The Solitude of an Emperor [TO BE UNPUBLISHED]

66 : Until Satisfied

Zale could not process everything that had been happening to him until now. First, he got married. Then he is treated to utmost care. No one is even letting him wear clothes on his own. They would ask him what he likes and when he told them that he likes books, after a few minutes, there are piles of different books delivered in his magnificent room.

Until now, he could not get enough of his room. It was so spacious and well-decorated and designed. His bed is so big that he thinks it would accumulate five people. His bathroom was also big and wide. And when he stood on the balcony of his room, he could enjoy the view of the Imperial garden and the night sky.

Back when he was living at the temple, he thought that he was living in luxury but now that he is living in an Imperial Palace of a foreign country, he began questioning if he is really a VIP figure in the Huangyen Empire.

After being attended with butlers in the bathroom, he was then dressed. After that, the maids came inside his room and delivered some refreshments and wine while one maid did his hair. All the maids are professional and they treat him very well. He would always say ‘Thank you’ to them but he thinks that it was not enough.

With this treatment, he looked at the mirror and the vanity table, sulking. His lips pouted and his eyes felt sad. This caused the present maids to squeal, making him look over them. They were all just standing on one side while one maid did her hair. He could not describe their expression. They looked excited and their cheeks were flushed but they kept smiling at him like nothing at all.

The one maid who does his hair could not help it anymore. She breathed in and out before speaking.

“My lord,”

Zale looked at the maid through the mirror since she was at his back. He saw the flustered look of the maid like the other maids.

“Please forgive us for our impudence but… could we…” The maid’s cheeks get red even more. She seemed to have hesitated a bit before continuing to speak again.

“Can I pinch your cheeks?”

Huh? Why does she want to pinch his cheeks?

He found himself touching his cheeks in confusion.

The maid saw his confusion and she began explaining. “It is just, you look so adorable, my lord. You are like a child, fluffy and small. Your cheeks look so soft.” The maid was stuttering because she doesn't know how to describe how she wanted to pinch Zale’s cheeks.

Upon hearing this, Zale’s eyes expanded, unknowingly pinched his cheeks to try it. So then his cheeks expanded and when he let go, it bounced, making the maids squeal again. The maid who’s doing his hair could not resist anymore. She lightly pinched his cheek and when it bounced, she started jumping in joy, squealing quietly.

The other maids started wailing, “My lord, please let us pinch your cheek as well!” Their hands had been feeling so itchy since they entered Zale’s room.

Zale was puzzled at first and because he remembered that these people treated him well, he agreed. After a few minutes, the maids left the room with a satisfied look and Zale was left in his room with red cheeks.

He jumped into the bed, slumping his face to the pillow, feeling embarrassed. He could not believe that the maids had been holding back to touch his cheeks. Why do they like his cheeks? Why do they find him adorable?

Back in the Huangyen Empire, no one had told him about his looks except for the usual compliment, “beauty of a woman”. Yes, he was complimented with his appearance before but it was all about his face that is as beautiful as a woman.