The Place Where I Was Sold as a Slave Was the Imperial Palace

＜ What is my ink? ＞

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In the previous life on Earth, it was the adult’s responsibility to endure hunger when food was scarce.

Even when they can afford food, or when they cannot eat because they are poor, ordinary parents give priority to their children.

However, humans other than Bhimama had to endure hunger here.

Even if it was a princess and a baby, there were no exceptions.

A world where these things are normal.

Such was the world that the little baby in the imperial palace belonged to.

Unable to even beg for food, the princess was trying to grab Rudy’s finger.

Perhaps to the princess, Rudy’s finger is like a black nipple given to her for the first time.

The only thing you can own when you’re hungry or angry.

The fact that it was his finger he met yesterday looked very sad in Rudy’s eyes.

Nanny was the first to prepare food for Bhimama’s table.

On a small table in front of a large window through which light poured in, a linen cloth slightly soiled with food was spread.

A small cloth with pretty lace is placed as if to hide the contaminated part.

On top of it, clean, polished silverware was neatly placed.

Table sidewalks, silverware, maybe something the princess brought from her motherland when she got married.

The atmosphere was slightly different from the objects in this building.

It feels simple and elegant rather than flashy.

It felt a little dated, but seemed to have been cherished.

Bhimama hadn’t gotten out of bed yet.

It seems that the medicine still lingers.

Judging by the blank expression, half of the head seems to be locked in a dream.

As if the sunlight was dazzling, he furrowed his eyebrows and blinked slowly.

Her slightly parted lips were plump, unlike her skinny body.

Her skin was morbidly white, and her body was as dry as a dry twig, which somehow made her look bewitching.

“Rudy, dear, will you take the princess behind that folding screen?”

“yes.”

Rudy waddled around holding the princess’s waist in a facing position.

The princess’ body is as small as a newborn baby, but Rudy is also small.

I wish I could support the baby’s butt with my hand, but it was difficult because my arms were short.

After all, when Rudy holds the baby, he always holds on to the waist of the princess.

If you walk in that state, well, you can’t help it, and it has become a messy form.

I know it doesn’t look good, but I can’t help it because I’m young.

I took a few steps, picked up the baby’s body, and walked a few steps again until I reached the partition.

This is the place where I first met the princess.

The bed still smelled bad.

‘What should I do with this smelly thing…’

I can’t leave it to a nanny with a backache, and there are no other servants.

‘What should I do?’

A sigh came out spontaneously.

The days ahead are bright.

It seems that I have been hiding with the baby in that small space for a while.

The princess doesn’t do anything special, whether it’s her original personality or just lying still for a long time.

If you give it a finger, it will bite and suck it, and when there is nothing, it will eat its own hair.

It is the same now.

She sat on his lap with her back pressed against his stomach, quietly holding Rudy’s finger in her mouth.

Whether in a good mood or sleepy, close your eyes and make a small breathing sound.

I seemed to be asleep.

Rudy leaned against the wall and began to mentally list the items he needed.

The most important are meat, flour and grains.

If you water it with a magic tool, you will somehow survive.

‘I wish I had some milk… well, that would be hard The babysitter was also taken away, but there’s no way they’ll give you anything like milk.’

It’s a pity that other quarters in the imperial palace were using milk.

Rudy stared into the air for a moment before sighing.

She returned the princess’s flowing hair to her chest and embraced her slender body with one arm.

“…”

The nanny lived as if she was hiding her existence as much as possible.

As long as it’s lacking, as long as it’s lacking, fearing even breathing.

That’s one way.

The empress must have gradually let go of her guard because her nanny behaved like that.

But it cannot survive on its own. just slowly dying If you want to live, you have to fight smartly.

‘It’s not for nothing that the proverb that you give one more rice cake to a crying child came about.’

If there is even one person to cling to while crying loudly, you have to hold onto at least the crotch of your pants while shedding tears.

Since he said he would give me the things I needed, I don’t know. who knows Can I really get a chicken?

While Rudy is lost in his thoughts, Bhimama’s meal seems to be over.

There was a very small rattle, and then Bhimama’s voice was heard.

“…I met Riko in a dream, Nanny.”

“…”

“I was healthy… I was alive and healthy in a world without me… Because that is so sad… Nanny, am I a bad person?”

Bhimama’s voice trembled slightly.

He seems to think that meeting Rudy was a dream.

what to do

If I leave now, I think I’ll be bothered.

The nanny probably thought so too, so she didn’t bother denying that it was a dream and glossed over it roughly.

While listening to the voices of the two, the princess in her arms suddenly jumped.

I looked down to see if I was awake, but I stayed still with his finger in my mouth.

The little hand of the princess holding Rudy’s wrist was strong.

‘ah!’

He seems to be nervous after hearing Bhimama’s voice.

‘are you okay.’

After whispering in her ear and patting her body with the other hand, the princess’ body lost some strength.

I think it’s not even Bimama.

She got married to a distant country at a young age, and was left in this remote place with no one to turn to.

Now I’m only 24 years old, but my son is dead and my mind goes back and forth. Because of the empress who hates him, he is unable to receive even the bare minimum of food.

Is that all?

The age of her husband, who is waiting so anxiously, is now 50 years old.

Perhaps it was because she missed her parents, or because she felt threatened that she had no one else to protect her, rather than because she loved her as a man.

I really feel sorry for you.

But the princess is more pitiful than that.

Bhimama still has a nanny by her side, but even the smallest things have not been given to this little child since birth.

I don’t think I know anything, but even now, just hearing my mother’s voice hardens me.

To the princess, her mother is not a protector, but a frightening person.

‘I’m not in a position to worry about others either.’

Rudy sighed.

It was a fluke that it came here without being sold in a strange place.

In addition, it was a secluded building nestled deep inside the imperial palace.

It was perfect for his current situation to the extent that he wondered if this was a privilege from his previous life.

‘No one would think that I am hiding in the imperial palace.’

As long as you hide that you are the owner of magic and stay quiet, there will be little risk of your identity being revealed.

Ugh!

A small moan escaped Rudy’s mouth.

Perhaps because of her nervousness, the princess began biting his fingers carefully.

‘Princess, I’m sick.’

Maybe it’s because it’s just started, the baby’s teeth are sharper than expected.

Rudy soothed the baby, removed his finger, and turned the child over.

Face to face and pat on the back while hugging.

The nervous little body of the baby clung to Rudy.

The princess rubbed her little head against his chest.

A hard forehead hits the breastbone and hurts.

However, if captured by an enemy country, this level of pain will not be felt.

The Duke of Watoringu said he killed two princes, so if they fall into their hands, I won’t kill them gracefully.

It’s best to spend your childhood here, and find a way out of slavery when you’re old enough to protect yourself.

It became horrifying to think of being enslaved for life.

‘Let’s be free someday.’

It seems that the nanny coaxed Bhimama into bed, and then removed the food from the table.

There was the sound of a food cart moving. The sound of wheels passed in front of the folding screen.

Rudy lowered the princess to the floor and stood up.

After holding the princess clinging to him with both hands, he quietly slipped out of the folding screen.

I glanced over and saw that Bhimama was half-lying with a pillow propped up on her back.

Her gaze is blankly directed toward the ceiling.

Rudy hurriedly moved away from the folding screen.

Nanny was sharing food in a stooped position in front of the food pantry.

I think I ate half of the soup, but I think I only took a bite of the rest. The food remained almost intact.

I don’t know if Bhimama knows the food situation here and leaves it on purpose, or if it’s just because she has no appetite.

But thanks to that, the nanny and the princess are still alive.

‘A woman called the empress is really strong.’

Push a few small animals into the hole, and add food in the amount of one.

Wouldn’t the empress expect that one day, those animals would bite and devour each other?

For some reason, I felt such a terrible thought.

The nurse divided the small pieces of meat on the plate into three portions.

Cut another piece of meat about half a finger into small pieces.

“Are you a princess?”

Rudy asked, and the nanny nodded.

“Yes, if you give me this, he will keep chewing it and passing it on.”

no, you shouldn’t do that What if a baby without teeth gets stuck in his throat while swallowing meat?

Even if it was because there was no proper water to boil until now, things are different now.

Rudy swallowed the words that came out of his throat and laughed bashfully.

“Nanny. Please hang one pot on the fireplace.”

“huh? Why?”

“In my hometown, we do that when we have babies. I dragged it out in the water for a long time…”

“No, are there any places like that? But even after eating like this, the princess didn’t budge.”

The princess reached for the meat.

He seems to know that it is something he eats often.

Rudy pulled the baby into his arms so he wouldn’t catch the fish.

The nanny saw it and smiled.

“Look, the princess didn’t grow up very well, so it was a bit dangerous for a while after the babysitter was taken away. Originally, you should be drinking milk until now, but you can’t do that.”

“…”

“But we don’t have to worry anymore. The dangerous times are past.”

Didn’t pass

Could it be that the nanny couldn’t see her skinny like a corpse because she wasn’t properly nourished?

Perhaps, in this world, babies are fed only milk until they turn one year old, and then go straight to solids.

Come to think of it, I think I heard somewhere that in the Middle Ages, there was no concept of a child, so babies were treated as small adults.

So, in medieval paintings, there was a period when babies were drawn like disgusting adults…

It’s a bit strange, but that’s how it was at the time.

“Nanny Niim…”

Rudy looked up at the nanny’s face with tears in her eyes.

“…that’s what my mom always did… eat and sipper… if you keep that, strange powers always come out of your hands…”

“!”

The nanny’s eyes widened.

“no way···. I see! I think that’s why you have so much magical power.”

“…”

The nanny nodded to herself and murmured.

“Right. You’ve heard of witches using special secrets to concoct all sorts of strange medicines. It looks similar to that. You grow up eating something special.”

It can’t be.

But the nanny seemed to think it must be her own idea.

He thought deeply about something and then raised his head.

“oh my god! Maybe you’re a witch…”

The nanny glanced at Rudy and nodded.

“Yeah, if you think about it that way, it makes sense. Strangely enough magical powers and smart things, that’s definitely why. Yes, I’d better do as you say.”

Nanny hurriedly went into the food pantry, took out a pot, and put all the meat in it.

After that it was easy.

The nanny did whatever Rudi said.

It’s as if you think the truth is there.

well, that’s good

With the help of her nanny, Rudy put meat, flour, and water in a pot and brought it to a boil.

I seasoned it with salt and ate it, so I guess it was okay.

Actually, it was delicious.

And, I felt so sorry for myself that I felt that way.

It’s food that you wouldn’t eat even if you paid 1 million won, no, 10 million won on Earth, but it was really delicious.

‘How hungry I was, I.’

Involuntarily, tears came out.

I really cried when I saw the princess eating like she was possessed.

After the meal, Rudy told Nanny that he wanted to write paper and ink.

Tomorrow is the day to meet Buradov. I don’t know if he will come himself or someone else, but you should make a list to give him in advance.

Nanny looks startled when Rudy asks for paper and a pen.

“No, do you know how to write?”

“…Yes… My mother told me to go to a nobleman, so I learn it every day.”

“I see. yes. Possession of magical power is, of course, sold to nobles…”

The nanny stopped talking and glanced at Rudy. It seems like what did you do to say that your parents are selling in front of your child.

The nurse put her skinny hand on his head.

“Yes, to learn letters at such a young age is truly amazing. Did you learn letters from your mother?”

I was about to tell the letter teacher that I learned it separately, but I gave up.

Too many lies lead to errors later.

The fewer the number of false answers, the better. Let’s unify the types of lies so that you can answer “Mom” to all questions.

“yes.”

“Maybe your mother was a witch living in hiding.”

The nanny took him to a bookshelf near the fireplace.

“yes. If you’re a witch’s child, you might be able to use my ink. I heard that witches’ powers are different, but you don’t know because you have magical powers.”

“What is my ink?”

“This is the ink used to write letters on magic tools.”

Perhaps Rudy’s coming here was really a perk for reincarnated people.

Rudy peeked at the princess asleep after eating her fill, then looked at the ink bottle that the nanny pulled out.

＜ What is my ink? ＞ end