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. Sothing 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 . 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 t him, he was like a cold blooded, but now occasionally he smiles. He is truly worrying about . Then I rembered 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
to eat, and finally I finished eating. I called the servant to clean up my bowl. And this one small girl ca 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 so 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 so new rice.”
After she replied, I sighed. This…
“When Soa cos, tell her to co see .”
“Yes, Your Highness.”
Short after the girl went out, Soa ca 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 sothing I don’t like.
“Didn’t I tell you to tell
what he orders?”
“But…Your Highness..”
Soa quietly bowed her back and replied.
“It was His Majesty’s order. How can a person like
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
what he orders.”
“That includes in what he ordered, Your Highness.”
“…His Majesty…? Told you not to tell ?”
I frowned and asked. And Soa answered very calmly.
“Yes, Your Highness. He said you’ll nag again… He told
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
when I first ca here. Even though she has a cold expression, she was very gentle. She always brought
cup of tea whenever I coughed or rub my back with a heated stone. She never disobeyed , 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
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
to do?”
“No, nothing. I don’t want to talk to you anymore. I will tell His Majesty after he cos.”
She laughed because of my sulking voice.
“Don’t just laugh. You probably have sothing 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 sothing that I kept it for a while.
“There is a ghost in Flower Fence Palace that tempts His Majesty?”
Soa stopped. She turned to
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 governnt 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 re ghost enter the palace… And how can soone like evil spirit like .”
“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 co here anymore. He said he will co again late today.”
“……”
“When His Majesty cos, 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 so 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 cos 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 ca, but Soa told him that I was sleeping. He ca into my room and checked if I was really sleeping and left the room. I heard him leaving, and I actually fell asleep.
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