The Untold Story

S3.28_Moon

Chapter 28

After that day, Myunghee would come more often to visit. The poor Myunghee had turned half her size ever since the emperor last saw her. Her skin appeared more pale making one even more concerned.

The emperor often watched from a distance whenever Myunghee and his supposed consort was having a walk in the royal garden. He would allow the two lady a little space while secretly looking at them from afar.

His consort has slowly adjusted to the surrounding, although she couldn't remember a single thing, it still seemed like everything was gradually falling into place.

At night she would stay at the Emperor's place. Ever since the incident, the emperor had never let her stay alone for a second. The servant thought among themselves that it was due to the guilt he felt when seeing the cut on her wrist. A few had noticed how the emperor's expression stiffened whenever his eyes fell on the bandaged hand. Which was partly the truth. Whatever the consort had been through to take such measurement was a thing he didn't want to dig up.

Deep in his thoughts the emperor didn't notice that Jimong had approached. The Astronomer could only make a discrete cough in order to gain the attention of the man of all people.

The emperor turned sideways, looking at Jimong with a lift of a brow, as if acknowledging his presence.

"Your majesty," Jimong said carefully, " is something bothering you?"

The emperor took a second to digest those words. He took a closer look on the two lady, salvaging the picture before his eyes.

"It seems like Lady Hae is having a good time with the consort. Shouldn't your majesty be assured by now?" Jimong remarked, knowing that the emperor had been doubting the consort in the first stages. A thing which appeared to be slight fading, yet not.

"Why should I be assured?"

The remark prompted an answer from the loyal subject.

"Lady Hae and the consort is of blood relative, if even she can't find a flaw, then your majesty should let the doubt aside,"

"Although being like a mother, sister-in-law didn't even realise when another soul occupied her cousin's body," at the last word the emperor turned his sharp eyes at Jimong. His words reprimanding and clear.

Jimong could only silently approve. When Go Ha Jin resides that body, lady Hae not even once fell suspicious. If the emperor was to trust the mother-like-bound of lady Hae, it would be no different from deceiving himself to think that nothing was wrong.

"Your majesty," Jimong's voice laced with concern.

"You were right Jimong," the emperor spoke with nostalgic tone, cutting the word of the astronomer.

"I was in a state of insanity the other day. Now that I am in my clear mind, I can tell that the confusion of the consort was due to my short sight."

As the emperor said those words his eyes again trailed back to the consort. She was in her most delicate dress in the colour of white.

Watching the consort made the emperor take in a deep sigh and close his eyes for a moment. For the servant who was watching from afar, they could only envy the consort for having the emperor to watch at her in secret. Even Jimong had that thought but when the emperor again opened his eyes, the Astronomer was proved wrong.

The calm eyes had changed into a dark colour as the angry veins turned his eyes slight red.

"Your majesty-"