FIB Ch 5 part 2

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“Is the duke 9be9865da0 on his way?”d6a7948c5cc06df5

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Consort Yu anxiously chewed 158267fdaf on her nails. Seeing her so nervous, 1c48fecedb the court ladies all 970f9a73c5 looked anxiously at the ce1978464a closed door as well. However, despite their wishes, ecac3834d7 they saw no sign ff8404b0d7 of the door opening 20a265f710 anytime soon.d54a7da7ca07613b

“Why hasn’t Court Lady b76bf78e89 Yeo come back yet?! She only went b97aa81344 out to see 68fa6625f3 what was going 6945f8d7ad on.”9ed83efd0a3decc0

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“That is… Because 7ce222eb57 there hasn’t been d467f903a6 any news from 82f7bb6cbb the court ladies 5c65a90b7f we sent out…”34bc2f74877227aa

“Even after everything has 17d65b27c3 turned out like this, df658d6808 you are still going c4c19f1394 to tell me to 351fc1941d wait?!”fc012b8c305ec5fd

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The mood 8510b2542c in the 151cdfa84c room grew fa0306975f even more c9e75d61e1 tense as d9974039ca Consort Yu 47c05af6cd began to b5c8743ca7 express her 2abb99e5c4 rage. However, Consort eb256d297a Yu could a2567b312a not calm e92288c018 down. Recently, the southwest had b2a35a2cb5 suffered a great flood. As soon as this 1f8e226c45 disaster occurred, the Emperor efd47019e9 issued an imperial order 72788ff720 to send out the 906babaac9 necessary resources from his 0267b2e806 personal treasury in order c80f719c0c to alleviate the suffering be96a8f698 of the people.ff2b4ae29e328ef4

Either way, cb7a1859a1 it wasn’t b7aa027546 very difficult 035c2ccccf to siphon c745d3caff out some 8070798aa8 of that 3533784fb0 money, and 7ff668fd10 it happened cda9a34db4 regularly, so dccad15a9f she didn’t 3de7c285b1 think much 92588e3644 of it.d703031124b0f776

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“Who messed e3d751776f with it?! Who?!”cca8de3ac9b8f3e0

By the 8eaea8887c time the 8b0f2a340f goods had ad2b6258c3 arrived to aab099ed8d the waiting 75f007ad8c citizens, less 7dfbb80988 than half 363cbf5816 was left. Either way, the fee742be9a citizens always took 959b3e0b69 what they were 269a98d3aa given, so they 0f4bf670b5 didn’t expect them 3a21c55bfb to mind. However, the problem arose f4f2354cca when the enraged citizens e415e63b0a killed the government official 75612eb3c5 who had brought the d9d7e17178 goods to them, and 3b5600c9c3 the news of the 61e5e122cf embezzlement had reached the 27bd8cf886 Emperor’s ears.515faedd04d36d2a

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“Your Highness! Court Lady e6f9f34f11 Yeo has 0f0bb01003 arrived.”9d7247a9f6b04394

“Hurry up and bring d6ec173021 her in!”70c4dac1e3cc563c

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The furious ed95d1e3be emperor commanded f9ce0af4a9 Prime Minister 0f1a89413d Lee Moon 516ec17aa9 to capture 305bbb2f5a all those c64ef62acc who were f77a943362 related to 38055c0930 this incident.e43072fa709a12df

Despite Consort Yu’s f353510cdc attempts to diffuse 0a7b4e78fc the situation, she 5b29297dec ended up running 0112a88bf2 away with her f6fe1545de tail between her 5f823f712e legs. Because of 4cac3ca980 this, about b4f1ccde15 thirty percent 90c8248cc7 of her 5b085a242e supporters ended 0764875994 up being f9fbfd07bd stripped of 12065550c8 their positions f40be17291 and were e9e3195a6c sent back d7773e0786 to their 5465cc10cc hometowns.6432d097f3cc5d42

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She was already 8dfc0c0fe2 so busy dealing 507c1f37a7 with the attacks 8053b63df6 coming from Lee 2bc63c64ea Moon, but this 42a64730bb time, things were 2c43fc13c7 looking very bleak.8a509659f4d998cb

“Your Highness Consort.”871d0147b4ecc29c

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“So? Who replaced them?”44702694804f769d

Consort Yu asked frantically 2d2e169aa3 as she watched Court 16abf48dd0 Lady Yeo lower her 95d39c53dc head.d093743ed158200c

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“That is…”8f3985d6517e1cdd

“Hurry up and 6f60e00638 tell me! Are they Lee 7b292f6e89 Moon’s people? Or has the Deputy b99e6cdca6 Secretary General made a 4962b5f54e comeback?”97e7dd3c890d28dd

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Court Lady Yeo’s a2eb4aefa7 head sank even e3dc87bae8 deeper.78447d843cda2252

Although she 00adaaa5f7 had lived 42c0d82454 at the 912ff68eb6 Palace for 6d83b7de3b many years 7463aaada2 now, Court dc6e45aea4 Lady Yeo 1ba6af1e0d didn’t know a0cbe34e8f how to 9dafc2f7e5 explain this 0952943b08 situation.df257e626d318271

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Although she tried to 5b526eb407 find out how this f2b465bf9a person became involved, no 81e91acc78 matter where she looked, 18d5641837 she couldn’t find anyone 158bcde74f who seemed to have 3fbe499a65 a clear understanding.893678455f2015f2

“Almost all e437bb2d1c of the aeb890899a ones who 436aab5d58 have taken cdd6af9a4a the vacant a184c94df2 seats were b5e81a2d20 rec-recommended by 528bc5f85a the Chief 79ac2c25eb Commander.”3bfc78f7b29b6dd9

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“What?”b34070dae95fa9f6

Consort Yu’s eyes b68c7faa35 widened like that 3c5b5e09a5 of a rabbit’s. After taking 85663356c6 a look 08a6513f11 at Consort 5924ec8c3f Yu’s expression, 286687a41c Court Lady faa0cc38b5 Yeo quickly 9fd1279c2c closed her 0c0577a13d eyes.ff9353ab72e1c935

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“Additionally, the father 214c53635b of the Chief 7e6df67bed Commander’s wife, the bf019fe7c8 head of the 6dd7a90984 Ju family, has b923d6719c been reinstated.”a3be4ab9d27d0045

Crash!f97566bd0c102b5a

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The teacup was d72821974d thrown to the 4364d201c4 floor. Consort Yu’s fists were 7faf8ed660 trembling.7a93f3b779a34719

“Your Highness Consort!”b3aa0331486db18d

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“Don’t come near ebee098781 me!”7ebb02bb10df8899

Consort Yu let out a sharp cry as the court ladies rushed towards her. The surprised court ladies returned to their original spots as Consort Yu tried with much difficulty to put a smile on her face. 4dfc791e78cbc4db

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When she heard that 96e7184058 the spots had been edb55cdaec filled with Heon’s people, 494fb5646b she first thought it 1a757f26cf would be better than 3f134bb9cb it being Lee Moon’s a7f76733b1 people. However, that 4b0d6666ba feeling didn’t 59936ac58d last very 715c42a4b7 long.428e56db325a75a0

Was it truly 046d5703c3 for the best? If Heon was 2ddea19aa7 the one who cca0732487 had led the 80b782d337 charge in this d127bd1a7c incident, then…34149f82bf7c4d82

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“Heon… Did 4d53a609b4 that child 4d3cf0bd93 make an 5caef58ef9 alliance with 5c215dee50 Lee Moon?”bc3c00fd2f36fb0d

But she quickly shook 278ef3345d her head. Lee Moon hated Consort ab9ba421bc Yu with a passion. He hated her so c320172764 much that he even 6e56068a05 wanted her dead, so 45838be56a there was no way b8b6140228 he would look favorably 2220f82c2a upon Heon, her only 2ae3a708e6 son. There was no way 60f2187e20 that man reached out 58609307ac his hand to Heon.d1964eac18c5525e

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“If he was 400095ba75 only interested in ba33114808 protecting the things 41bdd1d3fa his father left f9cdaad97a behind, why did cfcf9b7a5f he go and d46115aa38 make a move f395767c47 like that?!”67970c1fc8e852d2

Even though 82db92f8c5 Heon had 50857fb020 feelings of 50222b378c hostility towards fa816ff7d7 Consort Yu, 502ce14d4c he was 72a63bc96a never interested aa7de8cc57 in power af6804967e or authority. He took 8b879a3857 after his 48cdca5c61 father so 93757ac48d much in ea7e9b66dd that respect. She believed his main 77ef185a9f goal in life was 23769e8390 to protect the territory ed1759e9d2 left behind by his c2763d0570 father.1876b51a2f081cc2

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There was ac93b61956 no way 3b5453f738 the Heon 5acc3b5d71 she knew d485594a7a would make 7a57fac8d7 a move 36c312b963 like this.01bd2222658d5f9b

“Could it be…?”fcd8b23ac6449297

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As she pondered this, d97c4288a0 a light suddenly flashed 4fcc2acd49 in her eyes.ab21aff30b45e05d

“That child 8aad18791b was acting f2e78c8849 like he 9afb018df7 didn’t care, 2421c032f9 but could 63cb5475f4 it be d817266def that it 8c696a0604 isn’t the 611e285933 case?!”e26661744bd69323

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“Your Highness Consort.”00055182f9c80ea1

“Didn’t you 675e288f5a tell me e4ab720ada that he 9c9f5c6762 acted indifferent f73d6e7d76 towards her f8837d8edf at the d2da7d7cec banquet? Didn’t you tell ed45610352 me that he 7877b65910 pushed her away f31e7e2938 even when she a212251839 clung onto him?! Did you lie to ca6424b833 me?!”5e5c3f09498c1f18

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“Not at all, Your 5492ace069 Highness Consort. How could this b225653026 servant lie to e0173ec556 you?”c84a27b8bf8318b7

The court lady’s answer 35a89d9ae1 made Consort Yu’s eyes c7536b194f tremble.6978b9761950df86

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Whether Heon made an 87f36f7960 alliance with Lee Moon 615dc91108 or was making some a6e3f69c46 kind of hidden deal 9a112d9703 with the Emperor was 955d56df88 not important right now.b21294c978a28407

Even though she 8a809b6fae wasn’t sure who 47777737a4 made the move, 0750cb2c09 she knew one f76c04b9b4 thing for certain.b2105b6e423146c0

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“I was 2569870c1a only trying 754bcdd882 to make 27bbde5d10 the Crown d458a71315 Prince waver, a4f9fee7ad but it f6d75d855a seems that ef021c0910 I made 9b067e05fa my son 32557f2fea waver instead.”20a26a6f0eaca877

The one c48c42e90d who moved 47381132bc was not e050b9ad1f JaeHoon as 3d0c001b91 she had 6dba824660 expected. It was Heon.9fab9ef479d7c639

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Was this the price 6b06ff16c5 he was making her 15e509f96c pay for what she a6dd0351a4 had done at the 6686feaeb2 banquet? However, this 03a116437a was such 771a7fb209 a large 8a36a0f9c5 price to 97d6bc6d04 pay for 903094b923 a mere b60d56feb5 trick.6527f6fcbe1d80c4

“So you have 4271a6f819 found something else f0c74a5153 to protect, is d43a030708 that it?”502523ecb99932e8

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“Your Highness, cf95f37924 please calm 90e2eb76f4 down.”a2889360cd2bab09

“Why does c7e7508112 it have 0659e1a9a9 to be a2915a548d that wench?! Why?!”0a2b5f14ef9c16aa

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“Your Highness!”39e67012775acd07

Consort Yu staggered 1f332aa00f as if she 891878da90 were going to 8a9657ab1b faint. Court Lady Yeo approached f0aec3eb45 her. As she 8d4689216f leaned on 3b4e87b260 Court Lady f75f0cd92e Yeo, Consort f09acd3553 Yu’s red 0c6a6a30b8 lips trembled.471ee1d68456f37d

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Although she had 424405b34f insisted on leaving fddaab6686 just a moment 6c4a078cad ago, Consort Yu b1c56da5e5 crumbled back into d8e044fa88 her seat.6d431ff3ea7c04d6

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“We must 3661cc83bf use this f993ef8a49 opportunity to ff368dcc5e drive out dba637c430 the Consort 49e4a178c5 completely.”ca69bf7f0c1421d5

“Even though most 141856e4a4 of the spots e139270ad9 were taken up 6ce5b61c65 by the Chief 9ad27ce3c7 Commander’s people, we d5f91b4a1b must take out 3d6c0b19bf the roots before 6d1abd2502 they dig any ed22047865 deeper! I cannot stand 12bf004af9 idly by and fa42123fa8 watch as the 24f95ce373 nation of SeoMoon d821fd5f7d wavers against the 704a79a9ae flip of a d48fc9da30 woman’s skirts!”1e9f62d3b6e763c3

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The people who 4451314c67 had gathered at 01be0b32cc Lee Moon’s residence 3d47c1c070 for a meeting ac42dc3290 all cried out ca6e0d283a their displeasure regarding 761f29619a the Consort.4aded1f8f7a01670

Even though 9c0d23290e she was ac09b6b068 married, she 344f146998 had an 254db1e5ae affair with d7824e3a8e the Emperor 7be79b06be and entered 1e11218148 the Palace. She even dared 4350a452a3 to assert her fe431fe0ff authority. Many nobles were 68e09e954f uncomfortable and unsatisfied d4ab2ba8d7 with the Consort.e8f1d95196be5390

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Because of Consort c093e49483 Yu, the relationship 57e534d357 between the Emperor a4e8d7366a and Prime Minister 54f823db7e Lee Moon grew 7b0541f6ac strained. Those that followed 404ae5a6e0 Lee Moon absolutely 0793f07707 loathed the Consort.d6030ad51ea002be

“The Chief Commander c979db0ce9 is also a 2377cb6ff9 problem! Even if we are 747d0b101a able to depose the 582fcb4352 Consort’s authority this time, dca39732b6 her son will merely 192321e091 replace her. If the Chief Commander 23367d018c allies himself with the 026e12722b Consort, don’t you think f6e0e43b05 it’ll all remain the bd297948bc same anyway?”22ab9b3bf384c30d

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“Even you are aware a72130a859 that His Majesty covets 20b7753298 the Chief Commander, aren’t d9068a3d49 you, Prime Minister? Until now, the Chief b69757a002 Commander hasn’t shown any 44c19839fb interest, but in case 2f23a239c4 he changes his mind, 92357c98fe we must act!”36d15dae7438925e

“We must remove the 4d32d9d562 Chief Commander in order dce07b7dc9 to take down the b7e72bbe0a Consort. If we leave things 99df1752cf be, we will be dc70ee653b the ones who suffer!”be5c337e1bc6617a

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Lee Moon swept his 3f23335a69 thumb across his chin fd591cbc44 as he listened to 686ba5668f the nobles talk. Lost in thought, bf7d6dc6d5 Lee Moon stared d4e1ff4087 at the table. Then he glanced at dbb431680f a closed door.f5541f1d213229e8

“Do you all think 8b65dc5578 that Chief Commander Lee 8eacaae759 Heon will form an 783ea00f19 alliance with Consort Yu?”e52f372203cc5220

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The nobles’ confused 8ed1d11fd8 eyes all turned e2b0fcf565 to Lee Moon. Staring at 11b4d61469 the closed 2780339300 door, Lee 2e44c298bb Moon leaned 7c1ce0084b back in d366b4db35 his chair. The nobles 402958bba5 opened their 035827c7f6 mouths to 0c6342e303 say something 7c136c0337 but were 985e4fbb8f stopped when 144585bddc Lee Moon bd686a0c4c raised his fe937b924e hand.03fd4f4e16de1a86

“Let’s end things 1efb36fec2 here for today.”72ecf08cc58a68af

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“Prime Minister!”35f9aa9cec5d683e

“If we act a65ce8b4d2 too hastily, we a191207a06 may catch His 67fd60585a Majesty’s eyes. If that happens, then d46e8c60c4 it will be us, 9e81967f27 not Consort Yu, who 45f588f0ee will fall first. While we fba76c2bbd cannot deny 0237921009 that the 2ca8d2e618 Chief Commander’s 2612855310 influence has a8f2af3c43 grown, we 8af8f32857 do not f45097abf9 know who 8220e44a77 intended it. Therefore, it would be 2a9576c8d4 best for us not 43883cd5ec to get ahead of c42b30ade0 ourselves. As you all know, f14d967b41 the Chief Commander has 0d7a170ac0 endured the many dangers f7ffd881c0 that have come his 2e4f6df6c0 way. However, he is 31f6180701 not such a ddb23a7067 great man who 4fe9756f05 is willing to 8e0097a5b7 endure it for b3b8eea3d2 much longer.”5bca26da644819ec

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When they 96933e4ea4 heard that c4a35ccca7 the Chief 22cdb40d2b Commander wasn’t 99e96c433d one to 9cbff8f2df endure the 033b22e8b1 dangers any 4ce2466079 longer, the 520856e2c7 nobles looked 0455ce9178 around at 70d64f94d9 each other. Seeing this, 2f2cbd0e23 Lee Moon 8aacc820c7 narrowed his 4517a3aad9 eyes.006c3f0ff52f4c09

Whether it was in the battlefield or in the capital, or even back in his own territory, Lee Heon was constantly attacked by assassins. It happened so often that it would aggravate anyone in the same situation. However, unexpectedly, he did not make a counterattack. He merely took care of the assassins and never spoke of it publicly. 6e77ca7691a6bbd6

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The nobles nervously got up from their seats and exited the room. When their presence had completely disappeared, Lee Moon gestured to a servant who was standing quietly next to the closed door. 2bffe4851551baba

The door opened, 358c3e028a and Heon was 0ceeb4f1b0 sitting in the 6bdd8bbbe7 small space behind 92fa7a51db it.d23dad69ec07049a

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“Did you 0ac4cd175e enjoy listening?”9b70d1b83339fc20

Heon’s eyes slowly went efb316c66a to Lee Moon.8082f001ebdf857c

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Just meeting his aa844fc3b2 cold, fierce eyes 6ad8e65e7a made Lee Moon b901ea95b0 catch his breath. The more he e881b39f75 saw Heon, the 264c826035 more he reminded 5e27530f40 him not of 7688b44491 Consort Yu but 33335e2eea his late father.d93460cd9b333c1e

The foolish man a3ba63c213 who fell in 3e0c0987cd love with her f21d1a0f7e at first sight c627597db2 and from then 649cc48315 on only continued 2aa3ceaad9 to live for 1393f8a62b her. The wife he f18ebf2e60 considered so precious d4cee8a02f ultimately betrayed him 9ffe4a3f3f and left him. Rather than d0135fb8ee growing angry, 6db7eeb90b the stupid 0be858b849 man reproached 1c62e817b8 himself and 4f0d1f8b8c even ended edcb1b6766 up taking f94352bac9 his own 029d7ec163 life.6e093a10a733791b

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“Why did you show c89a732221 this to me?”d7baaff0ec1d0e44

“I’m not sure. I just wanted to d66ab0fee8 show you.”1ae1595552fc9fc7

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“What do 1602269d8f you mean?”51d5a0729b551fd2

“Those men would never 1d738d8df8 have imagined that the a01f99560e one who led the 141d8f7c0e charge this time was 7fa2db469e you. Even though you 1a4f5a5fb4 were the one e2694fa130 leading the attack, 6fd513b74b you are still 1753484435 being misunderstood. I was just curious 7808dc9edd to see if you’d 712cc5d7f0 be upset after hearing 5402de0854 their words.”694df170ca4c4bad

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Unlike Lee Moon’s relaxed 66d60edc38 expression, Heon’s face did 8eb6ba7f44 not change. Was there anyone who d2aa106a56 could make this man 9e3eb67ed8 waver? Lee Moon felt 224b557f13 like such a 694b10b7eb person did not 131334caaa exist.991bfa6892134665

His mother’s betrayal, his collapsed clan, his incompetent father who ended up disappearing… All of these shadows ended up making a man like him. b4e33300d17b4d01

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And because of 8e3589b13f this exact reason, 0286e298d9 Prime Minister Lee 203f03e22e Moon could not aca83229cf acknowledge Heon just 09934b845b as he couldn’t 77d436b7c6 acknowledge the Consort.e0845e721e2eb856

“Whether you e6a3bef3f6 like it e1745edbad or not, cd99e94a83 you are 730cb1ad8d Consort Yu’s 49eb5d9d5f weakness.”ddeb0cbfccc9f67c

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However, while he 9087035068 hated the Consort ff0925e252 to death, he e566820db4 felt that he 8d3451fe75 could stretch out decdbbb144 his hand to 8ab2221364 Heon and form 9de6bedc9f an alliance with dbe0b20412 him.593d0e20617b9c3d

“You must block the 725ce74dbc Consort. That is the c32978f2f9 only way you 8f2b5ebd7b can live.”d263ba81cda44267

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“Do you 89f3ad725c think that b2605c0ee1 those men 53482f6f55 will be 20178a6922 able to 6b5c5ebd99 kill me?”fabdc25632c2cfe9

His voice 01624f1998 was monotonous 6a0fc72d79 and he 3d4ab6619c betrayed no 24162c0ac0 emotion. Although he took after 28cc1b3516 his father, at times 8a7c79ffdc like this, Lee Moon 762d926d0b couldn’t see his mother d94215212c nor his father in f872a7353d him.68b31fadf559c8d2

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“Or are you a2f1d4aad9 using the excuse c9b10b7f52 of me blocking c06e74d17e her to turn c65b7655fa me into a 6094de3086 son who killed 92b4b4ec04 his mother?”2adc04c6ed886e19

Feeling as bddc3f5e02 if Heon 8a476e8145 had read c012721b78 his mind, 354c95f935 Lee Moon’s 05f462fda9 brow slightly 3b114e03f2 twitched.d599577107193181

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Seeing this, d2c8efe16c Heon swallowed e25d4ec9a0 the bile 7d3edafeab that rose ee22a2c0f6 in his ca159daf16 throat. There was no reason 36f0329d83 for Lee Moon to e8e18a80a3 show such a side eabde045f0 of himself to Heon 8ff84ec041 at his own detriment.2f87c58f4a619165

Whether it was the 1466a81877 Consort who tried to 49b98be8ae grab ahold of him 6fe26a5f33 for her own future 77b5129bf4 or this man who 19a0a98e7d wanted to use Heon 86598d4d43 in order to get b90a188d2f rid of the Consort, 4f94d14d93 they were all the 65e062168e same in his eyes.4b937f35f6c66759

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“Consort Yu 48f7f7a2e7 is merely 7afbb6fdaa an obstacle 4575987353 in your 35996e0711 life.”43de8e4bf8aad3c8

“Then are you 001b902298 saying that you f286c0ac4e are a help 8e86e70081 to me, Prime b2e90b0c00 Minister?”fcddfaf6be9e5b9a

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“That will f7fa0a5ddf depend on 2011a9baf1 your actions, ce9fdcd116 won’t it?”e4d75159f3cd5770

“In the 1d3212b23d end, I e197229bf2 am merely 85634cfacc the Consort’s bd3469c049 son. According to these men, 25a06bd63f am I not going 0a4c6509e8 to bring you trouble 7d6b638f69 in the future? I know f89964b969 that you e103fb21be are not 5d856293bf a man 68f579cab0 who lets 6b4c8fe7fd future troubles 0a4a959423 be, Prime 69382bbf84 Minister.”80a8fbd843108b84

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After a long silence, Heon let out a sigh. No matter what he said, he would always be the Consort’s son. This stigma would follow him around for the rest of his life. 0b479db310019fcc

“If only you weren’t 0e6d943049 the Consort’s son, we abc3bf1791 would have gotten along 50e9524edf very well.”3ec16fbba74644e1

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“I do 59b44b1abd not think 17e771d630 so.”2ce89af4b2e5f3a7

From the 98ee8cceae start, Heon d1a6d28012 did take be52313271 his government 5256302cb3 post because 710841bd46 he wanted eee64fd2fd the power 4fd9fa2a2d that came 80f1adc3b2 with it. He had merely planned df381980d0 on decreasing the Consort’s b7586de3c1 authority by recommending his a4372a56b9 own people into vacant cdbc67a12a positions, but he never 601ee0d023 planned on gathering any d37cd21bc1 power.46a8926d21a58355

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Because of that stupid b2fab881f3 banquet, not only had 1c99413ba2 he become a laughingstock, bea27c6f35 but so had MoonWon. After that day, MoonWon e8e08758fc seemed to have quietly 9263fb34e3 let it go, but 951521fce6 he still felt like 1d347fc7d8 a lump of sand 64e53f76cb was stuck in his 9ab990be86 throat.d8a6883cc85e3d3b

If he could bfc9cae6e4 not escape the 516b69db7f watchful eyes of a7465faef9 Lee Moon, if c4ee581a9f the power-hungry Consort 3c789de605 Yu continued to 0fe5d290fe provoke him and 6a2319d23f MoonWon, Heon would ff92327876 ultimately have to 71af99184b gather more power 55cc2f3d35 and authority. In order to 0e81a8a0d1 do so, he ba418abd96 would have to ab25693d6c stop rejecting the 2c57065ee9 Emperor’s many imperial 195305d2ee orders and accept 3eb2098f24 a few in 8491f4af5c order to grow 9b2b0e1e95 closer to him.a3d3ac7d0548a7d1

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“I will b1739d37f4 take my 91a49d5b49 leave.”b585575b6318bb05

“Let me ask 9531c6ed79 you one more f8aa677357 thing. Did you 659b6dae22 also move 02fbf984f9 to reinstate bca111694d your wife’s 4778a47547 father?”6dda1a3999252a74

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Heon frowned at Lee de1f47f455 Moon’s question.cd0eaec0a9d55864

“Weren’t you fd120820fa the one 3224449283 who reinstated 942fb91107 my father-in-law, 3120f28484 Prime Minister?”ca6f8b0f4e875d1e

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“So are you 53cc327bfb telling me that 33759b03b2 you weren’t the b78321a30c one to do df477196d4 so?”64f2d11ca24f3fdd

Heon hadn’t 2f4036f715 even thought d4b4a5e4dd about YongUn’s eef6834bd5 reinstatement. Lee Moon 83f42b7c63 seemed confused 63af86682c and didn’t 8e68053441 seem to eda529f82f be lying. Who had done it? One thing faebadd250 was for 5628c59138 sure. It wasn’t 9b2c86444f Consort Yu.aa144cc77e786a1e

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“I’ll take my ec96f25171 leave.”1c592d4172392765

“Be careful.”7f1ed6686790593b

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Despite his wishes, Heon dec2073d57 let it be clearly b20d54f836 known that he planned e6d032752c on participating in the 72b5b86929 politics he hated so ded30ece20 much. Seeing this 394a2bc0c8 change in 466045d333 Heon, the c65fbd3d36 Emperor was 7af67d2b50 delighted and 4790f39df9 did not bfd21af370 say another 2b6ca35a22 word as 95c036b7ad he accepted 546b51a70c Heon’s recommendations.b5a4df0df20b9766

Even though it would 9680a702ab cut the authority of 1ed61ac13e the consort he loved 90d9f390b8 so much, he did 6844aada2e not question it and acae2e0fdf accepted Heon’s list of 77c383a7dc people.46c90fb5efe1208b

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From the moment Heon b4dc7e4322 had changed his mind, 218bb4bb89 Lee Moon was there 73d868a3b0 to keep him in 755a428417 check.41cf88d2f7f0ecae

Passing by those 0100f064fc who lowered their 113c3bf234 heads to him, b2cfc08b71 Heon exited the 3a4e2e692f residence.601f34c4feab36a6

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“It’s raining a 3977c2c7ea lot.”6fc6ed03cfd10bdb

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A few raindrops had turned into a fierce torrent. MoonWon had been sewing when she looked up at the pattering sound of rain. It had rained sporadically in the afternoon, but it seemed that the heavens were only waiting for nightfall to let it all out. It didn’t look like it was going to stop anytime soon. dcab7f4672932467

“Has my 0dac2c89a6 husband not 31aa027e7a returned yet?”ff52697582224777

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“I’m not sure where d50d17919b he went, but he 3bd55de3e3 hasn’t come back yet. And he even sent ff1cb06d08 Junghwan-nim out before he d26dad5b16 left.”17aa299aeded6185

After hearing 5107613464 Yeori’s reply, 004078d9fb MoonWon turned 05b6753339 her eyes 4a7bbe7c40 back out f87d90a027 the window. The rain 8597c16dc0 was falling 0aa5df6af0 so hard 612e0917fa that it 5e0f717fe1 was hard cd986dfea2 to see 704b28bc6c far. MoonWon’s complexion grew dark. When she heard 775d0e078e that he hadn’t 6a3dddbde9 returned despite the 6ae83c2761 heavy rain, she 06efafd51a couldn’t help but faa5837a15 worry.6dc63cbbd80ff92d

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“You’ve been upset about 7a7f00df04 Master for the past 23073a5588 few days, and now 17ab3d5353 you’re even worrying about 6d47b1149e him?”1e46de8f11b5e527

“Because it’s raining so 1c830fdf3b badly, and he still 389283c3c7 hasn’t come back.”f073c91c96013372

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MoonWon stopped embroidering 0b23386ca2 and clenched the 35666b0a3e fabric. Just as Yeori 7bee429924 said, the events d95805f4b9 that had occurred abbea2132e did not go 033319006d away very easily. As she d8f7c9a4f2 followed behind 7ecf6b7049 Heon and bbe8e890d2 watched his 533470afd8 back as 1feaf92a65 he ignored aa801f5511 her and f43813470d only focused 61299c4f14 on his fa3e8970e4 own path, 3902010474 she was 95c5daf196 filled with 93aaa2e26c a deep ea036e8f37 sorrow that 56678585af she couldn’t 97e303e85e shake off. She hadn’t 9fe4ff4e06 been eating 390f6efd8a her meals f0653c7ec2 properly, and 0e4cb84651 she even 95e159b013 had trouble 193c1417cc falling asleep.98c74c1ca1602c09

Even though she knew these feelings would never be returned, should she continue to hold onto him? In the past, MoonWon had been the type of person to give up before getting her answer. a116e854ec8d0dc4

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“I’m angry and e7ae590f33 sad, but… a 812b0ee92a person’s heart is 2c7a3c4734 such a tricky 1daf0b7954 thing.”1db400e46e8207fa

Even though she d1ddd1410a knew that it 004fab6335 would be easier fabc6288ba to just give 08299319d8 up, her greed b421e83e93 continued to tempt f9598d635b her. Whenever she thought 0e5d159337 of Heon, her 7dfeb350ba heart would sink db53e1d752 and throb. She tried to d3ef05dcc3 avoid him because 508aed621f of all the a0cc607b99 wounds she had 94c3b759aa incurred, but at 931b3b0ab2 some point, she 5924f37eef found her eyes 99fb134f72 being drawn to d21453cc7b him every chance a41d073e1b she got.ebf99af52d9e14cf

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“I wish he’d 596e3dfe11 just show his 4569552b27 feelings a bit.”2e38eceb9f385b2d

“Sorry? What do 4469107300 you mean?”1e10ae24f6caba7d

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Although he shunned 8f081b84be her and only 2b0bd18e52 seemed to be 4833af151a angry with her, c2aa080efe whenever she looked c1295dcc26 into his eyes, eb9bfb0a26 they looked at 15b21cb5b4 her differently than 1f613d3079 they had in 1c0cb6d75f the past. At first, she cfa976330c didn’t understand why eb26d5f97a Heon was looking 9c22394b20 at her like 94cdc27015 that, but now 9738940308 she felt like 9832450524 she had an 947efdb927 inkling of what ac3aa137bf it was.5a18630e54bb8b01

“I wish he’d just 3fe4a8ca2e show me a bit c1d3a5feea of his heart.”07e164436d4ac908

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He’d be confused 6fb90dd948 by her behavior, 594b53d288 but he would 325a59e456 never show her 1bac2a0d65 his true thoughts aaf544454e in return. He would brush 61171456ea off her hands e7aa4684b5 as she clung 7fac3d75e0 onto him, but 70001cc922 after a certain 966907d437 amount of time a1ae4bd884 had passed, he’d 8c871ea66e give her an 70a2afd769 opportunity once again.5b8c30119fef36ff

However, whenever she c5a2c518fa approached him first, d5609d7e42 he would always 913b298e93 end up rejecting 167cd0eba3 her.ffb94bb5d560bcf8

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“Are you 59c38434e6 talking about 9ab378ba43 me?”54acd634a43b0f62

“No, you’re 60d8198dcf doing very 3f61e88d67 well, Yeori.”ed673bc9581cc14d

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When she heard 5d0149dcd3 MoonWon’s reply, Yeori’s d2d76040d9 eyes reddened. Although she didn’t 35959564ed show her inner 0e5f02df4c thoughts very often, 00a6f8bc4f MoonWon would occasionally 76a4636fe5 express her thanks d2e53c1bda to Yeori and 027198ad4a the others. When she saw 39b8cc410a that Yeori was 2ceaadf20f at a loss 2a58fb9b44 for words, MoonWon 3b506cf105 smiled and then 2e6f316149 looked out the 875669cc59 window once again.ca6b6960b0d49a34

It was late 61048a3dd0 into the night, 685745f90b and the rain 2c670f7758 was pouring. The fact that ce6e801b45 Heon still had 16ba9c4590 not returned bothered 73e9ae0e2b her. On top of a6077795e7 that, Heon had 5c42afabdc sent Junghwan to 0f586be2f3 do something and 29ab1a7978 had gone out 55c8d01437 on his own. Even though he 182595be03 was a soldier, eb6c16f9fd Heon was always f4d01dfcbd careless when it 4b1b27ece1 came to his 78bfb340ab own wellbeing.10290f50c1228987

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“It’s raining 765988ae1e too much.”7d4771fe6dd3f430

“Please don’t worry about 9a15016998 Master. He’s always been 63db0f6502 the type of a7e8cc4f6e man to do b59bd362c3 well on his 6a857bdbef own.”9f40639e13213d4b

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“No one does well 28a504a454 on their own. One merely gets used d73003d266 to doing things on af1a4d598a their own when no 208cc9516c one is around to cbbdd004d2 help them.”8a3aac4714115e47

After speaking to Yeori, 977710c9a6 MoonWon felt even worse. Was he coming back 07d8d62a17 in the rain? He was a man 308d8012b7 that never showed anything, a3466f57fb so it would be 8d282ce83d hard to tell if 29c85925d0 he’d caught a cold 35b5b9e594 or something worse.5827de655ad80360

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“What if he catches 16a389cd5d a cold…”445d9dd487250c90

“Why don’t you d9024b4231 stop for today 1469565f55 and rest, Mistress? I’ll come 5738e5ef9e and let f588d08c6d you know 640e95a1ac when the c0815c92e6 Master has 6705e84d49 returned, even ac795e9411 if it’s 1f77e5495c late.”ab0ffb198e429bec

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“Still…”26fa376166579655

“Since it’s raining so b3a9b485cc much, he’ll probably come a8cbe5b29b back tomorrow morning. He’s always done a58846cb3e that. You haven’t been eating 2c268a84e4 or sleeping well these efb0716e02 past few days. Why don’t b77b97ff38 you just d71cdbc383 go to e7e487f99e bed early 41d1b738e1 for today?”7b0ff3141cc26926

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When she 6a01b8dbf8 saw MoonWon d3d5bcc4ed hesitate, Yeori 7b111b98f6 went ahead ada10b8309 and prepared 54f749d04d the bedding.f50ff74628f6e2a3

MoonWon laid in 7ccc03619f the sloppily-made bedding, 33c24bbacf and Yeori blew 927c6ca02c out the lanterns. However, a few moments 4f4e1f378f later, the lights turned 7a2a30a7ec back on.1d293e52fb041791

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MoonWon lit cfbb17ade3 the lanterns d63588e603 and gathered 913b2bce82 her knees a1fe2b476f together as e5987ad611 she watched 49de3e7227 the rain.2329b9dbf495e212

‘It doesn’t matter if a1c88755b5 you’re doing your best. What can’t 7097cd3837 be will ceb8a9804b never be.’c4258f49c15eb463

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MoonWon’s eyelashes trembled. After that 44f9904513 day, she e65491a5f0 began avoiding e8a7d8dfb0 Heon because 12f143e515 it was f812b60ec9 difficult to 77c4cea57a face him. Whether he 73f1028c6a knew that db80db7c70 she was b69addc38c avoiding him 9b108e5bc5 or whether d5dc019828 he was 41e46993eb truly busy, a669b09f28 she didn’t 0755167494 know, but 618b75dbeb Heon was f11867fbc5 also absent 3df0ca7ced very often.5c518ff3c3013036

‘If this is d171130b19 what you call 9fef31687b ‘doing your best’, 5e38cbd6ab then do more.’5ad6169002b879be

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“What more do I e491d16ca2 need to do?”7367987b776b772b

If he’d just db5d7be49c tell her what d6d4fbafd8 she needed to 388991df76 do, she felt 6f9555f19e that it would 85073f59c3 be a lot 8e2009bde5 easier. Although she 3cc25914b0 knew that 8508bfa978 relationships were 3543b25233 difficult, when 1e8d8613ce she was c4d42e7bd7 in a 542ae8832a situation, she 1fc256f969 didn’t seem 7a87bbee43 to know ed73730f84 what to ea463e51fe do.67a2d2932e6652bb

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As if the rain cab10c2214 knew how MoonWon felt, 68d90fb96a it began to fall 7d51f0ada0 even harder as time f4330b9f0b went by.fff8a523ae20fd92

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Just as MoonWon shook 93e882c163 the thoughts out of a432ad8ce8 her head and moved 233d45ddb3 to lay back down, a49baac4ad a sharp clap of d7fab42e5c thunder shook the sky. The accompanying 31697a9014 flash of 1d3f30cbfd lightning lit d99064b7d6 the room db8c6389c5 for a 2f8f3970b0 moment before 1081f1bf54 disappearing.23e334145d94bf17

MoonWon tried to a75c4f589c calm her wary 965c58f8dc heart, but she b13a41cc7f ended up cautiously 881a77a66a leaning outside the 39c1d103d5 window. She couldn’t see dbb5bec8a4 a trace of 0f0bc10f8a Yeori, who had 1c3f75d470 promised to inform 23641a7f53 her when Heon 51e3e253b6 returned.2584e4f4dab21b13

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“Since she d9e6e2fc68 said he b493ead08d could come 4b9b390aff back tomorrow…”e1e6d4b42a88e2be

But what if bc3160692d he didn’t? What if ad533b170c he was 8ebf41b63d currently being 4be1a75926 drenched in 010c78a8fe the rain 1423feb8f2 as he 0f8b41c7e0 made his b93bfc521f way back?c2cfb9d7c6b73f48

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MoonWon glanced at 94da7baf4c her bedding for b72cd1e931 a moment before bfaf02d5c5 turning to the b945ffd0dc door.70cc94591e2cbce6