𝗦𝗨𝗠𝗠𝗘𝗥 𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗦, Go Won

𝟬𝟮𝟯. 𝗦𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗺 𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀

After Da-hye and Maidservant Yang had returned to Songrim after hours of hoping to avoid the Crown Prince. Da-hye had heard that the Crown Prince had just left, he had visited Sejukwon and even asked if Da-hye had returned to Songrim. Was he still injured? Should Da-hye have asked if he was still injured? Why was Da-hye caring for him? If he didn't like Da-hye why did he ask for her?

"Are you thinking about something?" Gu-hyo asked.

"When did you get here?" Da-hye hadn't been paying attention to her surroundings and had not noticed Gu-hyo.

"I have always been here." Gu-hyo said a little confused.

"Oh." Da-hye said.

"The Crown Prince left this for you." Gu-hyo gave her a white paper bag.

Da-hye took the bag inside, was strawberry taffy. That was Da-hye's favorite snack. How did the Crown Prince know that? And there was also honey biscuits. Da-hye started eating the strawberry taffy.

"Is it tasty?" Go-hyu asked.

Da-hye nodded and walked away with her snacks. She really could not stay mad at the Crown Prince, he made her so happy.

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Today, Songrim was recruiting servants so it was filled with a lot of people.  The Crown Prince had come to visit Sejukwon.

"Da-hye?" The Crown Prince saw Da-hye talking to a few mages. He expected her to ignore him.

Da-hye smiled. "Hello, Your Royal Highness." Da-hye bowed her head. "Are you going to Sejukwon? Are you still injured, Your Royal Highness?"

"No, I am not injured anymore." The Crown Prince said. "I just come to Sejukwon for supplements." The Crown Prince explained. "Did  you like the snacks I brought you? The mage did give the to you, right?"

"Yes." Da-hye answered. "Strawberry taffy is my favorite snack."

"I like strawberry taffy as well." The Crown Prince said. "Well, I hope to see you after I visit Master Heo." 

"Yes." Da-hye answered. Then she walked away.

Da-hye met up with Dang-gu and Yul where they told her that Mu-deok had entered the contest to be a Songrim servant. Dang-gu and Da-hye had found a test paper. "Yul." Dang-gu said running towards him. "We found the test papers." Da-hye held the paper, Dang-gu and Yul stood next to her to see it.

"They are many questions. Even short-answer ones." Yul said as the three of them looked through the questions.

"Mu-deok is smart." Dang-gu said. "But will she get them all right?"

"This is pretty difficult." Da-hye heard the Crown Prince's voice. "Eunuch Oh, what do you need to wash clothes that have ink on them?" The Crown Prince asked getting Yul, Dang-gu, and Da-hye's attention. "That is a question here."

"Rice paste does the trick." Eunuch Oh answered.

"What do you do with it?" The Crown Prince asked still not noticing them.

"First,  you apply it on...." Eunuch Oh stopped talking when he saw the three of them. This made the Crown Prince notice them.

They decided to fill out the test together.

"You invited 20 individuals from 3 different families." Yul read. " One table can seat four people. How many tables do you need?"

"Twenty individuals from three families mean sixty in total." Dang-gu said. "Since one table can fit four of them, it is fifteen."