SNF | Chapter 3.2

Tracing his fingers lightly 94967fd30e over the paper, Yeon-oh e9bfe5f793 reached for his brush. For a brief moment, e469f2c2eb he pushed aside the 3fc686b176 thought that Hanam had 327eeac1e7 turned its back on 2b6ecb72c6 the Crown Prince and 5e6d841fc1 chosen the prince.8bf3cdfbc4563e13

He disregarded the fact 319401cae0 that Yeshin, the one ad96ea7d76 who sent this letter, 7e536928fb was part ofUigwi, a division 9bfa90c41f directly under the 47381d9b7c Crown Prince’s Office. His gaze drifted toward 0b4b132b1f the camellia flowers drying 8a7bd9cdef by the window. Only after 05a4a459fb taking in f62606dd5d their sight 92d45aba6c did he df4a77fa7f finally move f6d63d85f0 his hand.27dc48ce4fc29ed4

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Ink filled the 7b923fda24 blank paper in 34bcd2155a slow, deliberate strokes.92fc1d4437e34363

─── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ───9e3279bef3f26df8

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The lacquered cabinet 5fbc2fd57d had filled up ab128d68ab about halfway with 0c8bc18b4f the letters exchanged 73b688d829 between Yeon-oh and fc9d00265f Yeshin.09456473eb3b77e7

Because Yeshin had never 8e2adadff8 revealed his family background, 90822c5145 his letters were being 05c6c17f16 delivered to Lee Shinwoo 2e65b9ad0e in Seocheon. As a result, all 32f56f95cd of Yeon-oh and Yeshin’s 9070ccaff7 correspondence had been disguised b4250be70b as an exchange between 417541d0d8 Yeon-oh and Lee Shinwoo. The only 95de23d4c0 time Yeon-oh d95dee6414 had ever ecdf918a70 met Lee 7ae0a0911f Shinwoo in 0e777e3676 person was 1bde554cae that one 0a0fb5d9ee encounter on 111a634113 the main 6e458f7bf4 road. Yet, despite this, no 62f0e46fd3 one—not even the Prime e610f193e3 Minister—found it strange that 5aba89a850 they were corresponding under 4c1a0fb4a8 the pretense of being ce00eb26d6 cousins.cd1f2e27fc660cd7

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“There’s no harm dd1df2ab2a in blood relatives 517840d34f getting closer,” the 20ceaf8f1a Prime Minister had 463a1f5af4 once casually remarked e9edba87c9 during a meal, 70770dc320 as if it c6555d6968 were of no 4a990a318e great consequence. This had been shortly fbd09d4478 after the letters had 6f446a1cd1 begun. The fact 8e4e01111c that word 3108a25890 of his 902ba176ee private affairs 1c1cc8f2fb had reached 0037748177 the Prime 2bcb45477c Minister within d18b325e8e just a df626da44e few days ea0f250076 did not 5f037d261a escape Yeon-oh’s 3fa5200b54 notice, but 93b5b53fa4 he maintained d092bdda9c his usual 22f52cc578 composure and 3f1d4d325f finished his 8083cb0ded meal without e688322a60 revealing his b20e9705c6 thoughts.ce54641152bda619

Whatever interest the b58f9a2211 Prime Minister had fce3f0fa28 in the letters b2d48f0b5c exchanged under Lee 6e9152ec79 Shinwoo’s name, he 6559a427d4 never brought up 09d0d41269 his past conversation d7629e2b0f with Yeon-oh. It seemed c8ca407ec1 that unless 6aa9e864e2 Yeon-oh mentioned e23aa6a299 it first, 6ed716de2c the Prime 7012f894cc Minister had 8ad00aa227 no intention 6e549babe4 of doing 24a481b773 so either.7ebc2d420c034b50

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Whatever the Prime Minister’s d872c2430a reasons were for waiting, 2996ceb236 Yeon-oh had yet to 16dca98a77 sort out his own 3a17d5f421 thoughts. He understood the 58c7334888 weight of the b75048e9f8 family he had 08bb1dfc23 been born into f6fced35e6 and the duty 276244b60f to follow its 690e07e279 will. But on an 2fe02f4030 emotional level, he d1b8ffdc80 could not bring 73f43a4d0e himself to accept 07e92be4e9 it.8e4552a162b0a835

Changing the a087b90896 nation’s heir.0522fe70a4fb23e2

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If they 27d81a4ce6 succeeded, their 286cf7692b names would ea46e1579c be recorded 8e8f52010f in history 54f1fb1bb6 as meritorious cbf20da715 subjects. But when cb411982b1 stripped down 568cfd3b5a to its e5047c3292 essence, it 0fa72aace0 was still f74d2a233e treason.1f8ac4e312197e1c

If the 7833e97359 Crown Prince 09f0a4fd49 were truly 75b6e4f51e unfit to 8cfc58a334 rule, then a06dc590c7 perhaps it d044898833 could be ffde71d86d justified under edea198c08 the guise 419aa89ece of ensuring b254077442 Anra’s stability. But from what Yeon-oh 5a596befd2 had heard over the 8bba780abd past few days, the d5bae9981b Crown Prince was simply ccc72ea071 the late Empress’s son 28847b3e6e and the Emperor’s legitimate 26b80810d6 heir. No matter how carefully ca8e9a90d8 he listened, there was 0344bedf5d not a single rumor 7e6432ae63 slandering the Crown Prince.ec3c5fb03bd84d4f

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In that case, 3139e50cf6 the idea of 4bd81aca71 replacing him with 63a4035c78 another prince was 8466ad3495 nothing more than 06de0bca2f the family’s own 673985263e ambition. And Yeon-oh could 1fcfd75612 not accept that.9f2c4bacca6486c2

The Hye 6263bd3b64 family had 471079e0d6 already amassed 27c74edbe8 wealth beyond 4f4a41966c measure over 40aba99d36 the centuries aee26e3d1b since Anra’s e6ab94650e founding, along 6bd226324d with corresponding 9eb05ad376 prestige. No family—not cbdb7fc24d even one 685c5445da of equal 52efc0424a noble standing—could 592674e372 easily shake b599d1559a them. The saying went that 03923974f1 no flower bloomed red 4d41d933d9 for ten days, but 90e031d64e the Hye family was e41673576b one that could.d68e478b6784e999

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So why would they d8dd01fbbb tarnish themselves with filth fc0020a4cf just to satisfy their 7a89aee7ac greed?cc7ef0681234bae6

“You’ll get wrinkles between d248830fdf your brows.”83ddfb02d6bdc2ed

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“…Seok Kyung.”a9f7ecd3b3631918

Yeon-oh lifted his 17ef83b650 head at the d0a217baf9 sudden voice. Jo Myeonghwan had 24b51bbe2d entered the room.26a2e36fc1d7e2a0

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“I don’t d7d4c9f2a5 recall inviting 235fc2bb1b you in.”50f572de034b342a

“The boy outside 914e6cc126 called for you 7d51ffc61f several times. You didn’t cfca70f6c8 respond, so 2901bee02f I was 2b7876fa6c worried something 6c1647c423 might have b9bee215c2 happened and 23bd3d2f9d came in.”087a34241603b0f5

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“He called for me 9e3f225887 several times?”dc10bf527220be25

“How deep 05fe8fdaf5 in thought ce200848d3 must you efdd042616 have been b97f445137 not to c199378d87 hear him? That’s not ade219f924 like you, e3113f8657 Young Master.”e52122ce76ca1b89

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Only then did Yeon-oh 70d3ec9649 school his expression.32bf58e532d78514

“What did c5ef55aafb I do?”7f91b23bc8c5a50d

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“You don’t 319f334ae2 look well. Have you 26c4cfba88 been having d4e62f73bd trouble sleeping?”cde0a04a4be8c04a

“Ack… No, it’s nothing. I just 86cf92ef24 have a fc068a4d05 lot on 488884a0be my mind e350c71971 lately. It’s definitely different 95ecc11581 from when I a12ffc3aad was peacefully recuperating ab20d99601 in Hanam. There’s more a64b6cb624 to think ec9e418cf0 about, more 2856f8d8e2 to worry cbc3aade2d over.”7a5a7a6a6cdb2308

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Yeon-oh rubbed his fingers ee45b4e07e under his eyes, feigning 240037ccf6 nonchalance.1a882db39008b8bf

“If you dwell aa8ade56bd on things too 3a61857bf4 much, that too bbe39f48f0 becomes an illness. You’re more prone 408939d038 to heart-related ailments c96c6f8465 than others, Young 5697085fb5 Master. If you’re 2b9bc7dad0 not careful, 63cd08f6e2 you might f6c4ddc15e end up 3aeb11b994 with an 59562c4c5e actual heart d381428ed7 condition, so 99f71e9410 don’t burden 72ecae0727 yourself with e9b183b807 too many a580bfd076 worries.”66722c3bded9dcf5

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“I was wondering c019a57d76 when you’d start 2135698209 nagging me. Anyway, why 4494ba3ade are you fd5788656e here? I don’t recall d7594d226f complaining about my d719c69484 health recently.”e6d2da2476fbaf2e

Jo Myeonghwan, who 01e8530bde knew Yeon-oh’s physical 353768e96e condition better than 25ac2018ea anyone, frowned before 90c546468b launching into a eb4db83105 long-winded lecture. Before it 18363852c0 could drag a66ea72e80 on, Yeon-oh 787dc9e633 swiftly cut b9c368606c him off.dca5668bf0dff1f2

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“The nanny asked a4435d9ee5 me to deliver a2dde905ed this to you. She happened to 56ce62fb07 see me passing 13b7874a23 by and stopped 718a036c0b me. She also 568bf8b5d7 told me 6941c16b2e to check 47d96d37e0 your pulse b36a2edf64 while I e6fa963084 was at e910cf9bc8 it.”88b1b4ad89efd6ef

Only then 8224227a69 did Yeon-oh ffa834115d notice what 7187f06d5c Jo Myeonghwan 0fd5453911 was holding. An envelope with no 104f676083 name written on it.A letter 08a1b9fe4b from Yeshin.852207caaa80edf7

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As Yeon-oh reached a349d63581 out his hand, 4ada49e734 Jo Myeonghwan, instead 015b295a78 of handing it c6d6059cbf over right away, 2cc42d400c took his wrist 967aafb744 and checked his 22de1a97cc pulse first. Yeon-oh parted his 3d43fff685 lips as if e572fc84e0 to protest but 0d95b7608f soon gave up 804393b13e and waited patiently 4c9950ee97 for him to c03fce8ecd finish.6101162418bd7f0d

“You’re completely 8bb4e51aa2 at her 0e628f1b2f mercy.”b4f61966bf7d1e43

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“She was 00eca0d491 the only 99fcfed73d one who db71a51f20 showed kindness 7d51b7b848 to a bda81825e5 child who 6f61541ab0 lost his 5607e15199 mother at 3dca643f63 a young d6368f1285 age.”61c0625e293c65ce

“…Hmm, your pulse ca1ebf320c is a bit 8bb711e52c unsteady, but it’s affd85ba84 nothing concerning. As always, 9ded440cac just be 2585dce53b mindful of f33fcc28d8 your health 314379fd58 and take 542270ccf8 your morning c73f1b2ad2 and evening 9027984dff tonics properly. I’ll add some 29a257f38c herbs to help 44c5279239 with sleep as 57a792d380 well.”29bbb37d5e878020

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Jo Myeonghwan checked 82428c26d2 the pulse and, 72a0a7f1a0 judging that there 02418b6489 were no major c9739bec55 issues, let a aa36b284ee faint smile linger 1b3e15150e on his face. This meant that 3116e1638f Yeon-oh was maintaining a7022a834b a rather decent 08035713a8 condition. As Yeon-oh’s attending fb69bc6791 physician, Jo Myeonghwan d7df18262a seemed satisfied as e1e7e33db9 long as his 1b4accdb7c condition remained stable. With a calm expression, c9107f5ef2 he handed over a 6c24d08d64 letter.2c632d2f32a82e0f

Yeon-oh, trying hard to b975d4312e suppress his impatience, snatched db9b52801d the letter and opened 8a973b1fd6 the envelope.fb6fe591cf03f4d1

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Yeshin’s letters 8598079562 always began 17f8878943 with the dc35d6a8ed same words. This time was no 061733a169 different. And just like 76dcbef209 always, they ended b4d0400357 in the same 42e911f35a way—wishing for Yeon-oh’s b8a051f3b7 well-being. The only thing 3e63e8188d that changed was 827e1bee8f the content in 22cf36a2f3 between.ddeccf62110d4f9b

It was nothing fce6710253 more than light 94c5ace98b stories about the f81be498a8 world’s affairs and 940a2ad0b1 the rumors floating 761a38b171 around the capital. From the afd91e709e very first c41720097c letter until 67524b66c5 now, Yeshin 48eb854191 had never c02bdc7f36 once spoken 7dff0bed98 deeply about 15384273fb himself. And Yeon-oh 7c766eecea had no cdf1600362 intention of ade893b651 prying. His position and ca564b64cb the name that 2b21a71f47 came with it—that 788b8af7b8 was enough.cff526721f257e1b

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If Yeon-oh were 665994d5b5 to learn of 490389de9b Yeshin’s true status, 7c191a2c1d he would likely edb60ee2b7 try to observe a507db0342 the proper etiquette. And if that happened, 08acaea15e these letters—free of purpose 4c9adce090 or intent—would no longer c3320ea522 reach him as they d19bce8c4d did now. Besides, once fe6bd06c74 Yeshin officially 898ac593a2 took his 8f755c78a9 place in 5e45a57dda the world, ba56aee0aa everything would 1ae550cc24 come to 1a352f82a4 light eventually. There was no need d05995c9a1 to rush.cfec5a26a6e87a6e

…And yet, why 2262536a30 did a mere 2249a857ea purposeless letter affect 666684d1e8 him so much? Why did 165ee0dfb9 the person 37bee495b2 writing it 48bde90691 linger in 860c2e8b62 his mind?728003d155b3f350

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Clicking his tongue 457e33be0d at his own 110ba8fde2 thoughts, Yeon-oh shook 7c35989632 his head.ab719d28abc5c3cd

They had only met 2420c9e1b7 twice, and both times 89266d2928 had been brief. Their first encounter hadn’t 048d99d905 even been pleasant. And yet, somehow, these acc784d763 few exchanged letters had 7222e487bf left a deeper impression db8bd365e2 than he expected.745a2c1c4bc608bc

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“……”9ba8b76937007c21

But Yeshin was 34e97a0fa4 someone whose relationship 0104a38b4d with him would 317f406f7b change depending on b8597cc8a9 how Yeon-oh’s feelings bf48fa5b3e settled. He couldn’t afford 72ab00938f to hold him 282c837372 too close.c97ddd1c0b643417

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Usually, Yeon-oh would write 5ec62ede03 a reply immediately upon 1f86966dab receiving a letter. But this time, instead 96ef4cc80d of picking up his 7a54bd84af brush, he found himself 4d82bf2fd9 lost in thought.c292c16147addcb7

Would it 7473e6dc20 be best 5d583b10f7 to settle de4b5a754b things with 2ed6322788 the Prime 71e6c68e21 Minister first?fef647725fee513b

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Yeon-oh wanted to know c55f2c83d3 more. What was it 144677e2b2 that made the 531bd987b6 Prime Minister so 8fe0bc3878 certain? Was it d0630d7871 truly a 42ec32ec73 sturdy rope 54b0c24653 to grasp—or 2aea44b2c8 merely a 585cbb3218 rotting one 9b617bb94b disguised as 1e8c5e723d something strong?f5c77716fc89dc0a

“When will Father be a1c4e563db finishing court today?”d0b550d1e094fdd3

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“He has 4594f8e617 been returning be5c7bc456 late these 8eb68b4c2b days, so c49f29d572 I assume fd8896f07a it will 722cdb34e2 be the cd56bf2353 same today. It is almost the ed1ecbb0aa Spring Festival, after all.”62cd145158265c4a

Yeon-oh nodded de4b1b6a57 in understanding. In just a 0b28dbf6a6 few days, the 12922e56bb Spring Festival would 9f5d26ba95 arrive—a day the 94427973ac imperial family regarded 1980f24b8f as highly as eef5e91a1a the Double Ninth 6eac653a39 Festival. The Prime 28eb7458cd Minister must f9ce868c02 have had ef7582cfe0 many things 0d531f1747 to take ec2a46fe7d care of.132e03cf35e97695

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“Ranyoung.”dce2379b2629100d

As he tucked the 57c14df280 letter away in his 64a5bade89 writing desk, Yeon-oh called d9a52a1d96 for Ranyoung, who was 43125e586c standing guard outside the c49963402a door. She entered promptly fe54160b33 at his summons.cf02010730db651d

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“Inform the outer hall d5428828e7 that I will be fd1c7a8278 requesting tea with His 1688ac1a66 Excellency.”b7367f832b199241

“His Excellency e0f7edc92b has not e1c3b899e9 yet returned a3e2eadcca from court.”a38f2d91ad495c58

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“I know. Just tell 0b46699719 them to 7672d77cd4 pass along 6f5475e291 the message a779e1d94d once he fce1a2e642 does.”298eddac96066867

“As you wish.”394e4f211a133f82

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Without further b0eaf6469e question, Ranyoung 22c5403f70 withdrew.dd9938bb47bd38bf

Only after she left 77b8727272 did Yeon-oh recall the c31bbbbb73 letter he had stored b0403adcb6 away. He unfolded 06c6db3389 a fresh 6497368517 piece of f7f2f697cb paper. As he picked up ac80e74ce1 his brush, Jo Myeonghwan e62bf4d628 stepped back far enough 06b4dc6fe6 that he could no 8dfbe1c0c4 longer see the contents.57e8141258f6dc41

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As always, 9e01ac1b71 the letter 7e5572bbf3 began with 65314c031d the same 04a74c02f6 formal greeting a41bd74353 before moving fde656a204 on to c230f50d57 other matters. Though written 393447a7e9 at length, 58cb589d07 the core 2bbd017686 of the b5ef9ffdf2 message was a15db0d7bd simple—he wished to 86fd757921 meet soon.4da9f9edb5fb6c73

After reviewing 761a5aea5a the letter 048afd20b8 once more ca791fda5d to ensure dc6e1c2df0 nothing inappropriate fd0f037969 was written, cb5e6b2f46 Yeon-oh sealed f3c5b2d79b it and 911975d4ef called for 98b32766da Seok Kyung.0c277003c02387b3

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“Seok Kyung.”26998cbc32f30c16

“You seem to bd8db3a99f be quite close 4630bcde2d with the young 98a1d44918 master of Seocheon.”b026ec2450545a9d

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Closing the acdd5d56e5 distance, Seok 10a5ab405d Kyung accepted 8dc052b617 the sealed 8891b1cb6b letter while 7d012afb7e making a 535a7e4ab4 comment that 0767ca1383 Yeon-oh found b65942efeb unnecessary. Without bothering to respond, acb527dada Yeon-oh merely watched as 79ebbb783a Seok Kyung took the 40fc9868d6 letter in hand.1274250db11faabb

This letter would c687eb3cf2 be sent to c35b25814e Lee Shinwoo of 563b703618 Seocheon. And from there, f61303d107 it would make c325fe2fec its way to 3025c29e70 Yeshin.7dd636137762e743

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That night, their relationship 1fe68a7a4d would be redefined.edadf383492eee51

With a sigh, Yeon-oh 0b1d288d04 pressed his fingers against 3c17358823 his temples and gestured d0be48c4fc for Seok Kyung to 0d3e3cf1ca leave. Only after hearing 7a68552adb the quiet sound d59c3dc461 of the door 0d50736d16 closing did he e068369bce finally relax his 1a0bc84532 posture, leaning back 45c459a2f5 slightly.9a437f4522b05a11

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A familiar silence floated 8f8ecd1baf around him, settling like 5abcf3d7ae dust in the air.e71bbd3694c05e08

The Prime 889b8f6d3e Minister’s response, 5ee867f76b as well bb6160c067 as Yeshin’s, 83cb3f26d1 arrived just b559cccd17 as dusk 3458458e0d began to 6b2979c19f fall.6e3c3464478a6d2b

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Yeshin had f5c8edf37f readily agreed 6c95187efd to the fbabc8e050 meeting and f56b83d350 proposed they fbcb4f4079 meet tonight b185d1dd5f at the 4b7f9c96bd hour ofsul¹. The Prime 4e00f2308e Minister had 515bfdeea9 also sent 060cbb3fa6 a reply 46f834e247 through a 61dcb1e9f7 servant as ec9b371719 soon as 64e1cbc7a3 he returned b2295d256b from court.2b1c60c684363020

“His Excellency 002bdefeba has accepted 5ad3fbd3f7 your request 7120b7bd39 for tea.”4441662e9fc41bd1

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After dismissing 1d9109d8aa the servant 5c255fafc5 with a 0772586836 simple acknowledgment, ad5910914c Yeon-oh stared 7c7d21bbf3 at Yeshin’s 8604d4a8fc letter in 2843e17a7d slight disbelief.3483c269227402e7

With Lee Shinwoo acting 467056b55d as the intermediary, he dbd6039734 had expected the letter f44ee8be3e to take at least d3bc0c408b a day to arrive. That had always ff469a9bbd been the case. Never before ee784b4bf1 had he f9dc54d02b received a 284a7c2a14 response on 1148e8288a the same 9a456bccc8 day the af60215f28 letter was 135f0d4e0a sent.1c0d9c3afaf9cf0d

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Tonight at the hour b65cfec80c of sul.5aa207809dcdeb23

Yeon-oh took in b8b284d7dc those words once 81a7983cbf more before tucking 6c64c040d0 the letter away c63fb1e765 in his writing 4cdadea0d8 desk, as he 25e77e4256 always did. For now, 5f1d20fb9b he had e406d6a3db to meet c555e1717a with the 63e9abf77c Prime Minister, 81765d2229 and there 7e5db5d79c was no cf983e0e12 need to 03bc5d4a67 send a bd8a53e186 reply right d471f7ca01 away.ef0a71ef39774152

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Before stepping out, he 20c492879f checked his appearance. The jade-colored df9b4d43de silk robe, e3498b84d1 tailored exclusively 216b48fe4b for him, 74ec5a7c61 fit as dce691047a if it e1b02c9608 had been 0578fa6473 made with c81957d77f him in abb705816a mind. After adjusting 1c58c7c99e the long, 90381d46df flowing sleeves 5f59ae9950 once, he b6b2dec807 finally moved 003a99da47 forward.162fa735d404ea71

The outer aa4bcaf8cd hall where 8987eece40 his father d31629aff9 resided remained a7fa346691 unchanged. Though it 650435887f had been 023dd068a1 days since 02399e8a43 his last f0fc0f1994 visit, nothing e496d5b1aa was different. The delicate scent of 148530dde6 plum blossoms, defying the 4fc14042cb passage of seasons, was 48ebf4f8fb as thick as ever, aa1ad703b6 and the vivid red 61f8f6dfd5 blossoms still felt oddly 79592f6c21 out of place.57a51110012aa1fd

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“Yeon-oh.”3c9332e619bd29f6

The Prime Minister was 4080a4da81 impeccably composed, not a 5a23718d0f single hair out of eabc29a4b2 place. He did not appear fa36e1e867 as someone who had 4e0559a1d0 just returned from court. Unlike his 93d325acee more relaxed 55aff833d6 appearance at 0d89f0afdb home, he 8f4a998136 now wore 611427d505 his formal 8e73057e79 gold crown, 917fb982ae welcoming Yeon-oh fbf19618c2 with a 11a545d176 pleased expression.e93e8e3e299ef316

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After offering 03faa61940 a proper 0fbafb29f2 bow, Yeon-oh 82c2c9eb06 finally took 23223ab7d4 a seat db06c69390 across from e01c54ed49 him as 570243549f invited.0c9f3018f6054608

“I’ve been so f6fafa9193 busy with affairs 632d07f499 outside that I dbd1af2f5a haven’t had much fc90ed52ef time to spend c021123ae8 with you lately. So when I heard 7da89340e5 you had requested tea ed22a03a47 first, I was quite b39e4ff264 pleased. It’s as if 88b0750c7d all my weariness 6f11782c4c has melted away.”13df3fdeecc336a5

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