Born As The Daughter Of A Lowly Concubine [EN]: Chapter 153

I finished my moderate scheming with the Queen Consort and went to find the Crown Prince and Sehwa.

‘She seemed quite upset, so if I go and soothe her, the people around her will be more comfortable.’

I wonder why I have to do this aftercare, but thinking about the people who will suffer, it’s not that difficult.

‘They both said they were going to look for a book, so the medical office and the library… would they be in the study?’

Anyway, the best way to find the Crown Prince is to ask people.

The palace ladies, for the sake of their own peace, readily shared the Crown Prince’s whereabouts, so I could find him without much difficulty.

“Oh, Eunuch Song is out here too.”

“Greetings, Princess.”

“Is the Crown Prince very angry? Is he alone inside?”

The Crown Prince doesn’t throw tantrums when he’s angry, but he needs some time alone.

“He is with Physician Sehwa.”

“……The two of them?”

“Yes.”

“Hmm.”

I narrowed my eyes for a moment and fell into thought.

‘Would it be okay for me to interrupt this time when the male and female leads are alone together?’

Normally, I would go to soothe her.

I don’t want to bother them if they’re having some kind of romantic moment inside.

Considering the two of them usually, there is a high possibility that they are just working, but you never know.

“Um, Princess.”

“What?”

“Why don’t you go in? Shall I announce your presence?”

“No. Let me think about it.”

“……”

My attitude was clearly strange, but Eunuch Song and Court Lady Moon didn’t say anything.

Rather, they both seemed to be lost in thought for a moment, then exchanged meaningful glances, bowed to me, and whispered.

“Princess, do you perhaps… have any thoughts about the Crown Prince and Physician Sehwa?”

“Actually, from our perspective, the Crown Prince’s attitude towards Physician Sehwa seems a bit different. What do you think, Princess?”

What did they do to make even these two think like this?

Eunuch Song and Court Lady Moon were the ones who had served the Crown Prince for the longest time and most closely, so their reaction was unusual.

“It looks like that to you two as well?”

“Indeed……!”

Eunuch Song clenched his fist in excitement. He was so happy…… The Crown Prince’s sins were deep [meaning, he was long overdue for a romantic interest].

“Then, could it be that the Crown Prince has some… feelings for her?”

He hasn’t shown even a crumb of interest in women until now!

Are we seeing this correctly!

Do you two think so too? I think so too!

Oh my!

Our Crown Prince!

Is interested in a woman!!

We exchanged these words with just our eyes.

Soyi, who was behind me, probably had a sullen face, but anyway, this was an important issue.

We nodded with meaningful expressions and turned our gaze towards Gaeyu and the building.

“But making a fuss around them might ruin things.”

“Th, that’s right.”

“We will just quietly watch.”

I watched the two closest aides clenching their fists and vowing to help the Crown Prince clear his name [establish a relationship] as soon as possible, and then quietly approached Gaeyu.

The fact that he kept someone by his side when he was feeling uncomfortable was rare, so it was understandable that everyone was reacting like that.

‘Anyway, leaving them alone for too long isn’t good for Sehwa.’

Of course, it would be nice if they really got together, but it was not desirable for Sehwa’s reputation to be damaged in any way.

‘I don’t know what they’re doing, but I should go in when the atmosphere is right.’

Thinking that, I was climbing the stairs when someone called me.

“Princess.”

“Hmm? Oh, Chunho, when did you get here?”

Chunho was standing there, having been guided by our palace maids.

He must have come because of news from Siyoungwon [a government office] or somewhere else.

‘Hmm. Is there anything urgent these days?’

Chunho seemed a little unfamiliar, perhaps because he had never been to a place like this before.

“I have to see the Crown Prince, so wait a bit.”

“Yes.”

Looking at his face, it didn’t seem like anything too urgent, so it should be okay.

Thinking that, I put my hand on the door, and at that moment, something collapsed inside.

Startled, I hurriedly opened the door and looked inside.

Bang-!

“Brother, what’s wrong…… Oh my.”

When I opened the door, I saw the Crown Prince hugging Sehwa tightly, not knowing what had happened.

Oh.

Progress is faster than I thought.

As expected, the official couple of the romance genre is different.

“Ah, S, Siya.”

“Ah, excuse me. The intruder will leave, so continue what you were doing.”

I looked at the flustered Crown Prince, covered my mouth exaggeratedly with both hands to hide the rising corners of my lips, quietly closed the door, and ran away.

Yesss! I can’t keep this good news to myself.

“Queeeen~ Coooon~ Soooort~! Finally, Brother is!!!”

“Hey!! That’s not it!!!”

I can’t believe it! I didn’t know there would be such progress while I was talking to the Queen Consort!

Joy~ is doubled when shared~!

I hurriedly put on my shoes and called Chunho, who was standing in front of the stairs.

“Oooooh. Chunho Chunho Chunho!”

“Ye, eeees?”

I shouted at the same time as Chunho’s reply.

“Catch!”

“Yes?”

I dove towards Chunho, who was looking at me blankly, and Chunho reflexively caught me.

“No, Princess. It’s too dangerous…….”

“Run.”

“Yes?”

“Run.”

Chunho, who was about to raise an objection, started running for now according to my words.

The Crown Prince’s flustered voice was heard from behind.

“Siya! Where are you going now! Can’t you stop!”

“Noooo waaaaaay~!!”

Unlike me, who threw myself at Chunho, the Crown Prince, who had politely run down the stairs, started chasing after me somewhat belatedly.

Wow, I saw something good.

In contrast to my cackling laughter, the Crown Prince desperately chased after me, and the Crown Prince’s aides, including Eunuch Song, had no choice but to start running after him.

Our palace maids and the East Palace maids, knowing that they couldn’t catch up, pretended to follow for a bit and then turned back.

“This way! This way!”

Chunho, who couldn’t possibly know the palace geography well, was just running hard in the direction I was pointing.

As expected of a trained person, he was keeping a good distance from the Crown Prince even while holding me.

“Ummm, Princess! But how long do I have to run?”

However, he was just smiling ambiguously because he didn’t know why he had to run.

And whether he heard Chunho’s voice, the Crown Prince shouted from behind.

“Stop!”

And I shouted too.

“Don’t stop!”

“…….”

I’m sorry. Originally, only subordinates get caught between superiors like this.

‘But Chunho should decide on his position soon.’

Perhaps not only me but also those who were watching sensed it.

That it was time to decide where Chunho would go.

“No, why are you doing this to me?”

And unexpectedly, Chunho didn’t stop, even while grumbling.

‘Hmm. Is he really not interested in success?’

Considering the location, the guards of the Ikwisa [royal guards] should be visible now. There was no turning back now.

“Your Highness?”

“You must catch the Princess! First, catch that guy who is running with the Princess in his arms!”

“Yes!”

The voices of the Ikwisa guards, who were answering energetically, were mixed with laughter, as if they thought the two were playing again.

“I will reward the person who catches them! Of course, the Princess must not be harmed!”

In other words, it was a slightly grand game of tag.

The Ikwisa, who were watching as if it were someone else’s business, thinking that the siblings were playing again, also joined in at the Crown Prince’s words that he would give a reward.

The situation was overwhelmingly unfavorable for us, who had to break through the encirclement alone!

“Uh-oh. If you don’t get caught, I’ll give you a reward too.”

“Why are you two doing this so much…….”

Chunho sighed as if he couldn’t understand the thoughts of the higher-ups, but he skillfully dodged the approaching Ikwisa guards and broke through the encirclement.

Because of me, they couldn’t attack properly, but holding me was also a handicap.

The Crown Prince, seeing Chunho dodging the approaching opponent and kicking them away, shouted in an absurd voice.

“Chunho, whose subject are you!”

“Didn’t Your Highness tell me to follow the Princess?”

“Will you stop, or will you not stop!”

Chunho, who had kicked down the person running at him without stopping, asked in a voice that wasn’t very serious.

“What should I do, Princess?”

“Do whatever you want?”

And my voice answering wasn’t very serious either.

“If I get fired, will the Princess give me a salary?”

“I’m not that poor.”

Well, it would be convenient if the Crown Prince gave it instead.