Hwa Sa stared the blue sky with a dying sight, eyes almost gone blind for excessive crying all night. She couldn't sleep, let alone eat. Basically, she was living herself to die.
So, for her, it's the best if she just left the world.
The view from her spot couldn't even ease her wrecked mind. Even though everything around her was beautiful, serene, calm and demure, nothing could've cure her that broken inside. Those words from Wangbi Yu, perhaps they were all right.
Moreover, they already took Mi Rae away from her. The chance to be with the baby once again was slimming every second.
So, the purpose of life, for Hwa Sa, it seemed like not exist anymore.
Hwa Sa closed her eyes tight. Her ears could listened to Mi Rae's laugh. She smiled, thinking about those beautiful times that they had together. How the baby laughed when she chased her around the Blue House's garden. She was just about to learn how to walk. So, her tippy toes were too cute to ignore.
Then, slowly, those laughs, turn into a long cry. The day when Mi Rae was crying in pain. How Hwa Sa regretted her decision to give up of Wangbi Yu's demand to meet the tailor.
Had she refused... Mi Rae maybe still in her embrace, sleeping soundly while recovering from the flu.
Hwa Sa shook her head, crinkled her forehead when she tried to surpass the pain of remembering the hurtful incident. Tears flowing non stop from her eyes, as she slowly opened them and shrieked in vain.
She had enough of all these.
It's time to end this misery!
Her left leg lifted up, hanging on air. But, not before she chanted some prayers and asking forgiveness to her late parents and sister. She felt bitter for not give everything in her life and end up became a loser. But, she couldn't take the pain anymore. This was the only way.
One way ticket to escape.
As Hwa Sa felt like flying, her body suddenly got pulled from behind. She could felt the hard wall hit her back in quite a good amount of impact, making her grasped for air. As she opened her eyes, she saw a figure in front of her, face too close, perhaps checking her well being.
It was Mushim, with eyes dart in terror and wrinkled forehead. Mi Rae could sensed an anger across the crown prince's face.
"What are you trying to do?" Mushim asked Hwa Sa with a lower voice.
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"The arrival of Seja Mushim and Sejabin Hwa Sa!"
As they both step into the hall side by side, all eyes pierce on them. Mushim brought Hwa Sa with a stern on his face as he stared at the lines of lords, ministers and barons as well as they royal family members, including his parents.
Hwa Sa on the other hand, slowly struded with her head hung low. She stepped carefully on the hard floor before presented herself before Wang Yu politely.
Mushim summoned his personal eunuch once he arrived in front of Wang Yu. The old man undid a scroll with The Silver House's official sigil stamped on its surface. He took a deep breath before recited the content.
"I, Seja Mushim of The House of Silver, with a permission granted by me, hereby summarizes the investigation upon a case of negligence of Mi Rae gongju, which my wife, Hwa Sa sejabin as the accuser!"
The hall fell into a deep silence as everyone was shock to find out that Mushim had conduct the investigation in no time. By his own.
"After a further search with countless number of witnesses and one main witness to testify, here is the verdict..."
Everyone was eager to find out the truth.
"The House of Silver has found the evidence that stray away the accuser from the accusation. Therefore, hereby, Hwa Sa Sejabin was found not guilty."
Upon the verdict had been rule, the whole hall was serenaded with whispers. Some agreed with the verdict, but some thought it was nothing but a favoritism as the Silver House conducted the investigation without the permission by the Royal Council.
So, that's what they thought.
"How come an investigation had been done without a permission by the Royal Council?!" One of if the minister finally voiced out in anger.
"Supposedly the Silver House had done an investigation, why is the house report hasn't been out yet?!"
"This is definitely a bias!"
"Jeoha mama refuses to investigate the woman because he is soon to be her husband!"
"I've been told a lot of times, the judicial should admen the royal spouse act!"
The whole hall now fell into a chaos as the verdict seemed a bit too controversial to debate. Hwa Sa, realizing the heat air among the one who supported her with the one who hated her, could only hid herself behind Mushim's large frame.
"Silent everyone!" Wang Yu's personal eunuch finally spoke up on behalf of the king. The hall gradually started to get calm and those whispers were gone slowly.
"The permission of investigation had been issue on the day when we held a council meeting regarding on this case. That's the first thing that the Royal Council wants to point out," Wang Yi revealed the truth. He sipped the dry, hot air before he continued.
"The reason why the investigation had been done discreetly is– it happened that the culprit is someone among us. We need to be sure about the verdict, that's why it took some time to finish the investigation," the king continued, emphasized some important details about the case.
"To accuse someone for a heavy crime like this is not easy. A lot has been on stake while conducting the investigation. How it was committed, and the motive should be clear and factual."
The whole hall unfazed by Wang Yi's decree. Knowing as the most calm and wise king, everyone paid a high respect towards his thoughts and ideas.
"That's why, it took some time to finish up the investigation. One mishap could put us in a prolong harm. It will cause the nation's good name and the realm's dignity. I won't be able to achieve this if it's not with the help from my friends from the main royal family," Mushim pointed his finger at the main door.
As the door opened, it revealed Myung Yu, Uk and Indra. The three of them entered the hall, eyes piercing at the crowd as they present themselves politely as there was a presence of the king.
"As everyone knows, these are the representative from the main kingdom; Myung Yu gongju and Gisa Ahn. But, let me introduce, the man that cracks the truth..."
As Mushim nodded, Indra stepped upfront and bowed a bit.
"I am Indra, working with the secret operation team. I found a so called crucial clue while on my way here to relay a message to Gisa Ahn," Indra took out something from his bag.
A small, clear vail sparkled the whole room. As everyone tried to watch it closer, some even scoot back a bit from the seat.
"This vail contains the same kind of drug used to poison Mi Rae gongju, according to the physician and the drug administrator. The vail itself is one of the kind, only to be found using by the physicians in this kingdom. As it was made by the crystal that can be retrieved only in this place," Indra explained in the most manner words.
"Where did you found it?" Wang Yi asked Indra as he patient was already worned out.
"While I found it, someone is searching for it at the same time. From there, I learn the truth," said Indra.
"Who is the person?" the king asked him again.
Indra nodded at Mushim. The crown prince whispered to his personal eunuch. After a while, the old man slowly walked towards the door at the side of the hall. Looking at the path taking by the eunuch, Wang Yi couldn't help but gasped.
As the door opened from the inside, everyone could see a small figure, standing in front of the door with a scared look on his eyes.
"Everyone, let me present to you the culprit, Wangja Mu of the Silver House..."