The Secret Night at Unyeon Palace (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 59

The breeze blowing in was no longer sharp at the tip of the nose—the midday sun was warm enough.

Eun Seol, dressed more lightly now, was surveying the courtyard when she stopped before the flowerbed tucked into one corner.

It was a garden the Grand Prince had planted with his own hands for her around last autumn.

He had said that once peonies—procured by Head Merchant Kim Woo Seop of Tae Seong Merchant Group—were planted densely across the flowerbed, she would see their crimson blooms when spring arrived.

Spring had arrived, as expected, and the peonies had bravely endured the long, harsh winter to reveal themselves; yet only Eun Seol remained pained and empty.

“You and I would’ve enjoyed viewing the peonies together—I’m truly sorry.”

If only she hadn’t let that child go because of her own mistakes, she could’ve met them this spring, when the peonies bloom—merely thinking of it still ached deep in her heart.

What pulled her from this long reverie was Min Seo, who had quietly approached.

Min Seo examined the still-unbloomed peonies, turning them over in her gaze.

“What are these called?”

“They’re peonies.”

“I’ve never heard of them. When will they bloom?”

“They say they’ll open soon. I’ve never seen them bloom myself, so I’m curious what they’ll look like.”

To Eun Seol, who stood gazing indifferently at the flowerbed, Min Seo said,

“I was just on my way to see Moo Young—would you like to come along?”

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