“Look at this. I’m living a luxurious life that you couldn’t. You didn’t see this kind of *norigae before right?”
I was chatting in my old my bedroom with my sister.
“Yes, that’s true.”
“I’m sorry that I don’t look like a brother. We are like sisters than sister brother.”
“Yes, that’s true.”
“So, how is your lover? No, I should call him brother-in-law now. So, is my brother-in-law doing well?”
She smiled like I’ve never seen before.
“Yes, he is doing well. He is probably nervous standing outside of this imperial palace.”
“Huh? He’s here too? Then he let you in by yourself? That fellow?”
I asked with surprised, and she laughed.
“What do you mean? He will get sad if he hears that. He wanted to come in, but he only allowed me in.”
“Allowed? Who?”
At the same time when I asked, I thought of him. That sudden realization made me go blank, and my sister had little dark face.
“He said, ‘I almost became your husband’ to me. I was confused for a while and realized. We were very rude to him. My husband almost faint and so did I.”
“…..His Majesty did…?”
“Yes. He came to look for us in this city.”
I was surprised hearing what she said.
“You guys were here in this city?”
“Yes. We came to look for you.”
I couldn’t think straight because of what she said. Look for me?
“I was worrying all this time about our house after I left. My husband secretly hired a person to investigate, but he told us you and mother disappeared. It was not like you were a criminal, so your face wasn't on the poster on the wall as wanted. I was very confused. I didn’t think you sent another person instead of me. I had no idea who went instead of me. So I looked for mother. People said mother was leaving the house like running away, so I followed her trace. It turned out she got remarried, but I didn’t see you anywhere. So I was thinking maybe you went to the North Empire. The country actually thought they sent me as Princess Sooyoung, and there was no way they found another person in one day to send to North Empire, so I thought about you. That’s why we came to this country. But there was no way to send in a person in the palace. My husband tried to find a connection to the palace, and I think that’s why he heard about us. He came to us in person and allowed only me to go in. He told me no one knows who you are, so acting too recklessly will be a trouble. That’s why I came in through the back gate at night to come inside this small palace. I don’t think I can do anything secretly anymore. I can’t stand my heart pounding.”
She was smiling and joked around, and I smiled slightly. This is it. Telling me to have a walk to the Flower Fence Palace was to send me to my sister. While I was thinking this, my sister grabbed my hand.
“After I thought you went to the North Empire, my heart dropped.”
I looked at my sister after she said that. Her eyes were filled with tears again.
“How did you do this kind of thing? Do you know how cold the North Empire is? I wouldn’t say this if you are healthy, and you disguised as a woman! I was sick thinking something might have happened to you. I cried a lot too. Thank God that I didn’t hear any male concubine died when I came to this city. But I worried a lot because I didn’t know how you were doing.”
“What are you worrying for? Why did you come back? The weather is this cold. You can’t handle cold weather too. Same goes for your husband. If he left with you, then you guys should’ve lived well. Why did you guys worry about me? You and your husband are so much alike. You guys are too good people.”
I scolded her, and she looked little angry.
“Don’t say bad things. Who’s going to like it if you get hurt for me? Huh?”
“I didn’t know things would turn out this way. I started without knowing things would get this complicated.”
I smiled, and she sighed.
“It’s all my fault.”
“Don’t say that. If it was you then it will be a big problem. You will cry for your husband and eventually die of sickness.”
“Still I don’t feel good looking at you like this. A normal male enters the palace and Madame? I can’t say a word.”
“Sister.”
“I thought it was thankful that you are alive. Yes, I still am. I’m thankful that he does stuff for you too. He seems like he treasures you a lot. He was really nice and respectful towards a mere merchant wife, and I knew it was all due to you. He said you were having a hard time here, so I should go and make you feel comfortable.”
I couldn’t close my mouth because of what my sister said. He told t