Chapter 23 (1/2)

“I’m the wife of the Crown Prince,” Kyosul repeated it before her nanny.

Her eyes looked sad at that moment, but her nanny didn’t notice it.

“And that’s why I should not be heart-broken because of another man,” she murmured.

She squeezed her eyes tightly shut and then opened her eyes. Turning her mouth up, she smiled.

And then she pulled herself together once again.

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“And…”

She was about to say something when her smile disappeared. But her eyes began to be wet with tears.

“As the Crown Princess of the Mok Kingdom, I can’t go back to the Hwa Kingdom, right?”

“Your Highness!”

Choked up with emotions, the nanny hugged her. Tears again dropped from Kyosul’s eyes, who was easily moved to tears.

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“King Chong, my father, Queen Yo, my mother, brother Prince Mingung and other cute brothers, I’m afraid I can’t meet them anytime soon, right?”

She closed her eyes quietly. Their bright smiles were vivid in her memories. It was as if they could approach her with a smile and hug her if she opened her eyes now, but what she saw before her eyes was only her room full of furniture made in the Mok Kingdom.

“I can’t afford to stay sad like this forever. This is the place I have to survive for the rest of my life.”

“Your Highness! Are you okay?”

“I’m alright. I think I have to accept the reality as it is…”

Her wondering up to now was long enough. She couldn’t remain as the only princess of the imperial family of the Hwa Kingdom, Even after the wedding ceremony was over, she didn’t realize that she was now the Crown Princess of the Mok Kingdom. As she didn’t realize it, she felt she could lead a carefree life. She might have even thought that she just came to the Mok Kingdom for an outing.

“Besides, I have made friends with a woman here.”

With a gentle smile, she nodded, wiping her tears quickly.

The woman she referred to was Kyoyoung, the second wife of the Crown Prince.

After she visited Kyosul the first time, Kyoyoung would come to her residence for a chat.

As they became close to each other during their frequent meetings, they began to call each other by their given names. In the imperial palace of the Mok Kingdom where strict royal customs were observed, only those immediate royal family members called each other by their names as an expression of their friendliness.

“Come to think of it, it’s been a long time since I saw Kyoyoung.”

“Your Highness, she came here only three days ago.”

“You know, you come to miss your close friend a lot if you don’t see her even for a day. As Kyoyoung always came here to see me, let me visit her this time.”

With a broad smile, she came out of her residence. Though she smiled brightly, her nanny was still nervous. She felt Kyosul was going overboard when she ventured to see Kyoyoung.

“Let me escort you out the door,” a court lady said.

While she was watching Kyosul walking the hallway, she quickly followed her to the outside.

Finally, Kyosul stood on the wooden porch of her residence with a deep breath.

“It’s been a while since I came out of my room.”

“Yes, you’ve been confined to your room as you were sick. You made me nervous when you moved around the palace when you were healthy. And this time you make me nervous again as you seemed to stay put inside your room,” said the nanny.

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“Hohoho, you must be kidding, nanny.”

Kyosul chuckled at her joke. When she headed to the stepping stones, the court girl waiting there put the shoes on her feet. Several chief court ladies and her royal attendants followed Kyosul’s sedan chair now heading for Kyoyoung’s residence. Kyosul came to pass by Dongchon Palace on the way as her residence was on the other side of the Crown Prince’s palace and his second wife’s residence was on the right. She cautiously passed by the top gate of Dongchon Palace. Bipaan was coming out, accompanied by chief court ladies and the eunuch.

“Love live the Crown Prince! I’m honored to see you.”

She had an unexpected encounter with him. Though she was embarrassed, she instinctively bowed to him politely, “Long live the Crown Prince! I’m honored to see you here.”

Following suit, the court ladies also said in chorus, “Long live the Crown Prince! We’re honored to see you!”

And those accompanying Bipaan said aloud, “Long Live the Crown Princess! We’re honored to see you!”

Though all the court ladies and the eunuchs lowered their heads deeply to show courtesy, Kyosul bowed only slightly as she was the Crown Princess. Casting a glance at her casually, he quickened his steps.

As he recently confronted her over the wild rumor, she trembled instinctively when his eyes met hers. When she raised her head, he was moving. As if she resolved to do something, she stood before him.

“Your Majesty!”

“What’s the matter?”

As expected, his reply was curt and businesslike. Though she felt her heartbeat was pounding hard, she didn’t stop.