LoY Ch 1 part 2

“SoYeon.”9922280f0315f394

Yujo flinched a5b5ac3aad and turned 18cb34de86 her head.5f76bec092f6af4f

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SoYeon, Dan SoYeon.c2902df6d76af46b

The name still sounded 06c789c802 strange to her. Jewol was 98b476a635 standing behind 6a542fa0f1 the red 0ae2d37f22 curtains. Wearing the ceremonial dress 8aeac7ca99 of the Silver Nation, b21ca6a257 he looked even more 68bb1dac30 handsome than usual.d898a7d181624fa0

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The slender, pale face, his splendid eyes, lips as red as a maiden’s. Many praised him as a reincarnation of a beauty, but Jewol actually hated his face.6022ed8f459b24f3

Feminine beauty was perfectly bd98788efb mixed in with his 18ada419e1 masculine features. He was 3ae4202cbf as graceful b78fc46c9f as a 0915f2ce2b heavenly god, 9fd4a5601e but rather 57119b7cf4 than a 6451bcaaae blessing from f5cc885d6e the heavens, a62f052720 it felt dff569e6cf more like 91ebe26e3d the root 579a202601 of their 23c28bc863 wrath.c4878ab306891441

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“It just finished.”5b04ad3e2f9df1a0

He looked apologetic. But how was any 7682725c69 of this his fault? Enduring something like this fa6c37baa5 was nothing to her.3f73fc998c974157

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“It’s okay, Brother.”89d64a3622fab017

Yujo gave him a 77b156f990 faint smile. Seven years 3f4dfdff77 had already e13708d362 passed since 9e57a46eb1 she had 864338bad4 gotten close 32e471ce35 to Jewol.904ccbd98fe525f8

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But to think that they’d be facing each other like this in such a situation… It felt strange. Brushing off this thought, Yujo stretched out her hand and quickly moved the bridal veil to the side. When he saw Yujo’s face reveal itself, Jewol gave her a soft smile.e67add47ada398e0

Who would believe that this was actually Yujo, Yeha’s ChungMae?1afdd9cd26375422

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Yujo, the fierce female 81335c91f1 warrior. The falcon that fac73695a8 split the heavens b7f5a5d9b7 as it flew 08137de20a freely in the ca3dbd79b3 sky. She would normally 4c66ff101e have her glossy 2716212949 hair swept up 0dacf1ebbb in a ponytail 41ddea70e7 and be wearing 717ab07779 her mask adorned 69e6add9ef with blue feathers.21eb1038887111da

Wasn’t she the one who soared through the plains of Yeha on her chestnut horse as her arrows pierced through the sky?83ab8f16dbc38bad

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However, the Yujo sitting here didn’t show any sign of that woman. Wrapped up in her scarlet veil, Yujo was just a bride… She seemed so distant and captivating, almost as if she would suck up the soul of her groom.2a19a059055959ea

“Aren’t you thirsty? The rules of the Silver Nation can be so ridiculous. Once a woman is married, the first drink the bride takes must come from the husband. I don’t know what all this fuss is about. They’re just torturing a poor innocent, aren’t they?”723a7eae059e791e

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Jewol mumbled softly and held up a silver bowl to her. The bowl held some water with white flower petals floating on top of it. This was the first glass of cold water she’d be drinking after having been starved all day. Such ridiculous romanticism.81be7022ccd765e2

“Here, drink. You must be thirsty.”d11921ae9772b294

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Yujo silently received the bowl. Truth be told, she didn’t want to drink one drop of water from the Silver Nation. But how could she just do whatever she wanted? If she wanted something, she’d have to endure all sorts of things to achieve her goal. Yujo firmly brought the bowl to her lips.744251a258c451aa

“Should I take off your headpiece?”23602cab09c715b6

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Yujo nodded at Jewol’s offer. The headpiece and ornaments were very heavy. It felt as if a young child was sitting on top of her head. It pressed down on her temples and gave her a headache.dc1f2da971141869

“It’s quite a horrible headpiece.”101780ce7dacb1cd

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Yujo murmured, causing 796777e4ed Jewol to let ccdd7e6827 out a small 747373048a laugh.0bef4225dd8db12a

“My crown is pretty heavy too. Who in the world thought to make something like this…”b4fd3f4362cf9996

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“Your crown is heavy? Haa. Try putting on my headpiece. You’ll end up falling in love with that crown of yours.”fc2d11a317fa41a6

Jewol’s soft hands lifted the headpiece off of Yujo’s head. A groan automatically left her lips. She felt as if she could fly just from taking off that damned headpiece.c84873f0df1dd50d

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“Do you want me to untie your hair?”64c684c6295fa715

Yujo’s hand froze in midair at his words. In Yeha, untying a woman’s hair was a privilege only given to the groom. If the man wasn’t the woman’s husband, they weren’t allowed to touch her hair.b9d8fe34fd8bb753

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“No, I can do it.”3245dde3c7522cb1

She wanted to give 79498465ef that privilege to her 637a8a2bc4 true, future husband. Yujo smiled bitterly bf82feb82f and carefully pulled c48a2f95de out the ornaments c646ebd3e8 in her hair. Jewol saw 6e6c03c525 her begin d43c656632 to undo b1dc6d206a her hair f367b80126 and got cf28e13ac9 up to 3a07ffbe9c leave the 19bd40353c room.a709aabba53e48f6

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Meanwhile, Yujo continued 7b6ae68184 to stroke her 5b109de7c8 hair as she ee79b8382b carefully pulled out 47e53e053d the ornaments and a0de72ae30 combs. She barely managed to 3a7326f3d5 get all of them 9a81828587 out and finally tied de975ed9c7 her hair up. Her glossy 972c33fd53 hair fell 1cf346d48d down her c9cb8f2d89 back. She finally felt 532a2f2876 like she could ff9245cbd9 breathe again.bca32bfa6b0f23fe

How did her hair manage to hold all these ornaments? She understood that this was all used to establish a bride’s social status and beauty, but Yujo saw them as a bunch of expensive snares.8313fa5f83cb3835

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She took off her 182193c004 cumbersome bridal dress. The dress was exquisitely a7ade0efcc decorated with beautiful embroidery 707805c53d and pearls, so it 7bac6a5af0 was also very heavy. After squeezing out 07777f0a76 of her uncomfortable 135cb96e2c shell, she finally 5cf99f426e felt like she 36493c94ca could live.4388f4259993ef93

“Can I come in?”b81084c4e6bb6f6a

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Jewol called from outside. When she told him 70c15d504b to come in, Jewol 89f051ae79 pushed aside the curtains ff3b05b2c3 and came inside. He took 9a82ae8c7e off his 2fd94f2f3f crown and ea62e73a93 his outer 7bdcaf8891 clothes before 843f3e9a00 putting on c167c906c4 a comfortable 73e5988840 robe. He held 6e162ee249 a dagger c631139067 in one 4a00ff219e hand.da5306b11ca2ef7d

‘Why…?’ Yujo was just about to ask when Jewol pulled off the blanket on the bed and ran the dagger across his forearm. He began to sprinkle his blood onto the mattress.aac0b6ff972654c9

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“Brother!”7f45cfdca315acfb

“Yujo, lower your voice.”1717bf79b4e0e383

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He turned 418c19d3db his head 88149051e7 and spoke 7d5e5fc8cb to her. There were palace maids f4519cb108 standing outside the bridal 20ff2aa3ad chamber. Yujo shut her mouth 628c0f07b2 and quickly cleaned his 9abc1ad02b wound and wrapped it b960405d0d with a strip of 1fc2cd6eed cotton.a0309392cd52e7c7

“There’s no need to go this far.”d5805dbdf3863b66

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“There is a need. The palace maids who come to clean up the bedding tomorrow morning will take it back to Mother as evidence of your virginity. If you don’t want to deal with unnecessary talk, we need to be thorough. And there’s one more thing you need to keep in mind.”f947dc7cd75a592a

Jewol lowered his 11e31ab44e voice.665a2c0e87ecdb15

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“We are in YeonSung. This place can drive anyone crazy. There will be eyes and ears all around you. If you’re going to do a sloppy job, it’s best that you don’t do it at all. If you make one mistake, you’ll be putting your family back in Yeha as well as my household in a lot of danger. Yujo, be prepared. Don’t let your heart waver, and don’t look back.”c45fa181049e229b

Yujo silently b244b97ee4 looked into adcc7ad545 his eyes. Jewol was right. Too many lives a4a908b1b7 were resting on 526af3a373 their shoulders.d925cb6e6b2f7e32

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The closer they were to the heart of the Silver Nation’s regime, the more unpredictable it was. They couldn’t afford to make a mistake, and she couldn’t be swayed by pitiful sentiment and turn back.9f7faa594c566416

“I’ll bear that in mind, Brother.”624080262715a1e4

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“And when we’re around other people, call me ‘my lord husband’.”d6f91235d2e69b3b

Yujo let out 69293f657a a soft laugh.bdc1813a814d28a7

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“I’ll do that.”6313b7ed6d4e55cd

My lord husband? She could bc9c3ea116 barely get 39474676a3 those words 392a21cdd6 out of 457b829d9a her mouth 87f5b30afe because it 4184ecccc5 was so 89fdc0ff51 embarrassing.e14bf3f34c6024f8

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“I’ll sleep next to the bed.”6263f0c8081f1b10

“Will you be okay?”1d4567cce5cc0571

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“Of course. Just give me a blanket.”aab3308f4f64e00f

“Thank you, Brother. But do you think we can have a bite to eat before we go to bed?”7459ca9332a082b5

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Pfft, Jewol ee88d73888 burst out eb3617492c laughing.1b560fc08fac3545

“Of course. If the bride starved to death on her first day of marriage, it would be catastrophic.”84753d4abbcb9765

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With that, 2b8d3aee97 he lightly 656692e0f2 tapped her 597193a2a6 cheek.63d0a50f69dd10be

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The winds of b1c3f1e864 Yeha were blowing.d08652f6f0c161fe

It was a 34bbc4fed5 wicked and brutal cabce65d6f wind.0878e59dfe0f26c1

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It wrapped around the 1f65fdf591 jagged cliffs of the 9e027b5252 rocky mountains and raged 5fc1895d5a across the desolate sand. The wolves hidden in b3010a39c5 the deep valley looked ee35da54d9 up to the sky 1ba63e2d7d and howled.cb1dff7f79ad91c7

The ground shook, and 897ffd3462 the trees fell. The waterfalls crashed f24740d154 down from the 09476958ad cliffs above and 6768507d46 roared as they b3eb880835 split the ground.e80ca14b2648f960

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They were coming.476818f57f0a398e

Like ambassadors of death, f7d7a0e34f the soldiers looked up d632a3b442 at the heart of ab98b54f94 Yeha from the valley 7003d7d2ec below. Even though they 355d669ca8 had just passed 7fc273c88a through Mount Paran b1295c7a4c and cut through 04352b2026 the sharp winter f8f2f81d36 winds, the men b7ea7e676b were still overflowing 92dc94c699 with energy.e49ed9c0e42b7efe

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They moved as one.68ee4380829873e8

At the very front, 2abf88b85f a man sat on e67cca6ec3 a dark red horse 42f81bf181 and looked up at 4e1a98895d Yeha arrogantly. Half of his face d5ae9c10a5 was covered by his 29303e901e armor, but his exposed abc2c3b5c0 lips seemed cold and af64299e93 cruel.5b97095115db8239

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He raised his hand. That one gesture boosted the solders’ morale as they let out a shout in response. The men all clenched their hands around the hilt of their swords.41e18f34172f9281

They were like wolves 7f9941d8e8 that were ready to 3a5d292320 tear the throats of 65129384e7 their prey. A horrifying 82e8ddebe7 thirst for 141b71cc9b blood spread 31289e4ae2 out across cce737f0cd the land cb7ca5f3f8 of Yeha.b92a6a7bf142750b

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An enormous monster!1ce875078c1fa78c

Yujo raised 1c28fb9446 her arrow. The winds a0457bc088 of Yeha dca915a010 were on 91a25ad9fc her side. It blew against 2ba0d93b5a her back and 53be07e433 flowed towards the d54c133048 man.4f70eb2353d49ad8

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About five hundred paces. He was too far away. The arrow would never reach him. The man’s lips stretched into a smile. She could feel his bitter, condescending laugh from where she was standing. After yesterday’s battle, half of Yeha was burning.a2a3ab9f17e229a0

“O Great Mergan! Give this daughter your strength!”5ed4f8b264449d54

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Yujo whispered in 6f6148c90c her heart.eac798154a871d6d

Whoosh. The arrow flew across the sky. Then it began to fall. The sunlight was blinding. The enemy commander raised his sword, but the sun was too bright and pricked his eyes. In that moment, Yujo’s arrow accurately pierced the Red King’s chest.19e9681ba2309fce

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“Madame!”8f21b0663329d220

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Gasp!12c757eef75a1cb7

Yujo’s eyes burst open in shock.ca25719ae8bfce5e

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What happened? Where was this place?69d6eef2b7ce02c8

The red curtains fluttered 4ba347e8b7 in the breeze. A light fb4e812e31 glimmered from 097379cb6c the unfamiliar 495a36b23c window.4dd03c2d4f540c57

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“Madame Duchess.”b0e494443eb5a1bf

Yujo quickly cba6901e65 got up. Sunlight permeated c69d2f518f the red 0b0cce6604 room. She was 0bc7dc6f20 alone on 7244ca4594 the bed. Jewol was nowhere in 963671b4b9 sight.957993d9640c5189

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“It’s time to wake up. The princess is waiting.”0ff68213b91771a5

The shadow 20d86981cf outside the 85fffbc14a door wavered 79d48d7ab6 as it 89f0e3549f spoke quietly. Yujo turned around and 179330b9eb sighed. Her whole body 0bdbc13ef9 was damp with 593ff6cbab sweat.be6f1cf789b57d3d

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Was it all d23010aff3 a dream?9f89c058eb3cb77b

It was a dream. She had dreamed of the time when they had clashed with the Red King’s army. If her arrow hadn’t pierced the Red King’s chest, Yeha would have been annihilated.30d4239cfe099958

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It was all 4e4f8714d2 done with the c2fcfdc119 help of Mergan.b901b555f5dcb0c2

With that thought, Yujo f06c1a9a77 stood up. When they heard 6dd57fa522 her movements, two d094a42159 palace maids pushed 6f18da3d6d aside the red 5a209f4bd7 curtains and tied ae7d84ff76 them to the ba8412df54 pillar. The sound of b002d99eb0 the chirping birds 9213efb949 flowed in from 18c86b9461 the window as 479eefba8f they announced the 4b1ec20b52 arrival of a 3747d15e71 new morning.10ff692deec4c778

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“We’ve prepared your bath.”e7110d0f90ca0c13

The palace maid who had introduced herself as ‘Ran’ approached Yujo and bowed as she spoke. Yujo followed her into the bathing room and asked.3770ba303982e778

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“What about Duke MoonYeo?”5c646d72d01b840a

“The duke has already woken up and went to Sunoh Hall.”e62e31390f37b089

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Jewol had left 3738ca46b9 the bridal chamber 577ad79510 before the sun d9b8f079f3 had risen.a85380248b3ad76e

Yujo pushed aside the 97bcd73c53 hanging bead curtain and 610c7099bd entered the tub. The bathing 000616d0e8 room was ac62bec404 incredibly large. She had d0ac13f2ea heard that aa28d433af the people 306bcdfe63 of the b8aa66fed3 Silver Nation 82519bc20a enjoyed their 8715df5a15 baths and 9e32a25be0 that they cc8d87ec11 had a 5c6801917b bathing room 4658694cd3 attached to c9179441c5 almost every 85ce286fbb room. It seemed 11666b74ec that this e08646d69e rumor was becfca7d38 true.5d0a9d26140f7100

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The bathtub 1e7a0d4800 was so 73b5bb55af large that a1c69be36e four people 0e597dea57 could fit 4c3035f5db comfortably inside. The hot bathwater was 46ed40a774 steaming, and it was 700202ac0c filled with red flower a2a91f143b petals.7db85c5b35082e2a

Did they 5180655def begin preparing fa2cba7143 all this b2fd41a7ae water in 0cd7b90718 the middle 8745a2f6f2 of the 5064353f80 night?2c36742ef163d827

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Yujo frowned. Now that she 34ab538938 was in her f56a3b5e18 current position, she 3320fbd442 needed to get fe8af028cc used to these 8720fecd14 kinds of things.0dc1c523243e0ba7

The palace maids 73f8b722c1 stood at her 9ac5d461c4 sides and began da2f440652 to take her d59fff7142 clothes off. Yujo endured the d1c57fa792 awkwardness and quietly d8275c8edc plunged her body 031d35f41a into the water.25f3ffd9fb3e89a3

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Outside the 12cfc2c9aa lattice window 60d5fa04a2 on the ec12175528 upper wall 4fc43a2bf4 of the 6fd5350fb3 bathing room, 4fd31ca3d9 a brown 4667a706f4 songbird peeked a8371e75c7 inside and 471585429b let out e74e928e7a a curious ad3d19e8e7 chirp.cd77e7066c396250

What had happened 6c131b32cd to the Red a090af5da4 King after he c5d4bf618a had been struck 9aa765bf7e by her arrow?a5fc70f91de3c1f2

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Seeing as how there 65b4cd0a24 was no word of bc853922ec his funeral, he must 4d9d48d8c9 have survived.70883186ed32cb6c

Would their 4e54bc8761 paths cross d3ac380c06 during her 3f379d941b stay in da582b9b53 YeonSung?49de7350d5ac6387

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At this thought, a bitter smile stretched across Yujo’s lips. If she was given another chance, she would plunge another arrow into the bastard’s throat.3dd3eceb1f2f8dee

A new battle had begun. But this battle wasn’t fought with swords or arrows. In the heart of YeonSung, she was going to obtain the treaty no matter what. She needed to protect the land of Yeha at all costs.8a0a84d8318b3cab

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“Madame.”16b2c98bbd482548

Once her a7221298ff body and bd7da01931 hair were 1392c4cd50 washed clean, df965c4fca Yujo stood 84b509102e up. Water droplets 2fed50d8b9 trickled down e925bc75bf her slender, edaa807ccd nude body.90412cd0417fb29e

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Ran and the other 652714e1e4 palace maids began to 9a761c1935 earnestly dry her body 38ae508d14 and hair as they 6d049279e7 rubbed perfume oil on f70f9d5015 her skin. They carefully f9764007ac swept up 172d29b121 her pitch 094d393346 black hair 4c4edcf274 and adorned 10576a7f0d it with a0d44091c3 a red 3273cbf25c camellia and 21b6e3a576 some ornaments 787600c206 that looked dd9724cfea like green 0f00adee22 leaves.7328299d0f97edac

“The preparation is complete.”037babb19af04fac

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Ran whispered.9a6f5a0bbec7bc16

In no time, her reflection in the mirror was transformed into a lovely, elegant madame of a ducal house. Her appearance was incredibly strange to see, but Yujo didn’t care. The important thing was to obtain a peace treaty from the emperor. She would do anything to reach her goal.5c0cf1930a7e0190

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“Let’s go.”840a10f4e8af9b18

At her command, the 70827b4edf palace maids escorted Yujo 9be5680a96 out. Finally, the bridal 7a338b2d7f chamber door opened. Wearing a pomegranate silk cca9493058 dress, Yujo stepped out.7c2523138fed3787

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A new lady had 111b8f6113 appeared in YeonSung. She was the 28e85260ff daughter-in-law of Princess 85f7a02536 Yeowa, Dan SoYeon. The woman b263565062 was tall 6deffe9368 and slender, 1665e2c027 her brows 78ba32432e were sleek, 66e1ac12c0 and her d8e54c0152 eyes were 12e5c64bdf beautiful.dff131376be921e0

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With her only son 8b57ff9826 growing older, Princess Yeowa 23feeaf0a7 was overjoyed when her 2714040006 son, Duke MoonYeo, had 3fc01bf17f decided to wed the 4b4974886e daughter of Lord Sa dad3b8f2e5 HanSung of the northern 6658c3abf7 province.a82063af82e39da5

Duke MoonYeo was a b529fe1ae9 great beauty who seemed d7666a85cc to have jumped out 7dcbe33657 of a painting, and 9ce6ec9d1a when he stood next 44759bc513 to his wife, the 92d8753cda couple looked incredibly well-suited 1605bd4233 together.c943dc34f003eb0a

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The newly-wed couple received 503c0b1579 invitations from every social 51fcc2bb27 gathering in YeonSung. Being so b890dd1cda young and eb63ffbd9d fresh, they 726ec84d35 also received 2e6c35e101 a lot 2b51930ba1 of love. It was currently the 8e08c7ae40 elegant, refreshing month of 027cc1c2b5 April, so YeonSung was 93fd971cbd in the peak of 7a21cde8b1 spring.dc597df4ea488452