chapter 13

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【Chapter 13】

“I’m considering various directions. It happened at the King’s birthday party. I remember attending as well. I left early, so I only heard about what happened afterward… That’s when the incident occurred.”

France in the west and Richter in the east are countries that share a border.

The southern part of Richter extends diagonally.

In other words, the Bayern Duchy is connected to France.

Both are continental powers, so they’ve been engaged in a battle of pride for a long time.

The national characters of the two countries are completely opposite, and despite being so close, they use different languages, which is probably the root of the problem.

“I’ll be attending the party this time as well.”

“Yes. You’ll be going together with me then.”

“I want to help with something too. If there’s anything I can do. Like staying until the end of the party to prevent the incident.”

Victor conveyed his gratitude with his eyes at her words.

“From what I remember, the French King’s position was this: It was something done while drunk, but the King of Richter has no tolerance. We’re the ones who should feel insulted.”

“Ha.”

“But anyone who knows the French King wouldn’t believe those words. He must have planned it from the beginning. Even now, France is probably preparing for war beneath the surface.”

Though his tone was indifferent, Victor’s mind was complicated.

If he were to plant a specially trained intelligence agent in France, where should he place them?

How could he uncover evidence that they’re preparing for war?

Even if he found evidence, would the King of Richter believe it and prepare accordingly?

The current House of Richter was rotten to the core.

Honestly, he wished the royal family would all die… but with no successor, it would cause national chaos.

But he couldn’t separate Bayern and break away, then pretend not to know.

France would march through Bayern’s lands for war anyway.

“…But that party is still far off, so it would be better to organize the household first for now. We’ve arrived, it seems.”

“Is this Bayern from here?”

“That’s right.”

A gentle smile appeared on Victor’s lips.

The scent of peaches rushed in through the open window.

Ebel, who had been admiring the peach trees planted on the outskirts of the estate, soon marveled at the sight of the old church.

The people looked leisurely and peaceful, and the children’s faces showed no signs of malnutrition.

This meant the estate’s people were eating well enough. In other words, Victor and his administrative assistants were paying attention to the lives of the estate’s residents.

Ebel liked this unfeigned tranquility.

“The mansion is just ahead now.”

After passing through a gate with a sign indicating private property and traveling for quite a while longer, a mansion covered in white and blue tiles came into view.

Along with the servants lined up in front of it.

‘My name is Ebel Eberstein.’

Before getting out, Ebel silently recited her changed surname several times.

Just that alone made her feel as if the axis of her future had greatly shifted.

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“The master has arrived!”

Willen, the butler of the Mansion of the Duke of Bayern, raised his voice with his hands clasped behind his back. The servants lined up bowed in unison.

Those gathered already knew through the butler that the woman who would become the mistress was coming with their master today.

‘Who could she be that he decided on marriage so suddenly?’

‘She must be the one from the newspaper, right?’

‘Which family’s lady is she…?’

‘Is she very pretty?’

Honestly, it was too sudden a situation.

Usually, who the marriage partner is becomes the subject of gossip long beforehand.

Because the other party would be nobility anyway, and a family’s name isn’t something that can be hidden.

But there had been no visits with a chaperone, no matchmaker had come, and they didn’t even know which family she was from.

From the servants’ perspective, they knew nothing about the mistress who would hold their lives in her hands.

They needed to know to at least cater to her obviously particular tastes!

Just then.

“Careful.”

“Thank you.”

A calm voice like moonlight on water seeped into everyone’s ears. At the same time, the sound of a dress train dragging could be heard intermittently.

As soon as the master and his wife entered the entrance, the servants immediately raised their heads and watched their backs.

“Welcome. I am Willen, the butler who has long served the House of Bayern. I look forward to your guidance.”

“Guidance? I’m the one who should be learning. Please take care of me.”

“Thank you for your gracious words. I’ve prepared a bedroom on the 2nd floor for now. It’s a place with excellent sunlight, and I hope it will be to your liking.”

The butler, who was a very difficult and frightening figure to the servants, was smiling broadly.

After confirming that first, the servants then saw that the two masters were holding hands tightly and immediately screamed silently.

‘His Grace the Grand Duke! Is holding hands!’

‘So tightly at that!’

‘My goodness, I never thought I’d witness His Grace’s romance in person…!’

If you were to pick the most interesting thing in a noble mansion, it would undoubtedly be the master’s private life.

Since Victor had never once brought a lady to the estate, the servants’ curiosity soared to the heavens.

So much so that even the butler’s glaring couldn’t stop it.

“Oh my! Victor, you’re already here!”

Then, Genevieve appeared, holding onto the banister as she came down the stairs.

“Aunt.”

“You’ve worked hard again this time. So, is this young lady the one you’re seeing now? Which family is she from?”

Genevieve, who had walked down slowly, looked around at the servants who were buzzing in a positive direction, then greeted the two with a forced smile. She didn’t forget to conduct her interrogation either.

But as soon as Ebel finished her greeting, Victor intervened.

“She says she feels motion sick from being in the carriage for so long. How about we discuss the details after she rests… over dinner? This place is also inappropriate for a long conversation.”

Victor was acting strangely.

He must be completely out of his mind, excited by his first puppy love.

Genevieve, who had clenched her fist invisibly, decided to step back for now.

The woman Victor brought… well, her appearance was excessively pretty, but her personality seemed gentle, so she might not be much to worry about.

“Oh, right! Of course. Look at me. I was so surprised. You understand, don’t you?”

“Where are the children?”

Without responding to Genevieve’s words, Victor slowly scanned the surroundings.

The faces that should be there were indeed missing.

Since he couldn’t see any small heads or feet behind large vases or curtains, they must have run off somewhere.

Just as he was about to dismiss it as nothing serious, Genevieve immediately burst out with complaints.

“Really, even Angelm is causing trouble these days. He just ignores everything I say! Just a few days ago…”

“So where are they?”

Victor, who cut off Genevieve’s lament, tiredly ran his hand over his face once. Genevieve, who had been pouting, pointed upstairs with an obviously sulky expression.

“You know the room at the end of the 2nd floor? I’ve locked Damian in there. He needed some punishment. Angelm said he’d come but didn’t show up, so that child needs to be disciplined too.”

“I understand. Then I’ll see you at dinner.”

Having grasped the situation, Victor left only a curt remark and led Ebel upstairs.

He couldn’t let Ebel be courteous to Genevieve in a place with many ears to hear and mouths to gossip.

That’s not why he brought her here.

He needed to make the servants recognize that Ebel was above Genevieve in the future, so his intervention earlier was the most natural solution.

“She seemed like a powerful family’s daughter, right? The atmosphere, I mean.”

“Mmm, I think so too. She somehow resembled His Grace the Grand Duke. The atmosphere!”

“You thought so too? Me too! They seemed similar in some way.”

As soon as the masters were gone, the mouths of the younger maids immediately became chatty.

Only after the butler cleared his throat did they quiet down and disperse in small groups to do their work.

Thinking enviously of Elroy, who had been chosen as the personal maid to serve the lady closely.

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