Culinary Chronicles of the Court Flower: Volume 2 [Complete] by Miri Mikawa

Author:Miri Mikawa
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Light Novel, princess, fantasy, drama, romance, j-novel heart, cooking, royalty, female protagonist, history, personal growth
Publisher: J-Novel Club (generated)

Noble Consort So had nothing further to add, so Rimi left the Palace of Great Beauty together with Hakurei. As they walked in the direction of the Palace of Northern Peaks, cicadas making noise overhead, Rimi observed the symbol of the consorts that So had shoved into her hands.

“Does this make Noble Consort So the first person on the scene? If what she said is true, then wouldn’t that narrow down the perpetrator to be either Pure Consort Yo, Virtuous Consort Ho, or Worthy Consort On?” Rimi asked.

“It seems unlikely that someone as simple and true to herself as Noble Consort So would lie. Though it’s certainly cute how she talks about something so childish as her seventh-year fortune despite her spiteful attitude. Well, maybe it’s that very childish side to her that makes her so spiteful,” Hakurei said, nonchalantly insulting the consort.

“What’s a seventh-year fortune?”

“Girls celebrate their seventh birthday by eating a type of baked treat known as a seventh-year fortune. It’s a sweet baked treat made from a thin layer of wheat dough wrapped around porcelain plates with various phrases written on them. It’s said that the phrase you draw foretells your future.”

Rimi remembered that Worthy Consort On had also mentioned that she had been prophesied on her seventh birthday that she would be joining the rear palace. She must have been talking about her seventh-year fortune.

“The ‘Flower Winner’ that Noble Consort So mentioned refers to the legend of the Scattering Lotus,” Hakurei continued with his usual captivating smile. “It means to marry a good husband. Among nobles, it’s usually interpreted as joining the rear palace and becoming the emperor’s most favored bride. Drawing it is a joyous occasion for both the girl herself and her family.”

“And Noble Consort So managed to draw that fortune on her seventh birthday...” Rimi mused.

So must have been jumping for joy when she learned that she might become the emperor’s favorite bride. She had always believed without a doubt that she would be the one to stand next to the emperor.

Then it’s only natural that she doesn’t want to give up the spot next to His Majesty—not to anyone, Rimi thought.

Rimi pondered what fortunes the consorts suspected of having stolen the treasure—the Pure Consort, the Virtuous Consort, and the Worthy Consort—might have drawn for their seventh-year fortunes. As she did, she remembered that So had been upset about something odd.

“Um... Master Hakurei?” Rimi asked. “Noble Consort So said something along the lines of you being on Virtuous Consort Ho’s side. What did she mean by that?”

“It’s just a matter of family relations,” Hakurei explained. “My mother, Virtuous Consort Sai, and Virtuous Consort Ho’s mother were cousins. The Noble Consort must have speculated based on just that.”

“I thought you were only here because you wanted to see that eunuch,” So had said to Ho during the first supper. Rimi had failed to grasp what she meant then, but now she realized the eunuch in question must have been Hakurei. So had made a snide remark based on nothing but the fact that they were related.

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