Hereditary Prince's Wife

Chapter 18

Randall woke up to the sun that had entered the crack of his bedroom window. Randall rarely woke up on an afternoon like this and he had heard the crowd outside his bedroom. Randall looked at the young man beside him and smiled, he pulled the blanket to cover Zane's pale-looking shoulder with red marks on his shoulders and neck. Randall kissed the nape of Zane's neck that was not covered by hair and brought Zane into his arms. Zane seemed to feel his motion and woke up. Zane muttered softly in a hoarse voice, "Tired, want to sleep".

After Zane, who was usually diligent in going to the craftsman's place early in the morning, only today Zane was reluctant to get up and move his body. Zane feels that his body has exhausted all his strength for the next 5 years. Zane was still in a daze and ever since he woke up, Randall had done everything for him until now Zane was sitting at the table for breakfast. Zane glanced at Randall who was separating the fish from his spines and then he sighed, thinking, "It turns out I'm still alive, I think I'm going to die from that gun".

"This, eat", Randall with a smile on his face put the fish meat clean of thorns into Zane's bowl of rice.

Zane looked at Randall but his hands were so tired, all his body was so tired and limp that there was not the slightest strength for him to move it. Zane didn't think that his body was really very weak, he woke up with a fever that made him inevitably have to bring in doctor Farkas for medicine. Zane thought, "Hah, it's like announcing to everyone that Randall and I just played crazy".

"Why? Do you want me to feed you?", asked Randall, who was clearly ready to use his hands to feed Zane.

Zane nodded and then leaned back on the back of the chair, waiting for Randall to feed him. Randall shifted his chair so close to Zane and he started feeding Zane, he would ask Zane what he wanted and would take it and feed Zane. Zane felt that he was really like a paralyzed person this time. But, Zane just kept quiet and let Randall, who was clearly enjoying himself to serve Zane.

"Young master, Master is coming", someone outside said loudly.

"Huh, what does that old man want? Just disturbing," said Randall who put down the spoon.

"Shh, the Sovereign Prince must have been waiting too long for you to come so he came here", Zane patted Randall's arm.

Randall rubbed Zane's hand and said, "Hm, you go ahead and eat first. I'll see him in a moment."

Randall came out and soon the Sovereign Prince's voice rang out. Zane could hear their conversation a little bit and he heard that the Sovereign Prince was going to join for breakfast here which made Zane a little surprised. Randall went inside with the Sovereign Prince following behind. Zane could see from the Sovereign Prince's expression that he had received reports that his son had consumed his marriage with his wife. But, it would be a happy thing if his wife was a woman because it meant that there would be new offspring soon. However, with Zane being a man, it is certainly not a pleasant thing to hear that his son has actually married a man.

Soon, the waiter brought breakfast for the Sovereign Prince. Lyall wasn't so happy with what he had heard this morning, he heard that after Randall had come home, he had locked himself in his room until the sun had risen. This morning, Randall was supposed to come to have breakfast with Lyall but until the sun was quite upright, Randall hadn't shown up yet. Lyall would normally have breakfast with his second son, Rafe but today Rafe was going to another part of the Asalie region to do something so he just hoped that his eldest son who had just returned from the border and would normally have breakfast with him would come. Annoyed, Lyall asks someone to call Randall to come but all he hears is that Doctor Farkas is taking care of Zane who is suddenly sick.

Curious and a little worried, Lyall called doctor Farkas to hear about Zane's health development. Doctor Farkas with his flat face looked directly at Lyall and said, "This time it's not because his health has suddenly declined, it's just that the Hereditary Prince too... considering the Hereditary Prince's enormous body compared to the princess... So, the princess is just exhausted."

Lyall couldn't think about it at first but hearing Doctor Farkas' answer and Doctor Farkas' gaze, he immediately hit his desk. Lyall knew that this was something that would slow down and would happen because Randall married Zane anyway and it was clear that Randall was showing enough affection for Zane. It's just that hearing him actually do it, made Lyall shocked and a little devastated. Although he had heard a lot about marriage between men, even himself had gotten a male concubine from the Emperor, he never intended to touch him at all and brought him to Asa to work according to his skills.

However, Lyall as the Sovereign Prince who has lost his wife for more than 10 years, must have been offered many times to remarry to add children and accompany him in his old age, but the Sovereign Prince always refused on the grounds that he loved his wife very much. However, such reasons are very easy to reply to with reasons such as descendants and those who take care of themselves and their mansions. It's just that, if the one who offered his daughter or wanted to give him a woman was another noble, then he could refuse it on the grounds that he didn't want any fuss about the successor because he already had two sons who would be his successors in the future. However, if the one who gave the woman was the emperor, then it was difficult for him to refuse it. But, the emperor was the same as him who didn't want his descendants to increase because it was the same as making it difficult for himself. If possible, the emperor wanted to cut off the bloodline from the Kiran family. Therefore, a few months after his wife's death, the emperor sent a concubine to marry Lyall whom he inevitably had to accept. Fortunately the emperor didn't make that person his legal wife, probably because his dirty thoughts would be very clearly visible. The concubine, now in Lyall's presence, has become his family doctor.

Lyall looked at Doctor Farkas who was looking at him the same as when the two first met. The young Farkas put on a red wedding dress and got off his carriage himself, and without saying much he took off his headscarf and threw it on the ground. Farkas's eyes fell on Lyall, his expression was flat and his gaze was hard to decipher, perhaps a meaningless gaze. However, Lyall who usually scared others and was reluctant to look at him in the eye directly, met Farkas who dared to look him directly in the eye.

Lyall sighed because remembering the past, he looked at Zane who still looked a little pale and glanced at Randall who was casually trying to feed Zane. Zane refused Randall's because he felt embarrassed and awkward with the Sovereign Prince there, so he told Randall to just put it down. Lyall put down his spoon and said, "You guys really... Hah... Randall, remember your wife's condition. Don't force him to serve you, I don't want any tragedy in this mansion."

"Heh, what kind of tragedy? Like being left behind by his wife running away?", Randall teased him.