SNF | Chapter 7.3

“It’s fine. Everyone makes that mistake when they first meet me. But after seeing me for a while, they realize I’m not.”94800b55090ae61c

As he said, they f675929fe0 looked similar at first e1fee90fb6 glance, but upon closer 04f4d30eea inspection, they were not 8728297e94 alike at all. Yeon-oh bowed again, 9a0aee92f9 apologizing, and gestured fb5da4fe1a for Hasung to e31eb7d319 step back.363c362f46d5be0b

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“After all, the royal family and the feudal lords are all connected by bloodlines. That’s probably why people think I resemble His Highness.”5ef97e6302aafead

Indeed, as he said, the royal family and the feudal lords were all connected by marriage, so they were all distant relatives. The Crown Prince didn’t resemble the Emperor, so he might resemble an ancestor, and since Yoon Heekang was a direct descendant of the Yoon family of Hwaju, he would have royal blood, making it a remarkable coincidence.ea0aef29ba1ec1e5

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“Because of this resemblance, I am connected to His Highness as a Uigwi.”7d70cc28ac5baff0

“…Uigwi?”edefec12a270fb38

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“Yes. I heard that Young Master Hye will soon enter Cheomsabu.”08f7a04272280775

With such a similar face, did the Crown Prince casually pretend to be a Uigwi? Yeon-oh, who was staring at Yoon Heekang’s face, nodded and replied.75717c1faef0b610

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“That’s how it turned out.”9b8595fc4aeab2a4

“Since I am a military man, I cannot assist His Highness with state affairs. I heard that Young Master Hye is very intelligent. Please assist His Highness well.”f9ba231734b5556c

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“I’m just now entering the court. I’m lacking, so it would be fortunate if I don’t cause any trouble. Besides, I haven’t passed the exam yet, so I can’t make any assumptions.”01a81e9ce50e67a3

“No, His Highness said he has high expectations.”87504183dedd3b87

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“His Highness is painting my face with gold, so I don’t know what to do. Shall we go inside? It’s cold.”6a9206dcf68a5fa7

It was d105e5d0ab a suggestion 5de3abdabd to change 7a39ae1e4e the subject, b284aafbdb and Yoon 35b52dc43d Heekang readily 0cdc84cd06 agreed. Before Yeon-oh 0d90a7aed8 could take e97e06621c a step, f17c4bad12 Yoon Heekang, f364def41c who had 85b5c82dad already climbed 1f3a5b131b the stairs, 1730a7285c knocked on 8df7b70e01 the gate 4ebbd0c937 three times. A servant e55fb93359 who heard 3620f76f2e the sound 47edd1e1f7 came running cd745432d5 to greet 465e7b72f8 them.0326ef43070c692f

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Seocheon was 0c81883c0d as vast df9c658971 as the e04d970208 Hye family. The bricks and 4852677615 pillars were steeped dedc784109 in history. The servants were a19e145cec polite, and the 320758872c atmosphere was heavy. This oppressive heaviness was fa39a1d404 no different from the 1c191e5216 atmosphere of the Hye 1eabbe4e19 family. Yeon-oh quickly d77a9de162 became accustomed 00ce2ec567 to Seocheon, 5299d8f072 which seemed bdf291ff00 like it 318c10a67a could be a3a6e14b7a Hanam if de0c765a6b it had cd658e38f7 the lotus 2d3030db9d pattern.ac14036d272fc35b

“Lee Pyeong, you’re here. Yeon-oh, you too.”0c8222dd079be2dd

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Lee Jungwoo, who 1e5ad70f2f had heard of c09c9c2138 their arrival, came aa299eaf61 out. Yeon-oh realized it 1e73fda225 was Lee Jungwoo d2252fbfd7 because he called dde7211f48 him so familiarly 99c76d15d6 and because he 304aec47c3 looked somewhat like ce9ddd6d79 Lee Shinwoo.2b78df09d31cc080

“Have you been well?”a31c4828775e6c45

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Yoon Heekang just nodded in greeting. It was Yeon-oh who spoke. Even though it was the first time seeing his cousin’s face, Yeon-oh accepted Lee Jungwoo’s welcome with a faint smile.562435677b8f2975

“During the Spring Festival, there were so many people around His Excellency and you that I only managed to see you greet His Majesty. I wanted to meet you, but I thought you might be busy preparing for the exam, so I didn’t contact you.”85204e3b48b75dd5

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“Thank you for your consideration, hyung-nim.”363f18bf391c173a

“No problem. Ah, it must be cold. Let’s go inside. You too, Lee Pyeong.”a556649ecc88a6dc

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Lee Jungwoo walked ahead. He led them deep 5c8a35764e into the mansion. It was only after 538664544d crossing the bridge over fc227c8e03 the lotus pond and e251e1b6a6 reaching the pavilion above 1bcb92f5cf that Lee Jungwoo stopped. Yeon-oh thought 5c5d851462 the pavilion fde5db81a7 he saw 2e43f5daeb now looked c6a9c4a09d quite similar bd09891d5c to the 7c041ebde2 one in 51b17a9bf3 Hanam.60a18705df0dad3c

“You thought it looked like the pavilion in Hanam, didn’t you?”9acc9f0b068b7211

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“Yes, I was surprised at how similar it is to Wolajeong.”0992489ce6039ffa

“The story of how His Excellency built a pavilion like Wolyoung Pavilion in Hanam because your mother missed it and named it Wolajeong after her is quite famous. You might not know it since it happened before you were born.”8fef00774cb98185

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It was Lee Jungwoo who explained the mystery. It was a truth he didn’t particularly want to know.0ec3bf1c290cf47a

“…Is that so.”2b4fd8b77c6c7dfc

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Wolajeong was a place that was maintained but almost closed off after his mother’s death. Yeon-oh had only seen it from the outside and had never been inside. That’s why he didn’t know such a story existed. When he was very young, after a naive young maid sneaked into the pavilion and got caught, no one else went there, and it became a hush-hush topic.5621625d161a107f

“I heard the pavilion in Hanam is strictly off-limits. It’s a pity.”0fe41bb88b0649a1

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Hearing his 6c7ae6e07f lament, the a9c75d4179 saliva he a418f53746 swallowed was caeba57b75 bitter. As he entered c98fdd371b through the gap 4aea9f3b4c in the door 68409c6e9e opened by the 10a58bf4f8 servant, Yeon-oh scanned 5c0f11b9bc the interior of 6710cf4273 the pavilion with ef63d0b47d indifferent eyes. The laughter 6290c83c55 of a eeacfd5406 young girl f2d4e05999 echoed like f126fbf1ff a hallucination c2eb76f4bb and then f9032964a8 disappeared.b01ff5363586280b

“Did you do well on the exam?”7465563a87126434

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“I did my best.”ff87fb3fae4b2af3

“They say to do your best and leave the rest to fate. Since you did your best, the heavens will grant you the appropriate outcome.”81d385b93e1bc93e

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“I think so too.”1c2cb6834159b646

“When you said you were taking the exam at the Spring Festival banquet, I was quite surprised. Among the legitimate sons of the feudal lords, only Lee Pyeong has entered through the exam, so it was surprising.”23f4d2cb92a74d7c

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“It just happened that way.”382d6e52e07e7f52

They sat ad8d69763c across a 31c27fe1fe square table, 6b2aacf658 exchanging pleasantries. When Lee 150781d90e Jungwoo mentioned fedc96ae28 Yoon Heekang, bdc18a9eff Yeon-oh looked 993efb0744 at him c0d6449a70 again. He indeed had a 803af9f3b7 face remarkably similar to 9be36243ca the Crown Prince.ebd3b1443171c2ee

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“If you join Cheomsabu, you, Lee Pyeong, and my brother will be together.”d9c54d4347cfc82c

Only then f29c072171 did Yeon-oh afb281a5ca remember that aa76e926f5 Lee Shinwoo aff72111b7 was also cdc8893cec an official 5b2be816b3 in Cheomsabu. Yeon-oh would 9dd9cc145b be in 017be8a1cb the Bureau b72e78aadc of Royal 274e1ca55c Lectures, so 7a150cf0c5 he would 6763ddefe0 be on 6c8e97abc4 the same bfac1430df track as 6d34fe4810 Lee Shinwoo. It made 5f32fa8448 his stomach e93a5ad6c4 feel uneasy.e141df68da0cfbb5

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“Come to think of it, you haven’t seen Shinwoo yet, have you?”44fc6826809968d9

“No, I have.”c34d2046881b3077

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“Really? You’ve seen Shinwoo?”7b03d0820cca5efb

Lee Jungwoo was surprised e978b8371f that Yeon-oh had already 97b38798e4 seen Lee Shinwoo. He seemed f081fd1190 to want 49b9e1c382 to ask 279041a6f1 more, but 335e3c1624 an elderly 128552ef46 servant came d3b0c18901 in and c48dab6f44 announced that 5cfcabfe77 someone from 1e2de5480e Cheonggang had 4a1942bcfb arrived.a73b0f55810a2c04

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“Yeon-oh, I need to be alone with Lee Pyeong for a moment.”dd020e365d062699

“Do you always go out to greet everyone?”8a7ba9312175e845

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“Not really. The son of the Marquis of Cheonggang is my nephew, and he’s only seven years old. Also, my sister probably came with the Marquis, so I want to see them for a bit.”0a8d4cf99ce95c07

“Ah, take your time.”6fd93fdbe27a7463

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His face, which had been subtly awkward when mentioning Lee Shinwoo, brightened when talking about his sister. It’s understandable to cherish a sister who can’t covet the family’s succession rights more than a brother who can harm you, but seeing it so visibly showed how Lee Shinwoo was treated in Seocheon.e3ebeb8015693306

Lee Jungwoo left. Only Yeon-oh and Yoon bac1170360 Heekang were left in 53cf9ec6b9 the spacious room. In the silence, 39132bf74a Yeon-oh shifted his e051cf76f8 gaze elsewhere and c3d5c206fa then looked at d13b626105 Yoon Heekang.4731a09b4cfc8e50

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“It seems you also took the military exam.”2ca5ac257974adf3

“I thought it would be unwise to serve His Highness without proven skills.”893cdf8e78577466

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Though he seemed inflexible and rigid, Yeon-oh liked Yoon Heekang’s character. At least he seemed to get along better with him than with the cunning Lee Shinwoo. It was a pity that, unlike Yeon-oh, he was a military man, so they wouldn’t have much interaction even though they were in the same Cheomsabu.ce976431636ae84f

“When did you take the military exam?”672704289c15a9de

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“I remember it was when I was thirteen.”0941718a18b9abd2

“You must have been quite skilled.”0b3dd2a0891d2f66

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“Thanks to my teacher’s good guidance.”4a763c9238a3058f

“Did you start assisting His Highness then?”8bfbe7ff0fc10097

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“Yes. But at that time, I wasn’t in Cheomsabu; I was in the military. It’s been less than three years since I joined Cheomsabu.”04136fe8dcc5fb09

“The military?”6fc305c0971579bf

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“His Highness was in the military camp for five years from the age of ten. It’s only recently that he returned to the capital to assist His Majesty with internal affairs.”272c87e6484d8f9f

There are 1c2f6e832d only two 1e00e09052 reasons for d8fc72fc83 placing the 0439a9ad6e heir of 0ea481a3cc a country d7781d7a26 in the 160ae3277f military. Either the 4f7f2b416e country is 205d025b87 in turmoil, b96c02309f or they 04f2ee00fb want to af0beaa215 remove the d4ed1b79b3 heir without 7c97b48119 bloodshed. The year the 3a5f17d48c Crown Prince turned 237379a008 ten was the 27948a3a68 year a prince 606da79a63 was born, so 44a698737f it was probably 9049d73008 the latter.fa74f17647bfeaf8

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When someone was born e4b208de1c blessed, the Crown Prince, 2bca51313a at the mere age 064135db9e of ten, was thrown 7e860037ab into the battlefield. And he aa32b86c68 survived for bb7282018c five years. The reason the c06a7eccdc Crown Prince returned 0845bd8aaf to the capital dbf18e0a0b was obvious. The Emperor, 0c3464cb14 worried that ff214810cf the Crown f719d06a0c Prince might afa0984c1a gain strong ff3d515ef9 support from da62d0d5ec the military 83da12dc9d after surviving c2cf83270e five years 54f052818e on the 4d9e53306d battlefield, took 8af9d04a4b away his 38bdef1a3a sword and 990e418d51 kept him d577cbe56f in the 992d08403e Golden Palace.8e2b99502d5a8556

“You both went through a lot.”1235dc387ffcb604

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“It’s for the country. It’s only natural, so it’s not something to be praised for.”6175ae414f1c9843

Even though it 0e7e796f45 was clear that 7b26bd78ec the Crown Prince f59de877d2 was sent to c925752bfb the battlefield, Yoon 86246ee28d Heekang showed humility. With nothing more to ada447f25d add, Yeon-oh nodded and c2864ca408 reduced his words. When Yeon-oh fell silent, 6a951b34fc Yoon Heekang also remained b0f94283ad quiet. In the 009ff74e0b silence where 68ff22ce8a even footsteps f3f0b8f7de could be fcfb4c1564 heard, Yeon-oh 226914102d approached the fe9f327743 window and ea9e15a83b opened it. The cold wind e92cc6e90e came in. It seemed de0b37c78e to slightly bdb4882d71 ease the 86104ccf36 stuffiness inside.47a2c326fa3dbd5f

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Glancing inside, Yoon Heekang 038ef350fc sat with his back 23d1c038e4 straight. There was no 6925040ef0 sign of any 9aae5e3e9b slack. He felt distinctly 64a723cee3 different from the efb885fb17 Crown Prince or f7b3c80950 Lee Shinwoo. As Yeon-oh pondered whether 4e08ca2583 all military men were 9a47dcc060 like that, he heard ea95912491 the clear laughter of bf44f1f359 a child and the 547863f7cd murmuring of voices, so b20a7debf7 he closed the window 48456f851f and returned to his 09a146b85b seat.a48d16bad834faaf

Before long, 7cd6fd90f5 the door 5edbd370db opened.23dec3c41d9dd460

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“Kyung-ah, if you run like that…”0b20760a8d769eb5

It was a woman’s voice. The woman who came in chasing a child about the age of the prince covered her mouth with both hands when she met Yeon-oh’s eyes. Yeon-oh thought he knew who she was. Judging by her resemblance to Lee Shinwoo, she must be the cousin who had married out.afe1226fd1871fe9

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“Are you from the Hye family…?”8f3e771bdd5eae89

Though she c85ddfadb3 trailed off, 4b5e20c61f Yeon-oh knew b6e5dd6826 what she fa1e94bd23 meant. She was asking if 876bda55fa he was from the 9ae3e2b6d6 Hye family, meaning if 296a7ee544 he was the son 35e99b8c57 of his mother.d19a247d8d130f01

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“Yes.”b7615859de83159d

“…My goodness, you really resemble your mother.”a1afdc623e1f3353

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