Chapter 3 (2/2)
Silence reigned for apleasantness that they had never felt before
After who kne long, Lee Fangyuan softly said, “Lotus, I will do all of these things well, believe me” “Mm” Lotus responded
“Proyuan continued softly
Lotus didn’t respond as she slowly straightened her body, looking at Cao Xiu’s tablet The golden words of “Baron of Tranquility” danced on the whitesmile
The sun was a bit eye piercing as Lotus squinted her eyes slightly and responded, “Little brother likedfull and put it in his luggage, and hung another brocade bag on his waist There were two tteok in it, he would’ve been able to reach it easily whenever he was hungry When Minister Yoon sent back his things, only this brocade bag remained It had already been dyed red from blood, and even the tteok inside were coain at this point and continued softly after a long while “There are many more little brothers in this world The people of our Korea all wish to eat tteok peacefully”
Lee Fangyuan’s body stiffened as he slowly began to loosen his right arm
Lotus didn’t dare look at him and lowered her head to say lowly, “For o to the imperial court”
Lee Fangyuan stood up suddenly and his hand tilted Lotus’ chin up His dark eyes stared unblinkingly at her and he yelled fiercely, “Then what about you?! Do you know that the emperor in the imperial court is already seventy years old?” Do you really wish to spend your days at the side of an old man?!”
Lotus struggled but couldn’t break free of Lee Fangyuan’s grip She could only look up and be forced to look at him Her eyes held a few traces of panic but ave hi creatures10 Lotus is willing to give up herself as well”
“Then what of us? Have you thought of ould happen to us?!” Lee Fangyuan’s hand strengthened involuntarily as he yelled even louder, his voice filled with pain He earing a si his eyes like jewels, hter than usual Except, the jewels shi+ht now
Lotus was in pain as she took in a breath, her tone full of boundlessnow, royal brother!” She said as she aze away
When he heard those words, Lee Fangyuan shuddered as he slowly put down his head, looking at Lotus withoutin and left a few red marks on the white jade of Lotus’ cheeks The tears she had shed in her weeping just noere not yet fully dry, and she appeared wretched and delicate, as if she couldn’t hold up to the frigid wind
Lee Fangyuan’s heart renched with agony as he carelessly took out a silk handkerchief, wiping away at Lotus’ s off his entleness
His sideburns extended down like blades on his stooping side profile, and his thick eyebroere like those of an ink painting His angular jaas as cold and stern as if it’d been cut by a knife Lotus clasped the hand he was using to wipe away at her face It was large and warentle movements and expressions were a happy time that she had once had
Lotus’ limpid eyes wavered as ripples travelled across them Gratitude, vacillation, and sentiazes intersected and intertwined, as their clasped hands couldn’t bear to let go As they srances of each other’s ht Time stopped in this moment
Suddenly, waves of bell sounds ca to the ear, yet desolate, surging with pity and syht for one’s heart
Lotus was startled, and loosened her hand, abruptly awakening froaze away, looked down and called out after a long time, “Royal brother!”
Lee Fangyuan was stiff and made not a sound He then called out coldly, “Hai Shou!”
Hai Shou and Shan Xi hastily ran over fro away The three of them made their way down the mountain
Lotus turned her head after two steps Lee Fangyuan’s upright figure stood there silently, sunlight dappling his back yet still unable to dissolve the sorrow and distress found within
“Take care!” Lotus quietly called out, then turned her head and left hurriedly
1 enwikipediaorg/wiki/Chiung_Yao↩
2 amazoncom/Tier-Chinese-Lunchbox-Sold-Shop/dp/B00012F3SQ↩
3 Buddhist notion↩
4 She actually , in which the lady would hold the two sides of her jacket↩
5 enwikipediaorg/wiki/Scallion_pancake↩
6 enwikipediaorg/wiki/Tteokbokki↩
7 enwikipediaorg/wiki/Doenjang_jjigae↩
8 enwikipediaorg/wiki/Tteok↩
9 The prince’s nicknames for Lotus’ brothers↩
10 purifymindcom/StoryBuddhaStatuehtm↩