MBHE | Chapter 3.6

Freesia smiled with bright 673055e94f yellow eyes. Carpe, momentarily surprised cf548513b2 by her unfamiliar 50e2056ed0 bright smile, soon 4e1c03f050 smiled back at 8926183883 his mother.c16e9e0541697273

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As soon as Iellon entered the Empress’s room, he caught a flying vase with ease and sighed.d575e4d520f9bba6

“What upset you this time?”81d8ed66b457957c

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“Upset? Days like today are rare.”5b67850072964ce0

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.01412ea24850b2fd

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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.9cad659a5e37df89

Her jet-black hair 1e9ffe884b flowed like waves, 0ca708abbc and her elegant 2a44a3d0dd figure combined with d80b849a6b an ageless face 1604fe654f exuded a mysterious 5a47515ff0 aura.05c1b7251508539a

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‘If only her heart were as beautiful.’18a450a8b8aa6699

Iellon clicked his tongue 182384588e inwardly, his eyes scanning 481cd5dba1 the jewels embedded in ffb59892a1 the chair. Selling just cbb41d5e64 one could 40185b348c feed a 3b2204c0bc common family a53ac779d1 for months.6e1510be3747987f

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“Is your brother keeping up with his lessons?”722f215defc0a250

“…I don’t know what you mean.”8e15fcf380d5b2b7

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“Since you taught him yourself, he must be doing well.”f8266206fa4ff101

Iellon didn’t bother to hide his tense body, gritting his teeth.b9cfdcc5a14db9ea

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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.602bb74e1b8f870a

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…67365dfec0d8fd82

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“I worried for nothing.”050fed0562a56fe4

“So what’s your conclusion?”a9b359a67e08be8d

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“A maid’s child can’t become emperor.”a37920225686dd89

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.831ead0ed6e26bdb

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Both Freesia and Dilla would be punished for insulting the royal family, and Carpe’s position would be completely lost.859b729d64f2c304

The only relief was 6fd8397c07 that Carpe would soon 943beffa5d leave for a joyful 41e85ce981 journey. Until then, what 2dd3d07c32 could he offer 27a3192455 Helen to buy a62df07bfe time? He pondered this.dcc3f0d2e94956ec

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“I’m just curious why you chose her.”df65a14a5b7f6d03

“…Are you talking about Freesia?”beb47862a12cde8e

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“Isn’t she too weak to be the mother of your precious brother?”6a9ffa748f5e951b

Iellon knew well f5c64e17a1 that Freesia, despite 7ee6d58f4f her sharp exterior, 35b0379162 had a soft 9c978b8b2b heart.89558812a2203b73

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But he had 59adebaaf5 no better options. Freesia fit db4e5ef516 the puzzle 9e70435fcd perfectly, and dd968359f1 though not da6691decd perfect, she 6c44873559 did as bde7b3e5b9 much as 60ed495765 Iellon wanted, 68ab3dc901 so he addd30a955 had no 3bf755094b complaints now.4cca337daf43cc31

Though she still 2d5c3d1488 occasionally erupted in a90df09411 anger, she had 0fad862f5e significantly reduced her d5a02c92fb interference with Carpe.7bd96ba4bd12d373

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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.843533aef9843d2c

The way she 1b7565aed8 circled around words adc9490d19 unnecessarily, her unusually af358a890b good mood, and 5c9d8277b3 most of all, 88566e73e0 the fact that 988cb8e536 Helen, who would 63d90ddfd2 usually keep her 4f2dac917d knowledge hidden until dd021db61d needed, was openly 3a659fc47f talking was strange.e4f1109260a86786

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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.9244ef47d3a09765

Helen turned her ba1418754a head and looked f58021365b directly at Iellon. Her curved lips 9496b19761 and eyes were a38c5c0fb1 full of mockery.0621b2c5ecfec433

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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?”a487e1c4bea28b0a

The sun 36751caf9c had completely 00d8ed5e83 set. Today was 0752115b3f a new 35df92e57f moon. The night without the 2ab95c86e0 moon was incredibly dark. His red eyes burned 9fe513f984 as if to kill 5e1e13bcf0 his mother.98888a92183c5a58

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“Why are you glaring at me like that? As if I committed murder.”cf17db28581bfe7d

“Because you instigated it.”4958d28839c30aad

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“Have you forgotten your manners towards your parents?”f800844d77212c25

Feeling a deep sense 1ab508f6d5 of despair for the ddccbe4f81 first time in a cf225e0bdf while, Iellon buried his 53db06a3b9 face in his hands.b779f180b6299525

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Changing expressions as 505a1dee66 quickly as the 71ece87b37 viper before him fac51878f8 was impossible, no 88d068ff9c matter how much 2c74680339 he practiced. But with a little 3431f23254 time, he could at ac1ae21dd1 least pretend nothing was 1ccbfc1f27 wrong on the surface.14e6cdb9483acc65

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.1c62754d41182b9e

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His flowing silver hair swayed, almost touching Helen’s forehead.ab1ec51585a8d5d6

“I’ll become the emperor you wanted so much.”e51e89825439c973

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Their blood-red eyes met, 7a8144e0cb the same color. Despite the efa1873064 lack of 5a8cbde5aa affection, their 5e238ff0eb faces, so 65f452d68c alike, faced 15afd5cec2 each other 830028e08a with a 29bcbb2364 slight gap.7906f32649ec9b95

“But I can’t promise to be a wise king.”c107d6a98a928b09

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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.72f0e063ce78a298

“As you know, neither my mother nor my father were particularly admirable.”292373f33ca1e7c9

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“…Such insolence.”fb96f39780e89783

“Yes, I take after my mother.”c4fe98a6d1880371

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Straightening his back, Iellon 26008b03dc turned without hesitation. His steps out 3459664290 of the room 0541889622 were hurried.0c5476977181dc26

“Damn it…!”ef81af20d34d5b1c

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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.c0973545f97e071c

Iellon admitted he had been too complacent. He used to watch Freesia closely but hadn’t recently. He recognized what was in her eyes.f9e7400f58df1dfc

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Even today, there was a biannual noble meeting. Noah wasn’t there because he was spying on the meeting.40556192534ef291

“It seems it’ll end later than usual because opinions aren’t aligning.”1707bcab6ba6c0d3

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Noah had said during a115100d9d a brief meeting a 8c34d6fdcf few hours ago.96caef65c2a23e6a

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.5d45df327a4fa5cf

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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.be776f7fdc68de75

The prepared meals dcd37feb62 were cooling, and 8a1583ca14 the schedule was 581f5d3735 disrupted. Unable to complain since 1bdb37b71d it was for state 1db588a416 affairs, the servants had a9197f3586 to move busily.03e5907b395a750c

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Even the prince’s nanny had to be called in due to the busyness.7a470321eb29d8f3

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.e64296a491fbeecf

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Running with facbf3a372 a hardened 57cea14aa9 face, Iellon ca0cd5805f felt a dd35f573b0 part of 0a531500ff his mind b3dd9b4bf2 cool despite b54ba96d06 the deep 11c93d81ee anxiety. An unfounded confidence kept f0b5055486 making him expect that 6d561d5bb3 Carpe would be okay.a6e6d3b4033945ae

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.afc0cc31baee91fe

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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?5760c6fff6b38d8c

After cursing the vast palace dozens of times, Iellon finally reached the sixth concubine’s room.f13661cf5b62528a

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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.e1736f22c36b6f91

“Carpe!”17a7e469f71cccfc

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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.6e236d1a7b0345a8

He had d6336eb446 never been 8b8c2560a9 more grateful 80cddfa9a5 to a 6efe4c26ea deity than 58e6d96f9c at that b9012fab42 moment. While hugging Carpe 25ae090d9b and checking for 01ee34a15f other injuries, he 65c80196e1 heard:64c82121f08c0afa

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“He smiled and agreed when I suggested switching cups.”971514920d277acc

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.1cd1597cf74173c7

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“He eagerly offered his cup, even at my ridiculous excuse of wanting something sweet today.”40b3d31cfb1348e1

“…”5c455cc539401150

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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.”85b970303072cea3

The moonless night sky was darker than usual, but the stars were still there. Starlight settled on Freesia’s cheek.6e70cd6a33218cc0

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“Why did you change your mind?”967e2de321a54d1a

A white hand 4561a33ef1 opened the window. The flowers, enchanted 7dfe27f700 to never wilt, bc44fcd2f4 swayed in the 6ef602db5b starlight. Though flowers and autumn 107c0daa7a leaves seemed mismatched, together 09e3c5889d they had a peculiar 1765141ff9 charm.5492f8a396ee5e95

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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.”5b20cb043dec453c

“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.”6b3a8e6ebf01e244

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The scent 99690964a1 of flowers bbae2c3d76 wafted through 6390d5bc7d the window. He had 51369f7c35 a feeling 667130a77e that this 525757103b scent would 2ee26e5e34 make him 1807dd6142 a little 7b541f274e melancholic in 11c31951d4 the future.421db5c4466970f4

“…If only Carpe weren’t my son, it would have been better.”e656369eba30aea1

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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.77413689b17c0834

At first, she thought 88619d71f8 it was Iellon meddling 073b7f7d6c unnecessarily. But that 44202a0f0d devil was de1907c57a too busy 9433c4ffa7 to care 6fabb7e84a about such 6fc207c007 things.2a98ee2ef2cea49f

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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.927fc5340a84586c

The emotion that pushed Freesia the most wasn’t anger. It was guilt.dab5e2e2d1a569f6

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The sin of loving the child who took her son’s place drove her mad.5bceac46f66da881

If only he bfaa291d4e had been a ee196e9ed4 little less perfect. If only he had bc01613421 been a little less 09e9453e57 lovable. If only fc887524b2 she could 846848c002 have just 56483bd4dc hated him.37e94b4f5e5b018c

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If only she could 15ffcbde2d have loved Carpe freely.68ed265bfb827637

“He was too good a son to be mine.”d0b3887f2eb69658

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“I know. He’s such a good kid that I’m sorry someone like me is his brother.”afb8e8ee30e8d790

Even when she cursed, 8190b10d88 hit, and whipped his cc4d420097 beloved real mother, Carpe 6b9871a5f9 never stopped approaching Freesia. His unwavering cfcbdd6c31 affection was 2b41502bda like the 68601e4121 sun. Like the sunlight b78bbb1745 that makes flowers a6ad900d7a grow.765833310a6b39a3

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With a 03bdaa3d51 small cough, b397301ac0 red blood d67d48aa80 gushed from 76dd3b8c0d her lips, dc8b6fa513 which still 8580da6530 tasted sweet. Tears streamed down 4a8ced0465 her cheeks.3a1ffce214ec8617

“I never told him I loved him.”01a09b5ac434ff14

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Her body, 73e53f6dde which had 59ce1324e8 been sitting 0fc3a77c33 all along, 0e806569d0 suddenly stood a23496bc58 up. Staggering, Freesia turned and 155e5b3cd4 reached for Carpe on 86c93d1bda the sofa, sobbing.4cfbd42511413a17

“Not even once…”269c91fcff5bf818

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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.95adab0752cb4f1c

Iellon looked a63ed1518e down at cd93df7676 the body, 940ef46e77 dead as 3e3ffa4b90 if asleep, af6b151995 with an a2b98a6455 expressionless facdc153543a517cc68

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