Why flowers wither {Completed}

Noble maid

Three months earlier.
Still Prince Chin mae's POV.

"Your highness are you awake?"
I heard in my sleep.
"A maid has an urgent report"
'A maid?'
'Why would a maid have anything urgent for me early in the morning'
Let's see who it is.

"Let her in"
I lifted one eye to see who it was but she was covering her face with an empty golden tray.
'What is this?'
She made quick progress to where i was.
"What are you doing, Who are you?"
She made the turn of the bed to stand on my head.
I turned my head to the side.
"What exactly are you doing?"

"Wake up"
The voice..
Then i felt her hand on my packed hair with a tug.
"Wake up you single lonely man"
I sat up.
'Her Majesty'

"What? Your Majesty?"
She lowered the tray and fluttered her lashes.

"Surprise!"

"I see your Majesty comes up with new disguises every day, but who said just wearing a uniform can make you a maid, you still look noble"
'Wait maids don't even let their hair down talk less of pining small flowers to it, it should be part of the rules'
'And they are even all ugly'

"Thank you for the compliment your highness"

"It is not, i am just afraid you might be caught, so quickly go back to your chamber like every Queen should"
I went back to stretch.

"You want to chase me away and sleep more, don't you?"
"His Majesty is on his way to court, wake up"
She came to stand beside me, then i remembered what she said earlier.

"And who said i am single?"

"And lonely"she completed.
"I should write a Royal edict for your marriage or marriages, Prince's your age have two to three wives, even your Younger brother has a wife"
"I should speak to his Majesty about it"
I scanned her face.
'I don't know if she is seriously considering it'
"The Royal family needs a stronger alliance"
How political....the crown has really gotten into her system.

"Please do so, your Majesty, how can i dare to disobey your order"
"I also think the Royal family needs more alliances to stabilize the throne, i should suggest a dozen pretty ladies to his Majesty"
I went on to smirk but before i knew it the tray came down on my knee with a Dang!

"Ahh oh ayshshh"
I sat up to rub my leg.
"Is this how you treat your subjects?What a wick..."

"What?"

"kind Queen you are"

"You lack knowledge your highness, don't you know his Majesty has concubines, enough of them?"
'A few, he doesn't care about, if they aren't Consorts he will never, who knew she can be protective of his Majesty'

"Well are you possibly..maybe..the one blocking their path to success?"
"Wouldn't that mean you are misusing your power, i see you are even employing violence" i asked pressing my leg.
"As his brother i have to save him from a clingy Queen"
I stood up.
"But as long as she says nothing of my marriage we are good"

"She will have to think about it"

"But your Majesty is not here to wake me up are you?"

"There is somewhere we need to go, outside the palace"
She sat down.
"I put someone on the trail of Chul moo's son, i confirmed the pact is really in his house"
It should be a busy home, since he was once the last financial minister's accountant.
"I know his daily schedules and i have an idea on how to be friends with him"
She wants to freely go in and out of the house.

"Let me be friends with him instead"

"Let's do it together"
She will only be at ease when she is involved directly.

"Alright"

"Meet me at the bridge in two hours"

"Alright"

********
"I will stand with Gu yong ha there" she said pointing at a quiet corner in the way to his home.
I just hope he isn't intoxicated today, our plan will fail once again.
What kind of person visits the Ginseng hall everyday, i wonder.

"Wait for my signal"
I went ahead.
'He is really one lucky chap, to make a Queen and a Prince wait for him'

Yoo hwa's POV.
I picked Gu yong ha for this role because he is the only person who can do it, since he knows nothing of my identity.
Prince Chin mae came to pass in front of us and signalled he was here, then we prepared to raise our voices, but i just hope raising my voice won't expose me because it will be hard to use my manly voice.

"I said i need to talk to you, are you deaf?" Gu yong ha shouted.

"And i said i don't have time for this"

"Do you think you can deceive everyone forever?"
His footsteps were right behind me.

"What are you saying right now?"

"State clearly, are you a man or a woman?"
The person and his servant stopped in their tracks and exchanged glances.
Oh yes, i chose a topic no one can ignore even if you are best at minding your business, and i think it will work.