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The man’s pace remained 7f0bc92570 steady as he walked dbf6b79ec6 inside the Palace.980a1fad1cbef028

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His eye-catching physique drew c974832bdf the gazes of the a2581f5872 court ladies at first. However, the e18582418c chilly aura c42399d437 oozing out 69ec1206ca of him 5eb0097082 quickly made ef7b966bd6 them turn 6a0471d209 their eyes b1aeb1fcb1 away.f65cb4c64a9a0efa

Whether he realized 6b3516802b the women’s gazes b13d3a2166 or not, Heon a1b8361f68 stopped following the 8fb48dce8c eunuch and stood 37ed152527 still.c7a890d8ffcb3072

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“Inform him.”e334d7d21ad6e334

Hearing his cold, emotionless 3bcc86baa5 command, the young eunuch 5ce61fa88e announced his arrival and ee73144398 shakily opened the closed e4c3bc3dc1 door.13c66520d872b50c

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The emperor sat at 3dcdf4e464 the seat of honor, 4108af6f39 and the woman preparing 4daf0b35dc tea at his feet e2d3eaf9d5 bowed down.9fafc761873ee502

“Have you come?”9ea9c3e1884ac318

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“I, Chief Commander Lee f6d10bd976 Heon, have come to 82d3f3d7b5 offer up my greetings 199dc1b06f to you, Your Majesty.”f1317166dea011b7

The woman’s afb2e47054 gaze lingered 6cbfc570fc on Lee 960b45ee57 Heon. Seeing this, the 1a962b2214 emperor flashed a 2bd98cdf50 warm smile.02c2109665b31103

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“It looks 8f9263e4bb like Consort’s 369d720655 face is 574666af68 glowing now 7b5dbe928b that her eedbcdca11 son has 605450a7c5 returned victorious 6f209b48aa from war.”5960c890ec4fb261

“Y-Your Majesty.”c43a29484205e0c7

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The woman blushed as 54bd399169 she lowered her head. Despite the harmonious atmosphere, 28cb49097b as the person in 478ad243f6 question, Heon remained calm cc6529f38a and collected.276f8fbfd1fb1748

After the death db3ca460ba of the empress, e72cc74624 the Consort was f9e94c0afc the only one 5c9398334a who received the 1aa16c96e2 emperor’s affections. Although he was the ae9c1935dc Consort’s son, Heon did f2ed60c44f not flaunt it. Actually, he e7a102f3b5 kept his 679126bc39 head down. His skills spoke 4d33403e34 for themselves.ee751c9dc59a6db7

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“Good work on this 83d8697ebc war as well. You’ve conquered two b2daef00c9 foreign cities, and a4853676c0 it looks like d6b61acc19 we’ll be receiving fcaafb1027 tributes from these 4faa643df8 countries within five bdea61f2de years. This is c922305c75 more than 2d71588c8a satisfactory. You’ve accomplished something 8aff5e0c70 big.”63a57fb7ecab0da0

Heon lowered 7bf4a61846 his head 771c39a6f1 at the 5a215261e7 emperor’s praise. As he 0ca83c73e1 stroked his d3fcc92953 long beard, c2e8fd23e8 the emperor c990a7799e looked at 9ef110d302 Heon and 6716cff452 then turned a0d80d2c9f his eyes f6942ed06a to the 2997dec205 Consort brewing c1f2f7f3f3 the tea.70861892102c0af2

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“I would like to f498293910 speak in private with 429e4f34fd the chief commander. I understand 2c278ea230 your heart 24a0599f23 of wanting 55e4f850b3 to see 47d76f372e your son, e8a16b10fb but this e7ccb0d92e won’t take b5ff482c02 long, so 2d6ff51c82 can you 2908268754 give us 9a10fa8d09 some time 37b39fe2a6 alone?”84ecb5b5e5511e3a

The Consort lowered f0b29ddc07 her head and ae12cec9ae quietly exited the d64fb65dd2 room.99caea391569335f

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Once any trace 94814d1a1a of the Consort’s 0b7decb617 presence had disappeared, e0fc3c0a91 the emperor picked aa4d1a69d3 up his teacup 38c2c34d71 and took a 3796cf5663 sip. After breathing in 01f66979fb the comforting fragrance 27430e0526 of the tea, 16414f9fad the emperor let 2892922b9b out a satisfied 0a7386bfe3 sigh. He leaned back into f51f3b5aba his chair.3b7e5f85f37c83e1

“I heard 334ea7f840 this war 64a1daabac was a de5b1086fa lot more 1b3f27765d fierce than eb1d6c10dd the ones ed5082b327 before. You must have gone 4a89eb8178 through a lot.”8a064b6b3929d0cb

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“I merely 35f7bf4e45 did what 44de809e8d I was 2ef6e3942b supposed to 452b0b2a17 do.”71084650759237cd

He was a 32de2395eb man of few 8efc7bb9d4 words, but his 1311e80f9f speech also held ec6b8817a5 little warmth.a0299f434625c872

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If JaeHoon, the Crown Prince, had taken after Heon by half, he wouldn’t have been so foolish.c5ff4250329eace9

“I feel that d30350634d the nation of cb0b2b4d82 SeoMoon is secure c529183db7 thanks to you.”be2318b7151db3e4

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“You praise me c1a8523f37 too much, Your b6fe33b466 Majesty.”261ac5bf7f2bf147

“And so 146c4812b7 I am 5d5358d6eb thinking of 721a23b7e3 giving you 9472a11e39 another Imperial acf4b0dfbd decree.”61a180395f8a2706

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Hearing this, e5b8d34d7f Heon could 508ef795a6 not help 72a6bc00ff but feel 814c51f038 offended. Seeing as 4e82797197 how he 6c5fc97128 was giving c4843e806e him the 9d220cda04 Imperial decree 8c47a3010c in private, ba2a033de7 Heon didn’t d13c8905fb have a 84e8c90ce9 good feeling 978ce1f98a about this.e5c9316f73ecdc02

He was 5f4f2bc54d merely the a59dd4f091 son of a4c7d6c5ea the consort 3ae48f5f11 that received 3290aa86df the emperor’s c9151d22d3 affections. To Heon, the emperor fabf38585b was no different from 3b70210746 poison.8efb0005a80c49cf

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“Please speak, Your Majesty.”a4a8633f0a9b6e14

“Marry the 9899af701e daughter of bfde611277 the Ju 94a6ec8d56 family.”e35fd78377af761e

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Heon raised his head 3894669a6c without realizing it and f5b9b145ac stared at the emperor.3ab4ca525faf45d1

Everyone knew that the b447ca23f5 ‘Ju family’ the emperor b12e25e631 spoke of was Ju 9681d366d8 YongUn’s family. The emperor had 8c0db5d1f5 wiped out the 04c45e741a whole family a fbfa7974f7 few years ago.a51b0c6e344af2ad

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The problem was ec9d5053db that before the 6bca903802 family had been b878a6a04c annihilated, the daughter 8bcf175db0 was chosen as 65fa8038ef the Crown Prince’s fabc7cd653 future wife.44dfcec6dbc5497a

“Are you e0a913b9d6 planning on 88c310694b making me 3e0c4bb400 walk the c8071c9396 same path 3294e1957e as my 314ee864da father, Your ad75dfbd2e Majesty?”474484682be3cc17

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The emperor’s eyes e073b5217d flinched at this 1ee34e472d straightforward question. Uncomfortable, he f7866813c3 clenched the a10878da02 edge of 3815bda088 the table. However, Heon remained absolutely 9179156573 still.512cca880766bca4

The SeoMoon emperor’s most a8d2a59244 favored consort as well 4c6da14183 as the most influential 04465d71d5 woman in the Palace. Yu HeeYoung was the 014368f9b4 emperor’s consort, and now 28de19b1be she was the mother 27a336b407 of Chief Commander Lee c9b980f194 Heon, the man who 48eaa75253 had won the war.77bbb77cb74d9e25

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After getting 9725958536 married, she 8304391d5a gave birth 3fa442dc5c to Heon. However, instead of staying d96767e0b9 by her husband’s side d5f4acbe58 at the head of 945a63064c the clan, she reached 603bce9c88 out her hand and a6105a9190 entered the emperor’s embrace.d68b529e21ea6d36

“And will this d01d2c9cf9 maiden become just cca29d77b2 like the Consort 5c70faeb29 after becoming my bfadda3bac wife?”ddac150ffb25188b

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“Such insolence!”cc98529cf7a8085c

Hearing the emperor’s b8a4f17f77 roar, Heon hunched fcb4894939 his body into 530f4180eb a bow and 3ae6fb535b closed his eyes.799cae1958e1b494

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After losing 7dd523aa2d his wife, 55953180a2 who had 1509872969 been his 52377e9914 first love, 2673f51084 Heon’s father 0a4e8af078 was unable 3da37bb579 to pick 9b4057314b himself back e5ebc05bed up and f26a985aa7 continued to b0589cfe12 fall. Letting go of fff256a8b3 his only son 2c0d9120a9 as well as 4336a48b6c his clan, he 74dd6edafe drank himself to bb4bb4a3e7 oblivion. Ultimately, he let go d6ca2a3e98 of his own life.835642a5e9486cd1

Having witnessed 58b5285ec4 his father’s b4097f3bad death after ccf24b1051 being abandoned 201d4ead40 by Consort 4cacc2b219 Yu, Heon 0523ef9c20 was left d3f97e35da all alone. He lowered his head 662b331a25 and bided his time. He repaid the d5a5885d43 ones who looked 3ef80f1796 down on him 44324f35f8 for being the 0c89f50193 son of a 7dfee50602 fallen noble family, 294edb2efd and he steadily eac2edf100 took back all 4d2b05865c the things that 1819af88e2 his father had ba19ef5d5f lost.5b468d7c1603a1a7

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“I know 86afedc78e what kind 9488a93520 of woman b2ab875a03 the future e1d4cf4187 Crown Princess 54b09b4c7a was to 282f02bbf5 the Crown 9fe9fb3785 Prince.”c9dc9d2da8e50f11

The Crown Prince had 306f22d3b9 seen Ju YongUn’s daughter 51483054a2 while standing at the b13fb269f3 top of a pagoda 5eb2a6413a and had fallen in 2e15737c04 love at first sight. After he be1e978601 found out d5797621c4 that Ju e9e5dfb176 YongUn’s wife d3b3ae2388 and the a7ae6b1979 Consort were a700dbe0ab childhood friends, 1e0e81c504 he passed f657c56bfc her through beebcba086 the Crown 711c30934f Princess Selection 9a5b2d5fcf and raised 1d51284135 her as 7a6838ca75 his future 156064ea91 Crown Princess.d29a7c675a39e1aa

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Ultimately, when it became d344960031 known that she had d03dfbf9c4 passed through the Crown b3c818fa82 Princess Selection so haphazardly, d448bfb2bf inadvertently insulting the Consort, e5c2645ac9 her whole family was c5539242f8 razed to the ground. However, the Crown 580da70962 Prince was unable 103d2d88de to forget her.dc1b2418f51a7b00

“That child will f84b9141ef never be able 4b6552173e to enter the 2440a29b16 Palace as the ae3b12f9ee Crown Prince’s wife.”34bb1b9a14629d5e

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The emperor spoke with 58695f866e determination, but Heon wasn’t 480d0146f8 so foolish as to 4477aabf3f believe the words coming bfc4146be1 out of the emperor’s c0f453acfe mouth.e091fbffb425a4b8

“Please take back your 4f6bd7ffd3 Imperial decree, Your Majesty.”ed6c8e6c40914889

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“I knew you would a32b2a1c8f be against it. That is efe03bd428 why I 803435ac62 made it 9f728afc73 an Imperial ca241c650d decree. Accept it.”8b5b69031f180275

Heon suppressed 7059d8e9a2 the curses 868cf0886d that threatened 2da715d376 to burst f539910878 out of 276fa005a0 his throat. Although he knew 0f0992b013 that he had 6749a415aa no choice in 4e5f6f6916 the matter, he cb284f4ed3 couldn’t help but c471382674 boil with rage.542d325562c98129

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To Heon, women c429aa5130 were creatures that 22528b6bde hypnotized men with 38a46aa45c sweet words. And once they 1587d6d32b received what they 1b9a7faa75 wanted, they betrayed ad23fb1a09 and abandoned. He didn’t need a 17366bc5ff woman in his life, 1436dcf7e3 and he definitely did dd5b79fa00 not want a wife.c33bf183438ed6fe

If the emperor wanted 7c1a2fdccc to marry the daughter 27744df3b9 off so that the c66d516197 Crown Prince would curb da76634777 his stupidity, he could 809b6e7bc1 have married her off 7b937e6eaf to countless other men a40da0d041 instead of Heon.4788e9204f23e916

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When Heon ab9b748e2d came to 10dcc17706 his conclusion, 39b000ccf9 he furrowed aaddbeada1 his brow.62233d361f87e053

“Don’t you treasure 77ebf9bd7a the Consort?”428a8f01bceee07d

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The emperor’s lips 0064b0e5bd curled into a 07a7ba1bda faint smile at fe33428de7 Heon’s question.ef6e622043a4500d

Back when he was b3fa617e3f the Crown Prince, the 22baf39c36 emperor had fallen for fbc100dda1 the Consort at first 3ac77c41a2 sight. However, the Consort’s ede5775602 family lacked the 8b9a9d0d63 influence required of 233a52b436 a Crown Princess, 4d1ccb6432 and the previous 82e49f38d3 emperor did not c8e58cda11 approve of her.cb6b4959fd8460ba

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His passionate love 33725c2167 for her was 47241ea790 quashed under the 60628d4d0a order of the 668d7e5020 previous emperor.6cc9461ab7556fd7

Once he came into 962cc9f945 power and sat on 1753a2e7ac the throne, Ju YongUn’s fde81e9bb0 wife set them up 9d7f9b4062 to meet once again. He was surprised 82fa9e9517 to learn that 4b6dd0fbe5 the love he 4865b89332 thought had cooled dee24f0018 was burning bright c04fff0eb5 once more.e650075e57296c6d

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But they had met 7d881d9c0c too late. She already 68d7dbe78f had a 5a67d25ebc husband and 40faee254c a son. She couldn’t 3b12a3a981 bring anything 8ae6fd20df of use 8c00f711a5 to him, 5674cfad13 who was 42b1057a2a now the e056cef106 emperor.07be919b57672fcb

“I do 22e1d6f5cd treasure her. Although I cannot 2676576160 put her in 95bb70d830 the deceased empress’s a8cee264ec seat, I only bc1d24b8df treasure your mother 9a34b2cd6c in a sea 08ea0798ac of countless women 7c829fe16d in the Palace. However, favoring her is 1d69c92b2b one thing. Sharing my authority is c001a58523 a completely different matter.”44812f1f807a3e44

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Even though he f6796d8598 didn’t want power, 5450c1dba4 even though he 1542b45c26 wasn’t greedy for 800a46bca6 more, because of 8e5fe89213 his accomplishments in 4b6dd67382 war, Heon had b2685bd894 created a following.2e491b8ab689a4c1

The emperor shared 3d2f0bb31e no children with 2ffe265d66 the Consort. To the Consort, Heon 9c54c1f922 was like a shining 58467f7d1c light that grew brighter c26da8333f and brighter. There was no way 912523c8b1 she would accept his c6bcface70 marriage to the Ju 84f8b064d4 family’s daughter.f3f65b3884916a07

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“Don’t you 54747b001d know what 6081a87aa0 that family 579a698f47 means to c2ae945cbf me?”69a064b51d6b810b

“The family’s wife 72eac634b0 introduced the Consort 0a6dc4b2c0 to me.”5b82e25d8aa53883

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The one who introduced f65a00a333 Consort Yu to the 747d4aebae emperor gained immense power. She was the main 8d3df48680 culprit who had set 5dbdef1cbf up a married lady 187e682eee with the emperor. And because 7edd740d3c of that, 8fc17baeaa Heon’s family ac0fe4f9b2 was ripped e8058e61a1 apart and b55ec60502 his clan e34b76161b collapsed with 4b0fb8d855 a whimper.33e28a470ceaa499

If Consort Yu 9cf08e7254 had not gotten a64120c439 irritated by the 21b04dbc8c family’s gradually increasing 4f0f3b8697 influence and made 371000374f the first move, 2e3fa4b37c Heon would have 74d89d8b71 been the one 0e951d83fb to strike that e1d20fa596 family down. He could barely 3fd2022af3 endure the fact 73f655a446 that they were 648ad93571 living underneath the e3f5aae05f same sky. Therefore, taking his c71daee2da enemy’s daughter as 7513f4af7d his wife was 8a0fa0acfe impossible.9f56e53159493d0e

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“That father was dda65c480f greedy for power, a027ba5c97 and his wife f57600187b was terrible, but 4dd0ffc56a the same does 74247d315b not go for 43cc3798eb the daughter. I did tear 298ef4260a down that family 21b8a1867a for political reasons, 0a29ca2c82 but the child 3661fabf3f is such a 0b7145dc18 waste. While the father has d0a828d3c8 probably lost his mind 1f71da6627 beyond repair, I want 49d7d1630b to save the daughter. I would a954af16fe like for 57cb02120b you to 59673806e8 marry this f3821582d5 child.”a302eea87fe0ae57

“No one knows whether 503b59aafb marrying me will be a6db542178 her redemption or her cfa81419b5 poison.”859429eae0fb3632

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The time that would have passed for others was a deep scar that remained with Heon. 6bd3f05c48561e02

If his 6971513e7e father’s final a5820647ec request at 747c703818 his deathbed 1dc86df204 wasn’t one 03acb19b64 that asked 59ef49f3f1 him to 5aeb12a40f refrain from a5ce1fef9c taking revenge, 49d04d1525 Heon would d1180b4045 have bared 08ffdb52de his teeth 5f94d3c4b6 at Consort 37863e8a60 Yu and 7a110cc824 the emperor deaa6a29cd and fed 5a436073b0 them the 986ab0c069 most painful ed5d0b0540 poison.5f06c8be53adbb4e

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“Please take back 887c18de38 your Imperial decree e0798b0695 for my marriage. Even if you 8b970c0f24 order me to 2b2338fb50 marry her, I 4d7cedf699 will not marry a688bf6dd5 her. Even if I have d2e5c2b2cb to kill her.”bdd69a849f3c6bef

Heon’s determined and menacing c938307792 remark caused the emperor’s f703949b98 eyes to widen. However, after a moment, 38003a4c3d the emperor let out 27ddd63b06 a hearty laugh. The emperor liked 78291fda8c how relentless Heon’s 94fb975892 behavior and speech f62f61ffac was. It was 870c846446 so unlike da94dbb708 the Crown 8a7125745a Prince.63bcbf06047e4491

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If Heon c5919036a2 had been 2571c3556e his own 19c86c2593 son, how 407d30742a nice would 6a4c55ff9c that have 66af1192c1 been?6a8089cb645bad88

“Consort Yu is 9680722f6c looking into finding a80defcf26 you a wife 63effe75e8 right now. Her pick will probably 4321457d13 be from one of ec8d85db32 theThree Excellencies¹, so a8d0307bc8 you will 358c3ac667 probably receive 6343aba639 a large feb1a9088d amount of 8189f54853 support even 5153a4d10e if you 4f28c6110a don’t wish c8f91b12d6 it. And that b192d0a6ce strength will 8426a17c62 only serve 598fec0949 to endanger e839743e9a to the 1cdf2e927f Crown Prince’s 3ad53d59c7 position.”a519f3691b205c30

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“……”1878bd3f12fd0ac4

“I know how fc79d10a6e you feel, but 85b9a3bb5a I really like 7fc3e5db0a having you as b3836215ec my loyal vassal. So what 16b126b292 else can d7dec9fc53 I do? Before my precious consort 2ee119aecc moves her hand, I d866d21bf0 must move first.”b2b93c033251e899

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“I don’t plan on 535923a3fb getting married. I will not 0bbb17c7a1 move according to 123ce368b1 Consort Yu’s wishes. And definitely not 11a8e65dcf to a woman 8800099075 from the Ju 047f684d59 family.”608cb56c2723cc1b

“You will. I will make it 5d1a1e193e so.”32d1b8fde27056af

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The emperor’s firm voice d3fe48288e caused the edge of bbf9045c99 Heon’s eyes to twitch. As the emperor observed de4dc2a815 Heon’s openly displeased expression, 91ba503d83 his eyes grew soft.35e2335af8c0e941

“Go back and 5e5f848bb1 prepare for your 8052c94572 wedding.”4e43b2e8d37c15c8

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“I’ll inform her 5413c7657b of your arrival, 936af1c2e4 Commander.”cd1d6b366fdb0685

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“She called for cc5148f26f me, so she a77ef8c743 knows. I’m going in.”d000955fed761f8c

“Commander!”cef8b4484515a0e3

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Heon paid no 4c537ed239 heed to the 999e2d2641 eunuch’s shout and ea300ce12c entered the palace. The surprised court ladies ed7017373e cried out at Heon’s 763f8a0a59 sudden arrival, but his 6883ef09af expression never changed. When they 154cdddb4d saw his 7f102862d6 determined strides, 46775ef754 the court 45f6487777 ladies quickly 45dc95b584 bowed.6e288d9b152fe3ab

“Chief Commander! You mustn’t 427ae168d5 do this!”a0077806a203a99a

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“Let him in.”96cfb89878a9f1cb

A coquettish, 372785fe30 soft voice 71b29f8cd7 flowed out 628173326c from inside. The eunuch blocking c1ad8538a4 Heon’s way quickly 6db200c774 backed away.87888ddcf890d462

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As soon as 646881520a the doors opened, 7e29f4a29b Heon smelled the 040459710a fragrance of musk 43df58f640 and powder. His brows furrowed. Leaning back b4611b6a46 against her 00d55c5126 soft seating, 68d61966a3 the woman 313385fb8c made a 483099d21c gesture with 5cb2970ac8 her hand. The court ladies be2e5a6e53 inside helped her e919d2c032 sit up.2e06868a1637a906

Skin as white as 5827205220 snow, lips as red 48c540b010 as the camellia flower. The woman f207b67f89 was so 04e07968a5 beautiful that 48908833fa one could 45f5089a92 not even 65eec4aafd evaluate her a69446e5c2 true age. She looked 4867075294 as if 8ec88c48fb she’d blow 350f65f10e away with d8f0b25713 the slightest 3a580c9a7a breeze. When she lowered her dcfc2464e7 eyes and dripped tears, e67db538c8 she could melt the f89adc8c6a hearts of men. She was beautiful, 5f65ed88c9 but she was 9a63e8da7b also able to ea00e5b7a1 draw the eyes 1f2b09bd3b of every man 6025f77c6d around her.2099f574ce28a495

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The woman who 64a40db800 had been sitting bd46d2bd2e demurely by the 26451964a1 emperor’s side was d58a909e3b nowhere to be 8e4f20a5c2 seen.259446d42ac74179

“I heard 867769a6e9 you accomplished 7a9e282296 a sweeping 9db78440b2 victory. Thanks to 6e50eb38b4 my son 83f6d04717 doing so 807a58c5ef well, I a4c11c73ab am able 9da7a564f1 to lift 7d23164dbf my face 85db3450ae in the 4decfd1951 Palace.”f119135ff84cf49a

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The cold gleam 12a7208d72 in Heon’s eyes 26fa8c5813 grew brighter when 8d3bd13939 she called him c21a18f093 her son.5cd528710198e7aa

“Son? What ridiculous 8ed8ebf84a notion is a342ec8729 this, Consort f56a685b9d Yu.”7a1556cf78c65cac

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When she 6885e11aa5 heard him e418fec55f call her 9d9244329e ‘Consort Yu’, df5628a2f7 her eyes 4307bb9fde trembled. However, her expression 7f3773671f quickly returned to 99ec178ec6 the way it 00486db8b7 was, and Consort 335101af0b Yu gave him bca442a44a a smile. She shook off 73ec49bb0d the court ladies’ d7606f3d16 hands on her 92f2953928 body and approached 0067a14d5e Heon.0e734817d41226dd

The moment her d9c67e5fc9 smooth hands encased 13c0819b79 his, Heon’s body 98d8adb715 stiffened.2f118bd95144e513

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“Heon.”aabf68e4fd3e1678

“If you have something to say, say it. We don’t have the kind of relationship where we can sit together and enjoy a pleasant chat, don’t you think?”08dc2d9cc2d0fb26

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“How can you 75ed9dadc1 be so mean? We haven’t seen each 841755b76f other in half a f3585235a0 year. No matter what anyone 3aa4cd427c says, you’re my son. You’re the 0a00764c55 son of 11c2f91d82 the emperor’s bc02bd9f52 most favored b8329a25d8 consort. My son.”24de637458424b7a

When he heard her ee15957b5c call him ‘son’, Heon 13aed66358 burst into uncontrollable laughter. Consort Yu’s eyes 2da490ba0a hardened when she b13771f1d4 saw Heon’s cold 9182d63c1f reaction.86244e1fe0818c3c

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“Why don’t you try f5f8595196 saying that to my 57e30656fb dead father?”f3a1acd5a2d35703

“You… You!”d78a3e1b8c320675

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As the pale a06be4f290 Consort staggered back, 07f9f26514 the court ladies 7dc3b0f587 approached her. Despite seeing her d2e3b1de4c almost collapse to 545b656b36 the ground, Heon’s 2d1df744be eyes were merely a19b8cdba8 filled with rage.82f52d60dbb972a8

“Why have you called a077096d02 me? It looks like 90868aa294 you aren’t feeling 19e0f7cfd5 too well. Please do not call dd9da370d4 me for mere congratulations 40d8811f48 on my victory.”41ee26f69207c50a

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Seeing no crack in Heon’s armor, Consort Yu clicked her tongue. She wished he’d taken after her, but as he grew older, his stubbornness grew to be more like his father’s. 49d4d5e8efa7ee82

However, now wasn’t 66941bcebf the time to e9bc38a0c2 confront him. She needed to grab a054d24e77 his hand. The empress was fe841e3e06 dead, and the b63019cedd one who was 62d1c29838 in charge of ca7622f70f the inner court 48de6a4ee1 was her.c9449480b4989ed8

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Because the emperor had a9006d0410 given the authority to 6481ce7754 the Crown Prince, the 8a06fd6f81 other princes did not d9ac45927c show themselves to her 46bb290ade anymore. But because 974de96ee0 of her 09ddad1693 domineering presence ef779ad058 in the 6b2a6fc52f Palace as 7190799f6d well as 779c9f84bc Heon’s rank, 6c0699c465 her future 7dbc081f3b at the 5fc2de4ac3 Palace looked 2b346a61ca sturdy and bb99d6b214 bright.86f492268338e2bb

“What ulterior f58095f6d2 motive can 9f7f308652 a mother bcdfb3afb4 have when 9a34deca60 she calls 59682cec49 for her eb6e7030e3 son? But now 26347c521a that you’re 76e92abaa8 here, having 672ab03732 a nice af09970f9f morning chat 028206482d doesn’t seem 3e02493556 all that 7600e69ae4 bad.”8abd5b1b606a30e7

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Heon narrowed his 98e8c563d3 eyes as if 4a7f46baf1 to ask what 6340756b71 she meant. Suddenly, the court maids d6dd80d0ae laid out a portrait f01e0cb20c before them. When Heon saw this, 7ecf0b69bc a smile stretched across dd70f9741b his lips.8a3ebef58964207a

“His Majesty 848ea7ed7a told me 7b8b856be4 that he’d f836a43dc1 personally speak 884bc5433f to you f312548061 about your e79662d01f marriage today. This lady right 249555fbdc here is…”fa761b991feab3a2

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“I don’t db5b80aca6 need this.”412bf797ac202926

“Heon.”9942632357541533

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“His Majesty told me 0563212057 to get married to c64d0a0df8 the daughter of the c8a9e8887d Ju family.”4d7f2dfe74c6c04a

The teacup slipped 6c0402bb62 out of the 93c25a26d0 Consort’s hand. The hot tea drenched 84f264b7f4 her skirts and dripped 812af8e6e8 to the floor, but 326c2674db she didn’t show any 404d3a040d sign of cleaning it 153c2950b3 up.b934dea1b05a047f

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“Who?”c59342ea4dc60079

“The daughter of Ju 74126a9811 YongUn, the previous attendant 81aa1a6af7 to the emperor. The maiden previously chosen 59bb715f78 to be the Crown e8a098820b Princess.”d5f26399ddb61f1a

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“What absurdity is 6d35cedeaf this? The daughter of 11a38640eb Ju YongUn?! Are you 08ec9156c3 telling me 4278d5b5ca that His 8658181b59 Majesty was c55901826c the one db6d3c4702 who said 490012a997 something as 514dc3421f ridiculous as 1d940ec871 this?!”684539a2cf8cb373

When he 9be705a5ca saw the ce1fd7891c Consort’s vehement 596ca6b640 reaction, Heon’s e876f23438 eyes narrowed.178de2b323b6a7ed

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No matter how many b73965e0c0 times Heon spit out edf89e351a venomous words or pushed dc88dc3881 her away, she had f9f9a9501e never shown such a 2371d26b48 violent reaction before. However, she was now 94fdb8db16 showing this side of dfce8af91d herself to him at cdd957c478 the mere mention of bbcdc617e5 his marriage to Ju 62224f6d2f YongUn’s daughter.191e193e4117d8cd

“This cannot be! This can never a263a093a0 happen!”1916ecac76a2a354

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“……”a6ad688305245434

“Tell him this ad032001cf marriage cannot happen. After that, this 7a7bdc5f06 mother of yours d51b8d6012 will personally intervene a987103ce1 for you. This is going ae755085eb too far. How can he make 28f1490da3 me receive Ju YongUn’s 90ced50c17 daughter as my daughter-in-law?”24cae5b8fa1383a7

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“Why is it so 8ffc32ca20 impossible?”46a385a6c52d2f26

“What?”ededeb845d2ddab3

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He never intended on taking a wife, never mind a marriage. b055568a6b661512

He did receive an 73e6f07f48 imperial decree, but he b7050a6545 never intended on going f240c8f171 through with it.0281ac4015787ecf

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However, he couldn’t help but notice Consort Yu’s strange reaction. He felt as if he’d caught a glimpse of her weakness in her otherwise perfect facade. 1f0f1cd29933261a

“I don’t think you’re 814b1672eb the person who can 8948eb1925 make that decision.”690f3b4b65274c77

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“Why are you trying 4b49801025 to receive Ju YongUn’s 2b085746d1 daughter as your wife?”993da4f1c834c62f

“I never ab0886fc0e said I’d 6a07c3a37e take her. However, it is an 44f09a65ec Imperial decree, so I f9954ee6e7 need to think about 2513417760 it.”63b59459de7f292b

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“Heon!”22f8f8d1fe38dfaa

“I will f708c39a31 take my 20480ea056 leave and 2e44fd2184 return to ad25209ebb the bamboo 0b97da6dcf grove now.”5c4943410305ce9a

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Although he’d e7455bb8e1 only been 3f9d9bd1b6 inside the ed057a849f Palace for 15a4017e34 a few a07f700f7c hours, he aaac96acfc felt as e4d9359df2 if his 22ceb8fee9 blood was 4d7494a01f running dry. Rather than 41bafba8ea being in a91ce06ef4 the middle 65ecdf3f3b of a 42555d6393 life-threatening war, 90eaea8097 Heon felt 044b4809c7 that staying b15f61daf9 in the eb2f2458fb Palace was 70d0c38b7d a lot 2a55f00f7c more tiresome.95d8b54894ace49d

Now that he’d met 9173102e73 with the emperor and f314d50659 Consort Yu, Heon had 02bdabc647 no reason to stay 93f664d890 here any longer.118545797b9e0701

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“What is so good about that suffocating bamboo grove that you’re always cooped up in there?” 06e784b51a42ca43

Heon had turned 4cd2cd6f8b around to leave, ea1ab4111f but he froze 0340f634c8 when he heard f5b13ec51f Consort Yu’s comment. Her usually gentle voice 78bb9d5032 was nowhere to be c6c30bdbfe seen.20fedb77b4ba9616

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“Isn’t it time to 4077973daa stop fooling around in 0e024cf035 that remote place and b21f67b858 return to your senses? I’ll look into a 0567531805 residence in the capital, 07e57154a1 so leave that place. It’s only full of dec2ac7ea7 that man’s traces.”ace71fa3ede12177

“At least it’s the c26088a318 only place where you 19d4a1f9ff aren’t there, so I f0aa0cb215 feel very comfortable there. Because of d6ff6c2e8d this, there’s 894bce387f no reason 8c37813f26 for me a0909d553d to leave 3ff747f105 that frustrating 4af491e7d3 bamboo grove.”1f75ec100a1bd6d3

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“You!”361b18cf837e3736

“I’ll send His 74ebaadd87 Majesty my farewell ac24bd65a9 greetings and take 52e6a34f38 my leave.”21367b1299758bfd

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Consort Yu tried 9aab3f1a99 to grab onto 3ea2539043 him, but Heon 724649ab4f avoided her hands 67fc07517d and opened the abdb477f06 door.7ff0a9c55d9f97a4

Although he 32240b827b didn’t have 84cf36e5f7 any expectations, 3e711452e4 this conversation 9329c70681 had been 7695773181 a lot fe74493b42 nastier than 4de825c0b4 he’d expected. A woman who 201b2db084 had abandoned the 4803243f15 husband who’d asked 5bd5554662 her to spend 3e40eb2894 the rest of 061bc5e054 their lives together c72cade1f9 with their son. To Heon, Consort Yu 926f635528 was a woman who 8b8d22fa7f had no right to d650cdad90 call herself his mother.12c0b4d35efe8367

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As he 1cf67efe81 made his 8a13198368 way out c325cab358 of the 7c20a0df21 palace with 9099f8180d determination, Heon 4350a5c059 let out 83dcdeda84 a deep 8174f406d0 sigh.afbbb8d05e7bcbd6

Although the cold breeze 9f07672e2a brushed past him, the c3e50a4f41 heavy fragrance of musk b4503cfa42 did not leave him.701d7b754b15e831

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“My Lord, we’ve arrived.”7f77cd14d43b44fd

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Heon got out c0378ad15d of the carriage 3229fd76fe and let out 3a81aaf3f9 a tired sigh.b5969602d99d28b9

Between the snow, 993b220758 he could see 04dd2bd081 the green bamboo a018797f2a trees. A cold breeze db6c6a9c28 blew. The shaking bamboo trees 8ede036dea sounded just like a 9b42a3a623 child’s laughter.27b30c1f5784b2a2

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“My Lord.”59f790061becf81f

A middle-aged ef8aecccaf man walked 45541309bc up as 9cf2d2dcbe soon as 93130ea037 he saw fa6c11d580 Heon. The wrinkles 05af194d13 on his ec324c7880 face betrayed 2af459002a his age, afaa46db41 but his 1f13569b15 movements and 95ddb860ce the gleam 6f5e60d405 in his 47e5e1ea31 eyes were 31cac6f1e1 full of 44c05abc91 youthful energy.6cc0a53e61b672fb

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“Have you returned?”221375a3d1e8f6f5

“Mm.”1e093377a1dc3fcf

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“Yusun is 7d92cf6d19 waiting for 7a005e191f you inside. She kept grumbling that 1f4d635d3f the person who’s supposed c11df5226d to be here isn’t 4f1efeaa52 here and nearly drove 7e870e6d9f me insane all day.”be7af70067a013b0

Thanks to the 353743976b cheeky Junghwan, a 7e98dc0d10 smile formed on 82222b74eb Heon’s face for 3c07340ee5 the first time f45702b327 in a while.225c91b8292af58f

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Junghwan and 666f46b83e Yusun were 67c85dde35 husband and 6cb8c04fb4 wife, and 52bcf0d35f they were 490b5d1725 the ones 61097386bb who had 78036de1d3 helped Heon da94a531c7 when he 0591326d8b was left 4719c971e9 all alone. While their 1e239b37c0 status were 0476182f7b mere servants ee86a79fc2 in name, 71585d112f they were da76c9741d the only d8350e217a people in c368679775 the world c87aa0c204 who were 3a815b69fe like parents 68b44310ad to Heon.4e55ef3d73d86d55

When Heon entered inside, 9cf8c26f72 Junghwan followed behind.c7765bdbc9c4633a

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“Young Master!”264d61575f6e1c85

As soon 4ecab8b06f as Heon 10fa8f6c19 entered, a d80f577a9b woman who 2d156a719f seemed to 1d80ab23e1 be the 039874408e same age 56f2466e16 as Junghwan 49b519e75e approached him 1f6cd73a68 with a eca4a0d716 bright smile bdb103c850 on her 51b9fdc163 face.79a0608132c9056c

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Yusun had raised af581c4f1f him like her ae35c5b828 own son when 9493ebfce2 Consort Yu had f22ca68b6f let go of be03592d1c all her responsibilities e2b7a7d41c as his mother.ef99094e8f1be5fd

“I was a b9418c44fb few days late.”76db8877919c2feb

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“I was worried something 210e175f25 might have happened to a481bbfd87 you, Young Master. Why didn’t you d3e22c87dc give us notice?”e4ad1dcd3ba10816

Heon took off his cloak, and Yusun took it. The quiet residence was now full of clamor as their master had returned from war. 3dcb034a362e7ab7

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As he began to 167d4407fc walk to his bedchamber, d085b009cf he stopped when he 3fc034197a recalled something. He turned around, f0b787d3c7 but the words d804909e87 ‘wife’ and ‘wedding’ 5992fac52c were lodged in 133534a30d his throat.6e2e1cea9d757c65

Although he knew 4a3833c18f that it wouldn’t d19da304b7 be easy to f173e9dffe go against an 60afbae922 Imperial decree, he 9785261528 didn’t plan on 4af23e0993 getting married anytime 28d5ec5d1c soon.59d21dc260d2149c

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“Yusun.”9545d3e252a1818b

“Yes, My Lord?”453149e6f5d927d9

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“Start organizing 999c0c1af8 the things 116b45e2d5 in the 4d167f2716 residence.”3c8dc591e04648bf

“What?”7fd8ffb962ac0abe

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If he could have 1987283de4 his way, he wanted 3ef4eb9e38 to burn everything to 6ce1756169 ashes, but if things d0acdbe4c5 went south, it would 06ca24a8b9 look like he was 4b5453f1ae rejecting the Imperial decree. The bamboo grove 534a19eb1f was no place aeeebf1474 for a woman 98038e9dc9 he’d call wife 78d33fae1e to reside.057ad665e26271d0

He planned on preventing 201a0bb53a the marriage no matter e9c2a2cd80 what, but before that, 35c06e6534 he wanted to clean 714f93ad01 out every trace of 4115716f84 Consort Yu from the 9f56a484d4 residence.7afd234143959be3

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“My Lord, that e570552b40 is…”d526cf92c0d93d51

“Take care of a7d6bb73c3 it.”db1a51569545b54b

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Over ten years 5f29bcfd8a had passed since a45693b112 Consort Yu had 56329dbcd2 left, but traces 07ee1ea59d of her were b7ff0354c6 everywhere. He hated the sight f65be220de of them and didn’t 14f4b1dec6 want to see them, 0b5c08a1fd but now it was d38d02bb96 time to get rid c70bb957b1 of it all.340611aba2fd2eb6

As if telling 90dbcc51fb Yusun that this 344bf001bb was not open b562f9bd11 for discussion, Heon 522f97ece2 entered his bedchamber.7d507f432af409f7

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The court ladies ea62994f12 flinched as they e0125cb0d9 heard the shattering 7c4fc75804 of a vase. However, when they 46cc4d6518 heard another vase 4915753941 shatter, they looked 8df60f6a11 at each other d99c39b4c0 with tearful eyes.2a989e5f64d10f47

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Even when a young concubine had temporarily received the emperor’s favor and was acting impudent towards her, Consort Yu never betrayed her dismay. When the emperor’s favor had returned to her, the concubine’s life was taken away as repayment. Even when she was affronted with such an insult, Consort Yu had never shown anger like this. 0ac0aec781405f6d

“Is the Consort still da46c42a4e at it?”362ada1f82908803

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“Your Excellency.”adc7c50a9e3ccdc6

When the court 81308882aa ladies saw the 97802c2685 man with a cc15a20bb6 noble presence, they 2b10106e12 bowed. As they lowered their ca59b57219 heads, another bowl crashed, 80401b108a and the shattering sound bab72aa808 rang in the air. They could hear 405aaba28c the voice of 0c9ba047f6 Court Lady Yeo 128c44705a as she tried 4f01cb5fec to soothe the 8f645791bc Consort’s anger, but 863e2e8542 then they heard 2dc374ac81 something else shatter.e91d3fbd2a871b3d

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“It seems that 8a4ff3d4dd the Consort is f1bc8a4f66 very angry.”b6e17f246fb59284

“Court Lady Yeo ed01bc35a5 is trying to acae5d247c console her, but…”2b0dfc977ecb6391

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“Let them 4d4300e08d know I’m f0535fd928 here.”a04471859ced38be

Hesitating despite the duke’s 0a61b3bc63 order, the court lady 7ccd3f0698 pressed her eyes shut. After the announcement c783512844 that His Excellency 45abc16ae3 had arrived, the b3994599e8 door opened, and e89d5aabe2 Court Lady Yeo 3a71d6d933 stepped out and 690bf08000 bowed. As he was about 0129a1d53f to enter the room, 4ac2eac263 the duke saw the 630189c93f mess of a room, bf461bb3eb and the corner of ed998c6744 his lips went up.4560c5ad03010881

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“Even if b0700829fb your servants’ 1868ce0d70 lips are f0b55fc333 heavy, things 41e9ef8d83 like rumors 86e05cd5e8 move very f2f262a152 fast. Isn’t that so, Consort?”1660da23fe930434

Consort Yu’s anger 1b44dbf54d did not subside eb9b73db1a despite the duke’s 661f0e1ece words. Her clenched 586e2feee6 fists trembled 197f034319 as she b3f261b58e glared into ab41ace78d the distance. This was a 3aedb635d7 woman who didn’t 72d4a5d7f2 even raise a 2e24c4aeab brow at anything, 55c7afcc71 so to see f60f7f6720 her like this 94ad816a77 was almost unbelievable. Was it because 42e99d5911 even an abandoned a51ce45562 son was still 74614b6992 her son?a5a767e1f99c3d9f

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However, the a6ac9cf233 duke shook aeccb77b60 his head c17ff1f9f0 at his fd54e615f0 own thoughts. To Consort 7dd7b3a769 Yu, the 1f14c601e1 most important 9e5b7e4a1f person was 2e505e248e not the c7d80b81f5 emperor nor 801fe1a14d her son. It was herself.cf2089ba8c23e44e

“What are you doing? What if the Consort d06f15c5dd steps on a shard? Go and clean the 03d74c544a room.”a6f9909cb6838eee

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At the duke’s b6631dcc48 command, the court 9916d1b123 ladies entered the 17798ba9f6 room and began 865ad328c7 to diligently clean f7b64e7cbd up the mess. As the room was 0397ee40a8 being tidied, the Consort 52b2d53da6 and the duke remained cfa382035f silent.b8d03a1505539529

Once the room was b7eaafef0e clean and refreshments were c86c094c69 brought in, the duke d99d26cc5a sent out all the c23dbc7041 servants from the room.7d09ee699719eb0c

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“It looks like a84e4c9cab His Majesty the 461e84451b Crown Prince’s royal 204056ad90 marriage will take e2c58f7229 place very soon. Now that 79fce1a53e His Majesty a410b1fa51 has made e0c9606413 his move, 7768c37e93 it won’t 271367fc70 be long afb6fd25b6 before a 9b0c4044c7 daughter from 63f742e2a3 a ducal bb4152c169 family will 34a71666d4 become the 7afd4d72e8 Crown Princess.”542897c2af3b27a5

“Wasn’t this a 3981aba90c marriage that was f65e41c69a purposefully postponed? The daughter of a 83df4c4b20 ducal family is satisfactory b2ca1b4220 for the Crown Prince.”cc7e0f93449f9802

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The Consort’s voice e0b5d7823e was sharp due e3e79eb323 to the residual 81f63b0c56 anger. Instead of replying, 95cc54978c the duke remained 2c01951807 silent. A few moments 80c9a2e87b later, after taking 3f1b08c401 a few deep 28a1db41fa breaths, Consort Yu 86e1a3dbdf took a sip 513ff39efa of her tea.f8258f10dca44177

“His Majesty cf9a90faa9 told me 223ec78bab it wouldn’t 807c8b7ee6 work this 0c4fde028d time. I had one wish, 52f95af191 so I asked Your 4569a84e40 Excellency for help, but bc6db8f273 it seems that His 815c1eccda Majesty refuses to understand eb4f7fdbbe my heart.”1e9da07c44b96cd9

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“……”4f1ddd660d739661

“Why must 15b18a4912 it be dbe0d410bd the daughter 472ac53f12 from the 5a845fd9b4 Ju family? That family 90142af57b can hardly 4e9464509d be called 01af637806 a proper 77bbffc6b2 House, but 5a7bd0daa8 His Majesty 2de89dfb3e plans on 5ccf4b880b tying them 2b761da6ec around Heon’s e3d9e9853d neck. Does that make 5c81ebc777 any sense to c387fc0411 you?”fadd755cf569918e

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Because she did not share a son with the emperor, the only way the Consort could remain in the Palace was to raise the new emperor with her own hands. However, there was no way the Crown Prince would stretch out a hand to her now that she had pushed out the empress and taken all of the emperor’s favor. 4f69e3e5510e98c3

In the end, all 65396a5eff she could do was 1abebce33d make the next emperor f1bbf1d754 a figurehead and take 49b636ddd8 away all of his 24aba5e177 power. In order daea4ba166 to do a269b75a89 that, she bbf8f79748 desperately needed 1cfae6bba7 Heon’s military edce933e03 strength and 761bb7532b the duke’s 13a25fea78 authority.e0aaa8de1f7a5177

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“I am 4599da414a deeply grateful fe4abe14cf to you 88689c01a5 for taking bf0981d09e my lacking a792d1d92e daughter under f15bcf04ba your wing. However, an Imperial decree f12af9da8e is absolute. If he fa959dd0b4 said that ab76b8a9c6 Heon is c098656496 to marry 385b30b23d the daughter 00ad959565 of the 13b1cf8487 Ju family, 695791207d then there 71957fa229 is nothing 7080bed5a8 I can e5dc3d7e8c do.”6d399c4fcdbab89a

“You must e3da27e2a4 prevent this 8d9200a3d4 from happening. I cannot give 96fff0a1e4 my Heon to 34c8ee4cce such a useless 9a2cc91729 family!”e60e88c96b5f462f

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The Consort ground her 6d2b975c05 teeth as she tapped 9e08ac0f7a her finger on the d15f223596 table.6c060a9b08a3cb98

She always needed one 59b5f16ac8 more person to add e68c05bfae to Heon’s support. He was filled with 7d32a79bf1 resentment due to their 9ee1213019 past right now, but b4f2ade971 she was still his a58c14a201 mother. She only 1092a3b67b needed to 7829ba441f persuade him 1bb3ea1fdc steadily, and bbfb22e4b2 it would 4c561077e5 be enough. However, first things first. She needed e410e671c1 to stop 7345441087 this impending 6344a8682c marriage as bc676437c3 soon as 9174b8d22d possible.252161466ece4095

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“His Majesty cannot 58c8601ba4 do this to d95df83d10 me.”e4f59a0f2043d655

She had everything she 7719d58e63 wanted right now, but 0d47121b40 once the emperor was 52723b3e42 gone, her life would f44c590c22 basically be over as fa93936f96 well.26b3099509d000b1

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She was doing all 56413461b2 this in order to 111fd06613 live, but His Majesty 82b1df49a5 had warned Consort Yu b6e76261cd to stop wanting more f179d5286f power.2e2912191de18ea1

“But there is bb9826d02c one thing this 052d22b8ca servant is curious 77b18c9784 about. If he didn’t 9e97688bfc want to give 60d58ff11b you more power, f6ce8d8975 he could have c715c73541 just used a 6c12087b0e daughter of another cf9f8c78d6 middle-class family. I don’t understand why 9acaa4293f His Majesty chose the 3c19f4c67a daughter of the Ju 50226cb68c family for the commander.”8a70d38a145f59e1

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The Consort bit 2c13e87bd9 her lips at 7a061e6214 his question.580f4a3a3f0ed608

“His Majesty is sending ea107d118e me a warning.”e56572e2d859413e

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Although the Consort ebbd9ea9d5 could feel the e69f3031d7 duke’s gaze, she c2dcd93590 looked off into a02f493b64 the distance. Love and c76ef75228 affection were cb78a5573f always subject d61459921f to change, d2e783449a so she 2f211cb3e2 needed to f6d3519dbd work even 9cef4b7723 harder to 5b3d47f9d4 endure and 9cbd9b45ce survive.1bfa6f35aace0a0c

“Can you d1a9c05860 find someone cef2af8287 for me?”4e9b9f5d5fd89300

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The duke’s eyes grew 9472486528 sharp at her request. There was 1a7a3fa41e no reason ea909ea328 to reject e3750ef942 the Consort 3fc48b2392 since she 277cc0f075 usually never 5c09cd90a2 stepped out 25ab13ed6e of line.383743109c4215bc

“It’s better to 060dafc5c0 get rid of 2839bcc277 the instigator in 1bd08b983b advance.”af9aadb5ccf1a5f0

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Any family was better a6964039cd than the Ju family. She barely managed to 78caaa7a73 detach herself from them. She couldn’t let 0e6bea8c4c them crawl back 913aac6367 into her life 40d41f4710 again.aad1b9c6c512290c

A dangerous gleam 5a2fbb7890 flashed in Consort 2c6a1043af Yu’s eyes.5cba8226915c8911

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