Sakura's Petals
Storms
THE GASEBO PALACE GARDEN
After months of living in Joseon secretly, Prince Yunti came to officially greet the King as a representative of the Qing Dynasty. The arrival of Prince Yunti was a precious moment for both countries. Because unlike usual, Qing sent his prince directly and was not an ordinary envoy. Moreover, Prince Yunti who was the future Emperor Qing's candidate. The King and Prince Yunti were discussing about the politics of the two countries, then suddenly Prince Yunti was discussing about the Crown Princess.
“Ya, right. The Joseon royal family just got a new member of the family. Sorry if I didn't tell the Emperor this good news soon. I hope you guys don't misunderstand me, recently there was some conflict in the area and it ate up all my attention.” said the King, while sitting in the gasebo of the palace garden, with Yunti sitting next to him.
“It's okay, Your Majesty. Of course Father, as a friend of His Majesty will understand.”
“Good.”
Yunti smiles. “Talking about this makes me curious who is the wife of His Highness Crown Prince.”
“Ah, true too. You're Crown Prince's childhood friend. Of course you're curious. I will specially introduce you to the Crown Princess, to make amends to the Qing Dynasty.”
“You are so good, Your Highness.”
King smiled. “So, what do you think of Joseon right now?”
“Joseon is already like a second home to me, Your Majesty.”
“Really? I never thought that you liked Joseon so much that you thought of it as your own home.”
“Not only the scenery, food, or clothes. The Joseon people are so fun too. Especially the women of Joseon, so I once thought how lucky if I was born here.”
“Ah, I think you're overreacting, Prince.”
Yunti. “No, I am not exaggerating.”
The king laughed, doubting.
“What Does Your Majesty want to see the proof?”
The king stopped laughing, feeling confused. “Proof?”
Yunti issued the Emperor's decree stating that Hwa Ryong was his fujin. The king accepted the scroll and began to read it. He was shocked when he read Shim Hwa Ryong's name written clearly in it. “It..”.
“Isn't her name so pretty? Shim Hwa Ryong.”
One word from Yunti is like beating the heart of the King.
“She is my fujin. I had long held feelings for her, for many years I had asked permission from Father to marry her. And finally, it was given to me. I am so impatient to officially marry her in a Joseon way, considering she is a Joseon girl, before then officially raising her in Qing.”
The king grew pale. “But..”.
At the same time, suddenly there was the sound of footsteps approaching. The Crown Princess' entourage came past the palace garden gasebo. Hwa Ryong saluted the King. However, how shocked he was, when he saw Yunti was next to the King. The King's feet began to tremble when he saw his son-in-law.
Yunti smiled slightly, as if she had been looking forward to this. Then, he acted confused. “Hwa Ryong?”
Hwa Ryong was silent.
Yunti looked towards the King. “Your Majesty, isn't the outfit he wears with the Joseon royal family?”
The king could only nod, slowly.
“But..” A second later, a voice full of anger came out from his mouth. “Does she Crown Princess Her Majesty mean?”
Yunti grunting. “Yes, of course. Servants never expected Joseon to act so cunningly towards the Qing Dynasty. How could His Majesty allow this unimaginable thing to happen? The servant's wife becomes the Crown Prince's wife? What is this bullshit? Qing Dynasty, especially me, the Fourteenth Prince will never forget the humiliation His Majesty gave me today.” Yunti breezed away while dragging Hwa Ryong away.
Dayang-dayang tried to protect their Crown Princess, but Prince Yunti's pull was too strong. The Crown Princess was dragged away in front of the ladies, bodyguards, and the King himself. The guards were about to chase, but the King forbade.
“Let them go.” Although the Crown Princess is a fujin though, Prince Yunti would not dare to take her out of Joseon, given the alliance between Joseon and the Qing Dynasty, the King thought as he massaged his dizzy temple.
Along the way, the maids and bodyguards stared at them with puzzled looks. A Qing-clothed man dragged the Crown Princess. After arriving near the palace gate, Yunti stopped.
Hwa Ryong immediately shook Yunti's hand. “What are you really doing?”
“Close with me.”
“Why should I follow you?”
“Because we love each other.”
Hwa Ryong gulped. “My feelings for you are long gone, Oppa. Let me go, leave Joseon, and find another girl better than me, who loves you more than I did. Can't you do it for me?”
Yunti grunting. “No, I will never be able to. Can't you understand? Every night, I can't sleep, worrying about you. Every morning, I'm always on your face in every face of the person I meet. In fact, at lunch, I missed your homemade cooking. Do you have the heart to keep me like this?”
Hwa Ryong was silent. “I'm sorry, Oppa. Really, I'm sorry. But please give up. If you really love me, you should be willing to let me go.”
Yunti sighed, frustrated. “I might go home without you today, but I promise I'll take you away, remember that.”
Hwa Ryong nodded back. “Oppa.”
However, Yunti had stepped away past the gate.
THE CROWN PRINCE'S RESIDENCE HALL
News that the Crown Princess had fujin status circulated quickly in the palace. However, the first person to know about it was the Crown Prince. He sighed quickly, upon hearing the news from his eunuch.
“I don't think it moves so fast.”
“What should we do now, Jeoha?” ask Eunuch Hyun, worried.
The Crown Prince seemed to be thinking hard.
THE CROWN PRINCESS'S RESIDENCE HALL
Hwa Ryong walked back to her residence alone, without any bodyguards or maids. Along the way, he could see the ladies until the palace officials talked about it from behind. He sighs.
As soon as he arrived, he sat on his throne deathly pale. His hands kept clenching, until his fingernails turned white.
______________________________________________
" I don't hate you, I love you, but loving you kills me. "
nikita G's
Overview of Hwa Ryong's Clothes when dragged