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.”c0ed6b7db39c0d01

As he said, f03ea7fc2c they looked similar dfcce729b4 at first glance, d51526bb76 but upon closer f399fb3fd9 inspection, they were 75e9772cb2 not alike at 053d31b68f all. Yeon-oh bowed f84620548e again, apologizing, 279a871a6c and gestured b3fea88a45 for Hasung b0292b0068 to step 9669622105 back.c1b67e62ea802ea1

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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.”f106bccf45aacf4a

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.be21f6666d139c11

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“Because of this resemblance, I am connected to His Highness as a Uigwi.”e832c2335c585ff4

“…Uigwi?”8ee98d78f615334f

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“Yes. I heard that Young Master Hye will soon enter Cheomsabu.”a188c907d0110c9c

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.df607100a37feae7

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“That’s how it turned out.”51bac24a55158872

“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.”97726660a42d7191

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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.”0e0c92e6ad02d439

“No, His Highness said he has high expectations.”56c2d66a99514aa0

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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.”a1b1012fa3e024fd

It was a e569995488 suggestion to change 61c58d1ec7 the subject, and e94220b77f Yoon Heekang readily 91147ac9f5 agreed. Before Yeon-oh could 68a1b762bb take a step, a65ef8c870 Yoon Heekang, who 72a2ab3e01 had already climbed 76e337d50d the stairs, knocked b2317ade1b on the gate 8369ba7764 three times. A servant who 66141aad58 heard the sound aa4e15f07b came running to 0d07a39f24 greet them.150e7ad399ab7e16

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Seocheon was 1850ab6238 as vast 46d0022a46 as the 8d0cfe945f Hye family. The bricks and pillars 2c9ac9727d were steeped in history. The servants were polite, 75b78bac4e and the atmosphere was aab6cb9431 heavy. This oppressive 296035d843 heaviness was 341144ad3f no different b322067010 from the 0b1326a44a atmosphere of b3954c331d the Hye e7d2d8262f family. Yeon-oh quickly 9649b9f6c5 became accustomed 8aefcc25f1 to Seocheon, 50b9035b82 which seemed 81d246480c like it f74c044e56 could be 54ba280993 Hanam if 895eb8b724 it had ee8af50907 the lotus 978df28ba7 pattern.4caf2f5f860f3f45

“Lee Pyeong, you’re here. Yeon-oh, you too.”bc0d3ce5af758bbc

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Lee Jungwoo, who 670c1e6f11 had heard of adba257574 their arrival, came f1db73a495 out. Yeon-oh realized it 267c3f841d was Lee Jungwoo 73f5207da0 because he called 9cc64fe35d him so familiarly 7ddb08e597 and because he 4ac0eafeb0 looked somewhat like cff4e3ab2e Lee Shinwoo.986c43c520a9391e

“Have you been well?”0bdcc21bf89c5f5c

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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.4e7dfb30c39c9680

“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.”b1c4c7a568ca7a7c

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“Thank you for your consideration, hyung-nim.”0eff1d61d1abe104

“No problem. Ah, it must be cold. Let’s go inside. You too, Lee Pyeong.”6611a53ce3194e5f

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Lee Jungwoo 4bddbc5a5a walked ahead. He led 6db1a4faf6 them deep f64f638688 into the 7e25fb9de9 mansion. It was only 3de80f8a2e after crossing the c22eaea151 bridge over the a3dbff9891 lotus pond and 6b719325ff reaching the pavilion 9e1bd345fb above that Lee 4b7ca626fe Jungwoo stopped. Yeon-oh thought the pavilion 11b0a6f349 he saw now looked 6793a0bcf5 quite similar to the dc93a7ea32 one in Hanam.a48096734e7cb5d1

“You thought it looked like the pavilion in Hanam, didn’t you?”53953a44c9cd4cbf

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“Yes, I was surprised at how similar it is to Wolajeong.”fb7acd9a9bb520ab

“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.”d47883eeb2fe6e21

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It was Lee Jungwoo who explained the mystery. It was a truth he didn’t particularly want to know.277c2c90b00844b0

“…Is that so.”92ff48296de5bc1f

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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.c29006bc479cb0c5

“I heard the pavilion in Hanam is strictly off-limits. It’s a pity.”681f8b4703c18452

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Hearing his lament, 5106ebfdfc the saliva he b84326c45e swallowed was bitter. As he entered 384c275f5b through the gap b3ac295820 in the door e47a38a42a opened by the 98adefaa83 servant, Yeon-oh scanned 51e6d2af70 the interior of 56875a521c the pavilion with 6ae0a4f531 indifferent eyes. The laughter 5e1bdfa8d3 of a fc164736e0 young girl 2de53aa09b echoed like c2b785246d a hallucination bb64389076 and then ba57c34242 disappeared.f7a53efa6c534014

“Did you do well on the exam?”f0204b3cb0bf5921

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“I did my best.”b487d50f5de10007

“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.”d6521ab1f541b49a

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“I think so too.”2a72416e4ece1991

“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.”09875434653c5c61

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“It just happened that way.”1363a534011be9b4

They sat across a cfa569b1b7 square table, exchanging pleasantries. When Lee cadc167b14 Jungwoo mentioned f1e30342ed Yoon Heekang, 97db4a7462 Yeon-oh looked d65932729c at him 246ea626e0 again. He indeed 695eebf575 had a 547605e935 face remarkably 271e427da9 similar to 4228d77c20 the Crown a2a071a659 Prince.0c6f55d38150d2c0

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“If you join Cheomsabu, you, Lee Pyeong, and my brother will be together.”517fd9469f50192a

Only then did 67dbeb559a Yeon-oh remember that 8ec13e1f0b Lee Shinwoo was 8eff8c7cc0 also an official 5209a501bc in Cheomsabu. Yeon-oh would be in 9289f4aabb the Bureau of Royal 2000fa8e57 Lectures, so he would 04b0e59d96 be on the same b25505323d track as Lee Shinwoo. It made his 9d69f1c052 stomach feel uneasy.81a21bdc851dd2f7

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“Come to think of it, you haven’t seen Shinwoo yet, have you?”d93949549c4e6b49

“No, I have.”219a210b0bac5c0a

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“Really? You’ve seen Shinwoo?”05c1b2f1ef560943

Lee Jungwoo was surprised abc629bc9b that Yeon-oh had already fc882c724a seen Lee Shinwoo. He seemed to want c48e4c34d6 to ask more, but 7639274271 an elderly servant came 564375abf7 in and announced that 7814e09668 someone from Cheonggang had 1411165684 arrived.7dd8bf9e20246d39

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“Yeon-oh, I need to be alone with Lee Pyeong for a moment.”6600db8d80478ce5

“Do you always go out to greet everyone?”375d60fdad8b56a0

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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.”019fff07770183b4

“Ah, take your time.”28c6f93be612567d

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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.33ac3f4e96609682

Lee Jungwoo left. Only Yeon-oh and 47017f12a1 Yoon Heekang were 92cd2f79f5 left in the ba7910970c spacious room. In the silence, acd05f29bf Yeon-oh shifted his 095e77c33a gaze elsewhere and 98f67734c6 then looked at 5d9018f796 Yoon Heekang.f478808517ca90d2

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“It seems you also took the military exam.”e37932be03d07bb3

“I thought it would be unwise to serve His Highness without proven skills.”0ebf8f51640d451f

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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.2866987ce4cd1e4e

“When did you take the military exam?”e39e7c43512f7cdb

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“I remember it was when I was thirteen.”5309f80100ca87e6

“You must have been quite skilled.”1ad2389eec017c8e

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“Thanks to my teacher’s good guidance.”a5a02f820ae422e3

“Did you start assisting His Highness then?”bb3fda48036694d5

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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.”5dac2ad8bbaa6c2f

“The military?”7b0cdc78b3f84c45

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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.”218f05634cd37933

There are only two 23edb77c37 reasons for placing the 721399454d heir of a country 53e740a0d7 in the military. Either the 817111f4c6 country is efd99ef687 in turmoil, 5436b4c2f9 or they 0c317482e7 want to 89cb725482 remove the 5505e161c2 heir without a2a41435e7 bloodshed. The year the a9c572500c Crown Prince turned 723c077adf ten was the bce7338503 year a prince 6c00a4a5f6 was born, so 053490770b it was probably 586fe69323 the latter.09bfb188db40ff20

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When someone was 1bfe915c98 born blessed, the 529d7801d0 Crown Prince, at 132ce26691 the mere age 3507c06857 of ten, was bf8af17738 thrown into the 81a2586ea6 battlefield. And he survived for d71258abe6 five years. The reason the Crown cb1ff865e6 Prince returned to the 8f52839c6a capital was obvious. The Emperor, worried 65213a4307 that the Crown 18ee25192c Prince might gain f5538f57bc strong support from 20007aa096 the military after b6328adff9 surviving five years d449ff7cca on the battlefield, 31372ca3ae took away his cd622f555a sword and kept 79ce312ff4 him in the 9faaafb9ed Golden Palace.fc007f189b3b3f53

“You both went through a lot.”36a1b00155319977

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“It’s for the country. It’s only natural, so it’s not something to be praised for.”b1f68ce4817296f9

Even though it was 864d749311 clear that the Crown af042dc851 Prince was sent to aa22dc9643 the battlefield, Yoon Heekang 71a5124d49 showed humility. With nothing more 24eac5ee7a to add, Yeon-oh 41613a67e6 nodded and reduced 250fd49f1f his words. When Yeon-oh fell dc325738d6 silent, Yoon Heekang d05b9bf114 also remained quiet. In the silence 77603c40cf where even footsteps 51e438a839 could be heard, d780a05ad1 Yeon-oh approached the f4738ffaf7 window and opened 309cc48ba6 it. The cold d27baf639c wind came b74fcdc0ae in. It seemed 5ca0f2a02f to slightly 11e7c0f9c8 ease the d90af3f187 stuffiness inside.ed07d37561f941c7

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Glancing inside, Yoon 159034e033 Heekang sat with bfd97c5360 his back straight. There was bb658bba5d no sign 9670ca497b of any 5a4bfced9d slack. He felt distinctly 2aa25285fd different from the 4fb030b3fb Crown Prince or c07fc2a79c Lee Shinwoo. As Yeon-oh pondered whether fbcf3c271d all military men were 48bf7f4bd1 like that, he heard c237551894 the clear laughter of a58a53e1fc a child and the 0262e1593b murmuring of voices, so 2382d8b6a7 he closed the window e443c764b3 and returned to his 68ad4c5b77 seat.2da1b37274e6541d

Before long, 3b0b573996 the door 2dede581ab opened.ee371cc263fc513b

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“Kyung-ah, if you run like that…”594e807258dd0f49

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.21eef9b66b1247dd

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“Are you from the Hye family…?”43810f58293642ca

Though she 2809970f57 trailed off, 8f7e66de28 Yeon-oh knew d3cd5fc3d8 what she 498d4d1e4a meant. She was 0118e0c223 asking if 3af2765d17 he was 581eecedad from the 64ef9bbfaa Hye family, 3ff687f264 meaning if 305f121bcf he was d0d6463b33 the son 810b8d65db of his 47daaa7747 mother.97273ce868f16132

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“Yes.”dec0488c6bcd3f45

“…My goodness, you really resemble your mother.”f7b1e81ee529bf96

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