Chapter 266 (1/2)

“Well, I thought that she had a miscarriage because of her all of the blood she lost. Fortunately, her baby is fine. However, since both the baby and the mother were exhausted, she needs special care until she gives birth.”

“I see. Good job.”

I breathed a sigh of relief at the doctor’s reassurances. I knew it was selfish thinking, but I felt much lighter when I thought that the scenes of the past, which had been repeated in front of my eyes, would not turn out the same way. Of course, I felt relaxed to know that Beatrice, who already had lots of painful memories, would not be hurt again.

“By the way, Lady Monique?”

“What’s up?”

“You look very pale. If you don’t mind, can I check your condition?”

I felt embarrassed, but I shook my head slowly to the female doctor who approached me and waited for an answer. I couldn’t tell her that I didn’t look good because of my past memories, so what’s the point of her examining my condition?

“No, thanks. I was surprised for a moment, so, I don’t want to bother you.”

“Really?”

“Just let her examine you on this occasion. You seem to be very surprised. I think you had better have a brief medical checkup.”

When I looked back in surprise, I saw him leaning against the window and looking at me with his arms folded. I opened my eyes wide at his warm words because he kept a distance from me all through the morning, but he soon went back to his old self and his face lost all expression.

“… Yes, Your Majesty. I will. ”

When I slowly nodded, the woman politely asked for my understanding and began to examine me. I thought she would be done quickly, but she checked my body here and there, slightly frowning her eyes.

Why was it taking so long? Is there something wrong with me?

When I licked my dry lips nervously, the woman asked me after examining my body all over,

“Excuse me, do you have a period, Lady Monique?”

“… Not really. ”

“Have you ever had a period before?”

“Yes, I did before I had an unfortunate incident. But why do you keep asking me? ”

I blushed because she kept asking me about it in the presence of the emperor and others. Although I asked her, squinting at him at the window, she said calmly as if she didn’t want to reply, “Lady Monique, I’m sorry to say this, but can I have some bloodwork done on you?”

“… Sure.”

“Thank you. Then, excuse me for a moment. ”

After bowing to me slightly, she took out a small silver needle from the bag. She pierced the tip of my finger and dropped an unknown reagent on it, then looked at it for a while.

“Um…”

As the doctor agonized about the test results, I got more and more nervous, but I tried to stay calm and silently watched what she was doing. I couldn’t show my anxiety in the presence of the emperor and Jiun.

How much time passed? Suddenly, the woman who stood up shouted with an excited voice.

“Oh my God! Rejoice, Your Majesty! Lady Monique can…!”

“Wait a moment.”

The emperor raised his right hand to stop the woman, then looked back at Jiun.

“Lady Jena, you may go out now.”

“… Your Majesty.”

“Thanks for your good job. I’ll reward you for your efforts today.”

Her eyes trembled when he ordered her to leave. She looked at him silently for a moment, then she slowly left the room after showing due manners.

Even after she disappeared, he remained silent for a moment before asking the middle-aged woman, “Go ahead. So, what were you going to say about Lady Monique?”

“In fact, I had a question about her for long. I heard that she was attacked by two types of poison, namely the poison that dries up her womb slowly and the poison that greatly amplifies the poison itself. So, I was wondering why she didn’t lose her life despite such severe poisoning.”

‘Isn’t that because of the High Priest’s blessings?’

I was a little puzzled, but I listened silently to the woman’s explanation.

“Well, I think her period at the time of the incident was not normal. It was probably that the blood that flowed from her womb was because of the poison that continued to build up inside it. And she probably survived because some of the poison was discharged with the blood.”

“Hmm, so what?”

“When I examined her blood sample, it seems that her womb was not completely dried up. If my diagnosis is correct, she will probably start to have a period again within a couple of months. In other words, she can have a baby. Congratulations, Your Majesty! Isn’t this the great blessings of the empire?”