I Was Born as the King’s Daughter – Chapter 40

Ch 40

Are you going to be executed?

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I played hard with Hwan-hyeok. Suddenly, I felt sad again. When will I ever be able to escape this life? If Hwan-hyeok had been born on Earth, I probably would have scolded him. But this isn’t Earth. Whether Hwan-hyeok knows my feelings or not, he kept shouting, “Nuna is the best!” while playing with his toy car.

People usually say that taking care of a child is hard labor. You always have to be on your toes because you never know where the child will go. Stay-at-home mothers just play at home? Absolutely not. From what I’ve heard from my friends who got married and had kids, they said, exaggerating a little, that they don’t even have time to go to the bathroom. Anyway, taking care of a child is hard. But this child isn’t just any child, he’s even a boy. What does it matter that he’s a boy? Boys have magic power. They never get tired.

I played with Hwan-hyeok for two hours. I’m completely drained. I literally collapsed onto the bed as if I had fainted.

“Princess nim. You’ve worked so hard. Oh my. How difficult it must be for our Princess nim.”

The only one who understands my feelings well is our Song Su-jin ssi.

“It’s okay. Su-jin. You should go and rest too.”

“I’ll go after seeing Princess nim fall asleep.”

Su-jin covered me with a blanket. I said to Su-jin.

“Thank you.”

Su-jin is actually in a position where it’s difficult to say she’s a big help to me. She’s a woman and a maid. She’s someone who can’t be of help even if she wants to be. But I’ve received a lot of help from Su-jin. At least she listens to me and can talk with me. It may not seem like much, but if it weren’t for Su-jin, I might not have been able to endure the loneliness and might have even had bad thoughts.

“Oh my, you’re saying too much, Princess nim. I’ll turn off the light. Please sleep comfortably.”

Su-jin said that, but she couldn’t turn off the light. It was because Hwan-hyeok had come back to the room again. Hwan-hyeok said.

“I’m thirsty. Give me water.”

“Yes, Prince nim.”

Su-jin hurriedly went to get water.

“Nuna.”

“Yes, Prince nim.”

Although my body felt heavy as lead, I couldn’t dare to lie down in front of Prince nim, so I got up. Hwan-hyeok’s expression was somewhat dark. It became a bit ominous. What on earth is he trying to say? Is it because of my mistake earlier?

‘Please… that was really my mistake. Please forget it.’

Hwan-hyeok opened his mouth.

“Nuna.”

“Yes, Prince nim. Please speak.”

Hwan-hyeok lowered his head deeply.

“…….”

He said something, but I couldn’t hear it well.

“I’m sorry. I didn’t hear you well. I can’t hear your voice.”

If you speak that fast, I can’t understand. I don’t have magic power like you. Can you please speak slowly? Hwan-hyeok said something again. He spoke, but I couldn’t hear him again. At this point, I couldn’t help but be nervous again. The prince spoke twice, but I didn’t know what he meant, and I asked him again twice. It may seem like nothing, but from the princess’s perspective, she can’t help but be nervous.

Hwan-hyeok tightly closed his eyes. He didn’t just close his eyes, he also clenched his fists tightly.

“I’m sorry!”

At the same time, there was a clanging sound. Su-jin’s voice was also heard.

“I, I, I’m sorry! I’m sorry!”

Su-jin ssi made a mistake. She was bringing water on a tray, but she dropped the tray. I could understand Su-jin ssi. I’m in a panic state right now too.

“P, P, Prince nim?”

The prince said he was sorry. And that too, to the princess. This is something that can’t happen. Anything the prince does to the princess is unconditionally right. There is no right or wrong. If the prince tells her to do something, the princess has to do it. No matter what it is. Hwan-hyeok’s cheeks turned red. His earlobes also turned bright red. I was genuinely shocked.

“I’m sorry, Nuna. Hwan-hyeok was bad. Really bad. Hwan-hyeok was wrong!”

“Oh, Prince nim. You shouldn’t say such things to me. Who might hear you. It’s a big deal. I was wrong. I’m bad.”

Hwan-hyeok hugged me tightly. He has magic power, so his growth rate is fast, but Hwan-hyeok is still young. He’s only 8 years old. He still looks like an elementary school upperclassman. He’s at least a head shorter than me.

“Oh, Prince nim?”

This is a big deal. My mind went blank. Hwan-hyeok’s shoulders were trembling. I have to soothe him! He can’t cry! If, if you cry, I’ll become the worst b*tch in the world who made Prince nim cry! Please! Hwan-hyeok!

But regardless of my inner cries, Hwan-hyeok eventually burst into tears.

“I! So, Hwan-hyeok! I like being with Nuna so much. I like Nuna so, so much, so I was being a brat. But Nuna didn’t listen to Hwan-hyeok, so I, so I was giving orders. And making things hard for Nuna. And I was like that. So, that’s…”

Hwan-hyeok was rambling and then suddenly burst into a loud cry, “Waaaaah!” I couldn’t even think that Hwan-hyeok was cute.

…I’m doomed. With this level of crying, even the knights at the main gate would have heard it. Hwan-hyeok kept sobbing.

“I like Nuna so, so much, but I’m sorry for bothering Nuna. Hwan-hyeok will never order Nuna around again. I’ll only ask for favors every day. Hwan-hyeok regretted it so much. Ordering Nuna around is so bad. I really won’t do it again.”

Watching Hwan-hyeok speak while hiccuping, my heart was burning. Regardless of Hwan-hyeok’s intentions, I had become a woman who deserved to be killed. A crazy girl who made Prince nim cry.

I’m doomed.

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The rumors started from the Hall of Records.

“Did you hear? Princess Kim Sang-hui made Prince Kim Hwan-hyeok cry.”

“Wow. Seriously. Is that true?”

The maids started spreading the rumors.

“How could she do that? I thought she was getting some favor for being a dog, but she’s really going too far?”

“Hey. Still, there must be some circumstances.”

“Circumstances or not, how can a princess make Prince nim cry?”

The maids seemed to think this was their chance and started spreading slander about Kim Sang-hui. Except for Song Su-jin, most of the maids didn’t like Kim Sang-hui very much. It wasn’t that Kim Sang-hui had done anything wrong to them. They just instinctively disliked Kim Sang-hui. They didn’t really know why.

“Princess Kim Sang-hui is said to be pretty, but honestly, she’s not that special in my eyes?”

“No, she is pretty. She’s pretty, but she has no charm. She’s just pretty. That’s really not good.”

Apart from the incident of making Kim Hwan-hyeok cry, they were talking bad about Kim Sang-hui and then they talked about something else.

“Then what will happen? Is Princess Kim Sang-hui going to be executed now?”

“S, surely she won’t be executed?”

“You never know. There was a princess’s execution ceremony 7 years ago. There’s no guarantee that won’t happen again this time?”

At that moment, Song Su-jin yelled.

“Hey! You nasty b*tch! You’re talking as if you really want Princess Kim Sang-hui to be executed! You wretched b*tch! A b*tch who deserves to be struck by lightning!”

The maid, Lee Ye-jin, who was gossiping, blushed.

“No. It’s not like that. It’s just that it’s too big of a deal to just let it pass.”

“I know you guys don’t like Princess Kim Sang-hui. But can you please stop spreading rumors like this behind her back? You don’t even know how much Princess Kim Sang-hui is trying and trying and trying! You’re all vulgar bitches!”

“No. Unni. Aren’t you being too harsh? You know that public opinion about Princess Kim Sang-hui isn’t good.”

“Public opinion my a*s!”

It’s not public opinion. Maids have their own world. You only see as much as you know. From the maids’ perspective, they can only see the world of maids. So their opinions are public opinion, and their thoughts feel like the thoughts of the majority.

That’s just your bitches’ thoughts, it’s definitely not public opinion! I wanted to shout, but I couldn’t. It was because I heard an announcement that Prince Kim Hwan-seok was passing by nearby. So I shut my mouth tightly. But I still glared at Lee Ye-jin with a very fierce look. Lee Ye-jin also glared at Song Su-jin. Between the maids, an invisible spark flew.

And a day later.

In the end, it happened. Knight 9th Division Commander Kim Hwan-seong, led three knights and came to Kim Sang-hui’s room. The maids hid in a corner and whispered.

“In the end, that incident back then got bigger. What’s going to happen to Princess Kim Sang-hui?”

“She’ll be taken away. She made Prince nim cry.”

I don’t know what will happen, but it seemed certain that she would be taken away.

“Hey, dog.”

Kim Sang-hui’s door opened. Song Su-jin was horrified. Behind Prince Kim Hwan-seong, there were as many as three knights. This. It’s not a good sign.

“P, Princess nim is not at fault at all. At that time, I accidentally broke a glass, and that’s why that happened. Please kill me.”

Kim Hwan-seong frowned slightly. The knights openly frowned.

‘How dare a maid block Prince nim? And even ask to be killed? She’s completely crazy.’

One of the knights stepped forward. This impudent maid. Killing her is nothing.

“I’ll kill her.”

Song Su-jin turned her head. Kim Sang-hui was visible.

“Princess nim. I was really happy to serve Princess nim. It was a real honor. I really like Princess nim. I know all the effort you put in. Even in heaven, I will always support and cheer for Princess nim.”

After saying this, Song Su-jin felt something was strange. She was giving her last words, but her last words were too long. It was enough time for her head to have been cut off.

Kim Hwan-seong chuckled and laughed.

“What’s this? Do you like women?”

Kim Hwan-seong laughed out loud. The knights, Song Su-jin, and Kim Sang-hui were all puzzled and tilted their heads.

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Two hours ago.

Kim Hun-sang said to Alex.

“Bring Kim Sang-hui.”

Alex suddenly raised his head. Somehow, this. It felt like something big was going to happen.

“Your Majesty. I’ve also heard the rumors.”

“Rumors?”

“Yes. I’ve also heard the rumors, but it seems a bit difficult to see it as Princess Kim Sang-hui’s fault.”

Kim Hun-sang frowned.

“What on earth are you talking about?”

Only then did Alex feel that something was strange. He thought that bringing Kim Sang-hui was to do something bad to Kim Sang-hui, but he had a feeling that it wasn’t like that.

“Starting with that ddalbabo from before, Alex. You seem to need some rest. You’re just spouting strange things.”

Kim Hun-sang was still convinced that there was absolutely no such thing as a ‘ddalbabo’ in the world.

“Then why on earth are you calling for Princess Kim Sang-hui?”

“Because I ordered it.”

At the ambiguous words, Alex worked his head hard. And he remembered one fact. At Princess Kim Sang-hui’s coming-of-age ceremony, the king told Kim Sang-hui to say what gift she wanted. At the time, Kim Sang-hui had said, “I only need Father nim,” or something like that. So he heard that Kim Hun-sang had said to tell him later.

‘Ah. The gift.’

That’s right. I underestimated His Majesty too much. He wouldn’t kill Princess Kim Sang-hui because of those rumors.

Alex sighed in relief.

“Ah. So Your Majesty ordered Princess Kim Sang-hui to think about a gift, and you’re calling her to check if Princess Kim Sang-hui has carried out that order well?”

“That’s right.”

No. In the first place, is that a command? How is this different from ‘if you don’t get hit, you’ll be executed’? Alex said it inside, but as expected, he couldn’t say it in front of the king.

While Alex and many maids, and Song Su-jin were misunderstanding, the king waited for Kim Sang-hui. Kim Hun-sang looked around while sitting on his chair. There was no one. Now he just had to give Kim Sang-hui the gift. He had ordered her to think about a gift, so Kim Sang-hui would carry it out faithfully.

He smirked.

For some reason, he burst into a silly smile.

‘Why am I happy?’

He still didn’t know the reason. Anyway, he didn’t know why but he was happy. At the same time. Song Su-jin said.

“P, Princess nim is not at fault at all. At that time, I accidentally broke a glass, and that’s why that happened. Please kill me.”

Kim Hwan-seong stopped the knight who was drawing his sword.

“Hey, dog.”

“Yes, Prince nim.”

“Should I kill her or let her live?”

Why are you asking something so obvious? Even though she’s a woman, what on earth do you think about people’s lives! Kim Sang-hui wanted to shout. But she couldn’t. It was because Kim Hwan-seong had satisfied his selfish desires.

“Try saying ‘Oppa’.”

One of the knights dropped his sword. Right now. What did Prince nim just say? Kim Hwan-seong chuckled. He threatened while laughing.

“If you say ‘Oppa’, I’ll let you live. If not, I’ll kill you.”

Kim Sang-hui’s face turned red. Hey. There are three knights behind you. But you’re telling me to say ‘Oppa’? I already have a bad image because of the rumors of making Hwan-hyeok cry. And you’re telling me to call a prince by that kind of title? Are you crazy? Are you serious? It’s a joke to you, but I’m dying! That bastard. I swear I’ll beat him up someday.

Kim Hwan-seong said with a serious expression.

“If you don’t want to, I’ll just kill you.”

Kim Hwan-seong lowered his arm that was stopping the knight. The knight drew his sword. The sword was raised high. The blade gleamed. Song Su-jin closed her eyes tightly, thinking that she was going to die now.

Kim Sang-hui’s lips moved slightly.

“O…”

Kim Hwan-seong’s smile deepened.

━————————–= Afterword —————————=

Alright. Say it quickly. Say ‘Oppa’!