Culinary Chronicles of the Court Flower: Volume 11 [Parts 1 to 6] by Miri Mikawa

Author:Miri Mikawa
Language: eng
Format: epub

With the Ho Rebellion stopped, Shohi, Kojin, and the ministers worked tirelessly. It would be three months before politics and life around the palace returned to normal.

Fall had passed, and the first flakes of snow were beginning to fall.

There was one final duty to carry out before the emperor could officially announce the Ho Rebellion was a thing of the past: the execution of the insurrectionist, Lord Ho Shusei.

Chapter 3: Explaining the Inexplicable

I

“Wow, I knew it felt cold! It’s snowing, dearest!” Yo exclaimed as she stepped out of the Palace of Northern Peaks into the garden. White flakes were beginning to fall from the gray, thinly-clouded sky.

Rimi came racing after Yo to put a tan fur coat around her fellow consort’s shoulders.

“Put this on, Yo!”

“I’m fine! I’m not going to stay out here long,” Yo argued.

“Still, you can’t go out wearing so little!”

“Fiiiine,” Yo said with a laugh and clung to Rimi’s arm.

“You seem in good spirits, Yo.”

“You came all the way from the Palace of the Water Spirit to bring treats! Why wouldn’t I be? And His Majesty is even coming to see us. It’s been so long!”

“That’s true,” Rimi replied. “It’s going to be the first time he’s visited the rear palace since the Ho Rebellion ended. I haven’t seen him in some time either.”

Rimi and Yo stood and looked up silently at the falling snow. Even Yo, always the noisy one, was able to be silent for a moment. That, more than anything, made Rimi feel as if they’d truly found a time of peace.

The snow is so beautiful and gentle. The events of three months ago feel like a distant dream now.

There were times when Rimi would remember the dread and anxiety of the war. She would begin to shake so uncontrollably, it was practically spasms. But being able to have a calm moment like this made it all seem like an old nightmare. She was sure that after some years, the fear would have fewer opportunities to resurface.

Shohi and his council had been working tirelessly to resolve the aftermath of the war so the people could heal and move on. They couldn’t ignore the fact that the war had happened, but they could help ease people’s hearts by putting the government in order, restoring the palace, and reorganizing the Imperial Guard. When that was done, they would be able to call the insurrection a thing of the past.

But to do that, there was one more necessary duty.

The execution of Lord Ho.

Ho Shusei, lord of the Ho House, was currently being held in a cell within the imperial palace.

Rimi hadn’t seen him once since his imprisonment. If she’d really wanted to, she probably would’ve been able to meet with him. But she was scared. She didn’t think she had the bravery to meet with the heartless monster that had murdered her sweet cuisinologist.

Shusei is dead. The man I want to see isn’t here anymore.

Her heart churned with a combination of sadness, pain, and anger. The turmoil

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