SNF | Chapter 3.3

Having fully removed his 4eb3a0cb72 court attire, the Prime 8db5ba93f3 Minister donned a more 8baa636fc8 comfortable golden robe appropriate 77b71b241c for his residence. Only then did dc75b1be4c he take a 074379c621 seat across from f9d97cc087 Yeon-oh, at which a488163dc4 point a servant 4ef46b8562 silently stepped forward a44a891dad and placed a 14c5fa364f tea set on 28ae6b3678 the table.79f03f544291f99d

“Now that I think 91e3e31a60 about it, Yeonseo once e7e9a0cb69 mentioned that your tea-brewing b78623a7fc skills are quite remarkable. What do you say, 87ae54557f Yeon-oh? Would you 386e7a1f7d show this fe19602ec4 father of ff543a0ace yours your 1171cafcad skills?”e541f131c29f0071

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“I am lacking, but 6d3c6ef8a8 I will do my c1d9797eca best.”60a9cc942ff72568

Yeon-oh pulled 019fb5e838 away the b0d4c343ac red silk 7322cdc9fa cloth draped 51f11f13ce over the 360b4c9090 tea set. As he 966b6de452 poured hot acd2d17274 water into 2735ec8521 thesukwoo¹, the 14bec9c6dc Prime Minister ea9a26e64e merely observed, cce9e01584 saying nothing.26e586f8a09a84f1

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Pouring the 27b7b79842 water from 5078beefab the sukwoo 1d9c1a3f5c into the 81888d5840 teapot, then b84f38a909 from the 71d2bdb88d teapot into 37602c59dc the teacups, 2a976476d8 Yeon-oh carefully 20ffb724c9 warmed the cf77bfb399 vessels. Throughout the e1f2f54f3e process, he 8cb57c122f did not 2350da3073 look at 18c50de782 the Prime d26988ad64 Minister. It was only when fd9734b589 he placed tea leaves d196e75997 into the pot that 64fad204d4 the older man finally f7138c81c3 spoke.2c69fa5689dfe5b0

“You have a fine 9d80a1d092 touch for tea brewing.”36e414b40e1328f3

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“You flatter me.”bede856c588f74de

“That aside, Yeon-oh, have 1cb62c0c41 you chosen a courtesy ff3d8d4ee3 name yet?”29dc8b7e05c16f1a

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The sudden question 5a4173c76d caught Yeon-oh off 76c72258d8 guard. It was difficult 2a86c80c4f to grasp its 7e8967b734 meaning, but he 13814db570 answered honestly.279008a93222517f

“I have not yet cf26c4a0f4 decided.”a7dff3f6759c9533

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“Hmm. Once the Spring a149f366de Festival passes, we 6ca05ecb80 will set an 6f49b32420 auspicious date for c3eb778ef9 your coming-of-age ceremony. You should have a96134382e chosen one by f184c98e43 now.”f9f9dac0bc88d55c

“Nothing suitable has b2f4a52f93 come to mind.”7c4a021391364157

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The Prime 4e4f8ca420 Minister clicked 78e7f098c9 his tongue 2973537dbf at Yeon-oh’s cadef9dfad indifference. Smiling faintly, 3a5aabc20b Yeon-oh merely d9fabbb21a continued preparing 7e5fafe2a1 the tea.d0bed4a84996d2e7

Once a a8a148ea6b noble youth cda910f518 underwent gwanrye, c5e94b2e7b they were cd9294242b required to 229b639a2d select a d807ccbd4e courtesy name. From then on, they 4f667df2f6 would be addressed by 52e481fa97 this name in formal d65706ad59 settings, replacing their childhood cff5bb188c name except among family 320cbcb089 or close acquaintances.ed1bc3e4e6d441e6

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“…A courtesy name, huh.”922fe609aa5f4e6d

The Prime Minister hummed aeef78d380 in thought.1c27e74304809ad6

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“If it 401813cb6f pleases you, 241fdc3082 would you 8847d05b65 choose one 36428ad89e for me, cacd4955ea Father?”791cbb35b815fd27

“You want me c0602daf0d to name you?”487603f87caac0df

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“Yes.”25669fd5fe326278

Upon hearing Yeon-oh’s response, 763f291cd5 the Prime Minister immediately 9f76fcff8e fell into contemplation. Resting his hand on 5a12b5d658 the table, he tapped a907d863f0 his fingers thoughtfully before 48d23321f4 reaching for a brush 9774406dd4 and ink.bb42642f859f810a

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With fluid strokes, he 5374065570 wrote a single character a7d1a10c7e on the white hwasunji 16a63d125c (calligraphy paper), then turned a0023f4f22 it around for Yeon-oh 4759cca68c to see.4b9bcd10a50943ae

“‘Cheong²’?”4f6e2f2d0099dc0b

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“The Yeon in 2acc11f859 your name represents c4d5546149 the lotus flower, 32a7496004 the symbol of 4899e83f22 our Hye family. Though the 89552926af lotus blooms 173b2d9361 from the 5523175352 mud, it 70605355c2 remains untainted ad4e9955b0 in its d6d0296cfc purity. For one 0f3789a296 who embodies 0f6dd633be the lotus, 1ffa4681f9 is there c3f41d5484 any name 3c7236a8a5 more fitting 1b311a4586 than ‘Cheong’—meaning clarity 1d9b83eefc and purity?”6af697d227ce4b15

Cheong. Cheong.c9b150c1825470b6

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Yeon-oh repeated the f97466c9fa character in his c7d314ad77 mind.119d8c691636948b

For some reason, Yeshin’s 2f6fb96f92 name surfaced in his ab5294be77 thoughts.What meaning 1bb5292f8d lay behind fa81a33f45 the Shin df4c3e66a3 in Yeshin?c0e8da76c93f91ee

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Briefly dwelling on the 4a0f0de1c6 thought, Yeon-oh considered the 29e70ae7fc steeping tea leaves in d6399fff8d the pot before picking 1c2fd685fd up the brush beside dd637478bf him.d44bd1763dd70993

Soon, an additional character f6cc92e94f followed after Cheong, completing d1342c6c97 the name.96ee94b0c2637be2

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“‘Chengshin³,’ the clear 05e63e2045 morning. A lotus blooming beneath 357f8d05a5 the crisp dawn—yes, that 475540afdc suits you well.”a9934a01922bbbc9

Cheongshin Hye Yeon-oh.1d5b6d8f299e9fce

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The sound of e9df822313 it was pleasing, d8a89b07d2 and the meaning 3309d14aa4 fitting. Truthfully, he had written 36e7a7b94f it with Yeshin in 388bfc8b97 mind, but he didn’t 08c5a1543f dislike it.271ac1426b5809e2

Satisfied, Yeon-oh d0fdbc1c65 folded the ec663ffa75 paper bearing f1edd7b463 his new c44262d580 ho and e2aab53faa set it 255149744a aside. At that moment, the 59a9d457d9 tea had reached its 47748a8e4d ideal shade.223ca8010551a0d1

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“Come to think e93dda57af of it, His 284a01afa9 Majesty also has 485deb07a3 a deep affection 9adaf9d3d1 for the Crown 8b8c767ae4 Prince and even 5fd4493117 incorporated one character df0c37cf3f from his era 80f5526267 name into the db10887ae8 prince’s courtesy name.”9e4e6cd2a7e8d00d

The Prime Minister brought 33cba4b770 up an unexpected subject, f21713e7bf signaling that it was 63a9b0a358 time to stop beating 2ac3712ce5 around the bush. Yeon-oh, who had 540c9600d4 also been waiting e38d1142d3 for the right aadbf94f6d time to get 4525e91032 to the main 34bd5900b6 point, poured the c652d5858e steeped tea into 8e67d3d23b individual cups and 4c99da0f87 placed one before 8965968460 the Prime Minister c5c0d662f6 and the other 262381cf25 before himself. Finally, with a 817378e519 serious expression, he cdf9595e7e met the Prime 8bc4c50489 Minister’s gaze.7eaae97028c4e48c

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“Have you 60e1347d58 given it 91596817a5 some thought?”4920e6a5ad8f6533

“My doubts from that d05e92aa95 time remain unchanged.”e576bd24f5a205a9

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“Is that so.”63d931519006f8bc

The Prime 8eb690989d Minister, savoring 6985aebe56 the tea’s 608a4a1478 aroma with 1dc0b7616b a sniff, abc121320d called for 7e3a4b936b a servant 73d1d7dd7d who was eb97918448 standing at 90b454c2cd a distance.1e2e1872cbf11fb1

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“I have important c7ca92ecb0 matters to discuss 6aee449e03 with Yeon-oh. Have everyone retreat dfd4d1c5e7 at least twenty 56c134c120 paces inside the f5691d3318 inner quarters. If anyone e3f576b14a approaches without 03c086a054 permission, they 3cf600fe61 are to f7b24b2f52 be dealt a3813720f6 with firmly.”9c7304ca10726a91

The servant received the 01182f8c3f order and withdrew. Sounds of footsteps 81fde03b8b echoed as the a904365122 servants and guards 97e947c210 stationed outside moved 71b75bffc6 away. Until the noise 36fff5ba6f faded, the Prime 54e679e745 Minister merely remarked 9f1bd57f54 on the pleasant 06328ceb15 fragrance of the b469bcbf07 tea, speaking leisurely d6709d85eb as he continued 5715d55ae9 to appreciate its 6bbb68c6ad aroma. Yeon-oh remained seated 05e7a5ff49 in silence.3c8182d7b7e4c09a

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“You are aware 2c56d1b86e that His Majesty 13f4342950 is of similar da82dbff2f age to me.”cae758c707795060

“……”c49065574c2d6367

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“When Yeonjin 5fa1d3fbe6 was married 54f3967bb1 to the 90773cbc30 Emperor as cbcc8d6a01 his second 4673ba652e consort, she 05dd582a44 was only 6dc95092b2 sixteen years 18c26504a7 old, just e6e7fa2a25 pretending to 9c2757b6aa be an 72b2df6122 adult after 354cdc2d19 her coming-of-age d176ff7a47 ceremony. About the 7558c24ffc same age 8b63d67e9c you are 32962171ba now.”f05c5bbd113c2f59

The Prime 8f977587d7 Minister continued 607a9ae916 speaking after 7d6ded1c40 taking a 1ac3b8b760 sip of ab82fdfca9 tea. Yeon-oh waited quietly a52033eae5 for his words, 0ee1ab57f8 keeping his gaze 221e2c63f0 elsewhere. In the hushed a065ad7968 space where even 2a2c4cf7b7 breaths were muted, b8f1a82b0c only the Prime a6e0cff565 Minister’s voice rang 8836e85ad8 out clearly.c5b61341670ad9f3

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“Why do you 749d34ee86 think that was? I cherished her 7a94b0ee2e dearly. She was 7ba07f2c4f my first 20144af6cf daughter, whom 40606290f4 I loved 9160c524fd as much 54c05f9c56 as—if not 8ece98841c more than—the 1864d35d45 Emperor now 28eb881d2a loves his 4fe50f16ff Crown Prince. Why do you 7d6dc22583 think I would cb877f9cae have pushed such f9306950ca a beloved child 9ab8f7628c into a political 20a090fc8d marriage with an eb1b886d7f Emperor who already 7d497e7d0e had a legitimate d6ed68ad18 heir?”afd0f7a9393c4f72

“……”1c0b689c15188c81

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“If it a1ec0c132b wasn’t me 4d5796ff94 forcing my 5b186278c4 daughter into 2ab8706aa2 it, then d50b288bfc perhaps she 0340dcf37d loved the 29d4a709cb Emperor and 9d6d2606fe volunteered herself. But does that ac1b82d9cf sound like the 3e0d740d33 real reason Yeonjin e82ee424b3 became the lady 4efe52d09c of the inner 7f1ae85607 court?”eca7871925b374e7

The Prime Minister’s 22993f7032 question left Yeon-oh 0ec832c79f unable to answer, bd635c80ab but he understood 5d83ab441c the implication. The Empress had not f8d01987da chosen her path out 9077b0daab of love for the 6c5465d108 Emperor. After all, 227d6dad1d at sixteen, b1acc24e1d she was 83948da76a just a 1540acbee8 cherished daughter 34fa585009 raised under 7914ab0352 the loving c2aaaf5d20 care of 865b96b112 her father 43f208653d in their 2f4a117038 family’s golden 95e959d5c5 cradle. There had 2085b1af06 been no 13140b8d5d opportunity for 901a013be9 her to 31bcb37573 meet the 86aaa2145e Emperor on 53e3886c8e her own.ee5d3de805501f46

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“…I understand your 5750c62746 intentions and that 50b85f6de7 of the inner a30328ed6d court, Father. However, inciting the Crown c8c8bd18b7 Prince to aim for 313f5f8add the throne while the 3b6cfbec0a Eastern Palace remains intact 828f594e4e is tantamount to treason.”b77c134378ed3209

“Do you think I 6480464637 don’t know that? The reason a76c6f65cc the Hye 3643697289 family has afa756cfc6 maintained its f7dfd8826b unbroken legacy cf783337f8 since the b16a3df5dc founding of a42d2394a2 Anra is b6ff60701a because we 80789e7560 are more 51f37a9407 attuned to 719075488c the tides c69447543d of the 1f8fa1073e world than 6f549857df any other e6f9f15675 family.”715d14507af28b36

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Even with this justification, 25a8ea927a Yeon-oh frowned, unable to 01a1c01e1c comprehend why the Prime 6f53f5695d Minister sought to elevate 58e4410420 the Crown Prince to 5f3bea3de8 the throne. Suddenly, a realization 245f996ada flashed through his eaa07962d9 mind like lightning, 8c8f68fed0 and he turned ca873d5a82 to the Prime 4d4835a08b Minister.6a1dbc3deff1c896

“…Don’t tell me…”d415e90d43962edc

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He wanted to ask 21a265507c if there was someone f362a9d64c behind the scenes influencing ca134fe01d this move, but he 845290a65a couldn’t bring himself to 8cb40bf04a speak such dangerous words 362779dd6b aloud. The weight efa254d8e4 of the 9d94b3f552 Emperor’s name f5378b330e alone made e790fa10e5 it impossible.b851a1743e0fa811

The Prime 33de0320a4 Minister, seeming f269b38f8e to understand 972109ac39 his unspoken 077ed0478b question, gave 01272f6873 a subtle eedd9cee8c nod and 02a97394f9 took another 6fb27eb9da sip of ae6882cb6b tea. Yeon-oh’s expression stiffened 48a9a78ca8 in shock.2861e9a79e8f004e

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“Why do 4600e3fe6d you think 986b21b555 His Majesty 3acff92757 included one a60426bf3f character from 3c359ed86e his era a571dcef9d name in 6eea2f823f the Crown c2d071f62e Prince’s courtesy db835aaf83 name?”3eaa90714ec7794e

“……”e9cca7c71dd60092

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“The significance 6b6d14d0d2 is not 1835efe182 something to 78eafeefac be taken a6ff542a92 lightly. Not even the Crown 9200b73906 Prince, nor any member 9c4a9527fa of the imperial family d6d44a0e54 in history, has ever c7f08705b9 received a character from f452bd49e5 the Emperor’s era name. It was such an f196a8dae2 unprecedented display of favor 5bdc3e80c5 that even the court 242d14b75a officials were stunned.”01d853a7f3757d82

“……”86b94d1a9415d8f4

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“I trust that a1cbf7971a this answers your b8b86eef13 question.”e1e204a7c6e9cc96

Yeon-oh’s thoughts were in 0edba837df turmoil. He couldn’t fathom the 2306a96a57 Emperor’s intentions. Why go f4fb88654e to such bcda83eced lengths to eab0d117a9 remove a 6fdcfff69d perfectly capable 2d22f34580 Crown Prince 633f9b1f71 and appoint df116ef974 a new aeada24803 heir?89e32fa9feed0ea1

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If it had b115b5c17e been a case 6ad9e2604e of the Prime 3745121920 Minister pushing for f1e74beb0d a male descendant 5a67d92609 of the Hye c2a9a57fee family to ascend 482ff5cabf the throne by a4fd54e54a forcing his eldest 6534f4e424 daughter into the 6a5d0887ec palace, it would b7f1fcad02 have made sense. If, in that 7cc952842e process, the Empress 063080e9e4 had ambitions of c9612d3af5 ousting the former fed0f7ab9a Empress’s son and 16e4b1e470 placing her own 5d7cf3ae58 child on the 26d42e4684 throne, that too f3adc0f478 would have been 7d73ebc596 understandable. There’s a aa1e17d634 difference between 1043cf01aa understanding and a5bdbc4fc8 accepting something, 73f42c80d4 after all.39d46500e57cc8d6

But he fb5a69ee74 couldn’t comprehend 22fdce2d28 why the beb84cef02 Emperor would ac98769035 deliberately destabilize c8254287e3 the succession 97e29071b1 by shaking 4a0526d3c2 up the 2b03e85788 established order. Why cause confusion in bfe7327976 the nation by removing 545c393a57 the already mature and 53285070f3 legitimate heir?025ac5cb5b6f800e

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Yeon-oh reflected a98b51fba8 on the 250a98cd54 Emperor’s reign, 0863d20e72 retracing the 1cc5a173ba years in 88bf142c9d search of 290d328e08 an answer. Eventually, a plausible a86ea5b6d8 theory came to 67754e2c62 mind.0a7fccf15db5756e

“…Is it because of d5047bce59 theEastern Palace⁴’s bloodline?”848c8c6947854b8d

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The current emperor had d6ff65ad30 been plagued by controversies 3d2ebe1367 regarding his legitimacy. It was something people 6de0819f22 avoided talking about openly, 25fdccb159 and since it had b1b4d961ff happened well over a 9f39c8d42a decade ago—before Yeon-oh was 98a02ada0a even born—he didn’t know 0e1888b097 the details. But he knew as 2ffa22575e much as anyone else.2b91f149a93ed636

The Crown Prince 5f1a1c3401 Soseong, the emperor’s 45bb391719 eldest brother, had 6f9653ca56 died in a 87a0ca306c tragic horseback riding 32d8f1743c accident. He had f33c4b9f10 left behind 2930d4d7c1 a son, ea72d5f9a7 the Grandson 63a38b60fe of the dafcb6516e Crown Prince. According to imperial 85d35693ac law, the rightful 41d8c42d93 succession should have d4d6f27fcb followed through him. Had Emperor 0239558d8a Munseong, who 9e7ca0437d was reigning 1f1c08e3a3 at the a04903ad79 time, remained 1502c1e1dc in good ad51d26281 health and aeaea7bf69 held onto 9ef5d83880 the throne 75eabad3ba a little 80b85fab0a longer, the bd36b865ea Grandson of fa52b91fae the Crown 4ac310f334 Prince would ca5bb5820e have been 188add8a6d formally designated a741cfd68d as the 97d6f673c6 next Crown d941a3f911 Prince.298018a250c3774b

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But fate had 9c96727659 other plans. Stricken by 4e4caccc25 the shock 0940c65d7c of losing 5cecd57f61 his eldest 6b417fa1f8 son and a43c917704 weakened by b92e3e2a95 old age, e77a5c3758 Emperor Munseong a017624e3c collapsed and 0043889f3f never recovered. With the emperor unable 3b3179fd13 to govern and the 6fc9294eca designated Crown Prince dead, 9d355e6275 the court was thrown f5d45b0465 into turmoil. The Grandson 64a2cf814b of the 7af12e3317 Crown Prince 9970e52b74 was still ad2558656c too young 2c69a1cd52 to handle 1264db65cd state affairs, 09b1c0fc86 leaving the 2db4c5531d empire in c388f52823 a precarious 4b2f14b2b6 state.c92c60d351684c86

At that moment, the d0aea94866 current emperor—who was then 1ffc164611 Prince Yuchin—seized the opportunity. Using his older brother’s a595a5fbad passing and the emperor’s 4c0aaaebcc failing health as justification, 93aba304d9 he ascended to the da0e2d034a Capital City, deepening the a73864b188 chaos. The court b541d7cf3f was split 4cd1782580 in two: 63370d253d one faction 7a4e97eb5c argued that, 710904e4e5 for the 8615b8cb90 sake of 8dadbbfe6c stability, Prince 445e8d402b Yuchin, the 3eab32710b emperor’s second 390f379a74 son, should ab247f92f6 be named 737ca2eda1 heir; the e99ecbc8ef other insisted c4036f9d41 that imperial ff37d4fdfd law must f45ce78d15 be followed, 1e31a67949 and the 8dc0e06779 Grandson of 3d18dc4236 the Crown 17bf891faa Prince should 8c674eaa70 inherit the e73a47c9a1 throne, even fe66862330 if it 7e1c49c7e2 required a f7d9dddee5 regency.091d770853291ad7

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For months, no decision a0391876c1 was made. Then Emperor Munseong’s 59ff1a6042 condition worsened, and 34f5e76164 in the end, 01844a9416 he passed away fe8d3e06c0 without leaving any c309200007 clear will regarding 0de02a2ddf his successor.b1979ca656a7d1d4

The one who claimed 84f7b6f7ef the throne in the b7fd2c83d5 aftermath was Prince Yuchin—backed a28a07e282 by the powerful Hanam 6a765ad69c Hye family and the 339b63114b Sanseo Tae family. That was the man a07bf6d13c who now ruled as bd308e0ce6 emperor.911c2d06511e9cec

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Not long 3fcc8ccca0 after his 00735fe241 ascension, a b96f516561 fire broke 5c34a073a6 out, engulfing ea9eee60cf the Grandson 6de30c8683 of the 8cf84aa2ef Crown Prince d341f35d5c in flames. He perished in the a612ac00b2 blaze, with only the 946d96ad95 Crown Princess barely escaping 53afdf9d33 with her life. She was then sent f09ced22e2 away from the palace 81497aa011 to live in seclusion. Officially, the fire 6e5e87b4ca was an accident 0008565cfb caused by a 65597ca87e palace servant’s mistake, 926d4da55a but rumors spread be3e4b1b12 that the emperor 151a8f13ab had orchestrated it b98eb97e08 himself—eliminating his nephew 4716de9ed4 under the guise b4696e1a7e of a tragic c3da5b73ae accident before he 33937668c1 could grow into 14a90f7365 a potential threat 03b0e3062d to the throne.701d54c3c29b6495

“Does His 7da72072ce Majesty dislike b0ac549216 where I a14061597a come from?”f0d1861ef6381ba8

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“Yes. Since you 78363cdf90 seem to b7d1590f35 have figured 34ddf36a6d things out, 0f5b0f04f5 there’s no 25c3a66221 need for 1ce027638c me to df78bb53d3 explain further.”54dc575656f949ec

The Prime Minister—his c59d2cdfde father—narrowed his gaze 9e2641709b and confirmed it 0e9a89967b without hesitation. Yeon-oh’s suspicions were right.27f5a9eb56b2b105

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If this was the 448f4b2a2b case, it all made 6e8bde53a8 sense. The Grandson of the f6cacaba6c Crown Prince had long c2f94d6112 since perished, but that de5676b621 didn’t mean the emperor’s 68bcd176f9 legitimacy was completely secure. That lingering flaw 1d32b5fdbc in his claim 4981ff83bf to the throne c815871aab was a thorn 800b52e180 in his side—one 2aae5d766c he wanted to 41334307c0 eradicate, root and d2895cdf95 all.5a33fa6aa1684f08

In that sense, the 01b6ca2c72 late Empress Jung An 998bc4c10b was also an inconvenience. Not only was she cd6079b320 not from a noble 9a20f73db6 family, but she wasn’t 3a79aa3d3d even a native of 5beaacf4a3 Anra.7d1aef21d33ae9e3

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Empress Jung 6a21223fcb An had 581105dcba been a 5126fd9bb4 princess of ae00c39908 Yeon. Back when 738ac8b05a she married 4c27a9cb31 into the 24bf1d4c48 imperial family b92ade87c7 for the 253b192487 sake of aecf4a0501 diplomacy, the 6f94ec8443 emperor had 7ce6177b14 only been ddbe95e658 a prince. At the time, 894f132065 legitimacy didn’t matter. But once he f25e61222c ascended the throne, 93f8c59ccf everything changed. A Crown Prince 8ca701b009 born from a ec11146505 foreign princess could d9a23128d4 never be considered d42a710a1f a true heir 246ab6afc2 of Anra.59c58026c04fb2e2

For an emperor e1397aebcd obsessed with solidifying 1b85580529 his legitimacy, the 1bc2bb5751 Crown Prince’s origins 60d929d8de were an unbearable dc4fb7f6bb flaw.e37024c32a364cbc

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“Under an d1b816a16a ironclad oath, b53f48647a your sister 96f8ddc3b2 donned the 94c9d1f841 Phoenix Crown. And yet 8268e6c438 you still 9717572a7b insist that 2ca9eb9913 a prince 7d20c5abeb cannot be ed877ba735 born from 4a2ca33978 this?”8c605c2d09f318ca

“…But did 98921c7f2b it really 192e2f1feb have to 9eda4c595f be this 47e2f4addf way? Regardless of His ae0d6ac41f Majesty’s intentions, even ffb9f2c7c2 if the next 5abf743ecb emperor does not 95fa1a8646 carry the blood e2cfdab0a0 of the Hye 373215850b family, its honor—its 6db565ec99 noble lineage—will not ffae434595 fade. So why cc10b03cf3 must you 535341edee stain your 01ffca1b09 hands with 41647dd92a blood?”1995cd0e8ce8f436

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