Chapter 82 Leaving The Palace

• The very next morning, Emery woke up alone in their chambers. She already expected that since the royal concubine was pregnant so it was no wonder why the king chose to stay with her. However, Emery could still not shake away the pain in her chest and it made her feel so pathetic. It was even harder for her to admit that a part of her wanted to be chosen by the king over the royal concubine. It was not something she should dwell upon but then, her feelings of being ignored once again hurt more than they did before. In addition to her frustration was the fact that she could not leave the Western Palace and visit Jadeite in the dungeon.
• But she was no person who would just sit still and wait for the king’s orders when he was already preoccupied with something. It would no longer be a surprise if he had forgotten about her especially that a king’s happiness was nothing but an heir to be born. While waiting for a chance to leave her chambers, she grabbed a clean scroll and some paintbrush and ink. Other than checking on Jadeite, she also needed to look for Lila as soon as possible before it would be too late. It took her quite a few hours drawing her former maidservant’s portrait but with the good result, she was more than satisfied.
• When the maidservants came inside her chambers to serve breakfast for her, Emery took this chance to escape. Grabbing one of them into the bedroom, she demanded that they switch places for a day. The maidservant had no room to reject the queen’s demand so despite the anxiousness she felt of being found out, she still removed her clothes and handed them to the queen to wear. She just prayed that neither of them would get caught because she could already imagine the king’s anger if ever he finds out that the queen snuck out.