Chapter 56 (1/2)

How could he get arrested for the simple fact that he was with the court lady poisoned Heyjin?

Prince Binsung was the fourth in line to succeed the throne with the least chance of succession among the four princes. Despite that, he was the most favored by Emperor Ohyulje.

How could they start the interrogation so quickly and charge Prince Ruhae with treason?

The only consideration they had for him was to let Crown Prince Bipaan, not Emperor Ohyulje, proceed with the interrogation in person.

After she got briefed about the whole situation, Kyosul still could not believe it. In a trembling voice, she denied strongly, “No, no, he wouldn’t plot treason!”

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“Oh my god, Your Highness!”

The nanny hugged her. Though Kyosul herself didn’t notice it, the nanny realized that she was shaking as if she was having a seizure.

“I don’t know what happened, but they found a witness….”

“But they can’t charge him with treason simply because he was with a suspected court lady, right?” Kyosul shouted while crying. But the nanny didn’t respond. Instead, she kept stroking her back quietly.

Kyosul seemed to be ready to collapse as she felt so dizzy, but she tried her best to pull herself together. She couldn’t space out in a situation where she didn’t know how the interrogation was going.

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“What could happen to him?”

That was a dreadful question. She could predict what punishment the emperor would mete out to Ruhae if he was convicted of treason, but she didn’t want to believe that. Nonetheless, she went to the trouble of asking just because she wanted to shy away from it.

“If anyone was interrogated at the state level, I hear they couldn’t be freed easily no matter how light their charges were…”

The nanny couldn’t tell a lie even though she knew Kyosul couldn’t stand it. Kyosul seemed so stunned to hear every word the nanny said.

She stared into the air blankly. She felt as if her heart were exploding. While she was agonizing, she suddenly felt as if she lost the whole world.

The fact was that Ruhae was arrested and taken to the palace. Obviously, he was falsely charged without any firm evidence, so he would be freed clearly. He was set to be freed by all means.

As he didn’t commit any crime, he shouldn’t get any punishment, but the interrogation was far from ordinary. It was the king’s own interrogation. Accordingly, anybody taken for such interrogation could not be freed unscathed.

After some severe angst, she barely opened her eyes and murmured in a low voice, “I can’t lose him.”

She now realized one thing. And she had to admit it, too.

No matter how many difficulties she would be faced with, she couldn’t lose him, nor did she want to lose him.

At the same time, she had to admit that if Prince Ruhae were taken for interrogation, he would face the punishment of execution or he would be freed in critical condition.

She felt she was foolish. Only now did she realize that she could lose him.

No matter how dreadful and difficult she felt, and no matter how unethical her actions were, she felt she couldn’t lose him. She couldn’t sit idle.

“What should I do?”

Could she just sit idle and wait for the results of the interrogation?

I wish I could help him…

Her eyes stopped trembling and sparkled. As if she purified of her overflowing embarrassment and anger, she seemed to resolve herself firmly.

Coming to her senses, Kyosul prettied herself up quickly and headed for the North Palace immediately. She sorted out her thoughts and judged that the fastest way to put Ruhae in the clear was the testimony of the direct party, namely Prince Heyjin.

“Off limits to everybody!”

She had to stop before the gate of the North Palace as the imperial soldiers stopped her with their glaring spears. The nanny following her scolded them by saying, “How rude you are! She is the Crown Princess!”

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But one of the soldiers lowered his head and said, “We’re sorry, but this is the emperor’s order, Your Highness!”

“As Prince Heyjin had such a dangerous incident, I don’t think I can see her today,” Kyosul said.

As she became so impatient, she didn’t expect that the North Palace was off limits to outsiders.

But she could not go back empty-handed as she came here all the way from the East Palace. Looking at the North Palace surrounded by imperial soldiers, she turned slowly.

“I hear the Crown Prince was in charge of the interrogation, is that true, right?” she asked the nanny.

“Yes, Your Highness!” the nanny answered with a worried look.

The nanny recalled her terrified face when she heard about Ruhae’s arrest and interrogation. Startled at the news for a while, she cried and begged. Now, Kyosul had sorted out her emotions and got dolled up. It was the first time that the nanny saw such a calm and resolute expression on Kyosul’s face. She was almost scared of her boss.