Chapter 33 (1/2)

“Why are you surprised as if you were caught hurling wicked abuses at the Crown Princess?”

Her lilting voice touched her on the raw. Kyoyoung couldn’t help but freak out. Oran was smiling as if she knew everything. Kyoyoung couldn’t bring herself to smile before her, so she just shut her mouth.

Though Kyoyoung was good at behaving herself well in the palace, Oran was one cut above her. Without letting Kyoyoung find out her real intention, Oran disturbed her mind with sly smiles.

Looking her in the eye, Kyoyoung could not figure out what she was trying to find out, “How could I hurl abuses at the Crown Princess? How could I dare–”

“Oh, I think I heard wrong, then. I felt I heard something very interesting.”

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“Yeah, I think so. You heard wrong, Oran. Don’t you know that the birds are singing and the spring haze makes you feel dizzy?”

“I feel sorry about that. I hope the Sun of the East Palace won’t rise over Dongbi Place.”

“I don’t think you, as a princess from the West Palace, have reason to be concerned about the Sun of the East Palace.”

Oran burst into laughter, “Really?”

Opening the fan, she waved it fast before her face, “Well, I hear the Sun of the East Palace rises above the Dongbi Palace only.”

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Now Oran was clearly trying to rub her the wrong way. Her remarks were also a clear challenge to her. What she meant by the Sun of the East Palace was Bipaan. Oran was instigating her by alluding to the fact that Bipaan only visited Kyosul.

“Princess Oran, you are so mean to me!”

“Ooops, I think I felt an affinity for you for a moment as you and I feel bad about the Dongbi Palace anyway.”

“No matter what you say about Kyosul, I am a woman who belongs to the Dongbi Palace, as you know. I’m not that foolish.”

When Oran openly revealed her hostility toward Kyosul, Kyoyoung flatly rejected it.

When the atmosphere became cold, Oran made a fake smile again and said, “By the way, don’t you know that the Crown Princess’s drawback doesn’t necessarily harm your interests? It can be beneficial to you.”

Though Kyoyoung smiled at that, she felt what Oran had just said had some serious implications. In some respects, her remarks were dangerous.

Now, Oran began to reveal what she wanted to say. In fact, those in the imperial palace were already aware of that, but it was the first time Oran mentioned it openly like this.

“We in the West Palace don’t care as long as the Sun of the East Palace comes down from the East Palace. If the direction of the Sun changes, isn’t it possible to change the Crown Princess?”

It was the first time that Oran used such a direct expression, which indicated that she firmly believed in Kyoyoung. No matter how jealous she might feel about Kyosul, there was no chance that she would reveal the affairs of the East Palace to Oran. It was not just a matter involving Kyosul. If her words and deeds harmed Bipaan, it could also put her into trouble.

“I would assume that I didn’t hear anything you just said to me. If what you said were leaked to others, you could be in big, big trouble. Do you get it?” Kyoyoung demanded.

“Hmmm, If you really think so, let me stop here.”

Potty-mouth Oran relented reluctantly. She stepped back, making nasal sounds. While Kyoyoung bowed to her, Oran said one last word.

“By the way, if you need my help in the West Palace, please feel free to come and see me anytime. Let me give you a helping hand for your sake.”

When Kyoyoung raised her head, Oran already turned around, leaving the East Palace in no time.

“Damn it. How did she suddenly appeared before me…”

She felt enraged about Oran when she thought that this arrogant woman from the West Palace came all the way up here to overhear her complaints about the Crown Princess.

In no time, Oran left the East Palace. In fact, she was on her way back to the Dongbi Palace to offer apologies to Kyosul for her disrespectful actions in the flower garden recently.

When she found Kyoyoung unexpectedly, she reaped an unexpected booty.

She overheard what Kyoyoung was complaining about the Crown Princess.

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“I don’t have to take pains to go to the Dongbi Palance.”

She didn’t have to waste her time uselessly. Oran turned back immediately.