I’m A Doll, But The Tyrant Is Obsessed With Me - Chapter 124
Translator and Editor: Effe and Nabi
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Chapter 124 – Morning Sickness (1)
“During the Harvest Festival, the ball venue will be the Diamond Hall as before…”
Seated at the head of the bed, I meticulously sifted through the stack of papers related to the upcoming ball.
As the first official event since my ascension to the position of Empress, this ball held a significant weight, serving as a testament to the qualities expected of an Empress, so that was why I was more nervous than usual.
“It would be nice to use flowers as the interior theme. How about that?”
“Autumn flowers have a strong scent and are rich. I think they will go well with the harvest festival.”
Marchioness Karenne, who became the new chief lady-in-waiting after Stella got married, answered calmly.
“Then, tell the person in charge of the interior and have them make a draft.”
“Understood.”
Knock, knock.
With the knock on the door, the chief lady-in-waiting hurried toward the door, and soon, the door opened and Declan strode in.
“Is it lunchtime already?”
“What do you mean already. I guess you didn’t even want to see me.”
Declan, who had a dissatisfied face, strode over and sat on the bed, embracing me.
“I’m always thinking of you.”
“Lies.”
He tapped my nose softly.
“Looks like you were just looking at the papers.”
Glancing at the papers lying on the bed stand, he spoke, dissatisfied.
“I was always thinking of you while I was working.”
When his eyebrows raised, asking how that was possible, I reached out and smoothed his eyebrows with a smile.
“Looking at the ball plans, I thought you might be discussing the harvest festival, too.”
As I put my arms around Declan’s neck, he pulled me closer as I went on, “When planning a ball, what should I do with the outfit? And how should I dress my husband to enhance his beauty? That was what I was thinking about.”
As my words continued, his drooping lips started to go up. Then, in the end, he burst out laughing.
“Right? I think of you all the time while working, so I didn’t even know the time was passing.”
“I really can’t stand it.”
He kissed me lightly on the lips.
“It’s good to work while thinking of me, but take it easy. I wish you could leave everything to Mason and rest.”
Declan looked worried and tucked my hair behind my ears.
“It’s my first official event after becoming Empress, so I can’t do that. I want to do well.”
“You are already a benefactor of the Empire. How much better are you going to do here?”
I gave a small smile as the heavy shoulders seemed to lighten a little due to his words.
“Now, your stability is more important than the Harvest Festival.”
The large hand gently caressed my stomach.
“It still doesn’t feel like… our child is here.”
A smile bloomed across his face at the mention of the child. His green eyes resembling emeralds shone with anticipation.
“I still can’t believe it either.”
It had only been a week since I found out I was pregnant.
Declan, who had rushed to my surprise when I called the doctor, was frozen by the news of the pregnancy. After a while, he came to his senses and gave me a hug, so the doctor, Noah, and the chief lady-in-waiting got surprised and stopped him.
‘Ah, I should have left that scene as a video.’
Then, I could have made fun of it forever.
Recalling the past, I placed my hand next to Declan’s. Even though I still couldn’t feel anything in my stomach, my heart was strangely pounding.
“Who do you think it would resemble?”
“I wish it could look like you. Then, I think I’ll be happy just by looking at it.”
“I wish it looked like you. How lovely would it be?”
Declan whispered, caressing my face gently.
“If we’re going to achieve both of our wishes, it won’t be possible with just one, right?”
Although I asked in a playful way, Declan’s eyes hardened. Wanting to know why, I tilted my head and he spoke with a stern face.
“One is enough. Whether it’s a daughter or a son, whether it’s like you or me.”
“I wish I had a daughter and a son.”
“You can’t because you’re having a hard time. Even now, you can’t even eat properly because of the morning sickness.”
The reason why I called the doctor was because I felt uncomfortable and couldn’t eat well.
After confirming the pregnancy, it got worse and worse, so I couldn’t eat anything with spices except for water soup or porridge. Even that was often not possible to eat depending on the ingredients, so the amount of food was reduced.
Still, it was still bearable.
“It will be fine in a few weeks. At that time, he said that my appetite would increase and I might gain weight.”
“That would be better. Now, you can’t eat well and just throw up.”
Declan clicked his tongue and furrowed his brow.
“It would be better if I were the one who couldn’t eat. It hurts my heart to see you like this.”
“Thank you for your goodwill, but that’s not possible. If the Emperor collapses, the Empire will be shaken.”
“What do you see me as? I think you are becoming more and more like Noah.”
Smiling, he gestured toward the chief lady-in-waiting. After a while, the ladies-in-waiting came in one after another, set a bed table down and put food on it.
“You don’t have to eat like this. You’ll be hungry soon.”
Every time I saw porridge in front of Declan, I felt apologetic. It was because when he ate with me, he always insisted on eating the same food I ate.
“How can I eat when you’re not eating well? I don’t have an appetite either.”
Saying so, he picked up my bowl before scooping a spoonful and cooling it with his breath.
“Here, ah~”
“I can eat by myself.”
“You can’t eat a lot, so you can’t use your energy for something like this. Here.”
In the end, I reluctantly opened my mouth and he carefully fed me. However, it only a few bites, and even that made me sick to the stomach and I couldn’t eat anymore.
“…This is troubling.”
He offered it a few more times after that, but when I shook my head, he set the bowl down.
“I’ve finished, so you can eat now.”
“If you can’t eat this much, how can I eat?”
Declan’s face darkened.
“You have to stay healthy so I can rely on you. Do you want me to feed you?”
He quickly snatched the spoon when I reached out my hand.
“I will eat it.”
Fearing that I might take the spoon, he hurriedly scooped out a spoon and put it in his mouth. Even though it must have been plain since there were only a few ingredients, he emptied the entire bowl casually.
“Here, I ate them all.”
Presenting a cleanly emptied bowl, I nodded my head to Declan, telling him well done.
“I’ll send you snacks later, so you should eat them all. Okay?”
“Don’t do that.”
“Think of it as my feeling and eat it. Yes?”
He let out a small sigh and nodded his head at my request.
“Tell me if you want anything. You need to eat something.”
“I don’t really want to eat anything.”
Declan’s expression, which had been looking forward to it, quickly turned sullen. I thought I should say something, so I was thinking hard about it though I remembered something I heard in the past. It was said that fruit with a sour taste was good for morning sickness.
“Well, I might be able to eat some sour fruit.”
I wasn’t sure if that would work for me either, so I spoke lowly. However, Declan’s green eyes flashed as if he had glimpsed hope at those words.
“Sour fruit…”
After thinking about something for a while, he quickly left the room. I thought he was going to be back soon, but Declan did not come back for a while. I wondered if he had gone to work, so I picked up the papers again and started discussing with the chief lady-in-waiting.
As I finished reviewing the harvest festival, the door burst open again.
“Erica.”
Declan, who entered with a flushed face, was followed by Noah and the attendants.
Curious, I peered out and noticed a long table set up in the bedroom, adorned with rows of plates. Simultaneously, a delightful fruity aroma filled the air.
“Is it fruit…?”
“Yes. First of all, I brought everything that was available in the Imperial Palace and the market in the Imperial Capital.”
“No, not so much…”
“If there’s nothing that suits your taste, I’ll look for it in another country.”
No, look at this…
‘Why is he making it big like this? Is it not enough to make me faint yet?
As I blinked at the embarrassing situation, Declan brought a small bowl from the table and sat down next to me.
“Let’s eat this first. Eat a little bit.”
What he held out was a yellow liquid.
“What is this?”
“Lemon juice. They say this is the best sour taste.”
With the word lemon, I expected a sour taste, so my face naturally frowned while my mouth was watering. As I opened my mouth small and drank a little, it felt like every cell in my body was awakened by the sour taste hitting my tongue.
“Ah, it’s too sour.”
The stomach ache seemed to subside, but the sour taste was too strong. Originally, I wasn’t very good at eating sour things, so I didn’t even crave much of it.
“Really? Then, I don’t think this is the one.”
He quickly handed the bowl to Noah and gave me a glass of water. Even after rinsing my mouth with water, I still had a sour taste in my mouth.
“This is sweet, so it should be good to eat.”
Next up was the kiwi. While it was more edible than lemon juice, it still had a strong sour taste. In the end, out of dozens of fruits, only two were my choice: oranges and strawberries. Among them, the strawberry was so easy that I quickly ate everything on the plate.
“It’s fortunate. There’s something that suits your taste.”
“Can I have more?”
“Quickly bring more fruit. The Empress says she wants to eat it.”
His face, which had been covered with dark clouds the whole time, turned bright, perhaps because he was so happy that I was eating well.
While the chief lady-in-waiting went out to prepare the fruit, Declan called Noah closer.
“Find out where the strawberry farms are located and secure them as much as possible.”
“You don’t have to, Declan. Even if I eat, how much could I eat?”
I quickly dissuaded him because I was afraid that he would go out of his way to make all the farms belong to the Imperial Family.
“The doctor said that morning sickness might get worse in the future. The duration of morning sickness may also vary between mothers, so I have to prepare in advance.”
“That’s right. Preparation is always important. Besides, isn’t it especially about the Empress’ safety?”
Even Noah, who was next to him, helped Declan. Then, as I took another bite, Noah was so moved that he even shed tears, saying that he hadn’t seen me eat well in a long time.
Seeing them like this, I gently touched my forehead.
Why did it remind me of the first time I wrote letters as a doll at this moment?
…This happening was just a prelude.
Declan threatened the neighboring kingdoms to send the sour fruits produced in each kingdom to the empire. With his threat, each kingdom hurriedly began to send all kinds of fruit. Among them, only Crown Prince Seian sent a gift along with a letter congratulating the pregnancy.
Thanks to this, the food storage in the Imperial Palace was overflowing with fruits.
Although the procession of fruit from other kingdoms stopped due to my fierce refusal, the fruit left in the warehouse was a problem. It would be a waste to let it rot like this, so I distributed everything to the people except for some of mine.
Even though unintentional, this increased the imperial people’s praise for the Emperor and Empress. In addition, distribution methods and recipes that could keep fruits fresh for a long time began to be developed.
…I never thought that something that started just because the Empress wanted to eat sour fruit would grow in scale.
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