Yeho by Anasis
Part 5
"-nim" is like honorific way to call people like "-sama" in Japanese
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Part 5
"-nim" is like honorific way to call people like "-sama" in Japanese
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After
His Majesty left, I stared at the porridge. It was still warm, and I sighed.
The
thing…didn’t go as I planned. Actually it didn’t go as I planned since while
back. Something changed after I confessed that I’m a man to the Emperor four
months ago. I was about to die, but he didn’t let me. He send away all the
servants and filled my palace with heavy lips people. And kept the fact that
I’m a man in secret completely from the outside of my palace. And he took care of
what I eat and what I wear. At first I was worried how he will change his mind,
but now I argue with him about what I eat.
He
is weird. When I first met him, he was like a cold blooded, but now
occasionally he smiles. He is truly worrying about me. Then I remembered that I
had to finish this bowl of porridge. I sighed, but I started to eat the
porridge again. It got little cooler, so it was easier for me to eat, and
finally I finished eating. I called the servant to clean up my bowl. And this
one small girl came and started to clean up.
“Where
is Soa?”
I
asked, and this cute small girl nervously answered.
“Soa-nim
went to the crop storage.”
“Why
crop storage?”
“His
Majesty ordered her to get some rice.”
“I
thought we have a lot left…?”
I
replied and the girl politely bowed her head.
“His
Majesty ordered to give away the left over rice to the outside of the palace
because it’s too old and get some new rice.”
After
she replied, I sighed. This…
“When
Soa comes, tell her to come see me.”
“Yes,
Your Highness.”
Short
after the girl went out, Soa came in.
“You
called, Your Highness.”
“You
went to the crop storage?”
“Because
of His Majesty order…”
She
answered politely, and her face was calm. She had a gentle face but except when
she talks her lips are always horizontal, so she kind of looks cold. But I knew. Her eyes
had little surprised emotion in it. She only makes that face when she does
something I don’t like.
“Didn’t
I tell you to tell me what he orders?”
“But…Your
Highness..”
Soa
quietly bowed her back and replied.
“It
was His Majesty’s order. How can a person like me go against him…”
“Soa.
We are talking about the different thing. I never told you to go against His
Majesty’s order. I just told you to tell me what he orders.”
“That includes in what he ordered, Your Highness.”
“…His
Majesty…? Told you not to tell me?”
I
frowned and asked. And Soa answered very calmly.
“Yes,
Your Highness. He said you’ll nag again… He told me to go without you knowing.”
“…I’ll
tell him.”
“But,
Your Highness. If you say that to His Majesty, I will get scolded..”
“…You
know I won’t make you in a difficult stand.”
“His
Majesty will get mad anyway. I have the responsibility of this palace. So for
not able to taking care of the underling…”
“Ah…
I won’t. It was my mistake to win you over with talking.”
Soa
was the only servant who didn’t stay distant from me when I first came here. Even
though she has a cold expression, she was very gentle. She always brought me cup
of tea whenever I coughed or rub my back with a heated stone. She never disobeyed
me, but she was smart enough to know how to go against my will. She was too
young to be called as a woman, but His Majesty put her next to me probably because he
knew she was smart.
I
sighed and looked at Soa. Soa didn’t even turn her head, but she knew I was
looking at her. She bend down her back more and said.
“Is
there anything else you want me to do?”
“No,
nothing. I don’t want to talk to you anymore. I will tell His Majesty after he
comes.”
She
laughed because of my sulking voice.
“Don’t
just laugh. You probably have something to do. You can leave.”
“Yes,
Your Highness.”
Soa bowed and was about to leave the room. I stared at her small back
and said something that I kept it for a while.
“There
is a ghost in Flower Fence Palace that tempts His Majesty?”
Soa
stopped. She turned to me and bowed.
“I
don’t know what you are saying…”
“His
Majesty is keep going in and out of the palace where a concubine is dying. The
servants were talking about that.”
“….”
“The
ghost can’t be seen from other people’s eyes. Only His Majesty can see that
concubine. Actually the princess from the small kingdom died from an illness,
and only her spirit remained. That spirit is tempting His Majesty to do harm…
Didn’t you hear any story like this?”
“…..I….”
“His
Majesty got tempted by the ghost, so he’s keep sending those rice and keep
it rot there. He is often late for his government affairs and never visit the Empress.”
“…..”
“…..What
if the North Empire gets destroyed because of the ghost… Right now it’s only
like this, but the spirit is remained because it’s holding a grudge. So it
will….”
“Your
Highness.”
Soa
stopped my word and kneeled down and placed her forehead on the floor.
“Don’t…
please, don’t say those things. I’m embarrassed.”
“People
are funny.”
“…..”
“Even
though this is a small palace, it’s still in the imperial palace. How can a
mere ghost enter the palace… And how can someone like evil spirit like me.”
“Your
Highness.”
“People
working in this palace even talk about the rumor. I don’t think His Majesty
knows it yet.”
“…Why
are you thinking like that…”
“If
he hears people talking about how the empire will end, he won’t come here
anymore. He said he will come again late today.”
“……”
“When
His Majesty comes, tell him I finished my porridge and tell him I closed the
window. Tell him that I went to sleep early today because I’m tired.”
“You
are not going to see His Majesty..”
“If
I can.”
I
murmured after I sighed. I opened the window and looked outside.
Before
His Majesty left, I told him I don’t worry about the bad rumors, but I do have
ears. There is no way I don’t hear these kind of things. I closed my mouth
because I was worried that some other people might get scolded. There was a rumor
that Princess Sooyoung died because His Majesty suddenly limited the people who
can access the palace and except for few servants, he sent them away. But still
His Majesty always comes to this palace. That's why that kind of rumor spreads. I
laughed because it was too stupid, but still I felt uncomfortable hearing those
rumors. I can live well anyway with those rumors, but His Majesty is different.
I
was in my thoughts, and Soa said okay and left the room.
That
night, His Majesty came, but Soa told him that I was sleeping. He came into my
room and checked if I was really sleeping and left the room. I heard him
leaving, and I actually fell asleep. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Wow! It's update, thanks for this, it's fast. And I'm curious about their marriage. The princess is send to marry the emperor, so have they already married?
ReplyDeleteConcubine's marriage wasn't celebrate big as the Empress's. There are so many concubines that celebrating every single one of them is a waste. And since the Emperor wasn't in the palace when Yeho came, Yeho had to get married by himself. It comes out in Part 3.
DeleteThank you for your update
ReplyDeleteYou're Welcome!
DeleteOh, I see. It is clear now, thanks for the explanation. Hahaha, Yeho married by himself
ReplyDeleteNo problem~
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