Thursday, May 24, 2018

SCARLET HEART, RYEO --Roman Under The Absolute Monarchy, Eleven








After Prince Wang So collapse, Princess Yeon Hwa stood up from where she was sitting, her beautiful face as if stormed, her plan slipping too far. Not the Crown Prince who sipped toxic tea, but Prince Wang So. Why? She must do something to get rid of the trail, or she will be dragged to the gallows.
"Yeon Hwa ..." Queen Yoo's voice surprised the beautiful princess.
Princess Yeon Hwa knows she must act immediately, she stands to salute The Majesty King. "There is something you want to say", King Taejo asked, he always proud of his beautiful daughter.
"Yes, I have a request, before taking three saucers of tea", the tapper fingers poured tea from the same pot for the Crown Prince tea without hesitation, then applied. "I beg the permission of The Royal Majesty to let Wook marry again", Princess Yeon Hwa's voice is always melodious.
"What do you think, Wook?" The Royal Majesty stared into Prince Wang Wook's handsome face.
"If The Majesty gives me permission ... there is someone I consider", Prince Wang Wook glimpsed Princess Yeon Hwa with one question at a glance. Does she have a plan?
"So I have no reason to oppose it. Permission I give ", The Majesty's voice sure.
"Thank The Majesty", Prince Wang Wook is always waiting for this day, the day he has obtained permission from The Royal Highness to marry the woman he loves. Hae Soo, hope again spread.
Princess Yeon Hwa grabs the cup closer to the blood-coloured lips, due to lipstick. The princess does not have to gulp unless she intends to die in vain, she pretends to sip the tea Hae Soo serves for the Crown Prince. No one knows, that tea spilt gently wetting the beautiful clothes. "The Majesty, the next request is ..." Princess Yeon Hwa's words are not finished. She was a shrewd performer, she pretended to be in pain, wide-eyed, stunned and then the lanky body fainted, surprising The Majesty King and the whole family in attendance.
"One has tried to poison the Crown Prince", Queen Yoo screamed fiercely, if Princess Yeon Hwa fainted, what has happened to Prince Wang So? In his seat seated Crown Prince is still in good health, not a drop of poison. He was free from threats, because of the actions of Wang So and Princess Yeon Hwa, but the mood of the prince was immediately chaotic as if endless warfare.
Prince Baek Ah awakens to the dangers that threaten Prince Wang So, he stands up and immediately runs after the 4th Prince, he must know the meaning of anxiety, he must know Prince Wang So is in danger, death is very near. He is very worried about his brother, he loves Prince Wang So. While Prince Wang So is trying to chase after Hae Soo who stepped slowly, never knowing he had been scapegoated with the consequences of terrible punishment. Prince Wang So's footsteps are floating, he seemed to float in the dream world to eternity, blood continues to drip from the mouth stretch, holding pain. Could he see the sun the next day? Prince Wang So still had the remaining energy to tread, but the three poison pancakes grew stronger, the prince's eyes blurting more, the fog as if descending rapidly around the palace walls. The air was getting colder - the cold, the blood spurted from its mouth, and finally, the robust body collapsed on the floor.
Originally Hae Soo stepped with unconventional feelings, but finally she noticed a belay following a few steps behind her. When she turned her head, the ladies eyes widened, she tried to reject the vision, but the apparition insight was real. Prince Wang So was lying with his mouth covered in blood. "Please ... the healer of the palace ...!" Hae Soo's voice is very chaotic, what has happened? The unfortunate course never knew the sly plans of Princess Yeon Hwa and Queen Yoo, she was just a lady who had lost her memory, she would soon become a victim.
"Leave the palace on the first occasion", Prince Wang So's voice is broken, he does not know how the fate of the beloved girl after serving the tea, the prince who drank it proves dying, because of the poison. Would not he be accused of having deliberately poisoned the Crown Prince? Did he really have reason to do it? On the other hand, Hae Soo never knew the true meaning of Prince Wang So's words, she did not know until the time.
Shortly thereafter, Prince Baek Ah, Ji Mong, the thirteenth Prince and the guards came. A physician called to rescue Prince Wang So, the dying body being carried into the palace treatment room. While Hae So stood up, everything went quickly, she tried to resist hearing when the voice came, Choi Ji Mong tasted the tea, the tip of his tongue tasted different from the usual tea. The star expert had no intention of swallowing it, he immediately spit it back.
"You are the only suspect to kill the Crown Prince, serving tea with poison in it. Capture!" Prince Wang Won screams as he stares at Hae Soo, his eyes as if the sword is shiny.
"Ji Mong wait, not he did it!" Prince Wang Jung shouts for Hae Soo, but his voice is swallowed up by the rumbling sound of a rapidly moving bodyguard catching the lady.
"Court Damiwon Hae Soo, you were arrested for attempted murder", Choi Ji Mong said the words. Is he so sure?
Hae Soo stood up, she was not even sure where she was standing and where did she come from? She was helpless as the palace guard dragged her into a small space, away from the crowd with the bars in it. She was not dreaming, she had been accused of poisoning the Crown Prince, plotting his death by serving poisoned tea. Does she have a reason? Is she really doing? Hae Soo paused a thousand languages, she only sobbed and screamed when various penalties caused her clothes to be covered in blood, her bones as if cracked. She was no longer a descendant of a noble lady who wore beautiful clothes, settled respectfully at the residence of Prince Wang Wook, protected by Madame Hae. She is a "killer", she is faced with a network of power that is impossible to resist. She had refused Sanggung Oh's request to leave the palace, before the king's family used it.
She ....
Hae Soo's room was ransacked, Sanggung Oh had to watch this, her heart was crushed. She had asked Hae Soo to leave the palace on the first occasion, the lady refused. Now that her room was ransacked, evidence could be found in many ways, was the poor girl going to survive? Blood Sanggung Oh flow seemed to stop flowing, she knew the storm was waiting. Suddenly a lady approached, whispering, "Court Nan has disappeared somewhere." Sanggung Oh sighs, whose room should be searched. Hae Soo's Room or court Nan? Sanggung Oh's heart seemed to split, even to pieces when the royal guard found a beautiful high-value bracelet and the rest of the poison powder that had been poured into the teapot of the Crown Prince. What will happen after this? The lady's head closed her eyes, her chest tightness.
In another room, the Imperial physician examined Princess Yeon Hwa, "Princess's condition is not so bad, only a little poison is taken," the words at least succeeded in winning the hearts of Prince Wang Wook and Queen Hwangbo. The two walks leave the room of Princess Yeon Hwa, the Princess should rest. After the death of Prince Wang Wook and Queen Hwangbo suddenly Princess Yeon Hwa wakes up, sitting with a solid posture.
The physician sitting next to her, shocked, trembled with fear. What exactly has happened to the princess? "Nobody can ask, did I deliberately poison myself? Think carefully, right now, is a time when one word can determine the life and death of a physician ", a sly smile decorating the beautiful face of Princess Yeon Hwa. The palace doctor was silent for a thousand languages, her mouth almost gaping.
As for Prince Wang So was still able to survive, he got the herb medicine from the physician. Crown Prince, Prince Baek Ah, and Choi Ji Mong did not go away, staring anxiously. Is there a 4th Prince still entitled to life after three poisoned teacups? "This type of poison is not detected by silver. Fortunately, General Soo Kyung has given Prince Wang So a science to free himself of various toxins ", Choi Ji Mong explained.
The 4th Prince survived, but what about Hae Soo's fate? "If you know that tea is poisonous, why keep drinking for a third time?" One asked.
 "The prince has known about the poison, and so is the mastermind, he just wants to protect it", Choi Ji Mong looks very far, not difficult to know the real mastermind. If he has the authority to uncover it?
                                                                       ***
Behind the cold iron rail and silent Hae Soo sat drooping, clockwork seemed to stop, she could no longer stare and become a section of freedom outside the prison wall. She was just a prisoner waiting to die, this time the air felt frozen as if dying. The lady's face was slightly shining as Prince Wang Wook took the time to come, clutching her limp fingers. The prince's heart seemed torn, how could Hae Soo intend to poison the Crown Prince? Prince Wang So accidentally drank it, the prince was lying with his mouth covered in blood, Princess Yeon Hwa fainted. Prince Wang Wook knew the black clouds hung back over the palace sky.
"How is Prince So? Is he helped?" Hae Soo asks, she can still cope with aches and pains all over her body. She needs to know the circumstances of Prince Wang So.
"So already handled court physician, he is in good condition", replied Prince Wang Wook briefly. "Now you have to worry about yourself, on suspicion of murder  Crown Prince ", the voice of the 8th Prince turns sadly, he is not even sure he will be able to save the lady.
"I do not intend, would not even do it. I have no reason for that", Hae Soo denies.
"I know, but you will not be able to prove. You will be forced to name the person who bribes, perhaps even with torture. Stay strong, I will never leave you", Prince Wang Wook knows Hae Soo has been caught in a trap, he is only able to entertain. Hae Soo still has a gap of hope to get out of this problem, fighting to the limit of ability.                                  
                                                           ***
 The heat when The Majesty King meets one of the strongholds of the greatest power, the object. "Crown Prince deliberately powdered poison into the pier of Prince Wang So. The expensive bracelet found in Hae Soo's room is the proof. Is not it that the ladies have met the Crown Prince several times", one of them argued.
"We advise Prince So to replace the Crown Prince's position", the other returned in a loud voice.
"Do you think I am a murderer who has an evil plan to kill So with three cups of tea? "Crown Prince inflamed, heartburn with all the accusations. Does he have reason to kill the 4th Prince?
"It is very inappropriate to quarrel before The Majesty", Choi Ji Mong brokered the argument.
 "If the target is the Crown Prince, why is Yeon Hwa almost also a victim?" Prince Wang Wook spoke, he strove to defend the Crown Prince. The debate continues for some time, nobody knows who actually has a bad plan and what it means, but the suspect should be set to end the debate.
 "Hae Soo should be hanged for attempted murder of the prince". The Majesty King Taejo finally decides.
 "Apologies The Majesty, I am sure Hae Soo is completely innocent, I have never bribed her with a bracelet. No need to sacrifice one life for the sake of a Crown Prince. Better So replace the position of Crown Prince, the important life in the palace returns to peace ", Prince Wang Moo objected, he found no evidence that Hae Soo guilty, why also the lady had to be hanged?
"You are the eldest son, friend and best friend, we often go to war with live or dead bets, together. We are still together to this day, I am worthy to give everything I have", The Majesty King rejected the voice of Prince Wang Moo, that means the hanging has been prepared for Hae Soo.
                                                                          ***
Prince Wang So's health is getting better. He hurriedly walked, with a deep desire, to meet Hae Soo. Prince Baek Ah feels compassionate, "So, keep resting until healed."
 "The girl is alone," Prince Wang So really wants to know the final state of Hae Soo, is the lady okay? Or, Prince Wang Wook appears suddenly, standing in the face of Prince Wang So.
"Hae Soo is accused of poisoning on the orders of the Crown Prince, The Majesty handed down the hanging," Wang Wook's face was pale.
 "Unreasonable accusation", if Prince Wang So was able to shout, his throat felt dry. How could Hae Soo get slander with terrible punishment.
"True, the accusations are absurd, I know, everyone knows. Is there a way out? I should have taken the lady away from you. See what's happening now?" Regrets always come too late, Prince Wang Wook's chest feels tight. He will not be able to change the decision of a king, in this case, he is helpless.
"Sorry, can leave us both", Prince Wang So asked Prince Baek Ah's understanding, he needs to talk privately with Prince Wang Wook. " Yeon Hwa is involved. I did not have the heart and was unable to express the plan in front of everyone. You must solve this problem, only you can defend Soo and Crown Prince .... " Prince Wang So's eyes become wistful, Queen Yoo again asks the victim. " I will find the proof ", Prince Wang Wook replied. The conversation was over, Prince Wang So went on, go see Hae Soo.
The sky seemed to collapse in the crown of the head when he had to see the innocent maids lying limp, wearing all-white clothing smeared with bloodstains. Her face was covered with bruises, she had been severely punished before being found guilty, her weaknesses were she as a victim of slander and the plot of a queen. On the other hand, Hae Soo As if she could feel the prestige of Prince Wang So, the lady slowly opened her eyes, stared at the Prince to 4. "Gratitude can again see the prince in good health. Is the prince deliberately drinking toxic tea soup I'm not suspected?" The voice was broken.
"It makes no sense, you think I'm that stupid? Deliberately drinking poison to save a girl?" Prince Wang So smiled bitterly.
"Why did the prince do it? Acting hasty, why risk your life for a poor lady? Prince makes it harder to ignore", Hae Soo's eyes are teary.
"From the beginning you were good at creating problems. We will both stay together, get out of trouble", Prince Wang So tried to be sure with all his words.
"If the prince really is not helped any more... "
" Your fate is worse ... "
" Listen to the healers, get well soon. No need to walk around no need to come here to visit”.
" You talk too much".
                                                          ***
Prince Wang Wook follows a suspicious lady, he sneaks silently and then chats with a royal woman in an all-enclosed suit. Shortly after the conversation was over, the lady went away, the 4th Prince pulled the lady and then ready to stab her pointy pin into her neck. He shouted, threatening someone dressed in all-enclosed to show her face, "Show yourself. No member of the kingdom can let the royal ladies die .... "
A few moments of silence, the night seemed more cold and black. Prince Wang Wook had never expected what would happen in a few breaths after this. When the woman dressed all closed it slowly opened the veil, the whole body of Prince Wang Wook shivered, blood seemed to freeze. He did not think the woman was beloved, Princess Yeon Hwa, he never mistakenly recognize her face is still beautiful.
 "Please, The Majesty King that I did ... So you can save Soo .... " The voice was cold and cynical.
"If you are found guilty, our family will be considered a traitor ", Prince Wang Wook never expected a moment to confront Yeon Hwa under such circumstances. He looked at Princess Yeoh Hwa as if facing a stranger.
"I will be hanged, cut up, mother will be ostracized. Our family will be slaughtered!" Princess Yeon Hwa has known the worst consequences of her actions, but evil intentions force her to do so.
"Why should you do all this?!!!" Prince Wang Wook knows he regrets for life face to face with the sister in these circumstances.
"To awaken you. You must be king, but throw this opportunity for a girl!" Reflecting back on Hae Soo's unfortunate face, Princess Yeon Hwa again growled. Why should an intelligent prince deserving of the throne be in love with a lady who has lost her memory?
"I do not want to be king," Prince Wang Wook almost screamed, tearing the whole evening quietly "You want it, when it is joint, how is your heart whispered? What did you think of seeing So able to bring down the rain at the ceremony? I should be up there. Everyone should cheer for me. I see the unspoken language on the look on your face. You want to be king. I deny, leave me and mother. I will not blame you. I am willing to die ... " Princess Yeoh Hwa's voice is as calm as night, she will do everything including slaying and slandering for the throne of her beloved relative.
Prince Wang Wook lost words, he can not confirm Yeon Hwa's true or false words, do something, silence forever ear listening and mouth that may talk, because of torture. Sprightly hand Prince of the 8th threw the skewer to the lady who knew and heard this conversation, soon the poor lady was drooping in blood. Life for him only came to a wasted moment. "Do you know? I can not and will never abandon you and mother. From now on Yeon Hwa, you are not my sister. We owe each other. You owe me, otherwise, I owe you". Prince Wang Wook has never been as troubled as it is now, as if a sea storm has thrown all over his chest, preparing to stop his heartbeat.
Princess Yeon Hwa's face is transformed as a witch, her heart is not as beautiful as her face. "The debt will not pay for my whole life. I will make you a king ", Princess Yeon Hwa never felt guilty, even though a lady was killed in front of her eyes, while the memory lady was huddled behind the bars waiting for the death penalty. She is a Princess Goryeo, she need not feel guilty for the throne that will be occupied by Wang Wook. Prince Wang Wook feels no need to extend the conversation, he must end the conversation with Yeon Hwa. Unsteady as if not trampling the ground when stepping, he lost half of the attitude of life, his hand-picked up the back puncture of the back of the poor lady of the frozen palace to die. Can he save Hae Soo if Yeon Hwa is the principal protester of the Crown Prince's murder attempt? Who to choose, the unfortunate fate of an innocent lady or the whole family.
Prince's day was a dead end, his face lethargic as his legs went toward the bars where Hae Soo was locked up waiting for the hanging. Does he have to break his promise, to always be beside the girl? If he could scream. Prince Wang Wook did not have the courage to look at Hae Soo's face, the unfortunate sheep to be sacrificed, for she was only a lady, not the Princess Goryeo who deserved to dream of the throne and be able to do anything. The prince just stood without a word, staring at the detention house from a distance, in his hand, the stitch was still covered with blood. And while still racing, waiting for the hanging moments were the dreadful days.
Prince Wang Jung continues to plead for Prince Wang Wook to save Hae Soo's life. However, Prince Wang Wook is more often silenced, the figure of the prince as if the veil of secrets is unsolved, he looks increasingly distant and distant. "Can not you save Soo from a mistake she never did?" Prince Wang Jung has not run out of words, he thought he could still hope.
Prince Wang Wook was unable to answer Prince Wang Jung's request, but realized that someone was standing behind the door, "Do not hide. Appear yourself ", his voice was commanded. Both princes needed to wait a while before a lady appeared in fear, caught by the eavesdropping of Wang Geon's conversation. She was Char Ryung, her whole body trembling on her knees in front of Prince Wang Wook, "Please save her The Majesty ..." Chae Ryung begs sincerely. However, not a word uttered from Prince Wang Wook, he has indeed lost all the answers, though not recognizing Yeon Hwa as a sister, can he harm the princess, even to save Hae Soo.
Prince Wang Wook is incapable of behaving. Prince Wang Wook's silence makes Prince Wang So decide to go to The Majesty the King, asking for justice for the poor lady. "Everyone knows she is innocent. Is The Majesty King willing to let her be hanged to save the Crown Prince?"
"I did everything for Goryeo. Losing one life to save more", The Majesty King Taejo does not intend to change the decision, the lady who provides the is Hae Soo, in her room also found the rest of the poison powder.
"Does a king have to bargain between a man and many lives Prince Wang So dares himself to ask, he will not be able to forgive himself if Hae Soo dies at the stake”.
 "Your mouth is too presumptuous! Do you want to die to be killed? I thought you were a sharp sword. The Majesty King is inflamed, he not only has to be fair, but he must save the entire royal family, what is a poor lady?"
“To draw a sword properly, it must be tested worthiness", Prince Wang So loses his taste afraid. He knew the anger of a king could bring a prince to the same hanging pole. However, does he have any choice but to express his opinion?
"Back off or I'll kill you first!" King Taejo's voice resembles thunder, he will not let a prince change his decision, he is the head of state as well as the judge.
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While Sanggung Oh feels the same sadness, she secretly visits Hae Soo. The unlucky court was deep with a bruised face and white clothing covered in blood. What punishment has been received, that she should suffer? The beautiful woman fell silent, her heart as if crushed like a broken glass. If Soo followed her words to leave the palace on the first occasion, did she have to be the victim's goat for a mistake that was never done? Sanggung Oh can not bear to wake up Hae Soo, sleep may be better, instead of waking up but having to deal with erratic ticking time. The heart of the lady's heart seems to be cut when she has to leave the bars that surround Hae Soo, she loves the girl as if she ever born. Can she do something?
Until return to the residence, Prince Wook has been waiting. Sanggung Oh can guess the intention of the arrival of the 8th Prince, he can not come without anything important. "You're the only person I can go for Soo. You can persuade The Majesty King", Prince Wang Wook opened the conversation, his mind was upset, his legs as if stepping on the coals. He will take the last path of rescuing Hae Soo, he knows Sanggung Oh's close relationship with The Majesty King.
 "Just because ever close, the prince thought I could persuade him?" Sanggung Oh dodge, he is the figure of a prince, a man of glory, being born the king's son. Is life really as noble as it is? Why should he also visit a lady chief to confront the Venerable King?
"Will you be silent forever? The hanging pole is waiting, Soo will die. I know you feel like you're her mother, so you hate to see me with her", Prince Wang Wook half screaming, half-asking, he almost despairs.
" Why can not a prince do something? Is not love still there? Please to The Majesty forgiveness for Soo. Prince could ask better. Except, a mother or a relative involved? Or the prince wants the throne? Only one thing that turns a prince into a coward. Regret always arrives late, haunting forever if Soo should be hanged without error. I will speak to The Majesty King, because I do care. You failed to save anybody ", not a second Sanggung Oh glance at the handsome face of Prince Wang Wook, she never hesitated with her words.
Sanggung Oh keep her words, her face as calm as the water surface of the lake when facing The Majesty King. She had to say something before hanging. The face remained calm when presenting a cup of tea, Sanggung Oh as if to prepare for everything. While King Taejo looked tough, he actually hid his pained heart. "Whatever your wishes are, what matters is not related to So", His Majesty King spends time for meetings, but with a limit.
"I must make a confession. I who have poisoned the Crown Prince, I envy, for losing a child. The princes have grown to inherit the throne. I intend to get rid of Prince Moo", without the slightest hesitation of Sanggung Oh's words, she is prepared to endure the mistake that Hae Soo never made. "Do not try to defend her!!!" King Taejo's voice thundered as if a thunderbolt ripped through the sky. Not one bit believed in Sanggung Oh's words.
"Why should an innocent girl be sentenced to death? I will acknowledge the murder plan. Let Soo ... " Sanggung Oh's words cut off, The Majesty King looks away.
"I did not hear it!" King Taejo's breath hunted, he faced a difficult set of words. Shadow Oh pulled out a sheet of shabby cloth covered in blood.
"Ten years ago, a queen sent quince tea to cure morning sickness. Every day I drink that tea, even wake up at night. In less than a week I lost the son of The Royal Highness King Taejo. The pain of losing a child, because she accidentally killed a queen. Now, I consider Soo a biological child. I do not want to lose, because the same queen treatment", eyes Sanggung Oh teary. The position of a queen has separated from a loved one, then seizes an innocent baby in the womb by sending the quince. Will she remain silent when the queen will drag Hae Soo to the gate.
 "Soo is not your daughter who died. We can not prove my wife to do it!" King Taejo's face changed, pale moment, a little red, the contents of his chest as if stirred.
"Will The Majesty ignore this request? I will not live longer, two years of gastrointestinal disorder. Tabib palace says I am suffering from a severe stomach illness, without any treatment ability. I know The Majesty puts the Crown Prince more than Soo. I know you The Majesty can not save them both. However, this time do not let the consort grab her. If there is one request and that's the last request, save Soo, my daughter", Sanggung Oh does not change the decision, she has only one way of saving Hae Soo, by sacrificing the rest of her short life.
"Did you also let me down?" King Taejo asked back, his eyes changed as if they were embers, but soon went out when linked with Sanggung Oh's cold gaze. The lady's head gaze-the only woman he loved, though she could never wear a queen's clothes, spoke of a thousand unbearable pains, with one plea. Only death can end it. The atmosphere was silent, cold and lonely like around the cemetery.                                                                  
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The next day, when the sun rose with a pale light almost extinguished. Prince Wang So ran hastily with a sword blade unsheathed in hand. The gallows are ready for the death penalty, the 4th prince's blood boiling as Hae Soo looks dragged in white clothing, a bruised face, and a stumbling step. Can he watch a beloved girl die on a stake, because of the sins of others? While Hae Soo seems to lose some awareness, everything seems blurry. She was not dreaming, she was being dragged toward the stake to leave life forever in a futile way. The eyes were pained looking around "Am I going to die? Where's Prince Wook? He must come to see me ", the girl's heart screamed.
Prince Wang Wook's preview seemed to be swallowed by the earth, who came to look at him is Prince Wang So. The 4th Prince is not playing while wielding a sword toward every bodyguard who is hauling Hae Soo. Swiftly he drew the limp body of the poor lady, looking for a gap to escape from this cursed place. At the same time Choi Ji Mong suddenly came up with a letter in hand, "The King's Commandment! The hanging was cancelled. We found the culprit ", for Hae Soo the voice sounded like a miracle.
She no longer fears the face of death, but no longer endures with all the pain, because of punishment. Her footsteps even turned limp. The fog seemed to dance with no shape, the thicker, the bolder the bone marrow. Hae Soo's staggering body immediately drooped in Prince Wang So. But who is the real murderer whom the Royal King has established? Finally Sanggung Oh runs the role of a goat sacrifice, her steps do not hesitate when heading to the hanging pole in white clothing. She is sure to end this life, no one can save Hae Soo except her death. While life is only for her for a while, Hae Soo still has a long time to live her destiny. She was not on her way to the gallows in vain. All the ladies stared at her in despair and question marks that would never be answered.
If all the tears of court palace pouring turned into ocean waves, is there The Majesty King will change the decision? No lady said, all silent with a broken heart. Prince Wang So with Hae Soo came shortly afterwards with eyes wide, disbelieving with his eyesight. Why Sanggung Oh is wearing all-white clothes steadfastly towards the gallows, fetching death. Had she really made a mistake? Did she poison the Crown Prince? Hae Soo's heart seemed to stop beating when faced with that pretty face, a face that suddenly turned frozen as if the body was in the kitten.
"Sorry, because I have trapped you", Sanggung Oh's voice is very calm, in Hae Soo's ear the voice is changed as if the waves breaking down by the storm of the ocean. Impossible Sanggung Oh trap her. Hae Soo can not help herself, she grabs Sanggung Oh's hand and takes her away, her limping step. The punishment behind the bars on the charge of poisoning the Crown Prince causes a defect in her leg bone. The guards wanted to pursue both, but Prince Wang So stopped her.
"Let, they will not belong". The guards halt the pace, trembling with cold and firm stance of the 4th Prince. Hae Soo brings Sanggung Oh to a secret place, there is still a chance to escape, ending the whole life in the palace. However, the secret door had been closed, buried in rocks.
"Before, you wanted to go back to the village, now is the time, I come with you. I can not live like this anymore", Hae Soo frantically trying to get rid of the stones that shut the secret door. Tears Sanggung Oh, clear as dew, she pulls Hae Soo.
"Stop ..." Hae Soo did not hear Sanggung Oh's remark, she was unable to accept the fact, Sanggung Oh will be a victim on the gallows for her safety. The lady's chief had never tricked, never intended to kill the Crown Prince. Why should there be such a tragedy?
"It's not your fault, I did not do it for you, but for The Royal Highness. My age is not long anymore, no need to be compassionate or guilty. No matter, I protect what I want to protect, with all the consequences to bear. Nothing to be regretted. Be careful always in everything. Never trust anyone completely. Always watch out for every step, humans seem to walk on a thin layer of ice. Save your life, do not end like this ", is the last message Sanggung Oh that causes Hae Soo's whole body to float down from the high cliff to the bottom of the deepest ravine without light. The air evaporates into smoke and then blisters into hot coals of fire. Why should anyone who volunteers on the stake bears the guilt of others, for he is not a queen? Why? If can yell, but Hae Soo's throat is choked. She clearly sees injustice, does the judiciary system without prosecutors, defenders, and judges? Except for the decision of The Royal Majesty determines the life of an innocent dead. It is true that she has fallen into a time far, far away. Hae Soo feels her tongue is bitter, the sun goes out for today and so on.
The pant is limping, rushing to the courtyard of The Royal Highness then sat limp. Her voice was a whisper that only a person who could care less, weak, whispered. "The King, please pull back the decision, Sanggung Oh not the culprit. Forgive Sanggung Oh ... " Hae Soo sat for hours with the limp body and dry lips, she forgot to count the time, she forgot to eat and drink, even when the hot sun turned into a drizzle, as if thousands of angels who participated mourn and sob shed tears Prince Wang Wook hurriedly ran, he was about to approach poor Hae Soo, he was about to do something. However, his foot stalled, with the ice-cold stare of Princess Yeon Hwa and Queen Hwangbo standing in front of his.
"Back, never get involved in this matter," Princess Yeon Hwa said firmly.
 "Mom never blocks your step, but this time it must. You can go by stepping over your mother's body. A mother's obligation protects her children. You do not know the meaning of Sanggung Oh for The Royal Majesty, if you are involved just as you have prepared a gallows for your death. Do you think he can lose? "Queen Hwangbo asserted, she never doubted, she knew that the palace walls seemed capable of listening and speaking. Her job prevented Wang Wook from getting too far. She would not be able to lose Wang Wook. Where Prince Wook Wook stood there, the queen's mother's words caused his footsteps to stop, he knew he could never walk again. He is horrified to lose Hae Soo, but the more terrible actually is the dead mother of the queen and Yeon Hwa. Prince Wang Wook stared at Queen Hwangbo and Princess Yeon Hwa alternating with a chaotic look, he could no longer do anything except cursing himself.
Not long after Queen Yoo accompanied the ladies passing by, her face remained arrogant. Her eyes sharply glanced at Prince Wang Wook, "Apparently a handsome prince of the Kingdom of Goryeo, the court scholar has fallen in love with a low ladylike Hae Soo. Is it true? "Queen Hwangbo's blood is absorbed, she knows the meaning of Queen Yoo's eyes and words.
“Apologies The Majesty, all of them just because of misunderstanding. The relationship between Wook and Hae Soo is only limited to brother-in-law ", Queen Hwangbo's voice humbles. She does not want Queen Yoo to plot a vile plan for Wang Wook, the Queen can do it. Queen Yoo's face remains arrogant without change with the defence of Queen Hwangbo, woman in power in Goryeo, she can do anything. Including destroying the Queen Hwangbo family without any trace and retaliation. Queen Hwangbo humbly kneels for Wang Wook, apologizing with deep anxiety.
"Did The Majesty Queen does not feel enough to throw me out? Please do not bother Wook and Yeon Hwa, I can not afford to lose them suffering. Please ... " Queen Hwangbo forgets her high position, she even begs for the safety of Wang Wook and Yeon Hwa.
"Should Wook know who you are and where you are? Stand up, the ladies see all this ... " Queen Yoo's attitude remains haughty and cynical, in fact, she does not want the presence of Queen Hwangbo in this palace, with a cunning she can get rid of. She can get rid of anyone who does not want her presence in the palace. She is in charge of it.
While Hae Soo still kneels in the courtyard of The Majesty King is supervised by armed guards. Prince Baek Ah could hardly stem the tears, what a mistake the girl was except a lady who loved the princes. The palace walls are too arrogant for a lady's voice. Prince Baek Ah feels the need to approach, "Are you all right?" Prince Baek Ah's heart sliced.
"Stop it, go back to where it started. It is impossible to change the decision of The Royal Highness. Why risk his life to save her. You're just doing a futile act. "
" At least begging better than silent does nothing", Hae Soo's voice softened. Could she forgive herself if Sanggung Oh ended up living on a gallows? The rest of the age is a dime, because illness is not a reason for death. Make a mistake.
"Then I can not stop you. Hang in there, I'll prepare the best medicine ... " Prince Baek Ah knows this girl always has a hard desire, not easily influenced.
"Where is Prince Wook?" A question that can not be answered by Prince Baek Ah.
"Forget ... " Prince Baek's voice sad. Prince Wang Wook would want to approach this lady, but can he resist the orders of Queen Hwangbo's mother? Prince Baek Ah's chest was painful.
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Queen Hwangbo finally meets The Majesty  King, she needs to plead at the last moment before the hanging is done. "Is not the decision can be re-considered. Hanging sanctions for Sanggung Oh will make The Majesty King grieve and lonely. It is important to protect Goryeo and save Crown Prince, but it is also necessary to save the one who makes The Majesty comfortable", Queen Hwangbo's voice is softly soft, she knows the ordinance of a man who is asking The Lord.
" Thus the heavy duty of a King, I will do everything that can I do not have to feel lonely ", it is not easy for King Taejo to fulfil any request to review hanging, although it resulted very bitterly for private life.
From the heavy rain clouds, the air froze. Hae Soo did not budge, the lady did have a pretty hard head, she still sat asking under the rain with wet clothes. Prince Wang Jung feels sorry, he intends to give paying, but the Crown Prince's hand restrained him. The rain remained shed as though weeping from sorrow. Prince Wang Jung fails to pay, he sat in the rain, proving himself able to feel what Hae Soo felt. Prince Baek Ah and Crown Prince do the same, sitting in the rain asking for The Royal Majesty's favour.
Instead Prince Won turned, he was not involved in this, he did not feel obliged to do anything, especially sat down to ask The Majesty King under the rain. Soon, Prince Wang Wook appeared, stepped slowly toward where Hae Soo was wet drenched with rainwater. Prince  Wook's eyes were anxious worries, anxiety, and pity. For a moment Hae Soo cheered silently, Prince Wang Wook always keep his promise. However, in a moment the hope was extinguished as if a weak embers were showered with rain. Suddenly Prince Wang Wook stops, turning away. The 8th prince is in an exciting inner conflict, to save Hae Soo or Queen Hwangbo's mother and Yeoh Hwa. With bitter Prince Wang Wook turned out to choose mother and sister. One thing he can do when Hae Soo's death is to re-cursing herself. He had spit then licked it back. Suppose Hae Soo knows how difficult his choice is right now?
 "Why?" Hae Soo asked silently. Prince Wang Wook, a beloved and expected protector turned away at an important moment when he needed. His tongue feels bitter, Hae Soo knows she will not be able to repeat the memorable moments with the 8th Prince. The hope ended in the courtyard of this palace. Wang Wook has gone away for a reason she will never understand. Hae Soo's body felt as if she lost her entire bones, she had to understand the meaning of empty feeling, a time when she could no longer feel anything. The atmosphere around was even too silent without a sound, the roar of the rain turned into a painful scream of heart.
As Hae Soo felt discouraged after Prince Wang Wook turned away, the rain continued to pour out, her whole body floppy. Suddenly she felt the rain no longer wet her body despite still falling. A shadow stood behind her slumped back. When she realized what was happening, Hae Soo cheered again in her heart. Prince Wang So stood up to the fullest faith that would happen, he covered his beautiful and beautiful robes to shade Hae Soo's head. Soo knows, she is not alone in a state of despair, the 4th Prince never break the promise, he remains with her. Hae Soo sit back straight, her strength is only remaining, The Majesty King never appeared, her request was never followed up. Did she have to surrender? Apparently The Majesty never changed his decision, he accepted the sacrifice of Sanggung Oh to save Queen Yoo, Crown Prince, and Hae Soo.
Sanggung Oh has been convinced by every step, she has determined fast and courageous action at a critical moment. She was walking towards the hanging pole when she passed Queen Yoo. The Queen's eyes seemed to boil as she looked at Sanggung Oh's beautiful face that was now as pale as paper. She deliberately stopped the step of the lady's head. "I always wanted to see you die, my dreams finally come true. You are right to lose and I win. To die first means to lose ", Queen Yoo's hatred towards Sanggung Oh will not end if the lady's chief ends life on a hanging pole. She is a queen, but The Royal Highness thinks of her as a greedy woman.
Sanggung Oh just a concubine, her ability to concoct herbs escort her as lady's head at Damowon Palace. But Queen Yoo always knows, who is between them, among all the concubines who get the love of a king. "Does The Majesty know? that I've never really lost ", only Sanggung Oh is able to avenge Yoo's awful gaze. She knew she had won a king, though she had never been entitled to wear the dress of a queen's greatness. Yoo, just a poor queen.
"Will that self-esteem remain until your last breath?" Queen Yoo's blood is now boiling, Sanggung Oh always knows her weakness, even if it's a lady.
 "I pray The Majesty has a long life. I will watch The Highness from the heights. How lonely and painful the day of death for you to arrive", Sangung Oh will not budge, she never feels defeated.
"I am empress, you are just a ladies palace meaningless who will not remember anyone", Queen Yoo actually wonder, at the last moment after losing a baby, after being bullied, and ending on a hanging pole. Sanggung Oh still has a firm attitude, not fear in front of her. In front of a queen.
"I only need one person to keep in mind", is the last sentence of Sanggung Oh. She knew that The King the only loved one would never forget even the death of separating. Furthermore, the lady's head stepped toward the hanging pole, she felt as if a dried leaf drifted by a seasonal wind to a place without a map. The whole life that became a long story ended here, she did not do all this in vain, she loved Hae Soo beyond her own life. She took the right steps. The fog seemed to go down in the air smothering all the breath, everything seemed white, far and quiet. When her entire face was closed, a rope caught her neck, the executioner kicked the bench, the poor body hanging, losing her life.
Only a groan that no one can hear but the fragile heart of a king who is always hidden behind the majesty of the throne. The Majesty King must know the meaning of pain, loss and then void. The imperious wall of the palace seemed to mock and laugh at him, he had nearly 30 women, but the only one loved now was gone, leaving his whole life, because of his decision. If he was justified crying until the tears turned into a pool of blood. In his silence anger and pain. Strapping body was suddenly swayed, almost falling down if Choi Ji Mong not act swiftly save him. The hanging penalty marker is complete, resonates to fill the air, all the ladies shed tears. The rest is fixated, greed always asks the victim.
In the courtyard of Hae Soo's palace is a man who is clearly neglected, The Majesty did not spend a second for her presence, she was just a beggar who had the misfortune. The fate became more and more uncertain when she heard the sound of a hammered marker, that the hanging was over. The lady shook her head, hoping it was all a nightmare that would soon end when she was awake. "Sanggung Oh ... Sanggung ..." Hae Soo is still able to scream, wriggle in the lap of Prince Wang So. "If I realize, I have to sacrifice the safety of others. If only it was a dream. I wish I could wake up and never remember all this ... " Hae Soo sobs, she's dragged too far in "war" with the enemy in the blanket. She was just a helpless woman with a deep, deep fulness who cut her like a sword.

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