Chapter 113

The door opened and Hyejin came in with Koryun in her arms.

Koryun had been born at the beginning of the rainy season. Many court ladies dissuaded her from going out for the first few months after she was born, but she rejected their advice out of hand.

Holding her baby, she offered formal greetings to Kyosul and sat down on a cushion lower in the back. She opened her mouth gently while looking at Kyosul for a moment.

"I told you about it, Your Highness."

"… Pardon?"

"Don't you remember I already told you that you would have a baby, too?"

Her well-arranged white teeth gleamed as she smiled. As Kyosul saw her smiling brightly first, she looked at her in awe for a moment before coming to her senses.

"Ah. Uh, as it happens, I've come to be pregnant as you predicted."

Kyosul thought Heyjin mentioned her her pregnancy out of courtesy, so she responded accordingly.

"Congratulations!" she said in a calm voice.