Chapter 89 - The Maid No One Would Notice

The moment Lee Yeong disappeared beyond the corridor with Eunuch Jang following several steps behind him, Yeon Joo kept her medical report open and forced herself to remain seated until their footsteps faded completely. She had spent the last half hour pushing her husband toward Concubine Seo's quarters, reminding him that the entire plan would collapse if he continued inventing excuses to stay with her, yet the silence left behind after he finally obeyed felt considerably less satisfying than she had expected. Her eyes moved across the same row of characters for what had to be the fourth time, but none of the information settled in her mind because she kept wondering how far Lee Yeong had already walked and whether Concubine Seo was waiting at the door for him.