Chapter 12 (1/2)

Yeho Anasis 34720K 2022-07-22

Part 12

Someone announced that Madame was entering. She never came out after she went inside the Heavenly Purified Palace. All the people the government officials and concubines looked at Madame coming in the ceremonial ground with sharp eyes. But everyone held their breath.

This woman looked very fragile. Her body was covered with layers of light colored clothes, but she looked definitely thin like she’ll break soon. Her thin and pale face was clean like a child’s skin. No, it was very faint. Her skin couldn’t even tell if she put on some powder, her calm eye, and her fresh bloomed flower like lips made her look like she was an illusion. Some people thought she was flying because the wind was blowing the silk and made it look like a clear wing.

n.o.body could breathe well because they thought it will blow her away. Civil and military officials were amazed at this kind of woman existed, and concubines were amazed how Madame who covered her face completely during the nuptial revealed her face.

Right after Madame took her seat, the Empress came in. She was wearing a fancy wig decorated with gold binyeo, and she was wearing gold, red, black, and violet color fancy dress. Those four colors were only allowed for the Empress to use. She stood up other side of Madame, and they showed a big contrast. Fancy and gorgeous Empress was the best, but somehow people couldn’t take their eyes off Madame. The Madame was standing quietly with her head bowed she looked very humble than any other people, but she didn’t look poor. The other fancily decorated concubines were just biting their lips feeling lower than her.

The Empress sat down, and the Emperor came in. He was wearing a crown and wearing gold, red, black, and violet color clothes. He was holding a scepter decorated with round and hard miqueliana fruit. That represented the seeds of crops.

The Emperor walked slowly to the middle seat, and he looked at Madame first than the Empress. But n.o.body complained about that rudeness. Not even the Empress.

And the Planting Festival began.

In front of the food for the ceremony, the Emperor read the long prayer and bow to the sky holding the scepter. Both side of him the Empress and the Madame kneeled down and whenever the Emperor bowed, they placed their forehead on the cold ground. When it was their time for libation, the Empress pour the liquor first to the Emperor. The Emperor place that in the East and bow down again. Next the Madame pour the liquor, and the Emperor placed that in the West this time. Right then when he was trying to bow, few drops of water dropped from the sky. Soon few drops became a shower of rain. The rain that comes down during the sowing season considered as a sacred rain. Everybody started to bow down to the sky.

But only the Emperor and the Madame stood still. Madame was just staring at the sky getting wet from the rain, and the Emperor was just looking at that Madame. Madame’s clothing was completely wet and with her long and slender arm raised little bit higher she was feeling the rain. That gave impression like she was welcoming the guest. That looked so natural that people thought the Madame brought the rain.

Like that the sowing season ended.

The Emperor dried Yeho’s pale wet face by himself.

“n.o.body knew it would rain.”

His Madame couldn’t even talk well because he was s.h.i.+vering so much. He felt pity and sorry.

“Your body is very cold because of the rain. Soa, bring me a warm water and a towel. And bring me some new clothes. Bring some thicker ones.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

Soa disappeared quickly. He started to take off Yeho’s wet clothes.

“Lea…leave it… I’ll… do it…”

Emperor smiled hearing his s.h.i.+vering voice.

“If you are going to say something about reputation, stop it. You probably can’t move a single finger. How are you going to do it?”

Emperor cover both of his cold and thin hands with his right hand. He took Yeho’s clothes off with his other hand. While doing that, Soa brought a warm water and a towel. She left those close to the Emperor quickly went out the room. The Emperor smiled looking at Soa and washed Yeho’s cold face, neck, and body with a warm wet towel.

“Let me do it. You are not supposed to do this kind of stuff. And aren’t you wet as well?”

He was still s.h.i.+vering little bit, but he was able to talk properly now. But the Emperor still didn’t listen and continue to wipe his boney spine.

“Stay still. I don’t get cold because of my energy I learned during the martial art training. Ah, I told you to stay still. Your skin is like ice. After this, go inside the blanket then Soa will bring a warm clothes. Anyway it’s a trouble. It’s warm enough to do the sowing season, but you still can’t stand this weather. How are you going to spend the winter?”

“…I already spend the winter here, Your Majesty. It was pretty rough, but it wasn’t that bad.”

“Anyway. If I knew it was going to rain, I wouldn’t put you up there. You get sick if it gets cold. Tsk.”