CHAPTER ELEVEN

AN EMPTY VESSEL MAKES MUCH NOISE

OUTSIDE THE PALACE

The club which Chang min and hung-ok frequented belong to a female friend of Kang tae,which is known as boss lady,there is an hidden room behind the walls of boss lady's office in which the meeting is usually held, and a secret back door,that was how they usual loose the guards most of the time, today like any other Friday,they met again discussing on how to go about their plans,this includes Suzy, Chang min, hung-ok,their computer genius, kim Soo-ra and boss lady,Kang tae was unable to make it,.They all paid attention till Suzy finished telling them what conspired the previous day at the palace.

"what!!?,are you trying to tell me that hung-a isn't my blood sister,but how come"

"you were not aware about the fact that princess hung-a isn't your flesh and blood, and no one told you anything"

"this is my first time of hearing this boss lady,besides if that was to be the case my parents would have told me,I would have heard rumors about,I can remember vividly hung-a telling me something like this but I thought she said so out of anger".

hung-ok says moving back and forth finally stoping to look at Chang min

"and the most surprising part is the fact that madam lee is her mother".

Chang min then finally spoke,

"for how long have you known madam lee princess?"

"madam lee,she has always been around,I can't say, but according to what I over heard a worker in the palace saying when i was little,she was saying something about madam lee being brought back to the palace after every old worker of the palace has been laid down from work,and not long after she stoped Working in the palace".

"are you saying she was the only one who was called back to work in the palace among those let go"

"I too was confused,it has never happened before,till date madam lee has been the only one brought back that way and during that period I could recall my mom and the great queen having an argument over why madam lee would come back as a senior staff member,a grade 4 at that , grand queen made mention of it being the safest way of keeping the palace standing but then I couldn't understand anything"

"there is still enough time for that,how about we try getting records of those who worked here before,or during that year maybe we can get something" Suzy suggested

at that moment Chang min face change

"it has been destroyed",

"what do you mean destroyed?".

"princess I mean,I have checked for those files thinking i can find anything about my mom,but no,I couldn't find anything,all the records of workers before the year 2002 has vanished I don't know how,but my guess is someone did so on purpose, they knew this day will come",

Chang min says as hung-ok watches as he uses his hands to rough his hair in the way he always does when he was disturbed or worried.

"well, we could read though the history book of that year at least we might find something"

"that's not possible your highness, when I first came to the palace I tried sneaking in to read more about the history of the palace,but discovered that the only history that was there where of 2002 till date except for those from 1800's backwards".

kim Soo-ra says and for that minutes there was silence .

" princess do you remember the name of the maid who mentioned it,years ago"

" Chang min I don't think so but I remember how she looks like,oh! , people called her madam hyejin,she was the previous madam In the palace then"

"good that's where I come in"

boss lady says,boss lady was a sexy 38 years old business woman who was once married to the once biggest business tycoon that was before he died leaving his riches to her.

"I know someone who can draw exactly on how you described her,and you all know I can find those who doesn't want to be found including those who don't know where they are",

THE PALACE

hung-ok decided to watch guard while Kim Soo-ra went into madam lee room to check what she could find because at that moment they realised that something has been suspicious all this while, madam lee was given a right of her own which no one could talk down on her even before she became the madam.

"hi, you look beautiful today,going anywhere?"it was min ho this was their first personal encounter since what happened months 9 month ago,

hung-ok decided to avoid him , pretending he wasn't there but deep down praying Kim Soo-ra doesn't come out soon but min ho was stubborn

look I know you still love me,but can't come te because of hung-a,but listen I had to survive, hung-ok,we can still continue this relationship

you must be sick,if not you won't be spouting the rubbish which you have been saying, hung-ok says as she tried to remove min ho hands which he laid on her shoulder,but min ho kept his and firm on her shoulder

let go of me now min ho, you disgusting pig,

or else what? no one is here to save you,not even your lover,I can't believe you stupe so low into sleeping with your bodyguard but with me you pretended to be righteous and pure

let me go right now, you this fool, hung-ok struggled but on remembering what Chang min taught her raised her leg to hit min ho in his lower part but min ho was faster as he blocked off her attack by doing so his hands left her shoulder, this made hung-ok kick his leg hard and the next thing she knew min ho was falling to the ground with a big THUD it was Chang min who attacked him from behind with anger,with rage which Chang min could not hold he tried hitting but was stopped by hung-ok

"stop Chang min don't hit him,he is not worth it, please" hung-ok says as she held on to Chang min tightly

Chang min then held min ho collar,

"this will be the last time you try to go near princess hung-ok or even thinking about it,if not I will be your worst nightmare" then he pushed min ho away from him

using the opportunity to run away like a scared rat min ho shouted

"you just wait,both of you, don't forget princess hung-a and myself controls the whole palace and you just hit the future in-law to the royal family,I will make sure you pay for this"

on seeing him leave Chang min turned to hung-ok and Kim Soo-ra who finally came out after knowing min ho had left

"what is wrong with you,how could you do something like this,it's too risky, besides you both came out all on your own what if madam lee came to see you here what then"

"I am sorry Chang min,I just wanted to help,I didn't know I will meet him here"

"and you Kim Soo-ra I entrusted you with princess, thankfully you called me on time".

"I am so sorry,I can believe I dated him, I didn't know what I saw in min ho in the first place,I must have been a fool"

"yes you are " Chang min says walking away

what did you say, Chang min,Chang min I am taking to you"

with that hung-ok ran after him with Kim Soo-ra behind them watching as they left, following behind