The Gentle Couple

Little Loin

The heavens didn't grant Kim taehyung's wish.

That day Taehyung and Hoseok were out buying medicine while Yn stayed at the manor watching young maids play in the gardens. She wanted to join them, but gentle ninth prince's wife needed to be dignified. Also, her dresses felt a little tighter than usual. She remembered last night when she was bathing, her breasts looked a little bigger too.

'Mistress, thirteenth prince is here,' a servant announced.

Yn wondered if Rayan came to visit because a while ago she pinched his cheeks in the palace and said that when he was free, he could visit her and Kim taehyung.

Rayan never left the palace since he was born. After he heard ninth sister said he could visit her and ninth brother, he was deeply moved.

Consort La thought Rayan's request to visit Yn and Taehyungwas a good opportunity for Rayan to bond with Yn. She waited for ninth prince to recover then she asked the emperor's permission to let Rayan visit Kim taehyung's manor.

The emperor consented and sent imperial guards with Rayan to Kim taehyung's manor.

The moment Rayan saw Yn, he jumped into her arms and looked around for Kim taehyung.

'Nin, Nin?' Rayan asked.

Yn carried Rayan to the gardens closer to her chamber.

'Your ninth brother is out,' Yn said. She signalled a maid. 'Bring buns and sweets for thirteenth prince.'

Rayan was a little disappointed Taehyung was out, but he was happy he could to play with Yn.

Yn thought about what she could play with Rayan and remembered the cuju ball Taehyung bought home a while ago. 'Thirteenth brother, let's play cuju.'

In the past Yn loved to play cuju in Xuan Qing. She put Rayan on the ground and ran to get the cuju ball from the chamber.

Rayan happily played with the cuju ball. If he kicked too far, his short legs would run little steps after the cuju ball.

Yn, the maids, the servants and the imperial guards smiled and watched Rayan chased the ball. Rayan's expression was serious and he didn't allow anyone to retrieve the cuju ball for him.

Rayan kicked the cuju further after each kick. But after his strongest kick the cuju ball flew and landed in the well.

Yn saw Rayan's sad round eyes and consoled him. 'Thirteenth brother, I'll make you a new cuju ball to play with.'

Rayan nodded his head. Yn knew it would take too long to make a cuju ball from fabrics and decided it was quicker to use paper. She picked up Rayan and carried him to Kim taehyung's calligraphy room.

Inside Kim taehyung's calligraphy room, Yn and Rayan collected torn paper on the floor and on the table. Then she showed Rayan how to flatten the torn paper and scrunched it into small paper balls.

Rayan thought it was too easy and quickly made a pile of small paper balls.

Suddenly Yn glanced at one of the torn paper she picked up... Yang jin. She read it carefully and the torn paper slipped out of her hands in her shocked state.

Taehyung returned to the manor and heard Rayan came to visit and was inside the calligraphy room with Yn.

Taehyung entered the calligraphy room and saw Rayan was sitting on the floor happily making small paper balls. But Yn sat on a chair in front of the table and she had the look of despair on her face. He glanced at the torn paper on the table and realised he forgot to burn the last copy of the letters.