Kyoyoung looked blankly at the direction of the East Palace. Her face turned pale and her eyes looked hollow.
"Why did you apologize to me? Why?" She murmured feebly in embarrassment.
She stood at the intersection for a long time. Court ladies, who were standing in a row behind her, lowered their heads while trying to read her mind.
"Your Highness, the sun is hot."
"Oh, that's right. I'm the Crown Prince's wife."
Kyoyoung suddenly came to her senses when one of the court ladies spoke with a worried look.
Shocked by Bipaan's erratic behavior, she walked to the Dongbi Palace, her original destination.
"Crown Princess Kyosul is not here."
She was exhausted mentally and physically. It seemed that she was coming to the end of her tether. Compounded by a series of unpleasant happenings, she grew bold.
'As I've come this far, I intend to meet her today.'
She told the chief court lady outside Kyosul's room, "Let me wait for her inside then."