Diary Entry - Eundeok Married Life (Baekhera) [COMPLETED]

Plan B

(Evening, Haesoo was the last to leave the tea house, once she's made sure all the maids have gone, she went to Eun and Soondeok's room)

Haesoo: 'Is everything alright, Your Highness? Do you need anything else? Did anything unpleasant happen today?'

Eun: 'No, we're good, thanks for asking, Soo ah.'

Haesoo: 'Then, good evening to both of you, the maids have retired to their quarters now so feel free to move about.'

(Haesoo leaves, but Soondeok follows her out and calls out to her)

'Haesoo.'

'My Lady, how can I help you?'

'Is it possible that you take me to the West gate now?'

'Well, I suppose so, there's a row of storerooms there that I go often so the guards know me well. The sun is setting so we better hurry or we won't be allowed to go. Ah, carry a notebook and follow me, pretend to be someone to help me out with the stock charting, I'll lead you there without people suspecting you.'

'Thank you.'

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'Over there, there's the West gate.'

'Yes, there it is, My Lady.'

(Haesoo and Soondeok looking out from behind a wall)

'There are a lot of guards there, My Lady, more than usual.'

'I know, just as Jung said. See that storeroom over there, third from the left, I need to go in that one.'

'Sure, follow me.'

(Both of them walk to the storeroom in a normal manner, trying not to raise suspicion from the guards just a few feet away from them. Haesoo gives them a polite nod and they nodded back with a smile - all the guards like her, that's one thing no one can deny, Haesoo's got the beauty that no man on earth can resist. Soondeok keeps her head down, afraid that one of the guards will recognize her, but she didn't need to worry, all of them had their eyes on Haesoo, they barely noticed her following behind. They enter the store room without any trouble.)

'My Lady, what do you have in mind?'

'Remember this place, Haesoo. This is Plan B.'

'Plan B?'

'If I ever tell you to bring the prince to safety, this is where I mean.'

(Soondeok walks Haesoo over to a corner and lifts the straw mat)

'See here, there's a trapdoor underneathe.'

'Lady Soondeok.'

'Haesoo, if anything goes wrong...be sure to bring the prince here and have him go down the tunnel, he'll be able to leave the palace this way.'

'But...why didn't you two leave this way then?'

'It's a risky route of escape, as you see back then, there're a lot of guards nearby. We barely made it into the palace without getting caught in the middle of the night.'

(Soondeok makes her way down)

'My Lady, where are you going? Be careful! You're with child!'

'I need to make sure this tunnel is still in a good condition. Last time we entered the palace, some soldiers were following us, I don't know if they've blocked the tunnel or not. I'll be back in a minute.'

(After some time, Soondeok makes her way back out)

'Thank goodness the tunnel is in good shape, so yes, should anything go wrong, bring the prince here.'