Lady of YeonSung (Lisrene)

Chapter 25

"Wife."

When Jewol returned home, he approached her with a worried expression on his face.

Joohyun was exhausted and didn't want to talk.

"What happened?"

When Jewol followed her into her room, she suddenly felt annoyed. It was a long and difficult day. Joohyun wanted to scream.

But she couldn't do that. Although it wasn't Jewol's fault, she couldn't help but go crazy with anger.

When she recalled the way the Red King's eyes looked at her, she wanted to bite her tongue and die.

But what good would that do? Would her sins be erased with her death? Would her wrongs disappear?!

"I'm too tired right now. I'd like some rest."

"Ah, of course. But why did the Red King......?"

"Brother, I would like to rest."

Joohyun's voice came out a bit sharp. Even if they had gone through a wedding together, Jewol was not her husband. Even if she was wearing exquisite silk clothing and glittering jewelry, she was not Dan Irene.

However, in this place, she didn't feel like Joohyun anymore.

After having spent three seasons in YeonSung, she didn't feel like Yeha's Hyun-ah anymore.

"Of course, I'm sorry."

Jewol's voice hardened. Joohyun grasped her pained chest and forced a smile.

"I'm sorry. I think I need to rest right now."

"All right..."

Although he said this, Jewol had a difficult time leaving her room. His hesitant footsteps expressed his burning curiosity. Joohyun laughed helplessly. It seemed that she was arousing everyone's curiosity these days.

"The Red King is suspicious of my identity."

"What?"

"I met him while I was chasing after the Heukra."

"How?"

"Since the Heukra appeared with the guibin's waistband, isn't it obvious?"

Jewol let out an 'Ah' as he nodded. What he had done to try to draw out the Nine Families had ultimately caught the attention of others as well.

"So were you caught?"

"It's only a suspicion for now."

"Oh dear."

Jewol lowered his head before raising it with a determined look on his face.

"To be honest, I have something I need to tell you. I haven't confirmed it yet, but something strange is going on in Princess Chaeyoung's residence."

"Princess Chaeyoung's residence?"

Joohyun glanced at him through the bronze mirror.

"Yeah. Actually, I've had a servant planted in the princess's residence for a long time now. According to her, the princess is actually not sick at all."

"What?"

Quite a long time had passed since Princes Chaeyoung had gotten ill. After the fire at CheongRyu Hall, she stayed inside her home and never left. The emperor had even sent palace guards to protect her residence, and she had not been seen at any social functions during the fall.

There were many rumors saying that Princess Chaeyoung's sickness was related to her emotional state. But Jewol was now saying she wasn't sick? What was he talking about?