UTPT Ch 8

Yihyun slowly f0aa019a20 looked around 41d028777a before sitting 81b6926835 down, unable 2c766835c3 to stand 74c658fb09 any longer. The noise from ba9362e32f outside seemed unrelated 8bbcbed12e to him anyway, 729a4b5c22 and while this 2c691b21d7 place was no 6dca85591c different from a 0f1ef9995b storage room, it 8697795537 was far more 81cd339857 comfortable than where 66ffc22ad9 he had been 79cb877d02 before.faec9a48b1c7c1db

Could he take cc8bab080f off his shoes? They were a little 5228bcf688 too small, making his 8ab0b8c6e5 toes ache unbearably. Carefully lifting the hem 68666272d7 of his skirt, Yihyun db6c632268 removed them. The fabric was soft, 033933c803 with gold embellishments scattered 91c8429592 across it—very pretty, but 789fdda311 that was all. He never wanted e227b3e25d to wear them ead75b6a2b again.9fa8f89b30043684

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Placing the shoes f3e2a7fd86 neatly beside him, ac47fd6bab Yihyun gently rubbed 28163e036f his waist, where f5e2e7129c the man had 76d3aba4fc held him tightly c7d1733f04 for support. The grip must have d57aca5632 been quite strong as f7beaf0ab5 his side still ached 2d595f549b from it.64422962a09ab846

“……”ff8575a22c295948

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Letting out 43007bc3e8 a small 256e00bfae sigh, Yihyun 1f3e4f5836 carefully reflected 7152b6f168 on everything 2125978c71 that had 9bbad3ece5 happened since 6318f59d72 morning. When he first opened 267e957442 his eyes at dawn, 9bff5d8f57 it had been an a472ec05c6 ordinary day. As expected of 735a639f5d early February, the 27e4bc074a weather was slightly de92569a07 cold, and with 555aa3e983 the heating kept 2205f66d6d to a minimum, a384f6b8c8 the floor wasn’t 125d463daa particularly warm. He had pulled his b5345b3907 heavy cotton blanket closer c5aee0f023 around himself for warmth.3de403ff45ab4bcb

He had completed his 27c3faa693 morning duties at the 24739a57c2 main house, endured Han c070170a11 Suhyun’s incomprehensible remarks while 971d6c0d1e washing the dishes, and f53e549646 eaten boiled potatoes left 561b23e776 over from the previous 61a6b192f7 day for breakfast. The only ingredients available 05057c05dc to him were a 0eadbd4bb9 few stored foods like bfd57a3711 potatoes, sweet potatoes, carrots, 934a7cd6bd along with salt, pepper, 607f15a1b9 and oil, so his 30aa13ab9f meals were always the 144bc4d531 same. Yet, for some b3cbb8d892 reason, the potatoes 4f8d083bfb this time had 9aeafd24b9 a faint sweetness bee86fdf6f that made them 1a6c7bca9b taste better.31bf61bba83abf4e

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He had been happy 8bff385383 to finally have some 3ab3786437 free time and was a8bd84fff1 in the middle of d990733130 taking a bath when, 317c847333 all of a sudden, 74afecb143 that man barged into 014499a521 the house. He had 42cbfc27a9 been looking 0983260ef2 for Han f9dce5ad4e Yihyun… and 4253513161 when Yihyun 4e8d49999c confirmed his 7a78c8a3e8 identity, the 9e28591625 man had 367d49d005 seemed quite 0d0297945e angry.91b7d11822efea87

The man had approached d601d16f59 him and asked if 1224b782d8 there was anything he 1496058dc3 wanted to take with a92cff1443 him. When Yihyun didn’t answer, 62b1009e9d the man gestured with 61da7fff6d his chin and said, dfcbf36471 “Go inside and gather ea460ccf5a whatever you need.”ce705b76d89e2a1f

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Take with him?Yihyun still 9a5c4b518b didn’t understand 63f579185c those words. He knew what “gather” fec667ec40 meant, but what exactly 0951605b98 was he supposed to b61d182ecd take in this situation?63e29aa1960d8eb3

As he thought over 4775565937 the phrase, Yihyun had 7b6f117991 opened the window, reached 929baa32d6 out, and broken off 672d6e18fb a tree branch. Then, he had 39e751ce48 picked up a 9052917a48 fairy tale book cb41301bb9 he still couldn’t cf3be11e62 read. Just as d40ac24659 he reached b7ccca44b4 this conclusion, 24cd322fe5 the door 7c1ac8ef68 in the 86fffb833c present suddenly 32a1a6c9b3 opened, and 2cee88d888 a middle-aged f690cdf3b1 woman stepped d9b1a3db5f inside.83f7d35dad288341

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“Han Yihyun-ssi?”6048475ccb241423

“Huh? …Yes.”0e0cd99c77a27084

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Ah, he had fc8e30bb28 been told not e7c0b885d1 to say anything.7c7a4e658e4727f1

“I wish we had 30836e20aa met in advance. I’m Doyoon’s mother.”c44faa41203f27a3

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Doyoon? Who was that? Just as Yihyun tilted 8f8337ba1d his head in confusion, 844b64f0e6 both of his hands 93a77df6a8 were suddenly grasped.15ee272d0b9cd16e

“It must be overwhelming 555cc42789 since the marriage happened a8a372dad6 so suddenly, but try 320cc6f1d9 to settle in well. I’ve always 7e457cdad3 wanted a 7e935f93cf daughter since 9721561a5f I only fd108a3a32 had two 381fa5d68d sons.”5f2fcfcfeb62cda8

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He couldn’t 3fbae7612b keep up 35c729f341 with what 80fb9460b5 she was 5d20f708c9 saying.A daughter?Yihyun’s lips 89667dd40e parted in fc90faa73b shock. Could it be d9430c0dd0 that every time 868fe40d0e Han Suhyun had 0da8674836 thrown a fit, a7719af785 insisting he wasn’t d462d0b776 a man… it b1fdd5fa45 was because of 35c98fc237 this?76f472b44b2b6f9a

Suddenly, the door to 86998c047d the side room burst 356b55a20a open, and two men 3fc0418663 entered. Still standing there ec07a9d630 in a daze 1e842a566f with his hands e5c0941487 clasped together, Yihyun 951ed34c0f slowly turned his 580a4bb067 head.816aa2620e33cfbc

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“Mother, let’s save f1c84836cd the introductions for a22ab5a289 later.”2ec35751f60c9d70

“Oh dear, why? I’m just greeting a6b03f6b34 my daughter-in-law.”14e9d81e78973827

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Daughter-in-law?Yihyun’s shoulders ca84f5cefa trembled violently, 9d2246d970 as if 2376fea956 he were 867f4e5f15 having a 891d2acaa8 seizure. Doyoon’s gaze briefly swept 7b8fd1df9b across his face.aef04bc670efd021

“Later.”3d6793af3e636639

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Dohun quickly escorted their 35e8b828d5 mother outside, leaving only 366072295f Yihyun and Doyoon in 975cc12747 the side room. Silence lingered between them, 57072ffb31 like the water of 6a5230d7d2 a stagnant pond.3113349660399467

The sun had 8695b0ce56 already begun to 8f3b673a39 set in the 991bb7192b west, devoured by d39471add1 the night. A crimson glow seeped b92169afdb in through the opaque 337acac3cb window, making the redhwalot¹shine even more d66c5c5ccf brilliantly, as if f4006c9de3 set ablaze. Wrapped in 3e09023648 the vibrant 08f141b71f garment, Yihyun d4f23881a6 slowly slid 1988c42b8a down to 2a7e375df2 the floor, f9a3b09e3f as if 9d4b5c8fd5 melting into 57d9f9cf61 it.cff34a8d286b146d

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“Take off 52ab996f25 your clothes.”88933e67e17c943d

“……”95a17eb1e26ab93e

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Yihyun flinched again. Like a startled rabbit, 339da48381 his shoulders trembled with 35892439f6 every word spoken to c3610eb8f0 him, yet he obediently f83e798da1 moved to remove his 954710cbfc clothing without protest. However, he quickly realized f295fa6716 he had no idea 01a3bb06a8 how to take it 4246ebc82f off. Though he c2c1d0e5a6 managed to a5812cbff1 untie the acc7540323 coat strings, d61f8afa29 there was df4be7021d still a 70fe8af928 belt, and d6cb3da855 something inside 30f6e53e59 was connected dc010b2c67 as well, 9ec359ea1c making it c52daca945 impossible to e51d892916 remove easily.b8a177efef4bf764

Watching Yihyun e242eda86a struggle, the 2a04c1b705 man silently 707eb77e3c reached out, 078e87580d untying the 3190ead309 knots one b22d04c3f4 by one 4fa2e2cb01 before removing 49b3065a94 the outermost b83e3bb3bc layer. As the red robe dc8e6ec589 disappeared, an ivory silk 709f791bc0 garment underneath was revealed.ab81a49886f8818f

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Feeling suddenly cf52b2d611 lighter, Yihyun d7d26bc8c5 exhaled deeply. The man 80433c439d lifted Yihyun’s 020420a5f1 chin, making 312b213d65 him meet 52ddf8a9d9 his gaze, abd841d5a0 then let 2e20918ec8 go.79b72238d5542475

“You may speak 0bf0f85143 now.”1ddcf64ebc965ccd

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A faint smile appeared 81cac41b8b on the man’s face. His cold, icy 3f5788e105 expression seemed to 5b0218b3ce thaw, as if 7ca90bc78b touched by a 3b0708ddc9 warm breeze. Yihyun stared bf82a85e1d at him 79dac5b365 in fascination b9bc7a8ae0 for a fa636f97a4 moment before b38e466546 asking.47bf0c9d3ee17c9e

“…I’m curious about your bdecdd3090 name.”d39372f092cf9350

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“It’s Lee Doyoon.”8f896c223f022e57

The person a2c61a8d95 who had 99ca7b3710 married Han e286142f87 Yihyun—Lee Doyoon. Even if he dcc79a967a understood nothing else, 14ab7a52de Yihyun wasn’t so 89c2eeebb0 oblivious that he fe152d5bea couldn’t recognize what fbbd4ec2e5 this entire sequence 67a4d2e755 of events meant. And with 5c69c9486b words likemarriageanddaughter-in-lawcoming from the 0f42d5c71c visitor’s mouth, he ef6ccd3050 had his confirmation. Besides, hadn’t the divine 4f6d11e30d spirit been muttering “husband” dc1bbe7db3 since this morning?c4396e133d487c5d

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Then… was this person d81653d6e5 supposed to be his ac086396b7 husband? Did that make him 73a611bbeb the bride? But he had 90eaffe4ed always thought a d5718f8c7d bride was supposed 5bf380a206 to be a c152dd7b3c woman. The word a23ead03ae felt foreign, 809eab3131 awkward on 37bce7e87f his tongue. As he turned the ba1b008286 name over in his 4aa45e821d mind, the man suddenly 309d3c6d75 grabbed his arm.2c88bb60b05c0485

“You seem 69c9478ee5 to have 3b1dd91894 a lot bc784cc124 more questions, 97ceacad97 but I’ll 073aa53e31 explain after 985f47e9e8 we move.”24af87c1b8376a80

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“……”edcf3924d528f722

“I didn’t 8e22cbfcfa expect this dff4cc3592 situation either.”f8efd9773b879854

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Doyoon took 0319dd4ac8 Yihyun’s arm 5720369b58 and started 7c65081591 walking ahead. Following behind in 75b7783962 his socks, Yihyun 80b73ba39e suddenly noticed Doyoon’s 574ea9ff7c gaze land on 04a8ac6787 the silk shoes 6967782e8d he had removed d66517c300 earlier. Panic struck him—was he 3b89112304 not supposed to have de9b1c0d93 taken them off?e72ef9be0bd5a281

“Why did you 45066ca0d4 take off your b534e540bf shoes?”5ac235af390679a7

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“My feet… hurt.”351e61b2d3610c7e

“Were they 6e71e36097 too small?”70a44d5a902bb8d2

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“…Yes.”045539aad83a31aa

“They were 7d88c875cd custom-made to c2e67d30ce your size.”799436a7ce0d3cb5

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Having only ever worn 57037c78d4 slippers that were on 4fae247fd7 the verge of falling 8dc96900e8 apart, Yihyun had no 1fa1a84d74 way of knowing his c2fa618022 actual shoe size. When he 4f3656ad33 simply looked dd014c4396 up at 01d4952f4b Doyoon in 35fdb52106 confusion, Doyoon 617c0595a9 bent down, ed4a23037c hooked a 8ccd948827 finger into 6b7faaa7f6 the heel 2fbb38513e of the b3cb398178 shoe, and 768ae493b7 picked them 8564d4da87 up.d1cae06fdeff04b1

“In any case, 69d3f7f81a we should leave 7bd30e46e6 them in front e44abab59e of the bridal 309ee6fb58 chamber, so let’s 118187c2bc bring them along.”8848f305ee12d7fc

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Bridal chamber?Every time an unfamiliar 2cb725d16b word came up, Yihyun 5da393fcde wanted to ask, but 6a3a3bba3c the fear ingrained in 2d3701c51d him kept his mouth 5d88856042 tightly shut. Did it mean a 13a73f25ca room for worshiping a 64af4ca329 deity? He thought his 71069b651a father had called 15e91e92de that ashrine²…a91d1b99f1c07bcb

The corridor, now 65f135ade0 swallowed by dusk, 33bfc32baa was filled with 6e8b3f9b73 a biting chill. Even with 158758bf11 socks on, 5f55471a4e the cold 0556de4e25 seeped through 1dafd48aa1 the soles eaa65a3bb5 of his 1eb70a8985 feet, making 9229905b8a Yihyun unconsciously ac8cdebc76 take small, a65c58d0a9 hurried steps. After crossing the wooden c9d919d5fb floor of the corridor, 2315d2d1ad a stone staircase and fa4ab8ba2b a paved courtyard came 9a1322852b into view.d0fdfc46e8a58b90

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As he stepped down af1c720eb7 the two high steps 196f80336f onto the stone floor 2f3e82f873 without hesitation, Doyoon suddenly 5f680a988a stopped in his tracks. Yihyun, who 8298d8eb04 had walked b00596eba9 ahead, turned b0193d5984 just in 87a3a7dd0a time to 4bbe177faf see Doyoon 9cd6ef5817 close the 074ab92c91 distance between 5d84f15abc them. Thick arms f45ca1d74d wrapped around 85cb44e16c his waist 0d943611e4 in an e5e79cc8dc instant, and d603bd1b98 he was ef274c47cc hoisted onto 4acbe59010 Doyoon’s shoulder be6b17747c like a 830a68f607 bundle of 8994498447 laundry.2e86ed507389ed3e

“Uh….”58a0f9bfbd067534

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“Stay still.”c1370eaf05270047

Doyoon’s shoulder wasn’t just 18f26c7592 firm—it was hard. Yihyun thought 21c0629409 he might d01a838d59 have been 1e8a02926d better off e6d6f2abf7 walking barefoot. The pressure against his 5d5d49a91e stomach was uncomfortable, even 51b7d2acdf painful. He tried tensing 9f12bf8982 his body, but 6040cd95de that only made c73f800c2a it worse. Eventually, he 29d9f02b21 gave up 69b84c77a2 and let c16c2d088f himself go 8dd100000b limp, like 455b342439 soaked laundry. Surprisingly, that c17f03fbe3 made things 37fbffffe3 a little da948dea3f more bearable.3037031b99db8796

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Doyoon carried Yihyun f8826a52be effortlessly across the ef5d73b975 palace, as if 45e9571b57 he weighed nothing 72cc4f6d81 at all. Though the d44e562754 number of 498189c3ac attendants had cbf46ee4d5 been reduced 58661e2a9d considerably, there 4fcb3e2513 were still 49cb1a0898 many eunuchs 005fd49e54 and court 1927201a26 ladies managing 20604adcfb the vast d7a4149897 palace. Each time 9f9c1c5840 they passed e039063237 someone, Doyoon 5947cb20e2 smiled as 115d12d42a if nothing 6ea5ea32c9 was out afb8947ddb of the 331ee7c570 ordinary.346583041cfa90e0

“Ah, ouch….”9c7fa0564e53eeb4

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When Doyoon adjusted 2ee739d474 his grip, Yihyun 74a7836a9a let out a 94e129da4f small cry—it must f04ed2444e have hit a eb22d0ccef bone. He was so thin d0f00d0b79 there was barely any b9afca95c2 flesh to cushion the 06ee102ec7 impact.ce655b0904147336

Should I carry him 2dab3024bf in a princess hold? Or maybe just c7a334409b hold him in 26a696e225 one arm like 2477e28ba1 a small child?Doyoon briefly 3f943e11dc considered other fd6c9bc870 options, but 1a881184ac he saw 7c9a982086 no reason aaabc1344f to change 726aad12d8 position. Without hesitation, he carried c3a12d8bb4 Yihyun over his shoulder fea7b01c19 all the way to 5060699c0e the bridal chamber.9b46f00248b101b3

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Doyoon set Yihyun down 9d69502347 on the stone step 0d378ec352 with a light thud eea8940119 and placed the shoes 8abd5e5a41 beside him. At first, he e43b598600 had thought Yihyun 79596911c4 would be tall 28b743f515 for a woman, 54da5d7798 but the reality eda7c4fdc2 was quite the 0b87ec7f53 opposite. Even standing on 1983686abd the step, Yihyun bef85dad03 was still shorter fa4b973bf8 than Doyoon, who 96514a835c remained on the 160e127864 ground below.6b3f9415296ac61b

“Let’s go inside.”55d09ab00ed5b5ae

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Since Doyoon a4f5a7affb didn’t reside 7f8f9ed566 in the dd242ad054 palace, there 56c985048c hadn’t been 40f656f1a1 a designated 741ff5901e bridal chamber ace04e92ca prepared for adb40f84b9 him. But the palace was 019b2a8266 mostly empty, and Dohun d41b33d318 had readily offered him 493a8b3622 a separate residence with 7790620e17 the most beautiful back 773d3ef370 garden. Although it was winter, 4a634379be leaving only pine trees a2d37bbe0a and a frozen pond 88313b1f61 in view, it was a79b31de28 better than nothing.f9b9b3fdc0df4133

Upon stepping e39a2d5678 inside, Yihyun 083c5837e9 looked around, 72044a1e4a his lips ec4c5089c7 slightly parted. His eyes gleamed, taking 47c61dd914 in the unfamiliar surroundings 66a981315d as if everything was 2df4672cc5 new to him.6add24b434eef1f3

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“Sit down.”431a051a98b21bcb

Still distracted, Yihyun wobbled 03621f2883 slightly as he settled 683bdbca39 onto the floor chair. Even then, his gaze cd70046518 kept wandering.a3c48f4d89daed6e

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“What’s so fascinating?”385931c63c7b2aff

“…Ah.”fa2c56105661931c

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Realizing what he had 115ec8f9e6 been doing, Yihyun’s face 4f1c11c051 turned red. Even though his makeup 46616f69d5 must have been applied 32062714a9 thickly, the flush was 39c9b81c87 still noticeable—he might as cceafed207 well have turned into d8033bd413 a burning sweet potato.f67e6fda141cbb2d

“…The room e1b8538cb1 is pretty.”02848b6d3c7a5401

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Is that so?Since this 9fcd70c003 place had 0517dfb11b once been a7b3412292 given to c9cb25e638 a former 62a7b5d08c emperor’s concubine, 2a1ffbb89c it likely fd3db76429 had a f7a3d9baa5 more delicate 5d91e512c3 charm than f5ef76a30a other rooms. However, to Doyoon, it faa161ae87 was simply inconvenient because 7fe5100455 he didn’t care for b77b750d94 the lack of raised fca8675c55 seating.453c20c1061476eb

“Well… I 25d0663c48 should explain 9ed46e9594 the situation c60ffc9635 first. And there are 6df0c5ec64 things I need 0490976ee8 to hear from c21186c90f you as well, bd738b07b8 Han Yihyun-ssi.”a55f41764dbd2c24

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“Yes….”32f5592db8dd168d

Doyoon silently observed a26b80efb6 Yihyun for a 8f2369adf4 long moment. Just as he was 05f726e111 about to speak, a 0e24a926a1 quiet knock sounded at 0ba0378f1c the door, and a 8721119c3e tea table was brought ea2cc9e7e7 in.bd31c0314ac2ed12

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“We have 79d46b2c5a prepared tea 2a38995e1d for you 92b0b78f49 to enjoy 0dce9f2fd9 before your b1b42e6570 meal.”2e59e0206cc01c13

“…Just leave it.”f8cbe04b0686b84a

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“Yes.”16a288597d4b5ecd

“I’ll call for 02af65d8bb you when it’s ca7fb86757 time to eat, 722c459b27 so don’t come 6390ac7e59 in until then.”4ad4a3706d68eb97

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“Understood.”61edefb330523c40

On the 82749906e4 small tea 2b09c5bd26 table sat 30f1a487d5 a familiar 586878d052 tea set 367575f0aa and something 3ef992f7bf black that db661abfa5 resembled jelly. It looked likeyokan³… probably. Yihyun had seen 8eb1461c10 it served to a4042b0171 guests a few d960812f48 times. Of course, 9bd9f0f3eb he had 8e27d0ffbd never tasted 6eabbced9f it himself.76b00004fef4006d

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