Gabi na noong makabalik sila sa inner-palace. Dumeretso na din muna si Lady Ling sa palasyo ng hari para sa dinner lalo na't mahaba ang naging biyahe nila.
"Are you tired?" Marahang tanong ng hari sa kalagitnaan ng pagkain nila. Tumango lamang nun si Lady Ling bago sumagot.
"Umm oo. T'was a tiring day." Marahan niya ring tugon bago ngumiti ng bahagya.
"Then you can stay here for tonight muna. You can go back to your palace tomorrow morning although, nakahanda na ang greenhill palace sa pagbabalik mo."
"Nakahanda? Really?" Nakangiti naman niyang gulat na sambit.
"Of course. Everything in your palace is well and fine."
"Wow, talaga? Sinong nag-ayos, it's been three years simula noong magsara iyun."
"Umm actually it wasn't subjected to closure at all."
"Hmm?"
"Hindi ko ito ipinasara. Noong umalis ka your servants didn't leave the palace. I ordered them to stay and take care of everything that you've left behind. Phaita is their temporary mistress." Nakangiting paliwanag ng hari kaya naman utomatiko siyang napangiti.
"I owe you a thanks then..." Pilya niyang saad bago muling sumubo.
"Then we better finish our food and ya'know what's next..." Pilyo namang tugon ng hari bago kumindat.
Napatawa lamang siya nun ng bahagya bago bumaling sa pagkain.
Matapos nilang kumain ay pumanhik na siya sa silid ng hari dahil may ginawa pa ito sa bulwagan.
Since she entered the room first, naligo muna siya dahil meron naman siyang damit na dinala sa kanya ni Phaita kani-kanina lamang.
Kapapasok lamang ng hari ng silid nung matapos siya kaya naman sumunod na itong maligo.
Sumampa muna siya sa kama at sumandal sa headboard covering half of her body with blanket bago nanguha ng libro sa side-table para magbasa.
Ilang sandali pa ay lumabas na din ang hari mula sa bathroom.
"Umm, how is it going here..." Marahan nitong saad na sinagot niya lamang ng pagngiti.
"What are you reading?" Malambing pa nitong saad kasunod ng pagsampa nito sa kama.
"Umm, it's classic novel about this empire." Nakangiti niyang saad nang matigilan siya dahil sa tila paglalim ng iniisip ng hari.
"Uhmm, w-whats with that face? Are you okay?" Marahan niyang tanong.
"Ah, y-yeah of course. N-naisip ko lang yung pamilya mo." May pag-aalala sa tinig nitong saad kaya naman natigilan siya sa pagbabasa.
She put back the book on the table first before she looked at him.
"A-anong ibig mong sabihin?"
"Nabalitaan ko ang tungkol sa condition ng Papa mo. I also know that your family needs you now, but you're here with me." Seryosong saad ng hari kaya naman hinawakan niya ito sa kamay bago ngumiti ng bahagya.
"They're fine so you don't have to worry. About my father's company, I hired a very trustworthy management specialist who will take care of everything while preparing my sister Chona for it."
"A trustworthy specialist? Who would that be?"
"It's Ivanka. You trust her very much and so I."
"Uhmm, that's a good decision then. I'm glad I'm worried for nothing." Saad ng hari bago ngumiti.
BINABASA MO ANG
Became The King's Woman
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