...Flower of Evil...

Iseul groaned as she held the huge water bucket above her head. Jungkook, Taehyung and Jimin were beside her,doing the same thing. It has been six hours since they had been holding those heavy water buckets above their heads infront of Prince Yoongi's Palace. First,they had to apologise to the pears farmer and then cleaned his garden. And lastly, they were punished to hold heavy water buckets above their heads. It wasn't that difficult to hold them for continues three or four hours since their spiritual core was somewhat strong enough to withstand the pain but six hours was a bit too much for them.

Even though that punishment would strengthen their spiritual energy, but still the pain is pain.

"My hands are shaking", Ji-min complained.

"Mine too",Iseul said with a pout.

"How did we even end up on brother Yoongi's way? He could have just used the main street but he just had to pass through the river side!",Jungkook whined as his face was getting red from the embarrassment seeing Palace attendants giggle while looking at them.

"It's all you guys' fault!", Taehyung scolded coldly. "I told you it's a bad idea!"

"Keep quiet brother. Brother Yoongi might hear you", Iseul was clearly scared of Prince Yoongi and she didn't want to face him again.

Jimin rolled his eyes at Taehyung. "How is it our fault? You joined us too!"

Taehyung, "You guys dragged me into your dirty business!"

Jimin,"You could have stayed behind!"

Iseul and Jungkook looked at each other as they were so done with them. Soon,a fight broke out between Taehyung and Jimin. They even forgot about the punishment and both of them started brawling on the ground.

Jimin threw the now empty bucket at Taehyung and he dodged it perfectly. Unfortunately, that bucket was hurled straight to the face of silent Jungkook. And now it's a different story. No one wanted to get beatened up by the Kingdom's strongest Prince at all.

Both Jimin and Taehyung were horror stricken and pointed at each other.

Taehyung, Jimin,"HE DID IT!"

Jungkook cracked his neck before throwing away the water bucket.

"We are done for!",Jimin shriek before dashing away with Taehyung.

Iseul heaved a sigh before throwing away the bucket too and chased after the three idiots. They ran around Prince Yoongi's Palace without caring about the consequences.

Yoongi finally came out to see the cause of the ruckus. His eyes turned dark seeing the sight. Taehyung was lying on his stomach and on top of him was Jimin and on top of him was Jungkook. Lastly, Iseul was sitting on the very top like a horse rider.

"What the fuck is happening here?", His low growl took everyone's attention.

The four siblings shuddered seeing the obvious glare on their brother's face.

Iseul immediately jumped down and ran to hold the empty water bucket above her head and knelt down as she did nothing right now. She didn't even dare to look up. Soon after the other three joined her and did the same thing.

"We are really sorry, brother Yoongi", Jimin whispered and looked up with his irresistible puppy eyes.

Yoongi walked down to them and stood infront of them with that fixed glare on his face. "Did you guys just ignore my punishment and played around?"

Jungkook, "It's not like that brother! We -We were exhausted so,we p-played a bit?"

The three boys nodded except Iseul. She was just too scared of him to make a move. Yoongi's eyes snapped at Iseul who was silently looking down.

He was about to say something but a voice cut him.

"Your highness! A message from the Queen!",a servant had come to give a message.

Yoongi nodded signalling him to speak.

"Her highness ordered princess Iseul to come to her Palace "

Iseul's whole body went cold. She didn't want to go. She tightly clutched onto the bucket and didn't get up at all.

Yoongi gave her a look before saying,"She is currently busy with her punishment. I don't like to send her away right now"

Only Yoongi could deny Queen's request like that because his mother's family was as powerful as Queen's family. King really cherished Prince Yoongi's mother because of the power their family hold.

Iseul heaved a sigh but her sigh was hitched on her throat when the servant uttered the next words.

"Her highness Hayoon is there too"

That was Iseul's mother!

Jungkook, Taehyung and Jimin looked at her with concern in their eyes. Yoongi poked his inner cheek with his tongue, feeling rather annoyed.

Iseul carefully put down the bucket and stood up before looking at yoongi. She bowed, "Your highness, please let me go for this time. I will fulfill my punishment once I arrived again"

Yoongi's face didn't change. "...Fine"

Taehyung stood up immediately. "I will come with you. I need to see my mother too"

Iseul,"No need. Your mother will not like it. Stay here. Don't worry",she gave a small smile before leaving them.

Jungkook and Jimin too stood up with their buckets.

Jungkook, "I don't know what will happen this time"

Taehyung, "I will tell brother Seokjin. He will do something"

Yoongi shook his head. "He is busy right now"

Taehyung, "Then brother Namjoon?!"

Both Seokjin and Namjoon are Princes who were born from the same mother who is also Taehyung's mother. The Queen. She is a very stubborn woman and will listen to no one. Her pride as the Queen of the kingdom is too high. And the power she holds shouldn't be underestimated. And the King is wrapped around her finger so no one could do anything against this woman.

"Brother Namjoon went to down town to meet villagers", Yoongi answered.

.....

Iseul entered Queen's Palace room. She was surprised to see so many people there. Along with Queen Yejun, there were five other women. They were all concubines of the King. Lady Min Sooyeong,Prince Yoongi's mother, Lady Jung Jia,Prince Hoseok's mother, Lady Park Minying,Prince Jimin's mother,Lady Jeon Jihyun,Prince Jungkook's mother and lastly her mother Hayoon.

They were all sitting around a table filled with food except Lady Hayoon who was serving the food to other ladies. It was purely humiliation.

Iseul's lips twitched but she said nothing and bowed.

Queen smiled seeing her. "Princess Iseul,why are you standing there. Come here dear"

Iseul gave a slight smile to show respect and went inside and sat beside Queen as she was ordered. Queen caressed her hair showing the fake affection. "It's been so long since I last saw you. Why can't my daughter come and see her guardian mother,hm?"

Queen was apparently her guardian appointed by the King himself. Hayoon didn't have any motherly rights over Iseul. Even though she was a concubine, everyone treated her as a servant.

Iseul," my apologies, your highness. I was busy with studies"

Queen,"Nonsense, if you are busy,you have to make time to visit your mother. Right Hayoon?"

Hayoon who was standing next to other servants raised her head. It was really awkward to stand with other servants while wearing a royal attire. She smiled awkwardly. "Yes,your highness"

Iseul clenched her fists under the table.

"Hayoon,did I say you could stand there? Why don't you serve the rest of the food to us?",Queen said with her authoritative voice.

Hayoon,"I'm sorry,your highness. I thought you needed space to talk with Iseul"

Queen's eyes darkened. She stood up alerting Iseul. Queen stood infront of Hayoon and paused for a second before slapping her to the ground. Queen's fingers were filled with various rings which succeeded injuring Hayoon's cheek.

Iseul stood up immediately with wide eyes but Hayoon signalled he'd to stay silent.

Queen,"How dare you to address princess by her name. Do you still think of her as your daughter?",she scoffed. "She is the only daughter of the King and you dare disrespect her?!"

Iseul's eyes were wide as two full moons. Her body was trembling. But she could do nothing. She had no power. If she wants to stay inside the Palace,then she has to endure this.

"I'm sorry,it slipped out", Hayoon knelt down and bowed infront of the Queen.

Queen smirked. The rest of the concubines were really uncomfortable to see such a sight. The only one who didn't mind anything was the lady Min Sooyeong. She had this poker face saying she didn't care at all. She was just there because she didn't want to be disrespectful to the Queen. Other than that she had no reason to be in this drama.

Queen crouched down to Hayoon's level and held her chin in a tight grasp. "It isn't me who you should be apologising to,my dear",She looked up at Iseul who was rooted to the ground. "It is my daughter you should be apologising to now"

Iseul couldn't believe this. The scene is becoming too much. It is really uncomfortable to see such a sight.

Hayoon nodded without caring about her image and tried to stand up but,

"Who said you could stand up? Keep kneeling and apologise to her",Queen snapped.

Hayoon immediately knelt infront of Iseul. "Your highness, please forgive me for my insolent act of rudeness. It will never happen again"

She bowed down to her own daughter.

Iseul's whole body was trembling. Tears were nonstoply flowing down from Iseul's wide eyes but she could do nothing. How can a daughter see such a sight of her own mother? It pierced her heart. She neither could cry nor could stop her tears.

Some concubines looked away,not being able to see such an uncomfortable sight.

Queen saw Iseul's tears. Smirking behind her back,she walked infront of her with a concerned expression. She wiped away her tears. "Iseul, my dear,why are you crying?"

Iseul really couldn't keep quiet right now. "Sh -She is a concubine too. Wh -Why does she -"

Hayoon,"Your highness, please,I'm fine. Thank you for your concern but I am really fine"

Iseul clenched her jaw tightly and closed her eyes when Hayoon received another slap from the Queen. Her heart was bleeding at this point.

Queen,"Do not cut her off when she is speaking!",then she turned to Iseul. "Oh,I know what you wanted to ask",she smiled warmly and caressed her cheek with the same hand she used to slap Hayoon." Iseul,my dear,it seems like you don't understand some things in the Palace. Let me teach you. It doesn't matter if you are a concubine when you don't have a background. She is one of the concubines of the King but it doesn't change the fact that she comes from a lowly family. A servant. But you, my dear,even though she gave birth to you,your father is the king. The only princess of this nation. She doesn't have any right over the royal princess. We should draw our line in between us and those lowly peasants"

"Now,don't cry. Your mother is here to teach you everything. Come,come,sit down with me now", she forced Iseul to sit with her. "Hayoon,serve princess her dish"

Hayoon bowed immediately and stood up before serving Iseul her dish. During the whole meal time,Iseul didn't spare a glance at her mother. She didn't really eat. She was fed by the Queen forcefully until the dish is empty.

And when the meal time was over,Iseul was free to go. She wasted no time before running to her own Palace. She didn't notice when her mother was also following her to the Palace room.

Iseul immediately found a porcelain bowl and sat down before vomiting her guts out. She vomited everything she ate.

"Your highness!", Hayoon freaked out seeing her vomiting and sat down next to her. She caressed Iseul's back softly.

Iseul kept puking until nothing was left to let out.

Once she is done,Hayoon offered her a cup of water. "Your highness, drink this"

And that's when Iseul noticed what she called her. She slapped away the cup of water and looked at her mother with her red eyes.

"What the fuck! I am Iseul! Your daughter!! Stop calling me that! Never call me that! Do you understand?!",she was beyond furious and she couldn't even stop the tears which were falling like a waterfall.

Hayoon tried to shush her down. "Shhh shhh,Iseul,please lower your voice. Others might hear you!"

Iseul stood up harshly with raging eyes. "I don't fucking care!! Let them hear!!why mother?! Why can't I speak!!! WHY?!I AM YOUR DAUGHTER!",she cried.

Hayoon also stood up and immediately hugged her daughter. "Shh Shh it's okay. Now calm down"

Iseul broke out from her grasp. "NO!why do I have to stay silent? You are my father's wife! My mother! Why is it so unfair?! Why can't we speak?! Why can't I speak?!", she cried so hard to the point her face was completely flushed in red.

Hayoon looked at her helplessly. "You know it,Iseul. We can't. We can't survive out there without a father. We have to stay here. So,for that,we have to endure this"

Iseul's breathing was becoming unstable. Her fury was beyond her limits. She turned around and dashed away from her Palace.

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