Chapter 341: Fate (4)
‘He’s not... actually going to come looking for me, right?’
At the thought that the Crown Prince was searching for me, a wave of unease washed over me. It felt like something was about to go terribly wrong.
If the Crown Prince showed up himself and caught me disguised as a palace maiden, it could end in a serious charge—being accused of mocking the Crown Prince.
And if things went really bad, even the hidden message I wrote using centipedes could be exposed to the Emperor.
But then I reasoned with myself: if it were truly that big of a deal, wouldn’t someone from Dongchang or the Embroidered Guards have shown up already?
‘No, wait. Considering Dongchang and the Embroidered Guards haven’t made any move until now, maybe it’s not that serious.’
If it had escalated into something major, someone from those places would have come to question me by now.
‘Speaking of which, is Unmirang and that other palace maiden who was with me okay?’
Even if nothing reached me directly, the maid who had been with me might have gotten into trouble. But after calming myself and wiping the cold sweat from my forehead, I realized I wasn’t exactly in a position to be worrying about others.
The burning gazes on both sides of my face.
I could feel the heated stares from Sister Seol and Hwa-eun.
Unable to meet Hwa-eun’s eyes, I slowly turned my head toward Sister Seol.