Unopened Rose (DRAFT! DRAFT!)

Chapter 54

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The old mansion of the fourth prince is filled of loneliness, pain and longing. The flowers withered even in the spring season. It seems like they are also longing for someone that could give them nutrition.

Since the day Yanna left, the flowers didn't bloom anymore.

The mansion is so quiet that people there could even hear their own breathing.

The big lawn behind the mansion was now filled with long ugly grasses.

The clear water of the pond turned to green and filled with algae.

When Matthew left this mansion three years ago, the mansion was known as haunted. Many people died there even beasts.

Since then, no one dared to enter in the mansion even if it have many valuable silver and golds inside.

A man dressed in a dragon robe with a dragon embroidery is sitting around the table while smiling bitterly. All his hair is tied into a full bun with a familiar silver top knot hair pin. Everyone strictly told him to wear the emperor's robe but no one dared to tell him to changed his simple silver top knot hair pin since he punished the one who dared.

Eunuch/Imperial guard Yuhan cleared his throat while watching Matthew drawing any kinds of hearts and a funny emoji faces on a very dirty table full of dust.

He watched Matthew put the new paper on the other papers properly and smiled bitterly while looking at the cherry blossom tree afar.

Matthew smiled even more bitterly looking at the five year old small cherry blossom tree the same spot where the old cherry blossom died before when Yanna accidentally hit it with her power.

Matthew planted a new one on the same spot.

"They really did water the cherry blossom tree. It grows fast and is healthy." Mapait ang boses na sabi ni Matthew nang makatayo siya mula sa pagkakaupo habang nasa likod ang mga kamay na nakatingin sa puno ng cheery blossom sa unahan.

Yumuko si Yuhan ng bahagya saka ngumiti.

"Everything here is well taken care of every week... your majesty."

Humarap si Matthew kay Yuhan at sumulyap sa mesa sa harapan niya.

"Really? Then how can you explain the thick dust on this table?" Tanong ni Matthew na may halong asar at inis sa boses.

Napalunok si Yuhan at sumulyap din sa mesa saka mabilis na lumuhod sa harapan niya.

"Your majesty, forgive me. I don't have much time to clean all the mansion myself."

"Yourself? What do you mean yourself? When I designated a lot of regular servants to take care of this mansion."

Inilibot ni Matthew ang paningin ss paligid.

"And... It seems that no one follows my command as an emperor." Dagdag na komento ni Matthew.

Kanina pa niya ito gustong sabihin kay Yuhan pero naghihintay lang siya na si Yuhan mismo ang aamin sa kanya pero napagtanto niyang kanina pa itong hindi mapakali at hindi maamin sa kanya na walang nag-aalaga sa buong mansion niya pagkatapos ng matagal na panahon na hindi siya nakabisita dito.

Pangatlong bisita pa lang niya ito sa dati niyang mansion sa loob ng tatlong taon na pagiging emperor niya at noon ay nakita pa niyang may mga tao pang nakatira dito.

"Your majesty, the truth is the mansion was no more taken care of for a long time."

Malalim na bumuntong-hinga si Matthew.