Chapter 54 (2/2)

It was Ruhae who felt more and more on the defensive.

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“It is nonsense and ridiculous that I tried to harm Prince Heyjin’s baby. Why would I commit such an immoral act?”

“I’ve never mentioned to you that the prince’s baby on the way was harmed. Why are so convinced?”

Each of Bippan’s questions was silly like that. Everybody in the interrogation place knew it, but they didn’t mention it. His interrogation up to now clearly showed that Ruhae didn’t commit any treason. Nonetheless, Bipaan pretended to be innocent. As he played the innocent guy, he looked wicked.

“Based on your questioning up to now, I think my guess was right. If anybody who doesn’t know the whole situation accurately hears what you’re questioning me about, they can easily conclude you’re wrong,” Ruhae said.

Ruhae was disillusioned with each of Bipaan’s questions that were intended to trap him in the so-called treason charges he fabricated. He couldn’t stand his anger. When he got excited, Bipaan was easily persuaded instead of biting the end of his talk.

“As you are smart enough for Prince Binsung even to ask you to be his wife’s prenatal education coach, it’s only natural that I can make such assumptions.”

He lightly nodded and continued with the interrogation.

“If your testimony is true, you have never talked face to face with court lady Hosanyo, right?”

“I’ve just come to know her name here when you mentioned her name.”

“Good.”

Bipaan nodded his head again.

Only now could Ruhae breathe comfortably. It seemed that his stretched interrogation was at an end, but it was Ruhae’s hasty judgment.

“Bring in court lady Yangyang!” Bipaan ordered.

Ruhae didn’t know her either, but he got nervous as she was new to him.

Let me see how he is going to entrap me this time.

Bipaan’s way of interrogation was pushy and nagging at his nerves but very logical. Though Ruhae felt upset about it, he had no other choice but to recognize Bipaan’s loaded questions.

In no time, another court lady brought into the interrogation place. Unlike the woman ahead of her, who was tied up tightly, this woman walked into the place on her own, dressed in neat clothes.

I think I saw her in the North Palace.

Ruhae examined her face. Holding her hands tightly, Yangyang was trembling with fear. There were some tangible marks of tears around her eyes.

“Can you recognize her face?” asked Bipaan in a sneering tone.

Ruhae mentioned the fact only, nothing more or less.

“Yes, I know she is a court lady assigned to the North Palace. That’s all.”

“I knew you were going to answer like that,” Bipaan replied flatly and ordered Yangyang to tell the whole truth.

“Repeat in detail what you told us yesterday.”

She lowered her head before Bipaan and opened her mouth, with her shoulders trembling a lot.

“I think I saw him about 15 days ago. When I was on my way to the laundry house, carrying a laundry bag, I didn’t want to be caught by others, so I was walking on the path in the back of the North Palace. Then I heard some human voice at the narrow gate at a distance. As my supervisors usually came in and out of the middle gate, I was embarrassed because I couldn’t judge whether to say hello to the person there.”

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“Are you sure that the voice of that person you heard at that time was that of Prince Ruhae?”

Bipaan cut in to verify the details of her testimony.

Yangyang nodded without any hesitation then looked down.

“Yes, yes, Your Majesty. Though he was at a distance from me, he was clearly Prince Ruhae.”

“How come you were convinced that he was Prince Ruhae when you were some distance from him?”

“Well, I’m one of the most trusted court ladies who are reliable enough to take care of Princess Heyjin’s laundry. When Prince Ruhae visited her in the room, I sometimes ran on errands for him. I’ve been listening to his voice for a month, so how can’t I recognize his voice?”

There was no lie in her testimony.

Whenever Ruhae had a solo meeting with Prince Heyjin, several court ladies were on standby in the corner of her room. Even though he was her prenatal education teacher, it was the palace code that entailed them to be on standby when Ruhae and Heyjin were together.

‘Oh, I think I saw her sometimes at that time.’

Her face was familiar to him.