Born As The Daughter Of A Lowly Concubine [EN]: Chapter 301

At my words, Grand Prince Seongwon’s eyes widened. And at that moment,

Swish-!

An arrow grazed past Grand Prince Seongwon’s face.

“!”

“Who is it!”

Yeon Seon-oh, who had been standing with his back to us to avoid interrupting the conversation, drew his sword and shouted in the direction the arrow had come from.

Seeing the arrow stuck in the ground, I immediately pushed the Grand Prince away and ran.

“Sia!”

“Oh, it’s the Princess Consort?”

The two tried to follow me, but each time they moved, the sound of arrows hitting the ground echoed. Arrows must have been landing in front of their feet.

From behind, Jwa Se-ma called someone, and the sound of many people’s footsteps could be heard, but at the same time, Grand Prince Seongwon’s voice rang out.

“Do not harm the Princess Consort under any circumstances!”

I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry at this.

Fortunately, I remembered the way back.

After passing one more thatched-roof house, the person I expected appeared before my eyes.

It was Cheon-ho.

“Are you unharmed?”

“Thanks to you!”

He probably climbed up a tree or onto a roof somewhere, shot the arrow, and jumped down.

I knew Cheon-ho’s skills well, so I wasn’t worried.

It was something else that worried me.

I bit my lip, looking around for Cheon-ho.

‘Soi?’

She had twisted her ankle and wouldn’t be able to run well.

Of course, I didn’t think Grand Prince Seongwon would seize and oppress the palace maids who served me, but you never knew.

Cheon-ho, who was holding my hand, shouted as if to reassure me.

“She went down ahead of us!”

“!”

Cheon-ho grabbed my hand and ran, but then, as if frustrated, he picked me up and started running.

‘Through the mountain path?’

I was dumbfounded, but thanks to that, I could see the people chasing from behind clearly.

“!”

Some of them tried to aim their bows at Cheon-ho, but they hesitated, worried about hitting me, who was clinging to Cheon-ho.

‘An unexpected effect……?’

Perhaps because it was downhill, it didn’t take long before we returned to the entrance of the mountain path connected to the village.

And there, Soi, who had brought the horse we rode, was waiting.

‘How did she know all this and prepare so thoroughly?’

As soon as I was put down, I grabbed Jeok-ah’s reins and shouted.

“You two go first!”

“No, Princess Consort!”

“They can’t attack me! It’s safest for me to go last, besides!”

“?”

“Go quickly!”

Seeing the two people already on horseback stopping, I yelled, and the horses, or perhaps their owners, startled and began to run hastily.

And I, too, climbed onto Jeok-ah. Then, I shouted to the men with somewhat familiar faces who seemed to have followed me.

“Tell your master! If he thinks I’ll blindly follow my brother’s words, he’s greatly mistaken! Let’s go!”

As I shouted, Jeok-ah made a loud noise as if catching the mood and began to run.

And before long, the horses of the two who had left earlier came into view.

The reason I sent Cheon-ho and Soi ahead first, and the reason they followed so obediently, was simple.

‘Jeok-ah is the fastest.’

This horse was originally prepared for me by Grand Prince Seongwon, but to be running away from Grand Prince Seongwon on this horse felt strange.

‘Ha, this is a headache. What on earth is going on.’

Even though I had escaped, I still had a headache.

After riding the horse without rest for a long time and entering the capital, the three of us were finally able to relax and talk.

“Soi, are you okay? How did you come down alone?”

“Haa. Cheon-ho heard people’s voices by the water and thought we should return quickly, so he rushed over. When he couldn’t find you, he said, ‘She must be involved in something dangerous again,’ and quickly applied a splint and a cold towel to my ankle, telling me to go down first and prepare to leave, so I did as he said.”

“……I’m sorry.”

I think I should get some kind of exorcism.

‘The problem isn’t ghosts, but living people causing trouble.’

Thinking that far, I turned my gaze to Cheon-ho.

‘How much of Grand Prince Seongwon’s situation did he hear?’

Should I tell him properly about Grand Prince Seongwon?

“Are you alright, Miss? There’s an inn I’m acquainted with nearby, so let’s rest for a while.”

“Yeah…….”

Perhaps because I had experienced something so absurd, all the energy had drained from my body.

Cheon-ho first helped Soi, whose ankle was still not well, to get off the horse, then hesitated and approached me.

Knowing why he was like that, I sighed and called Cheon-ho.

“Cheon-ho. Can you help me down too? I don’t have any energy.”

“Ah, yes.”

Cheon-ho, who had been restless, reached out his hand with a brightened face at my words.

‘Forget propriety, I’m too tired to care.’

Come to think of it, this was almost the first time I had ridden Jeok-ah like this.

I leaned on Cheon-ho’s arms and got off the horse, feeling like I was half-falling.

“!”

“Thank you for earlier. You saved me.”

“Ah, no. It’s my duty to do so.”

Cheon-ho’s face turned red as I patted his shoulder and whispered in his ear.

‘……Huh?’

I was concerned about Cheon-ho’s reaction, but I was too exhausted both physically and mentally to pay more attention.

I gave money to the innkeeper and took her room, lying down with Soi for a while.

“Haa…… I need to go home quickly.”

“What on earth happened?”

Soi, who knew nothing, asked that, but I couldn’t bring myself to answer.

In fact, I was still in a position where I couldn’t say anything bad about Grand Prince Seongwon.

‘Still, I have to tell the Grand Prince and Father…….’

This wasn’t a problem that could be ended emotionally.

It was a story about treason, of all things.

And if that happened, another problem remained in my mind.

‘Father seemed to know that Grand Prince Seongwon was alive…….’

Then what is Father’s intention?

Surely he doesn’t think it doesn’t matter which son becomes king.

‘Then the Grand Prince, Yi-hwa, would be too pitiful.’

He was a bit slow-witted as a child, so he was a fake smarty who followed everything his older brother, the Crown Prince, studied, but he had been working hard to become a good Crown Prince.

Now you’re telling him to quit?

Anyway, those brothers are definitely creatures specialized in tormenting their younger sisters.

I regretted that I couldn’t bang on the walls and floor of someone else’s house as I closed my eyes for a moment.

And when I opened my eyes, it was my familiar room.

It felt like I had teleported, but that couldn’t be, so there was only one answer.

‘No. I wanted to faint earlier, but I actually fainted?’

Probably Soi and Cheon-ho……. Probably Cheon-ho carried me alone.

I was only going to rest for a moment, but it seemed I was more tired than I thought.

“Is anyone there?”

“Princess Consort.”

As I called, So-un came in from outside as if she had been waiting.

“How’s Soi, who hurt her ankle?”

“I heard she was treated by a doctor and diagnosed to rest for a while.”

“How did I get in here?”

“Cheon-ho escorted you. I wanted you to rest more, but he said there would be many people in trouble if it got too late.”

“Ah. I guess so.”

“Shall I call him?”

“No, Cheon-ho must be resting too, it’s okay.”

At my words, So-un shook her head.

“He said he would wait to see you wake up, Princess Consort.”

“Oh, dear…….”

He’s full of energy. Is he really okay?

‘Then I’ll have to take him with me.’

I was worried, but I quickly got up. And at the same time, I staggered and leaned over.

“I need to go see my brother, so get ready…… huh?”

“Princess Consort.”

“Uh…… why am I dizzy?”

So-un, who had quickly supported me, sighed as if she was exasperated at my words.

“It’s only natural since you skipped your meal. I’ll tell them to bring up the table quickly.”

“No, I have to go to the East Palace…….”

“I’ll give Cheon-ho a snack and tell him to wait. Please have your meal first, Princess Consort.”

“……Did you give him dinner?”

“Yes.”

“Okay. That’s a relief.”

It would have weighed on my heart even more if I had made him starve.

“Haa. I don’t even want to eat.”

“We were worried too.”

“……Alright.”

I couldn’t push back strongly when she said that.

Soon the dinner table was brought in, so I focused on getting nutrients into my head while organizing what I needed to tell the Crown Prince.

‘First, I need to tell him that Grand Prince Seongwon is alive, then about the treason, and what else was there?’

I felt like my head was working better than before since I was getting sleep and nutrition.

***

Ironically, despite rushing, a rather desirable scene was unfolding in the East Palace, which I visited late in the evening.

Se-hwa was closing her eyes and offering her face to the Crown Prince, urging him to touch it, and the Crown Prince didn’t know what to do, creating a romantic moment…….

“Here you go. Your Highness the Crown Prince. You can touch it as much as you want.”

“Ahem, how, how can you say such things.”

No, can that be called a good scene?

To avoid disturbing the good atmosphere, I approached Eunuch Song, who was waiting at a distance.

“Eunuch Song.”

“Ah, Princess Consort. You’ve arrived.”

“Shh, shh. Quietly.”

As I brought my index finger to my lips and whispered, Eunuch Song nodded, following me.

“How is it, do you think those two are doing well?”

“Hehe. I wonder.”

Even if he didn’t answer, it was written all over his face that he was pleased.

Seeing Eunuch Song’s reaction, there must be progress, right?

And the fact that they’re doing that. It was a heartwarming thing.

And that simple pleasure of mine disappeared miserably thanks to the wholesome remark that came out of Se-hwa’s mouth the next moment.

“How can you say such a thing about just touching my face?”

“Cough!”

As Se-hwa said that with a smile, the Crown Prince coughed as if he was embarrassed and…… I’ll omit the details.

And I, who was watching that scene, felt…… heartbroken.

“Eunuch Song. I’ll be able to see a nephew someday, right? I will, right?”

I was planning to hold a cute nephew once and become independent, but at this rate, wouldn’t it be faster for me to just become independent and have a child?

“Princess Consort…….”

“What do you think, Eunuch Song?”

“Have hope, have hope, Princess Consort.”

“……Eunuch Song hasn’t given up either, has he?”

“…….”