Chapter: 986
“It seems to be because of her constitution,” said the Marquis calmly.
As Kaizen looked at him, the Marquis continued his explanation. “My wife also went through it, and so did my daughter.”
“My mother?” asked Fritz in surprise, as if he had never heard of such a thing.
The Marquis sighed sadly. “When she had you, she was fine, but when she had Astelle, she had a hard time.”
Gretel nodded her head. “It’s uncommon, but I’ve heard that some women have a harder time during their second pregnancy.”
“Is that uncommon?”
“For most, the first pregnancy is hard and the second is easy.”
The same disease can have slightly different symptoms from person to person. Likewise, the changes that occur in the body when having a baby are different from person to person.
Gretel explained it briefly, referring to pregnant women she had met.
“First of all, Her Majesty and the baby are all right, so there is no need to worry too much.”
The night was silent and tense after word spread that the empress was bedridden, followed by news that the emperor was furious with the doctor.
The simple welcoming ceremony that had been scheduled was also canceled.
The servants and maids in the castle walked carefully, trying not to make a sound. The soldiers guarding the lake area also spent the night cautiously not to make unnecessary noise.
The small castle, which had been noisy with the arrival of the imperial family, quickly fell into a heavy silence.
“I’m fine. Don’t worry, it’s no big deal.”
Astelle tried to reassure him that everything is fine. To prove it, she emptied a bowl of soup and a plate of fish.
“I was a bit dizzy during the day, but it didn’t affect my appetite. I feel much better now.”
Seeing that, Kaizen was slightly relieved. It had been a long time since he had seen Astelle eat so well.
She probably finished her food trying to reassure him. Because of that, he couldn’t really be reassured.
Kaizen sent the doctor out after making sure Astelle finished dinner and lay in bed.
Astelle quickly fell asleep, probably tired. But Kaizen couldn’t close his eyes for even a moment.
He received a reassuring answer from Gretel and the doctor confirmed it several times, but he still couldn’t calm his mind.
He just sat silently watching Astelle sleep for quite a while, then decided to go out for fear of waking her who was sound asleep.
“Your Majesty?”
The attendant who was waiting outside approached in surprise.