Chapter 3 (1/2)
”It happened again”
Jishi+n's handsoloominess He had delicate features that could be mistaken as a woman, almond eyes, and hair wrapped up in a silk cloth, the rest flowing down his back
One of his jobs was getting to the bottom of the uproar raised by the flowers of the palace
As he split the crowd, there was only one person alked over with an unconcerned air
It was short maid with freckles that densely covered her nose to her cheeks Though she didn't have features that stood out, her figure left an i him
That was the only thing he expected
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The talk that came about of the crown prince’s malnourished body came not even a month after
Gone were the days when she was called the large rose, the bawling Consort Rifa was skinnier than the tio Was it because she was ravaged by the same illness as her son, or that her illness was severe
For her, the hopes for another child were gone
The older sister of the crown prince from another mother, Princess Rinrii's condition improved after an hour of poor health The mother and child consoled the emperor who lost the crown prince
With the eht be near
The princess and crown prince were inflicted with the same illness of unknown cause One recovered, one fell
Their ages may be different, but the threeinfluence on the infants' physical conditions
However, hoas Consort Rifa?
If the princess recovered, Consort Rifafrom the death of her son
As Jishi+n parsed over the docu it over
If there is so different, it would be Consort Gyokuyou
”I'll be away for a bit”
After he finished sta the last document, Jishi+n left the room
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The princess with cheeks like steamed manjuu had the innocent srasped onto Jishi+n's index finger
”There there, please let go”
The red-haired beauty gently took her daughter back into her arms, and went to put her to sleep in the basket
The baby pushed aside the hot blanket, and babbled happily while looking towards the visitor
”You have so you want to ask”
The wise consort felt Jishi+n's expection, it seemed
”How has the Princess-dono recovered?”
At the point-blank question, Consort Gyokuyou let out a sh and took out a piece of cloth from her bosom
On the piece of cloth that was ripped out without using scissors, clumsy words ritten on it It wasn't that the words ritten messily The blotted text was hard to read because it ritten with plant juice
‘The face powder is poison Don't let the baby touch it‘
Was theon purpose?
Jishi+n tilted his head
”Was it face powder?”
”Indeed”
Consort Gyokuyou entrusted the princess to the wet nurse and took out so from a drawer
Packed in the cloth was a ceramic container When she opened the lid, white poafted out
”Face powder?”