Calendula [BL/Chanbaek]

38

"empress."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"Are you really not going to Hwiguk? This might be your last chance."

The sixteen-year-old boy shook his head firmly.

"You should go and prepare your strategy. Winter isn't over yet, so hurry and prepare."
"I might not be able to come in the future. Now... stop."
"I won't forgive you. However, I will give you a chance. This is not a chance to love a concubine, but for the sake of Hong Hwa-guk."

His face remained unchanged, but his ears and neck were flushed red.
Chanyeol swallowed a chuckle as he watched Baekhyun lie so nonchalantly.

"Huh? Why are you laughing?"
"I didn't laugh. It's cold outside, so eat."
"No, I didn't. I definitely laughed..."

I took Chanyeol's outstretched hand, glaring at him.

"You don't want to go in?"

I didn't want to go in, so I grabbed his hand tightly and asked Baekhyun, who kept slowing down.

"It's so stuffy inside the palace."

Baekhyun furrowed his brow, looking down at his feet, as if he was really frustrated.

"I can't go outside right now..."

Chanyeol led Baekhyun to the pavilion in the garden.

"Where are you going?"
"Bamboo Pavilion."

There was a pavilion surrounded by bamboo trees, with a pond in front.

Because they were positioned higher up, Chanyeol went up first and picked Baekhyun up.

"Wow..!"

The mist and steam rising from the water created a mystical atmosphere in the hazy pavilion.

"You're the only one who knows about this place?"
"I wanted to show you, and now I'm finally showing you."