For Life

~Missing~

Chorong's P.O.V.

"Princess Chorong"Today is a great day for me because I wanted to visit the queen because this is the only free time she have today. I looked at my right and saw Princess Sooyeon, my sister walking closer to me.

"Princess Sooyeon"

"What brings you here?" I asked her as our court ladies took a step away from us and let us to have a talk.

"Just wondering if I could maybe talk to the queen, I was worried because the royal physician told me that she was sick yesterday"

"I also came here because of that" I uttered, that is also the reason why I want to visit her, I think something is wrong with her and that she needs my help.

"Then let's go, the queen must be going to get busy later" I uttered as Princess Sooyeon also made a nod. I think the queen will have her lessons and arranging some things for the palace later. She might not have a time for meeting us so we need to go to her chamber and personally invite her to have some relaxing day with us, being a queen is though and it's not just approving all the things the prime ministers told her to sign is the only thins she do. She'll need to read all the content of the letter or the rule that's going to be assigned in the whole kingdom, she still needs the guidance of the king and his perspective on the new rule. Which I think is a very hard thing to do because King Baekhyun had never ever visited her in her new chamber.

"Good morning Princess Chorong, Princess Sooyeon." Court lady Seohyun  greeted us, she's Queen Taeyeon's original and main servant so whenever she goes, Seohyun will also be there. It's a rule for the Queen, they need atleast one of their servant to be with them when they're going to go somewhere even if she wants to be alone. Almost all of her servants are scattered outside her chamber and it seems like the queen still hasn't left her chamber, the food in the palace was still being cooked but during this time, the queen should be walking around the palace now.

"Good morning too" Princess Sooyeon and I greeted her in unison, they gave us a polite bow and even the palace guards also greeted us. From their poise, I think they just came here and did not guard the Queen last night. I don't have the power to question them though, I know how much Queen Taeyeon wanted the guards and her court ladies to rest well so sometimes, she'll tell them to just leave her alone inside her chamber. 

"Are you here to visit the queen?" Court Lady Seohyun added as the other court ladies returned in their original position, where they created a way for us to see the door of Queen Taeyeon's chamber. It's weird because it's awfully quiet and it seems like there's no one inside the palace, as a queen I know you're surroundings needs to be quiet but this place is really quiet to the point where you could hear the wind passing by, somehow that made me feel worried.

"Well we certainly are, we were hoping to see her and ask her condition" Princess Sooyeon answered Court lady Seohyun's question, Seohyun then walked on the stairs and placed her ear on Queen Taeyeon's sliding door. There were no shadows inside the Queen's chamber which me me confused and a bit doubtful, for sure Court Lady Seohyun will know where she is right? She needs to monitor the queen's moves everyday and report it to Dwejebi Mama, Victoria Dwejebi.

"Queen Taeyeon, Princess Sooyeon and Princess Chorong are here to see you" Court Lady Seohyun uttered as she waited patiently for Queen Taeyeon's voice to answer 'Let them in'. We waited for a few seconds but no voice answered back.

"Queen Taeyeon?" Court lady Seohyun asked again, this time, her voice was a bit loud. For sure the Queen would hear her voice the first time she called for her right? Knowing Queen Tayeon she wouldn't be busy early ion the morning. Her schedule every morning is to just eat and read or she might want to have a rest again, but during the afternoon, that's when she needs to sign all the things she needs.

"She's not answering?" I asked as Princess Sooyeon also looked at me, the court ladies were now gossiping ad it seems like they're asking who was the last person Queen Taeyeon was with, they were also asking if the guards have seen the Queen because there really was no answer.

"Maybe she's just asleep" I uttered but deep inside, I was really worried.

"Can we just enter and see what happened to her?" I asked because Court Lady Seohyun just kept on calling for her name, all the court ladies aren't allowed to suddenly enter the royal family's chamber even if they are our servants, only the royal members are allowed to enter the chamber without the Queen or even the King's consent.

"Sure princess" Court lady Seohyun said as she opened the door for us and Princess Sooyeon and I immediately entered the Queen's chamber. The noise outside was getting louder and louder and it seems like they're already getting worried and a chaos was already happening. Princess Sooyeon and I walked inside the chamber and saw something which surprised us.

"Court Lady Miyoung!" I shouted as Court Lady Seohyun was also frozen beside me, I'm sure she wouldn't be able to tell this to the royal family and my mom.

"Why Princess Chorong?" Court Lady then asked from outside, as I've said, they're not allowed to enter the chamber unless we tell them to.

"I think you need to see this" I uttered, then came Court Lady Miyoung rushing in. She stopped on her tracks as she also noticed how clean and untouched the Queen's chamber is, there was no trace of the Queen inside her chamber and it seems like she was never here. My face began to get pale as all the possible miserable things which might have happened to her made me worried, she's the Queen and we need to protect her.

"The queen is missing" Court Lady Seohyun uttered, she was clearly surprised as well and it seems like she doesn't know what happened.

"She can't be, we need to find her now" 

"Inform this to the King and the other princess and princesses" I ordered them, we need to find her before anyone could.