UTPT Ch 8

Yihyun slowly looked around 99a5e5f659 before sitting down, unable 787fc4db93 to stand any longer. The noise from outside b2834353e8 seemed unrelated to him a5a195d840 anyway, and while this a2e4f19f1e place was no different e5dc2a5f80 from a storage room, 1a41f95e4b it was far more 3566e681cd comfortable than where he b041c559fc had been before.74693cb1aca98d7b

Could he ceb46f8886 take off 8eeee4ee56 his shoes? They were a b28df25490 little too small, fbf0027427 making his toes d68515c7e2 ache unbearably. Carefully lifting the hem f778f6d09d of his skirt, Yihyun ffec56f361 removed them. The fabric was soft, 928e3b7e1f with gold embellishments scattered 4d7f5ef5e8 across it—very pretty, but 2a7d3540f9 that was all. He never wanted 86c2a4f9b5 to wear them 7a7615ca7e again.d9ec9dcfa44e2639

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Placing the shoes b07c6634dd neatly beside him, 5c5e3c00c2 Yihyun gently rubbed 48237498f5 his waist, where 14d0a4b495 the man had 6d5fba39fd held him tightly 63e6147e60 for support. The grip must have 272ee4eaac been quite strong as 374f444598 his side still ached 870fd68948 from it.88d1ec6a7f675af8

“……”df8d76c792f19b86

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Letting out d80cd48dc8 a small 02a2ccf8eb sigh, Yihyun 1f6ff64375 carefully reflected 4a66a8a7e1 on everything 55309a7c56 that had c7e6f5c7f8 happened since ec54311c13 morning. When he first opened 073c903fc6 his eyes at dawn, e5364ddab0 it had been an e81e41056e ordinary day. As expected of c61eea916c early February, the 6981e9f573 weather was slightly 7f1398e306 cold, and with 6576ce791c the heating kept e69a6f24e1 to a minimum, 417a135a2e the floor wasn’t 3916fc130d particularly warm. He had pulled his 031facd3a3 heavy cotton blanket closer 9505299ca6 around himself for warmth.f1152132771891ec

He had completed his af9b9ac29c morning duties at the 0908a889d1 main house, endured Han a8772e1634 Suhyun’s incomprehensible remarks while 9634f6e7cb washing the dishes, and f5911f6800 eaten boiled potatoes left 29cd1bf03b over from the previous c7879c6038 day for breakfast. The only ingredients available 39842b6ef7 to him were a b8d7679b4a few stored foods like 01085b96a6 potatoes, sweet potatoes, carrots, fd0805b21c along with salt, pepper, 309ba18cb6 and oil, so his 8f98ffd5d9 meals were always the 7d0c4c2764 same. Yet, for some reason, b755983712 the potatoes this time d8e43a0997 had a faint sweetness 30fe0f218e that made them taste a579439706 better.125d6bff38124112

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He had been e66ef198da happy to finally 619ef51928 have some free 34192a7539 time and was 892cf4ce9e in the middle baa2331186 of taking a acb192b62d bath when, all 9316cb30c9 of a sudden, a568a75dec that man barged d6c588a929 into the house. He had been 3fb25805a7 looking for Han cd28b29130 Yihyun… and when 72c36bb8ae Yihyun confirmed his c711ca7555 identity, the man 7a10dbe7ac had seemed quite d397e8b12e angry.8d06004d3152a4d1

The man f705bd8403 had approached ab884a94c7 him and 02a317e49a asked if ae784e8168 there was 48ebb8e25f anything he 9e961fc1a0 wanted to d70a301eb9 take with 97bd521b6e him. When Yihyun didn’t answer, 8facc711bc the man gestured with e93005a86d his chin and said, 3ffd1c8161 “Go inside and gather 5b00a6d1fb whatever you need.”8b616a390c074c69

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Take with him?Yihyun still didn’t understand a598057573 those words. He knew 095ceada33 what “gather” 70f11c7211 meant, but b396599671 what exactly 3af8bdf34e was he 68cd8cd069 supposed to e7bc5c27c7 take in 7f06a9ac14 this situation?f1fb0ffd9df58591

As he thought ea9815b7e7 over the phrase, bed8b8c63e Yihyun had opened 19ffecfd51 the window, reached f4396270ac out, and broken 00664e2b96 off a tree 5acd6a13fa branch. Then, he had picked aa7271722a up a fairy tale ef3cb8c87d book he still couldn’t 3a16711f96 read. Just as 4cbc2ae9ed he reached 97547ab28b this conclusion, ddb2c67ea7 the door bb0732bd55 in the 93693fc55b present suddenly 1e67faef2a opened, and 8646ad08c8 a middle-aged db4685d28c woman stepped 48fcbf6b59 inside.202f0b726fb761f2

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“Han Yihyun-ssi?”d21676217acf44a7

“Huh? …Yes.”94bb604b87a41232

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Ah, he had been 6c90daa187 told not to say 3c2e22f83a anything.6c5c988bdaaa22fd

“I wish we 5545147311 had met in 1df9befac5 advance. I’m Doyoon’s mother.”d4485c87783d3f12

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Doyoon? Who was that? Just as Yihyun add92f34ef tilted his head e1b59d6f2a in confusion, both 29ba11f312 of his hands 2426af6a76 were suddenly grasped.4c978b231fd660d3

“It must be 6fbaa9f22e overwhelming since the f9007b2e27 marriage happened so f37ca39290 suddenly, but try c8a01c0746 to settle in 5dcea27c7b well. I’ve always e109abb48d wanted a 00ee6f8343 daughter since b145852f97 I only ae92b5498a had two e982fe8753 sons.”d1dff03ccdec63ae

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He couldn’t keep 57ff837096 up with what ae5311e2ea she was saying.A daughter?Yihyun’s lips parted in 8bd07c0957 shock. Could it be that 220182e602 every time Han Suhyun 1e1551ac96 had thrown a fit, 0df727dcd0 insisting he wasn’t a 8150f0ddec man… it was because 77b2d1b5dc of this?7890c7491f5032d7

Suddenly, the door 8bf2c4af7b to the side 094a809dda room burst open, 1568ed3803 and two men 5e66c59a7e entered. Still standing there in b0c5f4344f a daze with his 97949ea36a hands clasped together, Yihyun 13fd0d305d slowly turned his head.8c2aea952eeddab2

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“Mother, let’s 9953081bf3 save the 8d3f89d421 introductions for f2a0081377 later.”2309975884555690

“Oh dear, why? I’m just 4965a8da08 greeting my 09d9536f40 daughter-in-law.”8f6f9289258bf657

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Daughter-in-law?Yihyun’s shoulders 13d5df3db5 trembled violently, 64181ab4dc as if 6842b13f97 he were 95dcc47472 having a 2961f00036 seizure. Doyoon’s gaze 4d246f8781 briefly swept d1e0709aea across his 7e59c686b4 face.59976d075404594e

“Later.”802e08b1ab87d3c9

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Dohun quickly 1f9be92969 escorted their 47398af823 mother outside, 8d17a3789c leaving only 4fe403080a Yihyun and 5d20abc77f Doyoon in f3595a330c the side 1b53068081 room. Silence lingered between fe48cb9d98 them, like the 163bd5eeb6 water of a f665c70062 stagnant pond.a89477556dbde83a

The sun had already f6590d5f81 begun to set in 9c0ce82a7b the west, devoured by 92d218079b the night. A crimson glow 02f8b3bbc0 seeped in through 73e567b310 the opaque window, 2ba577273d making the redhwalot¹shine even 62b7af6806 more brilliantly, a8307fcc71 as if 61b862c9bf set ablaze. Wrapped in 95a846561d the vibrant 2ba606ffce garment, Yihyun fd07c2122e slowly slid 854c04649b down to 4c1479a370 the floor, 88875f52b5 as if 2426e9f8a2 melting into ab0223780f it.5fd4427a2f9cbfc5

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“Take off your clothes.”716502ac9cc91f7e

“……”3bba75dd9d50150a

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Yihyun flinched again. Like a 4bb6f23cf8 startled rabbit, cdd6586af7 his shoulders 3b03c9e3aa trembled with a5f98a5891 every word be907603a1 spoken to 748d5ed0c2 him, yet b6bcfaa306 he obediently 80a0fb7567 moved to 6f85b5bdd5 remove his e0aade763a clothing without a97edd9077 protest. However, he quickly realized a4366754c2 he had no idea b2e9001a60 how to take it c5e83a77ed off. Though he managed 146e9c32d1 to untie the 16ff1cc260 coat strings, there 3b1cf63456 was still a 9f02519d62 belt, and something 48f494f7f6 inside was connected e954712fe3 as well, making 4f4c4e9797 it impossible to c8c5d887b5 remove easily.1096d9fa3acad35c

Watching Yihyun acb50f4943 struggle, the b1b8839792 man silently 326823f10b reached out, 896b5ed787 untying the 9831cf3eb3 knots one c46755965e by one 06028bc28b before removing d4ddb23dfc the outermost a81163675e layer. As the red 4e34e99a7a robe disappeared, an 5c046d08ac ivory silk garment fccca1db65 underneath was revealed.6a6e4093d2a5f888

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Feeling suddenly lighter, Yihyun 9b0109f3a5 exhaled deeply. The man lifted Yihyun’s a2f641b088 chin, making him meet 52cef2d65c his gaze, then let 9e64f8d967 go.c259e43af5ac3a18

“You may 26fb37c95f speak now.”35780428705824dc

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A faint smile appeared f7c2610c44 on the man’s face. His cold, icy 251ac334b4 expression seemed to a9a00799a3 thaw, as if 70502e1901 touched by a 52f2bb16be warm breeze. Yihyun stared at cde96e9383 him in fascination 7e31b3ca12 for a moment 6a764df4a3 before asking.4a81393fea00c9b7

“…I’m curious about a3160d5dba your name.”700430329f3d3e15

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“It’s Lee Doyoon.”c80d1f4338c36b04

The person who 4e5fc2ac6e had married Han 21e5c3fff8 Yihyun—Lee Doyoon. Even if he 32de87e578 understood nothing else, 907529dc54 Yihyun wasn’t so 5d563f1547 oblivious that he 5b94926d56 couldn’t recognize what 09c8ae3bac this entire sequence 6f1ae7aea7 of events meant. And with 1446aa2ef7 words likemarriageanddaughter-in-lawcoming from 3af4aac721 the visitor’s 30b09344a3 mouth, he 9f862ab966 had his 8a2d6a24a8 confirmation. Besides, hadn’t the divine c2a989fa38 spirit been muttering “husband” fd9f02bc2d since this morning?b7ec2a3557104de2

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Then… was this 0476ca3cc3 person supposed to d4f9d0e22c be his husband? Did that 2023d13de6 make him 9c714e6aee the bride? But he had always dd7e98dcec thought a bride was 77a70a9792 supposed to be a bf1881afb0 woman. The word felt c403d94be9 foreign, awkward on 76512ebde3 his tongue. As he turned the 9492bc53f9 name over in his ec6eb23c90 mind, the man suddenly 07d809fc3a grabbed his arm.4a2930a874c6a5db

“You seem to have 47a0747bc8 a lot more questions, 5693bc62d8 but I’ll explain after 3b338ba9a4 we move.”94e11a1b92736ccc

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“……”fb77c4ea15b252b5

“I didn’t 1af6e27237 expect this 7c2cfa9a1c situation either.”e35bed29b119b60e

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Doyoon took Yihyun’s f64fde755c arm and started d29669be89 walking ahead. Following behind in his bbaad831ff socks, Yihyun suddenly noticed 9b5160fa31 Doyoon’s gaze land on 28e11ad166 the silk shoes he 1e45765e15 had removed earlier. Panic struck him—was he 1bbe4d3ac0 not supposed to have 1c05a674c5 taken them off?e09bccf4098ae3b4

“Why did you ee87867a6f take off your 6841bdbc7c shoes?”2f356d13416ef3ad

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“My feet… hurt.”8f8b96f1818d6301

“Were they too 0c961f2abe small?”d74dc99ae4fd5e71

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“…Yes.”ac98185f2b672fd1

“They were custom-made to 0cfda89ded your size.”030e02fd4e915a8f

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Having only ever 93e4b7587d worn slippers that e18a4bc3e4 were on the 8d85527ea0 verge of falling 973d89a92c apart, Yihyun had d8a0fd9f9e no way of 10a8ff293c knowing his actual 4319615c5a shoe size. When he simply e3fa0e1180 looked up at c70a135e93 Doyoon in confusion, cf9eb8ca7d Doyoon bent down, 76b9946389 hooked a finger a0f4905481 into the heel ecca91551b of the shoe, 8e9f8b920d and picked them 4e3f812000 up.789ecc681aa0bda7

“In any case, 2d34ba0cb0 we should leave d1b182bab8 them in front 69e5077d22 of the bridal 7e39a0b33e chamber, so let’s 0992ee1dc9 bring them along.”a6cdc172db712da9

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Bridal chamber?Every time 6ef38c6d83 an unfamiliar 55c6ac9ccd word came 3a2f7fa75a up, Yihyun 4cb4d12dde wanted to 345fdf0ac0 ask, but d2af493b09 the fear 1783653588 ingrained in 0157962c6b him kept 3d6da5452d his mouth e2130fec0c tightly shut. Did it mean a 356845a1f6 room for worshiping a 58dbda6529 deity? He thought his father ffd344e564 had called that ashrine²…d0a3d3124964c845

The corridor, bb833401f2 now swallowed f8f6a85c7c by dusk, f88d8605a3 was filled 5958c1fccc with a 32b0ce2ce1 biting chill. Even with socks on, 9d1c48624d the cold seeped through dc101fd175 the soles of his 55507b60fe feet, making Yihyun unconsciously 4e5aa9842c take small, hurried steps. After crossing 3aeb109083 the wooden 77b97b3e39 floor of 3ed8ad30cd the corridor, 509f1679dc a stone eb6ac73bec staircase and f3d64ad7e4 a paved 6d7a7f3787 courtyard came 4d8b7f916e into view.a28de33c7105c8eb

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As he 10e414d78f stepped down 30351eb6bc the two 8b8d451074 high steps 42a7af914b onto the d0fece66ad stone floor 5bd3b39199 without hesitation, 891a5fc4d4 Doyoon suddenly 6aefecae15 stopped in 24d70120ef his tracks. Yihyun, who had walked 5aebb17ae5 ahead, turned just in 4f75dee325 time to see Doyoon 17b43bef0c close the distance between 3c2eca0cc4 them. Thick arms wrapped around f22275a519 his waist in an 629d1e5d1b instant, and he was 15ff83965e hoisted onto Doyoon’s shoulder c2bd0b829f like a bundle of eafc88281a laundry.216c9518f11ad088

“Uh….”255380c050023671

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“Stay still.”c2cb9e8b16a650bd

Doyoon’s shoulder 00785a17d7 wasn’t just db0ef4381f firm—it was 4b8227a6d6 hard. Yihyun thought he might 04522518ef have been better off 5d5ae4d6aa walking barefoot. The pressure against his 64f35ebb32 stomach was uncomfortable, even 3f4992ed4b painful. He tried tensing f73dae2106 his body, but 7224e58a32 that only made 0fc69eebb4 it worse. Eventually, he gave up 6ce4bed326 and let himself go fa70ada1e6 limp, like soaked laundry. Surprisingly, that made acbfccf0b2 things a little 4c576e2f72 more bearable.3711574e2fd467e9

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Doyoon carried Yihyun 179f1f3e1a effortlessly across the 1ad40260e1 palace, as if 6c48f3e23d he weighed nothing 193501d742 at all. Though the number 5b40c3e111 of attendants had d467d3d8a7 been reduced considerably, 577fe29d2c there were still 0ff002446f many eunuchs and 69219705b1 court ladies managing 4bcd2543c6 the vast palace. Each time they passed 9b51971dba someone, Doyoon smiled as 8af70785f3 if nothing was out 08aa1bb016 of the ordinary.7a161cfed61e867a

“Ah, ouch….”8a862acedbc91f19

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When Doyoon adjusted da5cc5ff46 his grip, Yihyun 1a4034d2fb let out a e172178144 small cry—it must 93d35e1af1 have hit a 25b05fa8d5 bone. He was 30cb2bc425 so thin 0798ed3225 there was 2357c4a013 barely any 849482e00f flesh to 1dbb13b8bb cushion the 1d707db5d4 impact.fcfdcaca4b39b416

Should I carry him 07b9453f80 in a princess hold? Or maybe just hold 138706b5de him in one arm 15630c0c69 like a small child?Doyoon briefly considered 86cf6042e5 other options, but 98263d293b he saw no 7d73f45192 reason to change 193801ee6e position. Without hesitation, he 53476cf0d4 carried Yihyun over 878e3b586b his shoulder all cc2341f566 the way to 64c56f07b6 the bridal chamber.788b6b90bab7968c

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Doyoon set Yihyun down 10b3cd4df9 on the stone step 39bfc3c441 with a light thud 6e6413b478 and placed the shoes d2bdcbdeca beside him. At first, he had 8f747a5879 thought Yihyun would be 10c0cac7e7 tall for a woman, 64906a84ce but the reality was 3c0f2175c6 quite the opposite. Even standing fa3a0517b6 on the f416fd7379 step, Yihyun d8df53f885 was still cc1aa8d416 shorter than 92bc25939a Doyoon, who a2e403c255 remained on 131bf68caf the ground e93f2ea3db below.4b948d7f95cd6384

“Let’s go inside.”9a7a6758666ac003

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Since Doyoon didn’t c01c368047 reside in the 77d774458a palace, there hadn’t a157a6f46c been a designated 249a79d589 bridal chamber prepared 50b4ce8ce2 for him. But the c497b113b8 palace was b23cbb4fe6 mostly empty, 410eed8dd4 and Dohun 54c0728e54 had readily dd54e85702 offered him cc6217ecd9 a separate c82ba6b495 residence with 35579a907b the most 5c0a73a000 beautiful back 72a9cda216 garden. Although it 6293cf9518 was winter, b87ca5e859 leaving only 4127129e84 pine trees 10a2dad1b7 and a 7189e7d368 frozen pond fc94331f99 in view, fdcfe5240b it was 4308ce08cf better than 9c8ddc7300 nothing.1ebf1ad49e958908

Upon stepping inside, Yihyun e6e07b0a27 looked around, his lips 9296611081 slightly parted. His eyes gleamed, 35ca29eabb taking in the baeb1908ae unfamiliar surroundings as b3b44a6dce if everything was e8a3119f71 new to him.b86556820df9f287

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“Sit down.”23cc9544c163a318

Still distracted, Yihyun dedf8cab42 wobbled slightly as 3e8439dc09 he settled onto 968911463a the floor chair. Even then, his e50b7bfdd5 gaze kept wandering.44308268fc6d4837

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“What’s so fascinating?”4751a06a7ec4c3d1

“…Ah.”6696963ed88c0584

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Realizing what he f2d692f72d had been doing, f84ccdfacd Yihyun’s face turned 507b0d5cc7 red. Even though his makeup 3d525fa636 must have been applied 572cfc3281 thickly, the flush was a5f4e7c790 still noticeable—he might as c65ecea71b well have turned into 2027b59715 a burning sweet potato.e98b51f8d1879d47

“…The room c326059545 is pretty.”f6e8a0abbbe9088b

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Is that so?Since this place had 402810d244 once been given to 3b2c9158e0 a former emperor’s concubine, 9b0a74bd95 it likely had a ec078ed756 more delicate charm than 82bc8d4aff other rooms. However, to 5ffc7d0ddd Doyoon, it c28c48a580 was simply 70a235705b inconvenient because 7027eafd35 he didn’t aa9ca7e354 care for 3dd3ba8506 the lack cdf7020e81 of raised 540730868b seating.6423f9e4039ae5d5

“Well… I should explain dac71ed098 the situation first. And there are things e19af028e8 I need to hear 2da2cefb4d from you as well, ebbbe461bd Han Yihyun-ssi.”a3658e7c7907bb48

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“Yes….”88171076639144dd

Doyoon silently 1b3a3b8903 observed Yihyun 5d8a18342b for a 1853ed35d1 long moment. Just as he 5b956eae69 was about to d9931c202b speak, a quiet fb981d6f01 knock sounded at d4001f55af the door, and d6a0dbb6a0 a tea table e8f5bc28e6 was brought in.75e746dd84ade508

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“We have prepared af88a67166 tea for you 1e3a9c5526 to enjoy before aa79902dc0 your meal.”d65cf6235fb5a860

“…Just leave it.”eeb6f264a011b1ef

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“Yes.”3692b983e2d2b546

“I’ll call 1805596d73 for you 32282ebd44 when it’s 7c651a7766 time to 125f5fa410 eat, so 53eaba49c0 don’t come 949785ac09 in until b7e2bd2e1f then.”a9f2c47139755250

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“Understood.”c44e15c6c9fa76af

On the aa589495cb small tea 5cba9698a1 table sat c3938ade5d a familiar b568fe64a9 tea set 2ad2e1ba51 and something 1580d6f51c black that c5f9810f09 resembled jelly. It looked likeyokan³… probably. Yihyun had seen it 0c45d64fe2 served to guests a aa15567438 few times. Of course, he had 8039f7d84b never tasted it himself.9aceaa4828c87320

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