Chapitre 4: 4
Years Later ....
"And so she still protects and teaches those 2 siblings." Minseo finished. "But aunt Minseo what happened to the prince?" The small girl asked who was resting her head on Minseo's lap. "I don't know sweety. I have read this story from books and now I am telling you this." She smiled as she caressed the girl's hair. "Y/N why do you like to hear the same story and ask the same question to aunt Minseo?" A young boy came walking to them. "Because I feel bad for the prince and his family." She pouted as she sat up. "Namjoon, she is a little girl. She will have the urge to hear it again and again." She sighed as the boy sat next to her. "Aunt Minseo, I have always asked you to not to speak hard words." Namjoon sighed.
"What does urge mean?" Y/N asked with curiosity. "Urge means need.*she relpied softly to Y/N* And Namjoon only if I teach you the words you are able to buy books and read them. You want a higher positional job in the royal palace, to attain it you have to learn the words and the accent that I teach you everyday." She argued.
"Yes, I know." He gave up. "When is eomma and appa coming?" "I don't know sweety. They said that the royal palace is having a function. So they might end up being there the whole day." Minseo said. "What function?"
"Mother said that it is Prince Taehyung's birthday." Namjoon completed before she could open her mouth. Minseo knew about the function. She came to know that king has got married again. The news was given to her by Choonhee. She told Minseo that the king married 4 years back.
Jongdong's farm was destroyed due to winter. The land became useless for him and the family couldn't depend on farming again. Then he decide that he should go back to his old job that is when his wife suggested that she would come too. The kids were already close to Minseo and for her they were like her own. It actually felt that the kids had 2 mothers.
Early morning the couple would leave for work and Minseo did their household. Namjoon moved from his hut to Minseo's. Once it happened that a drunk person came to harass her, luckily he was there and drove the drunken person away.
"Come on, let us have dinner." She took Y/N is her hip and Namjoon following her.
She served dinner. "I wish to be the princess of the King." You snapped. Both Minseo and Namjoon stopped from eating. Namjoon burst to laughters and Minseo stared at him. "You*laugh* You want to be a *laugh* Princess. Oh my god my stomach hurts. *giggles* I never knew my sister do make jokes these days." He wiped his eyes.
You crossed your hands and sat there, pouting. Evident that you were about to cry. "Namjoon stop laughing. Look you are making your sister cry." She scolded him. "Oops sorry." He immediately regreted what he did.
After feasting they sat outside waiting for the couple. But it seemed that they were busy. So they went to Minseo's hut for the night. While the siblings were sleeping, Minseo laid there thinking about her son. "God, please take care of my child. All I wish now is that his stepmother to be gentle with him." She prayed.
13 Years Later....
"Y/N come on get up." For nth time Minseo was calling her. "Aunt Minseo I will take care of her." She heard Namjoon's voice. "Get your lazy ass off the futon now Y/N." Namjoon yelled earning a smack. "Ouch, it wasn't necessary." He complained. "Yes, it was. I have told you hundreds of times not to make use of bad words. And you don't seem to comprehent it. Since the friendship with that boy in the market you have begun to use unnecessary words." She scolded.
He raised his hands in defeat. "Alright, I apologize for my misbehaviour." She nodded. "Y/N get up you don't have to be late for your work." It seemed that Minseo was just earning yeses from you. "Okay, this time I will do it well." Namjoon said. He kneeled and whispered in your ear, "Y/N, get up. Guess what? Prince Taehyung is waiting outside our hut." It took just 2 minutes for you to get up with eyes wide open and struggling to make yourself look presentable. "Oh no, Oppa, you should have called me earlier. I can't even think what the prince will think about me in this condition." You kept cursing yourself.
Namjoon took hold of you, "Idiot. He didn't come. But if you won't get ready soon may be that you might miss him when he visits the library today." He calmly said and ruffled your hair. "Thanks for reminding me." You ran to the dressing area to dress yourself.
Minseo came to check on Y/N, instead she saw Namjoon sitting on the futon and reading a book. "How did you manage to wake her up?" She enquired. "My secret." He smiled. She gave him a light smirk and continued her work.
You did your routine and came out wearing your slippers. "Y/N, Have your breakfast." "No, thanks aunt Minseo." You shuffled yourself up. "Well, if you don't what will you reply to him when he enquires?" Namjoon asked as he read the book. "Also, you do not like lying to him." He smirked.
You groaned and ran to eat the breakfast. You choked down your breakfast and ran out bidding them goodbyes. You ran to the market. The market seemed to be busy than usual. Majority were young girls. "Ugh, I hate this. Why do all the girls come today as mass when Prince Taehyung comes." You gritted as you opened the door to be only welcomed by the librarian. Mostly poor people aren't allowed to work in such places, it was due to your knowledge the librarian allowed you to work.
"Good morning Mingyu Oppa." You bowed. He glanced over his book. "Good morning. I have got new books from the writing press. Arrange them in the shelves." He said as he went back to reading book.
You began to arrange them when your eyes fell on one of the new books. The tilte said, 'Royal Ministers." Without a second thought you took the book and hid it in your bag. Reading was restricted within the Royal family and the upper class of the society. Mingyu lends his books to you but it do be only based on fairy tales and short stories. You knew it was a bad thing to steal books, but your brother taught you how to steal pretty well when it came to books.
He loves reading books based on the royals and administratal affairs, because he wants to be a minister. And so this book was for him.
You finished arranging the books when you heard the door open and a deep voice coming. "Mingyu, do you have any new story books." He spoke. Ah, you couldn't stop from drooling over him. He was a perfect prince. You also hoped that he do make a great king in future.
You were snapped out by him tapping your cheeks. You shook slightly scolding yourself in your mind for staring at him. Of course he must have noticed you. But no he didn't.
He showed his beautiful smile to you as you smiled. Both of you heard a thud sound, looking to the source of sound. "Uh, these are big books. 5 series." Mingyu sighed. "Alright." He smiled to Mingyu and turned to you. "How was your day?"
"I-It was great." 'after seeing you."
Y/N's Pov .......
"How is your day, Prince?" I asked. He looked at the books then at me. "It was good. But then mother send me to get new books." He sighed closing his eyes. I nodded. He walked back to the stack that Mingyu placed on the table. "Y/N?" He called. "Yes, your highness." "What did you have for your breakfast?" you gulped by just remembering what Namjoon said was right. "I ate porridge, your highness."
"Hmm." I heard him hum. I continued my work. "Y/N, do you not ever feel to get a glance of the royal palace?" "Yes, I do. But it is just that my aunt doesn't let me." You replied. "And why is it so?"
"She says the world outside this market is pretty bad though it is beautiful." I turned to him. "She must be a person who experienced it. Right?" He asked looking off the book. "Might be your highness. But she is the one grew me up with my mother."
"Hmm." He nodded. "Well then, I shall return before it is noon." He got up from the seat and headed out, before bidding me a goodbye and Mingyu oppa following him with the books plus giving me glares. I always blush when the prince does that. Oh how much I love him. I have never dared to question to Mingyu oppa regarding the prince. Because he is a very serious person and god knows when he will bite off my head. His glares are one thing that I do not like about him, other than that Mingyu oppa is good.
It was evening, I bid goodbye to Mingyu oppa and walked home. As soon as I set the foot inside the house, a knife flung to the side of my head and got stuck on the wall. I looked around and saw a person appearing from the corner. I nearly screamed, until that voice spoke. "Ugh oppa, you scared me." I heaved out. "Nah, sweety. I was just practising what aunt Minseo taught me." He waved his hand. "Hoseok oppa, I think aunt made it clear not practise such things on me." My lips formed a smirk. "Hey, you are not going to tell aunt Minseo? Right?" He asked. "Well I guess, I think." I pouted.
"Hey, please don't. I beg you." He clasped his palms. "Let me see." I took the knife and pointed at him and threw it. It went nearly missing his cheek. "Y/N, you are not allowed to do it." I was startled by a voice. "Aunt Minseo!"
"You were about to hurt Hoseok." Taking it as an opportunity, he back stabbed me. "She was arguing with me and did this aunt." He raised his eyebrows showing his victory. "Of course you must have begun the arguement." She replied and smaked his arm.
"Oww." He winced. I was laughing there silently and mouthed him, 'your stupidity.' "Okay, enough both of you and get dressed for training." She ordered as she prepared equipments for training. Soon Namjoon oppa joined us.
After training....
"We are tired." All 3 of us sigh together, when we see our teacher still energetic. "Alright that's all for today." Aunt Minseo said. "Go clean up now." After our cleaning up session we sat together and talked about our day. Hoseok oppa went home early today. I took the book from the bag, "Here oppa, a book for you return it within 7 days." I told him. Seeing the book literally brightened him up and hugged me. "I love you my sister." He said after breaking the hug.
Soon mother and father came. After the dinner I walked back to our house while Namjoon oppa stayed with her. While I was arranging the my futon, I heard mother asking something. "Yes mother?" I asked. "Y/N would you like to join me in for working in the palace. They need a maid to accompany the prince."
Without a second thought, I agreed to her. A maid for prince Taehyung, it was my dream job. "Yes mother. I will go for it." I smiled dreaming about the moments to spend with him. "Are you sure? Because you can't come home like we do dear." Father reluctantly asked. "It doesn't matter. Serving the king is our priority." I assured him. "Also, I can stay there. You don't have to worry about me." "Alright, but if you do not feel it right, come to me. I will there in the queen's maid room." Mother said as she carssed my hair. "Should I start from tomorrow?"
Mother smiled and nodded. I couldn't contain my happiness. I am going to be prince's maid. It is a dream job for every girl in the town. I can't believe out of all I got the opportunity to do so. I wanted to tell Aunt Minseo and Namjoon oppa. But mother and father won't leave. So I think I will say tomorrow morning.
I laid on my futon, "Mother wake me up early tomorrow." I heard her chuckle. "Yes, my sweet heart." I was about to drift off to sleep when I heard father speak, "Time has passed by quickly. Our Y/N now has grown upto a lady now. I want her to be my sweet daughter Y/N even when she goes there." He sighed. "Do not worry my lord, she has been brought up by Minseo. I am sure, she must have taught her how to be strong and defend herself. We should be proud to have a son like Namjoon and a daughter like Y/N." She said.
"Yes, I am very much proud of my children. Also I am thankful to Minseo who have brought them up well through all knowledge she has. Now let us sleep." He said. I heard all, couldn't stop smiling and slept. Silence errupted the hut other than the nature's music.
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