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[Episode 112] – The relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

“hurry! “Where is Her Majesty the Queen?!”

“This way!”

Really, I ran without stopping until I was completely out of breath.

After possessing this body, I ran so fast that I wondered if I had ever run this fast. She wasn’t dressed properly and was running around in her pajamas, so she pretended not to notice even when the maids came after her with her clothes.

It was only when a sweet smell came out of my mouth that I, Vinchot, and all the maids who followed along with blankets to cover my body were able to arrive at the place where the Queen Mother was said to have been brought.

After taking a deep breath in front of the tightly closed door, I carefully closed my fist and knocked on the door. Then, the Queen Mother’s healthy voice was heard from inside the room.

“Come in.”

“Whoa…”

When we heard the Queen Mother’s voice, Bangchot and I simultaneously breathed a sigh of relief. When I heard that he had collapsed, I thought he was unconscious or in a serious condition, but fortunately, he seemed to be conscious.

“Excuse me.”

When I entered the room, I saw the Queen Mother sitting on the bed. When I saw the Queen Mother looking quite healthy, I unconsciously let out another sigh of relief. I really thought I was going to die from being so anxious.

When Bangchot and I entered the room, the Queen Mother frowned and asked.

“What’s all the fuss?”

“I heard that Her Majesty the Queen has collapsed. Of course there must be an uproar! Look at me! I didn’t even have any clothes on and ran in like I was in my pajamas! “Look at my daughter-in-law, who ran all the way here in her pajamas because she was so shocked to hear that her mother had collapsed!”

I opened my arms and showed myself. When I showed them that I had run all the way here in pajamas that were embarrassing to be seen by others, they clicked their tongue and turned their heads away from me as if they had seen something that the Queen Mother could not see.

“Who threatened you to stay in your pajamas in broad daylight?”

“her?!”

“At best, don’t make a fuss over the old man falling down once.”

The Queen Mother’s answer was so absurd that I burst out laughing. I was really worried, so I ran barefoot in my pajamas, but seeing him behave like this made me feel like it was unfair that I ran.

As I sighed again, the maid who followed me placed a large blanket on my shoulders. I thanked the maid who covered me with a blanket and slowly walked towards the Queen Mother.

“So, why did you collapse? What did the congressman say? Where on earth does it hurt?”

“…It’s not a big deal, so don’t worry about it.”

“People don’t fall down over trivial things. majesty.”

I asked anxiously, but I never expected the Queen Mother to answer. That’s right, the Queen Mother I know has that kind of personality. He wasn’t the type of person to answer even if I asked him questions like this.

After sighing in frustration, I forcibly grabbed the Queen Mother’s hand hidden under the blanket. The Queen Mother shouted at him to stop, but he did his best to ignore it. Because it meant that there was no power to push me away.

The Queen Mother’s wrinkled hands were so light, as if they were nothing but skin and bones. It looks like he just wrapped my hand because he didn’t even have the strength to make a fist. As I held the Queen Mother’s thin hand, I felt moved.

“…Since when have you been sick?”

“…It’s been like this for a while.”

“Then why didn’t you tell me…!”

The moment when I was about to scream out of boiling emotions.

“…Am I the only one here who didn’t know?”

When I turned my head and glared at Bang Chau as if I was going to kill him, Bang Chau turned his head with a pitiful expression and avoided my gaze. I could see that the action was actually an affirmation of my question.

Ha, I couldn’t help but laugh. If I thought about it a little, I could understand why he didn’t just tell me. Because I am leaving the royal castle soon. Because I don’t want you to worry about me leaving soon.

It was definitely a silence filled with good intentions.

However, if it was discovered by the person concerned, it was not in good faith.

Rather, it is an act of stabbing a dagger in the chest of the person involved.

I bit my lower lip because of the stabbing pain in my chest.

Is this something to hide? If you’re in pain, you can say it, but what are you going to do if you foolishly hide it until you collapse like this…! When I squeezed the queen’s hand, she sighed and looked at me.

“Don’t be so nervous. I just didn’t tell you because it really wasn’t a big deal. “You’re leaving soon, so it’s nothing worth worrying about, so don’t worry about it any more.”

It was even more heartbreaking to hear the Queen Mother speak so calmly as if it was nothing. It felt like the feeling of not wanting to worry me until the end was flowing through the hand I was holding.

“Your Highness, if I didn’t know that you were sick until I left the castle, if I heard that you passed away after I left the castle.”

I held the Queen Mother’s hand tightly and made eye contact with the Queen Mother.

“I will live with regret for the rest of my life. I will live with regret and frustration, blaming myself and wondering why I didn’t know when I was so close to you at the time. “Does Her Majesty the Queen want me to live like that?”

The Queen Mother said nothing. I pursed my lips, trying to decide what to say to me, but all that came out of my mouth was a deep sigh. I smiled bitterly as I stroked the back of the Queen Mother’s thin hand.

“…I believe no.”

I gently put down the Queen Mother’s hand that I was holding and sighed. Then I turned my head and looked at Bang Show, who was standing behind me. Since the Queen Mother won’t tell me, I have no choice but to ask Bang Chau.

“Bang Chau, how long has it been since Her Majesty the Queen became like this?”

Bang Chau looked at the Queen Mother sitting on the bed, eventually sighed and answered my question. Bank Show also seemed to realize that he could no longer ignore this situation.

“…You’ve been like that since about last year. The lawmakers said it was not an illness, but simply a physical issue with Her Majesty the Queen. “His Royal Highness has continued to practice until this age… so it would be natural.”

“…okay. “I’m so glad it’s not an illness.”

The Queen Mother was already well over 70 years old, so it was only natural. Until this age, you have been handling state affairs almost on your own. In the end, it seemed like age had reached its limit.

“…For now, let’s do this for the time being. First of all, Her Majesty the Queen is receiving treatment here. “In the meantime, it will be up to me and the ministers to take care of national affairs.”

…There was a way for the remaining royal family, Titania, to return from the academy, but I didn’t want to do that. Besides, I’m still a ‘queen’. I had no choice but to do it on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen. It may be difficult, but if Bang Chaut and other ministers help, it will be possible.

“Well, we’re okay, but will Her Majesty the Queen be okay?”

“why? “Do you think I’m that unreliable?”

“Oh, no, it’s not like that! As you know, Her Majesty the Queen will soon…”

I guess he’s asking if it’s okay to leave the castle soon.

Even with the help of Vinchot and other ministers, taking care of national affairs will not be an easy task. Even if I had been working as a queen for a while, it would be on a different level from what the queen mother had done.

I turned my head and looked at the Queen Mother again. Normally, she would have said, ‘You’re treating me like an old man in the back room,’ but the Queen Mother didn’t do that. He was just quietly looking at me and Bang Show.

When I looked at the Queen Mother as if asking if it would be okay for me to do that, she said there was nothing she could do and folded her hand on the back of my hand. The Queen Mother’s hand, rubbing the back of my hand with her rough hand, felt warmer than usual.

I smiled and asked the Queen Mother.

“…Can I do that?”

“…I’m sorry.”

I just smiled bitterly at the words of apology and permission.

“Don’t be sorry. “When I leave the capital, I will receive everything I worked for.”

“Such a pure thing…”

The queen and I made eye contact and burst into laughter. The Queen Mother seemed to be tired of even laughing for a moment, stopped laughing and sighed deeply, rolling her eyes and looking at me.

“…Don’t tell Titania. “I don’t want to cause unnecessary worry to the baby who has just gone out to see the world.”

“I will. So, for now, just focus on recuperating and recovering your body. “I will visit you every day and monitor you to make sure you are resting well.”

“I guess you won’t be bored.”

I smiled bitterly, got up from my seat, and took Bangsho out of the room. I was going to spend the next three years rolling around in my room and thinking about how I would live after I left the royal castle, but with the situation like this, I couldn’t just sit around and play.

As I walked down the hallway, I let out a long sigh and gave an order to Bangchot.

“Convene all the ministers in the capital to the palace by tomorrow. “We need to discuss what to do next.”

“Yes, Her Royal Highness.”

*

A few days later, Titania’s first letter arrived.

I opened the envelope with joy and asked the maid for a ride. When I opened the letter, I noticed the contents of the letter, which were filled with round and cute letters. I took a bite of the tea and snack the maid gave me, and started reading the letter Titania sent me.

“To my beloved mother.”

“I’m sorry for sending you the letter late. A lot has happened since I arrived at the academy. Things like the entrance ceremony and being assigned a room. “I was really hectic for a few days after arriving at the academy.”

“Ah, Veronica arrived first. As expected, this time she took on the appearance of Princess Fiona. The academy tells me to call her Fiona, but I’m a bit reluctant to see that face. “I remember the old days.”

“They say it takes a week for a letter to travel between the academy and the castle. “I would like to send a letter to my mother every week, but Ainsel said once a month is enough, so I will send a letter once a month from now on.”

“I look forward to letters from my mother every month from now on. “In addition to my mother’s story, I also want to hear Wang Seong’s story.”

As I was sipping tea and reading the letter, I took out a fountain pen, ink, and the stationery I had prepared from my desk and started thinking about what to write.

I put ink on a fountain pen and put it on letter paper, but when I tried to write a letter, it didn’t work well. In the end, when the nib that had eaten the ink dried up.

I filled the nib with ink again and started writing on the stationery.

“To my beloved daughter Titania.”

“I finally felt relieved after reading the letter informing me that I had arrived at the academy.”

“After you leave for the academy…”