Over Time

Time - 5

Chapter 5

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The petite lady sat while her chin rest on her right hand palm. She sighed and her eyebrows frowned. She didn't listen to what her servants say to her while they were sewing. She was thinking from yesterday... Nope, actually since she was engaged that night. She saw her future husband's face for a brief moment.

He was handsome, her Uncle Mooseok was way more, but he was well slightly below her beloved uncle. A pointy nose decorated his face, a pair of doe eyes, and not to forget the plump lips that beat any female's lips. She sighed in annoyance.

What was that? How come her fiancé was waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay beautiful that she was? The whole nation thought she was the prettiest girl but even herself felt she was nothing compared her fiancé. So annoying!

Abruptly she stood up, made her servants silent and looked at her, "Gongju-mama... What's wrong?"

"I feel annoyed. I want to take a walk!," She walked out of her room. Her servants were so surprised so they were scattered to follow her while called the princess.

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The princess walked around the palace' biggest garden. It was her grandmother's treasured garden. There were a lot of rare flower. For example, youtan poluo and roses. Those two flowers were the empress dowager's favorite. Her mother loved the cherry blossom, and herself? She loved camellia japonica. It was the only flower that bloomed during the coldest day in the winter.

Behind her, there was a bee line of servants, followed her with their heads down. Even with their heads down, the servants looked each other, talked with their eyes, questioned what was wrong with their princess. But they only shook their heads and decided not to middle anymore.

Their princess was the prettiest girl all over Joseon. She had cat-liked pair of eyes, thin lips and beautiful carved nose, not to forget a V line of chin. She treated all of them well, even be friends with her. She was a darling to everyone in Joseon. But her temper was no kidding. If she felt happy, she would do anything reckless and made everyone in the palace had headache. When she had a bad mood, she would go to the garden, took a stroll and ordered some tasks that impossible to fullfil.

One of the maid, the oldest one among the maids within the princess' quarter, the head of maids of the princess' quarter, decided to asked their beloved sunshine. "Gongju-mama, this humble servant would like to know what's trouble your heart?,"

The princess stopped and turned around to face the maid. She stomped her feet. "Myeon-ah, have you saw my fiancé? What do you think of him? Do you know anything of him?,"

The maid smiled in her heart. So the princess was curious about her future husband. "Allow Myeon to answer your question with ease, Mama," The princess mumbled 'go ahead', turned around and continued her walk around garden.

"Myeon saw him and escorted him for a brief moment. Ui-bin is a very kind and humble man. Even if he is about to marry you, he respect elders like his own grandparents, including the old servants. He does everything by himself, never ask a help. Gongju-mama is very lucky to have such a great future husband," the maid smiled whenever she recalled the time when she met the princess' future husband.

"Hmph! But he can't win over Uncle Mooseok!," But the maid just smiled. All people in the palace knew how their princess adored her uncle.

"Lord Mooseok is a great man. He is wise as wide as the ocean, humble as deep as the earth, brave as strong as fire, strong-willed as powerful as the storm, and handsome until the gods are jealous. He is really suitable as King's beloved brother,"