The Five-Year-Old Baby Princess Rules the Palace - Chapter 41

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#41. The Eye of God!

 

As she peered into the center of the small, rusted bronze mirror, a vivid blue eye clearly emerged in the previously cloudy mirror!

 

The eye that gazed at Eunhye while subtly trembling as if breathing suddenly began to extend thread-like rays of light.

 

“Ah?!”

 

Even at Eunhye’s death-like gasp, Domu Makgae kept her eyes tightly shut and stretched both hands toward the ceiling, while the shrine maidens’ prayers had already changed into a high-pitched melody.

 

Eunhye forgot to breathe and trembled with both hands, yet she did not let go of the Cheongmyeong Mirror she held.

 

Golden threads flowing from the blue eye stretched toward Eunhye.

 

“Huh?”

 

The extending rays of light began to slowly seep into Eunhye’s chest as she held her breath. It was an awe-inspiring sight, as if a pathway of light was being created between Eunhye and the Cheongmyeong Mirror.

 

After a moment, as the rays of light extending from the Cheongmyeong Mirror gradually disappeared, a cold and clear energy burst forth from Eunhye’s mouth as she finally exhaled the breath she had been holding.

 

“Ah…!”

 

One chosen by the goddess had been born. The young princess of Taeshin Kingdom, whom no one had expected, had become the owner of the Cheongmyeong Mirror!

 

The Cheongmyeong Mirror was a mirror that reflected the will of the gods, a divine artifact that revealed truth even amid the world’s turbidity, and a guardian talisman where the eye of god dwelling within the mirror protected its owner from evil spirits and vengeful ghosts.

 

If an unauthorized person dared to look into the Cheongmyeong Mirror, they would see the darkness within themselves and take their own life, or become mad, consumed by the evil desires they had been hiding.

 

Therefore, only those with pure and clear souls—those clean enough to contain the divine—could become the owner of the Cheongmyeong Mirror and hold sacred power within their bodies.

 

Makgae, who had been offering prayers to the heavens, slowly opened her closed eyes.

 

The young princess, still gripping the Cheongmyeong Mirror with both hands, was looking at her with a surprised face and tears glistening in her eyes.

 

“Princess, I congratulate you on becoming the owner of the Cheongmyeong Mirror.”

 

At Makgae’s clear voice, all the shrine maidens below the altar sang in unison of Taeshin Kingdom’s glory.

 

Makgae nodded gracefully, her eyes crinkling at the corners from the clear and noble aura emanating from Eunhye, then approached Eunhye and knelt down.

 

“This servant of god, Domu Makgae, greets the owner of the sacred Cheongmyeong Mirror.”

 

Last night, the god had shown her the Cheongmyeong Mirror opening its blue eyes to welcome its owner. So she had gone out to greet the one who would become the owner in front of Seongsucheong that morning, and how startled she had been to see the young princess standing outside the opening door.

 

Looking at Eunhye, who was now enveloped in a clear and noble aura filled with the divine power of the Cheongmyeong Mirror, Makgae felt truly ashamed of herself for having doubted the god’s prophecy, even briefly.

 

Eunhye looked at Makgae with a bewildered expression.

 

“Is this small mirror really a divine artifact?”

 

“Yes, Princess. The Cheongmyeong Mirror is a mirror that reflects the will of the gods and a guardian talisman that protects its owner from all evil things.”

 

“Earlier… some eye in this mirror looked at me.”

 

“Is that so? Were you frightened by it?”

 

“Hmm… I wasn’t scared, just surprised. Since some eye suddenly stared at me. But strangely, I felt refreshed.”

 

Makgae smiled gently at Eunhye’s cute expression and nodded.

 

“Originally, the Cheongmyeong Mirror, being a divine artifact, would cause unauthorized persons who dare to look into it to see the darkness within themselves and take their own lives, or become mad, consumed by the evil desires they had been hiding.”

 

“Gasp!”

 

Now that she heard it, wasn’t this truly a terrifying thing?

 

Eunhye looked down at the Cheongmyeong Mirror still in her hands and gulped nervously.

 

“However, since you felt awe and joy rather than fear after seeing the eye of god in the Cheongmyeong Mirror, you are certainly the owner of this divine artifact.”

 

Eunhye nodded at Makgae’s words, then asked with sparkling eyes.

 

“Then, is this mine now? Can I keep it?”

 

Makgae nodded.

 

“Yes, Princess. Until the day the god calls you, the Cheongmyeong Mirror will remain by your side as a guardian talisman.”

 

Ah, so I have to return it to the shrine when I die.

 

“Moreover, vengeful spirits with wicked auras will not be able to come anywhere near you.”

 

“Wow, so I won’t see ghosts anymore?”

 

At Eunhye’s question with wide-open eyes, Makgae smiled gently.

 

“You will only see beings that you permit in your heart and beings who will help you.”

 

Eunhye tilted her head as if she didn’t quite understand what that meant, then carefully picked up the golden flower she had set aside with one hand.

 

“Then, I can go now, right?”

 

As if she really intended to leave, Eunhye held the Cheongmyeong Mirror and the golden flower from the divine tree in both hands and moved to walk around the altar.

 

At that adorable sight, gentle smiles appeared on the faces of Domu Makgae and all the shrine maidens below the altar.

 

“Princess.”

 

Makgae stood up, calling to Eunhye who was about to descend from the altar, and put her hand inside her robes with a gentle smile.

 

“Yes?”

 

Makgae lowered herself toward Eunhye, who had a face that seemed to ask why she was being called, and smiled beautifully.

 

“Please excuse me for a moment.”

 

Then she carefully inserted a beautiful hairpin made of silver thread and jade shaped like a flower into the side of Eunhye’s hair, which she had taken from her robes.

 

“What is this… what is this?”

 

“This is a gift from this humble person who briefly doubted your divine power.”

 

“A gift?”

 

“Yes, it is called Baengryeongchim (White Spirit Needle), and it is another guardian talisman that will safely protect you from all poisons in this world.”

 

Although Eunhye couldn’t understand how a hairpin could protect her from poison, she nodded her small head.

 

“Yes, thank you. Then I can really go now, right? Jipyeong promised to come at sasi bangak (around 10 AM).”

 

At the sight of the adorable princess who made them want to laugh despite trying to hold it in, the lips of Makgae and the Seongsucheong shrine maidens all curled inward as they bit them to suppress their laughter.

 

“Yes, I will escort you outside. Oh, and just a moment…”

 

When Makgae gestured toward the area right below the altar, a young shrine maiden who had sprung up from her seat approached Eunhye with her head bowed.

 

“I greet Princess Eunhye. I am called Chorok, a shrine maiden of Seongsucheong.”

 

“Nice to… so… no, nice to meet you.”

 

It felt as if something in her head had broken and everything was jumbled up.

 

Eunhye tilted her head as she looked at what the shrine maiden, who appeared to be about the same age as Crown Prince, was offering with both hands.

 

“What is this?”

 

“These are pouches for the Cheongmyeong Mirror and the golden flower. I made them with my humble sincerity, though it may be insufficient.”

 

“Ah! Thank you. I shall treasure them.”

 

“I am honored.”

 

With Makgae’s help, Eunhye placed the Cheongmyeong Mirror and the golden flower into the small yellow and green silk pouches that the shrine maiden named Chorok had offered.

 

Two small pouches embroidered with mysterious patterns in gold and red thread were now in Eunhye’s hands.

 

“Then I can really go now, right?”

 

Looking at the princess who was eager to go outside, Makgae just smiled softly and carefully extended her white hand.

 

“May I attach those pouches to the waist string of your skirt?”

 

“Ah!”

 

Come to think of it, she couldn’t carry these divine artifacts around like this.

 

Eunhye handed the two silk pouches she was holding to Makgae.

 

“Please forgive me for briefly touching your royal person.”

 

Makgae carefully attached the two pouches containing the divine artifacts to the waist string of Eunhye’s skirt.

 

Rustle.

 

Including the pink pouch that Crown Prince Lee-hwan had given her, three pouches now hung cutely from Eunhye’s skirt waist string.

 

“It is done. From now on, you must always carry these pouches as if they were part of your body.”

 

“Yes! Thank you.”

 

Eunhye nodded vigorously, indicating she understood.

 

“Then can I really go now?”

 

At Eunhye’s adorable appearance, Makgae nodded as if she had no choice.

 

Originally, there should have been a ceremony where the Seongsucheong shrine maidens would offer congratulations to the new owner of the divine artifact, but it seemed the young princess did not want that.

 

“Yes, Princess. Now that all ceremonies are complete, please be careful never to separate the divine artifacts from your body.”

 

“Yes! Then let’s go now.”

 

Now, I really need to go to Queen Dowager Gwangjo and my wet nurse!

 

Unlike when climbing the altar, Eunhye descended the four steps with confident strides and walked with a bright smile along the path through the middle of the shrine maidens who looked at her with reverent eyes.

 

It was the moment when the young princess of Taeshin Kingdom, who had been rumored to be a half-wit, gained twenty-two new loyal subjects.

 

* * *

 

By the time the sun that had been hanging around the right end of the Seongsucheong quarters began to rise toward the middle of the sky, Lady Park and Lady Han, who had been stamping their feet for half a sikgyeong, had their eyes fixed on the large door through which Eunhye had entered.

 

“Your Highness, it’s been quite a while since our Princess went inside, hasn’t it? Nothing has happened to her, has it?”

 

At Lady Han’s worried question, Lady Park also swallowed her dry saliva and looked toward the large gate of Seongsucheong.

 

“Indeed… why is she taking so long to come out…?”

 

Lady Park glanced around nervously, feeling as if the late Emperor’s soul was nearby.

 

“Exactly. If Queen Mother or the other consorts find out that our Princess entered Seongsucheong alone, it would be truly terrible.”

 

Lady Han, unable to hide her anxious expression, bit her innocent thumbnail and stood on tiptoes toward the high walls of Seongsucheong.

 

[Oh, there she comes.]

 

Gwangjo, floating in the air and observing inside Seongsucheong, spoke in a delighted voice that only Eunhye could hear.

 

The divine protection that reached up to the sky along the high walls of Seongsucheong

 

Though the swaying divine energy prevented a clear view inside Seongsucheong, he could see the Inner Palace gate opening in the distance and a cute child of short stature walking as if skipping.

 

[Oho… seeing the extraordinary energy surrounding our little one’s body, she must have obtained the sacred relic. How admirable.]

 

Perhaps seeing the divine radiance surrounding Eunhye’s body, Gwangjo made a loud sound of joy with a pleased expression.

 

However, just as Lady Park and Lady Han, who couldn’t possibly hear Gwangjo’s voice, looked around with anxious faces and craned their necks toward the tightly closed gate of Seongsucheong!

 

Unlike before, the large gate of Seongsucheong opened with a heavy sound!

 

And the brightly smiling little Princess bounced out from within!

 

“Nanny, Lady Han!”

 

“Oh my goodness, Princess!”

 

“Princess!”

 

The two women ran toward her with arms wide open, as if they hadn’t seen her for ten years.

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