CURSED : The Blue Eyed Maiden [ BTS FF ]

Chapter 35

Author's POV

" What happened your highness? Is everything alright?" The lady in waiting asked as she helped the young queen take her seat infront of the mirror. Ying wasn't in sense which scared Mao , her messed up make-up , swollen red puffy eyes, tear strained cheeks and exhausted state made her almost cry. She could feel how Ying's heart was aching over all these matter. Which woman would like to see her husband loving and trying to woo someone infront of them? " Ying-"

" He....he left."

" Who? Taehyung? What ? Where....umm-" Mao blinked while fixing the Queen's hair, her brown orbs scanned Ying's beautiful face which was now looking pale and tired. " Will you tell me what happened your highness?"

" W-what happened-?" Ying got up , pushing Mao a bit away , chuckling lowly before glancing at the older female with her red puffy eyes , trying to find words , she smiled softly and looked away. " It hurts....it hurts so much..."

Mao stepped to help her but Ying was stubborn. She gestured her to stop and started laughing like a maniac , leaning against the wall , she almost looked lifeless , a puppet without any life , a puppet made of flesh, blood and skin. " Q-queen..."

" You know what he said to me huh? He said ....." Her breathe hitched as she slowly dragged her feet towards the sofa , tears filling her tired eyes again , making her vision blurry , " This marriage means nothing to him. We....to him we are nothing but companion. Companions to make this kingdom work. Am I the only one who was trying hard to fix everything? He ....he never looked at me as his wife ....I'm just a companion....not a life partner. Why....then why he married me? Just for support and wealth? Huh?"

Mao shook her head and kneeled beside the Queen's sobbing self. " It's hard to live like this Mao Mao..... living like a doll. How come I'll survive without love? I'm also a woman , I also want attention , love and respect. Am I only here to lessen the burden of Sercarian King? And nothing else-?"

" I don't understand....was King Taehyung always like this?" Ying gazed at Mao confused making the older female sigh softly. " Was he always a womanizer? I mean he got so many concubines but-"

" Tsk , ani.....people in this palace only know what they hear and see. Some stories are burried deep inside these walls , some stories aren't allowed to get out from this palace. People know how big King Taehyung's harem is." Ying paused while looking out of the window with a pained smile on her lips. Mao hated how Ying was acting. The strong Queen of Sercaria was nothing but an affection deprived woman. There was nothing wrong with that but somewhere she never accepted this state of the Queen.

" Hmm? What do you mean my queen?" Mao asked as she gestured the maids to get out of the room. The room soon felt empty with only two figures at the center of the beautiful chamber.

" Those women in imperial Harem.... none of them are Taehyung's concubines." Ying revealed making Mao sit there shocked with her jaw dropped. 'That's crazy' Mao thought which indeed was , for all these years Taehyung kept those women under his name as his concubines and suddenly today they were no one to him? " They are all the women Taehyung's father , the old King bought from the war. They were homeless , wounded or lost. The old King took their responsibilities and let them stay here. But after his death...."