**Chapter 1** **"Her Highness, the Princess, has passed away."** My daughter is dead. My one and only daughter, the princess of this nation, drowned and died. Soo-ryeon made her way through the court ladies who were wailing, their steps faltering under the weight of grief. As she passed, those who had been wiping away tears parted like...
**Chapter 1** **"Her Highness, the Princess, has passed away."** My daughter is dead. My one and only daughter, the princess of this nation, drowned and died. Soo-ryeon made her way through the court ladies who were wailing, their steps faltering under the weight of grief. As she passed, those who had been wiping away tears parted like the Red Sea. Before long, the sight of her daughter lying there came into view. A child who, under normal circumstances, would have run to greet her with open arms. But now, seeing her lying still without the slightest movement felt foreign… and terrifying. "Y-Your Majesty, the Empress…" One court lady called out to Soo-ryeon in a voice steeped in sorrow, but it did nothing to stop her steps. Before she knew it, she was at the bedside, bowing her head. Her h
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