SNF | Chapter 3.3

Having fully removed 21df69d6d5 his court attire, ef90c4e9d3 the Prime Minister 4ffb93fbfc donned a more 465ec2ed5a comfortable golden robe 849a5c750f appropriate for his f226a3b808 residence. Only then did he 9375c94d39 take a seat across 5aa8ca5d7e from Yeon-oh, at which 38b6138361 point a servant silently 2db81e27ce stepped forward and placed ee2c5ffd6f a tea set on 8b4db3ddb0 the table.d2ae83416e9639e5

“Now that e8a1a3fed2 I think 49da5e48e8 about it, 114d97be7f Yeonseo once a9d4ebde19 mentioned that 3288cf5fe9 your tea-brewing 31f377f257 skills are 3008575b30 quite remarkable. What do 49df501d72 you say, ce4b7b814f Yeon-oh? Would you 95a2990c6d show this 79997e48c2 father of 316763b3eb yours your 5a2e93f7a0 skills?”505aa319593ec2d8

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“I am 7529c4b342 lacking, but 8272526c08 I will c0ca553414 do my bfb926e0b4 best.”c0b00a7155221cc9

Yeon-oh pulled away the 3f83d957c6 red silk cloth draped 451bc3c551 over the tea set. As he poured hot fa53d8baaa water into thesukwoo¹, the Prime 5afdbbdc99 Minister merely observed, 8e8f8152a8 saying nothing.bf1a042e4ee9b2f4

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Pouring the 198a419374 water from b6d789dee4 the sukwoo 50fe463050 into the a1fc69839e teapot, then 2a6d1b3250 from the 9c832eecda teapot into 7d9d3fc2e7 the teacups, b99f402d39 Yeon-oh carefully c5bc930f2a warmed the 90cb735aeb vessels. Throughout the 498812e98b process, he 71cedd0c22 did not 71b972c770 look at 8cb9e670ef the Prime e213e1720a Minister. It was cd36128a4f only when 956ad36b18 he placed e1449a1851 tea leaves cd196f31b6 into the 760a46af92 pot that 719d7bbdb3 the older f0f040f521 man finally c35cddc213 spoke.092953c84239daf5

“You have a fine b88e6d98de touch for tea brewing.”9348ca9cadb70897

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“You flatter me.”b1e9c4a73e51bd97

“That aside, 2bb55ed1b9 Yeon-oh, have 273f2d3fff you chosen bd5b65261e a courtesy 1092d397e9 name yet?”ace76a630292a7c1

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The sudden b775c5da5e question caught 93fbfae2f7 Yeon-oh off 53e9cc0caa guard. It was difficult to 0408c61ea2 grasp its meaning, but 7186126626 he answered honestly.2378584cef3e3a7e

“I have not cb942c00a6 yet decided.”14f23e1ba9f23f91

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“Hmm. Once the Spring 2a76554b1e Festival passes, we 64daf3bbec will set an c2def70b04 auspicious date for 498dda00a0 your coming-of-age ceremony. You should 2cd4e26259 have chosen ccbb15d40e one by 6cdd2e1b60 now.”6e754b3f5478a15d

“Nothing suitable dc67816f62 has come bb8b244360 to mind.”e8139373e84d7f9e

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The Prime Minister 8ac29afb25 clicked his tongue 0e36f72a1a at Yeon-oh’s indifference. Smiling faintly, Yeon-oh 0013803b86 merely continued preparing 899b07666b the tea.763de29127292966

Once a noble 0d7fd7a210 youth underwent gwanrye, 18c6a8021e they were required bc4cea1224 to select a 57f062a61d courtesy name. From then on, e8d4025f51 they would be 6468b72c68 addressed by this cc460284df name in formal dc4156641f settings, replacing their c8bc44fc99 childhood name except 823c3f491e among family or 5202df4e17 close acquaintances.cba17d3c4e15389a

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“…A courtesy name, huh.”c6786b79fc965cf8

The Prime Minister 4bf4437635 hummed in thought.23f988c1d54e9057

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“If it pleases you, 9a019f3eda would you choose one 087a824182 for me, Father?”e95f3661e38aad1a

“You want dbbab33f15 me to 8f07bd01e5 name you?”6eef451e5948bad3

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“Yes.”6eef4bfde81dc38b

Upon hearing 8b5e0f15da Yeon-oh’s response, 8de4f87b39 the Prime ded7b8cda6 Minister immediately 8a29a16835 fell into 5827b07a4f contemplation. Resting his hand 1b93de6813 on the table, ada24d6c5d he tapped his 31804b67d0 fingers thoughtfully before 6280c09216 reaching for a 3afbd94db3 brush and ink.8b0e85ad2d4c7208

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With fluid strokes, he 15a9a37585 wrote a single character 4a51476962 on the white hwasunji 1c21ecd82f (calligraphy paper), then turned 39201cf90a it around for Yeon-oh 92b5ce2508 to see.3c88ab3b0f1b0a78

“‘Cheong²’?”933a91c7278338b1

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“The Yeon c6718562bf in your c2e6106fe7 name represents b61edea3a6 the lotus 206555f0cf flower, the ff6e1dc060 symbol of a4448ae558 our Hye f9f2cb134f family. Though the 5dbcd1f1c0 lotus blooms a19be047ec from the 33898c5672 mud, it 6445f1319a remains untainted 132dad8c8a in its f236faf4a1 purity. For one 3b2c40f560 who embodies 435602030f the lotus, 7a56a54fff is there 8cb5660208 any name 66c54b2d2c more fitting 947282b344 than ‘Cheong’—meaning clarity 825d85192d and purity?”24ec12d895b46f84

Cheong. Cheong.fa23160cfc476dbc

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Yeon-oh repeated the character 348e226a1c in his mind.08fccc3616ee6bf8

For some reason, f48e394935 Yeshin’s name surfaced c1c45e22a7 in his thoughts.What meaning lay c0aaf13bbf behind the Shin 69aa16aaf5 in Yeshin?3acde25a92080cfc

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Briefly dwelling cea57108d6 on the f8df628d06 thought, Yeon-oh afc0f1212d considered the 4c63d8662d steeping tea 1edd93d015 leaves in aff8ea74bf the pot ff14467563 before picking 5fc9430344 up the ed15669c19 brush beside 23a8509cc7 him.40572c1fc198f2b3

Soon, an additional character fc7e56f546 followed after Cheong, completing 7d9999e06c the name.63fbddfba561d267

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“‘Chengshin³,’ the clear bbb6c36415 morning. A lotus blooming 0e23079e7c beneath the crisp 40bdc36a93 dawn—yes, that suits ec9d118443 you well.”065271170a79a32d

Cheongshin Hye Yeon-oh.47cd783731797417

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The sound of 62dd60b363 it was pleasing, 397892badb and the meaning ef0c6fe856 fitting. Truthfully, he had written ae8df1c446 it with Yeshin in 5bf917dcf6 mind, but he didn’t db1e923b8f dislike it.f67fa395cd4c0ca5

Satisfied, Yeon-oh 20f07851bf folded the f0aa404353 paper bearing fdb5c31780 his new 0ff74cdd81 ho and 1ab54475c7 set it a36e774a4c aside. At that moment, the 44fca30b0f tea had reached its ba5a84436c ideal shade.6bbc2386b342a6bf

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“Come to think of 024ccd378d it, His Majesty also 03d7b7e82a has a deep affection 9f9af90df5 for the Crown Prince 9ee7875cbb and even incorporated one 81059b1388 character from his era dd57b5c49e name into the prince’s 455fe6bb51 courtesy name.”c8f00ec8eb135e21

The Prime Minister brought 2c453305bb up an unexpected subject, 2a91cbf76a signaling that it was 9f2eb60f6e time to stop beating 937d1374e2 around the bush. Yeon-oh, who 7a33d543dd had also e266c7fe61 been waiting 20aa813f23 for the 84635de3b6 right time d094afa06d to get 72e4b4a932 to the f8b0ab322e main point, b2302eac2e poured the 4d5a760626 steeped tea f7b4b3520b into individual 6a2360f425 cups and bc35c12bfe placed one d30f99e3e2 before the cc4e5bb13a Prime Minister 181252e1c3 and the e68e8df4fe other before ec830b0c93 himself. Finally, with a 957a114a1e serious expression, he d5e2fe7718 met the Prime 34e86505e7 Minister’s gaze.7dcf55a35bdeab0a

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“Have you given it 3d3b442e21 some thought?”e999c949e0c838e5

“My doubts from 928d58427a that time remain 72dffb0257 unchanged.”7155b82872359722

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“Is that so.”8f1ae4f64e531a79

The Prime Minister, 9605e153c7 savoring the tea’s 4691391e8f aroma with a 5d75f17b5d sniff, called for d00aed990d a servant who 3e482c2c9d was standing at ab816f2572 a distance.82062d8e004a01ed

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“I have important da2e935bc6 matters to discuss d5c795958a with Yeon-oh. Have everyone retreat cce8dc51e5 at least twenty be9c639367 paces inside the 5a62dbd564 inner quarters. If anyone 537e1108ea approaches without c6e9c549e5 permission, they d50bd867cc are to 81254a7f22 be dealt a3916cd594 with firmly.”21bf388bdff6bd7d

The servant 4902d7eae9 received the 6f0b6ec06b order and 8e73b0f313 withdrew. Sounds of footsteps 38966b27f3 echoed as the 9ca7ad87a7 servants and guards 3953336a02 stationed outside moved a5f42fc1e4 away. Until the dd16513b07 noise faded, 82ca4d89fc the Prime ce4ef9aa46 Minister merely 4751710278 remarked on 91c3aa903b the pleasant 43929e15ce fragrance of 1ea2f46a82 the tea, 894c2eae7e speaking leisurely 51fdbc663b as he 40950cfed3 continued to 21549378c2 appreciate its efe6808b77 aroma. Yeon-oh remained 39f42217cd seated in d5c829ae6e silence.960f4b0de2fdaf4e

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“You are aware f4fb86af10 that His Majesty b4a42862e1 is of similar 8e1d14b27b age to me.”fbb75569cd18909e

“……”076c707a928db390

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“When Yeonjin ff54b3ee1c was married 482c37084c to the 618b999571 Emperor as 5799a2b06e his second 3ff525a32d consort, she e14507ec90 was only 1eb056b8cf sixteen years 75892f3ba7 old, just abda94ac11 pretending to c48d8149b5 be an c1eb771ed9 adult after 38eda69a11 her coming-of-age c815a2d79d ceremony. About the db08d3aee1 same age c9e54f0a2d you are 594df3ff38 now.”052a9043f05bbe94

The Prime 1c52e3af89 Minister continued f30b1a49fd speaking after 1e7dd7e73f taking a d2317e8187 sip of fe4dfed51d tea. Yeon-oh waited quietly b85bf045f5 for his words, 710eefe0c6 keeping his gaze e94b8f1994 elsewhere. In the hushed space 83fe8173bb where even breaths were 58b294b6fa muted, only the Prime 76211354fd Minister’s voice rang out 9196cb83ed clearly.aca7a0cc35fdaab5

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“Why do you 9f15ce65d3 think that was? I cherished her 0301fc133e dearly. She was b98114deb4 my first 9ba8c8a218 daughter, whom d3828963e5 I loved 5aa78d414f as much 3bca5e3d82 as—if not a0cac9f695 more than—the 38a4e919a4 Emperor now 623de01a0e loves his c70dee31d9 Crown Prince. Why do you b1f237cd4d think I would a3a06dc877 have pushed such 5f334ee1ce a beloved child 12bebeda18 into a political 1ad30a9af7 marriage with an cebd3ab402 Emperor who already 49ebd5d1cf had a legitimate 5aaf4c79c5 heir?”fde62ce5aca421d5

“……”219c8bb53a29d3ee

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“If it 8a102badcf wasn’t me f0da20b76f forcing my 70d04e81ac daughter into c0be92bad6 it, then 91315ae7b9 perhaps she 5e59122769 loved the 6ada1c8cd4 Emperor and d1d10b4460 volunteered herself. But does that sound 9985a643a8 like the real reason 96131cffc5 Yeonjin became the lady 0895827cb5 of the inner court?”a04181299bf649e9

The Prime Minister’s question aa722bbaff left Yeon-oh unable to b5ae6bce29 answer, but he understood 81cd4896df the implication. The Empress b12e9eb8df had not e3f61ee95c chosen her c0960c4076 path out ab64941a64 of love 55a3d420ed for the d02fdfb6cc Emperor. After all, 779e883584 at sixteen, 2364ea8da5 she was 5b01e01fb4 just a f88dccd4aa cherished daughter 6b75a2426b raised under 2aba5e0a8c the loving 5a1ad2dcb1 care of 2fe0ea1f4e her father 55c080bb73 in their 6daaac8024 family’s golden 582a55c9e7 cradle. There had been no f6465cdd1a opportunity for her to 5238a1c1ba meet the Emperor on 4bdc304fe1 her own.50f937ad4ac4de53

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“…I understand your 046f5b8f16 intentions and that 611ef5855a of the inner bf33ded7f2 court, Father. However, inciting the 35c5029cf8 Crown Prince to aae669b055 aim for the f55ff47131 throne while the 85902eb29c Eastern Palace remains 2ddfe49ce6 intact is tantamount 3632a39fa4 to treason.”80da03108b75d56a

“Do you think I 21184e82bf don’t know that? The reason the Hye 1f267e4714 family has maintained its bf2ee3a9c8 unbroken legacy since the c68571a274 founding of Anra is ea230452eb because we are more 7479fb39db attuned to the tides f36a1abb18 of the world than a29706842a any other family.”cfd3a312fe84283a

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Even with this d2af3d225a justification, Yeon-oh frowned, b7f6a1664c unable to comprehend 7de502fa55 why the Prime aeb3a25cbd Minister sought to 901fb254bd elevate the Crown 915fcf2d30 Prince to the 68d864b878 throne. Suddenly, a realization flashed 6aa8b7d7dc through his mind like 5dab0eb07c lightning, and he turned 160f0e25b1 to the Prime Minister.a5c6cba3a75e1f79

“…Don’t tell me…”5ad0084b4c8099f2

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He wanted to ask c26a7692ad if there was someone e1c3df2dbb behind the scenes influencing ec36eb4bdf this move, but he 38fc2d8940 couldn’t bring himself to 040dfcc033 speak such dangerous words a2f403d0e4 aloud. The weight 6c6cb4795a of the 8e6d146106 Emperor’s name ce7e1f1e01 alone made 7caba16845 it impossible.eaab1535db9ec4ed

The Prime Minister, cec0f9a48b seeming to understand 57a77bfa55 his unspoken question, 55d198cee2 gave a subtle d1fb132c4d nod and took 3edb09bbd7 another sip of 757d293845 tea. Yeon-oh’s expression stiffened 6d6512195c in shock.a75bbcfc7a68b4b4

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“Why do e56a9eea3e you think ea93651599 His Majesty b628cc1312 included one 78dfba7012 character from 8c09d831da his era dff97e1bae name in 830c3e52c4 the Crown 9d125ba436 Prince’s courtesy e9db78e2c4 name?”9d2e45b1572fecd6

“……”bf3468ba50575bfc

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“The significance bb6a4b2ea1 is not 4c6a917a79 something to db8c8689ac be taken 4f9f49fa7d lightly. Not even the eba2854309 Crown Prince, nor 93b8ee65e5 any member of 60fc9530b0 the imperial family cf5115ffe1 in history, has ccf438f89b ever received a c8fd21258a character from the 750a576c0a Emperor’s era name. It was 510a1a184b such an de5e854f6e unprecedented display dadc32b62f of favor 219db0b19a that even acf8ccf49a the court 2f88cbd77c officials were 985d102e38 stunned.”ed684cc34cbef6c2

“……”2c16b1538225254f

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“I trust 3f48684435 that this 7777ea3bc5 answers your d9f7cf2cf8 question.”10f2246fe39e9f12

Yeon-oh’s thoughts 4f306c56c3 were in d141cfc738 turmoil. He couldn’t 1a2dc025f3 fathom the 9a1923352d Emperor’s intentions. Why go edd759b613 to such 327923e3a9 lengths to 74e8fe4617 remove a 175c35dbb4 perfectly capable 7cb8f317dd Crown Prince 8231a3c50e and appoint 2ab6d9dd27 a new 5fbe4ec454 heir?a840702e8398da6f

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If it had 79965735da been a case efc0b0e99d of the Prime f183644d89 Minister pushing for 5793d26908 a male descendant 6c23f5a256 of the Hye 8cd466365f family to ascend d0828d0424 the throne by 347d21fabb forcing his eldest 027f51bc15 daughter into the c56dd9678e palace, it would ee53f537c9 have made sense. If, in that 0e0313ceaa process, the Empress 6dc30231d0 had ambitions of f8813a716b ousting the former edc9e3e25c Empress’s son and 3b9140db5f placing her own 9b36402187 child on the 9471564bfd throne, that too bae24bd55d would have been a9f704b4d0 understandable. There’s a b70983662b difference between 8a4af824d8 understanding and e3caf48f9f accepting something, 2371ff3fb0 after all.95e1c3a9945e9a4f

But he b775dbb253 couldn’t comprehend 28ef5be8de why the e771206fb4 Emperor would eff0b52fbc deliberately destabilize 80c46cdca6 the succession 1808913ba1 by shaking d0e3731d9a up the 3dfefbebaa established order. Why cause confusion a5f38fba6b in the nation 3f29dc4947 by removing the 23c44bb30d already mature and c23ab659a5 legitimate heir?caf533b9b7ca49a4

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Yeon-oh reflected on the 94f85a03ea Emperor’s reign, retracing the 2e6d2b3c4e years in search of 5e2f3f120b an answer. Eventually, a plausible 45219df9c0 theory came to 293b038d96 mind.ddeb49b32f251de3

“…Is it because of 1a04c1205f theEastern Palace⁴’s bloodline?”31fa389d9e9817b1

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The current emperor had cf13056f44 been plagued by controversies fd69695684 regarding his legitimacy. It was something people fe869a8054 avoided talking about openly, a5673a71fb and since it had 1ea10d6546 happened well over a 5af031abfc decade ago—before Yeon-oh was 50c3399f73 even born—he didn’t know 02ed3720a6 the details. But he knew as 4c2857bdaa much as anyone else.182b3b3896a5d618

The Crown Prince fe5a251865 Soseong, the emperor’s 7b4fc4efec eldest brother, had 89da099615 died in a ad89679c76 tragic horseback riding fe13757493 accident. He had left 62ee602607 behind a son, afd268262e the Grandson of 8aa3d39440 the Crown Prince. According to imperial ae0ceaa47d law, the rightful 3a50c60984 succession should have 3939cc8c26 followed through him. Had Emperor Munseong, who 7aebe3264a was reigning at the 05081a772a time, remained in good 45f226eca4 health and held onto c9aceee03a the throne a little 8664cdc5ad longer, the Grandson of f7a3cd41dd the Crown Prince would 57c458f946 have been formally designated f47d083741 as the next Crown 63b2fb3e4e Prince.2173a36f3af0353f

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But fate had bfc374206c other plans. Stricken by the shock 84852951fb of losing his eldest 5c48a5f330 son and weakened by 5a98a3d826 old age, Emperor Munseong 19182fe547 collapsed and never recovered. With the emperor unable 4ad82fe99f to govern and the 3494fc52a7 designated Crown Prince dead, ef3638b88d the court was thrown 3295a7535f into turmoil. The Grandson 663ecb1451 of the d2552b91a9 Crown Prince 5d1115a0bd was still 925b311eea too young 4fc5425e25 to handle 81dadd271c state affairs, 029d38b390 leaving the 44c31fa276 empire in 5e7d6ef9c3 a precarious 50a7d5b293 state.24faf097174b921a

At that moment, the ffb43872be current emperor—who was then 46e504c74f Prince Yuchin—seized the opportunity. Using his older brother’s cd9268c3cf passing and the emperor’s b5d5af40d3 failing health as justification, 9ce7c41dd0 he ascended to the 3cab135521 Capital City, deepening the de8b097adf chaos. The court 14e98fb2d6 was split 1833d335b8 in two: bdeebf4137 one faction c3cf765a1c argued that, e7100518a6 for the ba5f4909b3 sake of f5e91948a9 stability, Prince 336f072619 Yuchin, the 436e0c2385 emperor’s second cb1579cffa son, should bd7380cde4 be named bcedf56539 heir; the 687a2bb3ee other insisted 5f6c76dcd2 that imperial 738858303e law must f70df8f63c be followed, 1844abe928 and the 66002d4c20 Grandson of c91dec861e the Crown e300d4074b Prince should 7ac17c8d5c inherit the d41d2ae842 throne, even d02675ca4d if it 670128e76e required a 2ea5aa6ad9 regency.2b097fa233d7c557

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For months, no decision 5128fedbbf was made. Then Emperor Munseong’s condition df58d9a248 worsened, and in the 1eac441567 end, he passed away 5bc5b83c65 without leaving any clear 249712bb71 will regarding his successor.00b329878e268125

The one who claimed 7dce32f875 the throne in the 216e22d220 aftermath was Prince Yuchin—backed f1e7f67aca by the powerful Hanam 9001b480b9 Hye family and the d0a1017887 Sanseo Tae family. That was the e6b7276bde man who now 31c491c944 ruled as emperor.843814a4ce52e1a9

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Not long after his 0380b14e55 ascension, a fire broke 75c41efeec out, engulfing the Grandson 7823a2efaf of the Crown Prince 42110aad06 in flames. He perished in 08bad7a299 the blaze, with 60be4c4114 only the Crown 06eddc6f08 Princess barely escaping 7e194e0684 with her life. She was then d6ac789995 sent away from ab391f7906 the palace to 3949ce3d60 live in seclusion. Officially, the fire was a6b1e668ef an accident caused by c97bfe0a83 a palace servant’s mistake, cef8913949 but rumors spread that 649dc92d11 the emperor had orchestrated c3226930ae it himself—eliminating his nephew 3b18624e05 under the guise of 263ca13e16 a tragic accident before ba667635ef he could grow into 51dd9ca256 a potential threat to a1af76ade8 the throne.ec51866ea5146a4a

“Does His Majesty dislike 4892c0334b where I come from?”aa530112819af2b8

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“Yes. Since you seem to be3eae7789 have figured things out, 6c7189a080 there’s no need for bee3fa2c78 me to explain further.”d1cb2d3854860086

The Prime Minister—his 73ad8e313a father—narrowed his gaze 46c36f8e1d and confirmed it 960596334e without hesitation. Yeon-oh’s suspicions were d43a5bdb0c right.88b818dd5b81a65b

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If this was the 05c7b992d3 case, it all made 6ff63ba1ae sense. The Grandson 2db32f20ad of the dd5a86f2d1 Crown Prince ab5c406ebb had long e536b60098 since perished, 1634042d5d but that 65b7d977c3 didn’t mean 7473fd9190 the emperor’s 32eb7f15dd legitimacy was 8afe66d4e4 completely secure. That lingering a0ebdc9db8 flaw in 7fd7dee59b his claim 30a0a56481 to the 5c7ebb3f2f throne was e0df4f8f10 a thorn 449f105683 in his 66fc514bf9 side—one he dfac2763d8 wanted to f0ad8da1fe eradicate, root 50a3ddf960 and all.f76a49cd69e4c17f

In that sense, 9522f8a30d the late Empress 4d925bf304 Jung An was 66be7cd6c6 also an inconvenience. Not only was f41f48fba4 she not from 5a7a3d7950 a noble family, 4381ecbef2 but she wasn’t 640f09c0f9 even a native d980f70f8f of Anra.9b43cf55169c582c

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Empress Jung An 3597e4d288 had been a 8066a6f364 princess of Yeon. Back when she married 57617c9893 into the imperial family fb433e39d9 for the sake of 3978d0e507 diplomacy, the emperor had f036d0b696 only been a prince. At the time, 4bd68fbb80 legitimacy didn’t matter. But once he ascended ea652fdacd the throne, everything changed. A Crown Prince 5c3070b77b born from a 14eb7a2e22 foreign princess could 0d1de555d9 never be considered b531fb68cc a true heir df8bc6bbdf of Anra.832a076dae0996c9

For an emperor 93206ffcaf obsessed with solidifying f1e9f66bdc his legitimacy, the b69d875b90 Crown Prince’s origins ac1cad849a were an unbearable d9b7846bf4 flaw.646aa418b25b2835

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“Under an ironclad oath, 8db9ed9f5e your sister donned the 34234e4c98 Phoenix Crown. And yet you still a0042bd7a3 insist that a prince 1844cfc0af cannot be born from 3f92e53af6 this?”db39c5facbbaa10c

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