The afternoon sun had barely begun to descend when Mei Lan hurried through the palace corridors.
Her expression was unusually serious.
She had spent the entire morning thinking about what she had heard from Shin Gu.
Something did not make sense.
The story Shin Gu had told her about her parents did not match what Mei Lan knew to be true.
And the more she compared the two versions, the more frightened she became.
Shin Gu had spoken of her parents as ordinary people from a distant province.
But Mei Lan knew another story.
Shin Gu was supposed to be connected to the neighboring kingdom.
Not merely connected.
She was believed to be the daughter of its royal family.
A princess.
If that was true—
Then why had Shin Gu lied about her parents?
Unless…
The woman currently living in the palace was not the real princess.
Mei Lan's steps quickened.
She needed someone powerful enough to investigate the matter.
Someone who would understand the danger immediately.
