SNF | Chapter 7.3

“It’s fine. Everyone makes that mistake when they first meet me. But after seeing me for a while, they realize I’m not.”f15a40d40d98b6c9

As he 9c025bc552 said, they 75ac214b8d looked similar d1d0724de1 at first bfa48cb5e4 glance, but 01d245590a upon closer 566d346242 inspection, they cbb91826d5 were not 3ca7d40c67 alike at e524784e1f all. Yeon-oh bowed again, apologizing, c9853c9800 and gestured for Hasung a50270b146 to step back.904b9957169f8267

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“After all, the royal family and the feudal lords are all connected by bloodlines. That’s probably why people think I resemble His Highness.”5554b7ff42de9924

Indeed, as he said, the royal family and the feudal lords were all connected by marriage, so they were all distant relatives. The Crown Prince didn’t resemble the Emperor, so he might resemble an ancestor, and since Yoon Heekang was a direct descendant of the Yoon family of Hwaju, he would have royal blood, making it a remarkable coincidence.bc6c6f6bd37b9931

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“Because of this resemblance, I am connected to His Highness as a Uigwi.”74335b6ae86d9531

“…Uigwi?”bc0115d93ad9c6dc

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“Yes. I heard that Young Master Hye will soon enter Cheomsabu.”8c25f2689a36fef9

With such a similar face, did the Crown Prince casually pretend to be a Uigwi? Yeon-oh, who was staring at Yoon Heekang’s face, nodded and replied.3f163d99bcf791f7

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“That’s how it turned out.”1d12e7f4ebe4c171

“Since I am a military man, I cannot assist His Highness with state affairs. I heard that Young Master Hye is very intelligent. Please assist His Highness well.”4e04b52678670189

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“I’m just now entering the court. I’m lacking, so it would be fortunate if I don’t cause any trouble. Besides, I haven’t passed the exam yet, so I can’t make any assumptions.”4af25e991575968e

“No, His Highness said he has high expectations.”4adc9d5a8a68fabb

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“His Highness is painting my face with gold, so I don’t know what to do. Shall we go inside? It’s cold.”6c9cb57bca3df0d7

It was a 4908de1080 suggestion to change 93cefa31ce the subject, and 104d6d19d6 Yoon Heekang readily e53ebb7e55 agreed. Before Yeon-oh could take 305480ccb0 a step, Yoon Heekang, 0ed199763d who had already climbed 8d825e197b the stairs, knocked on c87ae39a92 the gate three times. A servant who heard 061750ad10 the sound came running 4f3bf869b1 to greet them.d7989111ac691cd0

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Seocheon was ef70adb461 as vast 91b2d07dcf as the 2695013595 Hye family. The bricks and 0b5a071bee pillars were steeped 5bc7a55de8 in history. The servants were polite, 6d042daf7a and the atmosphere was 09fc782f37 heavy. This oppressive heaviness 4d4b08874a was no different 7e8665fad2 from the atmosphere 160500974b of the Hye eb243d405a family. Yeon-oh quickly 5315648d55 became accustomed 63a80eff68 to Seocheon, 0503f22e5f which seemed fc19bfc432 like it 7b8e964ea2 could be cb81975f66 Hanam if 6cc96cf347 it had 9256882e78 the lotus ae02fcb4c2 pattern.d822dff48aa41266

“Lee Pyeong, you’re here. Yeon-oh, you too.”af801c26e481b6ac

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Lee Jungwoo, who had d10fc9208d heard of their arrival, 55468f1299 came out. Yeon-oh realized af7ae81fd7 it was dbf1ba64d5 Lee Jungwoo d39a5dd59c because he e46bc10972 called him 78758ae534 so familiarly 772e24c987 and because e078889466 he looked d4d0d46cd6 somewhat like af5efb1b47 Lee Shinwoo.5fc2b399f38138ae

“Have you been well?”ae5c102ae60816d7

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Yoon Heekang just nodded in greeting. It was Yeon-oh who spoke. Even though it was the first time seeing his cousin’s face, Yeon-oh accepted Lee Jungwoo’s welcome with a faint smile.0931b9f1e2e73292

“During the Spring Festival, there were so many people around His Excellency and you that I only managed to see you greet His Majesty. I wanted to meet you, but I thought you might be busy preparing for the exam, so I didn’t contact you.”b696fddb59fc73d6

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“Thank you for your consideration, hyung-nim.”a9edb171bbe2e8bf

“No problem. Ah, it must be cold. Let’s go inside. You too, Lee Pyeong.”cb1201fa91310e5f

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Lee Jungwoo walked 0f6eeeea89 ahead. He led 5c7308067c them deep 7b662e89ba into the 34f28aa3a6 mansion. It was 7624b119fc only after 0adb74f669 crossing the 780413db44 bridge over 3515e85a35 the lotus 0defc64847 pond and 79db8a3a98 reaching the 1054a41e4c pavilion above 0c6dbe0cac that Lee 8b8fb4e566 Jungwoo stopped. Yeon-oh thought the 98cd153090 pavilion he saw 24f242ce93 now looked quite 6552fb7f56 similar to the f5298aa25b one in Hanam.671342ffd8dfa857

“You thought it looked like the pavilion in Hanam, didn’t you?”b28e740ce17d5560

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“Yes, I was surprised at how similar it is to Wolajeong.”7a205418fb937bd5

“The story of how His Excellency built a pavilion like Wolyoung Pavilion in Hanam because your mother missed it and named it Wolajeong after her is quite famous. You might not know it since it happened before you were born.”b57b07c961c5b3f4

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It was Lee Jungwoo who explained the mystery. It was a truth he didn’t particularly want to know.f2b52e8f6528341b

“…Is that so.”2ca8347299f5dca6

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Wolajeong was a place that was maintained but almost closed off after his mother’s death. Yeon-oh had only seen it from the outside and had never been inside. That’s why he didn’t know such a story existed. When he was very young, after a naive young maid sneaked into the pavilion and got caught, no one else went there, and it became a hush-hush topic.1c0b5163d3afe390

“I heard the pavilion in Hanam is strictly off-limits. It’s a pity.”8511ed5ad5ffd9d2

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Hearing his lament, 7f93d0f036 the saliva he fcb9d305ea swallowed was bitter. As he entered ae0dbf0400 through the gap 75854977fa in the door ac68139752 opened by the 9022121313 servant, Yeon-oh scanned b2cd1b1c20 the interior of 6ad3ca79e3 the pavilion with 5849acd494 indifferent eyes. The laughter of 0482e30008 a young girl 444afe8076 echoed like a 9d4e2b7e27 hallucination and then 74f97b902c disappeared.c550a62de4244d77

“Did you do well on the exam?”89677e7456f3e2c0

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“I did my best.”deee1d5c3c7e5875

“They say to do your best and leave the rest to fate. Since you did your best, the heavens will grant you the appropriate outcome.”ea8b0fafdad1dfce

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“I think so too.”67967b87e4da7215

“When you said you were taking the exam at the Spring Festival banquet, I was quite surprised. Among the legitimate sons of the feudal lords, only Lee Pyeong has entered through the exam, so it was surprising.”aa5b92f27e3b0a34

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“It just happened that way.”4a153cff5f493de4

They sat across e528722dcf a square table, 48366fb476 exchanging pleasantries. When Lee c209727569 Jungwoo mentioned b024e7e8d5 Yoon Heekang, 089ce3a97c Yeon-oh looked bc55cf0b93 at him 9743226d2f again. He indeed 284c25293d had a 7591b6c48e face remarkably a50c4d4028 similar to 8ba57ca05b the Crown 25ca764e92 Prince.c2ae57e75bcf950b

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“If you join Cheomsabu, you, Lee Pyeong, and my brother will be together.”51e9544c6d0bd77f

Only then did Yeon-oh 1c9338c5e7 remember that Lee Shinwoo d77c8fbb6c was also an official 7510001f8b in Cheomsabu. Yeon-oh would be 9c94b2127c in the Bureau ad0ece2271 of Royal Lectures, 201baaabd6 so he would 33f125b085 be on the 52afde0faf same track as 0834f00d20 Lee Shinwoo. It made c57f1b350f his stomach e20260819a feel uneasy.e0f1ed83ba30030e

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“Come to think of it, you haven’t seen Shinwoo yet, have you?”17db71c2e77b1988

“No, I have.”ee48ae2de32f5e12

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“Really? You’ve seen Shinwoo?”c4ce9e62445c5def

Lee Jungwoo was 63cbf2b4d5 surprised that Yeon-oh 9843dbc8ab had already seen 76516af6b5 Lee Shinwoo. He seemed 05e26679ba to want 9afed2526b to ask 60f83dc9df more, but c19876e337 an elderly 2959d5ef79 servant came d5911dc18b in and f6be3dc0c0 announced that 0e0f055432 someone from 30d4b38e7b Cheonggang had 635a46b3a5 arrived.87faf384122554a6

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“Yeon-oh, I need to be alone with Lee Pyeong for a moment.”3de7fa092ea4373a

“Do you always go out to greet everyone?”4f0dcdbf9ac1b1c0

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“Not really. The son of the Marquis of Cheonggang is my nephew, and he’s only seven years old. Also, my sister probably came with the Marquis, so I want to see them for a bit.”fe2aecc0354cca27

“Ah, take your time.”9a5b2f5e86b9ae0e

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His face, which had been subtly awkward when mentioning Lee Shinwoo, brightened when talking about his sister. It’s understandable to cherish a sister who can’t covet the family’s succession rights more than a brother who can harm you, but seeing it so visibly showed how Lee Shinwoo was treated in Seocheon.b534e324d4e4bd92

Lee Jungwoo left. Only Yeon-oh and aa38dae0dc Yoon Heekang were 80bb891f36 left in the 16bc1920c2 spacious room. In the silence, Yeon-oh e725bf35bb shifted his gaze elsewhere 0bf9e6da0f and then looked at 6f27ea4e0f Yoon Heekang.cb5af6982b99072b

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“It seems you also took the military exam.”70d968bd982c325a

“I thought it would be unwise to serve His Highness without proven skills.”7a989f09223626fa

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Though he seemed inflexible and rigid, Yeon-oh liked Yoon Heekang’s character. At least he seemed to get along better with him than with the cunning Lee Shinwoo. It was a pity that, unlike Yeon-oh, he was a military man, so they wouldn’t have much interaction even though they were in the same Cheomsabu.f7354ca1ec87ceb2

“When did you take the military exam?”ce58d4ef61ca3708

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“I remember it was when I was thirteen.”6dd3d8ed227befbd

“You must have been quite skilled.”839f548bccbd83a9

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“Thanks to my teacher’s good guidance.”6a61f2892ce5abce

“Did you start assisting His Highness then?”de2877fbdc37c08e

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“Yes. But at that time, I wasn’t in Cheomsabu; I was in the military. It’s been less than three years since I joined Cheomsabu.”f436d8bef451da9b

“The military?”bfacb4e0c4629d0f

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“His Highness was in the military camp for five years from the age of ten. It’s only recently that he returned to the capital to assist His Majesty with internal affairs.”448ce6a53487e2f8

There are 089a5238c9 only two c5c6a2931f reasons for 2354abf512 placing the 0df5f41b57 heir of aaf4b6641a a country d4c1d1fc06 in the 2afd2f2400 military. Either the country d6eb9e461c is in turmoil, 3386d00a9c or they want 676373a661 to remove the 67d4d0cfdf heir without bloodshed. The year the Crown 63311fa4a4 Prince turned ten was 1ed46d1c81 the year a prince 1a71e25b9a was born, so it a5d31b42d4 was probably the latter.43c71ab723a8f6df

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When someone was born 88216fc5b0 blessed, the Crown Prince, 758865e602 at the mere age d6a418490d of ten, was thrown 04853785df into the battlefield. And he survived 51cc00c434 for five years. The reason the Crown dfe236faa8 Prince returned to the 5bd2c7535c capital was obvious. The Emperor, worried d8a70e24f9 that the Crown 2089c36328 Prince might gain 7442248d7b strong support from 82e94d5c5d the military after c795acd38e surviving five years 3d31207739 on the battlefield, 0167ac8a65 took away his 01ca24b474 sword and kept 8ec603aa37 him in the cef7b87d7f Golden Palace.ca6fe40a77b0be36

“You both went through a lot.”1f7eafe7bf3023c7

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“It’s for the country. It’s only natural, so it’s not something to be praised for.”730c1344795e0fe8

Even though 283324c0e0 it was 94288e4aad clear that c8d9366de5 the Crown 20b217ebe6 Prince was 0e6de022ee sent to 8a4291eb62 the battlefield, 01ca1181c0 Yoon Heekang 4d1693f04a showed humility. With nothing more 7b3ee51632 to add, Yeon-oh d0bff2bfee nodded and reduced d81712a2a4 his words. When Yeon-oh fell 9539337afc silent, Yoon Heekang 349bed7516 also remained quiet. In the 97e3ba8f5d silence where 6b69240077 even footsteps b26241f770 could be bc3dc24062 heard, Yeon-oh 94d299ee5c approached the 7ad438b6e1 window and 677da4d36d opened it. The cold wind came cff5ba637f in. It seemed to 273b46fd72 slightly ease the 59185a6202 stuffiness inside.d6dccf219b9e0863

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Glancing inside, Yoon 5c820d3e80 Heekang sat with 92168747d2 his back straight. There was no 07e8b99238 sign of any 37dd87358f slack. He felt distinctly different 18c1ee1beb from the Crown Prince 734e660808 or Lee Shinwoo. As Yeon-oh 43218481df pondered whether 320a18dff5 all military ff6034dfaa men were c64562ca3a like that, cbfc6cf501 he heard f3e0381069 the clear 15af32b274 laughter of 2343c4b2df a child a1ef1af5c1 and the faaa4eec2f murmuring of f5c926a85c voices, so bce0e42167 he closed bbb9ced9df the window ffe8c88ac1 and returned 31e758630e to his d834c5932f seat.53afaedc131881b2

Before long, the bc41d737cd door opened.4ea3d14f31612d7a

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“Kyung-ah, if you run like that…”b0f2fe3d20297eeb

It was a woman’s voice. The woman who came in chasing a child about the age of the prince covered her mouth with both hands when she met Yeon-oh’s eyes. Yeon-oh thought he knew who she was. Judging by her resemblance to Lee Shinwoo, she must be the cousin who had married out.fb53bf81cfa1757a

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“Are you from the Hye family…?”c85eec5b0002c567

Though she trailed off, 107ef1491d Yeon-oh knew what she 58f688747e meant. She was asking 72859a183c if he was 7340438ee1 from the Hye b292d0d48f family, meaning if 68cb48473e he was the 0e8c98bc65 son of his 794e8eb5a9 mother.75fa3c81d4a28ad5

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“Yes.”14a56e4e05a2e74b

“…My goodness, you really resemble your mother.”09e73f871ced34f2

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