Chapter 5

The groom was silent, looking at his bride, who was quietly leaning on the seat in the carriage. His skin was so white and pale that it was the opposite of a red wedding dress. His small, slightly plum lips were red, which made the pale skin of his face look even paler. His closed eyes showed curly eyelashes and his face looked very beautiful and soft. But the groom could not be lied to, even with makeup that adorned the bride's beautiful face, he knew that the bride in front of him was a man.

It is not uncommon for men to marry fellow men. There have been many examples, but on average, they are only concubines and not legal wives. But, there were some who chose to have a legal wife of a man by the edict of the Emperor. And this time he also seems to get the edict without him knowing. Or he was lied to by Marques Thylane, who sent his son to marry rather than his underage daughter. Moreover, marrying a rude person like himself, it is certain that, as a father, Marques Thylane cannot give up his daughter.

"Young master?", called out someone from outside the carriage.

"I'm out", the groom replied coldly, while staring intently at his bride.

Zane, who also hadn't opened his eyes since a few days ago, didn't realize that he was now being stared at sharply by a young wolf who was already good at hunting. And then Zane was already in the young wolf's arms to be taken to the bridal room. Zane was still reluctant to open his eyes, and only sweat dripped from his temples a few times.

"What is the illness he has?", Randall asked Gene, who stood trembling.

Anyone would tremble if they got an unfriendly gaze from the sharp eyes of wolves who had slaughtered dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of humans. Gene stared at the door of the closed room and then replied in a trembling voice, "Answering the young master's question, young master Zane has been sick since he was a child. When the young master Zane was 6 years old, he had a high fever and after that his legs became numb and could not be moved any more to this day. However, the situation is not always this bad. When the weather is too cold or too hot, usually young masters will start to experience illness and sometimes become unconscious. However, doctors cannot confirm the cause and can only reduce the existing symptoms and try to improve nutrition."

"How long has he been unconscious like this? Does he know that he is going to marry me?", asked Randall again, sighing and glancing into the door of the room.

"As of today, it's been 8 days since my young master woke up. The young master does not know this, young master", replied Gene, who lowered her head.

"Hah... Tala, bring Doctor Farkas here and prepare warm water to wash our princess's face", Randall called out to his assistant who had been standing not far from him.

The young man immediately nodded and then disappeared instantly. Randall looked at Gene and said, "There were many servants earlier, but I'm sure the one who lives with your princess won't have all of them. Provide me with the details of the servants who will be staying with him in Asalie and the items he is bringing along. Give it to me tomorrow morning. And what's your name?".

"I'm Gene, young master." Gene replied tremblingly.

"Well, you can take care of the rest and just ask the person if you need anything because there is no butler here to take care of the household", Randall spoke quickly and then turned and went into the room.

Randall stared at the sleeping female substitute so soundly, with occasional wrinkles appearing on his forehead and grains of light coming out of his temples. Randall removed the headdress from Zane and let his long black hair hang freely on the pillow. Randall muttered, "It's so enchanting."

"Young master, I brought you the warm water", called someone from behind the door of the room.

"Come in", said Randall, who then looked at Zane's face.

"Wait a minute, don't go in", said Randall again to his men, who were just about to open the door of the room.

Randall stood up and opened the door of the room slightly and looked at his teenage men, "Where's Tala?"

The teenager handed Randall a tray with warm water and a towel, "Tala is going to find Doctor Farkas. It looks like Doctor Farkas went to the forest to look for wild medicinal plants."

"Lowell, from tomorrow you will be on guard here. Don't look out and observe the princess, take note of everything and tell me", Randall gave the 13-year-old order before closing the door to the room.

Randall walked in and sat down beside the bed and used a towel to clean the makeup on Zane's face. Then he carefully cleaned Zane's neck and hands. Randall continues to be astounded by Zane's beautiful face and feels sorry for him because Zane doesn't know anything and is suddenly married in this kind of way. It was true that this marriage was just a marriage to eliminate bad luck in both families, and a marriage that was well calculated by the imperial teacher. But still, it was a pity for this young man to become the wife of a soldier who had been guarding the border all year round. If Zane was a healthy young man, then it was certain that he would inherit his father's title and marry a worthy woman. And maybe the two of them could be friends.

"Young master, I have brought Doctor Farkas," said Tala quietly from behind the door, but Randall could hear it clearly.

Randall replied quietly, "Come in."

Tala and Doctor Farkas walked in, and both of them were immediately shocked by the bride's face, which looked very beautiful even without makeup, but it was clear that he was a man by looking at his neck and very flat chest. Tala had seen Zane before, but the veil covered his view, and he couldn't see clearly that Zane was a man because of his thin body and very small waist like a girl.

"Young master, he..." Tala said quietly. "A man." said Doctor Farkas, who continued Tala's speech that was stopped.

"He's very weak, let me check on him", Doctor Farkas approached and Randall gave a place for Doctor Farkas to check on Zane's condition.

"He has been unconscious for 8 days, since before he was brought here. He said he had a high fever when he was 6 years old and ended up paralysed and also his body was weak, he would always be sick when the weather was too hot or too cold," Randall told Doctor Farkas.

"High fever and ended paralysis, I seemed to know this disease, but what caused the high fever at that time should also be known. And even though we already know, it is too late to deal with it. His veins pulsed weakly, a testament to his frail body. Right now, I can't do much. Foremost, we have to repair his body first and detoxify the toxins in his body that may come from excessive drugs so far. After his body has improved, we can do treatment on his legs. Does the Hereditary Prince want him to get back to health, or let him weaken?" Doctor Farkas looked at Randall calmly.

Randall stared at him for a moment and then turned his gaze to Zane's pale face and said, "Marques Thylane married him to me in the hope that the imperial teacher's words would come true and that this sick child could be healthy and live well, and that his family would be rid of misfortune. Such is the misfortune that exists within me. So, even though he only has the name of my legal wife, at least he can live a healthy and secure life. Isn't it a blessing to be able to breathe, eat and sleep well?"

Doctor Farkas smiled gently and said, “I will do my utmost to fulfil the Hereditary Prince’s wishes.”

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