A Royal Mess || Taejin

Chapter 16

"My Taehyung,

I can't sleep, but this time for a different reason. I have witnessed something that I cannot wrap my senses around. Jisoo-"

Seokjin sighed and blotched the words with ink for the fifth time. He was unsure if he should share what he had seen with Taehyung, or anyone in general. He himself was drowned in confusion and denial, so what's the good in dragging someone along with him? However, he really needed to talk about it to someone and get the burdensome weight from over his chest.

Sana and her family had left the day after they arrived. Perhaps Seokjin was comprehending too much because he felt like he saw a subtle sir of tension between Sana and Jisoo when they bid their goodbyes. There was a tint of melancholy in those golden brown eyes of Sana that only Seokjin could relate to. And considering that Seokjin was not completely delusional, he might had sensed a dim glow of blue surrounding his twin ever since the Lee family left.

Seokjin ventured into his memories and tried to find any recollection of Lee Sana from the past. Her father was the Duke of Hangdong, a place that Seokjin was familiar with in spite of never travelling there physically. Hangdong is said to be the birth place of the intellects in the society of Gyeongsong as the educational facilities over there are better established than the other parts of the land. Moreover, the people of Hangdong followed a traditional way of upbringing their offspring that allowed them to develop their minds faster and sharpen their thoughts.

Scholars from Hangdong would be assigned to teach in schools in every area of Gyeongsong if possible. That ofcourse did not exclude the royal family. In fact, they received the service the most eligible teachers as they were the heirs to the throne. And one of their teachers were a fine man named Seojoon who happened to be a relative of the Duke of Hangdong. If Seokjin's memories were not lying, that man had brought his younger siblings along with him to the royal palace as he wished to teach them as well. Seokjin never had the chance to much interact with them as his mother prohibited 'unworthy royal blood' from flaunting his presence to others.

Seokjin remembered attending lectures in the library with his sisters and Seojoon's siblings. After the lessons would be over, Seojoon would leave with his siblings. He did not know how close his sisters might be to Seojoon's brothers and sisters because he was always ordered to return to his chambers immediately after their learning session was over.

If this Seojoon was Sana's brother, then there was a possible explanation for Jisoo and Sana's relationship. Seojoon had started providing education to them from when they were in their teenage years and continued till they were twenty. That gave his twin and her lover plentiful time to bond and develop something so sweet yet so dangerous.

Seokjin did not want to jump into conclusions without proper confirmation so he decided to pay one of his sisters a visit.

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"Oh, Lee Sana? Don't you remember that quiet girl who would always excel in Trade? The one who never missed a day to wear that funny little alpaca brooch on her blouse. Her blinding white brooch was too hard to miss!" Lisa said with a chuckle, unconsciously slipping into those memories.

"Do keep contact with her?" Seokjin asked carefully as he did not wish to seem suspicious.

"Not quite, brother. But I suppose Jisoo does. They were always huddled up somewhere in the palace after teaching hours." Lisa said.

"I see. . ." Seokjin said with a nod.

"Why do you ask? Are you interested suddenly interested in her hand for marriage?" Lisa winked at him.