Lady of YeonSung (Lisrene)

Chapter 30

"Brother."

Joohyun cried out when she saw her brother released from his prison cell.

He was a mess. He had lost a lot of weight and looked like a famished tiger.

"Joohyun."

However, his eyes were still piercing and his voice was still gruff. Joohyun raced over to her brother and gave him a hug. He gave off a horrible stench, but she didn't care.

"What happened? Did you find the Heukra? That damned bastard... Ouch!"

He was covered in wounds, and his limp was worse than ever. Joohyun carefully supported him and helped him into the carriage.

"I'm not sure what's going on, but you sure look pretty."

This was the first time Seulgi had seen Joohyun in a dress.

"Haa... If you can still crack jokes, I'm glad your condition isn't anything serious."

Because of the guibin, Joohyun and her brother had no choice but to stay at Princess Chaeyoung's residence. However, it was a bed of thorns. As soon as Chaeyoung saw her, she managed to slap Joohyun's cheek before being restrained by Jisoo.

On top of that, when she was told that the guibin would have to depart for Yeha, Chaeyoung cried and made a fuss about joining her. Jisoo was again put to the task of reigning her in.

And when she heard that the girl who had shot her brother with an arrow was Joohyun, she leaped up once again. Therefore, having to stay at Princess Chaeyoung's residence was a type of punishment.

Princess Chaeyoung was probably not the only one who wanted to kill Joohyun. Princess Yeowa's household was basically in a state of mourning. Joohyun wanted to leave as soon as possible.

As soon as Brother Seulgi recovered and was healthy enough for travel, they'd receive the emperor's royal decree. After that, they'd leave YeonSung.

Joohyun diligently took care of the guibin and her brother. At this moment, that was all she could focus on.

Four days had passed since Brother Seulgi had been released. The place where she was staying was a building that was the furthest away from the main residence where the princess dwelled.

The guibin stayed at the princess's residence, but Joohyun and Seulgi were kept together. Everything was quiet and peaceful. However, in order to forget the pain in her heart, Joohyun only focused on her work.

Seulgi was very sick. While he was detained, he had starved and slept in the cold. Once he started coughing, he wouldn't stop until the next morning. His whole body was wracked by coughs as if he was going to rip apart. And although he tried to hide it from her, he was also coughing up blood.

Whenever Seulgi began coughing in the middle of the night, Joohyun would quickly rush over to the brazier and grab the teapot of medicinal tea. Then she'd pour him a cup and make him drink it.

In his current condition, would he be able to pass over Mount Paran this winter?

The emperor wasn't showing any mercy and had ordered them to depart for Yeha. Due to Seulgi's condition, Joohyun had wanted to leave in the spring when he had fully recovered, but that would be too dangerous.

The Crown Prince's influence would soon become the empress's. If the truth about her identity was leaked, a great turbulence would shake the Silver Nation. She couldn't even imagine the aftermath of such a revelation. Leaving for Yeha as fast as possible was the right thing to do.

"Cough, ugh, I'm sorry."

"Nothing to be sorry about, Brother."

She carefully laid him down as she whispered. Seulgi gazed at her before closing his eyes. A shadow was cast over his gaunt face.