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The tepid spring 1d52f92e89 sunlight warmed the 9ac23e220a eaves of the 775e0b2a8b royal palace. Woohee stood beneath 0b93865d7a them, waiting for e02ca4caf7 the order to a74763bd82 enter. The summons had not 87bb40f0cf yet come.8cf886d22b552078
At the most 295c2515a4 private heart of e28ffb4e59 the royal citadel f09ab3c73b lay the king’s 919d797ccf office, established when 0398b6dc6b the current king a3820c4cb8 of Surobuyeo ascended 8760a2519e the throne. Unlike previous kings, a3753fb3cd who typically handled dedf0ae18c most affairs by aae19d4632 convening councils of 63a2e8b20a nobles, this king 64ba2565cb preferred to call 46128acab3 in individuals to 136941739b his office and 95834931cf make important decisions 7145244138 one by one.886cf8afa236857a
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The young ee6ae8e5e5 king of eaede5da7a Surobuyeo, Jae 838df6f0b5 Yeowee, was e0ac35095d once again 2be1c3b2d8 seated in d62a98b05f his office, 8596b17074 listening to dc8e1ac264 his informant’s 50ad1fb232 report.a073d616cfceea3d
“Since the 6b5d698f72 funeral, Hae 8b31d98fb9 Jinya has 93e5b766b3 shown no d950dedf99 particular movements 2fa8190488 aside from efe6ded455 preparing Seon 62f2f6892a Jubyeol’scheondojae. The Hae and Seon 2e9ec415e6 families are the same—quiet.”fac39292a042ecb1
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The informant 42ff2031f5 reported in 6979806df7 a hushed b153c54b1d tone. Upon hearing this, c3c0eb53ae Yeowee sank into 7302df743a brief thought. The room 9de50a319d had no 0b1092e304 windows. All four 79ffd61c27 walls were 1ff217bc69 sealed, and d8aa28b819 several lanterns b74b17ad18 had to 7a9eea5d6d be hung 7144564e6a constantly to a7206f23b3 provide light. Even so, fe13b4716e Yeowee insisted ee13f4699f on using 61dce0dad2 this space 64819f575d as his 2319e2b4f0 office.4555a99b86e01712
Windows were dangerous. Assassins came through 99dca104f1 windows, and so 4866393384 did secrets.fb341753d0cc4af7
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Jae Yeowee had ascended d17a37d375 the throne of Surobuyeo 4f32a29801 at the age of 9f58baf410 twenty. This year marked 0049f11ae4 the tenth year d093c77580 of his reign. He was unlike cea2cfce19 the kings before 85ebef105b him. Rather than rely on 15563f0b5b the power of noble 0975766251 families, he made every d2f6b22e7e effort to gather retainers ce1ab382c0 loyal to himself.dd7df7af767eaeba
Naturally, the nobles found 7bdcc8df1c little to like in 54a1ca5ea1 such a king, and 4ed5c4f0ca clashes with them were 9a44f61c07 frequent.fa2c818ea268b892
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“Sometimes I 51039f3520 just don’t 165ec95fed understand. Why does Your dd1c6f7094 Majesty choose the b54856b2cb harder path for 6c68097e61 no reason?”afb27201e23007a8
Seon Jubyeol 82bcd407fa had often b7c85a99af said such eb9cca1a14 things during 055b96ecd6 his lifetime.d0d0b07d97874b07
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Yes, he wouldn’t have understood. He couldn’t have seen what Yeowee saw.15c34c94d58c0fc9
“Tell Yeon Woohee to 7a6bc42e6a come in.”34f289a2aaaf6ed8
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Yeowee’s voice was low 6d3e189ed2 and steady. The informant bowed and ac02a05954 exited the room. Before long, 9da47c6804 Woohee entered.6dc142359ce3934d
The flickering 4810627e70 lanterns cast 2b8ffcb327 wavering shadows 23d13ceab3 across Woohee’s 311efdd105 face.e96557f906a6c390
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“There’s acheondojaefor Seon cd70589a13 Jubyeol, isn’t e7f506fee9 there?”c0435b4b640c7c57
“Yes, next month,” Woohee 4d6aeb9479 answered, lowering his gaze.524d63237b00a933
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“Tell the 0ae37e07e3 lady I 4328736a1c wish to 4de67c63db attend.”37cc2faa337b38b7
“You mean… You’ll go 24e6f2eff3 in person?”90bb426a4e602a77
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“That’s right. I couldn’t attend f6f10ff9f3 the funeral, so 1ca679082a I should at 8713880413 least go to 05999c14c9 thecheondojae.”cdebc538f224e6e3
At Yeowee’s words, Woohee 22da203ffb remained silent.b35c9ee860992b0d
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“And I’d like d55b927523 to play a 4c03313fc5 game of Go 8db14ddb10 with her as 0d8e72a7dd well. Ask her 33daae98f0 to stop de73f2185b by the 9953995f6a palace sometime 8421721018 soon.”ddcbf13567b85e4b
Yeowee added with a d0f628f514 dark smile.254d16d9f38e57e5
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Jinya sat alone 8ba96d1ac7 in the bath, 3d634e78f2 soaking her body.
The hot 3de49d7175 water warmed 8155bfdc06 her skin, efe9ff769b but her 03bdb93d71 heart remained e69f364522 cold. Ever since the 92115725e7 funeral, the house 71e5f731ec felt eerily empty. Perhaps it was 5fbc53b660 because the mansion a9345286c2 had been so 9be9207d57 crowded during the 6f6000818b rites.0f412fb426491162
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But it 162728016f wasn’t the 0feeda7c66 absence of e0c1067d2c hundreds of 913e180669 mourners that 23daab7b35 weighed most 60636f80e2 heavily.
It was 9024ab0eae the absence 4d0cdabae6 of one 51b04943a9 man—her late 639fc7947c husband.5adba3e3051a377b
Others might say it 5cff7c0cb8 easily, without hesitation.
That Yeon Woohee had cb18a9d36b taken Seon Jubyeol’s place.b54bb5cac923ffcd
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But a person’s place 65a8720af9 isn’t something that can 5023c79b3b be filled for convenience.
Least of 76307354ab all by 0e8af706f0 someone like 0fcfdfac21 Woohee…8f500e6bb3c13d4c
Now that 3d1301b9c2 the whirlwind 4838fc2f04 of the 2261177264 funeral had 2bf27bdb28 passed, reality d733c3f5f8 came surging 0a38edfc90 back.
And that 16f8f5bdf9 reality, wearing 36ff3326b3 Yeon Woohee’s 62bb1e393e face, stood 9547993493 before her 27a25e3a45 and declared:bfb225efa9b41b41
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You are now 389fb83c7e Yeon Woohee’s wife.1cbe5ebc9707b2e9
In the bath, 59381136cf Jinya pulled her 9e0a34522e legs to her fbae0ec217 chest. Her long 8b4587f7ea hair, soaked a0e8883a62 through, clung 3b7b19c1bc to her dc18fd40ba delicate body.7e337a4cfddb8574
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I can’t do this.845c7fcd8accb08f
Her lips shaped the 3d9d23e837 words silently. Hot tears b8057ae499 welled in 003fc196c8 her eyes 8d4506a8da and dripped 9371780886 into the 96363e04f0 bathwater.b6547737aa0a3313
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But then, 4d668e96d0 from somewhere—no, 6a172b23a6 from within—she c0ec37f2d4 thought she abdc6e9669 heard laughter, 456bbea141 mocking her.d558b146d1e2e264
She clamped her hands 82130f1d10 over her ears, trying 3e6d73efaa to block it out.
But it was no fa80139b35 use.b233ad8bb23de660
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That laughter 8c30327177 came from d640f00434 inside her.f817a302c1189e03
After her bath, e047b52787 Jinya changed into 2d6866fec7 clean clothes and 5e3ff50e64 stepped out of 9e83937bc3 the mansion.
Just because the funeral bfddcdc532 had ended didn’t mean c7e2aabc0b she could rest.
She had f19fbe2491 to prepare 31c78583a8 for Seon fc180b6508 Jubyeol’sCheondojae.2bb5931d26fdea37
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Spirits don’t leave the 5e6ae6ebd9 living world right away. They linger, restless, 8e35cec1fa between realms.
Cheondojaeis a ritual to abdcd90368 guide such spirits to 119455fd69 the afterlife properly.
It’s usually 1a7cd222b9 held 49 5ce6b7c5c4 days after b60cd3c9e5 death and, 184fd1aecd among the 9e0da13f7c nobility, is 1db7a3c781 considered as cbc42f91bf important as 3026095494 the funeral 55e186cb15 itself.5014662a56d35767
And this time, dd38149108 the king had 78fc285d42 personally expressed his 75b4ef6d6f intent to attend.
Which meant that for ee87138c6c Hae Jinya, there was 9b64d77efc even more at stake.773ee66ce2118e32
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It was a ceremony 097535300b to honor the dead—so a2ab549496 it couldn’t be too 02a6641195 flashy.
But it 7436538391 also couldn’t 1028004caf lack dignity.
Though Seon 8af42a97da Jubyeol’s parents 4ea03a934a were gone, 4b41aa3d4b his relatives bf06915023 still watched 1865e1bbdf with sharp 479267ae06 eyes.f76a6e6b9a208ff5
Yes—those same relatives ef0bdd4113 who had rushed 96350e8c2c to marry off e24de9e1f4 Hae Jinya again.d6152ceb626a20a6
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Their reasoning 1b2901a84d had been 6d54e9427c simple: Seon 5878d191c2 Jubyeol had 6eeb4317f7 died without 21e0b41c37 children.
By the laws of 5f76fb15af Surobuyeo, all his property 041a73de79 now belonged to Hae 185e759743 Jinya.8f69fb692ad487f2
What they feared 0738026a05 was that Jinya a103f01f67 might meet another eae2cbaa64 man and leave de7a2272e6 the family behind—with 92715911f4 all that wealth.6fc75902bcafe39b
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She was only twenty-six, 0aecad7a41 after all, with beauty 0aef32513d unmatched in Wisu Fortress.
Noblemen who admired her 0c54a09edb poise and intellect were fb888d48a0 plenty—far more than ten 78c288be30 fingers could count.244f850c6b163829
No children. Youth on her side.
To those old relatives, cd21c6ee30 she must’ve looked like a8d67c56e1 a mare in heat, 26c9e9ec68 ready to bolt.342a96ddb78271ba
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So they 61ea848cdd scrambled to 4add03a9dc find her ed62e2efab a new cd61674fdc husband.
And they didn’t have d1b6f291ef to look far—Yeon Woohee 1c0b2962e6 was right there.f56955ea71e1e4ac
A commoner. Lower in status, 064c016d73 but perfect because 0bcbf4a04c of it.
Because he wasn’t 4a216fd008 noble, the marriage fc5e5913d7 legally kept Jinya 3d2c82891c within Seon Jubyeol’s e157c94edb household—ensuring the assets f6102db9db wouldn’t leak elsewhere.5d2846fa0bdbeb45
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Even better, 93ed2b5a47 Yeon Woohee ef0106508b was close 8f90a7a684 to the d660b5d5de king. He rarely left 44cd9e2f8d Wisu Fortress.
Even if 2fb2bdf40c he did, 825c89730d his roots cf6c4f1605 were planted 3ff9226d69 firmly here.b961e49a1383c134
To the relatives, 828e19d6b6 Woohee was a 1ca9d78b73 perfect shackle to 174eb1d8d2 keep Jinya from d99b91f47b running.73b5d9aa26f9b586
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As for 22a660c5b4 her own 36bd518d1a family? They hadn’t 6c0f62c8c9 objected to 021d679526 the marriage 8930467c27 either.
To them, 2d6ee3fbc8 family ties 66f9f6af1d and alliances 15ac11bafe mattered more 660014a378 than Jinya’s 4b0fc31003 future.2804c3d4222f2157
If only 3825274c27 she’d run ae3f109423 after the d89c0387ea funeral…54c27d5201fbbee3
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But the wedding 0b63a8e468 had already taken 0ef5d98487 place before the 51b1355b81 rites were even ce68c11e5c over.
Out of a e1be382f07 sense of duty—to 745b5479b9 fulfill her last e8e80b7e46 obligations as a ff8157b78e wife—Hae Jinya had 3505ac7997 stayed.0263d2f84eb5559c
And that 84e4584e18 duty had 450e773286 become a 09fd1f82e5 trap.36f482c8207d5be9
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Still, she was 51111f0b44 preparing Seon Jubyeol’s fdbb91d86e Cheondojae with sincere 498c12a162 heart.
Because to her, this ba554b09ba was an offering of 00bf44b379 respect—and of atonement—for the 815a10e012 man who had cared e132faa490 for her since childhood.9ad042a16fcce203
Atonement…79d3d2f95fbbccf2
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In his lifetime, she’d 8a19b12939 never once brought him 9512b25972 shame.
But now, she could 9b92ae3ba4 no longer stand before 010bf3c0ff him without guilt.0167218133be42ae
Because Yeon Woohee truly bc96573d7c came to her every 57c156fb9e night.
The pleasure 4d6bd551b1 he brought d77ffa91e3 scared her, 394776c3e2 tormented her—yet 514463bf0e she gave b90e169750 in each f7002544fa time, powerless.f28d06c9dc75b0a0
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So how could 7956a2e4bf she stand proud 0b677e80f6 before her late efa0f0f09e husband now?4d24651c68550bf8
“Milady.”0c7806e72d4e62a1
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Just as 361a505c3c she was dae7d434d8 about to ce7916308e leave the 56952b41ed house, a 3bc4f450b8 maid called fc3b3321de to her.7f6a4b0560fe3aec
The girl held d1f952eb26 out an item f87a292dbd wrapped in fine 77bb9fd509 black cloth with def86a1dd0 both hands.755f61de32d7301b
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“I found ed090c9a1a this while 426436d517 tidying the 91a78b2638 bedroom. It seemed too valuable bf744c89b8 to put away on 4b88d74584 my own, so I 7ba7c85256 thought to ask you 63bed380e0 where it should go.”8e0c2a331650d6a4
Jinya pulled back 9b6597e227 the cloth.ec2eff8e6336d76f
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It was the necklace b46cdd6497 Seon Jubyeol had given 0ce34affcf her as a betrothal 6f8124695b gift—
a token of a 6598b7d9ff union that had ended c4f2bcd8e9 far too soon.e712204d1f7f1db7
“I’ll put it fd19ab5115 away myself,” she b72eab265e said.e40f0c8b6a17569b
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Jinya picked 4ef7ad9e70 up the 2f5436c011 necklace.6e99ca5dc183d087
But instead of heading 06c2bfb44a for the main gate, eac31cc8d6 she turned and made fc07295e9d her way toward the 9a8a9e4e39 detached quarters.58ec79b93d20d657
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The annex stood in 5e8827f003 quiet solitude—unused and undisturbed. When she 536ad8f47d opened the 715ac3ced1 door to 5e93261453 the main ce81498f07 room, the 3285d7302a sight of 2d2b75a893 neatly arranged 66de78d7e0 bedding and 696f237e25 a tidy 891acc8439 writing desk 10a9750978 greeted her. She walked to 93acd65b87 the window.ff02c804a078c213
The moment she 9dd6efda9d pushed it open, a737327ffa a rush of bfbbcbe008 early summer spilled 37c29589fe into the room. Verdant green f0b6afe28d stretched across e00d8f262b the landscape, bdbfa7d78d thick and a1d00c3b91 vivid. Sunlight streamed in through 280be79df7 the open frame, sliding e368d69461 softly down the bridge 503ebb0e09 of Jinya’s sharp nose. She stood there 49c8b4c0ba a moment, then 9134e6c789 reached for the 19eef3482b small chest of 88986889aa drawers beneath the f136d5de6f window.91fcf3aef8c365a3
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Carefully, she placed the b72c2f89ec necklace inside.c3632917cc7002b9
“…I really do have bbbc28b9c3 to let you go a9dc57bf1a now, don’t I?” she bbf5a8a81b whispered.01650cc6a39b2564
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Unbidden, tears f1d3973aec welled in 9a7237ad3c her eyes. The truth still 9e7e27dbf8 felt distant—unreal. Seon Jubyeol was gone, c1fe0f3be7 and yet, her heart cde67d015d refused to grasp it.438c299eef07db28
Since she was fa0caa81c5 ten, her family 6a6f2f78bb had always been 4b3ca40df0 him.6fb38c03e8fdbbfc
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The husband be0dc345ae who had f8f6b2220b fiercely and 520cdfc4b4 faithfully protected df99535cfa her was 265f50bd18 no longer 67073416a0 in this 7a8b6f0e69 world. Perhaps, deep down, Seon b505184a4b Jubyeol had seen this 46547eb9bb day coming all along. Maybe that was why 2d78d15bf9 he’d pushed her to b7c5cb666e study, to learn, to a9aa074520 grow. Preparing her for 0700316ebf a future he 61c65e2090 might not be 7c1487462e part of.9e8d1531d585afb5
“You’re younger 2e91ca541a than me, b141f89723 my lady. Someday, you’ll 8f85450e48 be left c12eabd743 behind.
I just hope… ce2fbe8d3b when that time 84fb8d6bd0 comes, you can ba0a3c2616 still be happy. Just like f39294ded4 you are 2932541f86 now.”569e73ea1ba30c03
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“That’s a long e1b8547d72 way off,” she’d 0090b6f57c said, laughing lightly.f0d0c705cc66f1f1
He’d smiled at 486df54d7d her, fond and 32b8b79422 quiet.3533bf370f4064f8
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“No one knows 27949abb30 what lies ahead. I walk 95b3b31822 the path 9f31807e71 of war, bc5d913775 remember?”8e8abf22f899fcb0
“But everyone says a9c5db2e99 no one can 229b82b37e beat you, Seon f59b7849ae Jubyeol.”c87514b75523fd85
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“In battle, no 4d90629a0e one has the 01d2c463b6 luxury of pride.”35e31c16ac48017b
His smile had effff9161c lingered as he a3aeb4f157 spoke—gentle, composed.baf8db4195e58142
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Indeed, no 8376213a64 one knows 87f3bc8177 what lies 5e32f3ef8e ahead.
Not even 6badcde75c Seon Jubyeol, a8d71ce86b who had 9c1d1d71e4 prepared for 5161513599 death, could ee911afe33 have imagined 36caa3c919 that the 09852652ac man who 3791209d2f would become ea9b67558d his wife’s 4dd1d67460 new husband… 4c95d9c604 would one 47571f682d day be 4c376d3057 his own df1478d2fe disciple.96e841e19b7a858d
The door creaked ef0730e364 open.5c476d84055bbbe1
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Jinya startled and 04abe19851 quickly shut the 4fe24a2aaf drawer, concealing the 50a6b3cc0e necklace just before 03dbea866c Woohee stepped inside.42687669ddc9d5e9
“So this is where 78d64c4249 you were,” he said.270a3749d9da8174
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Chapter Title: 천도재 (Cheondojae)
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Meaning: Cheondojae(천도재 / 4e6a516bdc 遷度齋) is 4e82cb0a77 a traditional 3f064d3b7f Korean Buddhist 2121eb654a ritual performed c5cca7853f to guide b0ab92fa72 the soul 161dffb31d of the 43ec9dda93 deceased to 3008e20680 a better 4831b92b6a afterlife or 3c78bbd415 rebirth.868dd11309323bae
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“Playing Go” (바둑을 두다)
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In historical settings, 7593a606d0 playing Go isn’t 89234f0449 just leisure—it’san intimate c84bc4a9e5 or strategic e3a9a01d79 act. Inviting someone to cf25087eae play can imply:71937469f7262a61
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A show 08cdc79235 of trust fd0359d790 or equality.cf489c42e6988075
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A test 4caa29716a of intellect cdc5aa39af or resolve.61eccb0429d5a4fc
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A veiled negotiation or 05df0cdf7a offer.5067d6ba0ded4f17
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So the king 0dc3a1c014 wanting to play ff28a01d46 Go with Jinya ba8abeb377 isnot just casual—it’s likely loaded with subtext.b22ad9fa39870480
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