One and Only
97 - Engage and Engage.
As Yura was walking towards the Queen's residence, many eyes of the Royal Palace's workers were pointed at her. Whether it was a sharp glare or a cynical glare, all were whispering behind him from a distance. Yura realized that and ignored it.
Yura had expected something like this to happen. However, he did not expect that the rumors of gossip that had happened last night would spread very quickly. Even so, Yura could guess who the source was who first spread the rumor.
"His tune, gossip spread very quickly in just a night. However, I knew that Second Concubine and her two servants must be behind the spread of the rumor ... " inner Yura who continued to walk as usual ignored the people gossiping while staring at her.
"Look, she must have thought her veil could be a lure. It could be that last night she opened the veil to seduce His Majesty."
"Unexpectedly, it turned out that she was the twin sister of Her Majesty the Queen. He used his face similar to Her Majesty the Queen to lure and seduce His Majesty the King."
"Really, very sneaky. He may betray Her Majesty the Queen who is his own twin sister by expecting a position to be His Majesty's Consort."
More or less, that was the kind of rumor that sounded. Not everyone knew at first that she was the Queen's twin sister and now her identity has been revealed despite wearing a veil only because of rumors that are not even true.
It was Pevita and Rio who met him and finally they walked together towards the Queen's residence.
"Good morning, Miss Yura .. "greet Rio
"Good morning. It should be at this hour that you two are already at the Queen's residence to protect her. Next time you two have to move even earlier" Yura said
"Understand, Miss. However, it seemed like many people were staring in this direction. Or is it just my feeling?" ask Pevita
"Let them and ignore them" Yura replied
"What we have seen so often while working in the Royal Villa, they must be gossiping. Really, like no job .. " said Rio.
"All they see is me. The rumors spread very quickly. Has Brother Yuna heard it too? However, it seems like Pevita and Rio still don't know about it, so I hope Yuna's sister is the same. However it must be myself who corrects this misunderstanding with Brother Yuna," inner Yura
As soon as he arrived at the Queen's residence, Yura and Pevita moved in, while Rio stood guard at the door.
Pevita enters due to report her arrival with Rio and waits for a direct order from the Queen. However, since the Queen did not pass down any orders or duties, Pevita was even right to go outside and stand guard at the door with Rio.
Because in the residence there are already Yura and Manda, the Queen's servants who have martial skills. It is sufficient for both of them to protect the Queen up close within the Queen's residence. So, Pevita and Rio were assigned to stand guard at the door of the Queen's residence.
"Yura, why are you so stiff? As is not usual, sit down. Have you eaten yet? If not, let's eat with me . " said the Queen.
"I ate before I came here. Please just eat Yuna Brother," Yura said
"Now my daily life is back to what it used to be. There wasn't even Arsha accompanying me to eat together" the Queen muttered
Actually Yura had not eaten or consumed anything before coming to the Queen's residence. However, Yura said so out of guilt towards the Queen, even though whatever had happened last night was not her own doing. And as the Queen kindly offered herself to eat together, Yura's guilt grew even greater.
"If Arsha were here, she would have hated me after what happened. She must no longer think of me as her Aunt anymore due to feeling too disappointed in me, "inner Yura
Not only outside the Queen's residence, even now the three Queen's personal servants were looking at Yura while whispering to each other.
Yura who had also expected things so far could not do anything and could only resign in silence.
"Then sit down if you really want to talk. Do not continue to stand like that," said the Queen because from then on Yura still continues to stand upright.
However, instead of sitting down, Yura instead kneeled before the Queen's feet.
"Sister, I've made a terrible mistake. Please punish me, please" Yura asked after waiting until the Queen finished her meal.
"What are the biggest mistakes you can make at this age? Don't say .. You didn't kill people, did you?" ask the Queen who still does not know what has happened and what is being meant by Yura.
Yura shook her head slowly. Just then, the new Queen realized that this was a serious matter. Because Yura did not even want to talk about it while sitting down and preferred to rest on her knees below.
"I really feel guilty about you and I'd be even more guilty if I told you that. I just don't want you to be misunderstood and make our relationship worse, but I realize that my ambiguous remarks can actually make my worries real. Believe it or not, I didn't go that far. However, I couldn't prevent any more, but the mistake didn't even really happen. Now what am I supposed to do?" ask Yura
"You are my twin sister, Yura. Sometimes you get a lot older and sometimes the opposite. Can't you really tell me, what happened?" ask the Queen
Yura was silent.
"All right, I'll try to understand you. It's like an old game. You said you felt guilty for a mistake you didn't make, so your fault was not preventing something from happening, but it didn't even happen. You can't say it because this matter involves people you might think are important and could make our relationship deteriorate due to misunderstandings" the Queen said
"I've never been afraid of anything, even if everyone in the world misunderstood me. However, what scares me is if you misunderstand us and make our relationship worse. I really don't want that to happen" Yura said
"Really, it's a complicated puzzle. Is anyone trying to frame you? Then, I ask that you say some related things. Your problem this time involves who and who was the suspect involved?" ask the Queen
"That, the second concubine involved me and in this case not only me, but also His Majesty. The second concubine made a plan to look like me and His Majesty, the two of us were involved. ", Yura replied.
"I told you not to be targeted by both concubines. You shouldn't have been involved. The second concubine must have been trying to make it difficult for you to even damage the familial relationship between you and me, as well as between me and the King. " said the Queen.
"I told you, I'm not afraid. What I'm afraid of is that your judgment of me has gone bad and our relationship has become damaged. Then, it doesn't matter if anyone targets me, as long as it doesn't target you. I'll take it once anyone hurts me, but even they want to ruin the good relationship between us and you and the King. Maybe they think I'm your weakness. I feel like I shouldn't be here so that your relationship with the King isn't broken because of me? Do I have to leave this Royal Palace?" ask Yura
"Whether you or the King, I know what you two are. You cannot betray me. We are a family, so nothing can ruin this relationship. You don't have to leave, let me discuss this matter with the King. After this I will deliver food to the King to discuss the matter" replied the Queen
"Sir Yuna, do not let your relationship with the King be damaged because of me or any problems this time. Like I don't want you to misunderstand me, please don't misunderstand or be angry with the King" Yura said
"You just calm down. You two are the ones I can always trust. I just wanted to ask you to know what happened, because you couldn't tell me yourself. I know very well that if there is such a complicated matter as this you must be reluctant to eat, you must be lying when you say you have eaten. ", said the Queen.
"Since you may not be comfortable eating with me because of your guilt after what has happened even if it is not your fault, then go to eat somewhere else. Anyway you should eat because if you want to solve the problem this time, you should stay healthy. So, don't forget to eat .. " continued the Queen
"Alright, Brother. I'm sorry, because I can't take you to see the King and thank you for listening to me even help me solve this problem together" Yura said
"No problem. Because this also concerns the King, so this is our common problem. Thank you for saying this to me, even if you can't say it in its entirety. I don't expect anything similar to happen next time, but I hope you will always remember to tell me anything about it. " said the Queen.
"I understand. Then I'll go first. Excuse me," said Yura who then moved out of the Queen's residence.
Yura had guessed. Ever since the Queen asked him to say who was involved and who was involved, and when Yura answered him, then the Queen would have already guessed what had happened. Yura felt a little relieved when the Queen did not misunderstand him and instead wanted to help him solve the problem.