MBHE | Chapter 3.6

Freesia smiled b4bdb2749b with bright 0e104b53be yellow eyes. Carpe, momentarily surprised by 055d284aef her unfamiliar bright smile, 5514795401 soon smiled back at 8cace48c7c his mother.fe326c2211e5be2f

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As soon as Iellon entered the Empress’s room, he caught a flying vase with ease and sighed.e5f4126c7d7f6587

“What upset you this time?”82810e9d85892936

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“Upset? Days like today are rare.”557d3c0662ff1dda

He didn’t even want to question why she was throwing things if she was in a good mood. Silently placing the vase on the table, Iellon looked at his mother with sunken eyes.62845bbca796678f

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The room, unlit, was dimly illuminated by the setting twilight, as if she wanted to set a mood. Helen, sitting in a chair crafted by a Cornugel artisan, gazed out the window. Though he didn’t want to admit it, she was undeniably beautiful.284eab122a158eb0

Her jet-black hair flowed ec7230b648 like waves, and her c64615f5be elegant figure combined with ed52d5ffc6 an ageless face exuded 70c660124f a mysterious aura.1570e9e2415de331

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‘If only her heart were as beautiful.’23e87c94ea23a7ed

Iellon clicked his tongue ba9a84c828 inwardly, his eyes scanning cb1e489fef the jewels embedded in 4507e688ff the chair. Selling just one could f3f1d9f88e feed a common family a4644e077e for months.9d9a2a538c3f5d83

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“Is your brother keeping up with his lessons?”1671a692c7918455

“…I don’t know what you mean.”00a55df48ddd35a0

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“Since you taught him yourself, he must be doing well.”dadd3769b1c067d0

Iellon didn’t bother to hide his tense body, gritting his teeth.0b97d556ef42ad7f

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He wasn’t surprised that Helen found out about the lessons. But it was the first time she referred to Carpe as “brother” and spoke as if praising them. Something was definitely up.d2a0784daaaab8d2

Perhaps the plan for Carpe had leaked. Even if Helen didn’t know Carpe was the future hero, if she discovered the plan to let him leave the palace peacefully…af8bf06ecbbf0860

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“I worried for nothing.”48d2362452e70f65

“So what’s your conclusion?”e9c7edd4e5150b60

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“A maid’s child can’t become emperor.”1ee5b24092626185

Iellon’s face turned cold. It was a big problem that not only the fact Carpe wasn’t Freesia’s biological son but also that he was Dilla’s son had been discovered.d20cf0ac983b3e61

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Both Freesia and Dilla would be punished for insulting the royal family, and Carpe’s position would be completely lost.b5b0c33e803275dc

The only relief was 69bb4e6c10 that Carpe would soon 0d9845ef41 leave for a joyful 90357e826d journey. Until then, what could fc275247fd he offer Helen to 20fdc0f2c4 buy time? He pondered this.f05fd82cabf4bbdd

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“I’m just curious why you chose her.”f8d45f16a17f4531

“…Are you talking about Freesia?”d0220d58da8f0bdb

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“Isn’t she too weak to be the mother of your precious brother?”c32a78ab9d877b76

Iellon knew 5340f7a94b well that 92f6e11982 Freesia, despite 00e8407185 her sharp dbac0b17e5 exterior, had cb6cc8448c a soft d5b25224f8 heart.40ef85fbdba409b7

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But he had 4e53edf42f no better options. Freesia fit b419af80d0 the puzzle 08976ba924 perfectly, and 3fec49f502 though not abd8476f1f perfect, she cd34ea2bba did as 34b801e82c much as 8d51e4700a Iellon wanted, f133d5fecf so he dce805a359 had no 2fc0f38b42 complaints now.7ec9f1fb478fdee2

Though she still 1c9688ef0c occasionally erupted in 3f9172b1b1 anger, she had e86fd800b7 significantly reduced her e828957c54 interference with Carpe.37850161eba75343

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Helen, lightly swirling her wine glass, smiled kindly with a face much younger than her age. It didn’t suit her at all.74dc6e7f1d347f9a

The way 2ce3b5c2a4 she circled e8c0ebd0b4 around words 48d13a2f5f unnecessarily, her 717cd3111f unusually good abb79ca452 mood, and 4397a2aee9 most of b22bff7292 all, the 22fa327777 fact that a5294587a9 Helen, who 6759ab5357 would usually ee3546bb1c keep her 7afd13ac1e knowledge hidden d7ff65b1cb until needed, 9ce637ca95 was openly 4c56a75051 talking was c0faa1e3cd strange.4db99008cfe34ee1

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Iellon’s instincts were warning him. He wanted to rub his tingling arms, but it was best not to move rashly in front of a fierce beast.6a44e88e2ec43951

Helen turned her head f4f4753814 and looked directly at 3ce02ad1ef Iellon. Her curved lips and a084ad7926 eyes were full of 5b7d170303 mockery.42b52297cfec65c9

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“Knowing the child’s real mother was always by her side, and unable to bear it, she tried to kill the child. What did you see in her to choose her?”e797ccc17756a464

The sun had b85f01d14c completely set. Today was a new f2148cb2fc moon. The night without 726c4cbeea the moon was 3a7b3cb157 incredibly dark. His red eyes 08bf443aa4 burned as if d40f25b9d9 to kill his 690851a2f1 mother.e3aacf9f3606114d

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“Why are you glaring at me like that? As if I committed murder.”7486aa9f22069029

“Because you instigated it.”6998bd21cbcde0d7

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“Have you forgotten your manners towards your parents?”f5de4e9acf04e78b

Feeling a deep sense 32fd24788e of despair for the 7f55923ceb first time in a e68f2d64f3 while, Iellon buried his f76d44198b face in his hands.f6e874d7d1b5c967

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Changing expressions e12cc0f1d8 as quickly fd8b016825 as the c991b6ad94 viper before 07d88e4cd2 him was c3b4c7c778 impossible, no 29fde59229 matter how 5aeb6a9542 much he 5173a856b4 practiced. But with a afc5d4ea76 little time, he d53122b39c could at least 5944b2ff77 pretend nothing was dd9c388e8a wrong on the 6055f098a7 surface.58141fb0d14fae26

When he raised his head, Iellon’s face showed no anger, despair, or regret. With a calm expression, he placed his hand on the top of Helen’s chair, next to her head, and leaned down.ebdfbbcb373e2423

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His flowing silver hair swayed, almost touching Helen’s forehead.eeeaea63a79ce0b4

“I’ll become the emperor you wanted so much.”662eb8c6c12e5b7a

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Their blood-red fc05b3db80 eyes met, c939ec5bf0 the same 3d147c3f44 color. Despite the 6f7d99adc5 lack of 006a491a16 affection, their 6e56c247bb faces, so def29474f4 alike, faced e6258d936d each other 51946816e0 with a 8c2d75f96d slight gap.f82d961565b95610

“But I can’t promise to be a wise king.”1c69c067a7bcf627

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Iellon, smiling as if painted, snatched the wine glass from Helen’s hand and threw it to the floor. The sharp sound of shattering glass scattered in all directions, but it caught no one’s attention.1b97ddccddecacf4

“As you know, neither my mother nor my father were particularly admirable.”b71dd65adcaab6bc

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“…Such insolence.”a15f5389d1e2ab76

“Yes, I take after my mother.”0e0a45b23804476f

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Straightening his back, 1498f0bed0 Iellon turned without 759e8751e3 hesitation. His steps d478e8cdcb out of ad2f4d2341 the room aedaaa9149 were hurried.eba4dc53ace609e5

“Damn it…!”054502e06c669804

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His tightly bitten lips stung as if they were torn and bleeding, but he had no time to care. The servants clinging to the walls to avoid the running Iellon didn’t register in his mind.34c00322f1c0e975

Iellon admitted he had been too complacent. He used to watch Freesia closely but hadn’t recently. He recognized what was in her eyes.7b29b4195e65e732

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Even today, there was a biannual noble meeting. Noah wasn’t there because he was spying on the meeting.93f0540d619262c2

“It seems it’ll end later than usual because opinions aren’t aligning.”1bd3aa0664401753

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Noah had e13ef5a7d7 said during 619e020d59 a brief 93d6e2509e meeting a 4ce34b7e60 few hours dcaa15642d ago.ba5da4ae249ad54a

The palace was bustling, serving the high-ranking nobles gathered from across the country. For safety reasons, they couldn’t bring in more than a certain number of servants, so the palace staff had to handle everything, making their burden even greater.015e60fceb51beec

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Though it wasn’t difficult since they did it every year, the problem was that this year’s meeting was much longer than usual.749e4f1f9683a14d

The prepared c3482e608f meals were e1cd687f57 cooling, and ace8bf79a4 the schedule bfeebc3fb8 was disrupted. Unable to 5dedd7a228 complain since 8dc8445869 it was e19e70c0e9 for state a2a65f2b6e affairs, the e745abd370 servants had e9aa3e070a to move 2120afa666 busily.a6a3154de36c6201

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Even the prince’s nanny had to be called in due to the busyness.2aececf354f61f3b

Knowing that blaming himself wouldn’t solve anything, Iellon couldn’t stop his self-reproach. If he had paid a little more attention, if he had stopped the tea time at such an odd hour. Regret tasted bitter.ff0e03c6ad17463c

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Running with 76a057a5b0 a hardened bcc9f604ce face, Iellon 787b2d5c84 felt a f09721b25f part of f025e31bfe his mind bf2c65ad33 cool despite 00e602650f the deep ccc6be8cb1 anxiety. An unfounded confidence kept 9e7f9fc659 making him expect that 788b057c1b Carpe would be okay.a9bbe1c47436eb72

The future hero, the greatest emperor, the one who defeats evil. Carpe, who would be followed by such titles, couldn’t possibly die in a place like this.bbd905c8e4f54100

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Even thinking that, the reason he ran with bloodshot eyes was because he was Carpe’s brother. What brother wouldn’t act desperately when his sibling was in danger?cb2013cc37543249

After cursing the vast palace dozens of times, Iellon finally reached the sixth concubine’s room.9b39a6080244ff30

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Beyond the suddenly opened door, it was dark. The woman’s back, sitting by the window and looking outside, was straight. Ignoring Freesia, who didn’t even turn around, Iellon rushed to Carpe, who was slumped over the table.36832f78ba84effd

“Carpe!”3d8ec6607887a97e

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With trembling hands, he couldn’t even measure his temperature. Unable to tell if he was breathing, he finally heard the pounding heartbeat when he pressed his ear to his chest.c38b4b19ed866e26

He had never been 3778815d90 more grateful to a 498a080671 deity than at that 675eb1146d moment. While hugging 8fb3954e43 Carpe and 5c57bcba55 checking for 220111714c other injuries, fbe2251ddf he heard:263925413efcada5

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“He smiled and agreed when I suggested switching cups.”018c518351d5019b

Two empty teacups sat on the table. Even as he gently laid the merely sleeping Carpe on the sofa, his fingers wouldn’t stop trembling.8d39ac00c655ab18

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“He eagerly offered his cup, even at my ridiculous excuse of wanting something sweet today.”89729600d2c77418

“…”5dee2c86fd35b122

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“How could he know what I put in there? What I did? The poisoned cup was his, but he didn’t know.”5b70ffba906385d6

The moonless night sky was darker than usual, but the stars were still there. Starlight settled on Freesia’s cheek.403f6fb6d08377af

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“Why did you change your mind?”b0504283386868d9

A white 31d5cfdc70 hand opened 6a3f7ec2f7 the window. The flowers, enchanted 6dfac36f38 to never wilt, d67ca655fe swayed in the c71ba09909 starlight. Though flowers and 9f1f39a2bf autumn leaves seemed 0090614c42 mismatched, together they 1ebc290415 had a peculiar 5fb46f8669 charm.302f10ae455b07c1

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“I received so many freesia flowers because of my name. I hated them, but seeing them every day, I grew fond of them.”e9f2021900bcdd7a

“It was Carpe who asked to plant freesias in the palace garden. He insisted they had to be yellow, like his mother’s eyes, to give as a gift.”fdaaa5cfe4807a1e

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The scent 917471a946 of flowers dcb404eaef wafted through a9f74e230b the window. He had 0e528a0b84 a feeling 324fa13936 that this 8d0242a2a2 scent would 2f7080d231 make him b67d154de9 a little d506acd906 melancholic in a7dea29e87 the future.92e9c56ccad3b782

“…If only Carpe weren’t my son, it would have been better.”fb557b314e610661

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In the royal cemetery, there’s a nameless gravestone. And in front of it, there’s always a yellow freesia, even on days she didn’t tend to it.dbbfd8efaec4e3e7

At first, she thought 3a861b0478 it was Iellon meddling 927e05fd4a unnecessarily. But that devil was 5c7ebeb09e too busy to care 3bcf52fa7e about such things.d0eab425d3ff4d29

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Was it Dilla, or was it Carpe? Freesia still didn’t know which of the two it was. She probably never would.ed90bfcbd0834364

The emotion that pushed Freesia the most wasn’t anger. It was guilt.9d0b99f85c2bdc74

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The sin of loving the child who took her son’s place drove her mad.d60b81ac63cca5fe

If only he had a4950bf46c been a little less ad7e084884 perfect. If only he had d97147ef28 been a little less f1f0a42209 lovable. If only she 3fb7a5f245 could have just f88c45e217 hated him.f23770a4ca6961b7

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If only she 6f5494bd30 could have loved 97cf8220a0 Carpe freely.5846f317464e22f6

“He was too good a son to be mine.”a2032d10d43c402e

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“I know. He’s such a good kid that I’m sorry someone like me is his brother.”1c2581fe677e48d2

Even when she cursed, 31bf84765b hit, and whipped his 42c79d3f71 beloved real mother, Carpe 0cabd4cb6b never stopped approaching Freesia. His unwavering e1c7cfd040 affection was f776f763f8 like the 8da0bfaecc sun. Like the sunlight that a8b67347e6 makes flowers grow.6aee18621be6b14d

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With a cda638cb24 small cough, d7eec7499f red blood 9e2ea6ef65 gushed from 328ace9064 her lips, 1afabcd6f2 which still 052c4bdcb9 tasted sweet. Tears streamed 9154de4770 down her 6deb527374 cheeks.6fcfa6a765f4252c

“I never told him I loved him.”1e3f483cce65053c

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Her body, a51f1c3cfb which had 9355910001 been sitting 278ae5f975 all along, f4b1f11865 suddenly stood 6d6503abc2 up. Staggering, Freesia 3738817c6e turned and 3dbf414a1e reached for 71aec59ddb Carpe on a67b4fb071 the sofa, de02894345 sobbing.38aac8ab4e43cba4

“Not even once…”682abd0cd308a944

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Her hand didn’t reach. Her body fell onto the carpet without a sound. It was a quiet death under the new moon.ae78e93ba1cc62da

Iellon looked down 7107759f32 at the body, 52c1627370 dead as if 51a9ba170c asleep, with an 006194281f expressionless fac50432d08e2e27493

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