The Place Where I Was Sold as a Slave Was the Imperial Palace - Chapter 194



193 Lilitha in the Sleeping Imperial Palace

I found an old magic tool in the concubine’s mansion.

It was made by Rudy during his childhood when everything was lacking.

A video about the story of Cinderella, who was beaten by her stepmother, and becomes happy when she meets the prince.

I didn’t know it at the time, but Rudi had modified the light magic tool several times for Lilitha at night. After showing Cinderella, it had to be changed back to electric lights.

Now, there are countless magic tools by her side, but at that time, in the concubine’s mansion, there were only lights, water and fire magic tools that could be used right away. At that time, everything was precious and precious.

Lilitha lay on her side on the bed and brought the magic tool to her belly.

When I chanted a spell and activated the magic tool, the animated image swayed in front of my eyes. I watch Cinderella and the prince meet, dance, and run away at the sound of the bell announcing twelve o’clock, with my hand on my stomach.

“…”

I still remember.

In the dark space, unlike now, when a phoenix nestled on the desk, Lilitha did not forget the image of Rudy diligently moving the pen with her small hand. It always exists in one place in the heart.

“This is what my father made.”

Lilitha muttered in a low voice, but her stomach was still.

“…”

Lilitha asked after quietly placing her hand on her stomach.

“Tyra, do you really think the baby in your womb understands what I say or think?”

Tyra, who was kneeling on the floor next to the bed and staring at Lilitha’s stomach, said.

“no.”

“…yes?”

“I know that Your Majesty is a great man, but I think it’s a lie to say that the baby is hearing everything in the womb.”

“…”

Rudy put his hand on Lilitha’s stomach and talked to the baby every day until right before going out to sea. When Lilitha asked why she was talking to my belly, she replied with a very serious face.

[I’m letting my child know how much I love him. I’m waiting for you, so I’m telling you to be born healthy. Even if you are in the stomach, all the children are listening.]

That’s why Lilitha is copying it, but no matter how much I think about it, that doesn’t seem to be the case.

Tyra lightly rested her head on the bed. He tilted his head, pressed his cheek against the futon, and faced Lilitha.

“Think about it, Mama. Even a newborn baby can’t understand words? But how can a baby in the womb understand human speech? Even a genius can’t understand it.”

“I think so too. But your majesty is too serious.”

“That’s right. I can’t say such a thing in front of Your Majesty. But Your Majesty is a man, right? That’s why I don’t know.”

“Absolutely agree.”

I think I know because it’s in my stomach. It’s really nonsense that a baby can understand words.

If the baby understands words [Your mother is such a wonderful person. He is the world’s greatest knight. Dozens of people fall out every time I swing my sword], there was no way I could be quiet.

I can’t be quiet every time I move like that and tell my mom what a wonderful person she is.

“…Do you understand?”

“Mama, I don’t think so.”

Tyra’s gaze lingers in the air.

Lilitha’s eyes also turned to Cinderella, who filled the space.

This is the final scene of Cinderella. Cinderella, who went to the palace with the prince who came to meet her, was dancing happily.

“I like this scene the best.”

At Tyra’s words, Rilisha smiled lightly.

“I like it best when the prince comes to meet me.”

“That’s nice too. But I prefer this side, which is the complete version of happiness.”

“But I mean…”

***

“…That’s… I mean… haam.”

Lilitha yawns. The eyes were already half-closed.

Tyra responded to Lilitha’s nonsensical conversation for a moment, then quietly stood up.

Cover Lilitha’s body with a blanket.

Lilitha’s face was like a child, breathing lightly. In fact, he’s like a child, and once he falls asleep, he doesn’t wake up well.

This tendency intensified after she became pregnant, to the point where no one knew who was carrying her.

The lady-in-waiting, who was a little further away, approached and lowered the curtain on the bed.

Tyra quietly stepped out of bed.

Check each window for gaps in the curtains covering the windows.

The fire magic tools were already warming the room, but the cold energy from the windows and walls could not be completely removed. The cold night air comes in through a small gap.

‘It’s still a long way from winter.’

It was hot when the emperor left the palace, but the night became cold like winter before he knew it.

“Tira-nim, get some rest now.”

The two maids on duty for the day smiled and recommended a break. Tyra gave them a slight bow and quietly left the room.

My body shivered slightly from the chilly wind filling the hallway. Tyra clapped her cheeks with both hands, making a sound. It’s time to clear up your mind that has been a little loose.

…sick.

Tyra muttered to herself as she touched her tingly cheek.

‘Really, when I’m by Mama’s side, it just disappears. I have to stay alert.’

A small sigh came out.

The Empress of the Empire is pregnant.

The pressure on the ladies-in-waiting to watch and take care of such a huge event was enormous. You must always be tense. If something goes wrong with the fetus, the head literally falls off the body. It doesn’t matter whose fault it is.

However, when he was with the easy-going and easy-going Lilitha, the tension faded without his knowledge.

‘It’s really difficult.’

Still, I am with the ladies-in-waiting. It’s really fortunate to think that I might be in a position to fight the whole world alone by now.

‘Well, the head must have fallen off before then.’

Tyra covered her mouth and giggled.

I’m laughing now, but at the time, I was quite desperate.

When Ririsha’s pregnancy was first revealed, Tyra was prepared to fight everyone.

Unlike women in the grasslands who do all sorts of housework even after having children and move their bodies right before giving birth, the empire brutally forbids pregnant women from going out. Didn’t let me out of the room.

I heard that the higher the status, the worse this tendency is, and if there is even a slight risk of miscarriage, or if there is such a person in the family, there are cases where they are confined to the bed until the child is born.

Even the baroness had the idea that such an exaggerated measure could not be helped for the sake of the unborn child.

Even the baroness, who was supposed to be on the side of the empress more than anyone else. nobody else had anything to say.

I decided to fight anyway. I thought I couldn’t help it even if I lost my life.

Just as Lilitha saved him one day, he thought she had to help this time.

Lilitha would surely fall apart if she was restrained suffocatingly throughout her pregnancy. I couldn’t let it happen.

“…”

Looking back now, that was a bit of a silly idea. Do you have the strength to fight such a fight? He must have been quietly excluded from Lilitha’s side and kicked out of the imperial palace before he even started.

No, there was no need to fight before that.

‘I really am a fool.’

A sigh came out spontaneously.

The emperor treated Lilitha’s clothes, shoes, and surroundings with strictness like never before, but he nailed down that it was absolutely forbidden to detain her in the room.

The empress ordered that every day she should go for a walk, meet and talk with people, and listen to music. Let no one restrict the empress’ actions. The happiness felt by the empress was directly related to the happiness of the fetus, she said.

If it wasn’t for the emperor’s words, Lilitha’s situation would have been terrible by now.

I must have been alone in a room locked in a room, tied to a bed, and blocked from even the sunlight. Because being the heir to a country is so precious that it can’t be compared to something like breaking the heart of an empress.

Of course, Empress Lirisha didn’t even know that kind of back side.

I don’t think I’ve ever thought of it as desperately as I did back then.

“Tyra!”

“?”

Turning to the familiar voice, Levin grinned.

“Why are you making such a stupid face?”

I was surprised when I thought about why someone who was supposed to be out at sea was in the corridor of the imperial palace.

“Has Your Majesty returned?”

“Yes, the empress wanted to see you, so I came running. Your Majesty has entered the empress’ palace.”

Tyra involuntarily made a strange noise.

“OMG.”

Levin looks down at Tyra strangely. But even that was embarrassing enough that I didn’t care.

“What can I do? Mama is wearing a strange belly band right now.”

“Strange belly band? What is it?”

“Mama drew a picture…”

Tyra kept her mouth shut. Even Levin can’t tell you that.

Lilitha can’t embroider, but she can’t draw either. Its system is completely hopeless. I couldn’t sew, and the handwriting wasn’t very pretty.

No, from Tyra’s point of view, the handwriting seems to be pretty, but all members of the royal family write well. Whether you’re just writing all day long, drawing a line is an art.

According to the writing teacher, the letters written by the empress looked like rats eating them.

Lilitha doesn’t seem to be suited to the field of sitting down and calming down at all.

Levin said with a chuckle.

“Ah, are you talking about the picture story written by the empress?”

“Uh, how do you know that?”

When he raised his head in surprise, Levin tilted his head.

“Hey, don’t you think you can hide something from the attendants in this palace?”

“Could it be…Your Majesty knows?”

“Of course. I didn’t show it to you, but you already know the contents.”

“ruined.”

“It’s okay. Rather, Your Majesty is looking forward to it. What did you say, the world’s first fairy tale? Our Lilitha boasted to the attendants that she had a really great talent.”

“…”

His Majesty is a little strange. I’m glad it’s weird, but anyway, that’s not something to brag about.

Lilitha painted her long-awaited dream on a long piece of cloth. The baby doesn’t know the letters yet, so it’s like drawing a picture or something.

Saying that the emperor’s words that the fetus can understand speech may be true, he drew a detailed picture of the empress’s efforts to rescue her husband from the meeting between herself and the emperor.

Of course, it’s all bullsh*t and lies.

Besides, where in the world would there be an empress riding a white horse and defeating tens of thousands of enemies?

“I haven’t seen it myself, but is it that messed up?”

“…I can’t tell whether the characters are male or female.”

“…”

In addition, poorly wrapped belly bands do not look good. It doesn’t match at all with the empress’ desire to always be perfectly pretty in front of the emperor.

Taira went back to the empress’s room, but all the ladies-in-waiting were already outside.

When I asked if he hid the belly band from his eyes, the ladies-in-waiting shook their heads. everyone sighs

It is up to all of us to bear that shame.

Everyone seemed to be saying that with a sigh.

***

When the curtain of the bed was slightly tilted back, I could see Lilitha’s face breathing quietly. Open your mouth slightly and move your lips as if you are saying something.

‘Are you dreaming?’

As I listened quietly, I heard a small voice saying “Lu”.

“Are you dreaming of me?”

cute. If he loves you enough to miss you while sleeping, wouldn’t it be cute to have a real pumpkin with only lines drawn on your face?

The baroness stood by the bed when she came in and quietly lowered herself.

“Your Majesty, it’s cold. The Chief Chamberlain asked me for your Majesty. Forgive me for touching you for a while.”

As soon as he returned to the imperial palace, he simply soaked himself in water and dropped dust. The attendants hurriedly finished, but they stopped because they were busy. It made my hair a little wet.

If you dry it moderately, it will dry quickly if you leave it alone. But the chamberlain didn’t seem to think so.

The baroness came over quietly and wrapped her hair in a cloth. While drying her hair with a gentle touch, she reported the empress’s condition in a low voice.

“…Mama has been feeling fetal movements lately. At first, she seems to have thought that her internal organs were moving. I said that the intestines inside her body were moving.”

“You’re talking like an empress.”

The baroness gave a small laugh, pressing a towel through her hair.

“Are there any foods that you don’t particularly like?”

“Yes, as if morning sickness is a lie, everyone eats well.”

As the candle flickered, Rudy’s shadow on Lilitha’s face shook like a monster. The white face was swallowed by the darkness and reappeared.

“Your face has become a little rounder.”

“Huh, Mama will cry if you say that. Every day you look in the mirror and say that you want to go back to the past before His Majesty comes.”

“You look cute right now.”

“We say that too, but they hate it saying they look like children.”

Certainly, the rounder face makes her look much younger than her age. I feel like I went back to my childhood with my body covered.

When I looked at the cloth loosely wrapped around Lilitha’s stomach, the baroness said while hiding a smile.

“This is the story I told you before. The empress said that she wanted to become that way. She wanted to become a dark knight who would save Her Majesty from danger.”

When I gently wrapped my fingers around the belly band, I saw a strange picture that looked like a child’s drawing.

“Those monstrous teeth…”

“It’s the empress’s dark horse paired with Her Majesty’s.”

“A horse doesn’t have teeth like that.”

“He said he wanted a strong horse.”

“What is the black monster that looks like it’s been burned?”

“That’s Empress Mama.”

“It looks like a monster.”

“You really cry when you say that.”

“…”

“Please praise me.”

“…okay.”

No, I think it’s really great. There are no fairy tales for children in this era. However, she came up with the concept of assimilation on her own, in terms of prenatal education. I think my child is really great. I think so, but the picture is a bit…

I looked at the picture again, but I still didn’t think it was well drawn. couldn’t draw

The baroness stopped and walked away when her hair was almost dry. The baroness’s shoulders were shaking slightly as she lowered her head.

‘Am I laughing?’

After looking at Lilitha, who slept with a strangely painted belly band wrapped around her stomach and an old magic tool in her hand, Rudi kissed her on the forehead.

“I’m back, Lilitha.”

my sweet wife

Lying side by side, I looked at Lilitha’s face for a while and fell asleep.

*

When the next morning came, she was still sleeping.

I woke up alone and headed to the main palace to see government affairs.

When I was about to send a message to have lunch together after a hectic day of work, the chief chamberlain said that he hadn’t woken up yet. When I checked, he was still asleep.

In the afternoon, I wondered what it would be like to have tea time together. We haven’t seen each other in a long time, but we haven’t even talked to each other yet. I wanted to see Lilitha’s smiling face.

When she inquired at the empress’ palace to see if she was awake now, they replied that she was still sleeping.

And it’s dinner time.

“…”

Rudy looked down at Lilitha, who was sleeping, with the same face he had when he left, just changed direction.

“Are you sure you didn’t fall asleep, but passed out?”

When I asked that, laughter erupted from the mouths of the maids standing behind me.

No, I’m not joking, I’m seriously asking.

I was a little worried.

However, the ladies-in-waiting always answered, “He is sleeping.”

is it real