After the harsh winter and getting a cold spring has finally arrived, the sun is bright and lasts a long time unlike winter. the weather is nice, the flowers are blooming, everything is colourful.
I was having breakfast with my father in the garden while spreading apricot jam on my toast my father asked me 'are you excited to meet your uncle, its your first time seeing him'.
' I'm excited to meet a family member, we don't know a lot of people' I said. 'then don't forget ask him about his collection of coins and paintings he likes to flaunt them' ' what kind of coins does he have, have you seen his collection?' I asked. 'we used to collect rare coins in past' why did you not tell me you collect coins?' I t was before your mother and I got married. I sold them because I didn't need them anymore'.
'Members of the imperial family died in a fire accident', 'Both emperor and empress are dead', ' Who inherits the throne? Princess Alice, or Prince Alan? ' Who started the fire?', ' Is it the end of the empire?'. newspaper articles discussing the incident in the imperial palace that day spread like wildfire, the crown princess went to labour after hearing the news from an express messenger and died during her postnatal period. it was my first time seeing the official newspaper articles disscussing what happened, I only knew about what happened from my father and maid Estella. seeing the illustrations of people running in fear screaming while other people were laying on the ground covered in flames with the palace behind them engulfed in flames has made me tearful a lot of lives have been lost that day, whole families were wiped out of existence.
'I was leading the campaign when I heard about the news. I returned to the palace immediately' I listened to every word my uncle said, analysing every word coming out of his mouth and his deadpan face, because I had to pry him to get to know more about what happened. even though what he said was already in history books. I was satisfied with the few words he gave me because whenever I try to coax him to tell me more, he refuses.
My father told me you had a huge collection of paintings, can I see them