Chapter 40

Young-young is not affected by the ghost, but Sa Heon-yeong is kind and friendly, so he may be crushed by the evil spirit quickly.

Everywhere was beautiful, but all of them are full of ghosts or evil spirits, so she has no idea what a place called the imperial palace is…. Young-young frowned. It really was a bloody place to be called a place where people live. Why do they live in a place like this out of so many places?

“Ghosts?”

Sa Heon-young asked. It seemed that Young-young was not willing in this place, so his mood subsided for a moment, and the reason was absurd.

“Yes. There are so many here. You will have to do a lot of rituals.”

But, he smiled brightly at Young-young.

“I’m fine. I will be where the wife is. As long as we don’t separate, I’m fine.”

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“Your Highness, This will be against the law for a long time.”

First Concubine Cho grumbled.

“The one who will soon ascend to the throne of heaven favors only one woman. And he only has a wife who has one child! This is utter absurdity.”

Second Concubine Geum also spoke with a sullen face. Second Concubine Joo was next to Second Concubine Geum, continued, as if angry.

“Look at what that sly thing is doing. Didn’t she say that His Highness bedroom is full of ghosts and that they have to move the bedroom? So His Highness won’t get possessed by it, they’re refurbishing the quarters!”

First Concubine Seo was sitting dignifiedly and listening to the stories of the underlings for a long time about the Crown Prince’s ‘she’. First Concubine Seo is a woman of the highest rank in the concubinage except for the Crown Princess.

When the Crown Princess took a glance, First Concubine Seo quietly forced her to talk, ‘As the head of the concubinage, shouldn’t you have to say something once?’. Then it will be revealed that she was hated by the Crown Prince, and she wished she would die.

The Crown Princess smiled faintly without saying a word and took up the teacup. Then she remembered what had happened the night before ten days ago.

It was the union day after a long time. King Mun, no, the Crown Prince only arrived at the sleeping quarters very late. Of course, she didn’t even take her clothes off, and she sat far away with her arms crossed. There was a hint of impatience about the Crown Prince so she found it funny, and she was jealous.

She heard that he had found Queen Mun. It was Court Lady Yoon who saved Queen Mun, who was about to die. She didn’t know what heart she had in mind. Whether it was because of her loyalty to King Mun, or her guilt, she didn’t even wonder, in fact, she wasn’t really curious. What she was curious about was her, Queen Mun. What kind of woman is she? What kind of woman could have pushed one man so much?

However, the opportunity to meet Queen Mun never came. In exchange for saving Queen Mun, Court Lady Yoon served the Empress, who became a tree. The Crown Prince was so happy to have found his wife, that he allowed the empress to be sent to the nearby palace. It was surprising considering that it was impossible considering the Crown Prince’s attitude who was shaky before finding his queen.

‘Do you miss her that much?’

The Crown Princess smiled and asked. She approached the Crown Prince and straightened his collar. Then the Crown Prince looked up at her. He frowned when she smiled at the man, who had the same face as her former husband, but he was a completely different person.

‘What are you doing?’

The Crown Princess was taken aback by the voice of displeasure.

‘Your Highness?’

The Crown Prince shook off the Crown Princess’s hand. His face hardened coldly and the Crown Princess muttered, ‘I’m sorry,’ unknowingly. But on the other hand, she wondered if she had done something that she could not have done. Did she do something she couldn’t? She is, after all, his wife. It’s not like they’re doing a union, what’s wrong with straightening his collar?

‘Please don’t touch me again.’

The Crown Prince’s voice was cold.

‘Remember, Princess. We are not in a relationship.’

An outright rejection. She only corrected his collar once.

… Still, she was his wife.

The Crown Prince glanced back at her as he stepped out of the bedroom while the Crown Princess bit her lip.

Her spine got chills.

‘I am the one who knows your secret, Your Highness.’

The Crown Prince narrowed his eyes as the Crown Princess barely squeezed her voice. The threat that wasn’t like the Crown Princess seemed a little funny. He said languidly.

‘The easiest way to shut a person’s mouth is to make that person not a human, whether a fish or a tree.’

Astonished, the Crown Princess stepped back from him, and the Crown Prince tilted his head to one side.

‘I am keeping an eye on your child.’

‘…….’

‘Whether First Concubine Seo’s child or Second Concubine Geum’s child that will become the next emperor, I am not very interested. Do you know what I mean?’

The cost of one threat was great. The threat she threw for the first time in her life returned as a huge shackle.

She thought he was a good man, different from her former husband. His face is the same, but the inside is very different, so she may have been a little shaken.

‘I, I will deeply, engrave it in my heart.’

But after all, they were brothers. Somewhere between them was distorted like a monster. In a different way from her former husband, the man in front of her was also twisted.

‘Good.’

The Crown Prince left the Crown Princess’ quarters with a cold attitude. The Crown Princess saw him off in accordance with her rules, and she sat down on the floor. She was in a cold sweat. She was told that her former husband was locked up in a dungeon. Become a fish, or become a tree like her mother-in-law? Either way she got goosebumps.

Recalling what happened then, the Crown Prince gave First Concubine Seo a gentle smile.

“The main palace has already made a statement. Even if the concubinage appeals to the main palace, it is only one opinion, so there still seems to be doubts with the Crown Prince. Well, what if First Concubinage Seo takes a look?”

‘Whether First Concubine Seo’s child becomes the next emperor.’

The Crown Princess turned her head and folded her eyes beautifully to Second Concubine Geum.

“It would be better if Second Concubine Geum went with First Concubine Seo. The power of blood cannot be ignored.”

‘Whether Second Concubine Geum’s child becomes the next emperor.’

Whether it be fish or tree, how many people can’t make it to protect their son?

This is a place where people who are good and weak are just trampled on and bitten. A place where only the victor can live like a human being. Not only herself, but her son’s life was also at stake. If so, who can’t be a devil or anything? Just as the Crown Prince, Sa Heon-yeong, became a goblin to protect his woman, she will also become a devil to protect her son.

The Crown Princess smiled kindly at Second Concubine Geum and First Concubine Seo. Shall we do that, Your Highness? First Concubine Seo responded meekly, not even thinking that the Crown Princess had dug a trap. Her voice sounds a little distant. She thought it was probably because she had strayed from the human path she once was.

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Note: So the second scene were conversations between the Crown Prince’s concubines. I named the First and Second not due of their order, but actually meant their ranks. But First Rank Concubine and Second Rank Concubine sounds really odd >.<But I'll attach more info on the Crown Prince's concubines~