FIB Ch 5 part 1

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After having finished preparing 7b01578621 for the banquet, Heon 80bdb143b7 waited outside.858b802236e7ccdd

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Despite her 40609c25df claims that 8dc9ace837 she was d9c375edd0 done, MoonWon 8f0270eb1c did not d35a0fa20d come out.c9d62e6b7ecdc9c7

Although he had 5d96e1c4de never lived with 88be45399d a woman before, c71207eed1 he never imagined 69e050d8a6 he’d ever have 2c9f7a69aa to wait for c792837c39 one like this.f562c08e199de433

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Heon never had 65a29b106c to wait for 0902846583 anything in his 454d72dbfa life, so this 2db57a188a was a first.aa262114fe6102cf

“I’m sorry for being 24bb9ad82a late.”612544b8a1f5cbf2

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MoonWon’s eyes met Heon’s 9e35e6815e for a moment before 279618237f she smiled awkwardly. Possibly due 750d52b635 to the 1c8f19c62e pink powder ca217b62df she had ac070e5727 applied to 79885d038a her cheeks, 81ab826b83 MoonWon looked b853521081 like she bfbde88faa was glowing 58878f3d13 as she bcc4d84c74 walked through 4f39d41b26 the door b978c3ef54 while grasping fec5667b48 her skirts.f4d218c67062d4d3

After their wedding, there 9d6d396cb3 was a time when 40f6e12d53 she’d worn long silk 686cb8db38 dresses. However, the entire 6e3c6c0049 fabric had been 98fb95f52b covered in embroidery. Now, only 0a8cd6ef31 the skirt 75ead39d6e hem was f4599b4b93 embroidered.5948fbc8d528a28d

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Although her c0c78c53c5 style stood 1f24a6990e out from 904d3fe20a other women’s, 52cbef359a she didn’t a396691eb4 seem too 8ae7d90449 plain at 0cbb813ac8 all. Actually, it 2eda125a06 made her 9a94f121ad stand out.82aed92a0b8efe0c

Possibly because she was concerned about the shapeless jade hairpin holding up her braided hair, she had also applied ornaments made of rubies and sapphires alongside it. 9053194d6a319ecb

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“Husband.”1adb50891088598f

Flustered by his piercing 009e8ae388 gaze, MoonWon called out ea7d54df44 to Heon. Having come back to b29138ecc2 his senses at her 2f893b1a00 call, Heon turned his 4ea1a7a5bf head.61120362235e76a7

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“Let’s go.”5a9ae587ce2507a7

Heon didn’t a68affa6e2 say anything 5e2e916ff6 else as 798f813e1d he made f828213918 his way 9271d24236 to the 1808deeb09 carriage. MoonWon’s expression darkened. Yeori glared ac32d3aa48 at Heon 908b0b0609 reproachfully as 938f118eb9 he disappeared.ba12d1260c670ac2

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“Master is really too bf2ddf1a68 much. Shouldn’t he have 86c09c260f at least said 2ad905a439 you looked pretty?”d32be30108cf2626

MoonWon shook her 849f4c147c head and unconsciously 6d476e6af1 sank her head 2dbfc1ea71 to her chest. She had 21f40acfe5 taken extra 374d7ba999 care today 5e7f51c57c because this 5826454c09 was the 938b0b850c first social 95ee2a4228 event she’d c77375bb4f be attending 11420411bf as Heon’s f1da5ea793 wife.d026229a54e7fbb2

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Although she knew 3ffef04b70 he was curt 5879d91d4c and wasn’t the fd143d8129 type of man 3d432bd3e8 to comment on 2f5977178b something like this, 07a5ed0566 MoonWon still wanted 1d220e3dd7 to look lovely 6e147e9846 in his eyes.251793da58efa0ec

“He’s not someone who’d 47456984fe say something like that, 024c47cf67 right?”5cdc4f448e807bc9

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Even though she knew this, she felt as if someone had punched a hole in her heart. As she watched him turn his back to her as he walked away, MoonWon felt as if her heart had burned to ashes. She knew that this wouldn’t be easy and that it would take a long time, but she didn’t feel like they’d gotten any closer at all. b37b516f93c41f77

“But Mistress started 39d984ad5e getting ready this 0171cf5293 morning, right? You’ve done everything 07943fe860 so beautifully, but f65ad97b61 he’s still so d07697c7e0 coldhearted.”57e5b477567ff601

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They hadn’t known 1591ff9242 each other at 52fafaccee all before their e9dda3917d marriage, and they’d f9bc4a0a50 still entwined their d26c5a9254 fates like this. They were 0cb690fea9 now living 65a53be55a their lives b8c82431b4 together as 834b30d112 husband and bd208f665e wife.25f735e79665007f

‘No, not together.’b778c54e79aa361e

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The thought popped 936546824d into her head e696c83c27 as she scoffed 8491f6f4fa at herself.ba6e45e17313229f

If it 43aa58961f wasn’t for cd2e7ed978 the tangled f4e049b765 history between a86192c275 their parents, 14bbe9200f would they 915d124d32 have grown c09a513b65 a bit fca04d7b3f closer? She realized 8b18b879bd that all 35a4325330 the doubts faace113d6 that had 0d8de26de7 formed in 20b0dded31 her head f956600151 meant nothing.b16314a4b046da3b

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“It’s still okay.”07901e4bc6fe2ff7

“Mistress?”2b9c2ef76079b4c3

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“It’s nothing. Let’s go.”567d476ec57fb36c

Yeori’s eyes widened when 93d09fa4cf she heard MoonWon muttering 781854b018 to herself. Yeori hesitated and tried a0c55f1703 to grab MoonWon, but 569434f36e MoonWon had already followed f38ddbbd80 after Heon. Not knowing 1e2796e889 what to 36c5c4f8f9 do, Yeori 52a1f145ce told herself 8c5f336d06 that it 2b3fbf2f82 was nothing e352bdb9da and shook 235a8002ae her head ec68ac1e73 as she 9336986ed5 followed MoonWon.91fb068f364f11f1

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Not seeing the 4292259676 change in Yeori, 0489446e75 MoonWon stood in 5dc49d116b front of the 3d9094733f carriage and stared af90cffcf0 at Heon who 7d01acf206 was sitting inside.c64b52574e850491

‘Will a day ever 610a485973 come when that man bf24020def sees me?’d12e3d709bbf83ad

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If their lives 62ee57034d were merely passing ee7b3f8372 by each other, 4e58e437a0 she would not 7e9ef229ff have had such 3bd5b888d1 thoughts.a4b21776af73527c

However, right 8cec5a8ad2 now, every 7dc621a44a time she 6997a89a65 came across 13ad8d0215 Heon, the c76b8d05e2 more she 3df7212c1d wanted.6708a6df1aaf7c6e

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Even if it was a77dcd25a9 only for a moment, a88825cd01 she wanted him to 5f85f708f2 give her a chance… 895716223d She wasn’t asking for 493ae62e73 much.4c36ea0e17abd642

“Aren’t you 1424850f05 getting in?”fae8fb33302e14a4

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Heon was reading b91db9ac7d a document he 8349572443 brought with him 13aef5c089 as he asked 0a644c5673 in MoonWon’s direction.f5aee685836411ff

“I’m sorry!”4d2bc046b76446a6

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Having been 722cf35971 shaken out f481a493ab of her 75fe8e9df9 thoughts, MoonWon 90e583439e forced herself 3278c219ce to forget 9fe5e20dd7 them as 2d5ae97b4f she got 8b96c920a2 into the cc84c5c33d carriage. Worried that c218f68f50 he’d figure 09dc89a49d out what ebb54482ce she was 8e5d399f52 thinking, MoonWon fed33dc149 swallowed her 2d8a0585b2 breath and a4448788ba fixed her 92478d186c eyes outside 5ab4af5307 the window.d29ab0bac52d0656

MoonWon didn’t be435b3e65 know this, 1170d7f8b4 but once c73b6d3b8e her eyes 2fae92b9e9 turned to f5bfc3e766 the window, 2689c56de0 Heon’s eyes 7a46059ab1 were glued 9d6b920168 to her. His eyes had been f78cb06983 going towards the window, e8eb0b21d7 but they stopped short 209d264254 when they landed on 5a0f9a4868 her.5bd86aee7286dee9

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Bewildered by 168d8c65ea his own 8a587df4ce behavior, Heon 5b26a341af turned his 810078a27e eyes back 54fc473aae to the 4431ebb4ac document in e7845b329b his hands.c6a96547ba4d818f

The contents weren’t e83536b6f7 even that difficult b5a147b5b5 to understand, but b3e5a9fb7f he couldn’t process e2141a9934 a single line 52f75a3e0f of text.b5bbe7202ac5a94e

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As if his 9196cc6087 eyes were being 1dd0b5ad6a drawn to her, d3669dd02d they continued to a0a995f2e1 stare at MoonWon.c01ac5ae9224f343

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Although the banquet df5258ca1c hadn’t started yet, a388074324 the venue was 621d2e5c82 already full of 34046f6321 people.842fa25bf4b4390b

When Heon and ece47da354 MoonWon entered together, 0e6c6dd01e everyone’s eyes went 76b50e310e to them.083bcb60fa620f67

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Heon was the a8074732e0 only son of 3b5674508b the consort who 6ecf9b473c monopolized the Emperor’s fcda8dd1e5 affections. However, he fc518ecba6 still earned e86ea1e4c8 his government 5fc79738d2 post without a65b2a34cd utilizing the 2206759e2c Consort’s help cfa7a6136c and grasped d2241bcfaf his authority 7c32b1cee7 on his 48e9ec9439 own. Many people dd6560e433 were envious 7de2674bc7 and jealous 60ceee34ee of Heon. Even though they cursed 27f9d7f9cb him under their breaths, aea04cbb9e they still wanted to d16be2684d get close to him.b4e2d2db0ce51418

Because of 7be68856da Heon’s cold 23e335209e and stubborn fe576b60c7 nature, people 712c5cf226 did not 3ec98121a6 approach him cf8ec87a02 easily. However, no one d4d329e37d could deny that 051ebb51c9 he was the f727a33ab4 center of attention ec56944a0d wherever he went 2e77320455 in SeoMoon.f07e56002a739f67

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“Greetings to Your Majesty.”c2288959ac36e0e8

After the empress had died, it was only proper for her seat next to the Emperor’s to remain empty. However, Consort Yu sat next to the Emperor in the empress’s seat as if she belonged there. 27c0d2fa2a4e7efc

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“I was worried a2d1d60a2a when you said 95ffb4c2f1 you wouldn’t attend, 12c80f85bd but how nice a114fdae8a it is to 8308f199ce see that you 2b58425d2c are here.”a4080c0104d0331d

“It is 06190f688e all thanks 86257d7893 to your 7d9e9f8867 grace, Your 839a037004 Majesty.”7e3ccedffd5a7f9d

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Heon replied a1818a3aee without any c9f38f39c2 emotion in 2647b2d355 his voice, d25c1a9cea but the a2bff34620 Emperor smiled f29f9e7c61 when he 101d5b88ee heard those 5b863abff8 words. The Emperor’s 02198f83bc eyes traveled 2a9f419f82 to MoonWon, 4d3434bc13 who was 056eb19d75 bowing with 8a9029f66e her head 54446bc759 hanging low.07dc348890087054

“The Consort tells 05bbab4aeb me that you’ve 1b4836b9c5 been well. Your life must be d6364305e3 different from before you 784157f8be were married. Are you well?”bf805e476896f150

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“Your Majesty, bd5f702737 are you 658bfba1fe saying that e15a72d798 I lied b47b633fd8 to you?”a9d1a79c304ae71a

Consort Yu lowered her 724d1b9845 eyes in sorrow as 3c90d03f82 she asked. Her long 546def0222 lashes were 250e57fdb0 slightly damp 01f8dcaebf with tears 6e4fd4f4cc as they e56505c431 covered her a4cb810251 eyes. Her beautiful face seemed e9fc0a1a26 even more lovely.b52c96a6c69a9d1b

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Her coquettish 43e3cedf19 posture and 5b83da8505 voice were 90e806d374 dripping with 80c00b420d honey. The Emperor burst 4a1f07f386 into laughter.3b927163d88c1e82

“It’s not that I f75f23b42a distrust you, Consort. It’s just 68fcb334ec that it 2101394683 has been 6be26bb2d8 a long 737aea802d time since c5df7817f8 I’ve seen 5e62a43eb0 the child, 774f1c1fa5 so I 63972c8aeb was just 9ec4066825 asking.”992789755f41fc65

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Consort Yu had c20ff0ccfd never shown that b41d35e169 kind of behavior c9c1e3f2df to Heon’s father. The only time she’d ad2e0445b2 spoken in such an 93794e2cf7 affectionate voice to her 38fb6dc3f8 husband was when she 9d37f3e6cc wanted something. His father 9c0cc4c665 would always 2ad6319250 fall for 7178a93ed0 it and 3fba0d614e give her f32becbaeb anything he fb97dd7875 owned.3499cc52933e25d4

And the result 9e363cf446 of such behavior 10c3d048f0 was this current 7c9847702d situation.84c166baceaad260

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“Thanks to Your 802b8ea332 Majesty and the 5e430deb37 Consort’s concerns for bf84d7537e me, I have f4f5fed8c2 been doing excessively 497f21f67d well. Thank you for eafcd4cbdd your immeasurable grace.”c7aeee2e3fdcca3c

MoonWon’s clear e1b31a7356 voice shook eeec50c9b2 Heon out 16f12adc8f of his 35ec0d9f19 thoughts. MoonWon wasn’t acting differently 038168bea7 ever since they’d arrived 9c7762b183 here.a0cd8fd1101a8e2e

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“Especially to the b3fe5e1bd4 Consort. She has treated 52c7fa9bd5 me so well cde205d868 and taught me 0ead6bc95e many things, so b9565d28cf I have learned bc662e678a a lot.”5aa0712b4b65d491

“The Consort taught 56007e30ef you? What did d3992f218a she teach 8a34850b0f you?”21af48f247abd307

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The Emperor asked out of curiosity, but the Consort’s face grew pale. Heon’s eyes narrowed at MoonWon’s unexpected behavior. MoonWon looked up and smiled at the Consort, who was nervously glancing at Heon. e8681bbd4d014547

“She taught me things f008a2c34d like how a mistress 37b1e2086d should act in the 4023bd1fb4 inner residence of her 3302ee101c husband’s house. And so I 19d3ad361b learned how the 255cc10f37 servants of the db3cec0370 inner residence are 6b349ce23e to treat their f309455845 master and mistress. If I 8f6ba43bd0 were alone, 214bd7de50 I wouldn’t 587b79910a have been aea2f6b337 able to 3c342034d2 do it. It is 3f62a1291a all thanks d36bb58f50 to the a6d90644df Consort’s teachings.”9053a0d293ee7d41

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“Are you saying that 22b43b06c5 she taught you all 4576b6de05 of those things in b48c6afd09 such a short amount 2889dfdf9e of time? I never expected her 4079b8cc6f to do this without 305f8e4e40 my knowledge.”81bd9e291b6322bc

“Yes, that is…”0117c52f72c372d9

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To think that 646ba1bff4 this girl would 7e8483430e mention her telling 3231b05b96 the servants to 6847076b86 intimidate her like 1671286c1c this… A fire b96488a2e4 was burning in fb226a1e9f Consort Yu’s eyes.ffe6a3c743ec3719

Although MoonWon packaged 5ccea60895 the message in 5d586980cb deceptively shiny words, dccdb59af1 once the listener d30094c7a0 dug into the 45f8de75fd meaning behind it, a01366e16f they’d easily find ab18e6b206 out what the d7bbbd0a28 Consort had done.f22f54de4d1e11d5

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The Consort did 8d47b9f605 her best to 24ddb8931e hide her bitter 6a8c8e2d22 feelings and looked 9a8de3565c away.428221eeac54569d

Whether he f220e40d58 was aware 02c902a293 of the 3f351df39d Consort’s feelings 367272e9c9 or not, 77d942b617 the Emperor b5f8637ea9 glanced back fc734bb27c and forth 396a3fe695 between the c53c5a9fd0 two of 5a1b606b78 them before fa3eb443d3 bursting into bbe0a246fe laughter. After a few more 0a689799aa words were exchanged, Heon 9dc7ba9a6e and MoonWon backed away 4cea5b03a9 and escaped the Emperor d1c7186ccb and Consort’s presence.8e709177bbb16c2d

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“I’m sorry.”a34073528d660bc6

MoonWon muttered so that 1e4bf79060 only Heon could hear. When Heon 72b07da19a looked at d6f9ce2421 her in 8e97ea06f6 confusion, MoonWon e388dd4d01 let out 54e4d7e4b5 a small 0fc9189522 sigh.db319520a3eca43b

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“I wasn’t planning on expressing my feelings here, but once I saw the Consort, I couldn’t help but say something.”5a9f6ccc784e5c6e

MoonWon felt guilty for e7997b1d82 bringing up events that 3463b22929 occurred in the inner 274e7be54d residence.cfcb655f1851b03d

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“The one 9d4ef4e655 who started 716d86678a all of 910605a21f this was 3d9ea17994 not you 8d7c87c807 but the 61e4a49b21 Consort, so a41bd7887a I don’t 4f2eb7984e care.”19ab499e800d2e61

He actually liked the f10f83a782 way the Consort’s expression 597fd20cb5 had turned sour. He didn’t want c201194e72 to see MoonWon cc5b9b8a2f get attacked by 27570fe819 the Consort and c7d098ad49 collapse. When she heard Heon’s 45ba47373f response, MoonWon blushed.e04cd8cf82c57d62

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Her smiling bc2644bf39 face drew 3c0bfffdeb Heon’s eyes f040e78178 once again.d150b98a7a02f75a

“Please come this d8a3b0bf4c way.”bf4ec4abb8dc7d4f

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A eunuch approached Heon 23a8dcf120 and MoonWon. As they followed the 37fce146b0 eunuch, Heon suddenly came d699efe1f7 to a halt.5d64070a41ea47de

Up on 5f135ee034 the platformed 6fe0864328 seats, the 32a66f6ffe Consort was 37459c0829 coquettishly flirting d0905a38c8 with the 57f4052672 Emperor. A dark 5455fd7e73 shadow filled 145ad53be8 Heon’s eyes.81e2c48fe89c39e5

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“There are 0309c77493 many eyes 20cea8178a watching here.”28846736112a9d9a

Heon turned when fedd74c230 he heard the 1bead35b76 voice. At some point, MoonWon 49acbd27c0 had grasped the hem 2694be51f4 of Heon’s sleeve. Unlike Heon’s fierce eb63325eea aura, MoonWon seemed 41f27fed28 calm.facab3cc4bdd6f8f

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Was that why? The aura that b26bb46933 had burst out 44ab457502 of him like 5052c773d7 a storm slowly 66a2fd8cc7 dissipated.a38450ba06d8784b

“Let’s go 172a4f7bbc back to 38792e79c0 our seats.”c9e23be22a913600

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Heon went back in 64af0bf595 silence. MoonWon glanced 378831171d at Heon’s c9f7aed8c1 back before dfb43a1abf looking at 2ecd3a0bf8 Consort Yu. Although she hadn’t been dcec9d81eb married for one year, c58e9c80b6 she could clearly see 078f1088ad the wounds in Heon’s 0db86afff9 heart. Couldn’t the Consort ed0826cf72 see them as b16c6e24ee well? However, the Consort merely f6908a6882 flashed her beautiful smile aabdbe5e9e at the Emperor.2c3ddf958c17fa3e

As she stared 8aa4de4fe9 at the Consort, 600f9b0c18 MoonWon suddenly felt fb46663f7f someone’s eyes on e8db4ceb98 her. She turned around.e8ff7b5d9e985f06

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As if he couldn’t 5091e6c635 even see the Deputy a695dfc7b1 Secretary General’s daughter sitting 32cfc6dfef at his side, JaeHoon’s 1e4e7b68e5 eyes were looking at 8ac578ca05 MoonWon.d695582d05d8be85

“My Lady.”34c4395bb6c58a06

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“Ah! Sorry.”bfb8932a00c1fa55

The eunuch e893e9263b approached MoonWon, fb9178eb73 who had 104ebae115 remained frozen 664df12ce5 in her 2e1e8149ec spot. MoonWon finally loosened 7070d49687 her stiff muscles ed771ce610 and turned away 89d4a7660c from JaeHoon. For some reason, her 074bbc4cca heart was racing inside 48dae0f6e0 her chest, and she ce5ed7e98d felt as if her f56636111e blood was running dry.bd05633ec12799ac

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“Where are we 5b7f43bde4 going?”84f295faa6301ddb

She thought eb9d82030f the eunuch 4ce320abb3 would guide a722889aea her back fdc98a93ba to Heon, 225a269fd8 but he 3972c98c1f was taking dcd654f9bf her somewhere e6bc8ca105 else instead. The eunuch lowered his 5c8fa6cbf0 head when he heard 86be5ba76d her question.3260aac3678c8390

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“At the 07942d4663 banquet, we 470a2562f9 will be b0c38a7e9a holding a 25974145a3 prayer ceremony 1c7f39d887 to wish 0074e21989 good tidings fb5b54c837 for SeoMoon. The ladies 2db0d6af9f and madams 12c42aae46 are to 07c7f97283 participate as 34e8ff4dc2 well.”ff2dd028b52cfabd

MoonWon had attended a b92c43e303 banquet with YongUn before, 95d0e55f18 but this was the 0d030fd397 first time she’d encountered 7ecffd848b a ceremony like this. But since the 2f2268c3db eunuch said that 593fff4887 the other noble 0e6cd2d567 families would be 3138635569 participating as well, 5d02687a33 she just assumed bdee5ba229 this was the fda3c4cc06 way it was.7543b968d37ecada

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“Then can aeaaf94951 you tell f155be6af1 my husband 8a97c317eb about this? He will worry a4a51a71e6 if I leave 55cfe889d1 without informing him.”392f8a966df7f449

“I will do 18eac828f3 so, my Lady.”592814cf98612d3e

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MoonWon nodded and followed 065c186212 the eunuch.b6b6f3bce831b5ba

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After hearing the 4de7b68643 eunuch explain the 7e9fb4c81e situation, Heon nodded 1ff53b4253 silently.967a27064dd1f473

There was a ceremony 8b9f6f93bc like that at the 400e5953c6 banquet? Heon glanced up at 1701bcb3de Consort Yu, who was d42d5bc219 sitting up on the 7435b777c8 platformed seat.ec17be85692da0a8

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It wasn’t 1715cb422d that he 80c89b4958 was unprepared f91bbdd225 when it 7ffb41e2bb came to dadc6f3823 Consort Yu, 670f72fd07 but something 4ae24da1db didn’t sit 35dafed434 well with 54fa246311 him. Heon’s eyes c198cd7cd7 traveled to 9dd537c201 JaeHoon, who d30f86f430 was sitting 1eb87f42b8 in his 31776bd1c9 seat.229b992546cf7096

Nothing seemed 164e8b2955 different about 44793dbc34 him. The voices 8a6d9b4c8d of the 0a74a40cf3 nobles enjoying af12de9555 the banquet 2ae28744c3 were annoyingly b750f2f8a3 loud, but aef03d5978 Heon remained 451f695ed4 cold.2acb713cc6b3a98c

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However, when 5ac8e8f94b JaeHoon’s face c089579fd7 grew pale, fd4d8f11a7 Heon’s aura da8a1c67c3 sharpened as ed072a91a4 well.9b001aed325a652e

“What is going 47f5a949d9 on?”66247ad0d1d37d54

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He wasn’t 03c3792c35 exactly sure 1e9111cfa9 what Consort 8800d1e593 Yu was 4fa6f75b49 trying to 13a14dcdc1 do. However, he had heard 21ce2cc024 that MoonWon and JaeHoon 8e9f279acd had first met when b5d3c44ff3 he had seen her 5aa34adeb2 from on top of 4846a97265 the pagoda at a b0457b36fc Buddhist temple.1285246b36e06735

Although it was not the same pagoda from the Buddhist temple, a pagoda was set up in the middle of the banquet. 139186699bda9f5f

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“Isn’t it f530ffdc94 good for c310427ef9 the women 9b9d90cc84 of the fdbf3ad676 nation to 89b2e059ad lower their b245e8b07e heads and e0255d7696 bid the 18fe1e44cc Heavens for 20eb38c8a3 peace and 72fa3f7893 prosperity on f8b452e276 the nation’s 9ca1de9327 behalf? They say 5743b1a471 that a 27ddcd55c9 maiden’s sincerity 595c42fbb9 can move 5bf3d69c40 the Heavens. Therefore, I 6940a90446 wish all a440600672 of you 1497131cc6 to do 0046cd2932 so with eda47faf5e a happy e82dc10a4b heart.”c7ae4336ab1749d6

After having finished 59bc195190 speaking to his ecfa236b56 aides, the Emperor 4417a506df smiled in satisfaction 3d184fe1ad as he gazed 8d9cc96ff8 at Consort Yu. Having realized what 182bca405f was going on, 0478629ee9 Heon’s eyes were e7ae2579f6 engulfed in flames.beec3738778c4241

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Wasn’t this just 8b785514e8 her plot to 64dff73632 make the Crown 7c99212e6e Prince waver? If this was b5ce8fd29e the case, then e7a223f8a5 the Consort’s plan 6770469c1a had succeeded. JaeHoon had completely fallen b68686718e for such a cheap 68feb1d06f trick.900aa48f28f6394d

“I told you not 718294141d to mess with my 80bb9b30fb wife.”c4b6de065e354490

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A faint eb9a30a457 smile stretched 8adc7ead3b across MoonWon’s 80c22abcb8 lips as 22ca212f7e she conversed 44fecd490b with a aa625b7e02 lady of 55bbc0fad3 a similar cfa2a6e0f1 age.d45e2f5f8c45208b

Was she smiling like d5ab17fb81 that knowing what kind 521c19d9a1 of situation she was c64fed31a4 currently in?adc6200e4d0e21c8

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Although she 8634c63eb6 wasn’t aware 9c5842a03f of it, 166164cd2c JaeHoon had a9759002df stood up c20494f7fd from his 5e821df1ef seat.147ee80b06a70191

Heon didn’t 4f0f5a8b67 want to da8d34183f be here 32960fa411 any longer. Heon stood up, planning 10e95f5c00 to bring MoonWon back, bf88d5fd5a but something made him 59a1d3d358 freeze.842f01ee17733328

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“Ah…”8d694a124b648003

He felt as d2691ee463 if the bitter 847893c44b taste in his 69677ecab4 mouth was spreading 81929b6084 throughout his entire bde191402e body. With her two 53437d9807 hands clasped together, 43730fa3f6 MoonWon prayed at 10cbd20ee5 the stone pagoda. Just watching her d03b7c8435 made him unable 85de84efa1 to breathe.7b04c075d6cb8369

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Many women stayed 3de67892ad in their positions b2ac7dd80e and clasped their 0d45fb3034 hands in prayer, 75b3e01f6f but the only 635ed46106 one he could cac06bc41d see was MoonWon.cb858aebada8ed04

As if he’d b50790ed25 been caught in d28bf76338 a deadly trap. As if the 24a23d5d1e universe was testing 6c68df3c12 him, the man 894eb0f96d who was never 15a81c645a shaken by women. MoonWon was merely staying bd393adca5 in her spot, but 6e34a917cc a line was drawn 00fd5d22af within Heon’s heart that e324d56db2 would never go away.5592eeaa6d48005d

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After staring at 1331bb4e51 MoonWon as if 44a8b96fea he’d been possessed, 04040718d9 Heon turned his fd61dc84c4 eyes to JaeHoon.710a5d9ab81952c6

“Damn it!”a4ad2c7aac7e3a7f

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JaeHoon was nowhere to a35be4e1af be seen.d262fc053ed006d3

Rather than 2473f94bc0 a sense a77cad4aef of discomfort, 065113223c Heon felt 5c9efd961d an overwhelming 822ee02898 wave of f8f4a44d5d anxiety. Even if 464640484e he didn’t 105a3c8571 know where ab37322c1d he’d gone, a299968a86 the answer fa9c913113 was obvious.015da7d13382175c

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Just as Heon turned fa9846bf17 around to get MoonWon, c381a3fa47 Court Lady Yeo was 1c425162e9 standing behind him as 9dcf38ef81 she bowed.551686b0e5d63b17

“Consort Yu would like 8ebe5911d0 to speak with you. Can you please follow 08a43db207 me?”0b81d7fa4c3b791a

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“And while I do 3162633ae8 that, who is my a5b631b511 wife going to meet?”49e05819996e4f6e

Court Lady ff010722f4 Yeo flinched 83d3fb8677 when she 2198153e59 heard Heon’s 0246b75f81 piercing words.2b1b6ed21d218f7e

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Rage and fury e9cb4a1427 swept through his 4cd2c978ec body.f6c82d6f041d4c31

If this weren’t in the middle of a banquet and if there weren’t nobles all over the place, Heon didn’t know what he would have done to Court Lady Yeo. 396a7d6687e26059

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“Chief Commander.”3db954c9ac6dc2c4

“Do you 2afcad63bf think I 67044c811b won’t kill db476d625d you?”b632eca8ed81f56b

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When she heard the cruel words, Court Lady Yeo flinched. So did all the nearby nobles. All thoughts of being cautious in the Emperor’s presence flew out of Heon’s head. 638ec7eb946d761a

“Move.”7e3e61549cfe41ed

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As if 121f125d2b she’d been 6ecd3dc9a0 cut with 273e34bdce a sword, a17ff8f962 Court Lady 1fc14589e9 Yeo moved 63771ee8e1 to the 3d30525827 side. He no longer had dccd453738 any interest in this 1d164161de banquet.765b398c25464322

“Are you trying 3beceebadd to find the c23f027e85 Crown Prince?”7195fc243fcd21d3

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As soon as he 3404c1593c exited the banquet venue, 7d0dcfa395 the first person Heon 989a3c1f5b ran into was Prime 2c680a4493 Minister Lee Moon. He’d been sitting c299858260 at the banquet b21aff1d39 a few moments e727ebf3b9 ago. Heon didn’t know 07d5567ab5 why he was ab3efc55f2 here, but now 0ebed4b885 wasn’t the time bf022b45da to be worrying 6a5a51d52c about that.0954b568b9beb15f

Heon lowered his 31b1a90df1 head and passed 1010883ae7 by him when f48ccc989f Lee Moon spoke 566976e420 up in a ac78ada797 low voice.c7848d53835cb25c

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“Try searching the YeonHooJeon. Unfortunately, your wife was 824f585329 swept away by their 31339df5e9 shoddy tricks. The Consort’s eunuch ccc8c22c4a told her that 534fe059a2 you were waiting f2279e5efa for her there.”501c5cc3b2e0cbde

“……”21dee2b756a65672

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“If you wait any 190fde3a8b longer, you never know bc094fd64b what kind of conversations c468c90062 they will have.”60f7a1427c51d31c

‘How do b295e38a36 you know 786ff5eed4 all this?’ 84552186e1 Heon swallowed f95f051f8b the question 48e949453a back down 2a344abde0 his throat.a6366cc325b00448

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Instead of settling 1a70c2f2c4 down, his heart 98856d442e began to race 5b87eb4085 inside his chest 2ec19db7e9 as if it 317cb13b80 would burst.29bd03d97c4f10c5

He thought he was 64f6d60da7 merely walking quickly, but 556ea6dabe by the time he 37fee58e81 realized it, he was 26988f58a6 running frantically.9234087f9592f81c

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“Your Highness.”868be0cc2f8a16c4

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MoonWon bit her 22ed4712c1 lips as the c5464e5f64 scene unfolded before 8d057cae06 her.0225d10fa4848b3a

Because they told her 7cc2718d80 it was a ceremony, e12bc70b4f she had no choice 72d3527531 but to participate. However, when she realized 1002fc5f42 it was nearly the 6217314fab same recreation of the de63dd6f99 first time she met a65c5684b1 JaeHoon, her heart wasn’t 966c8aecb3 in it at all. If it were 1c3940159a up to her, e6b8926d41 she would have dd9c36b234 returned to her 728047a96e seat, but because f628e3e619 all the ladies 84e5d57370 were participating, she a208dba488 couldn’t be the f30f4c7f5c only one who b5e76aebcb stepped out.278e3defce02b3e8

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“I think holding 2fa9e5add1 this kind of ac4186923c ceremony is a 07935cb062 first.”dfdfa162af067e6d

The maiden b6f39357be next to 6d49b0a3b7 MoonWon spoke c1711dd909 in a 43abdaa78b friendly tone. MoonWon had been 0d865f609b a bit on a737955db6 edge, but when 5e45a4a00a she heard the 4326fc942f woman’s voice, she 0b0df96da6 felt herself relaxing b4f4ad6e70 a little bit. The maiden was beautiful, 5b63859fcd and her skin was 3870568051 so fair that it 71b44d35a1 reminded MoonWon of the a5e1b7ffd4 snow in winter.467d1638e880add3

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Although Consort Yu 703bb013d7 was a great f4abb9ac50 beauty, this lady’s 6873deb447 beauty was also 87a7df09e0 something to be 6035e04bb6 reckoned with.9e6589851cd2cb9c

“I haven’t been ade6368ec7 inside the Palace 970a8fd5df in a while, b468a3d1a6 so I didn’t 8f449d4d1f even know that d46a6cb3aa this was a 7ee5462ed2 first.”7a57bb33b5c4444a

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“Most of the e804f0da9d ladies here are 9222c0a65f older than me. It’s my first time 5003bdb3d2 meeting you, Miss.”414ee77b67bbe982

This lady 02bc5ff206 believed that f064ba5730 since they 37d2203e37 were of c46d82f095 the same d481610b0a age, MoonWon c5fc4874c8 wasn’t married 0d6af2b5ec either. However, even 528ddcb501 though MoonWon 9244c32121 was married, a71d8f85e0 it still fabbb7ac66 felt awkward.6ea9422ceeb6acea

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Still, she needed to df493a1891 clarify and smooth out 89cf226d6f any misunderstandings. MoonWon lowered her eb11d890d6 head towards the 4a0926b6c8 maiden.6a7cfeb22722bf61

“Since I got fc297099d9 married this year, 03baaf91b6 I think you b077ba7973 should call me 09dec37b95 ‘my Lady’ instead 4ebe217af6 of ‘Miss’.”5da72a40dc05b1ee

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When the lady heard this, her eyes narrowed. Was it just a feeling? For some reason, MoonWon felt as if this beautiful, shy maiden was suddenly displeased with her. e13d048bd3a101ed

Wondering if she was 242cbf74e6 correct, MoonWon began to 95e89ecf4f focus on her. However, in the 298a8d8ea0 next instant, the db1826c7bf lady quickly changed 33e5a10350 the mood and 1dc01c5b7d smiled at her.31bfcbb9fa297378

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“Do you 0df1da3757 happen to e7636dd42c be the ca8057594a wife of 24e546b171 the Chief c4306e571c Commander? I heard 63d00cfda6 you were 42fdf24706 the daughter 78e2fad20e of the cc01ecf212 previous attendant…”ba6b8bc909c6bd22

“My name is Ju 2fd89cabaa MoonWon. And your name 3f0c4b2082 would be…”49a8d67a3c884b01

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“Han SoHee. The duke is 78e7bc8d2a my father.”7cffc254a42d3ddd

“I see.”6627a670fdd49f60

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MoonWon nodded her head. The short conversation came 4585244f7f to a close, and faea6d14f0 the ceremony was finished. As soon 2f0f8f5e4d as it e06e0486b2 was done, 4ff940ac9e a eunuch babee930f0 approached her. He told 9a145270c9 her that 15a69a028f Heon had fb117a439b found a e4a797901c separate place f0018d2018 for them, 702658e043 so MoonWon 5dd866665b didn’t suspect 7a92518bd7 anything and 0a6d0215ed followed.6da2434e50c265bc

Expecting to see Heon, f6b88dc837 she never imagined she’d b9645b6083 be meeting JaeHoon instead.72f9d1b8da6634c9

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The only thought dd89dc3650 in her head 8347749885 was that she c7321ddf44 needed to go bc031a6e94 back, but she c45bf91fd6 couldn’t just turn d2722c15a3 around in JaeHoon’s 9a46a731e3 presence.0224c7343553896e

“Have you been well?”6ae75ca2f4da9343

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In the b54171aec4 past, whenever 93f4671e0a she met a1861462e7 with him, e1fdfd3ac0 she hadn’t b94da6e82d thought anything 02d1ef33f1 of it. However, now that she 7099183469 was married to Heon, dd5c5c3f12 meeting JaeHoon in private 77864875ec wasn’t proper at all.cb04aa0705e74538

Even if MoonWon didn’t mean anything to Heon and wasn’t really acknowledged as his wife, what wasn’t right was never right.17ec2634840f935c

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“Now that I a15f140a06 am married, meeting 0d97d22f85 with Your Highness 59cde3d195 in private is 6190d442e8 not proper. Especially not inside the a77e061928 Palace where there are d548d84de3 eyes everywhere. I will be taking 075d8ec368 my leave now.”51f26fff5960fd88

“Have you been d7443edd74 well?”f6238ca3038758c0

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JaeHoon asked hastily 91366f0f77 as if to 624d9ba706 keep MoonWon here. For some reason, his 5a579478a2 eyes looked fearful as f107a4604b they gazed at her.59b68f6213b69cad

“I have 43e188de04 been well.”40bcc38e64def4a8

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“You aren’t well, are fecff5c0c8 you?”18777f9eaf9042fa

MoonWon’s eyes widened. She finally realized df193adcfa why Heon had 8b30b440ab seemed so uncomfortable e00d8d5515 when they first ca88d297f9 arrived at the 2febf60052 inn. She now understood why ba3e7d5e34 they had moved from bda4f2961c the inn to a 35f4b268e4 residence.827ae8ddbae90f0d

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“Were you watching me?”dde28a68b7cac882

“If you were doing e71034c9df well, I wouldn’t have b169c2c88c met with you privately 4fbb803bb3 like this. I would have wished d8999c658c for your happiness and f7d8321c3d tried to forget you. However, that’s not 1c767527b6 true, is it? I wonder 3fb99ddb9b if he 2f02992aa0 treats you 64b9d4d0d5 the same c4f62a65c1 way he 69f97b0f6f treats Consort 2df4042a4b Yu.”940657b6135d717b

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“Your Highness.”f7bd158a43848380

“Tell me your true e9f1f4fe6b feelings now. That you regret 51f9e41778 it. That you’re having a ea9564b8d8 difficult time! If you tell me 8471261f45 the true feelings you ef54331a4b hide deep within your 043adf48b1 heart, I will help 0644bdb06c you.”85be6a505c907cc0

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When he was done 80feb2f61b speaking, JaeHoon held out d37496843f his hand as if 9726c7153d he were asking her a142e16020 to come with him.2a13916e0654e356

Even though he told 87b305f6f0 her he’d fulfill her edb153ac4a wishes, MoonWon felt that fb9ffe9569 the answer had already 41c80f54b3 been decided.3cc046ff3ddb2521

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If this had occurred 8f5bf649c0 before her family had 77e5b70937 collapsed, she would have 9cdef66597 gotten married to JaeHoon 3703ff0f15 and relied on him. Rather than the cold 53bdf9f95e and stiff Heon, JaeHoon bd50c14e3b would have been a b6fe146a23 lot more considerate towards 4be4f82b08 her.1db5747f6d2834cd

However…ff18ae8eca2b2562

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“My marriage was 246e76b8ee one that came 6872e0c9a2 with conditions, but 06aa45f54b I have no 5a54359e07 regrets. While my relationship 10a2c8230e with my husband 2073b2582a may not be a2bbc01222 smooth, we haven’t 2f668085fc been married very ea69397c9d long. Because I don’t know fac4566adb him very well, we 5097edb5d1 are bound to clash. That’s all.”c31cf0bf625e3f25

“MoonWon!”2532d2607883e651

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“My engagement to you 8c41e8163e has already become null 46eb005c39 and void. Don’t you know 827d0d633d this already, Your 2e60b52607 Highness?”9c813515dabb1f9d

Although her memories with JaeHoon were all in the past, she didn’t want to deny or disregard them. 6c6cc338b04f48c4

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They could ad6477a562 have gotten 7566bbb27f married. Seeing how everything 73eba7a758 turned out, it f3f346137a looked like they 43f298578f were not fated ae43ec55fe to be together.0693ccbef0a5b46f

“It may still b7bf02a08b be a bit 32dbf95a71 difficult, but I bbed13a833 want to try ba31b7c9a8 and live happily. So please let me c1dc585eee go now, Your Highness.”b14a416b721f343e

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As she spoke in 4324a41c76 a firm tone, MoonWon c20d6581bc smiled. After her family 5bae986fa1 had collapsed, this 0683aed2f8 smile had disappeared. But now, she 959bda3b3e was smiling at 5d78525e09 him just like 5d198d3af6 she used to. JaeHoon wavered 38aec25517 once again.860fe0b282a6ab33

Is this how everything e74e6226f3 would end?73bc509763511754

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“In the past, 01b7572bed you smiled at 95f5c714ea me very often, 6f08c3a21f Your Highness. Please let go of 32f1574d9b all the heavy baggage 947d6a6f6a in your heart and b3357b157f laugh like you used 951f815e06 to. You look a0bf79593e a lot ee1818d122 better when 1fab5db9dc you’re smiling, d54d050ad5 Your Highness.”c554a95db86648f5

Even though he looked 0ad3e8db92 like he was on 26996ca9f8 the verge of tears, d4e32b1b8c JaeHoon forced his lips 2cedd2fa07 into a smile.df241d9bdae1f6b4

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If it was something ff7b0bcb02 MoonWon wanted, he would fd4a633c03 do it no matter 23cde816c9 what. Even if it 06e7fcee09 ripped him apart eccc82c3bf and trampled him a71b6479ab to death, he’d e15429dbfe endure it all.cdb5558eb527c664

Did he truly have 915a9231e8 to give up on b146e2625b her?cea3a2b045d6369a

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MoonWon smiled 5060e3d134 back at 4d8e8eb1b3 him. Suddenly, she felt 04ebaf5200 a presence and 54fdd2de5b turned around. Her bright smile 745b8b8616 faltered and grew 4df7914e84 stiff.3df2354225147b5b

“H-Husband.”e129b93aa30c2c99

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Even though she hadn’t fa5485081a committed a crime, her cc89daff0b heart sank. Heon’s disheveled 92b2e5da84 appearance and f48c72fd74 his piercing c93516ae65 eyes made acd3a96c66 her catch 71a556b445 her breath.624e72e3a5926cb5

She was a594f1379e merely trying 9f860dc9ba to use 3435eda378 this opportunity 5c3ed24dda to cleanly 111615e37c end things aed32cebd8 with JaeHoon.fddd4ce9cc6e7c03

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However, it didn’t 75ee31d45d bode well that a879eda321 she had been b7619582dc caught by Heon.c2084127c44b75ee

“Husband, let me explain. This is… Ah!”833ad4207d7e971b

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Heon approached 05442a47ec MoonWon and 3adbb7bdeb grabbed her 51f095f3bd wrist. His grasp d556f15554 was so 0adf962a4a tight that e5c169ba85 she could bad7bca1fd barely feel 9f7a7e96c4 any blood fc263a4403 circulate to 9e09ceb98d her hand. It hurt, but 1ecd84c025 MoonWon did not 17b6f36311 ask him to 5a04293d87 let go.993821f6d4405331

Heon glared at JaeHoon 379e95a65e as if he were e1992f6a9f ready to kill him 9135dbf443 this instant. Instead, he grabbed 5c13368f6c MoonWon and walked e3c7c40823 in the opposite cfe37badcb direction.a599e7dc7019f26d

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Heon was e392bcc755 usually a a75dd92cdc very fast cafcd840a9 walker, but d4c7fa53f0 he was 145dccae69 even faster 3bfaf3c563 today.1c1cdf5580abc497

With her wrist 74ff04a2ff in his grasp, 76be8a3ae8 MoonWon followed him cc379f06b2 as she tried 4b604ef85f to catch her d160512d95 breath.ae933b7a4b47017f

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“H-Husband! Just a bit…!”e6b7592bed8964d1

Rather than saying she 9ad3a7a6e3 was following him, it 9ed6dc3a86 would be more accurate 05e506f6ff to say that he b256cef3b4 was dragging her away. A few eunuchs and b9f2645aeb court ladies tried to 606d98763d diffuse the situation, but e46fa614f8 they were unable to 54d14403ee approach due to Heon’s c3246c058a fierce aura and ended 9b0c173d24 up running away.e89faf0bfaca6c87

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She couldn’t let 6a1d809c88 him drag her 9fd739774c out like this. She put 0ab7e8138f her all 0f82e69fa4 into stopping 9550b5d809 Heon and 9856fad990 finally managed 053c8376e2 to shake 9db091f419 off his b483ac7b80 grasp.474b1d1cdba3714a

“Why are 61be231c34 you being 1830610414 like this?”d55dae8f61d97173

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“The Palace is full 65f10fbbf9 of eyes, and you 4ea3ef7605 have the gall to 6d7ca58605 ask me that?”7f07afe6cb9162a6

“I haven’t done 0b3c8d6ae4 anything wrong!”1fa4a12e8f4e6b91

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“A married ff1df645e3 woman smiling 3dc325b3b9 with the d5e368d440 man who 0805c8d1c2 used to 61e8513f7c be her a039522c18 betrothed isn’t e0829907e2 wrong?”decec594b4e33393

MoonWon didn’t have anything 52eeadf3a5 to say to that.a95913e8df8567f1

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It’s not that she 92b92ef592 hadn’t thought of that, 5ba3ee4be5 but how could she, 5dce9bfbe7 the wife of a 1cf8e6d891 mere commander, act willfully 1bd822351f towards the Crown Prince? MoonWon believed 5fd75578d9 that she 8a4cc2d662 did her 3c2c3ed43e best to d707b335b1 keep her 9dd34e19bc distance with 924c0dee32 JaeHoon given c0d967cb7d her situation.73fe230d3579735b

It was definitely 01907a49dd a situation that e26933776e could cause Heon 3fcd31cfb5 to misunderstand. After calming b515b0560f down, MoonWon 0ad10f8205 spoke up.11b25e4a10c3bd2e

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“Let me tell b54f7d083c you what we 87cf9b42b2 spoke about. Once you hear 0fcd53d951 what was said, 4f7b14c58d your anger will 2cc200877e fade.”3b8867f2ca7f2c8e

“I’m heading back.”c67be9824caa6482

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“What?”fb0737e46518ba18

MoonWon’s eyes widened. However, Heon’s heart had 8eb6e27d72 already hardened at this a92ac783f2 point.9673162d4c191167

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He no longer 2018642007 wanted to concern c46edd815a himself over JaeHoon, c27ccced9f Consort Yu, or 1fb87a76f9 MoonWon. He had 920b2d6080 suffered everything 995226a139 he could 4eba55d81a have suffered 9f43db7a20 in this 47fb0d9779 situation.f0cd3a660e6537ae

“I’ll tell Junghwan to bda34d83e3 prepare for our departure.”3711ae0641400366

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After saying c75af1d53a what he 9960c233e5 wanted to a959c3fec5 say, Heon d6b73ff188 turned around.c5134b40308e1939

Despite her eyes 0e2bd24af2 growing damp with 26664ba480 tears, MoonWon’s clenched 40803c1cf9 fist began to bb5b448305 tremble. Watching his back a913c23e1f as he led 24c522aeb4 the way, MoonWon 09d08900e0 no longer cared 0d2cbaaaef whether he ignored 39f56d0d2d her after this.b9ffe0771701d090

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“Why are 8cc611ce87 you so 1b318b0586 unwilling to 0746b6830b listen to c9e4aba4a8 me at acc25fcada all?”f85f62d289b731c8

When he 9d98b5d1f8 heard this, aff6482082 Heon’s brow e1432a4374 twitched. However, MoonWon wasn’t 1f6c6a81f7 finished.67b5b66cab3a24ba

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“I merely told 85be20915b him to let 91eed24154 go of the 520c083f19 baggage in his 5286034e86 heart and live 651f7d612a comfortably. Now that I am 53ff947b4b married, I told him b691ea04ab he should just forget 36e1eacf91 about me. That’s all I 3eee0373d2 said.”ecc291fdfff575fc

She merely told herself everything was fine, but she was still hurt and upset that she was being dismissed by Heon. Even though it wasn’t easy to approach such a cold man like him, she still wished that she was a good woman in Heon’s eyes.260a597b746e088d

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“Do you 68ad74df01 hate me b7efdc06d8 that much?”1cb0c0fb8385bbcc

He easily misunderstood her 8308603288 just because she had 662f21fd0d a conversation with JaeHoon. He was so 7dd0c16837 worried about what c7aff7d460 others might have 2bae2000e0 seen and didn’t 8b11c858ea place any trust a855de009a in her.e66bd72f0c7c4f9c

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She’d be 776d797afe thankful to e84a8283e7 see any ebb94045d2 chance or 98c41d7239 possibility to 8f30a2a0fb grow closer 8235e03765 to him. She thought f58d21718f they were b04dded449 growing a 44942a0b9c little closer, 30f3eac3fc but in cd5d764111 the end, 10e5e68b5b MoonWon’s reality f8b66ac45b was cruel.02c6fc7bd9b078cf

“Am I…! Am I that untrustworthy?”900ad48f01393761

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She was the one bd690c2a99 who had clung onto 973469d833 him in order to 6a0b0f4583 save her family, but c9ec3992ec she still felt that f27a06abe9 he was a good 907791b9b2 man.4e380b8c0f6370a8

Even though it was 608be4c77e difficult to approach him, 0685d0cba9 she felt like she 91aa9a57bf saw a glimpse of bd8270d165 warmth inside the coldness. She thought he was 107e09c250 a man who she e7fb892ec0 could live her life 2e2f70c1a2 with.e4028e1d6407ea2f

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“I’m really 1b014346a9 doing my 229a02ab3e best.”cf73464494a17b5c

The tears that were f65964d433 clinging to the edge 52ee89ac12 of her eyes began d0e80fbb07 rolling down her cheek.67c4446a3f655299

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The anger e5ae50dd0c that had fd285f532f boiled over 101e888b90 began to 2c36733931 cool. Back then, e79da1531f Heon had 4718b036f5 only thought 9736cfe447 about taking d809a582bf her away 50dc5d66a5 from JaeHoon.6627a6c48aad5e15

JaeHoon was 2e01b2e497 the problem. Heon never thought 8e0e8364dd that MoonWon had fe5fbed9aa deliberately gone to 938e8a5a0e meet him. As MoonWon tried 27b60707c1 to swallow her 41a5c52961 tears, Heon tried 6b5a9e902a to stretch out d5057c0015 his hand to 3109f051ab her.ba4aaf7b75ba8d1d

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However, before it eb244ef3bb could reach her, 4e40238b62 it stopped in b65728e05a midair.1193ecc45e5c45ff

‘Mm.’b4e8eabd46597b0f

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It was 10ebf664a1 barely there, ace03ccc6d but he c361d8e279 could sense e3897604c0 someone’s presence. There was only one dd5a0b2736 person in the Palace a6df5b3795 who would watch over 48579ee88f him like this. Heon grimaced.7e269015582b55b6

Manipulating a 7eee0e7e5a situation and 7d19bfd4fd testing those 9578d0f5db involved was db8a6ac230 something Consort 05436757f7 Yu did 1ebd021dda best. If he let 3e0f24516b his emotions waver 1b9ccec2ce at any moment, d89d4ddd91 Consort Yu’s focus 19eb7ee9cf wouldn’t turn to c3685fea00 Heon. It would land on b2b48989b9 MoonWon. He couldn’t idly 7d188e3a9e watch MoonWon suffer 88a1965b5a under the Consort’s 5dd25fd1a1 hands.b5be513178d5deb9

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“It doesn’t 971d912af8 matter if 9b64da330f you’re doing 436b5ccf3a your best. What can’t be will e95446ee07 never be.”0d679d799f72e9c6

He mustn’t 2367e8bb22 show any cf15743d5a weakness to 764a618076 anyone. Especially not Consort 42c57fcba6 Yu.93aa54f6c82ec137

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He had 2a6fae9450 almost completed 8606c5c269 his goal. He couldn’t let his aba555a792 preparations all go to c16f3910c6 waste just because he 4d188639c0 couldn’t control his emotions.055b161457517682

Even as he watched MoonWon lower her eyes to the ground, Heon needed to do what must be done. a1983655c00f992a

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“If this 868c838a0a is what 1da704af89 you call 92bf01cb6c ‘doing your 5dfe42a31f best’, then 45e877e067 do more. If you think bb2b3fb2ef your efforts until ba2e73f94e now are worth 2750473c8a being acknowledged, then 662913ae4d you’re wrong.”9be816983b1b2d1f

After saying 00257db7ab these words, f6b0cb6ebb Heon turned 53614e8980 around and ceb786fd44 left. Once Heon 6bcbbd459a disappeared, MoonWon 69f3a9b3a9 felt as 6b5828ade8 if the d9ee90f8df air around e051d6cb40 her had 262631946e turned cold.b605b9edaa081e5e

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Her best wasn’t good 3d7a54fe1c enough? She couldn’t see 8fba2ef29e straight as a d12606ab34 deep sense of 8beb49bc94 frustration pushed down 3630f97729 on her heart.c82b4bc897f452cc

“Huu.”4f596e4655c95fb4

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MoonWon took 805eca5d1c a deep 1a9f844c67 breath to 137febbf4f settle her 5e65a88176 nerves.8e1f0e5fdbee83be

Even though she felt wronged and upset, she couldn’t have done anything differently. a55b1f8f2c0c0f28

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Was this the result 0776f00b58 she had expected when a893c9e59b she had put her d33173897b all into dressing up 5d828a01e0 today? A dark e6006d86f7 hopelessness swallowed dfd7ac992a MoonWon whole.501d1feb118e20e3

In the end, d1ee05c4ef this was just a01bd5d1fa another thing she ab559368f8 had to endure.02416a777ac9f715

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However, before 739e1d16c3 she could 703678f0f1 take three ef841e9eee steps, MoonWon 843ee39105 covered her 63b8ec5fd9 face with 570a59863c her hands. A tear slipped through 9b15f8b5d9 her slender fingers and 746e344bf8 dripped to the ground.95d845298a720209