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The guards were busy going around, some surrounding the palace and some rushing to find the outside of the palace. The Crown Prince looked pale as he led his army in search of his wife outside the palace. He looked angry and angry.
“Did you manage to find any clues from the Crown Princess residence?”
“No, Your Grace. However, I found blood spots from inside the residence of Her Royal Highness Crown Princess.”
“Blood?” The Crown Prince is getting more upset.
Eunuch Hyun agreed. Shortly after, a bodyguard seemed to rush towards the Crown Prince.
“Jeoha, on the west side of the palace, looks as if it shows the way to the outside of the palace. Does Your Majesty want to check it out further?”
The Crown Prince looked a little bright. “Soon send troops, follow the trail of that blood.”
THE TEMPORARY RESIDENCE OF PRINCE YUNTI
“How long was it?”
“Please be patient, Your Majesty. Her Highness the Crown Princess is on her way here. You better wait inside.”
Yunti. He was not patient enough to be able to casually wait inside the house. A minute later, the Crown Princess's captive troupe arrived. They carried a cart containing Hwa Ryong inside. Yunti rushed over. He immediately unbinds the rope that tightly binds the sack that envelops Hwa Ryong's body.
The exhausted and air-deprived Hwa Ryong fainted inside the sack. Yunti immediately carried him in the chest. Just as he was moving in, one of his subordinates in charge of guarding the movement of the palace ran over. “I'm sorry, Your Grace. However, the palace guards were rushing towards here.”
“What? How can?”
At the same time, his eyes involuntarily caught the bloodstains on the back of the wagon which then seemed to make a trace on the ground. Then he turned his gaze towards Hwa Ryong's hand which was still tightly bound but bleeding heavily. Yunti grunting.
“Quick remove his blood trail!”
“Good, Your Highness.”
THE ROAD TO YUNTI RESIDENCE
The Crown Prince stopped and dismounted from his horse, as he realized that the trail of blood stopped halfway. The group of guards following behind came to a halt. Eunuch Hyun walked over towards the Crown Prince.
“The trace just got here, Your Highness. Now, what should we do?”
The Crown Prince fell silent. “I think I know where this trail leads.” He then, riding his horse again and quickly led his horse away.
THE TEMPORARY RESIDENCE OF PRINCE YUNTI
“Have you lost your mind?” sneak Hwa Ryong as soon as he woke up from his stupor. “You can lose your life if this is heard in the palace.”
Yunti just fell silent. He wrapped the wound on Hwa Ryong's hand gently.
“Take me to the palace. I will confess that I escaped from the palace, so you do not need to get involved in anything.” Hwa Ryong proposed suddenly.
Yunti shook his head, continuing by pouring the medicinal herbs into the cup. He thrust the cup, but Hwa Ryong denied it until it fell and spilled on the floor. Yunti gasped in surprise.
“Listen to me. You may hate me, but I don't hate you. You are my best friend. I can't let you get hurt because of me.”
Just now Yunti wanted to ambush, when then one of his subordinates knocked on the door and charged in. “Yang Mulia. There is a problem outside.”
Hwa Ryong captures the message intent of Yunti's subordinates. He also walked to the door. However, Yunti immediately catches Hwa Ryong's body and holds him to the bed. “Is there anyone outside? Hold that the Crown Princess does not go anywhere.” Simultaneously with his words, a few Qing-dressed maidservants walked into the room. Two people held onto Hwa Ryong's hands tightly, while Yunti stepped out. However, Hwa Ryong did not give up. He shouted to the Crown Prince. “Yoon Oppa! Yoon Oppa!” call him, however, one of the maids started to tie his mouth.
MEANWHILE
The Crown Prince could hear a faint scream from inside the house. But there was nothing he could do, the guards of the Qing Dynasty stood guard to prevent him from entering. The bodyguard he brought was not comparable to the bodyguards he had in the house. His heart is like breaking into pieces. Yunti met him shortly afterwards with a few bodyguards behind him.
“Didn't you feel that it's too late to visit someone else's residence, Your Majesty?” yunti.
The Crown Prince snorted. “Then you, do you think the act of kidnapping someone else's wife is polite?”
“No need to pretend, I know you kidnapped my wife.”
“You mean, Crown Princess?” Yunti looked surprised.
“I've been friends with you long enough, to be able to tell if you're lying or not. So, don't play me.”
Yunti laughing. “For what am I lying? I didn't kidnap your wife.”
“Stop, I said. Stop lying to me!” shouted the Crown Prince, furious.
“To be honest, I never considered the Crown Princess as your wife.”
The Crown Prince sighed. “It's enough, Yunti-ah. I know you hate me, but not me. Stop all this, before you get hurt yourself.”
Yunti fell silent, then chuckled. “What the hell is this, why are your sentences so the same?”
“Let go of him.”
Yunti stopped laughing. “Then, show me the proof. Show proof that the Crown Princess is indeed here. You know exactly, the territorial rule between the Qing Dynasty and Joseon. You can't just enter the Qing Dynasty's embassy territory.”
“What rules are important now?” said the Crown Prince, advancing. However, the Qing bodyguards directly pointed the sword towards his neck. Making the palace guards guarding behind gasp and instantly pulled out his sword.
“You can choose to die here and the relationship between Qing and Joseon is destroyed or return to the palace. If I were in your position, I would choose to return to the palace, because to be honest I wasn't messing around. I could have killed you here without caring about the good relationship between Qing and Joseon. But since I remember our friendship first, that's why I still gave you the chance to choose.”
“Do not make me laugh.”
The Crown Prince started fighting the Qing guards, but unfortunately the Crown Prince's side was outnumbered. Everything looks overwhelmed. Eunuch Hyun pulled the Crown Prince back. “Jeoha, we can't fight them now. They're too many.”
The Crown Prince looked around him. One by one his guards were overthrown by Yunti's bodyguards. He sighs. He has no other choice. “Alright, we retreat.”
The Crown Prince's entourage also withdrew. Yunti who was observing from inside the fence smiled winning.
THE INNER PALACE
“It's been two days, is there still no news about Crown Princess?”
“Pardon me, Jeohna.”
The Queen who sat on the throne to the right of the King let out a long sigh. She wiped her tears that had been flowing since. “What really happened? How could a Crown Princess be kidnapped inside the palace?”
“Pardon me, Your Majesty.”
The Crown Prince who was also sitting on the left throne next to the King could only sit speechless. He began sending spies or soldiers to enter the Yunti residence, but no one made it back. He looks so frustrated.
“You and your wife must be very worried about the Crown Princess, Minister Shim. I, as a king, feel ill at heart to look after my own son-in-law. I was so ashamed as besan. Forgive me for being negligent and letting this happen.”
“Hamba was so moved to hear His Majesty's words. However, this was not the fault of His Majesty. So, don't blame yourself, Jeohna. Servant herself, will fight and mobilize an army of servants to find Her Highness Crown Princess.”
“Yes, you're right. There is no point in regretting at a time like this. We must find the Crown Princess immediately. Right, right, Crown Prince?”
The Crown Prince could only nod, saddened. He felt so ashamed as a husband.
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" Tears are words that cannot be expressed. "
paulo Coelho
The King of Joseon's Throne