Lady of YeonSung (Lisrene)

Chapter 14

The night grew deeper, but everyone was awake as they enjoyed the excitement of the festival.

Joohyun carefully opened the window and entered her room. The dark room was completely silent.

Was everyone outside? Had Brother Jewol returned?

Joohyun snuck through the darkness as she made her way to the bathroom. She felt as if her body reeked of sweat and dust. When she entered the bathtub full of chilly water, she finally felt a sense of relief.

"Has your mistress returned?"

Suddenly, she heard Jewol's voice outside. Ah, was he back already? When she turned around, she saw the shadows of Jewol and a bowing young woman.

"Not yet, Master."

Ah, it was Ran?

"When she returns, let me know."

"Yes, sir."

Jewol was just about to turn around, but he stopped. He turned back to Ran.

"Never take your eyes off her."

What?

Joohyun watched the two shadows from within the water.

What did that mean? Why was he telling her not to take her eyes off her?

"Yes, sir."

Joohyun stayed inside the depths of the water as Ran kept her figure bowed. Joohyun felt strange.

Even after Joohyun had changed into her nightdress, sleep evaded her. She kept replaying the conversation she had overheard as she lied in bed.

She must've heard wrong. No, she must have misunderstood.

Never take your eyes off her. Why was Jewol commanding Ran to watch over her? Joohyun tossed and turned within the blankets before bursting out of bed. She couldn't lie still any longer.

She draped a summer jacket over her nightdress before opening the door and exiting the room. The house was filled with noise as always. Wherever Princess Yeowa was, overflowing laughter followed.

For some reason, she was worried about the bamboo shards she had left in Jewol's care. She wanted to take a look at them again.

She quietly made her way down the corridor and entered Jewol's study. She lit the lantern inside. The materials inside the study were all neatly organized.

How like him. Joohyun carefully grazed her eyes over the books. Even his handwriting was neat and tidy. Joohyun dragged her finger over the writing.

Where could he have put the bamboo shards?

She picked up the lantern and carefully sifted through the study. He must have put it away somewhere safe because she couldn't find it anywhere. She looked through all the tidied drawers until she found a small box buried deep inside one of them.

Did he put it inside here? The box was even locked with a padlock. However, she already knew where Jewol kept his keys.

She quickly found the key hidden inside a vase and opened the lock. Click, Joohyun thoughtlessly opened the box. What she saw inside made her freeze.

At first, she just thought it was a pretty bottle.

It was transparent, but it seemed to give off a glow of seven colors.

"It was completely clear and transparent and gave off a colorful light. But it's very unstable, so after it comes into contact with a person, that person will explode within a couple of hours. So it has to be kept in a sturdy, crystal bottle."