Tuesday, July 31, 2018

SCARLET HEART --Roman Under Absolute Monarchy, Nineteen








Hae Soo is pensive in the palace of Damiwon Palace, she can not be sure, whether she will be able to stay longer in the palace as the king's lover. True, she got the love of a king. One thing that Queen Goryeo would never have had. However, death after death has been witnessed. King Taejo dies in old age with anxiety over the fate of Goryeo, as the princes fight over the throne. King Wang Mo was killed in the hands of Prince Wang Yo. Prince Wang Eun and Park Seon Duuk were killed in blood by King Wang Yo's orders. Finally, King Wang Yo died murdered fear of all mistakes. Death after death is very heartbreaking. Now, Chae Ryung is a poor lady who has been recognized as a sibling, because the goodness and innocence of her attitude go forever after the horrible death sentence. Is it true that the poor lady is a traitor? Chae Ryung is too stupid to be interested. Some are crushed and sultry in the recesses of the heart, then Hae Soo just paused, wondering what should be done?
"Why sit outside? Are not you not too healthy? Come back to the room", suddenly The Royal Majesty came, persuaded, he knew the heart in the heart of the sweetheart. His hand reached out, "I have been waiting to speak".
"I will not go back to that room", Hae Soo felt unable to settle back in the room of the king's lover. One thing has bothered her.
"Still mourning, due to Chae Ryung's death? The lady is obviously betraying you, hiding a lot of things, she has never been honest with you, not even", The Royal Majesty believes to have properly punished a traitor.
Hae Soo closed her eyes, not easy to forget the day of grief. The day when she had to see Chae Ryung as a corpse that fell flat with blood. Still clinging to her memory as the two pray, Chae Ryung holds her hand and says, "I'm fine". She seemed to feel the hand of the lady holding it. Chae Ryung a waiter with a sincere heart.
"Chae Ryung is a lady with a sincere heart. She is not a traitor ", said Hae Soo sure with her conscience
"Which is more you believe, a loving monarch or a treacherous court lord?" The King could not understand why the death of a lady could cause the lover a loss of heart?
"I'm not a strong woman enough to remain in court after death for death", Hae Soo does not really understand which way to go? However, she would not be able to see the blood spilt again. Is the power of a king to be gained by imposing the death penalty?
"If you were not a man strong enough to be the king's lover, who else could be my beloved? Could you leave me alone? And do you think I'll be silent to let you go?" The King's face was wistful, no one in Goryeo made him comfortable, except Hae Soo. Now the lover is overwhelmed with grief that may end by leaving the beautiful room given as a gift. The Majesty knows what all this means, he will be thrown alone among the always lurking enemies wanting his destruction. When Hae Soo's shadow flashed away, the wind seemed to die.
The wind remained dead when King Wang So set foot in Hae Soo's empty room with no occupants. The walls of the room are silent and laugh. He never knew of a person like Hae Soo in this day, a young woman who dared to act and expressed her attitude. Her beauty shimmered behind a peaceful heart, but soon became inflamed when wounded. The King was buffeted by a sense of emptiness, he had acted firmly, so that this beautiful room became empty without any inhabitants.
While in the bath of Queen Yeon Hwa's palace was refreshing bathing water-flowered water like the usual thing done by Queen Yoo. Aroma scent provides a comfortable atmosphere, for a moment the queen closed her eyes, she has been at the highest position as a woman of the Kingdom of Goryeo. There is one more thing to do, so that will rule again. The words of The King repeated: "If you want to bear a crown prince, can you betray Wang Wook, Queen Hwangbo, and the whole family?"
Momentary view of Queen Yeon Hwa dreamy away, the scent of flowers still lie spoil all over her beautiful and beautiful. The Royal King offers a difficult and painful offering, can she betray Prince Wook, mother of the queen, and the whole family? Or will she never give birth to a crown prince? This throne means nothing, she is a queen, but never gets the love of a king. Without a crown prince, she will never become a queen mother. Even though it is hard, The King has given a gap, one day the born son will be the owner of Goryeo. The view of the queen was still far away, she had got so far step, has gone very far and can not come back. She will continue this step for the future of Goryeo, she will never get the love of a king. However, she has the future of a crown prince.
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Hae Soo gives a parcel and asks Ji Mong to give Chae Ryung's Family, because that's all she has now and if they need anything else to eat will try to make it happen. "You do not have to do this. I am afraid you will make the King angry", Ji Mong said.
"Chae Ryung worried about her family even on the day of her death. So she asked for my help. The king will not mind", said Hae Soo sure.
When Wang Won came into the room invited all his themes to come in, then Hae Soo stare sarcastically at Wang Won to tell Chae Ryung has died. Wang Won seemed unconcerned and pretended to know about it. "You should not be that calm. It's all your fault".
Hae Soo is angry, Wang Won denies it while accusing Hae Soo's crazy. "You'll regret it, by treating Chae Ryung that way. Just look at it someday you will regret it", said Hae Soo.
"Since you became the King's savings ... then you do more as you please. Really?" Sneered Wang Won, Ji Mong who heard looks surprised as Hae Soo.
Hae Soo meets Wang So who asked her to come. Wang So said he heard from Ji Mong and will make Hae Soo a royal concubine. Hae Soo refuses, Wang So thinks it's better than being a mistress and does not like the word. "You'll be treated as the second wife by the Queen alone. Once you have a child, you will become the second queen", clearly Wang So.
"The reason I want to go from this place is not because of that title", said Hae Soo.
"Discuss with Ji Mong and pick the title you want", Wang So replied, Hae Soo just keeps it dry.
"Stop stubborn. We do not argue anymore. Do you forget how long we have to separate each other? Do not waste our relationship just because of trivial arguments", said Wang Soo holds Hae Soo's hand, while Hae Soo can only be silent.
Wang Wook finds out that Wang So will read, The Principles of Governance in Zhenguan Zhenyao's Leadership so do not know what to plan and then ask Wang Won to find a hawk that is good at hunting and very agile. "I do not know what the King planned. He seems to want to hunt. Then I have to follow the way the game is", Wang Wook said.
"Hyungnim, you know yourself our 4th brother. You can never trust him or stop alerting him. Then you must cut his limbs", Wang Won said.
"What do you mean Baek Ah?" Wang Wook asked confusedly.
"He's in touch with Gisaeng from Gyobang. It would have been easier to get rid of him from the King", clearly Wang Won seemed to want to invite his brother, Wang Wook was silent.
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Baek Ah and Woo Hee are walking together, struck by Baek Ah who is astonished at Woo Hee for hesitating again, when they have made Woo Hee legitimately adopted and her mother is eager to meet her future mate. "Is it because of what yesterday, right? I have advised the King to free all slaves from Hubaekje. It will never happen again", said Baek Ah convincing.
Woo Hee suddenly shocked by all those who remembered and died with bloodshed, on their chest written --Runaway slave-- Some people wondered. "Why the people of Hubaekje not paying taxes? Why are they trying to escape?" Baek Ah takes her away, but Woo Hee looks very angry.
Ji Mong tells that the Baekje slaves have burned 10 houses of the ranks, and there are many members of the ruling family who have died so they can not remain silent. Wang Wook said that if his family wants the King to send a soldier, "If we send the soldiers, there will be bloodshed and that will continue to happen. If there is a commoner joining them, then this nation will be in turmoil", Firmly Wang So.
"You must protect the ruling families first. Their lives are in danger, and you have not helped them yet. They are now looking for private soldiers", clearly Wang Wook.
"Yes, The Majesty .... You must protect the ruling family that is the foundation of this nation", said the prime minister of Wang Wook's family.
"Then .... the soldiers must use the spear without knives and wooden swords. I'm new to King and want to avoid bloodshed as much as I can", said Wang So.
"I recommend the 13th Prince Baek Ah who leads the warrior", advises Prince Wang Wook with the awareness of Baek Ah not mastering the science of war.
"Prince Baek Ah does not master the science of war, he will be wretched if it should lead the soldiers", Choi Ji Mong shocked, the 8th Prince has no idea make sense. While King Wang So was not lost. "There are temporary opinions His Majesty does not pay attention to the indigenous people of Goryeo, more concerned with the people of Baekje and the people of Silla who are the origin of Baek Ah's family. Did not Baekje have made Baekje women adopted in the Goryeo people's family in order to marry her", Prince Wang Wook insisted that Baeh Ah lead the soldier.
"I have given Baek Ah permission to marry Woo Hee", replied King Wang So, his eyebrows furrowed, he began to wonder what was really in Wook's mind?
"It could also mean that someone close to The Majesty is being overrun by someone from Baekje," Prince Wang Wook insisted on cornering Baek Ah, unaware of how much he was leading the way to the cliff. Prince Baek Ah a friend to The King.
"It does not make sense", The Royal Highness denied.
"The unreasonable thing can happen after the fruit of mouth", Prince Wang Wook has not surrendered. At the same time, Prince Baek Ah came to see the king.
"Baek Ah can only hold a musical instrument, can he possibly use a sword?" The king could not imagine how the fate of the 13th Prince with the blade of a sword in battle.
"Someone can be suspicious, because he does not like Woo Hee, he really comes from Baekje, while this situation causes the king's position to be difficult," the 13th Prince voiced, deep down he was worried about something.
"It would be nice if I led the soldiers," King Wang So argued, he was better able on the battlefield than Baek Ah.
"If The Majesty sided among the ruling family or slaves then things would get worse", Choi Ji Mong thought of the possibilities when a king is directly involved in handling disputes.
"I will not die. If we remain silent, then the palace will be controlled by high-ranking families, The Majesty's throne can be threatened. I will be fine ", Prince Baek Ah approves of Prince Wang Wook's challenge, he is not a coward who is afraid to die, though only able to hold the instrument of music. The Prince's 13th answer made King Wang So stunned. He doubts the safety of Baek Ah, although the prince does not feel anxious about his safety. A moment later The King took a deep breath, occupying the throne not as glorious as he had imagined, he was directly responsible for one's life.
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Prince Baek Ah helps tie Woo Hee's hair and then attaches a brace, "Do you really regret that decision?" Woo Hee asked, she has been in difficult circumstances, her death life is at stake.
"I'm just pretending to be strong, no one knows what will happen later", the 13th Prince sees an overcast hanging, but he has lost his shelter.
"You will have a wife, I hope you come back safe. I do not want to be a widow", Woo Hee knows the meaning of fighting for a music player, the life of a beloved heart is at stake. The heart of the Baekje girl became nervous.
"When I get back, we'll get married soon, we'll always be together forever", as the heart of Prince Baek Ah kisses Woo Hee, there is nothing more desirable than marrying a choice girl.
"Wish I was not from Baekje. With all my heart, I will always live with you ", Woo Hee replied deep in the heart of the heart, she has hidden something. Some slaves look ready to fight, carrying guns. Seen an announcement taped to all Baekje.
"I, King Goryeo, promised the people of Baekje migrants. Slaves will not be attacked. Therefore ... I will make sure they are treated fairly. All those forced into slavery will be released. The commoners who are forced into slavery will also be released. This policy will be applied strictly. The detained slaves will be repatriated to their place of origin. They will be exempt from tax for a while. You will not be discriminated against by your birthplace. You may work as government officials. And will be a citizen of Goryeo", Wang So was deliberately making an announcement to avoid bloodshed. But a slave feels it has been heard many times false promises and will not be fooled even treat them like a dog and a pig so better to take him. All the way to the palace.
Baek Ah is getting ready then a soldier gives a sword, but just holding him makes the sword fall from his hand. Wang Jung came with his armour. Baek Ah is shocked to see his brother who came for being sentenced to exile and maybe his head will be cut off. "Just tell the King I am here, because I'm not afraid." Wang Jung said not afraid.
"I told you he would put you in a position difficult. He should", Wang Jung complained to pair the armour.
"Please do not die. You can come back here with injuries. But do not die. I can not bear to see death anymore", Wang Jung asks whether he has received Hae Soo's gift sent to him. Wang Jung asks if it means Hair accessory, Baek Ah nods. Wang Jung said that he accepted it but did not know what it meant because there was no letter. Baek Ah said that Hae Soo asked to tell Wang Jung directly.
"She said, I want it",  Said Baek Ah.
"You said,  I want it "? Did Hae Soo really say that? Wang Jung does not believe.
Baek Ah justifies, " Hae Soo ... desperately wants it. That's the message. I do not know what she wants .... But help her. I do not know what will happen to me. But you must remain a good friend to Hae Soo and also a Friend to the King. He is also in trouble", Baek Ah said.
"Do you have to worry about other people now? Here's no one who wants to say goodbye to you before you leave", Wang Jung then asked the existence of a lady from Gyobang, Wang Jung told Woo Hee not to come. Wang Jung told his brother to take good care of himself and then leave.
At that moment some soldiers seemed to be staring at the ceiling. Baek Ah sees a long white cloth on the wall bearing the Three Kingdom Unification - Goryeo, Baekje, and Silla and Woo Hee in the uppermost tower. Some of the men from Baekje come in wanting to start attacking but are shocked by Woo Hee and begging her down because there can not be up there. Baek Ah gets up to want to approach Woo Hee, but Woo Hee warns Baek Ah not to dare to step. Baek Ah waves so Woo Hee does not jump. Woo Hee with glazed eyes telling Baek Ah to reverse his body, Baek Ah obeys her "If you watch it ... then you will never forget it", said Woo Hee then plunged from the top of the high wall, All slaves screamed and felt guilty by kneeling.
Baek Ah screams can not save Woo Hee who has jumped. Inside the palace, Hae Soo looks surprised, so does King So do not believe there will be dead again. Baek Ah is crying by hugging Woo He is lifeless again. "I thought I could ignore everything and live my life. I tried to deny my parents. But I can not ignore my people who look at me as a mother. I do not think I can live that way. Goryeo and Baekje. Gyeon Hwon and Taejo Wang Geon. Their sins ... I will atone for their deeds with my life. Maybe this is the reason I was born. I love you. You just ... my mate is the only one", Woo Hee mumbles Baek Ah to see all the paintings he made while Woo Hee was practising a sword pull in the forest and also remembering the moment he stabbed her in the king's birthday celebration. He remembers all the memories he goes through with Woo Hee.
"Do not destroy yourself just because you do not want to forget it", Hae Soo comes to advise Baek Ah who looks very sad.
"Why did not she tell me? It must be because of me then she's like that. Come to think of it, I'm too greedy. A citizen of a ruined kingdom and also a gisaeng, an orphan. I do not care about her painful background. I'm proud to love her", said Baek Ah.
"But I'm arrogant indeed. I do not understand how Woo Hee really feels. What makes her sad and what makes her hurt. I never asked". Why do you just smile for a while?
"My love is a superficial love", Baek Ah blames himself. Hae Soo sees that this is Woo Hee's fault because they've given heart to her. But in the end, at least Woo Hee is not selfish. Baek Ah sense indeed Woo Hee is indeed wrong, with a wrathful thinks the King already knows everything. Hae Soo can only be silent. Baek Ah goes to see his brother, Wang So sees that his sister looks very skinny and will send the Royal Doctor on duty later. Baek Ah discusses that Woo Hee put up the announcement from the king then they've made his deal.
"I also did not think that Woo Hee chose to die. She said I can save you if I write the announcement. That's when I know she's the daughter of Hubaekje", clearly Wang So, Baek Ah is seen holding back his anger.
"I want to save you. I wrote the announcement because I was desperate. I do not know if she will die, but even if I already know then I will still do it For me ... you are more important than her …." Baek Ah hold back his sadness knowing it but difficult for him to accept this fact as well as the weight once at His Majesty's side and kneeling in honour. Wang So frantically requests that Baek Ah not do that to herd be confessed that he was wrong. But Baek Ah feels himself wrong and apologizes for not being strong enough to protect the King.
"Hopefully your life is long and healthy always ..... Hyungnim", said Baek Ah then left, Wang So screamed sad for his beloved brother, but Baek Ah chose to go.
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Wang So comes to his room and looks Yeon Hwa waiting for him, then asks if she is sure of her decision. Yeon Hwa says with a smile that she's sure.
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Wang Wook came with the eunuch to bring something into the palace, knowing the king was going to hunt so he had found a hawk for His Majesty. Wang So confesses that Hunting Hawk is his favourite, Wang Won said it shows affection between brothers. "From the book I read, compassion and brotherhood are the foundations for a man. Wow! This is why the brotherhood is better. Harmony in the family means harmony in this country, right?" Wang Won then laughed together, as the cloth of the birdcage cover opens, the eagle is dead.
"Is not this a dead eagle?" Wang So stood with an angry look, Wang Wook was shocked the bird he was carrying was dead.
"What is a dead eagle given to the king? It means a curse on you, The Majesty! We can not allow this", The Prime Ministry deliberately instigated him. Wang Wook panicked because nobody defended him even Wang Won betrayed him, then said all this misunderstanding and there must be something that happened when brought by. Wang Won immediately cut off if his own brother who carrying and mocking who else is to blame.
"Are you cursing your king Or is it a betrayal?" Wang So quipped. Prime Ministry feels that all must be true as well as the other reply. Wang Wook kneels in. "The Majesty, I am innocent ... I was tricked, The Majesty," said Wang Wook sure.
"If this is betrayal .... then you will be put to death",  Wang So said as deliberately scared him, Wang Won who saw him smiling slyly could drop Wang Wook.
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Queen Hwang Bo comes rushing to her daughter's room, Yeon Hwa looks cold seeing her mother coming. Queen Hwang Bo tells that Wang Wook is trapped and can die. Yeon Hwa thinks her brother has made a big mistake that can not be tolerated. Queen Hwang Bo requests that Yeon Hwa should rescue her brother, "I do not want ... I can not get involved in politics, to cover up my brother's crime. His crime is too great, The Hwangju elders have agreed to me. So Do not get your hopes up", Yeon Hwa is cold, Queen Hwang Bo is shocked to hear her daughter say.
"Did you say, only when we talked about your brother's life?" Queen Hwang Bo could not believe.
"I am queen now. I appreciate my family And do not want to lose him. But there's more important than that. So relieve me, Mother", Yeon Hwa said then walk away. Queen Hwang Bo hold back her anger like not believe Yeon Hwa who is the queen can not help her family.
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Wang Wook still kneeling in the King's room, even Wang So is not sitting on the throne. Hae Soo follows Wang So up to his room asking to forgive Wang Wook for believing he's trapped and asking to let live. Wang So did not care, until finally, Hae Soo kneeled in front of Wang So. "Do not you know you should not kneel? You may not be able to walk if you kneel often. Quick Standing", said Wang So.
"You said you would not hurt your brothers", Hae Soo reminded.
"Do not be like this. I know you care about the princes. I do not like you kneeling for his sake. So Stand up", Wang So said angrily.
"The man who killed the eagle ... is you. You deliberately killed the eagle and trapped Wang Wook", said Hae Soo sure, Wang So is surprised Hae Soo can find out.
"So what? Can not I do it? Wang Wook kills Moo Hyungnim and Eun and he also keeps Baek Ah away. He even tried to kill me and wanted to separate us both. He is such a person", Wang Wook said.
"If you kill someone else then you will be able to reply from your deeds. If you punish people so drastically ... then everyone will think of you as an enemy. In the future ... I do not want you to be remembered as a violent king ", clearly Hae Soo.
Wang So agrees to let Wang Wook live, Hae Soo is a little relieved. Wang So said that Wang Wook would be exiled to his hometown and should not take a single step from his home. Hae Soo is shocked to hear it, Wang So knows that Wang Wook wants to have Goryeo But all he gets in his own house will suffocate in that house and will live to rot.
"Well ... It's true ... better like that than me kill him", said Wang So full of grudge. Hae Soo really does not believe Wang So will give the punishment.
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Wang Wook fell silent in his room was reading the decree of the late King Wang Yo, Wang Wook's giggling, Gwangjong threw away the commandment with an overflowing anger, "This decree is falsehood and lies!" His voice shook the palace wall. Could he allow her lovers to marry Wang Jung? The prince is wasted. "Does not Wang So occupy the throne without a written command or will from King Wang Yo?" Boldly Prince Wang Jung fought His Majesty's anger, he will be faced with difficulty in the face of Wang So. However, he has insisted on fulfilling the desire to marry Hae's lady. Since the encounter in the bamboo forest when the noble girl helped him from the pirate bombardment, he could never forget Soo.
"Was the decree of the late king ignored? Comparing this inscription with the late king's writing, this writing is genuine", Prince Wang Jung insisted, he had already calculated the anger of a king, for losing his beloved.
"If this is true, I can not agree with it. You must not marry Hae Soo", The Majesty's anger boils like a flood of volcanic lava, why a bastard prince dared to marry a king's lover.
"I have received permission from the late King Wang Yo, I do not need to get permission from Wang So ", Prince Wang Jung fights.
"Everyone in the palace knows, Soo is my lover. How you, Wang Jung can have the intention of marrying her. Nothing wrong with this?" The King mocks Wang Jung.
"Hae Soo is neither a queen nor a royal concubine nor a wife of kings. There is no reason, that he can not get married. I have submitted this plan to the Minister. They are waiting for the king's approval for this marriage ", not a bit of Prince Wang Jung receding. He has been sentenced to exile from the palace, he will go with Hae Soo leaving this palace.
"The punishment I sent down to Wang Jung, out of exile", King Wang So clenched his hands, he will never let his beloved lover marry another prince.
“Hae Soo wants it, she wants this marriage. If you do not believe, can ask the concerned", Prince Wang Jung still sounded, until the mouth of the king silenced.
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Hae Soo looks at the salt soap made by the ladies, then kisses it, she knows the dosage of honey is too little, "Salt bath will be easily destroyed, honey. Add the floral scent to the wife's bath salts, and add the leaves or mint to the bath salons of the princes and kings ", two ladies understand the clue to this. Hae Soo will still continue the conversation, but suddenly King Wang So with a red face. "Wang Jung said he will marry you. He had the decree of the deceased king, that the king permitted him to marry you. Do you know about that?" King Wang So's voice was almost crazy. What happened between Jung and Soo behind his back?
"When did he receive the order?" Hae Soo asks back.
"The third year of King Jeongjong's reign. At that time Wang Jung won the battle at Hwayi against Khitan and returned to Goryeo. According to Wang Jung, you want this ceremony. Is it true? Or, the decree is false", Wang So is sure, Hae Soo will admit that the decree is false.
"True, I want it, great sin ignores the decree of the late king. The king of successors will surely obey him, or will doubt the ability as the successor of the late king. Farewell will make us always miss each other. The boundary between love and hate is actually too thin, like an overhanging fabric", there is still courage in Hae Soo to justify the decree of the late King Wang Yo.
"So you hate me?" The King's eyes are wide open as if to stretch out of his petals.
"Life inside the palace will continue to grow hatred. Is not it better that I go, but still remember a king in the heart of the heart"?
"I will never let that marriage ", sounded the heavy breath of a king, a thrill, out of anger. Then Hae Soo returns alone. Presumably Prince Wang Jung fulfilled the promise, the prince had long laid the heart, all this time his eyes were blind, unable to see anything, just the love of Prince Wang So who was covered with hatred, covered with blood.
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In the throne room King Wang So sat in silence, never expected. When he became the most powerful man in Goryeo, the only beloved woman chose to marry siblings, arguing better to part, but still remembering in the hallways of the heart. A strange and unreasonable reason. Who is Hae Soo? Queen Yeon Hwa hurries to come with a pair of red eyes, "People are already suspicious, why a king can ignore the decree of the late king. His Majesty also presses a queen to betray his family and elder brother. Why can not let Hae Soo go?"
"I'll never let her go", His Majesty always feels uncomfortable near Queen Yeon Hwa.
"That inconvenience can cause a king to lose the throne. Remember, I have done everything ", Queen Yeon Hwa has adequately stated her attitude. It's a good thing Hae soo leaves the palace in a marriage anyway. If the king insists on refusing, he can lose the throne.
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Prince Wang Wook was writing in the room, he was no longer free to move, for receiving brackets. For a moment the prince was pensive, stopping the hand gestures. He remembered something. When prostration begs forgiveness to The King, Hae Soo suddenly arrives, "Stand up, The King revoke the death penalty".
"What if you will be suspected, for asking me to stand?" The 8th Prince asked.
"Why should you care for someone who is dragged to the gallows? You still remember me?" Prince Wang Wook's voice was cold, he did not even have to say thank you.
"I will do the same to anyone, you also know about it. Forget everything to forget, throne and myself. Only by leaving the court of a prince will be free from any threats. Remember, the palace is not a beautiful place to build hope, the only single power belongs to a king. The death penalty without defence can be imposed on anyone ", the distance between the two is very close, but the separation has been stretched so long and deep.
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Prince Wang Wook's reverie suddenly split, Queen Yeon Hwa rushes into her usual clothes, her beautiful face looks so anxious. "Do something, or I lose everything. If The King must descend from the throne, for refusing the decree of the late King Wang Yo, so the queen. What can I have? "The two people stared at each other, Prince Wang Wook aware of the anxiety. He had to do something.
The next day Queen Yeon Hwa was already in the throne room when Prince Wang Wook came, "Is there anything important to say, then I must come. Respectfully I hope The King and The Queen is willing to leave us both ", a plea of ​​a prince to a queen. But the queen realizes, how important is the one-eyed conversation. She has no other choice.
"There's nothing I can hope for, but let Wook talk", after sighing long Queen Yeon Hwa walking away.
"There's something I have to admit about my relationship with Hae Soo," Prince Wang Wook opened the conversation, aware of the consequences when he had to open the word. On the other hand, King Wang So seemed haunted by the question, "His Majesty has not known, we both promised to marry", a short sentence, but enough to burn the jealous fire of a king. The King felt the palace floor sway.
"Do you really want to die?" King Wang So's gaze sharpened his tongue, Wang Wook has been punished, but still dare to convey the very personal thing.
"Our relationship long before she became the king's lover, Hae Soo is mine", since Hae Soo becomes a lover of The King is not for a while Wang Wook able to forget, the figure is always immersed in the bottom of the heart. He still hoped for a beautiful day, even though that hope was now scattered. His Majesty did not have to continue this conversation, hurrying to meet someone, his eyes as red as a fire. Once again he had been betrayed, it turned out to be too much about traitors. No matter how he was a king and powerful to give gifts to the death sentence.
Hae Soo never expected this sudden arrival, she was stunned when King Wang So hit her with overflowing anger, "Now I know why you kneel in order to save Wook. The bracelet you wear, the secret meeting at Damiwon. Is that all true? Did you ever plan to marry Wook?" King Wang So's red-eye pair was about to burn Hae Soo alive.
On the other hand Hae Soo bows down, unconsciously she nods in affirmation. "The man you say you love, is he Wook?" Once The King asks in the hope that Hae Soo will reply, 'no'. However, it turns out Hae Soo nods again, justifying. King Wang So's eyes widened wide, his memory flickering back in the past. Hae Soo refuses her presence, because someone else has been present. He guessed, "Is he Baek Ah?"
"No," Hae Soo replied briefly. While both were on horseback, Wang Wook picked up Hae Soo, when Wang So, "I'll drive him to the palace".
"Your presence alone will definitely lead to mouths and Prince's speech", Prince Wang Wook praised him at the sight of Hae Soo running away, then asserted. "There is nothing in the palace that could belong to Wang So either Yeon Hwa or Hae Soo, since both are my people ". Then Hae Soo kneels in favour of Wang Wook, knowing King Wang So accidentally kills the eagle to trap the 8th Prince. Everything so real, related. Secretly His Majesty complained, all his eyes were blind.
"I would rather if you say no, then everything will come back to normal", The King would prefer an unreal answer.
"We have agreed not to lie to each other", not easy for Hae Soo to say, but it should be. One thing the king could not understand. Why a lover can behave that way. The blood of King Wang So was boiling.
"I thought you loved me, it was the same, you were just a traitor. Is true your treatment? Why should Wook? It turns out that in the heart of a traitor there is always Wang Wook", this time the king could no longer forgive. Hae Soo is the lover of the king, it turns out that in her heart is another prince, the prince that he wants to kill, Wang Wook.
Hae Soo tries to calm the anger of the king by holding his arm, but Wang So refuses, "Never touch me. Starting today, I will never see a traitor, will not see you again", King Wang's voice thundered as though Thunder, his step thumped away as if to tear down the layers of the earth's skin. Hae`Soo still stunned, never guessed a moment after those long years The King will say this. She knew, the decision not to return to the king's beloved room is true. This love story ends, without a drizzle dripping into the eyes of Hae Soo, is this the tear of the end?
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The day finally arrived, the day when Hae Soo determined to leave the palace walls, nothing else could force her to stay, no more love of a king. In her own way, she has been driven away. Some of the ladies accompanying Hae Soo leave Damiwon Palace, tears have vanished, the smug face now smiling. She will be free from any royal family dispute that ends with the death penalty or death. She was tired of seeing a pool of blood, she longed for the peaceful life that Prince Wang Jung had offered.
In the throne room King Wang So was sitting, rushing to read a book. He tried to bury a thousand feelings that raged like an endless civil war. He acted as if he never lost anything. "The Majesty  once dumped Hae Soo. True, many things must be sacrificed to protect this throne. However, if The Majesty expels her in this way, one day will never forgive herself ", Choi Ji Mong ventured to say.
"I never left her, she who left me", King Wang So's gaze straight ahead, acting as if never to lose.
In front of the palace has been prepared a litter complete with bodyguards, Prince Baek Ah seemed to welcome Hae Soo at the door with a drink, "A glass of drink to say goodbye, are not we friends and will always be friends", Prince Baek Ah smile always sincere, one thing that reassures Hae Soo's heart.
"If I had known that Wang Jung had the decree of the late king, I would have helped you from the beginning," Prince Baek Ah knew, the decision to leave the palace, to live peacefully with Wang Jung was a wise thing, and he was exhausted by the king's rivalry.
"I do not know. Jung just told him, he has a way out to leave the palace", Hae Soo knows Prince Baek Ah's sincerity, she can grab the sweet smile on his face.
"But do you really want this marriage? Or should he reject it?" Prince Baek Ah still doubts the reason Hae Soo left the palace, is she really loving Jung?
"One does not have to want marriage, but life with Jung is the only way out. I have a reason", replied Hae Soo.
"Actually I want you to remain a part of The Majesty's life. Why should I go when I can never forget?" Prince Baek Ah seems to want to see Hae Soo's deepest heart. There are too many women asking for the king's love, but Hae Soo even rejects it.
"If the palace floor does not have to be inundated? Everything will go peacefully ", there is one thing that Hae Soo always yearns for, a peaceful atmosphere. She can no longer condemn the death penalty and bloodshed in the name of protecting the throne.
"I do not really know how a king's love affair is, but I'm so lucky to get to know you. One very precious thing Madame Hae has ever given. Stay heartened, do not get sick, because of sadness ", Prince Baek Ah's message from a sincere heart.
At the same time Prince Wang Wook came, momentarily stunned to see Hae Soo ready to leave the palace. The eighth prince understands the meaning of the departure, he will lose forever, he will never again meet the only woman he loves. Hope that has long scattered and now run aground until here.
"You'd better getaway, I'll call a bodyguard", Prince Baek Ah warned, he knew Prince Wook had once expected death by sending him as a leader to the battlefield.
"Leave us alone, nothing will happen. Thank you", Hae Soo nods, confidently to Prince Baek Ah, then the prince passes away.
"I did not do it with a purpose",  Prince Wang Wook opened the word, recalling the conversation with The Majesty. There was only one way, so the king let Hae Soo go to marry Wang Jung, except to acknowledge the close relationship that once happened, even though everything ended in such away. The jealous fire will burn a king, so he can forget the woman he loves.
"If you do not know that I want to go from the palace, surely you will not tell anyone", Hae Soo understands Wang Wook's character, because of the tenderness of the heart.
"Wang Jung will always be nice. Stay strong, forget everything that ever happened in the palace environment. Start with new days and hope", Prince Wang Wook's voice trembles. Never once did he forget Hae Soo, even after she received the beautiful room of a king's lover. Now, on the last day when he had said goodbye to living with Wang Jung, the Prince's 8th feeling never changed, but he could only feel. Without the ability to reach. Just as he has written a living destiny, so does Hae Soo. The feeling that now plunges is a deep loss. He is a prince, the 8th son of King Taejo Wang Geon but precisely that fate, then he is not easy to be married to a beloved woman. In life it was not all can be reached. He knows at a crucial time, Hae Soo must kneel for his own safety. He was indeed exiled, but was doomed to death.
Hae Soo has determined a wise and courageous attitude, she knows who really killed the eagle. Definitely not Prince Wang Wook. Who is this woman really? A man who has courage without greedy intentions, despite being in close proximity to power? Prince Wang Wook held back a sob. He has experienced a series of unusual life stories, with a woman named Hae Soo too deeply involved in it. A woman that can be seen today for the last time, then the time will take her away. Hae Soo's moment is transfixed, the memory drifted in the first days of strange times she stuck into the palace. Prince Wang Wook always gives protection, gentle until he reaches the wedding promise. But the seizure of the throne and the bloodshed disrupted everything.
When Prince Wang Wook's firm hand held her shoulders and hugged her, Hae Soo was still stunned. She knows the inner feelings of the 8th Prince, which ends in a painful loss. If she could turn the clock back? "Everything that ever happened between us does come to an end, but the memory will continue to reminiscent, infinitely far ..." If a prince of Goryeo was justified weeping, surely Wang Wook had sobbed. However, he did not want to smear this farewell with tears. Consciously or not he should be responsible with the fate he wants. Destiny never took it to the throne. Both stared at each other with the same pair of eyes at first, both trying to smile, facing an adult split. There are better days waiting.
For a moment Hae Soo looked back at the palace wall, she did not hesitate to leave, she did not lose the majestic leave of the king's royal court. She was once an important part of it and everything hurt her. Enough already the pain got here. When Hae Soo steps away, Prince Wang Wook stays transfixed, he wants to write thousands of poems to proclaim the painful parting of this farewell.
While King Wang So stumbles into Hae Soo's room, he never says never to see a sweetheart. However, is it true he wants this separation? Unless Wang Wook burns it with a jealous fire. For a moment His Majesty was silent, the wedding dress of a queen who should have worn Hae Soo on a happy day, was still well preserved, as if the next day the beloved would actually wear it. Someone is torn to the heart, why should Hae Soo nod his head when he asks for an answer to Wang Wook's relationship? Why she did not answer, "no". His Majesty is not capable enough to control himself when the fire is jealous, so he expels Hae Soo, in accordance with the wishes of the lover. His Majesty was too hasty to just notice, Prince Wang Wook deliberately lit a flame for this separation. Without marriage permission for Prince Wang Jung, His Majesty will be prosecuted to step down from the throne, Queen Yeon Hwa does everything in his power for the position of a beloved queen. He has done two things at once, allowing Hae Soo to leave-though the separation is true to hurt, as well as securing the queen's position for Yeon Hwa, as requested in the reading room. His Majesty is too angry to realize it all. Now he was struck silently in front of a queen's wedding dress, a clothing that no one would ever wear, a beautiful, silent dress all the time. Unconsciously King Wang So sobbed, he was alone. A King Goryeo was never found guilty of weeping in front of a bridal outfit.
The gallery in Hae Soo's courtyard proceeded, muttering, "If I never meet, then I will not miss. If I never knew, then I would not always think. If I had never been together, I would not have left. If I do not love, then I do not need to remember, then we do not have to part. If we never meet, surely we will never be together. I wish I'd never met you ... "  for the last time Hae Soo turned around, a pair of dewy red eyes. She had come to a courageous decision that changed the destiny of living forever.
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Continued to Scarlet Heart, Episode - 20

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