royal blood

36 | two suspects, one killer.

sicheng put the note down, as jaehyun looked at it. he watched as sicheng's hand kept shaking, guessing that it could have been something very serious. sicheng let out a sigh, waiting for jaehyun to pick it up and read it for himself. the two looked at eachother for one more time, as jaehyun finally took the note.

the small smile he previously had suddently dropped, reading through the note that sicheng and yeri had guessed was written by doyoung. the moment the mention of baron sicheng's brother being the killer appeard, jaehyun dropped the note and let out a loud gasp.

" sicheng, where did you find this ? were you able to confirm it was written by his highness doyoung ? " jaehyun asked, as he looked back to sicheng. sicheng took the note back, still scared about it. " this is very weird, sicheng. if this note was written by doyoung, then .. then jungwoo or taeil might be the murderer. "

" that is exactly what i am terrified of. me and princess yeri found it in the old library, and she mentioned that her brother was always coming here and reading. " sicheng took a deep breath, " i am not sure if he has written this, but what is too strange is that it was hidden behind a book. "

jaehyun raised his eyebrow. behind a book ? doyoung, who clearly felt in danger due to taeil or jungwoo's threats, should not have hidden such an important clue behind a book, in a library no one would have enterd. however, something else was weird to jaehyun.

why was sicheng there ? why was he able to pick out the exact book that hid the note and discover it himself ? the note was to warn sicheng about his siblings, and sicheng just happend to find it after going into a room no one usually went to ? jaehyun was confused, but he tried to hide his suspicion.

" you were with her majesty yeri ? " jaehyun asked, as sicheng nodded. " we can determine if his highness doyoung actually wrote this letter if you would go ahead and ask her if this .. " he pointed to the note, " is his handwriting. if it is not, then it is clear that it was put there to confuse us from the actual killer. "

" you are right. i should go ahead and ask her. she has read the letter, but did not mention it being his handwriting or not. " sicheng said, looking at the note. he smiled to jaehyun, before walking away, to search for yeri. or, that is what jaehyun doubted sicheng would do.

suddently, jaehyun felt a soft tap on his shoulder. he turned around, seeing that seulgi was sitting infront of him. jaehyun smiled towards her, before placing a kiss on her nose. seulgi let out a small laugh, as she wrapped her arms around jaehyun's neck.

" i am guessing that you finished folding those clothes. i am always tired to see that the royal family are not able to fold their own clothes. " jaehyun rolled his eyes, as seulgi continued to laugh. " you know, i actually do know how to fold my clothes. i learnt to do that quite the long time ago. "

" i am so proud of you, dear. " seulgi replied, as she removed her arms from jaehyun. she fixed his hair, still smiling towards him. " i actually have thought about what you have told me. i do agree to being with you, but i do not think that the palace will ever allow me to become your wife. " she sighed, as jaehyun continued to look into seulgi's eyes.

" i do not care about the palace. i do not care of what they think, but i will make sure that they do not talk anything bad about you. " jaehyun took her hands in his, as he noticed how seulgi's mood changed. " do not be scared. i have promised you to take care of you, and i will never leave you behind. "

" oh, jaehyun, but i am very easy to hurt. any small comment, anything that can seem to be hateful is going to go straight to my heart and make me suffer. " seulgi said, as she wiped off the small tear that rolled down her cheek. " the royal family has always seen me as a stupid maid, and since his highness was ignoring them more and more and leaving them, they put the blame on me. "

" my love, once i become king and marry you, no one will be allowed to get to you and hurt you. " jaehyun cupped seulgi's cheek, as she cracked a small smile to him. " you are a wonderful woman, dear. you are going to be strong, and you are going to ignore anything that is going to be mean. " he told her, as she slowly nodded.

" if you say so, then i will try to become stronger. " seulgi replied, as she pulled jaehyun into a hug. he wrapped his arms around seulgi's back, as the two looked at eachother. seulgi then rested her head on jaehyun's chest, as jaehyun watched how the sun slowly set. " ah, dinner should be served soon. "

" right, we should go and enjoy dinner, together. please, come and sit next to me during dinner. let us forget about the rest and enjoy a nice meal together. " jaehyun held seulgi's hand, as seulgi hesitated for some time, until nodding with a bright smile. " do not be scared, no one is going to say a single word. "

seulgi nodded. the two continued to walk, looking and smiling at eachother, until they finally reached the dining room. jaehyun opened the door for seulgi, who walked into the room. she raised her eyebrow, seeing that only wendy and sooyoung were waiting for their food. she bowed towards the two women, as jaehyun made his way in the dining room.

" oh, are the rest of them not hungry ? " jaehyun asked, letting out a small laugh. seulgi looked at sooyoung, who was brightly smiling towards the two. wendy seemed to be thinking about something, as she was looking out the window. " well, i guess that there will be more food for the rest of us. "

" of course. " sooyoung said, as she pointed to two of the seats. " please, take a seat. " she continued to smile, as seulgi sat next to her. she was looking down when a few of the maids came into the dining room with plates full of food. suddently, sooyoung put her hand over hers, as seulgi could feel closure and safety next to her.

the two women were not any different. both would have never been accepted for the men they loved, but they both chose to fight for them. seulgi was still fighting for jaehyun and her to be understood, while sooyoung managed to make the other people understand why she and doyoung were together.

" sister said she and baron sicheng discovered a note from doyoung. me and sooyoung talked about it, and we both suspect taeil. " wendy suddently said, as sooyoung nodded. seulgi widened her eyes, waiting to hear more about this note that was found. " he has most to win if brother was to die. "

" yes, but .. we are also guessing that he wants the throne of hlorrendin. that means that you are also targeted. " sooyoung said, as seulgi gasped. she looked back at jaehyun, who also seemed to be shocked by what he had heard. " if he will be able to get rid of you, then he will take the throne of hlorrendin. "

" doyoung's note, however, was sent to baron sicheng. " wendy let out a sigh, " i also might think that they, as in baron jungwoo and taeil, are planning to get rid of baron sicheng. he, normally, is to take the throne of peleria if taeil becomes next king. " wendy explained to jaehyun, as a loud yell was heard from the outside.

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