Unfortunately, the guide for the crown princess candidates didn’t include a map of the palace grounds.
It merely mentioned in vague terms that the emperor’s quarters were located in Hwangryeong Lodge(黃嶺閣), the empress dowager’s quarters were deep inside the palace at Hyeonseong Lodge(賢星閣), the empress’s quarters were at Hwamun Lodge(花雯閣), and the crown prince’s quarters were at Daeyeong Lodge(大嶺閣).
There were no detailed instructions about where to go after leaving the concubines’ quarters.
“Where should we go...”
“Indeed, it’s quite vast.”
Having exited the concubines’ quarters boldly, Hwayeong now found herself unsure of where to head in the unnecessarily wide expanse.
She could very well get lost if she wandered off in the wrong direction.
“No wonder they told me to be back before sunset...”
Realizing that, Hwayeong acknowledged that with some bad luck, they might end up as a lost soul within the palace.
