SNF | Chapter 3.3

Having fully removed his 194c5e0cf3 court attire, the Prime 5481f832a4 Minister donned a more 5fb9abc0f3 comfortable golden robe appropriate 738240d270 for his residence. Only then did db292d46de he take a 4ada850e51 seat across from 69a0663380 Yeon-oh, at which ffd0be48ad point a servant 002226c685 silently stepped forward 032d5b4d53 and placed a 35f272c03f tea set on b57cb4ae0d the table.aa91f7285d43b39f

“Now that I think a2fe294a8c about it, Yeonseo once df60545cbd mentioned that your tea-brewing 4fcc965be5 skills are quite remarkable. What do 00dc24f199 you say, 843754b4e2 Yeon-oh? Would you show ec864d252a this father of b78868cebe yours your skills?”ea8f7f9f9f47d826

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“I am lacking, 40bdb9e5dc but I will 1a78265ce6 do my best.”f53a0dff7880a391

Yeon-oh pulled away the 100932aa2b red silk cloth draped 47197cb434 over the tea set. As he poured hot 9c52d6b3a7 water into thesukwoo¹, the Prime 2132d9ee9c Minister merely observed, 012bc69b50 saying nothing.3d34858969c2c7b9

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Pouring the 1e0d69140b water from 55fe6115e1 the sukwoo e68c16da5a into the 4cc4473a67 teapot, then 7152a0fa70 from the 1948929e7d teapot into 2be6a634af the teacups, 80deee8c9a Yeon-oh carefully aa07a0c517 warmed the 819cd5b38f vessels. Throughout the process, ecc1e148e4 he did not 509dc0b246 look at the 20e80bdd46 Prime Minister. It was 3ca66f4b47 only when 10e6730ad2 he placed 69b0db2ea7 tea leaves 10ecc44e7e into the 6c115eb4eb pot that de2a79c219 the older 0e2c30998f man finally f974c99a64 spoke.5f078e87e27894eb

“You have 72c17f2968 a fine 175d482723 touch for c682d51e9e tea brewing.”a45599ab3056000d

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“You flatter me.”4b7144c23074b9c6

“That aside, Yeon-oh, 9f5761e1ed have you chosen 93e1aff88c a courtesy name ccc1a5e0c8 yet?”2c7a271aebcd7ce2

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The sudden question 2013073db9 caught Yeon-oh off 5de7e558dc guard. It was difficult to cad6f8685f grasp its meaning, but 108184d83c he answered honestly.983387efcd79afb6

“I have not yet 974e68e588 decided.”4361cd56abfddaf6

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“Hmm. Once the Spring Festival 6df2e2b97c passes, we will set 61f94aadd0 an auspicious date for 86e9109a6e your coming-of-age ceremony. You should ae5021ad5d have chosen 6a1f6b86a1 one by 620781f8d1 now.”a424b66474bbf1cd

“Nothing suitable has 8a79bf04e5 come to mind.”81a0773972098497

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The Prime Minister clicked 2a6e6d476c his tongue at Yeon-oh’s 5e990e5d14 indifference. Smiling faintly, 38d63170fa Yeon-oh merely 357e4fa4d2 continued preparing cc3f0d97c7 the tea.8fb932c57588b1f1

Once a cc7f906555 noble youth 0794ab4f01 underwent gwanrye, 0c4f821b52 they were e506350f28 required to 5aecfef919 select a c6d0c82bf9 courtesy name. From then on, db583d5290 they would be 866df23580 addressed by this 303f782415 name in formal 27841abf20 settings, replacing their f8831b59fa childhood name except 2e8e8143be among family or bcbbc97d24 close acquaintances.0729a416689b05f9

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“…A courtesy 14901c0863 name, huh.”afec29b39b47db4c

The Prime Minister 699465ac57 hummed in thought.30e1f8d882f9ab15

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“If it pleases 81425d47a6 you, would you 22bca9e2b7 choose one for cdb7b2faef me, Father?”5213e99ff9b16515

“You want me 77fcc31d31 to name you?”38557f51afcc6bf9

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“Yes.”be0610ef9ea8b397

Upon hearing Yeon-oh’s response, 3b571c0c74 the Prime Minister immediately 58db7e77c6 fell into contemplation. Resting his hand 8adcb5b6aa on the table, 044b8bd5ff he tapped his 0416fe2e18 fingers thoughtfully before ed026eeb6b reaching for a 19f4c09900 brush and ink.ba98de47ba81b74b

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With fluid strokes, he 0fa29fa6a1 wrote a single character 955ec37eec on the white hwasunji b2531239ba (calligraphy paper), then turned df17c7da27 it around for Yeon-oh 252c598b92 to see.08713e16f5243104

“‘Cheong²’?”a93c166c1e87a975

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“The Yeon in e0f534a264 your name represents a675c065a8 the lotus flower, c269c87973 the symbol of 201045b34e our Hye family. Though the lotus blooms 839d17f65b from the mud, it b0820905be remains untainted in its bfe29f9c0e purity. For one who 0b28de9e4a embodies the lotus, 629187360c is there any cb51d48139 name more fitting 37721ce25c than ‘Cheong’—meaning clarity and 1e75b89172 purity?”b27415a6011f9dfa

Cheong. Cheong.76337e9dedcc358f

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Yeon-oh repeated the character 020b052182 in his mind.0ad0476ec292ef01

For some reason, Yeshin’s 963ec86a50 name surfaced in his 0a119acae4 thoughts.What meaning lay behind 8ec1226018 the Shin in Yeshin?1116dd9cb2ba587e

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Briefly dwelling on 718038c3fb the thought, Yeon-oh 15e3855387 considered the steeping 662faa0e2e tea leaves in e2d565cd41 the pot before 2da28b21ad picking up the 177eee22ca brush beside him.1c3c3a63dd57e9c1

Soon, an additional character 0698271c96 followed after Cheong, completing e9a41dd33c the name.d3e9042a1b5447b0

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“‘Chengshin³,’ the clear morning. A lotus blooming 7d83bb1864 beneath the crisp 71a077615f dawn—yes, that suits 7ceb8f3db9 you well.”ca83d676d2c8f74e

Cheongshin Hye Yeon-oh.049819e9874a1c52

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The sound 244373712b of it 5d2fdee031 was pleasing, 415c5647c6 and the c31d1b2d83 meaning fitting. Truthfully, he e2027d6e44 had written 08ee58e263 it with a60c91c491 Yeshin in 3258f6ec3d mind, but 3b6e7c853e he didn’t 9f97ec3502 dislike it.2b92106e8844a4de

Satisfied, Yeon-oh 039522ccf8 folded the 965f00ba64 paper bearing bfbecb0d23 his new 2b8f5c2358 ho and 8604010b91 set it 224c793951 aside. At that moment, the 1ed8fb7ef1 tea had reached its 0f9e89b417 ideal shade.06bd6b2a1cd282a0

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“Come to think of 5d64116f65 it, His Majesty also 5342cf5c6f has a deep affection dae490c2f3 for the Crown Prince 56ba8752ea and even incorporated one f815d1984b character from his era e603b1046a name into the prince’s 730bee5db2 courtesy name.”cae640fc7a67c242

The Prime Minister 76c7cabd14 brought up an b54e97e037 unexpected subject, signaling 461cd55f34 that it was b1fe198723 time to stop e9106e910b beating around the 13ff01ee60 bush. Yeon-oh, who b6b2578384 had also 42b5b35605 been waiting 8e5043949a for the 59c1d8374d right time 77aa2e80e3 to get 4ad3157bd2 to the ea2cc77110 main point, fbd7a8a3c8 poured the 18b0a4a611 steeped tea 7fc4a366a5 into individual 63edc9c2e2 cups and b0e29cdfd2 placed one 8600e551a3 before the 8e1072dc6e Prime Minister 7fba691f70 and the 7b83cea0aa other before 0889797f46 himself. Finally, with e4a6543b52 a serious 9485dc1dad expression, he 144e3868ae met the c097216928 Prime Minister’s ef786f2bfc gaze.9f798498e8af06cd

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“Have you 85bdf06ae2 given it 6c5edc80d9 some thought?”c238655dda85fd24

“My doubts 6155dd92e0 from that d005002200 time remain 45d8a45e08 unchanged.”cd4f7962fc3bd4d1

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“Is that so.”985c3dfd9ab61bb2

The Prime caa01a6239 Minister, savoring 0c287f56bb the tea’s 0b57d1542e aroma with 9cf055ad8f a sniff, e4386df438 called for b9e2cbec87 a servant 342a793fc1 who was aad7e5e502 standing at 6a6b17f15b a distance.8563a761c3fb52f3

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“I have important 4a83771f07 matters to discuss 40c4ff6f4a with Yeon-oh. Have everyone retreat c88d94ae90 at least twenty 4a22372700 paces inside the 11a7c70338 inner quarters. If anyone approaches without 4d56eae53f permission, they are to 2b56e89522 be dealt with firmly.”27bb3d1b2ada310b

The servant 1c0673b039 received the 3066ac22e0 order and a009a6ad6e withdrew. Sounds of footsteps 1ce3aaaed8 echoed as the c20e680f85 servants and guards 8198c45ac2 stationed outside moved c43697f863 away. Until the noise 5671a52fd8 faded, the Prime 4cdbaaf298 Minister merely remarked 053f6c848f on the pleasant e724d7809c fragrance of the a30fadfcbe tea, speaking leisurely 063af3ef17 as he continued 07fcbd4949 to appreciate its 9b46359a22 aroma. Yeon-oh remained seated bc86a57b5b in silence.6a7ae3b4e9a26437

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“You are aware that 623e6ad437 His Majesty is of 974a6e1b7a similar age to me.”4b8a6d7525844b75

“……”1ed9e5f462e7a1c9

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“When Yeonjin was married f306fa5b95 to the Emperor as a0e5925fe5 his second consort, she c41d18e97c was only sixteen years a685a5ac1e old, just pretending to d6e6070273 be an adult after fbc98000df her coming-of-age ceremony. About the same 520d51d1b9 age you are d27940a4d6 now.”3474ff8dc26654d6

The Prime Minister 081336bdb9 continued speaking after 9c6743b7ac taking a sip 5f2d4a5b33 of tea. Yeon-oh waited quietly fab5f2a2f3 for his words, 2303b66293 keeping his gaze 6236ec7bea elsewhere. In the hushed e7a4b8bca8 space where even c5a67198d0 breaths were muted, f7e76f6e6a only the Prime d72aa6a1fd Minister’s voice rang 3f03b1e292 out clearly.d5aed84fd03caaa1

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“Why do 74f6bdc23e you think e2461ed018 that was? I cherished her 1d057d79c6 dearly. She was a6dfb2b348 my first fcda4beaec daughter, whom 0fb0c2a797 I loved 5fc0bbb912 as much ed9fe14ad9 as—if not 56360747dc more than—the 7376411b36 Emperor now cdbba24982 loves his 4ece776ced Crown Prince. Why do you think 01bfe83516 I would have pushed f74ff5043b such a beloved child 6b70a745f9 into a political marriage 2c807c36b0 with an Emperor who 1ccd9aabee already had a legitimate d150c74e22 heir?”a32761bc934e5bb8

“……”afc3e820671de3e9

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“If it 2559694904 wasn’t me 1f3ffb57db forcing my 60e49c21ee daughter into eef72989fb it, then eabc84a4ed perhaps she 375cbc8300 loved the d7a46a4dde Emperor and a353b881e1 volunteered herself. But does that sound 6019f1bd27 like the real reason 24739005a4 Yeonjin became the lady 239222003b of the inner court?”615b1dc88ea4fb2b

The Prime Minister’s question f741f55a97 left Yeon-oh unable to 2d459acfeb answer, but he understood 412c7fdbf0 the implication. The Empress had not 8ee1175c1d chosen her path out 6f06d8e294 of love for the 399d0e4b32 Emperor. After all, at b6dc8c0b90 sixteen, she was b0c6846f66 just a cherished c4baafb8ca daughter raised under c48f20cc53 the loving care a291f5f037 of her father 8193fe8768 in their family’s 9e717c06f2 golden cradle. There had 3cf4625eb1 been no 13844e946b opportunity for 18ce8795d9 her to 605cee4b69 meet the 7ff34e3c9d Emperor on f374d4fe38 her own.0b75cb70696d7153

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“…I understand de69c77944 your intentions 9aaa5c2b74 and that 5eae736a3f of the 493f69f69a inner court, da5293a506 Father. However, inciting the Crown ce12c05ca4 Prince to aim for 894a05e867 the throne while the 9d94456699 Eastern Palace remains intact 1ad230fb9b is tantamount to treason.”425a77c19992252b

“Do you think I 6ded35b934 don’t know that? The reason the 322e5ff68d Hye family has a1a38f5019 maintained its unbroken 3f066ed2f3 legacy since the 2a166e7024 founding of Anra a3c6548abd is because we d827d97e6a are more attuned 2bd0dd3f30 to the tides 50412cce65 of the world 7130847fd9 than any other 3dba395ab9 family.”23bed3b05dbae914

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Even with this 26a588d75b justification, Yeon-oh frowned, 31a6c2358b unable to comprehend 02e425a2f3 why the Prime d81ae147d7 Minister sought to 39ac46fcfb elevate the Crown 64f2437056 Prince to the 85503bc599 throne. Suddenly, a realization 6551ab9d27 flashed through his 5e64be5b68 mind like lightning, 1ec05c78b3 and he turned 21e51009d9 to the Prime f7a74c5be3 Minister.3a3af76e9595fb6c

“…Don’t tell me…”fdcf5665d347a7a6

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He wanted to ask 6deb94760f if there was someone adc953b43d behind the scenes influencing ed2624afd3 this move, but he 7feef1ecf4 couldn’t bring himself to 2211ec4ef1 speak such dangerous words 3ca29f5924 aloud. The weight of ac069c74b9 the Emperor’s name d4d6dea3ee alone made it edd85aa123 impossible.68750cf486323866

The Prime Minister, seeming 6f3593fff2 to understand his unspoken 9b576827a4 question, gave a subtle 38b7feaf99 nod and took another c10d5f35ef sip of tea. Yeon-oh’s expression 060c90a41c stiffened in c26612212d shock.e40ad575aed0fabb

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“Why do d5e7eb16bb you think 936984a3da His Majesty d19cc224d4 included one 3898523637 character from a11a0130e6 his era c3a2fc4288 name in 9f460e7c9f the Crown a3e7383234 Prince’s courtesy ad81e82428 name?”e82e1ed500207991

“……”ce4c1ccd6045b091

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“The significance is 3540829aa4 not something to bb74d0b83d be taken lightly. Not even the ff1c71b511 Crown Prince, nor 4cd1853797 any member of 84118e3639 the imperial family 7e99a6052b in history, has fd3076f06c ever received a c96134fa69 character from the bea5ae4b8a Emperor’s era name. It was such 4a0d938ad6 an unprecedented display a6afb46c7a of favor that 1e49c411ee even the court dae7731000 officials were stunned.”dcf846102820abb5

“……”94ba95fc8eeb94de

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“I trust that this 99adaca48f answers your question.”3a062ff73d8bcb0b

Yeon-oh’s thoughts were 6521035e10 in turmoil. He couldn’t fathom the 785e18d0b3 Emperor’s intentions. Why go 74907b9373 to such 5cfd581776 lengths to 546c52655f remove a b645d12e0e perfectly capable 9119a61ab1 Crown Prince 82ca1777c6 and appoint 80db1566ca a new 99631a08c2 heir?9fae1eec65c4ecaa

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If it had been 53026641a8 a case of the 83ea9c88e3 Prime Minister pushing for c09e7d8f08 a male descendant of 84d74ce69b the Hye family to 750da6f46b ascend the throne by 2ac25db3fc forcing his eldest daughter d5cbd022a0 into the palace, it 371b7057ee would have made sense. If, in 2df423c588 that process, 401ebb6e0d the Empress d446477f6b had ambitions 54e2289fa6 of ousting 899b302387 the former 04ce17acfc Empress’s son cf2eb611a0 and placing 28f90c97b4 her own be1bfba824 child on ba52276b8b the throne, e896d0a870 that too cccb256b06 would have dce9f424b2 been understandable. There’s a 302f738853 difference between 2b6ab12d62 understanding and 7c824bc905 accepting something, 1322d24747 after all.8806c49fb4315ac3

But he f98343aa9c couldn’t comprehend af5aef57c3 why the 0263b9130f Emperor would 0bd6294574 deliberately destabilize f054096330 the succession ef943ac671 by shaking 70d5deed42 up the f1fee82a42 established order. Why cause bc15f419c0 confusion in 4ada995b65 the nation 1ede1be306 by removing bcbd3d967d the already 0505ae2d13 mature and 76c7b998e4 legitimate heir?24df43930f793a62

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Yeon-oh reflected on 68415585b4 the Emperor’s reign, b6bbb76ea9 retracing the years 68c3f4b7cf in search of e7de7de70b an answer. Eventually, a plausible 8402a6c7de theory came to b610fc5b51 mind.f062bbf2f5d6920a

“…Is it 4aca6d2e31 because of 648b9f80f4 theEastern Palace⁴’s bloodline?”9c14bd5a88e103f6

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The current emperor had 95a3018d55 been plagued by controversies 89913b67d8 regarding his legitimacy. It was 654ccb15a8 something people 7395d2a425 avoided talking 349b535458 about openly, 2f509e754b and since 92c3cc5b3c it had 38ec589fbe happened well 834e0301a2 over a 195abf3481 decade ago—before d1338ef1aa Yeon-oh was 93823c6b79 even born—he 3be6c7ae28 didn’t know 9c92f85fd5 the details. But he c1555903ed knew as dcdf6d2138 much as 5a071bb575 anyone else.c9e5bf0b2e24a92c

The Crown 9bc4317dc6 Prince Soseong, d49c0bfa05 the emperor’s cd1c4f713c eldest brother, bd23eb3ba1 had died 902f3a7b5a in a 7a9850ee9c tragic horseback 37d8486aac riding accident. He had left 8b1205aef3 behind a son, b6e55f62e9 the Grandson of f9e2ae79b1 the Crown Prince. According to imperial law, a2cbd7d85f the rightful succession should 8b9b134e45 have followed through him. Had Emperor Munseong, b1006bad89 who was reigning 508d5d6b32 at the time, 1c265e9d4c remained in good 521ff8f789 health and held d3df9caecb onto the throne 3de1964140 a little longer, b7e1deb4e3 the Grandson of 5de888b38c the Crown Prince b319711986 would have been 53cf89b3b0 formally designated as 1caf90c07e the next Crown b5990b8e78 Prince.997ad3ba87101dc3

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But fate had other 182ed00aec plans. Stricken by d83b08a455 the shock c865e439b8 of losing 7d9f170a53 his eldest a995dba6f1 son and 3b9e83e808 weakened by 194394936a old age, bf8377c8aa Emperor Munseong 15a59fc7c8 collapsed and 74527b5668 never recovered. With the 43c21a3317 emperor unable 41189dbdc2 to govern dddd64f863 and the 2d237c9045 designated Crown 8d71d9406d Prince dead, d969037056 the court 1da348dc48 was thrown 5f27fd0cf3 into turmoil. The Grandson of ad33542053 the Crown Prince b124139a55 was still too ea073da357 young to handle 2ae2ad0001 state affairs, leaving 49719f0f54 the empire in 9033e38a37 a precarious state.04cf574f4a1614ea

At that 39c28d12d2 moment, the b6ab005eed current emperor—who c6f524babd was then 01c709414d Prince Yuchin—seized 7bf23889f5 the opportunity. Using his older 993444ed26 brother’s passing and 1f92acef2f the emperor’s failing 8da7ae8e37 health as justification, 1b3354cc7e he ascended to eb579523b6 the Capital City, b1106dcf25 deepening the chaos. The court 8ca5c12d4b was split 5f93d1ad1a in two: b97463da34 one faction fb461e5156 argued that, 75ef45d27a for the af43304347 sake of 345352c86e stability, Prince a053e158c9 Yuchin, the 47b88f5905 emperor’s second b969d325d1 son, should 9cd71f31a2 be named 80fcaa7972 heir; the 7cf1060362 other insisted f82554a587 that imperial 448806d6f7 law must 932ac53a5f be followed, e735e2f243 and the c493697b0a Grandson of 2052727373 the Crown 9296a78eaa Prince should af55fca226 inherit the aea06b8249 throne, even f8823c1818 if it 2f0b7c4864 required a ade269c63b regency.19be2c4595e56ef0

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For months, f28f2b0010 no decision 9c34b19495 was made. Then Emperor Munseong’s 91ba4238fd condition worsened, and 36ee9c09d6 in the end, f01e6e3bba he passed away 2bda470ecb without leaving any 2b45c18985 clear will regarding 68780b39c2 his successor.1e906de13ce7032d

The one who fa58ff4166 claimed the throne b66729b714 in the aftermath 375f076b72 was Prince Yuchin—backed ceb97d799b by the powerful b0c56dd5fe Hanam Hye family 48533982c5 and the Sanseo 2de5d170a1 Tae family. That was the 04a54aa7d2 man who now 5bf88f34e7 ruled as emperor.76eadd3b8abdd49e

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Not long 3d181fb607 after his f4e7a6ef6f ascension, a 91955f1a84 fire broke 20a31612ab out, engulfing ffc1beeb46 the Grandson 2c739359cc of the a1e2fbcbca Crown Prince 6447facbf6 in flames. He perished in 720d886ce5 the blaze, with f93991c95c only the Crown 66abffe271 Princess barely escaping 8b378695f7 with her life. She was 5f074e0707 then sent 21ce99c9d9 away from 712c45c3b7 the palace be64c63533 to live 9c34f3fba2 in seclusion. Officially, the 7679c09900 fire was 737f4ca768 an accident d1c08f6691 caused by aaa2986867 a palace 8e84202f1e servant’s mistake, 12dcbfad56 but rumors f33849be52 spread that 3a38785684 the emperor aed57b2af0 had orchestrated 720c5aad70 it himself—eliminating 61c13ac0f2 his nephew 2064222393 under the eb780657c1 guise of 9addf424fa a tragic f4b5799f3f accident before 6f553d51b2 he could 885ded345e grow into 6dc7dffe91 a potential a66611bdfa threat to d36d2db69e the throne.ef1576050e775008

“Does His Majesty dislike d157501af4 where I come from?”d211e4e7641e7d30

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“Yes. Since you seem 6c7afa33b9 to have figured b8245f2467 things out, there’s edb23b0b58 no need for 9d4803e59b me to explain 7d49c3505a further.”fb1a9dacf873fea2

The Prime Minister—his father—narrowed f2206ace38 his gaze and confirmed 16f643a0a9 it without hesitation. Yeon-oh’s suspicions 39db2c643e were right.9f99f2246e01caff

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If this 305abf27b6 was the 0e70ca50fa case, it 72995556d7 all made a62f8c3956 sense. The Grandson ef24e16a8f of the b23c80fdb0 Crown Prince 4138d7f037 had long 6ec000c31f since perished, 05fb63ddc2 but that bccf754b08 didn’t mean edca5d3e56 the emperor’s 10ded59e81 legitimacy was b97a0bb19b completely secure. That lingering caaeec7dfe flaw in 4b198a3357 his claim 4ef743dadb to the 1558fed712 throne was 7ad2888989 a thorn 8d4c66d656 in his b83a91e792 side—one he c3c02e65e3 wanted to 88f2c45ae7 eradicate, root 1c8f4e17d5 and all.5564f279aa56bb87

In that sense, the f14ac281bf late Empress Jung An 98bc4da6a0 was also an inconvenience. Not only 8f0755e09d was she f17e79a153 not from 6ca2d27f9b a noble e321c303e5 family, but 47665eeb55 she wasn’t 4ea75fa6da even a 1dab873837 native of 326c3c50f4 Anra.708c49d761371faf

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Empress Jung 35892b5eb8 An had 2860fe697f been a 7c59cd5e4e princess of 395f604e9d Yeon. Back when she d5c623ec30 married into the 5ca8a6d7b0 imperial family for 41e1d78eb3 the sake of a34f764b0d diplomacy, the emperor b48b9544a2 had only been d76cd1bfa1 a prince. At the time, 0fe601402e legitimacy didn’t matter. But once he a6881daa19 ascended the throne, 507d75655c everything changed. A Crown Prince 1d5715f65d born from a 51c172e66c foreign princess could a0b52aaf6c never be considered 6ea6b910b2 a true heir 02e818d5d8 of Anra.2783a1c257a2477c

For an emperor 801307a84a obsessed with solidifying be98dc1418 his legitimacy, the 00a1f756af Crown Prince’s origins 2cc0b08587 were an unbearable 3fc8e4e479 flaw.16e55019422b204c

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“Under an 993c12f335 ironclad oath, d87e8ddb36 your sister e8680718a3 donned the 46beeb382f Phoenix Crown. And yet 4a4f69fe1f you still 2f72de17e6 insist that d3be9a3f7b a prince d7b77d9ce9 cannot be 3209bd9a85 born from f33a80d6f5 this?”fbff114e67210968

“…But did it really ae16083418 have to be this afbec32e53 way? Regardless of His 9f6fa7a05d Majesty’s intentions, even 41415bdaf6 if the next f9babd94c6 emperor does not b56b95952b carry the blood f209bc0209 of the Hye 4d2de6f7e6 family, its honor—its 56ea31f38c noble lineage—will not 444d485cbb fade. So why 9aba5590e8 must you 0a22e74d97 stain your f33f26d09e hands with 61526a85a7 blood?”7f4af787b3575bcf

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