36. The 3rd Emperor.

“Hmm?”

 

 

By the way,

The first Imperial Princess, Wang Hee, is nowhere to be seen.

 

“…Where did Wang Hee go?”

“That’s…”

“They say that older sister is currently holding a drinking party at her residence.”

“Drinking? In broad daylight?”

“She’s a free-spirited person, after all.”

“Hmm…”

 

 

Wang Hye frowned.

 

 

As an Imperial Princess, maintaining dignity is natural, but since it’s not working hours anyway, and this place is originally where vassals and the Emperor discuss state affairs, there’s no need to come.

 

 

‘Could she have noticed?’

 

 

Wang Hee.

She’s being undervalued because of Wang Yul, but she’s not a bad woman.

She knows politics, martial arts, and military strategy to some extent, just an average woman.

 

But sometimes she’s frighteningly quick-witted.

Maybe….

 

 

 

“Well, it doesn’t matter anyway. Wang Yul. Go and tell Hee that she should form a new envoy and investigation team to head to the Great Kingdom.”

“Yes, Mother.”

 

 

Nothing changes.

 

 

Wang Yul is neither the second nor the third, so she will be attacked for her legitimacy throughout her reign.

At that time, if other Imperial family members exist besides her, especially the first or second Imperial Princess, it would be a major threat and could cause internal strife in the country.

 

Therefore, for the sake of national interest, all Imperial Princesses except the next Emperor must be sent out of the country.

 

 

‘Wang Hee…if you really noticed and are doing this, then we’ll be able to communicate well.’

 

 

Wang Hye’s eyes gleamed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Wang Yul, who came out of the throne room, headed straight to Wang Hee’s residence.

 

She, like Wang Hye, was vaguely inferring.

Considering Hee’s usual character, there’s no way she would be drinking and partying from broad daylight.

 

 

She’s trying to show that she has no interest in the throne.

 

 

Of course, everyone knows that she has a great interest in the throne, and she has openly aimed for it.

The reason she’s doing this now is probably because she judged that the trend has changed.

 

 

“I’m grateful that you acknowledge me, older sister.”

 

 

Wang Yul smiled softly, speaking to the empty air where no one could hear.

 

 

 

 

 

 

* * *

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Ahahaha! You dance well!!”

 

 

When a woman laughed heartily while holding a wine glass, the other women nearby nodded and laughed.

 

They were sitting facing each other at a long, low table, and in the middle, pretty boys selected from all over were dancing lightly.

 

 

 

“Your Highness! This humble one will try dancing once.”

“Ooh! Yes, show us!”

 

The host of this party.

In other words, the woman who heartily held the wine glass was none other than Goryeo’s eldest daughter, Wang Hee.

 

 

For some reason, she had recently been holding drinking parties and bringing pretty boys or palace men into her room, leading a dissolute life.

 

 

 

Ttan ttadan~

 

 

“Ahaha! What is that! Is that dancing? Keukeukeuk.”

 

When a nobleman volunteered to dance, the whole place burst into laughter.

Of course, Wang Hee was among them.

 

 

“My love for Iiim~ has no end~ it’s like Mount Tai facing the sun~”

“You can’t even sing!”

“Ahahat!”

 

 

 

After laughing and chatting for a while, one of her close aides said in a subtle voice.

 

 

“Your Highness, shouldn’t you slowly go into your room now? The children you brought today are all beautiful and delicate.”

“Should I? Haha. Let’s do that!”

 

She grabbed the waists of the men on both sides and stood up.

Then, the nobles who had been laughing and enjoying themselves also chose one or two each and wrapped their arms around them.

 

 

“Let’s go in!”

 

 

Hee, with a promiscuous smile, staggered into the room.

The nobles followed her.

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Then, Your Highness! Have a good time!”

 

The nobles took rooms one by one and went inside.

This palace, which was made for Wang Hee, had become a place for her and the nobles to engage in debauchery.

 

 

“Then, shall we go too~”

“Ah…Your Highness…I’m embarrassed.”

 

The men on both sides of her blushed slightly.

 

 

“What’s there to be embarrassed about? It’ll be over in a fleeting moment! Wahaha!”

 

 

Wang Hee kicked open the door and threw the two men onto the bed.

 

 

“Heueueu~! Daytime drinking is the best, after all. Yeah.”

 

She stretched her arms and did some stretching, then closed the door and tidied her roughly disheveled hair, tying it into a single braid.

 

 

“Ah…Your Highness…you are so beautiful.”

“You are the goddess of beauty!”

 

 

The excited men praised her with various flowery words as they watched her.

A smile appeared on Hee’s face.

 

“Do you think so?”

“Yes! It’s such an honor to think that I can be embraced by Your Highness!”

“It’s an honor!”

“Is that so?”

 

 

She walked to the bed with a full smile.

The closer she got, the faster the men’s breathing became, and their lower bodies swelled.

 

 

“I appreciate that.”

“Your Highness!”

 

 

The two men opened their arms….

 

 

 

 

Peogeok!

 

 

 

 

“…Your…Highness…?”

“I’ll only accept your hearts. But I feel good that you said I’m pretty. Hehe.”

 

What happened?

The two men spat out blood and fell onto the bed.

The blood that flowed profusely soaked the bed sheets.

 

 

“….”

 

 

Now, no disarray can be found on her face.

There was no promiscuous smile either.

 

 

 

“Your Highness. I told you not to do that on the bed…it makes the cleanup troublesome.”

“What’s the big deal, when all it takes is one badge.”

“Haa…why don’t you just not bring men in at all and just drink all the time? Or gamble!”

“Tsk. You don’t know anything. When you fall, it’s with alcohol and men. Where is there corruption without men? Look at the Emperor of Mei. He’s so obsessed with men that the country is faltering. That’s what corruption is.”

“You don’t really have to fall, you know…”

“Hehe. Don’t worry. I have no intention of defiling myself with lowly bastards.”

“I’m sure you don’t…”

 

While the maid was cleaning up the corpses with a gloomy face, Hee sat on the sofa with a bitter smile.

 

 

As the first Imperial Princess with decent abilities, everyone initially thought she would be the next Emperor, and she herself believed it without a doubt.

 

 

But now the situation has changed.

 

Wang Yul, who had shown outstanding intelligence since childhood, began to stand out.

 

 

If that was all, there would be nothing to worry about…but the problem is that her gut feeling catches something.

Her intuition, which can be said to be outstanding, allowed her to feel the general atmosphere, although not exactly.

 

 

‘Mother is backing Yul. I can’t become Emperor like this.’

 

 

A collaboration between the Emperor and her younger sister Yul.

 

Perhaps sending the two younger siblings to the distant Great Kingdom is the Emperor’s intention to make Yul the Emperor.

If so, she must show them.

That she no longer has any ambition.

She must show that clearly to survive, and furthermore, to play with something bigger.

 

 

‘I have to aim for a gap. There will definitely be a moment when they let their guard down.’

 

 

 

 

 

-N-now, Your Highness is…

-It’s an urgent matter. His Majesty ordered it directly.

-But….

 

 

At that time, a commotion arose outside.

 

 

“What’s going on?”

 

When Wang Hee asked,

 

 

-Imperial Princess Wang Yul-jeonha has come to see you.

“Yul is?”

-Older sister. I have something important to tell you, and I also have an Imperial order from Mother. Please let me in for a moment.”

“….”

 

 

She opened her eyes sharply.

 

 

What’s the reason for coming all the way here when she didn’t even participate in the throne room meeting on purpose?

 

 

‘Is it my turn now?’

 

 

She expected it to some extent.

Now that she’s removed the lice and ticks, she’s the only one left.

 

 

“Tell her to wait a moment.”

-Yes, Your Highness.

“I’ll go out quickly.”

“Yes. Try to be embarrassed as much as possible when you go out.”

“Geez. You’re so demanding…”

 

 

Fortunately, the maid had already dressed as a man in advance, anticipating something like this might happen.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Soon, all preparations, including corpse disposal, were completed.

 

 

“Let her in.”

 

 

The door opened.

At that moment, the maid dressed as a man grabbed the clothes and dashed out the door.

 

 

“Hmm?”

“What’s the matter, coming all the way here?”

 

 

Inside the room, Wang Hee was putting on her clothes.

 

 

“…Ahem. It seems I came at a bad time.”

“Don’t worry about it. I can embrace a man anytime.”

“….”

 

 

Wang Yul smiled bitterly and went inside.

 

 

“Well, sit down for now.”

“Yes, older sister.”

 

 

She sat on the sofa as Hee guided her and immediately got to the point.

 

 

“You must have heard that Wang So older sister, who went to the Great Kingdom, was imprisoned, and Wang Yi was executed, right?”

“I heard it this morning. They’re so bold. To dare touch the Imperial family of Great Goryeo.”

“They must have done so because the situation warranted it.”

“Are you defending them?”

“Of course not. We don’t know the exact situation yet, right? So I feel the need to conduct an independent investigation. Mother too.”

“….”

 

Hee closed her mouth.

She could roughly guess what was coming.

 

 

“Mother wants you to form an investigation team and go to the Great Kingdom…what do you think?”