Cinderella
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with all his strength, the prince sung hyun immediately prepared to return to face the king and queen, but Sung hyun knew that the call was nothing but a sign that the announcement was about to begin.

"Papa, Mama, you two called me?" sung hyun asked as soon as he reached the inner work space of the king which was located not far from the Royal Hall where within 10 minutes, the announcement event was about to begin.

"yes, come in, son." replied the King, a man of great stature with a thick, gray beard, and a head wearing a tall black crown. while on the heart of the Queen who looks still so easy and beautiful, long, shiny black hair was braided and wrapped around forming a large bun that coiled around the side of his head and a gold-colored crown was pinned on the top of his head. they both wear red royal hanbok with gold thread embroidery.

Prince Sung-hyun went inside and saluted, then he sat down before the two of them with a trained reverence.

"So how? Did you decide which girl you would choose?" ask the Queen's mother without further ado.

"Mama, please don't force me now." Answer sung hyun rather heartily.

the Queen Mother looks disappointed with her son's answer. "can't. we have promised the people that now is the time! as the King's family, we must fulfill all our promises to the people!" the queen's mother was a little angry.

" i'm sorry, mama." said sung hyun as he bowed many times.

" if you haven't found the girl who has caught your attention, Mama herself will appoint a candidate for you."

" Mama please..," sung hyun put on a hardened face. For some reason he was so limp, his strength was like being sucked by something unreal.

"already, my wife, do not be too pressured our son.we should immediately go to the Hall and let sung hyun decide for himself.after all this is his future.we can not force our will."

" but I don't want a son-in-law with an unclear family pedigree."

" Mama...., if that is Mama's will, why did Mama hold the dance and ask all girls from any group to attend?" sung-hyun asked not to believe his own ears.

but the Queen's mother did not answer.he just sat back and finally the king's majesty decided that they should immediately leave for the Hall right now.

madam ok and her two Daughters were already impatient to listen to the announcement from the queen.The three of them had already got the best seat close to the stage that would be filled by the King's family and the officials.

"Mama, am I beautiful?" roar sangmin while confirming the position of the peacock-shaped Konde skewer embedded in his hair.

" You are beautiful, my dear." Praise the madam ok sincerely, "jihwa, close the book.You made my eyes hurt." nagging madam ok so look at the jihwa who just sat quietly while reading the book. " besides, what are you actually reading?"

" curse." replied the short jihwa did not listen to the nagging mistress ok and just kept reading.

madam ok shuddered at her Daughter's reply, "What's reading that for? return it!" grab it with a face flushed with anger.

" oh, mama is stingy. You have the ability to manipulate others, why not teach it to your own daughter?" jihwa process.

" hear the snot boy! never mess up Mama's belongings.If you do it again, you'll be so sorry!" threaten madam ok.

Jihwa did not reply, She just furrowed her brows not believing that the mama who had raised her and gave birth to her could threaten her like that.

Soon, the sound of a ceremonial drum will begin, followed by military music or chwita played when the gate is opened to welcome the King or foreign guests or military personnel. chwita music is played with a variety of musical instruments.

then came the leader's cry as he raised his staff, "myonggeum-iha.daechwita!" and the music show began.

after the music was over, the royal members entered the large hall.The whole audience bowed to pay their respects.and they could only get back up once they had obtained the permission of the King.

after a while, the king's majesty gestured to the prime minister who was the host so that all the attendees would rise again.

" Welcome, my people are all whom I love so much. May this land always be given abundant blessings with many crops, livestock, mines and abundant water." the king opened his speech.

all the people who did not dare to speak, they took off all the words of the King with solemnity.

"today is the most eagerly awaited day as the Prince will announce his chosen woman, as his future life companion when ruling this kingdom."

there was a breath of restraint in the midst of the audience.

while the king announced his speech and all the guests present were fixated on the king's speech, madam ok had other plans. he secretly muttered a curse aimed at one of the people on the royal stage.The magic he possessed was not great, but his ability was able to affect one's mind for quite a long time. the victim who is already evidence is Kim's nobility.

yet unfinished madam ok uttered her mantra, suddenly there was a little child standing beside the queen mother and making her surprised.the lady ok looked on in surprise, looking on, That child wasn't there, who was that child anyway? Is it one of the king's families?

" Alright, It's time the Prince will announce who the beautiful princess will be his empress."

hearing his name called the prince stepped forward.Seeing that, the madam hurriedly continued her plan.and she immediately fired the spell at the figure standing on the stage, the prince.

Wuuush...!

like the sound of a gust of strong wind that hit the prince's body so that the prince could waver for a moment.The atmosphere on the stage was silent.The heart of the madam ok pounded loudly, the heart of the lady was pounding, looking forward to whether or not the magic worked, and after a very long while, the Prince re-enforced his body and head.

"kim sangmin." said the prince.

no one spoke, they were astonished at why the Prince only stated the height of the words.

" Kim Sangmin." repeated the prince.

"ahh...," the lady said, "that must be my daughter's name.I am Kim goo jeong, the widow of Kim's nobleman."

all the audience immediately turned to look at him. Sangmin who did not understand what had actually happened also rose up following the gesture of the madam ok. but not with jihwa, knew that the Prince must have been cursed by his mother. but the jihwa is just silent.he thinks it's good, at least he will be a member of the kingdom.

" Oh, you have made your choice." said the Queen's mother was moved, she was worried that her son would disappoint the whole people by not having anyone.

but there is no answer from sung hyun, he just stood up straight. actually not completely sung hyun managed to be overpowered by the beat of the madam ok, but he was very confused and did not know what to do.

madam ok and sanhmin and accompanied by jihwa also advanced to the front of the stage.the king and queen welcomed with joy.

then with the help of a few bodyguards and maids, in a short time, Prince Sung hyun and Sangmin had stood side by side to receive the blessing of the king's majesty and the announcement of when the wedding would take place soon.

" excuse me, king, if I may object." it turns out that was the voice of Mr. han. the lord of the han was one of the nobles who was quite respected and respected for his intellect.

" of course, the Han nobility." replied the King airily.

"miss Sangmin is not a direct descendant of the Kim nobility, she is a stepson." continued Mr. Han.

hearing the narration, of course, made the entire audience surprised, not least the king and queen.

" it does not matter, because the author himself chose it." replied the king.but other than the reaction of the queen mother, he seemed somewhat objected.

"then does this Kim noble have any real children?" ask the queen mother.

mrs han did not answer. madam ok immediately interjected, "your queen, I beg you, is not this matter too exaggerated? the prince had already chosen it, wasn't that the best choice?"

"what the prince really wants to choose is kim nara, she is the biological daughter of the kim nobility." continued lord han felt given the wind by the Queen.

" and does it affect? the prince chose the princess, I'm Kim Sangmin!" firmly madam ok impatient.

"I'm sorry, Your Majesty, if given the opportunity, can I speak to the prince face-to-face?" pinta mister Han while bowing his body.

hearing the strange request of Lord Han, of course, made the king and queen suspicious.See this, madam ok also took the opportunity.

" What are you going to do to the Prince, Master Han? do you mean to harm him?"

hearing the words of the madam ok, of course the king and queen were immediately affected, the two of them were immediately on guard.

" Is it true what the madam said ok? do you intend to harm the legitimate heir of this kingdom?" said the King with a tone of voice that is firm and authoritative, so that makes all guests present become tense and frightened.

Mr. Han further bowed his body even to the point of almost touching the floor. "forgive me for the sassness of the servant, Your Majesty. But in the name of the goddess god, the servant has absolutely no such intention."

"this man's attitude is very suspicious, Your Majesty.please be careful." added madam ok still not satisfied pouring oil into the fire.

Your Majesty does not directly act. as a wise king, he must think about this matter well and should not be rash, because this concerns his credibility in the eyes of the people. he was a king. back then a king was almost on par with the Gods in Korea.

"sister," whispered the Queen's mother in the king's ear. The king also brought his face closer to the Queen's mother. "there is something strange with Our Son. since then he just kept quiet and lowered his head."

The king turned his head to look at his daughter and rightly, sung hyun's current delivery only bowed with a stiff body position.

"My son, what do you think? what can we do about Mr. Han?" ask King.

hearing the king's question, of course madam ok was immediately surprised. How is this, at this time the distribution of sung hyun is already in the influence of his magic.can not be withdrawn. but madam ok can not behave rashly now. he was still with a heart that was pounding very fast.

Of course the king's question was not answered at all by the prince sung hyun. astonished and curious, the King ordered one of the officials to check.

meanwhile, the Sangmin who understood nothing was only silent with a feeling of wonder and question mark. Why the hell, these people to once interfere with the process of his development. Can't it be taken care of later?

of course the 40-year-old official, who checked the Prince, did not dare to touch rashly, he just called and certainly not answered at all.

"touch it!" King finally could not be impatient.

so after getting permission, the official just dared to touch the prince.he also pushed the body of prince sung hyun who was as stiff as a tree trunk, but strangely he saw the eyes of the prince who was still moving.

after that, the official bowed, "sorry, king's majesty.Something strange with the prince.his body is as stiff as a tree trunk, but his eyes look alive and moving."

hearing the official's explanation, not only the king and queen were shocked, but all the guests present.

" I'm sorry, king, maybe I can help. The prince has been affected by magic.but this magic is still a sihit that I can penetrate. I am a doctor, a little bit I have to understand about this kind of magic." said mr. han. since the incident with the noble Kim, the lord han who is a doctor and very learned feels very guilty and blames himself why he did not recognize the illness suffered by his best friend, he began to study various curses and how to break them.

hearing that, all the guests present were immediately shocked.magic was a very feared thing and was considered heretical at that time.

"who dares to secretly learn magic in this kingdom!" the king's shout made all the guests present increasingly shrivel their guts.

there is no answer. everything is just silent, no one dares to make a sound, while the lord han still waits for permission from the king's majesty to check the condition of the pan.

"sorry, my lord, should not the king be suspicious of the lord han himself? only he said that the prince was exposed to the influence of magic even without checking it first. lest this be the work of the lord han himself." seduced madam ok.

"right, how can you say that the prince was struck by magic, master han?" ask king.

"because I knew his characteristics very well. I had seen him directly meninmpa on my own friend.namin unfortunately at that time I did not recognize the signs, so I was late to save him."

again there was a sigh of breath held in all corners of the room.

" and... who is this friend of Mr. Han?" continue the king.

" nobleman kim ki soon." said master han briefly.

"noble kim ki soon." he muttered, "the bodyguard, immediately caught the widow of the kim nobleman and kept her two daughters from escaping!" continued the king did not stall for time directly ordering the guards to arrest the madam ok.

dozens of front row guards were immediately moved to catch the madam ok, but it turns out that the madam is ok already preparing in advance what steps to do in case of unwanted things.

with a little trick of using a gas bomb, madam Ok ran away while her two daughters, sangmin and jihwa remained inside the hall.

" mama! don't leave us!" yell sangmin and jihwa.

the guards coughed at the smell of the gas, their eyes were sore and sure enough, madam ok was no longer there. All the guests who came were immediately horrified and frightened. even the king's majesty can't do anything. he has lost his mistress ok.