The Five-Year-Old Baby Princess Rules the Palace - Chapter 78

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#78. I Want to Go Out Again!

A royal consort, how dare he say royal consort to our five-year-old niece!!!

Park Jeong-bin glared menacingly at Dong-chun, who had mentioned the word “royal consort” that he couldn’t even bear to think about.

Then the startled Dong-chun, contrary to his appearance, blinked his gentle eyes and opened his mouth with an expression of disbelief.

“Well, that young lord who was sent by the leader earlier when Princess Eunhye disappeared. He showed the leader’s token and delivered a message but wouldn’t leave, so when I asked what his identity was…”

“You asked? Don’t tell me that bastard said with his own mouth that he would become Princess Eunhye’s royal consort?”

Then Dong-chun made a bewildered face.

“No? Wasn’t that young lord the person chosen as Princess Eunhye’s royal consort?”

“This… what kind of crazy bastard is this! I need to find that bastard right now and kill him!”

Dong-chun hugged Park Jeong-bin’s waist as he seemed ready to rush out of Angang immediately.

“Oh my! Leader, please calm down. Princess Eunhye is waiting inside there. We’ll look into what happened, so please go escort Princess Eunhye back first.”

At the mention that Eunhye was in the secret passage leading to the Palace, Park Jeong-bin came to his senses and bit his lower lip with a fuming face.

“That bastard… I just! Something about him rubbed me the wrong way from the start!”

Park Jeong-bin, who had been snorting and flaring his nostrils, looked toward the inside of the bookshelf where he had let Eunhye and Lady Han enter, then squeezed his eyes shut and opened them to calm his mind.

“For now, I’ll go to the Palace, so find out everything you can about that spy bastard. It’s fine if he dies from torture.”

Then Dong-chun, who seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, nodded saying he understood.

“Understood, I’ll do that, so hurry back.”

Park Jeong-bin, who still couldn’t relax his expression despite calming his anger, strode toward the secret door leading to the underground passage, and Dong-chun shook his head.

Those who haven’t experienced how terrifying that gentle-looking gentleman can be when truly angry wouldn’t know. There’s a reason his nickname when he was a Yongho-yeong training officer was “Mad Tiger.”

And how ruthless he is – among the spies tortured by that gentleman who secretly operates as the Amyeongdae leader, not a single one failed to tell the truth.

I don’t know who that young lord is or whose son he might be, but if he’s not really going to be the royal consort and was just talking nonsense…

“Oh, I don’t even want to imagine it.”

Dong-chun, trembling his large frame, went outside the shop, hung a “Closed” sign on the door, and came back in.

Then, after confirming that Park Jeong-bin had entered the secret passage leading to the Palace, he slipped into the room leading to the Amyeongdae underground base with his shoes still on.

By the way, will Princess Eunhye, who was prettier than azalea flowers and spoke as sweetly as a lark, really bring delicious food from the Palace?

Dong-chun, whose heart was struck again by the breathtaking cuteness of Princess Eunhye he had glimpsed through the door crack, let out an inappropriate groan and squeezed his eyes shut.

Then, when the face of Mad Tiger Park Jeong-bin came to mind, Dong-chun’s eyes snapped open and he shook his head before quickly lifting a large hanging scroll in the room.

When he pressed against what looked like just a wall to anyone and pushed firmly, it opened inward with a swoosh, and Dong-chun squeezed his large frame through the door.

Now, it’s time to find out how much our spy has been lying!

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“Niece, aren’t you tired? Shall I carry you on my back?”

At Park Jeong-bin’s question, Eunhye, who had been walking well while holding Lady Han’s hand, looked back with puppy-like eyes.

“If you carry me while walking, Uncle would have to bend your back quite a bit since you’re tall, wouldn’t you?”

Then Park Jeong-bin burst into hearty laughter at how cute she looked, and Lady Han also couldn’t help but chuckle.

“Hahaha, niece, do you know how strong this uncle’s legs are? They’re as solid as iron, so I can go 10 ri even while bending my back.”

Park Jeong-bin quickly came forward and sat down, putting his back against the adorably laughing Eunhye.

“Then, I would be grateful if you could carry me just a little bit. I have no strength, perhaps from walking during the day.”

“Oh my, our niece has no strength! Why didn’t you say so earlier!”

Park Jeong-bin easily lifted Eunhye, who leaned against his back with a sweet floral fragrance, and swayed his body joyfully as if excited.

Then Eunhye giggled and held tightly onto Park Jeong-bin’s neck.

After walking for some time, Eunhye, who had been quietly riding on Park Jeong-bin’s back, slightly raised her body and spoke in a small voice.

“But Uncle, I have something I’m curious about.”

“What are you curious about?”

“Uncle, did you already know about this underground passage from the Palace to Insadong Market?”

Then Park Jeong-bin, as if caught off guard, flinched momentarily and glanced at Lady Han.

“Why are you looking at me? I was extremely curious about that too.”

Then Park Jeong-bin, as if he had no choice, smiled and lifted Eunhye up while speaking.

“Including myself, only a few who serve His Majesty the King closely know about the Palace’s underground passages.”

“Ah…”

At the short exclamation of surprise, Park Jeong-bin chuckled to himself and continued what he was saying.

“However, the secret passages that the Late King showed us this time were much more numerous and detailed than the paths I had known, so I was incredibly surprised.”

Then both Eunhye and Lady Han nodded simultaneously.

“Uncle, actually I had been suspecting it too.”

“What do you mean?”

“That there would be a secret passage in Crown Prince’s room too.”

“Pardon?”

At Park Jeong-bin’s surprised question, Eunhye answered in a triumphant tone.

“Crown Prince would sometimes disappear without a trace. Even when I asked that Gyeong-hwan fellow, the Crown Prince’s eunuch, he would just make a sad face. So I kept the secret too.”

Then Eunhye, who had buried her body again on Park Jeong-bin’s back as he laughed loudly with amusement, muttered as if talking to herself.

“Then, Uncle, did you already know that there was a secret passage from my room to the outside?”

After a moment of silence, Park Jeong-bin let out a long breath through his nose and spoke.

“All royal family members’ bedrooms have secret passages leading outside.”

“Ah, I see. Then, does Crown Prince know too?”

“Probably? The Crown Prince will become the king of this country in the future.”

“Hmph, they didn’t tell only me… But Uncle, I truly enjoyed today. I want to go out again next time…”

After a sound like quiet murmuring and a long yawn, Eunhye said nothing more.

Park Jeong-bin suddenly remembered Eunhye looking up at Man-bok Store in the middle of Wonsongga with wide, round eyes.

How amazing it must have been.

Living only in the Palace, which was just vast and surrounded by similar palace quarters, and seeing such a bustling and splendid world for the first time in her life.

Moreover, she had directly caught a spy – though she did receive help from the ghost called Master Choi – that too must have been exciting.

And what about at the commoners’ restaurant? Didn’t she even say the elegant words “sharing joys and sorrows with the people” while deliciously eating the soup and pancakes that common people eat?

Park Jeong-bin recalled the tremendous events that had occurred in just four hours and pressed down the laughter that naturally escaped to his lips.

Niece, I too want to let you freely explore outside the Palace. Please understand this uncle’s heart.

How far had they walked like that?

Park Jeong-bin glanced at Lady Han, who was holding a torch and lighting the way ahead, and quietly smiled at the steady breathing of Eunhye coming from behind him.

She must have been exhausted. This small body had been running around for nearly two hours without proper rest, so how tired she must be.

Park Jeong-bin bent his back a little more and quickened his careful steps, lest Eunhye wake up.

By the way, is that bastard really a candidate to be our niece’s royal consort? I heard earlier that he’s the son of Jipyeong Kim Gyo-hyeon, who serves as our niece’s writing teacher…

At the sudden thought of Jihoo, Park Jeong-bin wrinkled his brow and let out a short groan.

Seeing this, Lady Han looked at Eunhye sleeping soundly on Park Jeong-bin’s back, smiled, and asked in a small voice.

“Are you very tired? I’ll carry Princess Eunhye from here.”

“No, it’s fine. But… I…”

Park Jeong-bin, who had been shaking his head, looked at Lady Han with an expression as if he had something to say.

“Why do you look like a puppy that needs to poop?”

What? Did this woman just call me a dog that needs to defecate?

Park Jeong-bin, so dumbfounded that his mouth fell open, frowned heavily, and Lady Han frowned back with a “what’s wrong with you” expression.

“Ah, now why are you making a face like you pooped and couldn’t wipe? Please speak, speak.”

At Lady Han’s scolding in a low voice, which made it even more annoying, Park Jeong-bin flared his nostrils and let out an incredulous breath.

“My word, what kind of woman has such a sharp tongue? I’ve never seen a woman with as sharp a tongue as you in my life.”

Then Lady Han, who had pursed her lips and was smirking, looked at Park Jeong-bin with a “how strange” expression and chuckled.

“I too have never seen a man as frivolous as Lady Park. What kind of man is so weightless and flighty? Tsk, and with such a decent build too.”

“Hah…!”

Park Jeong-bin, who had wanted to ask if she had heard anything about Princess Eunhye’s marriage since she served his niece closely, just let out an incredulous exclamation and closed his mouth.

What a bizarre woman. Her appearance is beautiful enough to remind one of the famous beauty Xishi from the distant Yue kingdom, but how can her behavior be so bold and her tongue so sharp?

As Park Jeong-bin shook his head, he suddenly remembered how Lady Han had treated Eunhye throughout the day.

The way she watched over her anxiously, as if she might fly away if blown upon or burst if squeezed…

Well, isn’t that enough then.

As long as she’s gentle as silk to her master, Princess Eunhye, that’s all that matters.

The Queen Mother truly chose her niece’s personal attendant well.

Park Jeong-bin put aside his earlier bewilderment and let out a hearty laugh.

Park Jeong-bin thought he should ask his sister, the Queen Mother, whether his niece’s marriage had indeed been discussed.

Click

With a quiet sound, the latch of the door leading down to Princess Eunhye’s Chamber opened.

Lady Han, who had climbed the stairs first and pushed the door upward, leaving Park Jeong-bin carrying the deeply sleeping Eunhye behind her, nearly screamed at Lady Park’s face rushing toward her as if she had been waiting.

“Lady Park, you nearly made me drop a child I don’t even have!”

Lady Han, who had glared with a small voice, came up inside past Lady Park, who was sobbing at the sight of Eunhye sleeping on Park Jeong-bin’s back.

“Why did you come so late? I was so anxious my heart was burning black and I thought my soul would be torn apart.”

Lady Han smiled softly while taking the beating from Lady Park’s hands, who was pounding her back with a tearful face.

Lady Park, who had never once dropped her from her arms, must have been so anxious while waiting.

Lady Han took the hands of Lady Park, who looked ready to cry, and glared at her playfully while speaking in a small voice.

“Oh, I’ll take the beating later, so please spread the bedding first. She must have been extremely tired as she fell asleep shortly after being carried by Lady Park.”

“I’ve already prepared the bedding.”

While the two women were whispering, Park Jeong-bin, who had climbed two steps up the stairs while carrying Eunhye and groaning, bent his body almost prostrate.

Then Lady Han quickly received Eunhye and handed her to Lady Park, who was waiting with open arms.

“Oh my, Princess Eunhye. Look how thin your face has become in such a short time. What shall we do.”

Even while being passed between the two people’s hands, Eunhye slept soundly, oblivious to the world.

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