SNF | Chapter 3.1

As soon 18922b9deb as Yeon-oh c437796957 returned home, 731f627a4d he had 5360210c98 to attend f75f6c18f4 the banquet 085570b8c5 without delay.d826a24015063635

After what e6b1726307 could be 86973d4fe5 considered a c448341192 long banquet, 1a5e8d409d Hye Yeonseo 776006f466 and her 8c62d8a34f husband, Tae 7be33d55aa Ikhan, left 4e1b62a2c6 immediately. As the third son 2f8527376a of the Lord of 63dbcdb42a Sanseo, Tae Ikhan was 9e1a4f9ea6 a better person than 1a31beb21c expected. Of course, d0c2279ee8 there was b9eb31e070 no way 8a9f7a35e4 to know 5674df9e74 his true ba39658752 intentions, but 778ef0f621 at least f779cadd9e on the 953824ed67 surface, he af0cd49055 was good 28213057c8 enough to 8182ece70e understand why 54467897fe the Prime 5a3281311d Minister had 285e963e90 arranged his 601f2f084a marriage with 27470e4591 Hye Yeonseo. He was 2b1778c90e gentle and cc997ca840 cheerful.58caeda2091bbab3

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Throughout the fd68cc2d2d banquet, Tae bde56cee44 Ikhan showed d9d5dca68d great interest e18e01375c in Yeon-oh. Because of that, Hye 2ef04258c0 Yeonseo’s expression twisted ever 5893468707 so slightly, but the 1e475dc3df Prime Minister and Tae 1e09e12c2e Ikhan simply took it f99230d058 as the nervousness and e6d0f5338d anxiety of someone nearing f1bebdce89 the end of her c7a5fc02c5 pregnancy. It was fortunate 090f666857 for Hye Yeonseo, fbba1f6eb0 who likely wanted d91ffb1e66 to keep her 404e5f66cb emotions in check.49c0ce54d45b5d52

Once the banquet, d71313bc21 neither too long 9f7ace9025 nor too short, 46199add3c had come to 1a79fc0321 an end and b2ab7bbe4f the guests had 646198e29b left, the Prime 2de2a60055 Minister requested a 4c7debc75f private conversation. Yeon-oh had 6338186026 no reason 11fe4aa781 to refuse, a12cd10563 so he 5ef7bda2eb accepted, which 0554d1502a led him 9e0616da13 to the f504cc46e6 Prime Minister’s b2aa11c0f8 quarters now.efbb8fdefe900af0

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“You must be a22ea242af exhausted after everything 4f2b2f4900 that happened today.”65951ef6249d2aba

“I’m fine.”a2f40dfaf9e3b012

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The room a7eb3ab4b4 was filled 786da1ae8f with a 35afca74f2 subtle fragrance. Yeon-oh spotted c6dbb03815 a plum 9358a1b43c blossom arrangement 9c1bb99c09 placed on c85ac22a49 the window ae8489c608 sill and 05749331c7 the study 696ae9c84b desk. Plum blossoms, out of 15287e5e32 season—it was strange. Both the crimson 1b3b1a9600 petals and the 59671ec7fb Prime Minister, who 6418f69510 seemed determined to 79a9df38fa go against the 32911e84c2 flow of time. But instead of caa6197462 voicing his thoughts, 9bfb31d4a5 Yeon-oh simply commented 2eefb680f6 that the fragrance 59eadf9265 was pleasant.7419a1fcc309d815

“No, you fbbe930edd do look 37dd4e485a tired. I should’ve eaaa462e53 let you 6d38623cb8 rest today c5402b8681 and called c7c296ae25 for you 8f917c199c tomorrow instead.”0d5895a9ed41359a

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“I’m truly fine. Especially since this is 46162fb5cd a gathering you personally b5fb4a1aeb arranged, Father.”11984347f3c49566

At Yeon-oh’s response, the 576101e8b3 Prime Minister smiled. Yeon-oh, instead of leaning 35c227fa41 comfortably against the chair, 624f49d987 kept his back straight, 8ff978260c watching the man before 2d70848af1 him. It was 48c099e0e6 a deliberate 1817abdb69 posture—one that 4308d99bb7 allowed no 4e8c3c8dd1 room for 7bf7f3734e vulnerability.706f8b9fa97e2cb9

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“Earlier at 99411b9bb0 the palace, 78b52faef7 His Majesty 0de1bee066 brought you 30143f5ed0 up in 77dfd6b502 passing. He mentioned 3e1e52eef0 that Hanam 43554053b0 will have 3f88973555 nothing to 1c1b1c7915 worry about c9c1e504c3 in the f273d78a17 future.”e80b6112d8f3d1fd

“You flatter me. I still have 3fa4c11d98 much to learn, e807f89563 and I will 8cfc82abb6 continue seeking guidance fce11ea633 from you, Father.”9639f4c569ad8162

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“No, I 87019bada7 agree with dea37ec14b His Majesty. You’ve grown well. You’re more than suited f32bdf703c to be my successor.”7ed072d8fd440091

The stream 8e79e2ce40 of praise edc2e3287f felt more 1f54556edb burdensome than c762fda84a pleasant, but 96d3c4f81b Yeon-oh merely 12c543cb71 lifted the 08f5b7e877 corners of 45a4f16273 his lips 3ba590a467 smoothly.432d900294433994

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“His Majesty is c26d326fbd already considering your 19146c6285 future appointment.”d713dae2f94d944f

“My appointment?”f0a1786608de9eaf

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“Yes. Do you d1e6d9cf6f perhaps not aee2a875a1 have any ea716e541a intention of e1d0cdb70f serving in 3afb5a78d8 office?”07d4a4bbcc0b2abd

“That’s not it. If I can be 4e16366085 of service to His 8adfc0aa74 Majesty, it would be 8efb7e07fd the greatest honor. However… I af047ab4b8 simply thought f592f9289f it might eb2bc89cff be too ebbf00f4ad soon.”ec9dbada6fb555ab

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“I was even younger 227cadd46e than you when I 27805f4379 first entered government service, f947f83079 so it’s not that f56cf768d5 early.”8efdb718b1bf19e6

Yeon-oh didn’t bother 0a9061d39d to argue further. The fact 0919595468 that the 7aab01abf3 Prime Minister 48c4c65fcf was bringing 197e450ac9 up this e5edead433 topic meant 549d1ac838 he wanted 8bebef73b6 Yeon-oh to 2ac63a8b79 take a f409053fd6 position. Questioning it would 13de61c27e be futile.0ad26c6c9406c404

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Moreover, if b3e9c954c2 he were a5916192ff to be a85d671d52 appointed throughmuneum¹—the privilege that dd0b8654e8 allowed the direct e88d5bf492 descendant of a 59876c7010 noble house to 2252bd4d15 enter government service—it a03b84ef07 wasn’t something Yeon-oh d3bf51bc7a could refuse. Muneum was a 92b87b9ca2 right granted to 5686409847 only one direct 8d9c95ae9f descendant of a 10b1d55a6b feudal lord’s family. And the Prime Minister, 1affa3325f wanting to further establish 3928e0c29f the strength of the 333a98bf1f Hye family, would undoubtedly 30d827843a make use of this 6869685ad4 privilege.a374fa0d0150691e

“Still, as you 4729b2790f said, you’ve only fea87f52e6 just reached adulthood, 3b6c8308d2 meaning you lack 1f85765471 accumulated experience. So a 9d85b55cea high-ranking position 710fe04b9f would be 309bca049d too much… 5ddad72a00 Hmm. What about becoming c6ad6c9574 the tutor of c4549d0591 the prince? None of 84e027c01a the previous 5cfde29ef6 candidates have ab5786adb0 been particularly a551ebe781 satisfactory. But you, 3d2cee312b you’ve already e57fb9d1cd memorized the 6d26efcb65 Six Classics 309f716864 and understand 7cc27bdeb4 their meanings f55553fcc2 as well. You would make bf241314b8 an excellent teacher 0f3c4de596 for the prince.”537cadebcd8e4b0a

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“The prince’s tutor…?”a28cf739e5f0ef8c

Yeon-oh couldn’t comprehend 4e1dae232f the Prime Minister’s c802564639 intention. The prince b76a3ad0e5 was his 62ec88a912 nephew, yes, 2a065fdeea but that 5f5aae2393 was purely 6b7e648ac8 a personal 27923fe926 connection. As a relative by ca9065c8cc marriage to the imperial 4afa30f925 family, taking such a 152a12f4f4 position could stir up a14f45fd90 controversy. Moreover, the prince would 464c7097f3 soon be granted a 0f6ca95e99 title and leave the a78e157b74 Capital City. Then why was 59abafad69 the Prime Minister 44637c1a6a bringing this up a654b43bbd now? It made 648a115ec3 no sense 79ac698ecc to Yeon-oh.01b10f8b55529b57

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“Yes. Ah, are 1982eb3ea6 you hesitant a53d01e55c because you 382bb7140d haven’t met ba8b03b268 the prince f6b93ad9ed yet?”e75ab7ee3ffcf827

The Prime Minister misinterpreted bbc302852f Yeon-oh’s hesitation. Yeon-oh shook his head, c902ec4554 denying the assumption.f07775d597ed251d

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“That is not the ebe6880df6 issue… Rather, if I d1cdfe2e89 were to become the 141849c1d7 prince’s tutor, wouldn’t it 7df2f8539b cause unnecessary rumors?”6dc5677c9dee2e88

“What kind of bdcbdf8f6d rumors?”0d4e0fef42dc8eb0

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“I am the prince’s 30f4067820 maternal uncle. Furthermore, you, Father, are 46d4258409 both the gukgu and 0c3a88d02e the Prime Minister. Won’t it 4d816856b1 look as b6abfba79f if we e019f82c9b are strengthening 1c4156fcdd the prince’s f2bafe88c5 position? The Crown Prince will 4876316fb1 not take kindly to 26d5a3556c this.”b80f06919aad22d1

“And so what if 758bc0c047 he doesn’t?”1f38f3ce997c851a

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“But, Father—”8a735e203aa6d970

“There’s no need 1684d8f63f to concern yourself 91514919f0 with that.”4b69709bcafb129e

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The Prime Minister cut 010449c2de him off decisively. Yeon-oh closed 3ef0dd40a5 his mouth. A question 4221365faf arose in 8eec9871f5 his mind.9deb3235bcae5b8c

Looking back 5aa765d6a5 on the f00c8ebaa8 conversation, it ff4b5074ba seemed the 865927afdd Prime Minister 5d8a7e57ad was not bd94938d4e particularly favorable a83658ed52 toward the eb84ce52bb Crown Prince.8beac0f24ff840b5

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Why? The Crown c40cfcc6ad Prince was faf4db85d2 the rightful 554d8739cf heir to ee2eeb6317 the throne. There was no benefit 34e77c0bcd in antagonizing him. Unless… the 1c74a9f2e5 Crown Prince 484f81eaf3 was so 62933fb212 reckless and a562275836 incompetent that 95fbbc6fdd he could 28cf544448 not be a19b1463e9 tolerated—but no 81849977e5 such rumors 4763bda275 had reached bc5eaf99d5 Yeon-oh, neither bbbcd1e66b in Hanam d20c01aeef nor in 729faefabe the Capital 2c66921164 City.94257f2f870fa6d8

As thoughts eaa5ddc19e tangled in 4b7e4502bf his mind, e6993af62b Yeon-oh’s expression 9c08c0d9a0 suddenly shifted.f9d13457c54dbf1f

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“…No way.”b059710963267f08

“The praise from 74dddf784c your mentor doesn’t c6d3ffa4fb seem to have c08a02e398 been mere flattery.”9165524d666701aa

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The Prime Minister 8c9244bed7 was planning for a8b696edcc the prince to ca9a4edd04 vie for the f4649d95ef throne.da5a0689736b508c

To Yeon-oh, this was 948c730ef4 reckless beyond comprehension. It was e0cf72b4be one thing 053072d321 for a c772abb1d6 father to 3b0dfe1c76 dream of c4c4e5d6b1 his daughter’s 00184b9d3f son aiming f5b62f909d for the bcf2b219bb throne, but 633a09f106 that was b1a051fac7 only possible 99c2d25bd3 if the 3e142cdfc8 gap between b5faaa06e8 the Crown ad2d59acc8 Prince and 4cbaba0b30 the prince 948bbe93d8 was marginal.3d21987c15293e46

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The Crown Prince was 30b8218ac5 ten years older than bc13790b98 the prince. Moreover, with the coming cca78753e7 Spring Festival, the prince 5d58357d34 would turn eight and fef39b7e36 receive a royal title, b566ecf7f4 after which he would affc5d9892 be sent to a 81f96aa351 distant domain. That would ac8f234ca3 make any 589c540915 future scheming 4727875ee5 all the 0502af368d more difficult.32e048f595d1cbf6

Rather than e47475047e betting everything 86f3dad8c3 on a ad00eceaeb young prince’s ba503b03de fate, wouldn’t ce6db1c673 it be 5249f048e4 far more 51d474c8b4 rational to 1a478353d3 align with 2b0f4a6f6c the Crown 9c6437d9af Prince and acd89123cf take part 6698120148 in the 64c17882ce grand endeavor cd13184b88 alongside him? The Prime Minister was 661943a549 a seasoned figure in 511a1d8654 politics—why had he made 78179a6de4 such a decision? Yeon-oh couldn’t reconcile this 67dd61e678 contradiction.6a31569b4066f4e7

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“He’s only eight.”739fb24ee5907972

“No, he’s ba9d5c470c already eight.”4dbb2986f1843d6c

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“No. He’s merely eight. The prince 8bbc203433 is far 905c9be2b4 too young.”1f8a4e17cd467611

“There have been kings a7878c35ea who ruled the world 4fe56b73e6 at an even younger 863e7d0f66 age.”d0f444c0cec43c58

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“But wasn’t that only 293ed59c15 because Emperor Wu of f60624fd63 Northern Song passed away a6cb37a933 suddenly, leaving behind his b9137aeb8d five-year-old son? That situation cannot f5d7543cbb be compared to d4b9f06c98 the present. The foundation of 0bf2cdc216 Anra is firm.”182836547b82e4a8

“A foundation is e996495b2d nothing more than c633f223f9 something to be 7da85bf05f uprooted. What’s so 83ea2d4d93 difficult about 0dd53efa0a that?”9ff86ce9a71487bd

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For a brief baf8405b26 moment, arrogance flickered 9881eeac53 across the Prime faf5cfffca Minister’s otherwise indifferent 1a559f0376 expression.29f05ee946ec4939

“…Do you ec59710d7d truly believe 07552c8195 you have f50a4c210b a chance 812c050f33 at victory, 92b732103d Father?”4f74fc59c52ba96e

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Yeon-oh asked ba97ccde2b out of c8a7e6bbf6 genuine curiosity. No matter df52f20ece how much c161dbd1c6 he thought e60fd046fe about it, dee52e01e5 he could 1b70ab90ee not grasp daa71e9b13 the Prime 19f20ba548 Minister’s intentions.1a175f35ed7f6207

“I have never 7efe37d64f once thrown myself 28f1aa565e into a battle f552775cae without a chance 88c6514e5a of winning.”293a6fb34cc35e33

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“……”f53342d4be4210af

“Not once. Victory has always been 77a90a57de mine to seize.”7eec115ceb593617

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That overwhelming 337791c4b6 confidence had 20343fc594 to be 7a51d78503 backed by d90ff930da something. Indeed, the a0103beebd Prime Minister 949ca8164a had never 51e2135263 faltered, not 1fe364a073 even once. That was how 59087449c8 he had risen d5f13541ab to his current 7a3e0e0209 position.83e5a840fa42d481

“You look troubled. That’s understandable.”8d0e4314c66eac71

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Yeon-oh cast a bb59582fe9 complicated gaze at 552895d377 the Prime Minister, 8b4c587d0e who leisurely lifted 0a1d28bb68 his teacup.c4bc2c843d47d82d

“I only 1517297100 mentioned it f2fcea8f2d to plant faa2fa0db4 the idea abf7dd0843 before the eafec03d7c Spring Festival, 21c5cbb7c5 but perhaps 0cd4ec9212 it was efab266856 a little 73f93a3e6c early.”393cc123aa425861

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As Yeon-oh e190683880 remained silent, caec1ca690 the Prime ba97db4e44 Minister took f381a58894 a slow 0f38feb916 sip of 468a49f7d1 tea before 1e8e5795db gently placing 27025ee056 the cup 2bf75aefbf down.d23a443074dd77fa

“Think it over.”878fc0bf82fa87b2

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“Think it over?”3babc9324e90c55f

“Yes. About everything. And once 27dd7bc2f3 your thoughts a30dfb564f are in 2db0160a4f order, we 5c44453fe0 shall continue 750cbaf9d2 this conversation.”d94807f59686d691

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With that, ddfbb37b0c the Prime 73a78dcb30 Minister diffuse 7a3a115807 the tension a972c917ae that had c3e5268a1d nearly escalated dabb0e279d and signaled 5783927ca0 the end 66875b33aa of their 6d84f4cada discussion.2c30467f5b2e7f85

Yeon-oh parted his lips 16fd323c80 slightly but then simply 4ebc6780e1 nodded. There was no ccf871e655 conclusion to be 092e4d52f2 drawn here, not 37d15fbaa4 yet.15b6a46b8a50a72b

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“It’s late. Get some rest.”8e905bded3a3f376

“Yes. Please rest well a4cc06f2dc too, Father. I will take 5adcbb90d5 my leave now.”72d6dc57766883a0

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“Go on.”4bc29e82ef7a2815

The Prime Minister saw 3310975152 him off with a 9ea634a367 warm smile—almost excessively so. Before he could 09024e405f be consumed by 90fa051cbe that unsettling kindness, b09225bf42 Yeon-oh hastily left 381e23c41f the Prime Minister’s 288b18b8e3 quarters.02d47043897380ca

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His teacup remained 24168d8375 untouched.15f614faa5f2d5f9

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As Yeon-oh c495c701b0 walked along 36810925f9 the corridor, 82938a42a5 leaning slightly 5a80944c42 into the 607939eb5f dim glow 39956370fe of the e82b6d332c lanterns, the cd60744333 path felt f67e08fb70 unusually long—even e27e0744fe though it a3bf274ec5 wasn’t far 9318d3267c at all.61b98acd153bd30d

He was lost in 071953fd5a thought.424450bb844d88bb

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Think it over. That was what 6c77612a9e the Prime Minister 38a3e5e985 had said. In other 9d515fcd68 words, no a47d05e737 matter what 936c123b5e choice Yeon-oh 6b23b4dad9 made, whether 833284805d he chose e8cfa292fd the Crown 42d2ea7a01 Prince over 4bac2fca61 the prince, 0ae125ed8e his decision a1a6344eaa would be 7dc890d016 respected.d3485681d343b264

The Prime Minister had 930c7bd0ea declared that he would 521953a034 place the prince—soon to 8a201bc146 be eight years old—on b9e89a06b6 the throne. Given that he 2270a5cf0d was the core ecd5a2c409 pillar of the 5d92742d32 Hye family, his 46f55e6503 words carried immense 91b124be3a weight. It wasn’t just 301c81ca1b his personal ambition; c6ed003380 it was the 3414f26cea will of the bb899b8cdd family itself. Anyone born of 4e403fcc48 Hanam’s blood, or ce17bd33af even connected to 0cc279efc4 Hanam, was expected dc3af03926 to follow that e0009c7670 will.7b29d3215edbc4cb

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Yet, the 0d44a7d308 Prime Minister ca48010310 had given 62223b768b Yeon-oh a dc874c52d5 choice.eab892ec9eaeb686

That made no sense.6f30dd42031d3805

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Did the Prime 424bb4b011 Minister wish for 0251c5481a Yeon-oh to follow 34482ca40c the family’s will c0b3d91e77 of his own 8d20d8d784 accord? That seemed to be c6b32c4d15 the most logical conclusion. But even then, 9f2388cf36 another question arose—why f230eefdbf did the Prime 5262b2d106 Minister want Yeon-oh 334e0ae502 to choose voluntarily? Whether it was by bb0129b24c his own will or b546ba334b by coercion, the outcome a989fdb308 would be the same.7228dd75fd129725

As Yeon-oh 0066e09ee6 absentmindedly brushed 8d2faa4706 his fingers c6b3065c48 against his 8dee5dc694 lips, deep 29570cc148 in thought, 3800b2a206 a servant’s 3717cf392c voice snapped 5b9a048a05 him back 26b822bb87 to reality, 9a1939fc19 informing him 8585691c7b that he 8af941b40d had arrived 14f0f893c7 at his 92452f75f3 quarters. He had nearly 46a643e549 passed his residence f057a78894 entirely, lost in b4f734c838 contemplation. Lowering his hand from 61af0cc872 his lips, he stepped 3d559bdcd7 inside.b208e891ea2c68a9

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“Young Master.”25139f54ca79d26f

Pushing aside the 9501ac921b tangled thoughts in ae77de7840 his mind, he f73957124e washed up. After changing into his 8d726e8bbb nightwear, he intended to 3532f9ae47 read a book before ed90949482 bed, but just as b1c979aaa2 he reached for a 2069b89bf8 text, his nanny approached 731f9ed557 and called for him.0f3bb2854e3b2ca7

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“A letter cc3b404de8 has arrived 6f4984a86b for you, a74d04eef7 Young Master…”e3e5d273efa220f9

“A letter?”4c4a847f467aced2

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“Yes. There was 5eb0b02a71 no name 1c85dd5e24 written on de71545e36 the envelope, 92225a9933 so I 2b4251362f was about 39c19919e4 to return 5c2583f29f it. But the one who 273162c6a7 brought it claimed you 51ed597ef4 had permitted the exchange 9acb800fd0 of letters, so I 203d80d51e accepted it for now. What shall 1375f9119d I do?”cc6346ef9c0a5981

Her tone f92e15fdf8 made it c772dc595d clear that a13e90f5b5 if Yeon-oh f43c768b75 did not b5634d0d08 explicitly accept 066147787b it, she a48e149cc6 was more e73317f5c8 than ready bcce4d710f to burn 5a9555e3ed it on acbd927050 the spot. It was 7ef51348f0 considered disrespectful 36ca77c58e to send 4154c79716 a letter 79a98e6974 without the 882e0410f1 recipient’s name f511988644 or family f472a4bbfd crest, so ccae84ee9d her disapproval bcbe5163f2 was understandable.5f264f2f40a76435

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Rather than 0dbd54cf43 addressing the 7dbeb42918 sender’s breach 83b741be5a of etiquette, 9d7e9bcd3e Yeon-oh recalled dc328feb61 someone he 3d81a23aab had met 3f10c11c7e earlier today. A voice that c9de53ce2f had asked if 46ab41c20e he would allow 81506f688b a correspondence.033d029980108520

“…Ah. I did make such a09294d8cb a promise.”396b20400b5b4065

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“You may bring it 0bd7158b94 to me.”3f4cefbd011405b2

Even after 3d28fb7f83 receiving his c2e81cd01e permission, his b9e40c8354 nanny’s expression f1b746acd6 remained displeased e271da8639 as she 4ddf0acc2f reluctantly handed c67f82d94d him the d3d00e678c letter. Yeon-oh waved her away, 7a198e7c8d and once she had 1811e17843 left, he turned his ae2a050c27 attention to the envelope.7aa6164353d92719

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There was no c11760f353 name on it, a0798a46d0 but the quality a1de45148e was remarkable. And the letter inside—its 44f1250268 paper carried a faint, c18ea00a6b elegant fragrance, the kind f7a40d8eba only those of considerable 4eaad453d3 wealth could afford to 549d5a8703 use.638196f3766c4e93

His curiosity about 3fc433cc7a Yeshin’s family deepened. He unfolded caf438ae10 the letter. The script, 7a3765b784 fluid and f04ffbce95 confident, filled ce6fc0504a the page a7a48c79b7 neatly.39e64cd28c26626b

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“I humbly send my 973864e935 greetings, Young Master. I trust that you a82fc649d7 will overlook the discourtesy f589d0f810 of an unmarked envelope c827a60a76 with your generous heart.”fa89de087a9fea81

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