SNF | Chapter 7.2

Though young, Yeon-oh was quite intelligent and quickly realized what the Prime Minister’s mumbled words meant. He cried until his tear ducts dried up, and he was often hurt by Hye Yeonseo’s words. Six was a year full of wounds. As the wounds opened, he covered them, and as they opened again, he covered them again, gradually becoming numb to the sensation of sadness.c1416ec57126c5da

From some point on, Yeon-oh didn’t cry even if he was hurt. To avoid being hurt, he didn’t love his father, didn’t cherish his family, and didn’t expect any affection. He simply behaved as befit the heir of the Hye family. And so, he was now sixteen.0ef0051af8b67ead

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“Young Master, you don’t look well. Shall I call a doctor?”49d6781eeea4ae10

After breakfast 0a996d549d with the a4d10a15b5 Prime Minister, 53fc854295 Yeon-oh spent 079e10c358 the entire 7e18e2a9e8 morning lying ea486a0628 down, feeling 857c9d8faa everything he 1a45b59763 ate weighing 52ed4e295f on him. Seeing his b71f695b14 pale face, 5f3d3ff53f Ranyoung cautiously 55e803c14a suggested, but 950b8226b7 Yeon-oh just b7ecaf8a1f shook his d31b135525 head and 21335717da drew the 777670a1ef curtains.896e0c5270942f89

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“It’ll be fine after a short rest. Leave me.”e7736900e4a784e3

Would this too a44c90ed34 be reported to 44a66d4eb6 the Prime Minister? Yeon-oh laughed 4f057d975e self-deprecatingly, covering cb8f47a252 his eyes 0ee5e3577a with the 101c50f04a back of 3852f14307 his hand. Ranyoung, perhaps 830f950de9 lacking the 41afafe14d courage to 38e144f97d draw the f3fdd86a4e curtains Yeon-oh 41a521204f had closed, a6226728cf fidgeted outside.335c6e54953293e5

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“Soon, I’ll be going to the villa with Father, so pack lightly.”f9429656d65f94ed

“I will do so.”02971149b574c288

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“Alright, then. You may leave.”169678ee47adf2ac

With a demeanor indicating there was nothing more to say, Yeon-oh closed his lips and exhaled. Even as he exhaled, the heaviness pressing on his chest didn’t easily dissipate. Recalling the old memories only added to his fatigue.0427e8d776f9e37e

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“Shall I call the wet nurse?”2953570fa030fe85

“I said no.”7cdd712dcd82d00d

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When the wet nurse was mentioned, Yeon-oh finally couldn’t hold back and reacted sharply. If he called the wet nurse, Ranyoung, who was the Prime Minister’s eyes, would report it to him. It hadn’t even been half a day since the Prime Minister told him not to rely on the wet nurse anymore. Earlier, in the chaos, he had let it slip, but the Prime Minister had indeed said so. That he understood Yeon-oh relying on the wet nurse for now. For now. Yes, for now.7cf102cbb88e1729

So what would c8d491c591 happen if Yeon-oh 5c12308bca continued to rely 195b5f36d3 on and keep 215d6c3047 the wet nurse b8e8205700 by his side 210e9d4eca until the Prime e9e54b2084 Minister no longer 27373dafe8 understood? Unknowingly, Yeon-oh bit his 0f9a49533f lip.505fde738b45035f

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“If you wish, I will leave.”eff0dc3f0566fb09

It was e8dbde2bf9 only natural 70f9959f89 for Ranyoung 3e32967f42 to leave. Once she 5b6360d5c9 disappeared, the b1ac2798e4 inner room 16fcb2062a became quiet. Yeon-oh lowered the hand 7a2e2859f6 covering his eyes and 554375f3c7 pressed his solar plexus, 4e5e10ca35 frowning.e5a4eab126a87da5

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He had lived a life of suppressing and enduring every year. Though sensitive, Yeon-oh had never raised his voice properly, nor had he ever transferred his emotions onto someone else. Therefore, it was only natural to suppress the current submerged emotions, but it wasn’t easy.09ee5c09f8e46257

His body didn’t cooperate enough to move, and he was sure he wouldn’t be able to focus on reading a book. Even as he exhaled deeply, trying to squeeze out the breath stuck in his lungs, he didn’t know what to do with these emotions.5a3cb8a55785d57a

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“Young Master.”cb8ffb4758665f11

Yeon-oh, who assumed Ranyoung would control the servants as she left, stiffened his lips at the voice calling him. When Yeon-oh didn’t bother to respond, another word was added from outside.723fba18af9ce0ea

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“A letter has arrived.”159da3c4d17da5ee

Even though he hadn’t started social activities due to preparing for the special exam, he had made a public appearance since the Spring Festival, so there were bound to be people trying to establish a connection with Yeon-oh.d88274fdf4090ad6

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“……”c5dbc849b80359d4

At the word “letter,” Yeon-oh naturally thought of Yeshin, or rather, the Crown Prince’s letter.4942560f460c1734

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“Come in.”1e6431c1bce8622c

After hesitating, f031c089f7 Yeon-oh drew fd17b1dbed back the 06a548582a curtains and 580a5e769c let the cd249aec54 servant in.210b0cb69a8aa664

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“Letters have arrived from the Imperial Family and Seocheonbu.”2b6320f56a20930a

Seocheonbu. Yeon-oh hesitated once more. He first reached out for the letter from the Imperial Family. The letter, bearing the name of the Princess’s Palace, was dyed in a soft pink hue resembling a lotus. As he checked the contents, Yeon-oh’s expression relaxed slightly.a3a97c0ff40cab5f

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The neatly 577d9609fd written letter 494df2c75b expressed embarrassment d542a84b08 for showing c7253340a6 such a 30332e1e64 side yesterday e10e02677b but also 5b816a4301 gratitude. It was just a 4ba9e8e338 light gesture of goodwill d513bed613 on his part, but 7afe80fa1d the fact that the 570d12afcc princess had put much 4bb231f208 more thought into it 6b4ebd8784 than he expected was f16892158e endearing, and the fact e2dec828a5 that she sent a 1fc99e3060 letter early in the 1d87e7942a morning to express her 07322dfb2d gratitude was commendable.290195d8ec213721

Thinking that 081a14a474 his sister bbd94219c0 had seen 2fc01fa54c a child 34c80293cc with a 33449a2c55 truly lovely 1a304e35d8 disposition, even 1e42030ace if not 96be69e6e2 a son, 93f9f2254c Yeon-oh neatly 242c3954f7 folded the ab37bca210 letter and aa33061a43 placed it 31c65f8c61 back in c906a7c36e the envelope.9e6bb0035fe8d486

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“I’ll write a reply later, so put this in the desk. And…”1aeeb4cfbdebc5c5

The relaxed 26b9013860 expression tightened 9f417c5294 again when b60d0eac15 his eyes 80ca57c333 fell on 99cc55a7b7 the letter c24241bf50 from Seocheonbu.226359f472a27f6f

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“Young Master?”5996ab194d9a735b

“Oh, give it here.”ff073343fd4c7777

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Handing the princess’s letter to the servant, Yeon-oh received the letter from Seocheonbu. And he was inwardly disappointed. The handwriting that said Seocheonbu was different from what he had received before. Moreover, a name was written. Baek Yeon Lee Jungwoo. Judging by the shared syllable with Lee Shinwoo, it was likely his brother. Disappointment rippled through his heart.e37ec05b520f132a

He was the one who had cut off the correspondence in the first place. Even though he was angry when he found out the sender was the Crown Prince, he couldn’t hide his surprise at his contradictory feelings when he found himself expecting a letter from Seocheonbu. To hide such feelings, he masked his face with a blank expression and tore open the envelope.68764b95f4d414e7

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Yeon-oh scanned 48f19fe048 the letter af902f3c1e with indifferent afffd35f09 eyes, erasing 349fdddafa his surprise.e3640dd3f7c25b7a

“Cheongrim?”c55c42c46d0e9299

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Yeon-oh repeated the a1c0c41f84 somewhat unfamiliar word. He pondered e1a3d4ee6a over the e9ae81c52b word that c2835d4653 seemed to fc247ebeda be on 0d44ebbe51 the tip 2285b8bcbb of his 78495466c8 memory and 183c131c1d continued reading. In summary, it a0bb3d73a2 was a polite bf8f3a04b4 invitation to visit 31a4034dbd Seocheonbu at the d88638490a hour of the dfc43aeb10 ox tomorrow.e2b6add58b9130e1

Having never crossed the threshold of his maternal family, he was bewildered but couldn’t find a reason to refuse. Moreover, if he accepted this invitation, he could use it as an excuse to avoid the outing with the Prime Minister. Having thought that far, Yeon-oh quickly made a decision.5d63e84c39fe1f71

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“Go to Seocheonbu and deliver the message. Tell them I’ll visit at the time mentioned in the letter. Then return.”067dd04e0ffcf405

“I’ll be right back.”f9208e70f3dc328d

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The servant hurriedly left. Instead of lying down aa7d667a73 again, Yeon-oh stood up. The heaviness in his 208abaca27 stomach and the cold 685dd13735 fingertips remained, but he 00c973e068 felt like moving a de775570de bit.14a2ef0947119856

If everything he did would reach the Prime Minister’s ears anyway, it would be better to show a composed demeanor. There was no benefit in showing a withdrawn appearance. Yeon-oh’s expression was firm as he instructed Hasung to prepare a horse.0034f7e442db5288

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─── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ───18e41cf2c88155bd

Cheongrim (靑林). It’s a gathering place for the legitimate sons of feudal lords to build friendships. Even though he was the legitimate son of the Hye family, he couldn’t remember Cheongrim right away because he had never attended. Before he was eight, he was too young and frail, so he was overprotected by his family. After that, he went down to Hanam and only recently returned, so it was understandable that he had completely forgotten about Cheongrim. He barely remembered it while horseback riding.99a38aea8fd17b53

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However, just because he remembered didn’t mean he had any new thoughts. He just thought he should strive for perfection to avoid any criticism. He put more effort into his appearance than when entering the palace and investigated those attending Cheongrim.c2b3919ee9026a20

Lee Jungwoo from Seocheon, Yoon Heekang from Hwaju, Tae Yehan from Sanseo, So Gangha from Habuk, Jung Hyowan from Sandong, and Sima Kyung from Cheonggang. These were the names of the heirs of each feudal family, excluding Yeon-oh. It wasn’t enough time to learn more than their names in a day, so he just memorized them. One glance was enough to memorize them. After that, he didn’t look at the paper with their names again.94b1df5243156052

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Although he was somewhat calmer than yesterday, he didn’t call Jo Myeonghwan and ate his meals regularly, but his stomach still didn’t feel good. Leaning against the back of the carriage, Yeon-oh rubbed his solar plexus and pulled back the curtain of the window. The carriage was running smoothly.d429499a9ecec1c4

Among the roads extending 93037edb3c from the Golden Palace, 3b42bdaaa3 Hanam was located on 72ae210507 the northern Hyunmu Road, 129281c91e and Seocheon was on f02da9484f the opposite southern Jujak 3a457f4899 Road, so it took 86e2ed5f99 quite a long time de3449f259 to get there.63ed8411c56ef051

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Seocheon. Yeon-oh muttered Seocheon to himself. He had never been there before, nor had he thought of going, but he didn’t expect to visit his mother’s family this way. There were no emotions stirred just because it was his mother’s family. The place where his mother, who gave birth to him, was born and raised. That was all Yeon-oh thought about Seocheon.ac65719856b50657

After a long 0a1179c70b ride, the carriage 44712e2c74 finally stopped. Yeon-oh then 353578b330 broke off ace3baa36e his train 1d691b41f2 of thought.c40f48abae7b72c8

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“Young master. We’ve arrived.”02d2e9e9adf54259

Hasung’s voice was heard. Yeon-oh didn’t respond, but Hasung took it as a yes and opened the door. Although the Spring Festival had passed and the plum blossoms had budded, spring was still distant, and winter was near, making the north wind unbearably cold.4b0308f0e64bed8f

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Shivering in the north wind as he got off the carriage, Yeon-oh saw a face. It was someone he didn’t expect to see here. It was the Crown Prince.e922f10f76350647

Why he had come f4e60a443f all the way to 6409b60fad Seocheon was a question df6d1afe76 for later; for now, e0b6fc35cf it was important to 0195895a28 pay his respects. As Yeon-oh 0687e1e266 approached, he 0900efe57d stopped, feeling a33e2c7817 something strange.aead93000cec7d18

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“Ah…”accf02aeba7cffaa

Up close, he realized it wasn’t the Crown Prince. He had mistaken him for the Crown Prince because they looked so much alike.3fbf331a4ba26c55

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“You must have mistaken me for His Highness. I am Lee Pyeong from Hwaju. My courtesy name is Heekang.”ea7678e0e5a9f0d1

“I am Cheongshin from Hanam, courtesy name Yeon-oh. I apologize for my rudeness.”03973265c2b517a1

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