Jeongguk didn't say anything and walked towards the entrance of the palace hall.
When he came outside he saw Mingyu holding onto Lalisa's hands.
He froze in his steps as his expressions faltered to see them together.
Lalisa who reached the platform with the help of Mingyu was going to thank him when she heard the sound of footsteps coming towards them.
She looked up and saw Jeongguk coming towards them with Eunbi behind him. She figured out that something was fishy seeing the smirk on her face.
She didn't panic instead she politely retrieved her hand from Mingyu's hands and turned to look at Jeongguk.
For a minute even Mingyu also got panicked because this situation could be easily misunderstood but when he looked at Lalisa who was rather calm he didn't say anything.
Jeongguk didn't said anything and was waiting for her to speak.
But when she opened her mouth to speak, everyone was stunned to see her extremely calm face, "Your highness." Lalisa greeted him with a slight bow and a pleasant smile on her face.
She wasn't bothered because Jeongguk saw her holding Mingyu's hand and she wasn't doing anything wrong so why would she worry.
She was just holding onto his hand for support. That's it.
She was waiting for Jeongguk to say anything useless so that she can at least figure out what kind of person he was and how should she treat him from now on.
Because she doesn't have many memories of Lalisa and since the day she came back he was always nice to her so she can't figure out what kind of person he was.
Jeongguk remained quiet and didn't even reply to Lalisa's greetings. His face remained cold and aloof as he kept staring at Lalisa and trying to figure out her thoughts.
In the case of Bangchan, he didn't believe her and said so many things but now he wanted for her to say something. He will believe everything he will tell her but he just wants her to speak.
But when he saw that she has no intention to explain anything his expressions fell.
Mingyu noticed the tension between the two and wanted to say something when he heard Eunbi's voice, "Aiya, sister what were you doing earlier? How could you hold onto Master Park's hands like this? You know that it is immoral for a married woman to hold onto another man's hands." she said with a troubled expression.
She said in a high voice and her words seem like that she was not only holding his hands but was doing something immoral.
Lalisa raised her brows in frustration and wanted to strangle this Eunbi on the spot.
She was being too nice to let this Eunbi go but this time she came herself to take trouble with her.
Jeongguk's expressions also darkened when he heard Eunbi's words. Her ambiguous words could bring Lalisa and Mingyu in trouble.
Mingyu also turned his attention to Eunbi and frowned hearing her coarse words.
Lalisa's face turned cold like a frost as she stared at Eunbi. If she could she would have killed her right away.
Seeing the shocked and naive expressions on Eunbi's face, Lalisa chuckled.
Suddenly everyone's attention shifted on her when they heard her light chuckle.
They didn't expect her to chuckle in this situation.
Mingyu became curious because he wanted to see how Lalisa will handle this situation.
Lalisa folded her hands around her chest domineeringly and said, "Consort Eunbi, what words are you spouting? What do you mean by immoral? Are you implying that there is something immoral between Brother Park who is the nephew of Empress Dowager and the Empress of the Jeong Dynasty?"
She didn't explain her act instead she threw a question at her.
Eunbi was flabbergasted when she heard her question. She didn't expect Lalisa to behave in this way.
If it was Lalisa in the past then she would get panicked and worried. She would have tried to explain her stance but this time she didn't panicked but was asking her a question.
The question was very complicated and tricky because if Eunbi said Yes, then she would be agreeing that there is something between the two and if it proves wrong then she will be the one who gets punished.
And if she says there is nothing then doesn't her plan would fail in these circumstances.
Eunbi glared at Lalisa and said while gritting her teeth in anger, "What..what do you mean? I didn't say anything. I am just asking why were you holding hands with Master Park. That's it."
Lalisa didn't said anything and stared at Eunbi's face and smiled, "OH really? Then I am sorry for putting the question in this way. " she said in a mellow voice which made Jeongguk and Mingyu stare at her in amusement.
Eunbi: " -_- "
Eunbi frowned when she saw that Lalisa has no intention to explain the situation. She got frustrated and turned to look at Jeongguk who was intently looking at Lalisa's face.
Lalisa's expressions were calm and normal.
Before Eunbi could say anything, Lalisa turned to Jeongguk and said, "Your highness, Brother Park was just helping me to climb up the stairs. As you know, I still have problems walking properly due to weakness and being in a coma for so long."
"Minnie could have helped me but I had her to get something from my chamber and consort Eunbi didn't wait for us and went inside the palace so Brother Park helped me to climb the stairs."
"I hope you won't misunderstand," she spoke eloquently with a smile on her face.
Her words were direct and precise because she knows what Jeongguk was thinking.
Even Mingyu was staring at her in awe because she has cleverly solved the problem.
Lalisa couldn't say that she doesn't know how to walk so she had shifted all the blame on the coma and weakness.
When Jeongguk heard her explanation he remembered how she was having trouble walking in that long gown. Last time he was there to help her but this time Mingyu helped her.
He nodded because he knows that she was weak and holding hands doesn't mean anything. Moreover, one person was his wife and another was his brother.
But his eyes twitched a little when he heard her calling Mingyu so intimately as Brother. His expression faltered but he didn't say anything.
So he just smiled and said to Mingyu, "You did right. Now don't stand outside and let's go inside. You must be tired."
Mingyu also nodded at Jeongguk for understanding.
Jeongguk turned to Lalisa and said, "Why did you come here in this hot weather and why weren't you using an umbrella? You're all drenched in sweat." he said while placing his hand on her forehead and wiping the sweat.
Lalisa's face turned red when he suddenly placed his head on her forehead.
'How can he become so casual with his touch now in front of others?' she wondered while lowering her head.
Jeongguk smiled when he saw the blushed expression on her face.
Eunbi stared at them with her eyes wide open. She couldn't believe that Jeongguk believed Lalisa and ignored her words.
She tightly clenched her gown with her hands which caused creases on the dress and without saying anything she followed them in.