The Archduke’s Flower is in Jeopardy - Chapter 145



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Episode 145 Unmistakable happiness
2024.02.18.

　
The child and the old woman, seemingly not noticing Eidel’s presence, looked at each other and continued their conversation.

“So did you two fall in love at first sight?”

When the child asked in a clear and innocent voice, the old woman answered with a sad smile.

“Her woman realized that her love for her man was her love, but her man, who thought her feelings of love were useless, tried to deny his attraction to her woman. . “In that way, the two of them were unable to share their true feelings and their wounds piled up on each other.”

Idel, who was reminded of past memories by the old woman’s words, held onto her dizzy heart and frowned.

“Furthermore, trials that tried to separate the two continued to come. Then she heard the woman say that her special scent was a curse from her fairy that made her man subordinate. After much contemplation, she decided to leave his side for her man.”

“Was that scent really a fairy curse?”

“No way. Although recorded in history as a misinterpretation by her first emperor, Jupiter, her ladyship’s special scent was not a curse, but a blessing bestowed by a nymph. “In later generations, I hoped that Fleur’s descendants would achieve true love and that Jupiter’s descendants would realize the true value of love.”

The contents of the history book were wrong… … A light of relief appeared in Idel’s eyes as she finally learned the true meaning of her scent.

“But the two people who didn’t know this ended up breaking up. After her woman left her side, her man came to regret not having told her honestly how he felt. “I searched for her, risking everything I had.”

Eidel’s pupils twitched slightly as she heard the story the old woman was telling. It was a story about Caeron that she did not know in detail.

“She eventually found the woman, but her life was in danger. Her man was also in critical condition. With only one life left to save, her man decided to sacrifice his own life to save his woman. As he lay dying, he told his lady her belated confession.”

Eidel pursed her trembling lips. Transparent dew was filled under her eyes as much as her emotions were welling up. Idel, who had lost her mind at the time, only now learned how her Caeron had kept her alive.

“So her man died saving her woman?”

When her sorrowful child cried and asked, the old woman shook her head, stroking the child’s head soothingly.

“no way! By fully conveying her love for her woman to the point where her man risked her life… … The love between the two has come to full fruition. “With the fairy’s blessing, her man also miraculously saved her life.”

Her child seemed excited to hear that they were both safe and waved her adorable arms up and down.

“I’m so glad! Then, now the two of you will find love and be happy!”

When she heard her child’s bright laughter, her child Del also smiled brightly, wiping the tears from her eyes as if she were infected by the laughter.

“okay. There will definitely be only happiness in the future for the two of them. “It’s just like the language of this flower.”

With her kind face, the old woman placed a wreath of white, bell-shaped flowers on her child’s head. Idel’s eyes filled with joy as she discovered a familiar flower. Her wedding bouquet was a lily of the valley with the meaning of ‘I will definitely be happy.’

“Because your existence will surely bring happiness to those two people.”

“… … !”

At that moment, Idel opened her eyes wide as a powerful realization shook her entire body. Without realizing it, she walked towards the old woman and her child as if possessed. As her distance got closer and closer, the old woman looked at Idel and spoke to her.

“Now is the time. “In the meantime, the child grew up healthy and well.”

“no way… … That kid… … .”

When Idel could not continue her words with a trembling voice, the old woman spoke on her behalf.

“okay. Here and now… … “What kind of child will be born will look like what you imagined all along.”

As the old woman spoke, her child turned her head towards her. When she finally saw the face of the child she encountered, Idel was momentarily dazed. Her past conversation with Steward Pierre at the Siege of Elios flashed through her mind.

– Would you like to see this portrait here? It looks like he was younger than the portrait of His Highness the Archduke you saw earlier.

– oh my god… … !

– You look really lovely.

– Your Majesty also had times like this.

– Don’t you want to see this for yourself?

– Of course, it would be nice to be able to see it in person, but Your Majesty has already grown up.

– Since ancient times, when soybeans are planted, soybeans grow, and when red beans are planted, red beans grow.

– … … ?

– In short, your child will look just like you.

– … … !

Her Pierre’s hypothesis, which puzzled her at the time, was accurately verified.

‘I’ve always wondered what a child like Caeron would look like… … .’

The imagination she had been drawing while holding the eye roll in her stomach came from the image of Caeron in the portrait she had seen the other day.

‘I can’t believe we look so alike…’ … .’

Her child, looking at her now, seemed to be looking directly at the Caeron of her childhood. Her black hair that looks as soft as fluffy and her big eyes that seem to capture the blue sea are exactly like Caeron, who was like a baby angel in her famous painting… … .

There is only one thing that is different from Caeron… … .

“ah… … !”

At that moment, her child, who was looking at her intently as if searching for her, smiled brightly, and her child Del let out an exclamation filled with emotion that had seeped deep into her heart.

While Caeron in her portrait was expressionless, the child smiled so lovingly that the hollows in her plump, bright red cheeks were clearly visible.

She said, “He is different from Jupiter’s bloodline, which was cold and arrogant. “Seeing this child makes me look forward to the future of Jupiter’s imperial family and empire.”

The child, receiving the happy gaze of her old woman, stretched out her hand towards her as if she wanted to be held by her child Del. Eidel came closer and carefully held the child in her arms. Her warm body temperature, along with the fresh scent of lily of the valley, penetrated deep into her heart.

“Now go quickly and take the child. “Someone is looking for you very desperately.”

Before Idel left her hut, she greeted the old woman with all her heart.

“Thank you, old man… … .”

“Thank you. “I was happy to be able to watch your love.”

See you again. My lovely children.

She was seen off by the old woman, and Idel, holding her child in her arms, began to walk down the path that led out of her hut.

She was swayed by a gentle breeze as the flowers and trees in full bloom around her swayed as if to greet her. The scent of the forest wrapped around Idel and her child, as if protecting them.

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“… … Eidel, open your eyes! Idel! please!”

Has the emperor’s earnest wish, for which he had been calling so loudly, finally reached him? Finally, the Empress’s closed eyelids slowly began to open.

“Your Majesty the Empress! “Are you out of your mind?”

Marlene hastily wiped away her tears and held Idel’s hand. The imperial court doctor who was next to her also shouted with joy when he saw Idel with her eyes open.

“Her Majesty the Empress has regained consciousness!”

Caeron buried her face in her palms, mesmerized by the good news delivered from inside her veil. The ten minutes that Eidel was unconscious felt like ten years to him.

“ha… … .”

Her deep sigh of relief flowed from Caeron’s lips. It was when he was wiping away his heated eyes and washing his face.

Without a moment to pause, another piece of news came that broke his soul.

“His Majesty Xiao is about to come out!”

“Your Majesty the Empress! Cheer up!”

Surprised, Caeron lifted his buried face. At the same time, the sound of a baby crying announcing the birth was heard in his ears.

“His Majesty Xiao was born!”

With the birth of the child, the bedroom was filled with the scent of lily of the valley. Overwhelmed exclamations from the palace dwellers filled with joy erupted here and there.

However, none of these situations occurred to Caeron. There was only one thing that mattered to him.

Finally, the curtains on the bed were removed. He walked towards the woman lying on the bed, holding a child wrapped in swaddling clothes.

“Caeron… … .”

Eidel, spotting him approaching, smiled faintly. Even though she must have been exhausted from giving birth, her face was filled with joy.

“It’s our child. “It looks just like you.”

Idel looked down at her child with warm eyes. The smile deepened on Idel’s face, as she already knew what her child would be like when he grew up a little more, even though he was her baby now.

“You’re so pretty when you smile. If you saw it too… … !”

Before Idel could finish speaking, Caeron bent down and wrapped his arms around her. At the same time, the embarrassed palace officials lowered their badges and hurriedly left the place.

Her bedroom was quiet except for the sound of her child’s whimpering breathing. After burying her face in his shoulder for a while, he opened her mouth in a low voice.

“… … I miss you.”

It was a short speech, but I could clearly feel how he felt as he stayed by her side throughout her childbirth.

“The bill to establish the Imperial Diet has been passed. On my way home with the news you’ve been waiting for… … How… I felt when I heard she was unconscious. … .”

The tightness in her throat clouded her words for a moment. She said again that she was afraid that she would not be able to feel this body temperature, that she would not be able to feel this scent, as he swallowed it into her mouth.

“sorry. For worrying you… … .”

It was only then that Idel realized that she had lost consciousness while she was visiting her old woman in her fairy forest. She also realized who the old woman had spoken of and who was desperately looking for her.

“While you were unconscious… … “A lot of regrets passed through her head.”

From having to leave her when she was about to give birth because the plan to establish the Imperial Diet could not be approved in advance, to being unable to do anything in an emergency situation and having no choice but to wait for news beyond the veil… … . The more I thought about it, the more I regretted everything.

“The thing I regretted the most was… … “I couldn’t tell you this before she was about to give birth.”

Her Idel lifted her head from where it had been buried on her shoulder and her Caeron made direct eye contact with her. Her sparkling, deep blue eyes contained only her.

“… … “I love you, Eidel.”

Although she had already felt her emotions from all of his eyes and gestures towards her, her sincerity that he conveyed directly was engraved in her heart. Idel, who had calmed her trembling breathing, responded to him.

“… … “I love you too.”

Even though her cheeks were blushing shyly, her light green eyes with an upright shine remained firm and unwavering.

“Caeron you… … . And even the unmistakable happiness that came to us.”

A bright smile like a blooming flower bud bloomed on her lips.

Idel held her dearly with one hand around Caeron, who held her in her arms, and with her other hand she held the other Caeron in her arms.
　

The flower that swayed precariously in the harsh wind and waves… … Finally, it took root and bore fruit.

It was an unmistakable happiness achieved after overcoming hardships and adversity.

– Completion –