It’s the same hugging action, but the eldest prince gives me completely opposite feelings from the second prince!
The second prince's face was full of sadness and despair...
The eldest prince's face was full of spring and radiant...
From this, I became more certain that the king planned to allocate me to the eldest prince, and his joy was beyond words.
"Start the disc..."
He pressed me into his arms and murmured happily.
"Big, big prince, what's the matter with coming to me so early?"
I quickly broke free from his arms, straightened my clothes, and pretended not to know anything.
"Because... I have something very happy to tell you..."
He was considering how to speak.
"A very happy thing?"
It's over...I don't want to hear that happy thing...
I unconsciously raised my head and looked at him. Although I showed ignorance and curiosity, deep down in my eyes I must be afraid that he would tell the truth, because I would always refuse!
Rejection is a hurtful thing...
"Well, it's just..."
Suddenly, I don’t know what he was worried about, but his expression was no longer as happy as before. He paused sadly and said: "Maybe it is not a good thing for you!
But for me, it is a gift of a lifetime... I am really happy, very happy!"
"I'm so happy to talk about it. We are good friends, aren't we?" Yes, good friends, but that's all. In my heart, I can only define him as a friend.
"Good friend...ha, it really is like this..."
He said with some bitterness, and then he turned his back gently, not letting me see his expression, "That... is just a guess... it's okay..."
The guess is that I will become his prince concubine...
But out of consideration for me, he ultimately did not tell me the king's obvious decision.
Is he afraid that I will resist and refuse to accept it, or is he?
"Hey, can you promise me something?"
He suddenly turned around again, with a smile on his lips, but the smile was uncomfortable.
"you say……"
With such a beautiful smile, yet so fragile, how could I bear to hurt him.
"Will you attend the concubine ceremony tomorrow?" He seemed to have some kind of fear in his chest.