New Herbs, Part I

In the middle of the Third Month, the Princess Akashi gave birth. It was a boy. A gift from the old Akashi monk was delivered with his letter saying that the birth of the prince was determined according to his dream. What he had done and his prayer in the past was to fulfill the dream. As it had become true, he would like to withdraw from the world and go off into the deep mountains. The old nun’s grief was limitless.

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