Joseon Royal Palace, Queen's quarter
*In a big and luxurious room, a small boy opened his eyes. This is none other than the young Prince Yong Kang (10 months old), but as soon as he got up, he was again lost in his thoughts.*
(No matter what I say, the life of a prince is very luxurious and comfortable. Most of the day I have nothing to do other than eating, sleeping, playing, and running around while exploring the queen's residence. Father also came to visit us every 2-3 days. In my past school life, I thought that he was hardworking, but seeing it in real life feels completely different. He even looked paler than the first time I saw him, and those bastards in the court gave Father even more headaches. It seems being a king is a pretty hard job; he lacks power, not responsibility. Well, I don't need to think about the responsibilities for now, at least.
Right now most of the time I was either taken in hand by my mother or handled by the court ladies. Even though it has been almost 3 months since I started walking on my own and almost 2 months since I started running around the queen's residence, I was always heavily guarded even though I was always inside the queen's residence. Always followed by my mother's trusted court ladies, life of caged luxury. It's boring to do the same things every day, but I think for her my safety comes first.
Even now the one thing that gives me the real problem is that I have to pretend and behave like a child. Oh man! It's awful. How long do I have to endure it? My mind feels like it will go crazy, even though I am a child but only in body; in my brain, I am a mature adult. There are many things in my mind, but suddenly I was interrupted.)
Court ladies entered in the room.
"It looks like Your Royal Highness has woken up," said a court lady.
"Let us prepare you, your highness" said court lady 2.
"Hmm! Ok,"
(After that they bring a tub of warm water; the temperature is perfect, and they wash me very carefully.)
After dressing up, I go to my mother's room to do morning greetings and eat breakfast. Then, as usual, I left to play with eunuchs and court ladies and almost played the whole morning, and it's fun to play without any tension food. It was horrible to eat cup noodles every day in my previous life, and when I returned to my mother's chamber, I met my grandfather on the way, yes, my mother's father.)
"Good morning, Grandfather."
(But instead of replying, he looked at me with his deep eyes and then left. No respect for royalty. Though I have seen him many times in the past, every time his eyes give me chills to my bones. If I didn't have an adult mentality, I would be crying by now.
The rest of the day wasn't anything much; after eating lunch with my mother, I rested for some time and then left for the royal garden.
A beautiful garden, very big but peaceful, full of flowers, a small pond, and a little pavilion in the middle perfect for garden parties.
It was built specially for my mother, attached to her residence, and because of that, it was one of the few places I was allowed to come.
It was almost evening when I saw a familiar red dragon robe. Not only that, but it was none other than my father, the king, waking with my mother, the queen, together. They look beautiful. In my previous life, I heard it was a very crucial political marriage arranged by my grandfather, the late king, but now when I look at them, it feels like they love and respect each other very much.)
..........
King and Queen are waking together without any servents.
"Your majesty, your face looks paler than the last time"
"I am all right; the head physician said I am recovering so don't worry to much my queen"
"Well that's good news to hear YOUR MAJESTY"
" Ha ha ha! It's good to make you happy, my queen"
"Your Majesty, please don't say those words; it's embarrassing,"
"We are alone, my queen don't think to much about rules"
the queen, looking very embarrassed.
" Still your majesty,"
"Ok, ok, I won't say things like that anymore, so don't be embarrassed my dear wife"
"Your Majesty"
* Both are taking it very happily. *
........
The Young Prince CAME TO GREET THE KING AND QUEEN
" Father, Mother, how are you?"
"Ah! It's you, my child" said the king.
"Why are you alone? Where are the servants?" asked the queen.
"You are again running around on your own, ha! " Said the king a little seriously.
" If something happens like last time, I won't save you and let your mother handle it"said the king.
" I will be more careful" said the young prince with his face down
*He remembers what the last time means.*
......
Flashback starts.
On a sunny day the young prince is running around the queen's residence to get rid of his boredom and also wants to find something new to do, and the servants are running behind him.
" Your highness please don't run like that" said court lady 1
"Your Highness, you will get hurt if you fall," said Eunuch .
And as soon as his words finished, the prince fell.
But the running servants saw their heads fall.
The prince didn't cry, but the servants are crying hard in their hearts.
They are also grateful and happy that the prince is not hurt.
Later the matter was reported, and she was in a rage, not at the prince but at the servants.
" How could the prince feel in your presence" asked the queen in rage
" Forgive us your majesty," said the servants in unison.
" We deserve to die" said the servants in unison.
" It was I who was running, Mother, not listening to their words," said the young prince fearfully.
"Servants are trying their best to stop me,"
Servants looked at the prince gratefully.
" I will take care of you later, Prince,"
Those words make the prince shiver.
But ultimately the matter was settled by my father, the king, though he was heavily scolded by mother because of that.
Flashback ends.
.........
"Prince you retreat first" said the queen
"Yes, Mother. Goodbye, Father. Goodbye, Mother," said the young prince and left.
.........
"Your Majesty, Prince first dol is coming what do you think about the visit Jongmyo Shrine for a prayer before the dol" asked the queen.
" You are right, don't worry I make necessary preparations will visit it in a few days,"
"Thank you, your majesty. We should also return now,"
"Alright, let's go i feel a little hungry"
"Yes, YOUR MAJESTY"
.........
The night was more peaceful. Sometimes later, Mother and Father came back. We ate dinner together, and then after saying good night, I left to sleep in an attached room and fell asleep soon
---
• END Of CHAPTER.
• I am a new writer and this is my very first novel also english is not my native language so please bear with me, i will try better in new chapters. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT
PLEASE LEAVE REVIEWS SO I CAN DO BETTER IN NEXT CHAPTER'S