Chapter 50 (1/2)

In the end Kyosul leaned forward and asked her again out of strong curiosity.

“Please tell me…..”

Sassi’s eyes trembled from side to side.

“Well, I don’t have anything particular to say…”

Apparently Sassi didn’t want to go into details. Nonetheless, it looked as if she didn’t want to hide anything to Kyosul but at the same time she seemed agonized over whether it was right to tell her everything down to the last detail.

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“Sassi, is it something that I should not know?”

“Well, I can let you know about it, but I don’t necessarily have to tell you, either. I’m just afraid if I tell you, you might have prejudice against her when you are now increasing exchanges with her.”

“It looks like there are some bad rumors about Heyjin, right?”

Kyosul tried to make an educated guess when Sassi hesitated. As expected, Sassi nodded, putting on a sour face.

“Do you believe that bad rumor?”

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“Nope. There are so many groundless rumors getting around in the palace. You might run into big trouble if you don’t filter them out,” said Sassi, waving her hand.

“In fact, I’m quick-witted enough to filter out wild rumors. Do you think I’m foolish enough to believe every rumor without ascertaining its truth?”

“Of course, I know you are not. I know how smart and kind-hearted our Crown Princess is. In fact I just feel reluctant to say about some bad rumors about others.”

“Then, please tell me. What if I make a mistake to Princess Heyjin without knowing anything about her rumors?”

Kyosul’s point made sense. After all, Sassi said in a low voice, “The fact is we concubines keep our distance from her.”

“Why? Did she make any wrongdoing?” she asked in surprise.

Her impression of Heyjin was that she was exotic but kind. She didn’t look like a woman who could incur others’ hatred, so Kyosul couldn’t believe her.

“When she entered the palace, she went to see many people here, and she went to the trouble of coming to the tea parties or chatting meetings first. I once reminded her that she had better be careful. But she had an accident, after all.”

“Accident?”

“At first we thought it was a coincidence. When it was repeated several times, there were some rumors that she laid a curse on people.”

“Bad spell?”

The source of such bad rumors was simply groundless. Kyosul seemed pretty agonized whether she could burst into laughter or nod seriously at the moment. As there was apparent angst in her face, Sassi smiled at her first and said, “I think they’re very scared about deceptive spell. How foolish rumors they are!”

Sassi asked if she was happy to see Heyjin. Kyosul thought of Ruhae.

Biting her lip, she smiled at Sassi and said, “Yes, I was happy. It’s pleasant to talk to her.”

“If you feel happy about it, I think your association with her is good.”

Do you really think so? Of course, I wish I were happy when I see her, but you can’t say it’s necessarily a good association unless you know who the other party is.

Sassi comforted her without knowing her deep angst and said kindly, “As you’re very sociable, I think you can be great friends.”

“Thanks.”

Kyosul lifted her teacup and turned her eyes away from her. Lost in thought, she didn’t feel the heat of the tea when she drank it. Her fingertips were cold.

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He walked with light steps towards the North Palace. Ruhae originally saw it as a burden to give prenatal education to Prince Binsung’s wife, but he couldn’t be happier now. He entered her residence with more robust steps than ever. While he was walking toward Princess Heyjin’s residence, he stopped suddenly. He saw a court lady pacing up and down in front of the narrow gate leading to her house, stomping her feet. Seeing him approaching her, she turned around quickly.

“Wait a moment…” he approached the gate, calling her. She stood motionless at his call.”You dropped this ….”

He bent down to pick up the small pouch on the ground. It looked like a pouch containing incense.

He picked it up and gave it to her. She received it with both hands, lowering her head. As she was so nervous, she couldn’t even look at him and her hands trembled.