The Ugly Wife of the Shady Duke - Chapter 57.1
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I thought I might meet Benjamin, but that wasn’t the case.
In her recent interactions with Benjamin, She realized that the Duchess of Felton had never left the annex, and Benjamin was not allowed to enter the annex. So, It was impossible for them to meet.
‘Looks like the Duchy’s doctor isn’t my personal doctor, otherwise, he would have asked me about medicine when he treated my hand before.’
Normally, doctors who provide medication on a regular basis check in on their patients and ask how they are doing with their medication out of habit.
However, Duchy’s doctor didn’t even show any curiosity about her medication.
‘These pills… are not just a regular nutritional supplement. According to Imperial law, one must receive a prescription to purchase medicine.’
To be precise, this was true for medicines that were refined into solid form. Therefore, the size, color, shape, and spelling of the medication were different for each medicine.
This was to ensure that the medicines were thoroughly categorized and controlled so that the right medicine could be prescribed.
‘This is also a development that has been made possible by active exchanges between countries.’
The development of pharmacology was rapid, and at its center was Duke Jarte, the brother of the current emperor.
He was given the title of Duke not just because he was royalty but because of his contribution in leading the development of medicine and improving the quality of life for imperial citizens.
‘The original Grace may have been interested in medicine from the beginning.’
Duke Jarte barely appeared in novels. Nevertheless, Duchess Felton knew a lot about him.
It’s amazing how her memory was so jumbled and messy when it came to herself, but she had so much knowledge about others.
‘Anyway, that’s why the medication must have been prescribed by someone. Otherwise, it would be illegal.’
Even if someone had an interest in medicine, they can’t know about a medication unless they were a pharmacist.
One could learn if they studied, but there were no books in the Duchess’s library that contained expert-level pharmaceutical information.
“Okay.”
“What are you mumbling?”
“……!”
A soft low-pitched voice sounded near Grace, who was thinking and talking to herself.
“Your Highness?”
“Yes, it’s me.”
Benjamin was sitting across from Grace, smiling brightly and waiting for her to finish her thoughts.
“My Lady was deeply lost in thought, so I was waiting for you to finish.”
“Ah….”
Grace felt a little embarrassed and wished he had shown some sign of his presence when he came.
“It’s nothing. I was just thinking about how I could avoid being a burden on this expedition.”
“Once again, you’re worrying about that.”
Benjamin looked at Grace with a sad expression.
“My Lady, you will never be a burden. Please accept this.”
He handed her a golden flower.
“This…?”
“A little child who was watching from outside gave it to me. He asked me who was in the carriage, and when I told him my wife was there, he asked me to give it to you.”
“….”
Grace looked down at the flawless flower. It was undoubtedly the prettiest flower the child could have picked.
“He must have given it to you because you said it’s Your Highness’s wife.”
“Perhaps.”
Benjamin was always handsome and kind, so to children, he probably looked like a prince.
‘In fact, he’s a duke, so it’s almost the same thing.’
The wife of such a duke would have been equally beautiful to a child who hadn’t heard the rumors.
Grace felt like she was ruining the child’s innocence for no reason.
‘No’
She closed her eyes as the carriage slowly departed and entered through the shining gate.
‘It’s just my own insecurity.’
Whether it was really like that or not, no one can tell except that little kid.
The reason why she had such thoughts was because she knew there are many people in the original work who had ridiculed Duchess Felton, and also because of that mocking voice in her head.
It’s human nature to be self-deprecating even when you know better.
She felt miserable for making such excuses for herself like that.
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I feel like I’m going to throw up. My head hurts, my stomach is churning, and my vision is blurry.
‘I promised not to be a burden…….’
Grace ended up lying down in the carriage, unable to contain herself.
“I think it’s motion sickness. Let’s travel by carriage until you feel better.”
“Yes…”
“Don’t worry. I also planned to travel by carriage during the early stages of the expedition.”
After using the gate, Grace felt seriously nauseous.
It was similar to when she collapsed at the gate management office before.
‘If I had to list a better point than last time, it would be that I’m not running a fever….’
However, she couldn’t say that it was completely fine. She felt like she would throw up if anyone touched her.
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