Lady of YeonSung (Lisrene)

Chapter 11

"What are you looking at so closely?"

Duke Kim, Seol Jisoo, moved a chess piece on the board as he asked. He was Lisa's brother-in-law. The Red King's fingers were fidgeting with the bamboo shard in his hand and froze at Seol Jisoo's question.

"No, it's nothing."

Lisa grinned.

How could anyone fathom what was inside that man's head? Duke Kim shook his head from side to side. The Red King was a difficult man to read.

He would suddenly show up out of nowhere and asked him to play a game of chess, and then he'd suddenly get up from his seat and leave. Duke Kim was now used to the Red King's abrupt behavior.

The maverick of the imperial family. If one told him to be harsh, he was soft. If he was told to be fierce, he would act friendly. The Red King was such an ambiguous person. However, one thing was certain. The Red King treasured his younger sister, Princess Chaeyoung.

Once the rain cleared, the sun's rays felt incredibly hot. They opened all the doors in the room to let some cool air in, but there was no wind.

Duke Kim felt uncomfortable in his clothes and slightly loosened his collar. Even in this weather, the Red King didn't shed one drop of sweat. Duke Kim felt envious as he glanced at the Red King's immaculately pristine face.

Suddenly, they heard the faint notes of a melody.

"Is someone playing the morin khuur?"

The Red King asked as his ears perked up at the sound.

"I heard that the daughter-in-law of Princess Yeowa is here. But are you really sure we shouldn't call Princess Chaeyoung here? If she finds out that you visited and left without seeing her, I'll be the one who gets in trouble."

"I only came by to see your face. Since she has a guest, I don't want to inconvenience her."

While he agreed with the Red King, Duke Kim's face was filled with concern on behalf of Princess Chaeyoung. Lisa glanced at him. He was incredibly grateful for his brother-in-law.

Matched at eighteen with a young girl of thirteen, this young man ended up taking the role of the princess's servant, friend, and nanny.

If she asked him to bring her a flower, he'd bring her a flower. If she asked him to sing, he'd sing. If she asked him to dance, he'd dance. It was said that the emperor clutched his head in frustration at his behavior, but in the end, the couple ended up establishing their own family.

For the first four years of their marriage, the couple slept in separate rooms, but Duke Kim never stopped caring for the princess.

The fact that the capricious Princess Chaeyoung was able to live her life as a functional human being was probably all thanks to this man.

"Anyways, how is your injury? The Princess was distraught with worry."

"Since I'm not dead, it's fine. Wounds will heal. More importantly, how is your daughter, MyungHwa?"

"She's growing up very well."

A fool for his daughter, Duke Kim's lips immediately stretched into a smile.

"She takes after the princess, so she's very lovely."

Such a fool... The Red King clicked his tongue.

"What do you like so much about the princess?"

Although she was his younger sister, he knew that she was very temperamental and intense. And she was too young. Leaving this younger sister in someone else's care had worried the Red King. He was worried that she wouldn't be loved. Worried that she'd be lonely and hurt. Thankfully, Chaeyoung was currently very loved.