The conversation between the crown prince and the emperor was cut off here, and there was only silence for a while.
Eh? Theyre done talking?
The emperor didnt say Hand over that court lady after that, either.
What an anticlimax.
Yui i had been on guard, so it was quite a letdown. Shes satisfied though that she was able to listen to their conversation.
She tried to urge Libin quietly so they could return quickly without being noticed.
Rustle.
Maybe it was because Yui i relaxed, but she ended up touching the leaves of the thicket, making a fairly loud noise.
Hm?
The emperor glanced towards their spot.
Oops!
Libin stared at the flustered Yui i, his eyes implying Are you an idiot? to her.
She couldnt refute it since she also thought so.
Anyhow, she tried her best to erase her presence even if the emperor were yet to notice their existence.
It would not end well if it was discovered that they were eavesdropping here.
Im the wind, Im the air!
Yui i held her breath while chanting inwardly.
Its just a stray cat, Father. I frequently see them these days.
The crown prince helped them just in ti.
It would have been perfect if Yui i could imitate a cats cry, but it seed like itd be cat gargle instead, so she gave up on that.
Only a cat is here, so hurry up and go!
Yui i fervently hoped that would happen.
Oh right, Father.
The crown prince continued the conversation as it was.
Yui i wished that they would go to a room elsewhere and have tea if they wanted to talk.
That Yui i said sothing, though. She was grumbling that her late parents didnt give it a thought and just gave her that na because she was born on a rainy day.
The crown prince cheerfully said that out of the blue.
What? Why are you saying that so suddenly?
Yui i almost stood up in her surprise, but Libin pushed her head down.
Didnt give a thought, thats not.!
The emperor raised his voice, but he fell silent mid sentence.
If its Father, what do you think were the feelings of her late parents when they nad her as such?
When Yui i heard those words, she felt her heart pounding in her chest as if horses were galloping, ready to burst.
What, whats happening?
Yui is mind was in total chaos.
Libin was pushing her head down, so she couldnt peek at the emperor.
Yui i had never felt her parents were real. Frankly speaking, she couldnt care less.
She had guarded herself. Shed rather believe that she was the daughter of a traveling couple, than accepting the improbable story of being a child of the emperor.
Recently, she thought that maybe it would be better off not knowing the things she had longed to ask before but couldnt. However, the clues about the truth that she didnt want to know were now within her grasp.
Dont tell , His Highness the Crown Prince knows?
That Yui i was the daughter of the court lady who was driven off from the Inner Palace Lady Zhang.
The emperor was silent for only a few seconds, but to Yui i, it seed to last for hours. She was drenched in cold sweat, and her heart was racing.
Indeed.
The emperor opened his mouth.
That girl was probably born in the year of the trendously severe drought. Rain didnt fall for days on end. Food was distributed in order to alleviate the hunger of the people, but many people did not make it.
Yui i did not have an inkling about the event the emperor was speaking about.
It was the first ti she heard that she had been born in a harshly difficult year.
She didnt hear about it from the nuns, either.
Perhaps, the borderland was not affected by the drought.
The rain that fell for the first ti in the midst of that was truly a rain of blessings. The na Yui i was given with the hope that she would grow into a caring, kind maiden, just like the rain that enriches and heals this great earth. That is what I think.
The emperors words silently seeped through Yui is heart.
And before she knew it, tears were running down her cheeks.
Yui i, you
Libin was stupefied to see Yui i crying, but she couldnt stop her tears no matter what.
Even if Yui i had the mories of her previous life, it was not enough to make-up for her feelings of loneliness.
It was precisely because she rembered the love of her family in her previous life that she yearned for that sa love.
However, she tried to beco an adult and give up on the love of her parents.
Perhaps, sowhere in her heart, there was still the young Yui i who cried as she craved for love.
She had been trying to suppress it, saying that it couldnt be helped.
So the na Yui i was filled with so much hope, huh.
Now that she knew she was loved before, the young Yui i in heart basked in happiness with that na as her proof of love.
The crown prince left together with the emperor. Yui i couldnt move from her spot as she curled in on herself and silently wept.
Oy.
Libin called out to her after the corridor had been deserted for a while.
Give a mont, please.
Thank you, Dad.
Actually, Yui i wanted to run after the emperor and scream that.
However, if she put it in words, it would definitely leak out sowhere.
If that happens, Yui i could no longer remain at the Inner Palace.
The emperors children who beca of age had to leave the Inner Palace, after all.
Its alright, this is enough for .
It was enough that she knew she had been loved when she was born into this world.
She could indulge in that deep emotion anyti, but now, she had sothing else she must do.
Alright, lets go back while were not yet discovered!
Yui i wiped the traces of tears and stood up. She bead at Libin as she said those words.
The crown prince probably already knew that the two of them were here, but pretending not to know that was the adult thing to do.
Besides, theres still so mushipan remaining back in the room.
I got hungry after crying, so lets hurry up and return!
Her rumbling stomach pulled her back to reality.
Indeed, Yui i did not co here to be acknowledged as the daughter of the emperor.
After all, shes an Inner Palace spectator.
T/L Thoughts: Onion ninja was beside while I tled it, sniff, sniff. So, does this chapter imply that Daddy Emperor KNEW her identity!? Our crown prince is so mischievous, prying like that on purpose ;D But super glad for Yui i now that she knew the truth behind her birth, and it was so sweet that the emperor put so much thought and hope in naming her.
And this marks the end of volu 4!! ? Start of new arc next chap ?
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