Roses blooming in the heart

It was night, after finishing the day's official duties, Abelide played with Elena for a while before going to bed as usual. It was snowing heavily outside, and the sound of wind hitting the glass could be heard from time to time, but the house was extremely warm.

Elena was only wearing a thin nightgown and was lying on the quilt to play, babbling words that Abelide could not understand.

Even so, Alberid could see that Elena was very happy. In other words, Alberid rarely saw an unhappy Elena.

Elena is always smiling.

Sometimes it’s eating the food she wants, sometimes it’s getting the toys she wants, and sometimes it’s the joy of having someone play with her.

Abelide didn't know how to describe her feeling, relief and pride when she saw Elena like this? Maybe it was a little bit, after all, it was she who gave this child a new life, and maybe there was a little bit of unknowable envy.

Abelide couldn't remember anything about this period of her life, but she was absolutely certain that it was completely different from Elena's current situation.

As a child of a queen and the first heir to the throne, she was born too late. At that time, her biological father, the emperor, already had three adult children.

Her presence at that time can only be described as embarrassing.

She was born too late.

What's more, the emperor and the queen were at odds with each other. They had not expected her to exist. The emperor just wanted to have an orthodox heir without having to be remonstrated by ministers, and to reduce unnecessary trouble.

Her mother had another lover, but her lover had died in battle, so she married the emperor for the glory of the family.

The emperor and the empress treated each other with respect.

Naturally, she, a child who meets the interests and needs of all parties, cannot be loved by them.

"what."

Abelide closed her eyes and raised her hand to touch her forehead.

Why are you remembering this again?

"what?"

A familiar voice sounded, seemingly beside him.

Abelide opened her eyes, and Elena ran up to her at some point. There seemed to be worry written in those beautiful eyes?

"Are you worried about me?"

Abelide raised her hand to hug Elena into her arms, and then covered her with a quilt. It was time to sleep.

"Ah, ah!"

Elena looked at Abelide, as if answering the question she just asked.

Yes, I'm worried about you.

Abelide wanted to smile and touch the top of Elena's hair, and then coax her to sleep, but Elena kept looking at her intently, and there seemed to be such a sentence in her blue eyes.

After watching for a while, Abelide stopped smiling and directly hugged Elena into her arms.

Children grow very fast. Since the New Year, Elena has almost gained a weight every day.

Although the body can indeed be said to be getting stronger, the weight is too heavy to ignore.

"Did you grow up too fast?"

While eating lunch one day, Abelide didn't know what she thought of and suddenly looked at Elena who was eating happily and asked.

As he said that, he poked Elena's soft little face.

It feels better than before.

Abelide thought silently in her heart.

As soon as these words came out, Elena stopped eating, as if in a daze, but in fact she was thinking about Abelide's problem with her little head.

Although Elena is still young and can't speak a few words, it doesn't mean that people can't understand good and bad words.

Elena didn't understand the word fat now, but she could also tell that the tone in which Abelide said this was different from usual, a bit like she was talking bad about herself.

"what are you thinking about?"

Abelide looked at Elena who suddenly stopped eating and asked casually.

Then, Elena, who seemed to be in a daze, suddenly started crying, and the unsuppressed cry suddenly resounded throughout the restaurant, startling the maid who was taking care of Elena's meal, and then quickly hugged Elena Lina began to coax.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, don't cry..."

There was a hint of panic in the maid's coaxing and gentle tone.

"Your Highness, be good, Your Highness, do you still want to eat this?"

The maid scooped up a spoonful of sago milk that Elena had just been drinking. Honey was added to it. Elena likes it very much recently, but because the sugar content is a bit high, in order to protect Elena's few teeth that have just grown out, she drinks it every day. There are strict limits on intake.

But now in order to coax Elena to stop crying, the maid fed this to Elena's mouth again, hoping that after eating something she likes, the princess would stop crying.

But Elena, who was too engrossed in crying now, didn't even notice or said, she didn't want to eat.

When the maid was so frightened that she was about to kneel down and beg Abelide to let her go. Abelide took Elena into her arms, and as a habit, she raised her hand to rub the top of Elena's hair and said, : "You mean you're unhappy because you're fat?"

As he said this, he did not forget to rub Elena's back to calm her down, for fear that the little guy would make her cry.

"Woo, um, woo."

Although she almost hiccupped from crying, Elena still knew how to hug Abelide's neck, habitually put herself into Abelide's arms coquettishly, and answered Abelide with a sob voice.

This pitiful look really made people irritated, even though Elena's tears and snot covered Alberid's body.

"Hey, don't cry."

Abelide took the handkerchief handed by the maid and wiped Elena's tears, but the tears could not be wiped away, and her eyes were as red as a little rabbit.

"Woo, Abo, woo..."

Abelide could tell that Elena didn't want to cry now, but it seemed that she had used too much force just now, and now the tears could not be stopped.

Elena also discovered this problem and raised her hands to wipe her tears randomly.

Big tears hung on Elena's face, like crystal pearls, which was endearing.

"Okay, don't cry anymore."

Abelide held the person in her arms and gently stroked the back of a crying little thing.

Since then, the words "cry-loving" and "beauty-loving" have become the most indelible labels for Elena in Alberid's heart.

When Elena grows up, even when Abelide doesn't care, she will put Elena first.

The lunch ended with Elena's low cry that she tried to hold back.

Of course, after lunch, the little princess, whose energy was exhausted from crying, fell asleep with the maid's gentle coaxing.

Sleeping face is peaceful and beautiful.

"Sweet dreams."

Abelide left a kiss on Elena's forehead before leaving, returning to the study to handle official duties.

In a huge empire, even on the most ordinary day, there are countless things to deal with.

Abelide also thought that when Elena grows up, she can teach Elena to help her handle official affairs and leave diplomacy or other affairs to Elena.

Abelide is not afraid that Elena will betray her. After all, Abelide believes that the children she raises will not be stupid.

"So, grow up quickly."

Abelide couldn't wait to see what surprises this child would bring her.