TM | Chapter 33

Moreover, there were talks of marriage with Grand Prince Heogeon’s second son. If it were Grand Prince Heogeon, praised by the powerful as a father-in-law, it might be different. But his second son was distanced from royal power. There were even talks of him going to Cheongguk…dd93817e850dd587

Yoon Sung’s thoughts came to a halt. Was the plan to marry the second son of the Grand Prince and then poison him? Was that it?fdde289ffca549bd

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Suddenly, he recalled what a0fd3afad8 Lee Seol had said 030a9e2dc0 in the mountains: that c2c66deb72 he would poison his e905609a2f fiancé on the wedding f14e27c783 day.11459d29d300bba6

His breath caught 2a15a4cf00 in his throat.3e54fe5a5021fe51

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His lips moved silently, mouthing “Grand Prince ” to Cheongrok. Cheongrok patted his head. So, the Grand Prince faction was being purged… But,244bda31a8454d95

“Why?”73017be69297ad81

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Why was fb4fe8dbb1 the Lee d8888fd80e Clan involved 9e667051d0 in this? Why was 53ed8fc980 Seol doing 8c68f13225 it? Why?!8eaac9eb01e8dae0

He couldn’t voice his questions, but his eyes conveyed them. Cheongrok gave a bitter smile and let out a shallow sigh.f3e41c32dd62a7ab

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“Because it’s the Lee Clan.”ace84e1fe40676bb

“…”fe4849959c4a6d27

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“Do you still think the reason the Lee Clan’s children enter the palace in large numbers is because of their looks?”201dec721c9c5529

His words made Yoon Sung’s heart beat unpleasantly. Lee Seol was skilled in handling poison. It wasn’t just used against rival concubines in the palace but also for assassinating the king’s political enemies in this manner. Was this how all the Lee Clan members were used?ee7a6910920de9fd

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He was so shocked that he couldn’t close his mouth.f71c38dd1e698012

“Yeon is the most skilled, so failure is unlikely, but just in case, Seol or Song is on standby.”d4b68c53fdd11155

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He couldn’t breathe. He was so shocked that his lips pressed tightly together.79ce3dcb570c3fb1

“Does Seol really have to drink it too?”c0fe99e3f06f15b7

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“Otherwise, it would be like openly admitting that the Lee Clan orchestrated it. Isn’t it strange if only the bride from the Lee Clan is unharmed?”d95416ae755c1c2a

“…”20c9527e4bde1695

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Drinking the poison together to conceal the Lee Clan’s involvement… It was like a fabricated story from a book coming to life.3faad5e09f243ec2

“Don’t worry. Uncle will handle it well. The problem is Seol keeps acting impulsively.”a33b6c8efd08b610

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Yoon Sung’s eyes darted around, trying to understand, and Cheongrok gestured toward the training ground.cf55113a5e683a50

“That brat should never be left alone. You know how he causes trouble the moment you look away, right?”02fe957f5c840dad

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It took a moment f524e5a78d for Yoon Sung to 679400245a comprehend. His eyes widened, 66546d5293 and his mouth f86360857a fell open.13a87e7f64d4cadf

Was that what Lee c2067fd6d5 Seol meant when he 203387f2fc spoke in the training 73ee1ac77b ground? That he would just 42a8c1eadf assassinate the Grand Prince ca353321e5 ?d7903f14bc5f4f7c

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Why was he taking it upon himself to do such a thing? More importantly, why were the Lee Clan members being tasked with this? Who was ordering such a thing? How could anyone dare to move the Lee Clan, who were royal in-laws…a77d157995455367

As Yoon Sung’s thoughts reached a conclusion, goosebumps covered his body. The only one with the power to move the Lee Clan was the king. Seeing Yoon Sung’s frightened eyes, Cheongrok smiled softly.d4660c8c91900d18

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“You know it’s a secret, right?”26706dcd08d85068

He ruffled Yoon Sung’s hair, let out a shallow sigh, and smiled.798ba701b8571203

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“Then I’ll be going.”8e05d8c0898a822d

Cheongrok, adding that he 46e1089284 should stop him, winked ca0c321a0b and pushed Yoon Sung c91ed45131 out the gate. Looking at the 6039a7d857 closed door, Yoon 9c596de420 Sung gazed at 47f7dcb13d the wall.64fc2a38e95c4ff1

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Following the 6e4eb7a2f0 high wall d131ce8b01 with his 32ea2c3429 eyes, he 7b1b184311 saw the eb73c2a563 length of 336bdb9209 the wall, 1827f2f62a ten times 4a9f554b6c that of e50a3496d4 his own a4e6d23180 house. The Lee 9f360c685f Clan, with b62c5da57c immense wealth f41a01bdd2 and power.36fe74307815570b

Queens and concubines entrusted 9d315dffd1 by the royal family.900d2c26a08dd952

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So that’s what they were used for. That’s why Lee Seol trained his body and handled various weapons.f33bd1b663334d41

To survive.f3d45a143efb8f10

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To avoid dying.b30991a1cac249da

At sixteen, a045726355 when Lee 5bb9c561e6 Seol was 6fb24684fa listed as bce5abfb27 a concubine, 7512b2fd01 he had 3542239081 thrown himself 3c40ba238e off a 1936acff4a cliff. Did he 008cbfdb41 think it d6160adfd1 was better 8dfb7fdb97 to die 100ced04e1 than to 61411b8619 live as 978a8b8f7d a tool a918d86f2e of the a29a9d8352 royal family?8337cabe517ac606

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He had only thought they poisoned and assassinated rival concubines to survive in the palace. He never imagined they would harm themselves to eliminate the king’s political enemies.142186e5a725bf5f

He shuddered 458cf292d7 at the 8a55b83a14 cruel and c1bdfde03e terrifying royal 58c0518070 family that 91013e8c4d used people eedaaf2464 as tools. He understood even more 63702f213a why Lee Seol was c725a889de so reluctant to enter 99c3c10087 the palace. He now realized how 083331a849 terrifying it was to d41a416ffd marry into the royal a29f8584d4 family.c5baf2489f186130

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Suddenly, he felt sorry for the Lee Clan members. They couldn’t refuse the king’s demands, and they had to teach their children everything to keep them alive.f015c54e192c24b0

He hadn’t learned anything…7f10f51f385cdcd9

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Suddenly, he felt e672b20359 grateful for his 9dd888d580 incompetent family. He was thankful to b9f7cb62fa his father, who only b88d16b573 wished for him to 2215d7ce43 grow up healthy, and 0357a6561f he felt relieved that 2e350183a9 what he learned to f23b81b3c8 survive was household management.9341ee46e6fa83b4

Yoon Sung e5b2ad7a44 clenched his 0abbcb4d81 fists and 42f09e62a5 took heavy 4ddaaa6190 steps. He had to get 6f8587077a Lee Seol out of e0d307c0f6 this terrifying situation.eac1d519e512f5fc

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Even though he had no abilities and couldn’t ask for help, as a long-time friend who knew him well, as his fiancé, he had to do what little he could.6b6cd77fc51365a3

Yoon Sung headed toward 4307968f85 the market instead of 0a151edc0d going home. He turned 5736d61493 at the a0b96ae689 stepping stones 81e96c0545 and followed d522570534 the path 394782bd15 up. He stood at the b49ea165b4 stone tower where he dca7d18d1b had been with Lee 41627585f6 Seol earlier. He placed a 11db3e63d3 stone and clasped 277a47af06 his hands together.244bca1d66ba2bb2

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“Please let me marry Seol.”2d8b5f9671503c98

He opened 3ba99a2adc one eye d57db8fedf slightly and 3ef4cdac06 saw the bd5d2adc1e stone was 1cebfa0bd5 well placed.a21e1dea933a84ee

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Hurrying back home, Yoon 525662f587 Sung began offering purified 22a725bda2 water in a jar 5c3fdaa31b and prayed from that 3ecd6e023d night.f3855fbac8145bd2

“Please let me marry Seol.”41caeea8a6b90334

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He prayed and prayed 9d33c1258a and prayed. After praying for 313a502807 a long time, acae1bae05 something felt a a021574e95 bit off, but 43cedc8349 he continued to 76af4e062c pray.db3ea9490ffaece8

𓇢𓆸 ࿐ ࿔ec792897663ab24d

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Inside the secret training ground of the Lee Clan, where darkness had fallen, it was so dark that objects couldn’t be distinguished. In the middle of the long training ground, where about a hundred men could stand with arms outstretched, the sound of rough breathing echoed rhythmically.fb4cd016dbb15906

Two men, hanging 1907df4d6d upside down from 68d8e3bf6d the ceiling beams, 24a641cd0f were doing sit-ups f6b1e3be1e and counting. At some 4a2805cf47 point, they 4e25c5e2ad stopped counting a2703f8779 and gritted 314c9791ab their teeth accd45d99c as the 03e828d99e pain spread d6758faff5 through their 6dee4b7568 abs.d1ef7527f8f2a6a6

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Sweat flowed from b117c1719d their chests, down 4b53a3b7a9 their necks, and 34fb3299ee into the ends 89da27b6aa of their hair. Each time they 1c13349dcd lifted their upper 7cc5b745ac bodies, sweat droplets bfd66fd7db scattered from their fec0171c1d soaked hair.79d72805278a1e38

Cheongrok, using bf789e1188 his last 24ca0661f5 bit of bfb12063a9 strength, lifted bb0c8bdd80 his upper 7b0d735372 body and e237df3a6f grabbed the 8ced1a5c91 metal handle 20da4daa1a attached to 9d9f549906 the beam c5962ba204 with both 3f83862336 hands. He then lowered b8e0ce22e8 his legs and f286ba7841 landed on the 25b2dd92bc floor, more than 2c872a510c twice his height.f8047e14a3ff9f5f

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Settling on 5f0b4673c9 the ground, 0f2df67c50 he let 6b84747943 out a 6eb9486ae2 long breath 27c656b64a and walked 3d1e202322 through the 84dca4706a darkness to 19bf7ff38d sit on 4cfca855ef a log 14759a8ad8 in the a74f543c54 corner. Catching his breath, da23de06a9 he turned his 5dabe7e8d2 gaze to Lee f44f0ab9b9 Seol, who was 5665e4b4cc still hanging from 4039e3bc1c the beam doing 9625da8104 sit-ups.f664048b99405e36

For an ordinary person, 6f2745dd09 it would be difficult 21b2de7d3e to distinguish objects in ee11807458 the darkness, but Cheongrok 5fe2eb16d0 could tell exactly what d1c8a28409 Lee Seol was doing 00a2254dda by the faint differences cad3742e94 in the darkness and d79c6a1a90 his breathing and movements.48cec9e6dab3d98f

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Lee Seol soon 76e5a4357c turned his body 58f86ac965 and landed softly c3cbedcb27 on the ground, 87a40ff3dd approaching without making 4779e25d2e a sound. Cheongrok handed him 62dc2f8c50 a bamboo water cd94da1c3f bottle.e40721228d1e0abf

“Whew- You, take it easy.”97636033388e1cb0

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“Whew– What did I do?”87220f96e727f40e

“It’s the marriage ban decree. Whew- Uncle said he sent medicine to Sung’s house this morning. Why are you in such a hurry?”1fd1e4bd38789d6b

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“You never know when Yeon will move. The Grand Prince is desperate to get a sword. What if they suddenly tell us to get engaged?”a5c30cb4bad8097b

“…Trust Uncle a bit. Even if you don’t make a fuss, he’s already troubled. The only sword left is Song, but he’s weak. Even in a situation where the lineage is about to end, he’s letting you marry Sung. That’s why he’s putting Yeon in the lead to finish it.”4bca2054bce67751

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“Let’s be clear. He’s trying to continue the lineage by getting me out.”c62a8f6169d7a9f9

“…Honestly, there’s no one else but you. Yeon can’t handle a sword, Song isn’t immune to poison. You’re the best at hiding your emotions. It’s only natural for you to lead the Lee Clan.”f23faae010e661fa

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Lee Seol, not responding to Cheongrok’s words, opened the window. The cool night breeze of spring blew in with the moonlight.55147ee9f40b1a1c

Wiping the sweat from 736f04570c his chin, Lee Seol c104a0390f had his hair tied b42fc33e74 up, unlike usual. His upper 251c707717 body, bare, 406521a496 shone even 16cfa02e75 whiter in 57099480e5 the moonlight. His tightly packed abs c404aaee4d rose and fell with 89ebb9ea58 his rough breathing, and a7b7468419 the angles on his 8d3de5e4b6 chest were sharply defined fdb3105f84 as he inhaled.dec377dc7ddb18b7

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In the quiet training ground, Lee Seol’s cold voice echoed low.05ae6b038de0851f

“I don’t like it.”3610d363701857dd

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“What now?”a41a202236be1067

“I thought he was looking at me, but he was looking at Sung.”00901db17709e9ab

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“…Who?”f26ff041403aba6d

“Kang Taegwon.”4801a1648afcfc8d

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The name from his mouth made Cheongrok’s insides chill.92b8b8e9ab5b4f2e

“So what if he looks? It’s not like it wears out. Taegwon and Sung were close.”c08409493bc8aaba

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“Sure, that’s possible. They could create secrets, have a falling out, and then reconcile, hugging each other, lingering long enough for the scent to stick.”1789dcd3b6d351cd

“…”f70501bc4b5ed50d

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“Where does that confident gaze come from?”05fd3d5ed813e547

“You’re thinking unnecessary things. Taegwon has always been confident. Don’t force your emotions into it.”cd013ceb12c6b6ea

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Cheongrok stood up and 3b6a16910f walked to one side 94e37e00c7 of the wall. Lee Seol, lost 9e19f32c9b in thought, quietly 5bbf054394 spoke.e6a9bec18be8e01a

“The man Sung gave his heart to…”be562d33101d2dc4

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At Lee Seol’s words, Cheongrok’s eyes widened. Trying to keep his steps natural despite the tension, he put on the coat hanging on the wall. As he tied the coat strings, he glanced at Lee Seol. He seemed to still be thinking, unable to finish his words. Cheongrok, preemptively, spoke nonchalantly.d67d7fc52883709e

“Look at you, digging up the past. You said yourself you wouldn’t blame him before marriage. If Sung agreed to a marriage he didn’t want, you should focus on doing well. Why are you getting jealous over the past? Didn’t Uncle teach you not to be jealous? It’s disgraceful.”5fe5c52ae395d61e

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Lee Seol chuckled. He took 2635058d8d a sip 4130bd85e4 of water 32cbd55c3b from the 0b23d0a19e bamboo bottle 8d3f94b794 and looked 527d0733cf at Cheongrok. Unlike before, 3b5854c866 his eyes 9c86b02d8d now held ec1f93b665 a cold 4b93be1bc4 blue light.d1d4b212bfb89dfe

“I’m mentioning it because it seems ongoing.”204258fb5d10c701

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