The Five-Year-Old Baby Princess Rules the Palace - Chapter 80

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#80. The Day the Blood Moon Rose

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The dark blue water stretching before her eyes met the azure sky, appearing so distant that its end was nowhere to be seen.

Moreover, above her head, strange-looking birds flew around Eunhye, each making peculiar sounds.

Where is this place?

As she wiggled her bare feet without even socks, the small stones between her toes made cute rustling sounds.

It sounded like the white foam created by the rushing waves was laughing ticklishly.

It was a mysterious place she had never visited since birth. And… someone unknown was beside her.

‘This is truly a wondrous place.’

At Eunhye’s admiration as she spoke while looking at the water bubbles tickling between her toes, the person beside her nodded.

‘Is it not? I too have always considered this place wondrous.’

‘Is that so? I have never seen such vast land and water in my life. Where is this place?’

‘This is called the sea.’

‘The sea? Sea. Even the name is mysterious.’

Eunhye kept repeating the word “sea” and smiled at the person beside her.

‘I am very happy to have come to the sea.’

‘Are you happy?’

‘Yes, very happy.’

To Eunhye who smiled brightly saying she was happy, the person beside her lowered their head and asked in a whisper.

‘What color does this seawater appear to you?’

At the ominous voice different from before, Eunhye startled and looked at the endlessly stretching sea before her eyes.

‘Ahhh…!’

The endless waves that had been rippling dark blue just moments ago! Had all turned bright red like blood and were surging violently!

And from within the fiercely surging blood, hundreds of hands suddenly stretched out, rushing toward Eunhye!

‘Kyaaaaa!’

At such a terrifying sight, as Eunhye screamed and tried to run away, a cold hand firmly grabbed her shoulder.

‘You must look clearly. Do not run away. That bitter blood-colored resentment dwells within the blood flowing in Princess Eunhye’s body.’

‘Kyaaaaa! Let go! Release this hand!’

It was then.

Someone warmly grasped Eunhye’s struggling hand. And a familiar voice reached her ears.

‘Do not be afraid, Princess. I shall be with you.’

‘I’m scared! I really hate these things!’

‘I will share it. I will share it together with you, Princess.’

When she looked up at the gentle voice wiping away her tear-filled face…

Jihoo was there.

“Gasp!”

“Princess!”

“Are you conscious!”

Eunhye, who had opened her eyes wide, turned her head frantically.

“Where is he!”

“What do you mean, Princess!”

Her small face, pale and covered with sweat and tears, looked at Lady Park and gradually frowned before bursting into loud tears.

“It was scary, Nanny. Waaah, the bright red water and the hands that turned red just… waaah!”

“Oh my, our Princess… you had a terrible dream. It’s alright, it’s alright now.”

Lady Park tightly embraced Eunhye, who was still trembling as she burrowed into her arms. But Eunhye continued crying, shaking her head as if to say no.

“They said their resentment flows in my blood. Sob sob. Nanny, do you know what that means?”

“Oh my, Princess. What nonsense are you speaking? Who would harbor resentment toward someone as kind-hearted as our Princess? You simply had a terrible dream, so please shake it off now.”

Lady Park, who had preciously embraced Eunhye, slowly rocked back and forth while patting her small back.

Surely, today’s outing outside the palace must have been very exhausting. How could it not be? She had gone outside the palace for the first time since birth and returned without even eating lunch.

Lady Park closed her eyes with a pitiful expression, recalling Eunhye who had returned about half an hour ago, carried on Lady Park’s back while sleeping deeply.

“You must be very hungry too? Lady Han went to the kitchen to prepare the beef meatball stew and steamed eggs that you like, Princess.”

As Eunhye gradually calmed her heart while being held by Lady Park, Jihoo’s face from her dream came to mind.

‘Do not be afraid, Princess. I shall be with you.’

During that terrifyingly frightening moment, the warm touch and voice that had grasped her hand.

Eunhye raised her small hand and stared at it quietly.

It was definitely that boy Jihoo…

Why did that boy appear in my dream?

And strangely, the place called the sea that she saw in her dream seemed to be the same place she had seen in the dream where the shrine maiden of Haeyongguk appeared some time ago.

The shrine maiden who had white cloth tied over where her eyes should have been, leaving only bright red bloodstains, chanting resentful spells toward the sky.

And the large staff that had stabbed toward her…

Eunhye closed her eyes again and frowned across her small face.

‘I should tell Queen Dowager Gwangjo about this quickly.’

Eunhye, whose heart was still pounding, took a deep breath and wriggled as she sat up from Lady Park’s embrace.

“I’m okay now.”

At Eunhye’s whispered words, Lady Park stopped her gentle patting and sent a look asking if she was really alright.

“I’m really okay now.”

Eunhye nodded with a voice still containing moisture and wiped away the tears remaining around her eyes with her sleeve. Then she wriggled down from Lady Park’s embrace and examined her colorful hanbok outfit here and there.

The palace pouch containing the goddess Sinmul, the wooden Sapsali dog her brother had given her, and the pouch containing Sinmok’s flower were properly tied to her underskirt’s waist string.

Eunhye, who had completely calmed her heart, looked out the window that was already becoming dark and asked.

“Nanny, when did I start sleeping?”

“You seemed to fall asleep on Lady Park’s back on the way back. You slept about another half hour more in the bedroom.”

“Ah, I see.”

At Eunhye’s nodding words, Lady Park got up from her seat and took out clothes to change into from the chest, asking.

“Princess, how about taking a warm bath before the evening meal?”

Then Eunhye, who had pressed her small hand against her sweat-dampened bangs, smiled faintly and nodded as if that would be good.

“Then I shall go out and prepare the bath water immediately.”

After Lady Park left the room and Eunhye was alone, she called for Gwangjo in a quiet voice.

“Queen Dowager, where are you? I have something I wish to ask.”

Then, as if he had been waiting, the king who appeared was not Gwangjo but Yeonjo.

Yeonjo, who appeared as if he had entered through the right window, looked at Eunhye in her colorful hanbok and made an awkward expression as he entered the room.

[I heard it’s been over an hour since you returned, so why are you still wearing commoner’s clothes?]

Eunhye pouted her lower lip toward Yeonjo, who was making unnecessary complaints while looking at her, and turned her head this way and that.

[What! Are you dissatisfied that I came instead of King Gwangjo? You clearly called for Queen Dowager, so I came.]

“Ah… that’s right. I just said Queen Dowager.”

Despite her answer, Eunhye felt slightly dejected. Unlike Queen Dowager Gwangjo, Queen Dowager Yeonjo seemed to find her quite disagreeable, making Eunhye feel uncomfortable.

[If this old man makes you uncomfortable, I’ll just leave. His Majesty will come soon.]

It was when Yeonjo, also seemingly offended by her apparent reluctance to his visit, was about to leave while making his spirit form dim.

“Queen Dowager, I have something I’m curious about.”

Yeonjo, who had made his fading spirit form clear again, quietly sat down to Eunhye’s left as she sat with her head deeply bowed.

[Tell me. Child, I already heard that you did well with that half-wit uncle of yours today.]

Did Uncle tell you everything while I was sleeping? How? Uncle can’t even hear the Queen Dowagers’ words?

Seeing Eunhye’s head pop up with curiosity, Yeonjo couldn’t help but smile slightly.

Wasn’t she quite lovely wearing commoner’s colorful hanbok instead of a palace princess’s attire? Moreover, having sweated a lot while sleeping, her baby hair on her forehead had become curly, which was extremely cute.

“Why… are you smiling?”

[Ahem, ahem, when did I smile? Well then, tell me what you’re curious about.]

At Yeonjo’s question, Eunhye, who had lowered her head again and paused for a moment, opened her mouth with a careful voice.

“Queen Dowager… by any chance… is our Royal Family cursed?”

Yeonjo’s dark gray eyebrows twitched thickly.

[What did you say?]

Unable to see Yeonjo’s expression due to her bowed head, Eunhye opened her small lips again at the questioning sound.

“By chance, does Queen Dowager also know about the bitter resentment flowing through my bloodline?”

Yeonjo, who had been watching Eunhye with her head down and chest heaving greatly while unable to smooth his furrowed brows, finally slowly opened his mouth.

[Child, can you tell this grandfather where you heard such words?]

In the quiet room where not even breathing could be heard, in the space where all movement seemed to have stopped, a rippling wave was suddenly felt.

[Child! This grandfather is a bit late!]

Gwangjo appeared with a roar so loud it seemed like it would shake the room.

Eunhye quickly raised her head that had been lowered, and a pleased light flashed in her eyes for a moment, while great worry instantly clouded Yeonjo’s dark pupils.

“Queen Dowager, I have returned safely.”

At Eunhye’s greeting as she looked up at Gwangjo, a faint smile seeped into Yeonjo’s eyes that had been sunken low.

What could be so good about that fierce great king that this chestnut-sized child smiles so brightly?

[Yes. You worked hard. This grandfather heard all the reports that your uncle submitted to your father.]

Then Eunhye’s eyes, which had been serious until now, widened with a gleam.

Uncle submitted his report to Father, not Queen Dowager?

Then, does Father also know that I can see ghosts and received their help?

Then, as if reading Eunhye’s thoughts, Gwangjo laughed heartily.

[If he had said he took you out of the Palace, would your uncle’s neck remain intact? Hehehe.]

“Huh?”

When Eunhye blinked, unable to understand Gwangjo’s words at all, Yeonjo beside him chuckled and continued.

[Your father has also been watching Lord Jeongbin for a long time. So he separately entrusted this matter to your uncle.]

“Ah…!”

[Child, while you were sleeping, that half-wit already reported about catching Choi’s spy who took the poisonous mushrooms from the apothecary, completely omitting the fact that you left the Palace.]

Watching Eunhye nod as if she finally understood, Gwangjo asked with a bright smile.

[So, how was it going out? This grandfather is very curious since it’s been over five hundred years since I’ve been outside the Palace.]

Then Eunhye’s face became brightly smiling as she looked up at Gwangjo and Yeonjo with sparkling eyes.

“All the people looked very busy and happy! The soup and meat pancakes the people eat were incredibly delicious, and the general store where people go had so many amazing things!”

[Hahahahahaha! You little one, you’re going to run out of breath.]

Unlike Gwangjo who was laughing, not knowing what to do with how cute Eunhye was, Yeonjo’s gaze was heavy with fine wrinkles between his brows.

Bitter resentment and the Royal Family’s curse…

The five-year-old princess, the 18th generation descendant of Taeshin Kingdom, whose spiritual sight opened for unknown reasons.

Why would this child, who received the golden flower that extends life by the Divine Tree’s choice and became the owner of the divine object called Cheongmyeong Mirror, say such things?

At the antics of the five-year-old princess who seemed to have forgotten all the frightening words she had said to him earlier, Yeonjo let out a long sigh through his nose and slowly closed his eyes.

The day nineteen years ago when the blood moon rose was approaching…

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