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THE TEMPORARY RESIDENCE OF PRINCE YUNTI
Three servants were busy dressing Hwa Ryong in her room at Yunti's house. One person decorated his hair, one person fixed his slanted ribbon, and the other was busy putting a blush on Hwa Ryong's face. Meanwhile, Hwa Ryong's mind drifted far away. He sat on his bed like a lifeless doll from the day Yunti expressed his feelings.
In front of him, Yunti observes him, full of affection. “You are so beautiful. My choice on the red flower pinch was not wrong. You are so beautiful that you can beat all the flowers in the garden Istana.” Hwa Ryong was silent. There was not a hint of joy on his face. Knowing that Hwa Ryong would not answer, Yunti continued, “after this, we will go home to your father and mother, uh, no, I mean, our father and mother. We'll greet them and tell them this joyous thing that you've agreed to our marriage. They will definitely be very happy.”
Hwa Ryong squeezes chimanya. Yes, Abeonim and Eomonni will definitely be very happy, he thought. But what about me? Is this decision right? All my life with Yunti, even though he was my best friend since childhood and my first ex-love, but will I be happy? There was not the slightest bit of love left that I could give him, not only me, he would suffer. Is this my destiny? Hwa Ryong held her head, dizzy.
Yunti's heart ached every time he saw Hwa Ryong look so sad and weak like this time. He was so sad to realize that all the suffering Hwa Ryong was going through right now, was all because of him. “Does anyone still hurt again?”
Trying to make Yunti's heart calm a little, Hwa Ryong smiled. “I just felt scared to see Abeonim and Eomonni after yesterday running away from home. I feel to be a very wicked child and unfilial to them.”
Yunti. “If you're still not ready, we can postpone it by a day. I don't want you to faint again like yesterday.”
Hwa Ryong immediately interrupted. “No, I'm fine. I was worried that they would get angry, but I also did not want to linger making them worry. I'm ready, let's go home.” take Hwa Ryong. If I retreat for another day, I don't know if I can maintain this intention of mine, he thought. It could be tonight I'll break the door or jump out the window and run away again.
“Alright.” reply Yunti, with worried fixed look.
“I'll have the gama carrier (straut) to walk quickly so you can get there soon and rest at home.”
ON MARKET
The Crown Prince rode his horse in the middle of the market. Eunuch Hyun who was not far behind caught up. “Jeoha, please stop and go get some rest. The soldiers will find him for His Majesty. Don't make the servant die prematurely out of worry, Your Majesty.”
“Have you forgotten my order not to call me that in public?”
Eunuch Hyun sighed. “Jeoha, that's not important anymore. Your Majesty didn't sleep all night, Your Majesty didn't have time for dinner either. His Majesty's body is born weak, if His Majesty continues this way, His Majesty can get sick.”
“If you do have a lot of time to be able to lecture me like this, take your time to help me, do you understand?” snapped the Crown Prince, frustrated. He started riding his horse again.
He searches for Hwa Ryong among the wilds of people in the market. The Crown Prince looked at the girls' faces one by one. Every now and then he had to get off the horse to make sure of the faces of some of the girls in the market. Not least, he received a snatch from the girl who did not want to be seen by the Crown Prince. He almost felt like giving up when he saw a palanquin so luxurious in front of him. There were eight bodyguards guarding the stretcher. Three servants walking not far from the palanquin. Also a young man who was almost the same age as himself, riding a horse which he later knew was a horse from China. The Crown Prince could not suppress his curiosity. He also led his horse closer.
The stretcher runs through the market. But when it almost got outside the market area, the stretcher stopped. The man riding the horse stopped and got off his horse, telling the gamma-bearer to lower his mark. The Crown Prince instantly stopped the pace of his horse and hid near the lush bushes.
“Are you okay, Hwa Ryong-ah?”
The heart of the Crown Prince seemed to jump when he heard the name of the person he loved called. Is it really my Hwa Ryong, he asked in his heart.
“Do we better go back?”
“Good, Your Majesty!” replied the guards in unison. Then the group left in a hurry. Her Majesty? The Crown Prince stared at their departure in surprise. Who was that man until his bodyguards called him that name?
The Crown Prince was about to rush forward, making sure Hwa Ryong who was in the palanquin was his Hwa Ryong when then Eunuch Hyun blocked his horse's path.
“Stop getting here, Your Grace. We can't let you harm yourself, Your Grace.”
The Crown Prince snorted. “I'll stop. But let me check this one time only.” The Crown Prince turned his horse to the side. But Eunuch Hyun was blocking him again.
“How dare you block me? Move now!”
Eunuch Hyun turned to the guards behind the Crown Prince. “Quick bring Your Majesty back to the palace.”
The guards began to approach. Some were holding the Crown Prince's horse from behind. Some were preparing from the side to pull the Crown Prince down. The Crown Prince immediately took his horse towards the stretcher.
The bodyguards who were standing guard near the stretcher, were immediately on standby as soon as they saw the Crown Prince. “Who are you?”
“I want to see who is in the stretcher, so get out of the way.”
The leader of the guards snorted. While the other guards were preparing to pull the sword from his back. “We can't let you just check. His Majesty has ordered us to protect this stretcher from anyone. So, hurry up before we hurt you.”
The Crown Prince sighed. “I command you one more time, step aside and let me see who is in that palanquin. Didn't you hear it?”
“We can't let that happen. We've asked for it carefully, so don't blame us if you're hurt.” The leader of the bodyguards began to point his sword towards the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince sighed. He got off his horse and began to draw a sword.
“I have also said my intentions politely to you, but you have given me no other choice.” The Crown Prince and the leader of the bodyguard fought. The other bodyguards were busy looking for an opening to attack the Crown Prince. But they were soon stopped by the Crown Prince's bodyguards who charged forward and attacked them. The bodyguards were also successfully paralysed, as well as their leaders.
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" You hugged me warmly and instantly I knew that you were my home. "
- NN
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