Of course, rumors are just rumors. Little Hu knew how promiscuous the beautiful Countess was behind her back.
So I would have accepted that crazy offer as good.
Moreover, since Fernan had just returned from the war, the Marquis was sure that he would most likely not be able to shake off his lust.
'But how did he react then?'
That night was the day of the victory banquet, and Fernando was also quite drunk according to the atmosphere of the banquet.
So late at night he went back to his bedroom, saw the Countess lying naked on the bed, and immediately caught and kicked the servants in charge.
All of her servants were fired for daring to bring an outsider into the Prince's residence, and when it became known, the Countess completely ended her social circle.
Well, in the end, as the task ended in an unsuccessful attempt, Julia was able to marry him, so it was a good thing for the marquis in the end.
However, the marquise was very anxious because it seemed that the unsuitably healthy guy was hitting the wall even for his wife, Julia.
'No matter how much I think about it, I don't think I can have children with the wife of the Marquis. Every time I see her, I think of her father, and her body doesn't move, so what should I do?'
Recalling what Fernando had once said, the Marquis frowned with a gloomy face.
If that guy throws out Julia and takes in a second wife... .
As if it was dizzy just thinking about it, the Marquis inevitably shrugged it off.
"If your body doesn't move, it's enough to force you to do your job by using some medicine."
At the murmur of the Marquis, Julia slowly raised her gaze toward the floor. Her face gradually grew pale.
"Even if he is like a stone, if he takes that drug, he will go into estrus like an animal."
"How, such… ."
It was then that Julia realized the identity of the drug and slowly opened her mouth.
I couldn't believe that my father had given me such a terrible thing.
Julia's hands were trembling thinly. The thought of such a drug being left in my room made his mind uncontrollably unsettled.
The marquise, noticing her anxious intentions, whispered a little.
"Don't think nonsense and follow your father's advice. That's how you, me, and our family can live."
The eerie voice of the Marquis continued.
"I'll get you some medicine. You're only thinking of using it to trick the Archduke. Do you understand?"
The Marquis put his hands on Julia's shoulders and held them tightly as if forcing an answer.
Facing her father's vicious face, she closed her eyes tightly and bowed her head.
The Marquis, who understood this as an affirmative answer, removed his hand with satisfaction.
"Yes, this is my daughter."
The marquise, who tapped Julia on the shoulder, turned around and added.
"You go back to support. If you've been away for too long, the Archduke might find it strange."
After the Marquis disappeared, Julia stood still, clutching her trembling hands. His shock never went away.
You feed him some kind of medicine that is eaten by animals... .
Julia forcibly took off her trembling steps and returned to the support.
When she appeared, Fernan, who was sitting at the tea table watching the knights' training, turned to look.
As his eyes met, his nervousness only grew stronger. Julia swallowed a long sigh inside her.
She has grown up to be an obedient daughter. The person who had the most direct influence on her life was the Marquis, and he was the one who controlled her life with her words.
But this time, he couldn't follow his father's words. Because he didn't want to hurt Fernando.
I wanted to be a relationship that values each other, not a relationship that hurts him in this way.
"Are you going to go back?"
Fernan asked in a low voice. As always, my heart throbbed at the indifferent look.
* * *
The last itinerary at the Imperial Palace went smoothly.
It took a full day to arrive at the Grand Gongseong Fortress, around evening when the sun was just beginning to set.
After refusing the butler's invitation to dinner, Julia went straight to her residence.
Melissa, a maid waiting near her residence, greeted her with a bright smile.
"Sir, how have you been? Are you very tired?"
"Yeah, didn't it happen?"
"sure. Would you like to change your dress first?"
"Please."
With Melissa's help, Yulia changed into an indoor dress and went out to the bedroom to check the shelf.
A storage box at the bottom of the shelf. There, along with the letters of the Marquis, he had put the medicine bottle he had given him.
"… uh?"
Julia's face, who hurriedly took out the locker, turned blue for a moment. It was because the locker she had secured with a padlock was open.
I hurriedly checked the inside, but the inside was empty and nothing was inside.
"I, Melissa… Did you organize anything in here?"
When Yulia asked in a trembling voice, Melissa, who was cleaning the bed, tilted her head.
"yes? No, I didn't touch the locker. Why are you? What is missing?"
If Melissa, the dedicated maid, hadn't touched it, the other maids might have come in to clean it and touched it.
After calmly closing the locker, Julia asked Melissa.
"Melissa, could you call some of the maids who cleaned this room?"
"Ah yes! I'll be right back."
When Melissa disappeared, Yulia went back and forth in the same place and was terrified.
Most of the letters from the Marquis were just asking for their regards, so it didn't matter who saw them. But the drug... .
She sighed heavily and tried to calm her mind. are you okay. It won't be a big deal.
Not long after, Melissa returned to her room with some maids.
"My lord, I brought the children who have cleaned his bed in the last few days."
The maids looked at Yulia and bowed their heads. They looked puzzled, as if they did not know why they were called.
"Have you ever had a kid who cleaned the cabinets under the shelves while cleaning my room?"
Yulia asked in a soft tone, trying hard. I didn't want to start doubting blindly in an uncertain situation.
The maids tilted their heads, then spit out answers one by one.
"I wonder if single users like us would have dared to touch the things of His Majesty… ."
"I was cleaning the shelves and saw the storage boxes, but no one organized the contents."
The faces of the maids all looked innocent. After thinking for a moment, Yulia nodded her head and let her maids go.
There were no jewels or money in it, and there was no one who could steal an unknown vial or a letter.
Then who... .
"I see you, Grand Duke."
The maids who had just left the place bowed their backs in surprise. Turning her head, Yulia saw Fernan standing in front of her door and her eyes widened.
"majesty… ?"
Fernando passed the maids and entered the dwelling. The maids closed the door reluctantly and then disappeared to another place.
He approached Julia and asked with an expressionless face.
"What were you doing?"
"Ah, I was just asking the maids… ."
A look of embarrassment appeared on Julia's face. It was because he didn't know why he suddenly came now.
Fernan, who looked around the room with a relaxed expression, turned his gaze back to her.
"Looks like he was looking for something."
"… yes?"
"Are you looking for this?"
Julia's mouth slowly opened. What Fernando held in her hand was the vial she had been looking for.
"Well, why is that… ."
Julia's eyes looking at the medicine bottle flickered aimlessly. Fernan glared at her as she faltered and glared at her coldly.
"That's what I want to ask."
He moved closer to Julia.
"Why did you have this?"
Julia licked her trembling lips. she had to say I didn't know what drug it was. So I thought I'd give it up anyway.
But the words did not come out and stayed in the mouth. Whatever he said would sound like an excuse, so he didn't open his mouth easily.
More than anything else, I was afraid of his darkly sunken eyes.
"I didn't know that because I was naive as if I didn't know anything."
A calm, yet cool voice of wrath descended.
"Behind the scenes, I'm going to go get some medicine to feed my husband."
A smirk passed through Fernan's lips.
For a brief moment, the fact that I had been swayed by this woman made me feel uncontrollably dirty.