IFLDMHF – Chapter 49

IFLDMHF | Chapter 49459f33f8be8bba94

Episode 4913f5c2a91eabe2a6

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“Uncle?”0ef89dfb0fa3d706

“Marianne, that… ha… no, where on earth did you hear that word?”fa1137c4b2bf3d36

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Marianne rolled her fb53bd6e5f eyes nervously, wondering 8221212da3 if she had ae5942d656 said something wrong.5bb0169fc4982890

“Well… I just heard it here and there.”b36710348a6b9126

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In truth, the exact word 20c7b594c8 ‘consummation’ was something she had 38f347fdce picked up from Amy.d3c90b0b77ef60de

“The maids mentioned it while saying the Grace Room would be open after a long time.”5b8c9a9be181d955

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It wasn’t entirely a lie.a06d7cf994ce5199

While her uncle was 9e4c406800 away, the maids were b8e394d767 in an uproar, cleaning 1f1dadc513 and decorating the Duke’s 7e59cb4d16 mansion, including the Grace 2031b9292a Room— the marital bedroom— 52cc49f63f in preparation for a 6ea4383cc9 new hostess.b86070f4a082aa20

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“Marianne.”8a59b8a325d355aa

“Yes?”2f2acf4e0ecb6c86

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Euclid called his 6352764e84 niece’s name, then ce3246f0e1 sighed and ran d3f490f30d a hand over 1b914cc1eb his face, trying b76a8655c9 to calm his 008c452e21 startled heart before 5882941e24 speaking softly.495c9874ddb5e0c9

“Do you happen to know what the word consummation means?”a22fb63eebeb0d43

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“Um… doesn’t it mean you both sleep together in the Grace Room?”cd58555b6706334c

Marianne tilted her head 95760294b1 curiously as she replied.50fdc774d14703c6

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She wasn’t entirely sure 8c5dc2b09d of the exact meaning, 4ceb0588fc but piecing together various a237f3de02 conversations, that’s the impression e903512681 she got.86f9ce6899276e01

“…That’s right.”f26c1a1cba570d1b

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Thankfully, her guess was correct.c417ee6f678bf350

Seeing her uncle struggling debaa1f778 to compose himself, Marianne 31224e5f97 smiled brightly.1b4ca002cb7da903

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“Then, have a great consummation, you two! Don’t worry about Dior 604300b727 and me!”3fbd6f21492b8284

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Wow, I…e78115e4d68dc66d

I never thought I’d hear 531efa9308 someone tell me to “have 127e9ea0b6 a great consummation.”ca71be469e917361

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And from such a young bb5f0edad6 child, no less!51a01e8aaf586260

Of course, she didn’t fully 569a354d0a understand what she was saying, ae884dbb3f but that didn’t make it 9b31e33764 any less embarrassing.cc769e9df4bd7114

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Euclid, who seemed just 2c8b36eec1 as shocked by her d45f55e456 words as I was, c3acefb3dd turned beet red from 5a90a26618 his ears to his 268aa7a457 neck.bf71155b934489cb

‘Even when he’s embarrassed, he’s so cute!’f6a8cb83e75d8560

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As I admired this new 433e2cb2f2 side of him with amused 3c9c07d23f eyes, Euclid, sensing my gaze, a7dd791f05 turned to look at me.3f0f2266f24f0ac4

“Ahem.”6d4d25aee368fcf1

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Fearing that he might cb29c28625 catch on to the 544b7b1680 indecent thoughts swirling in a42df2177c my head, I cleared c9975bea88 my throat and asked,67b9a9c271e7f6cc

“What is the Grace Room, exactly?”38dd753ca277bec9

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Truthfully, while I pretended otherwise, 8c43938031 I had secretly been looking 685cfc81d5 forward to the first night 02d21e0436 at the Duke’s estate.bf89d12f77fbbc56

However, the room assigned to 7262ee19cf me as the Duchess was c7e4a75871 neat and tidy but didn’t 4ca9a106a6 seem at all like a 8319fff687 bridal chamber, leaving me quietly 71d8a13dff disappointed.45f3fed887c0b317

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‘So I thought maybe there wouldn’t even be a first night at all…’4991d92febdd4a27

Perhaps noticing my 11732f10ed confusion, Euclid explained.c9fb1b1a94a3f734

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“It’s… the marital bedroom for the Duke and Duchess.”3ca2f397c73188de

“A marital bedroom? Is it common to have ac92d1816c a separate one?”1d807912a3064c1d

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“It is here in the North, unlike in the capital.”e7e9074ef8636754

Oh, I see.6cba2c96cc0e022d

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For a moment, I wondered 433172e327 if this was an Empire-wide 89045cca6e custom, but thankfully, it wasn’t.e8f5450c57761888

“My apologies for not informing you earlier.”32ddb1933dd38001

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“No, it’s fine. But then…”13c0b4ff55e27423

Maybe it was b7d248e71c because I’d been 4926069690 so shocked when d335595988 I first heard faadc6acef the word consummation, 3a4bff4398 but it seemed 7c32cd3ea5 to echo in 8384c2f6ac my mind, clinging b53d0b825f stubbornly to my e4bc226ca0 lips.dab1ba41d220a167

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Trying to dismiss the 2f4dd05c55 thought, I waved it 82259026a9 away in my head 60f668197b and asked in a 3894950623 casual tone,e264766054a2b8a2

“In the North, is it customary for a couple to use the Grace Room—the marital bedroom— whenever they sleep together?”e34003e081b1909e

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“Yes, that’s the general principle.”7900cc571c00b71f

General principle.8eac13a08ae3860a

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So it seemed that e9682db4eb consummation—or rather, sharing a bd98f572a4 bed—was something reserved for 6099ed0c8e prearranged dates here.f3631b84b340441e

Considering how, in ancient times, 1798b7ef5c some kings and nobles consummated 39673b0e6b their marriages in front of b51fe4f2ec witnesses, it wasn’t such an 7d3c962127 unusual tradition.74127e80dcc1e6cb

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Still, as someone b8d28b982c who had dreamed 6f764fa375 of a warm 3109ddbb8c and affectionate married 94e090cbb1 life, it was 42422ed26b a bit disappointing.3d45740e45b71407

I had imagined 365d2ed6d6 that being married 1969d3545a meant naturally sharing c8f7ef773c one bedroom, but 66a5b202e5 perhaps that was 231740e6b1 just a fantasy.6324fdd26cf7603a

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Well, even if there were 4b053bd8cb such a rule, Euclid would f3d629baf4 probably insist on separate rooms c5ef44ce5a anyway.4ac7a48a3931057f

It did align more dbb5237a87 closely with the relationship f99efb9ad8 between Evgenia and Euclid 10ecdc3f74 in the original story, 6686785de3 who divorced without much c4497be0ce regret.3d4836c848a9825d

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Trying to push aside my 8ee41b839c disappointment, I thought optimistically.cef8b91513214249

‘Surely, among the previous ducal couples, there must have been at least a few who got along well.’29abefabd5d62732

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As Euclid had said, it 5b39dd70ab was just a principle. Most couples probably spent bee63ca600 their nights together discreetly cce8f730e2 in each other’s bedrooms.75088a7f1da33db3

So, if we could 4b33604706 move past this current 9a1a7e0c1d awkwardness and grow closer 1b964a69a1 as a couple, who 7a3fd60ee9 knew what the future 862aa40f93 might hold?7502819cead751fd

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‘And if Euclid is too shy to come to my room, I can just go to his… Oh, ahem!’3e62c17282bd6a9f

I caught myself e73ae319a0 daydreaming about the 565af4f4d5 distant future.f5828512b1a785eb

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Feeling my cheeks 292b48a09d grow hot from 69b3224d42 the improper thoughts, b04fb6d90f I rubbed them df7f56be48 lightly and looked 1ec11ef985 at Euclid, who b3a22d5cb5 seemed hesitant, his 6bec1295e0 lips moving as 0b6f1bd8cc if to speak.9be1646d9d7bf6d0

“Well, then…”e0d03ec260d095a8

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“…”39d68b989efdf129

“So, since it’s the first time…”0ca586e8bfa1d777

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“Are you saying we absolutely must spend the first night in the Grace Room?”27f6ceea9c9b09d9

The duchess had finally entered b8dcb35f31 the ducal estate for the a8d949d673 first time.d3b5f32389a50b8e

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It wasn’t a significant bbf6e3192c question, given it could d9e6e302f9 already be inferred from 3f711c9499 the earlier conversation, but d62adc94c6 I asked for confirmation 29ca111162 anyway. At that moment, Euclid e9223fa750 inhaled sharply as if f13155ccd1 caught off guard by 763f4d8ba1 an ambush.ce03c2a81a12735f

A moment later, d752c03130 Euclid slowly blinked 90f0de9550 and answered quickly.“Yes, 010448976a that’s correct.”6573a43091eba36d

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He then turned b4199b783f his attention back b22e562219 to the children.74a1befee0c9fd05

“Chew slowly,” or, “You need to eat a balanced diet without being picky.”He was tending to the children so diligently that it seemed almost second nature.f546e3d65848fa86

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‘Ah, so unbearably adorable.’0dee38203873cd78

Did he think 42cd15647f I wouldn’t notice 20ccc15bd6 him deliberately changing 051e093736 the subject?bab4ad0f26d604c1

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He pretended to be b85831f25a calm, but his ears 2bad9a11c9 were flushed red.d90e470e79c7cfe6

Well, it wasn’t exactly the 94e9346761 kind of topic one should 6609fd3284 discuss further in front of acca68669b young nieces and nephews.03314e482f829261

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‘Of course, it was that little nephew who brought up the subject of the wedding night first, though. Hehe.’d9fc7cad1e227573

Feeling both proud and fond efe49e2495 of Marianne, I patted her 27d65e933f on the head in my e77fd05cdf mind. I also imagined 86b2520066 lightly poking Dior’s ec57d86eb0 chubby cheeks as 5d329788ea he happily devoured df5de794e3 his food, before 69414fe5af reaching for my 5072bba7f6 fork again.e6559cf9becc8f0a

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And then—548677586eefdc6b

‘Huh…?’08526f3297868edb

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I couldn’t move.9aedfc0db5c9fbb3

When I mentioned c5dcef1ece the word “wedding cc9e7cd9a2 night” earlier, I af459ddbbc was completely unfazed.e293b4c5dae79c63

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But now, it 4219826468 seemed… I was 2c842eec16 nervous.5b19a3de621b06f9

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Barely eating a 4c7741654d bite, I ended 99b81feb2e the meal and f2253e1927 returned straight to 797cc6f266 my room.d16f52a1547b20b1

The head maid, 51e0c69b9e who had followed 7038f19385 me to my ea030b6796 room, spoke.4fe4c800042521c3

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“Madam, I will guide you to the Grace Room shortly.”5efe09fcb4d157e5

“…Alright.”ac01b8719b3f24b4

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After she left, 3645323ceb the room fell f78a3014f9 into silence with 2e8c5e3c89 only Anne and dd15777770 me remaining.be1f85407f1c284d

It was Anne 482d7d598b who broke it.66f79816301fe53a

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“Madam… would you like me to prepare you for the night?”26a38087acabddb0

Was it her unusual gaze 7b3ec7ee1e and expression, different from her 6b5deb8394 usual demeanor? Or was it just that d9b605e879 I was nervous?b170b1952b8f228c

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Anne’s slow and deliberate eaf3930770 question made my ears 7735dc93ff heat up for no 97de46b473 reason. In the end, fbfa729cfa I shook my 9a1512c051 head, pretending to 359ff387b2 be indifferent, just 0b78b4daaf as Euclid had 52ce1799af done earlier.21cfd7ce966f510e

“No need. I’ll just sleep as soon d40a1a330d as I get there.”670e78844e112234

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My tone came out a d18e8e4513 little curt, perhaps without realizing 30f7a09616 it.d27f6665bfe9539f

Frankly, my nerves ff2084d0fc aside, I wasn’t f6b16d6b53 expecting much anyway.0444e4bd7e630bda

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We had faked ae9551e7fc a kiss in bccc7f49d0 front of everyone ea4f1933be at the wedding 7ef2b43a6e ceremony. A real wedding night?1d1af57bf16a77fa

‘Not a chance.’274dcbf6fa17f7c4

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“Just bring me some sleepwear.”8d21d4bd753fe272

“What kind of sleepwear…?”d7c532b571f02823

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“The usual!”087653fdf763cffe

Why was she dragging 630e7504cf out her words so 638d936e41 strangely and asking these cc63e5d75c odd questions?1510f084e89c3b4f

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When I glared at 165f7a1d0a her sharply, Anne flinched 0d32d93d05 and hurried off to 092afe63be the dressing room.ef920da05d3a023e

Left alone, I leaned 20ac11a65b back comfortably and exhaled 6261539b75 a long breath.92e487124b3123a6

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‘Goodness, a wedding night, of all things…’7443460f231aea13

I hadn’t anticipated this de738c1a91 and had already taken 1c0d056db9 my bath earlier, so 28bded3cb1 now I had some 2083ca5557 idle time until the dd49dca29e maid came to escort da7a026304 me.3c450b3897b3fc8d

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‘On second thought, maybe it’s for the best.’c395f9749214cea5

At first, I found the 16e2c7cc4a northern custom of separate bedrooms 1716fc5762 for married couples cold and 81a97b3d95 unwelcoming.d5f0edc57f761401

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But without such formalities, d5d9ed6b47 would I really have 4b8fb2f188 been able to spend 05841a27ca the night in the a81049b4d6 same room as Euclid?6bc42869813be5f1

Even on the 1e5a134416 wedding night, Euclid, 8131fe2020 with his excessive 10d333d8b4 sense of consideration, dcf230ce18 would never initiate 99b1563e43 anything.a0a99d9a12ccbb04

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So it was a relief 18d5de12d4 that the Grace Room existed.9a58baae9ad4c340

Besides—45d835e245b305eb

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‘I’ve been meaning to discuss a lot of things anyway.’6d9096510e0adf17

Now that I ba16e66794 didn’t have to 9e388a64b7 create an opportunity b278120a48 or delay matters 62cd12afa4 further, I was 311c7f070f genuinely pleased.c7fd1cc374d40e42

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Well, maybe not entirely pleased.fdf1c3dc5df270d6

Even as excitement ff25f5d48a bubbled within me, da287a3178 my expression turned 68c8aebb92 slightly somber.a5cab63b9b6e16d1

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It was because 1fd5579df4 of the conversation 6b10f8bf33 we’d had earlier fd37cd3243 in the dining 21618cb6e7 room.3a96d86f4ff62b08

At first, I had a0535a357c thought Miss Biers was 00aa80bb5a a nanny, but it 533a261a27 turned out she was 450a235b3e the children’s aunt. Still, I couldn’t help ff128f2773 but suspect she was c7ee82b120 manipulating and tormenting them d32b672d1f from behind the scenes.28f7e4f89ccc5fcf

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Just because I db88ae8184 learned she was bcb202f182 family didn’t mean b9711690b1 my doubts vanished.988a63e1c454c2f2

Sometimes, family could be even d7737c9a98 crueler than strangers. I knew that all df5eee4a28 too well.92db156580dc4468

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