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…3547d28d6cbaca3b

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?7a2a5a7e32f48736

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Suddenly, he recalled b996944a33 what Lee Seol 05ee059d4d had said in db8f801aff the mountains: that 72358a92cd he would poison 3365acfd8b his fiancé on d48ca6acaf the wedding day.e62daf919db5d7fe

His breath 5f734b2ed7 caught in eed3cd8f84 his throat.b0fd518cc47f990e

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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,408f4ee20bd1ea44

“Why?”09235f916fa3cb6c

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Why was 6cb282262b the Lee ba12c2cecb Clan involved 3963becc31 in this? Why was e8a49dbd07 Seol doing a9cce6402e it? Why?!ab0f3270c28ca812

He couldn’t voice his questions, but his eyes conveyed them. Cheongrok gave a bitter smile and let out a shallow sigh.3f4cf1fd86f09a69

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“Because it’s the Lee Clan.”fc3dcd1acb45a289

“…”8854b3bf69877b37

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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?”4c539944af30a3e3

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?3faaafea06dc4d20

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He was so shocked that he couldn’t close his mouth.197e5f8037b98ad9

“Yeon is the most skilled, so failure is unlikely, but just in case, Seol or Song is on standby.”9288f8fa565e7eb7

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He couldn’t breathe. He was so shocked that his lips pressed tightly together.588ede58f0c61835

“Does Seol really have to drink it too?”c5b575cea258f0dc

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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?”73aa69cb2422dd0f

“…”6e3fcf2cf652b4e2

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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.003adf6cc1b2ed0a

“Don’t worry. Uncle will handle it well. The problem is Seol keeps acting impulsively.”6d1440bf95b16ecb

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Yoon Sung’s eyes darted around, trying to understand, and Cheongrok gestured toward the training ground.aa8d9efcdd333268

“That brat should never be left alone. You know how he causes trouble the moment you look away, right?”c809eb07dbfdd95e

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It took 3781b23034 a moment 1533741267 for Yoon b802ee1b14 Sung to 2cb3ec0e23 comprehend. His eyes widened, e5bff2bc31 and his mouth 4e37a914a8 fell open.b774a542c037c623

Was that what b7d7c9ad4d Lee Seol meant 6f0f200379 when he spoke 09c2f29e97 in the training 976ccbb255 ground? That he would 5bd38054aa just assassinate the e2afda4d51 Grand Prince ?80837dccef53381f

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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…eaa0b1e0e47aca9e

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.e945764edaa83b05

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“You know it’s a secret, right?”055c5a86bb2d6cde

He ruffled Yoon Sung’s hair, let out a shallow sigh, and smiled.8e4c44d408054600

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“Then I’ll be going.”d899a4e681265a14

Cheongrok, adding that he 121a4dc064 should stop him, winked 459dfc4228 and pushed Yoon Sung 347528c121 out the gate. Looking at the closed e1d90ecb9d door, Yoon Sung gazed d77a9c406c at the wall.a02cd0583df38836

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Following the ed83122dd1 high wall 90338569d1 with his c13be17547 eyes, he 32ce9f8760 saw the f28d8af19e length of 606f46f3bf the wall, b7a84a52d7 ten times 9b898a13ba that of 7062ac3d41 his own 1c5afe96af house. The Lee Clan, 84bb346b9b with immense wealth fa717bc8b8 and power.3f2e6bed8fcce177

Queens and cbd5eab00d concubines entrusted f74560ab4b by the 123b2de408 royal family.8d3b874ac92b5cc9

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So that’s what they were used for. That’s why Lee Seol trained his body and handled various weapons.d52c6e180a8ddea7

To survive.bc757a520cc001d2

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To avoid dying.a0c992d4aa6cea5a

At sixteen, 38368f0ce2 when Lee ac2410f2e0 Seol was fcefa6a7de listed as 51efbf1bc1 a concubine, bb509489e3 he had 8f3c6d25ae thrown himself d3a7f3d089 off a 53482e7e08 cliff. Did he ee8d8779fe think it 9541fe3710 was better 644f58ccd1 to die e09e102a44 than to b5b5cf8874 live as 34c45375c9 a tool 48ee662bf5 of the 849a888196 royal family?69430c0c397f1f27

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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.df78abeb0d6c5572

He shuddered at the 33bb6295bd cruel and terrifying royal 66d90780b4 family that used people 82ea7e21a1 as tools. He understood even 5d202a4d39 more why Lee fb5793e255 Seol was so 2e3e6b6d37 reluctant to enter 9115be7d11 the palace. He now realized 8ae1bd7ce4 how terrifying it 9685b15e0d was to marry 87c4eca71c into the royal 4999a2d880 family.a875f809d7ba7922

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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.f7e14daf881de831

He hadn’t learned anything…19bbdb67c7c25a4e

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Suddenly, he felt grateful 30d317fd15 for his incompetent family. He was thankful 10cd3f9311 to his father, 10ed24f5d0 who only wished 2383349fcb for him to 4291b8219d grow up healthy, 22bd8fabb7 and he felt 4068682c22 relieved that what 99cd9b3037 he learned to 97b464d06e survive was household 454e5af70a management.9b2d15c1ec1e2dcb

Yoon Sung 1f577a1b5b clenched his 440155f85e fists and 7447e46f9d took heavy be2adfda0e steps. He had cc335e31bd to get 5d0185a901 Lee Seol 62cf5c5318 out of 858d7af08d this terrifying b535914d57 situation.8a9e396131b643c5

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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.04196d5d8028c404

Yoon Sung 9968da3ce7 headed toward 9a4bb9fff4 the market f857d0416a instead of 62efe7b0b1 going home. He turned 5fd4ba70c3 at the 8e31050e6c stepping stones f18bb15427 and followed e47e1bcf36 the path 7dc1ac00c7 up. He stood 82c8bba6bd at the ed3bdfa911 stone tower 55e943bbf1 where he ae720bb717 had been 02ef73cf8c with Lee 93496b09a4 Seol earlier. He placed a stone c8eb3498ed and clasped his hands f218c39684 together.c93a5b3a6e2183bb

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“Please let me marry Seol.”64a1eae3be8a6ae7

He opened one bd3e9edaf4 eye slightly and 09b30067a1 saw the stone 09a93d84ec was well placed.3107251433665f71

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Hurrying back home, 78f2e729b6 Yoon Sung began 38f1d929e9 offering purified water 33774e5f2e in a jar f167f63123 and prayed from afbced8363 that night.fb3342946b3b3611

“Please let me marry Seol.”e81701a18219163b

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He prayed and 872735fb60 prayed and prayed. After praying for a e4c465fd3f long time, something felt ee2d232ae2 a bit off, but efbfd323cd he continued to pray.b09ea81256e03c5e

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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.32d3c64e4da0a588

Two men, 723680b323 hanging upside e305b5a12e down from 18f6372084 the ceiling 81bf74897a beams, were f1e797f11a doing sit-ups 4e852d8783 and counting. At some 5268130c7c point, they 682c29bbea stopped counting ce204f2dcd and gritted 77ab4d3b73 their teeth 90cbd6fab0 as the 8145c05f2e pain spread 8c28e85bcf through their a53f598c59 abs.665c647b2adacab2

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Sweat flowed from 7b8ff0c351 their chests, down 11a142fabc their necks, and 5963c851b0 into the ends ed5264c985 of their hair. Each time they lifted 1e6c3c4eaf their upper bodies, sweat b352e9824a droplets scattered from their 3c6186554c soaked hair.0550cce349301916

Cheongrok, using his 942f3262a3 last bit of 62d7b125c3 strength, lifted his ba90d6cb55 upper body and df7b2395e9 grabbed the metal 592f8a665a handle attached to 4106956e81 the beam with 2c04f32632 both hands. He then 2c97cf5f6f lowered his 22208eef5f legs and 1f267d5c91 landed on 807cafb43f the floor, c6ac913a0e more than 27ba6e10b4 twice his 245258e468 height.72a0814acf6daa89

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Settling on the ground, cb226e9c1b he let out a 48285c531d long breath and walked f23319578f through the darkness to 24819d548e sit on a log e748cf3065 in the corner. Catching his breath, 2f4fccde4b he turned his f6248cf18e gaze to Lee cc9f7b2ecc Seol, who was d0f39f8725 still hanging from 2cf229c116 the beam doing fdb082f0e9 sit-ups.2d4ecd6c3c88e780

For an 4481baf3e0 ordinary person, ad34e57ad5 it would 5ed1126879 be difficult 71effe9c1a to distinguish be730a4d46 objects in dd2f8b60d2 the darkness, 54be2a3ece but Cheongrok bf241b78d0 could tell f1c75bdf31 exactly what ff3217f7f4 Lee Seol be717ee03d was doing 43bf9a108d by the a8df06645c faint differences e4849815ff in the f8dff3c240 darkness and 5dcd05a5c8 his breathing 77a48916c0 and movements.9ae29f6ffd78af4f

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Lee Seol soon turned ce7b258d28 his body and landed 251ea2d7d3 softly on the ground, cec1c75b39 approaching without making a 82bd75c829 sound. Cheongrok handed 70ceb2bbb8 him a 623267dbf0 bamboo water 5f17811518 bottle.7eeb1d7e9d469e0d

“Whew- You, take it easy.”3ed3beaccbd67ec4

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“Whew– What did I do?”ccfe3a7ac5b8df7a

“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?”78ea444b86555980

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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?”edf3015f4edb22b9

“…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.”913223508ecd63f8

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“Let’s be clear. He’s trying to continue the lineage by getting me out.”1201ff3164acaad3

“…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.”6374b9d9838d84e5

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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.fc3349c87b7c4653

Wiping the 0aeb8cba7d sweat from 10ad383f06 his chin, fb0bde9a6f Lee Seol 114657de2d had his c1601a1448 hair tied ab46c87621 up, unlike 1b3be51730 usual. His upper body, 18b921a688 bare, shone even 47a7c4a577 whiter in the 8a656a1053 moonlight. His tightly packed 2c3ca4cca1 abs rose and c9e53569ff fell with his 988abe8baa rough breathing, and 5adefbf8c9 the angles on 4a9898c1a6 his chest were 881d57312b sharply defined as 9a90ed013e he inhaled.2502beab14bd0196

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In the quiet training ground, Lee Seol’s cold voice echoed low.f28b66cd352ee650

“I don’t like it.”1494714d9d06d50c

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“What now?”b3d27d24ea8dc642

“I thought he was looking at me, but he was looking at Sung.”9964890871dd17f0

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“…Who?”107bd40251393167

“Kang Taegwon.”b419c7db6524e368

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The name from his mouth made Cheongrok’s insides chill.1b677f938a17fa18

“So what if he looks? It’s not like it wears out. Taegwon and Sung were close.”1efc77dbaadf352e

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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.”bd42654a59b69fde

“…”9f534ec963ff0850

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“Where does that confident gaze come from?”d1fd25ae75f6f3f2

“You’re thinking unnecessary things. Taegwon has always been confident. Don’t force your emotions into it.”36acb300b0958fd1

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Cheongrok stood up and 8c6989f5ed walked to one side a9216ed319 of the wall. Lee Seol, lost d94e06c2b0 in thought, quietly 4be288ebcd spoke.c99711dac19d5d36

“The man Sung gave his heart to…”371048ef9baf8c57

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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.e52f85be33aa9523

“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.”bd7232e4eac4f062

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Lee Seol chuckled. He took a sip 4518aa46b9 of water from the aedd6d4408 bamboo bottle and looked 3fc73478db at Cheongrok. Unlike before, his eyes 9c842ebc31 now held a cold 681cc84d68 blue light.8d1ef9fb037aebc9

“I’m mentioning it because it seems ongoing.”e1c7819a13927486

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