Chapitre 14: FISHY

"Ohh, so exciting I didn't know the Emperor could lose his temper like this." Bogsu suddenly said from the entrance of the courtroom, Han Jisung hearing her voice loosened his grip on Chen Jihyun throwing him causally to the ground as Chen Jihyun realized fits of cough trying to catch his breath.

"Why did you stop? don't mind me i'm just an onlooker." Bogsu added taking her seat on the chairs that were arranged beside each pillars in the court room reserved for special occasions.

Han Jisung decided to ignore her because he was getting used to her usual behaviour.

"Eunuch Chen, you seemed to have grown a lot of wings lately, firstly, you dare tell an outsider something that was shared within the court, and then you question me so boldly why you were dragged in here. Such guts! " Han Jisung snickered.

"A lot of guts I tell you." Bogsu commented enjoying the show as she leaned on the tea table before her eagerly to see what happens next.

"Apart from being an Eunuch, I am also your brother. I don't see why I should be treated like this it is unacceptable." Chen Jihyun yelled angrily holding unto his throat that had been choked earlier.

"Yeah very unacceptable." Bogsu said turning her head to look at Han Jisung expecting his comeback.

The ministers looked on worriedly thinking they should not be there as it was the Emperor's family issue, but Bogsu interference and reaction made them expectant to see what will happen next.

"If not for the pity I had for you, you would be no where now." Han Jisung angrily said storming off the court room after gaining a little bit of rationality that family matters should be kept hidden from the court.

"You really should go apologize Chen Chen you did wrong this time around,who knows he might get angry and just replace you and that would be bad for us all." Bogsu stated trying to provoke Chen Jihyun.

Chen Jihyun glared heavily at Bogsu feeling like driving a dagger into her chest, how dare she provoke him, not wanting to react after enraging Han Jisung, Chen Jihyun also left angrily.

"So we are all alone now, what do you suggest we do." Bogsu said turning to the ministers that looked at her weirdly at her front as they longer faced the Throne but the tea table she leaned on.

With the fear of her being the lady in red the ministers looked for excuses to disperse, trying to avoid any interaction with her for the fair of provoking her.

''Ahhh, guess i'm all alone again." Bogsu exclaimed looking at the now empty court room that was exquisite in nature.

"hehehehe, good thing I brought my wine with me." Bogsu chuckled and took out a tiny bottle from her clothes and opened the lid happily to drink the content.

"I thought my Father forbade you from drinking in palace grounds." Han Jiwoo said with a tinge of pride.

He stood at the doorway, rushing here hearing the commotion that happened, hoping to look for a way to help his father and make him look good in his eyes but unfortunately he was too late.

"Who is going to report to his Majesty, me or you?" Bogsu replied raising an eyebrow at Han Jiwoo as if asking him to dare.

Han Jiwoo secretly balled his fists at the challenge because he knew that the consequence would be too great for him to bare.

"You know, you are a quite handsome boy if you're not so stupid." Bogsu said bluntly.

"I'm not stupid, it's you and your family that are delinquents." Han jiwoo yelled angrily, he couldn't take any more insults from this girl, Lady in red or not she has to leave.

"I wouldn't go there if I were you, I would remember last time you got me pissed off." Bogsu said reminding him of the battle that ensued between them last time.

Recollecting his failure in the battle Han Jiwoo entire face flushed red and he turned around leaving Bogsu alone once again.

"Aww, and he didn't even stay for some tea." Bogsu pouted sadly before sighing then standing up she adjusted her robes and left the court room to the awe of the servants that hid in the corner surprised at her fearlessness, well she wasn't called the Lady in red for nothing.

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Chen Jihyun hurried down the stairs of the palace entrance hurriedly.

Han Jisung was his brother alright but not his biological brother, before the late Emperor and Empress had a child was taking too long and the country were impatient for a heir, as they were afraid that another country would take that as a weakness and attack the Chi nation.

So under the persuasion of his people, the Late Emperor announced to the people that the Empress his wife had conceived, he hid her away for nine months before taking a new born baby which was Chen Jihyun as his son.

When in actual fact Chen Jihyun was just the child of a maid in the palace that conceived at that time and since she didn't have enough money to take care of her child she decided to offer him to the Emperor and Empress instead.

That was how Chen Jihyun became the crowned prince, he enjoyed a blissful life with hopes the throne was for him until Han Jisung came along.

The Emperor and Empress didn't maltreat Chen Jihyun at all but treated him nicely, but blood is always thicker than water at the end the throne was given to Han Jisung and that was when the cold war between brothers started.

Actually it was a one sided war as it was only Chen Jihyun that fought it alone, Han Jisung has always turned a blind eye to his schemes apart from today.

This fact made him realize there was a sort of connection between Han Jisung and Bogsu, from hiring her out the blue to protecting her today something is definitely fishy.