episode_0153

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The emperor was staring blankly at the moon from his quarters.

[I really, really hate you!]

“Take a drink.”

Sima Qinghui woke up and filled the emperor’s cup with alcohol. The emperor shook his glass and looked at the moon shining in it.

“Did I… do something wrong?”

“How can a brother’s heart for his younger brother be wrong?”

The emperor put his mouth to the glass without saying a word.

[I don’t want to see you like that!]

“Hehe, Yuya says he doesn’t even want to see me. He said he didn’t want to see it…”

regret.

Regret filled Yu-kyung’s heart. If I had known I would be hated this much, I would have just not touched the man named Ho Cheon-an.

[Do not even step towards Gungcheongjeon for the time being!]

Yu-kyung’s heart ached again as she remembered Hyuk Kirin’s angry expression and his anger. Don’t even come looking for me. So how do we apologize and how do we reconcile?

Yu-kyung’s face became stained with gloom.

“If I had known that the child would hate it so much, I wouldn’t have done something like this…”

Sima Qinghui sighed inwardly as he looked at Yu Qing, who was trembling. I really hate you, brother! I can’t believe I fell into such a state of mental and physical weakness.

The emperor’s usual smart self has disappeared and he has become entangled with his younger brother, leaving only the annoying lord behind.

“I also have a younger sister named Yeon.”

Yu Qing’s helpless eyes turned to Sima Qinghui.

“To be honest, I used to fight a lot with my younger brother. The things he did were so obnoxious that he was caught more than once without his parents knowing, and each time he attacked them with his claws raised. When I think about it now, I wonder why we fought so much because we both said that people like you would never be able to get married and that we didn’t want to see each other like that.”

Sima Qinghui’s brows were frowning, as if he was remembering that time.

“If it were someone else, we would probably never see each other again, so we would criticize each other. Nevertheless, we casually met each other face to face, hung out, and even fought and helped each other. When I think about it, I wasn’t that hateful, but I don’t know why we fought so much.”

Grrr.

Sima Qinghui filled his empty glass with alcohol and continued speaking.

“But it turns out it wasn’t just my siblings. Everyone can’t live like that. Someone said so. They say siblings are born to fight with each other. It was something I could sympathize with. It’s all about hitting and fighting like that.”

“Isn’t this different from that… How can we see the childhood trauma and the current situation as the same? Yuya will truly hate me for messing with his partner.”

As he spoke, the emperor became depressed and held his face. Yuya…I can’t believe Yuya is so angry. What if I tell you not to see each other for the rest of my life?

Sima Gyeong-hui wanted to just throw the whole thing away when Yu-gyeong suddenly turned into a bean bug, covering her face and curling up, but he held back for now.

“Isn’t it the first time you’ve met Princess Yuya in twelve years? If I met another person after twelve years, would I be able to greet them so warmly and think of them so fondly? This is possible because we are blood relatives. It’s the same for Princess Yuya.”

“…Really? I guess so? Yuya probably didn’t mean it when he said he didn’t like me, didn’t want to see me, and told me not to come back again in his life, right?”

When did I tell you never to come back again?

Sima Qinghui barely swallowed the words that welled up in his throat and nodded.

“Of course. your majesty. If you show sincerity one by one, Princess Yuya’s anger will ease.”

“Okay…I understand.”

Yu-kyung’s heartache still remained.

In fact, Sima Gyeong-hwi’s consolation did not particularly affect Yu-gyeong. No matter how much Sima Gyeong-hwi got into a big fight with his sister, Sima Yan, he said, ‘I hate you so much!’ I said, ‘I never want to see you again!’ I’ve never heard anything like that before.

Again, Hyeok Kirin said, ‘I never want to see you again!’ Although I never said anything like that.

However, even Yu-gyeong realized something from Sima-gyeong-hwi’s words.

If you make a mistake, you have to make up for it.

“When the sun rises, let’s go find that person in Hocheon.”

“Yes. Peha.”

So Yu-kyung decided to go to Ho Cheon-an first.

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A collection of portraits.

Yes, the atmosphere of Gungcheongjeon was exactly that. Even if the vegetables from yesterday’s lunch remain on my table to this day, they will still be fresher than those of the court ladies now.

Since the two people would not have been able to contact me without the cooperation of the court ladies, it seems that the court ladies were also scolded by Hyeok Gi-rin.

Honestly, what crime can the court ladies have? If the royal family comes out and tells me to criticize them, I will criticize them.

I felt a little pity watching the court ladies’ backs bursting from the whale fight, but I had no choice because I had to live too.

Anyway, unlike the withered court ladies, I started my morning by eating a stew made with fresh ingredients.

Free time after practicing audience procedures with the court ladies a few times.

“Hmm.”

I thought about meeting Hyeok Kirin, but soon decided to quit. Not only will he be very upset with the court lady, but he will also be busy taking care of the affairs of the two eunuchs.

I thought for a moment about how this situation was going.

I don’t know what position Duzak holds among the royal family. But I was able to make an analogy.

First of all, what was certain was that Duzak was not a direct descendant of the imperial family. The only direct lineage at Duzak’s age is Emperor Yujing, but this doesn’t make much sense.

Why does the emperor do such a thing?

In the end, it was concluded that it was a collateral branch, and if it was a collateral branch, it had no choice but to be neatly organized once Hyuk Kirin stepped forward.

This is because Hyuk Kirin is the second-highest ranking member of the royal family. He is in second place because of the current emperor, Yugyeong, but if we simply consider succession rights, he is in first place.

This is because Hyeok Kirin is the offspring of the first empress and Yugyeong is the offspring of the second empress.

Because of this, it could be said that Hyuk Kirin came to martial arts. The first empress’s supporters were gaining power, and the second empress gave birth to Yugyeong first, causing a seismic change in the power structure. Six years later, Princess Yuya, or Hyeok Kirin, was born.

Yu-seo, the emperor and former emperor at that time, was a sickly person, as can be seen from the fact that he had difficulty producing a successor. It was a time when imperial power was weak, and subjects divided sides and fought regardless of the will of the empress or her family.

It could be said that the fundamental reason why Hyeok Kirin ran away to Wulin was because of the weak imperial power and the fact that Yu Seo failed to produce a successor until his late age.

In any case, Hyeok Kirin’s trip to Murim prevented the center from being divided into two factions and clashed, and it also became the reason for Yu Gyeong’s rapid rise to the throne.

It can also be said to be a decisive event that enabled the current emperor, Yu Gyeong, to hold a very powerful imperial power.

A situation in which the power of the emperor is limited and two factions clash to control power by obtaining the next emperor. The faction supporting Hyuk Kirin lost its focus and disintegrated due to Hyuk Kirin’s journey to the martial arts world, and the faction supporting Yu Gyeong also failed to make a proper contribution to Yu Gyeong’s becoming emperor.

Even for those who supported Confucianism, Hyuk Kirin’s move could be considered a disaster. Before Yu-gyeong became emperor, he fought numerous political battles and tried to control Yu-gyeong by taking advantage of his achievements, but suddenly his rivalry collapsed.

The faction supporting Yu-gyeong was unable to rein in Yu-gyeong, who ascended to the throne of the emperor without much hardship.

The faction that supported Hyeok Gi-rin suddenly lost its focus and disintegrated, and the forces that supported Yu-gyeong also found themselves unable to stop Yu-gyeong’s actions.

Taking advantage of that situation, Yugyeong flew freely and succeeded in strengthening the imperial power by explosively growing the power of Dongchang and Jinwiwi.

In other words, Hyuk Kirin can be said to be a top contributor who helped the current emperor, Yu Gyeong, establish a strong imperial power.

This is why his friendship with the emperor was bound to be deep.

For a moment, the story went to Samcheonpo, but back to the main topic, Hyuk Kirin is in a position where Du-jak can be punished if he clears his throat even once.

Since there are sins committed there, even if there were a hundred mouths, there would be nothing to say.

No matter how much of a fool Dujak was, in the end, he was just an ordinary person who had not learned martial arts. Ultimately, it means that power is a weapon.

Now that Hyuk Kirin has stepped forward, Du-jak can no longer do anything to me. No matter how thoroughly the eunuchs and court ladies obey the royal family’s orders, there is no way the orders will work because Hyeok Gi-rin’s side is superior to Du Jak.

Seeing the court ladies so withered, it seemed like Hyuk Kirin had upset them on all fronts, and at this rate, there was no way even that guy named Du-jak would be safe.

What he’s doing is so crazy that there’s no way he’ll attack him at any cost… but since he got his hands and feet cut off in this incident, he probably won’t be able to do anything big.

“Warrior Hocheonan. Hyeok Gi-rin Daehyeop asked for tea time.”

“Oh, I understand. Let’s go right now.”

I was already imagining how the matter regarding Dujak was handled, but it turned out well.

Hyuk Kirin’s complexion looked uncomfortable. Well, since a goby was muddying the water in the imperial palace, is it any wonder that his complexion is bright?

“I can’t tell you in detail, but the job was handled well.”

“Thank you. Thank you to Hyeok Kirin Daehyup for your hard work. How should I repay this favor…”

“No. The criminal was scolded harshly…”

Hyeok Kirin’s face turned red as he thought about something. I was surprised because the sight of him biting his lip and trembling was unusual.

I never thought that sweet-natured Hyuk Kirin would express such strong emotions. It’s an event that will make you emotional just thinking about it.

I was naturally curious about what had happened overnight.

It seems that the goby named Dujak was a goby beyond imagination.

“Hahaha. Well, if it’s done well, that’s enough.”

But Hyeok Kirin’s expression darkened at those words.

“Why are you doing that?”

“Phew…no.”

I was very concerned about Hyuk Kirin’s expression. It is true that I got caught up in the affairs of the imperial family. The fact that Hyuk Kirin handled this matter could be said to be a member of the imperial family handling the imperial family’s problems, but it could also be said that Hyuk Kirin listened to my request.

The worry on Hyuk Kirin’s face was probably due to what happened yesterday.

“Please at least complain.”

“Complaint…you mean?”

“Yes. Just complaining will ease your worries. If there is any sensitive information, you do not need to tell me about it.”

“…I see.”

Hyukkirin hesitated for a moment and then opened his mouth.

“I had a big fight with my brother about yesterday.”

“I see.”

Was this guy named Dujak a pretty important person? It seems that there was a conflict with the emperor over Duzak’s direction.

Hyukkirin’s face turned red again. He glances at me as if something happened yesterday. I didn’t specifically point out Hyeok Kirin’s strange behavior and waited for him to calm down.

“Umm…misunderstanding…marriage…sigh…”

Hyuk Kirin, who had been repeating something for a long time, finally calmed down and continued speaking.

“Yes. That part is something I have decided on. In the end, what bothered me was that I verbally abused my brother.”

“I see. Are you saying that’s what bothered you?”

I shook my head and accepted everything Hyeok Kirin said. In fact, I wondered what kind of trouble this was. Given Hyuk Kirin’s temperament, no matter how angry he was, he wouldn’t have said something so unspeakable.

What did you say to the emperor that made him so heartbroken?

“What did you say…?”

“He…screamed at my brother asking him what he knew.”

Yes, it was a phrase that opened the door to a typical argument. I comforted Hyeok Kirin lightly.

“Haha, I guess your brother just took it as a cute complaint. A day has passed and you’ve probably already forgotten everything.”

“Well, that’s not true…I screamed that I really didn’t like things like you.”

Actually, I don’t know much about the emotions between siblings. You have to have siblings to know. However, as we live, we inevitably experience how siblings treat each other. What was the relationship like between the friends I played with as a child and my younger sisters… the intense exchange of language that seemed to make it impossible to communicate without accusations of being dog-dogs, comparing each other’s physique and face to seafood, or mentioning the final singular of the second part of the multiplication table. I remembered this.

Wouldn’t that be cute in a sibling fight?

“Haha, wouldn’t your brother understand that much?”

Hyukkirin hesitated and eventually closed his eyes. Seeing Hyuk Kirin like that, I mentally prepared myself. It was because Hyuk Kirin’s attitude was so unusual that it seemed like he was making an unusual verbal abuse.

Because I might be startled or hurt Hyeok Kirin without knowing it.

“I told my brother not to come visit me for a while. What if my brother doesn’t come to visit me…?”

ah.

You said so. You told your brother not to come visit you because you didn’t want to see him. He also told me not to come visit him for a while, not just for the rest of his life.

I laughed out loud as I looked at Hyeok Kirin’s guilt-ridden face.

They are really good siblings.