Chapter 10 - Viviana de feur Lostel - His Majesty was too much. (2/2)

The only woman of the Emperor and the mother of Princess Viviana.

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Ling Mei hasn't gone out of her room for almost a week. She still has lingering fears from what happened last week and didn't dare to go out.

But she was starting to get bored. All she did was eat occasionally, read her books, and sometimes talk to Ferr and Lucy.

However, the books she has have already been read by her this week, and she couldn't really talk to Ferr and Lucy all the time.

Lately, she had been staring at the scenery outside her windows, longing for the outside world. Still, she didn't dare to go out for fear of encountering that… that… bwastward. Just thinking of him, she would start having a hard time to breath. He really left a trauma on her.

With her mind wandering, Viviana wasn't aware that outside her room, her maids were also having a serious discussion, each with worried expression on their faces.

”It has been a week and her highness still doesn't want to go out.” - Jesa

”Even her favorite corn porridge, she didn't eat much.” Sana sighed.

”Her highness seemed to have lost some weight and her spirits are low.” Seol felt sad.

”It's no wonder. His Majesty really left a deep mark on her. His Majesty was… was.. too much.” Jesa lowly complained for fear of being heard by others.

There was a moment of silence not until Sana remembered something. ”Ahh! Tiffany! Aren't you going to the town at the west today?”

Seol and Jesa looked over, their eyes brightened. ”That's right! You can go out with her highness!”

But Seol immediately hesitated. ”But will it be allowed? What if His Majesty knew?”

The others were also downhearted.

”Isn't it okay though? His Majesty doesn't give much importance to our Princess anyways.” Jesa said with a sulking voice and slight mockery.

Tiffany on the other hand hesitated for a moment but in the end decided to do it. She thought, 'Her Highness couldn't continue like this, or else she'll grew up taciturn.'

”Okay, I'll go to Dahlie with her highness.” And then walked towards the door to knock.

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Inside, Ling Mei who has finished talking with Lucy heard a knock.

”Princess.”

She didn't respond and continued to curl up on her bed.

”Princess… I'll be going out. Would you like to come with me?”

Her closed eyes suddenly opened. Her eyes were hesitant. Her mind pondering whether they were just saying this to make her come out.

In the end she got up from her bed and slowly walked to the door. She didn't open it but with a hoarse voice, ”are you really going to take me?”

”Yes, this maid has an errand in Dahlie Town and plans to go out with Her Highness.” Tiffany thought of explaining. ”This maid thought her highness hasn't seen what a town looks like, and took this chance by the way.”

Ling Mei was silent… and then quietly asked. ”then… then, will we be passing by on that direction?”

Tiffany was lost for a moment but soon understood. 'Well, it's fastest if they passed in the direction of His Majesty's Palace. But ------ they could just take the longest route if this makes her highness less tense.' With that thought, Tiffany responded. ”Yes.”