
Kyuhyun entered the house feeling a little disappointed, all this time he was always proud of living in his father's residence. Although Kyuhyun already had a private residence as a result of his job as the King's bodyguard, he still wanted to stay with his role model father.
But today the disappointment made him a little reluctant to enter, even though his father always advised Kyuhyun to always be loyal to the King. But in fact the King himself suspects his father, and inexplicably Kyuhyun believes the King is not wrong to suspect his father. Kyuhyun still remembered the last conversation he had with his father and increasingly made him sure that his father this time took the wrong path.
The house was very busy when Kyuhyun first entered, some servants went back and forth to prepare the best food that could be made, some palace servants also helped. It could be understood that the person who came even if only briefly was an important person from the Yuan empire. It was this envoy who would carry the official permission of the Yuan emperor regarding the would-be crown princess. For the Kim minister to entertain and take heart this envoy could be a shortcut for the Kim minister to thwart the Queen's choice of the crown princess candidate.
Given that Kyuhyun could only sigh softly, though, his father really wanted to put all his sons into the minister and did not want the south to seize the position that had been prepared for a long time by the Kim minister.
As he was about to enter his father's room, Kyuhyun's steps came to a halt as the sound of laughter broke the silence earlier.
"I'm sure the messenger will be pleased with the gift I gave. After all there is my favorite giseng there that will certainly easily comply with my desire to destroy the welcoming party later in the palace." The speech successfully made Kyuhyun round his eyes in disbelief, that voice was his father's voice.
"You are great Hyung, once in a while Your Majesty must be taught a lesson to better appreciate us who have supported whatever his decision." This time his uncle's voice made Kyuhyun clench his hands tightly, with Kyuhyun's broad steps leaving his father's residence.
All was clear enough for Kyuhyun, and this time Kyuhyun could not just turn a blind eye because his father's plan could have jeopardized the King's credibility in the eyes of Yuan's emissary.
The problem is that Kyuhyun also doesn't want anything to happen that could harm his father. Kyuhyun loved his father. Kyuhyun had to tell Hagi, Kyuhyun knew Hagi was a smart person he definitely knew the best way without harming anyone.
When Kyuhyun returned to the place where Hagi was hiding, Hagi was gone.
"Did she go back to the brothel? I have to go there now." Without thinking twice Kyuhyun left his home area.
****
The sound of Gayageum filled the entire house, some of the servants were amazed by the game of Gayageum which is now being played by Hagi. Hagi's charismatic face sometimes makes people at the residence Park minister forget if Hagi is a woman, all young servants until his initial fall in love with Hagi, if only Ma's aunt hadn't told him the truth, maybe the maid at the Park minister's residence had made a group of lovers for Hagi but Hagi actually enjoyed it to get her used to it.
The new thing the waiters always look forward to is when Hagi teaches their young miss Park Hyunmie to play Gayageum because they can see and hear how great Hagi is playing Gayageum. Like now everyone was busy staring at Hagi who was playing and occasionally giving directions to Hyunmie.
"Well..they if together really mismatched couples huh? It's a pity that Hagi is a woman." A few servants started gossiping when they saw how suitable and familiar Hagi and Hyunmie were.
"But aren't you wondering what Hagi looks like when she wears a girl's outfit?" The other waiter returned asking a question that made all giggle amused. During this time even the whole house really considered Hagi a man because never once had anyone seen him dressed as a woman. What else if you were practicing sword with Park Jung so, it was definitely all cheering happily to see the two.
The whispers finally annoyed Hyunmie who was still seriously paying attention to Hagi, Hyunmie looked at the servants curious what made her servants always excited, he said, hyunmie's gaze suddenly made the group of servants leave the side yard which had been used to play Gayageum Hyunmie as soon as possible. Hyunmie could only raise her eyebrows in surprise.
"What's Miss Hyun?" Hagi's words suddenly made Hyunmie look at Hagi annoyed.
"Hey, I told you to call me Hyunmie. You're not a waitress here anymore, you're my friend now." Hagi smiled amusedly when he saw Hyunmie who was still grumbling a bit.
Hagi was happy among the many similarities he saw in the Joseon era, only Hyunmielah was truly similar to someone in the future. Precisely his own best friend and uniquely they have the same clan and name, more surprising again their nature is almost the same until sometimes Hagi often forget if the two are different people.
"Sorry, I'm not used to it. My foster parents are still servants here." Hyunmie exhaled a slow breath.
"Actually Ma's aunt and uncle could already make money on their own without the help of my parents. But they themselves still want to serve here. So they don't count as low-level servants. To my parents my aunt and uncle Ma were like confidants. So don't ever go down again, you understand?" Hagi returned a sweet smile to Hyunmie, making Hyunmie anxious and pinched Hagi's cheek slowly.
"Yes!!!! Why do you rarely smile like this? You know, you're so sweet to smile like this. Aigooo I'm sure you'd be a snatch if you'd just wear a pretty outfit like this one." Hagi rubbed his cheeks slowly, then smiled slightly. He is not unwilling, it's just that promnight while in college used to still traumatize him.
His gifts and emails are attacked by the sudden fans that he has, his life is a little disturbed with some namja who secretly take his photo.
Not that Hagi is too confident, in the future it is so complicated, what else if here.
"I thought you were on Hagi_ssi duty?" The words immediately made Hagi and Hyunmie stare at the outside of the veranda. There was already Kyuhyun who was staring resentfully at Hagi. Since then Kyuhyun was busy looking for Hagi and it turns out that Hagi was engrossed in making out with other people's fiancees. Kyuhyun walked slowly while still staring at Hagi sharply, Hagi and Hyunmie's interaction this time was too excessive and it obviously made Kyuhyun angry, because Kyuhyun had seen Hagi and Hyunmie together since then, it was exactly when Hagi and Hyunmie started to stop playing Gayageum.
Seeing Kyuhyun who was still staring at Hagi angrily Hyunmie finally put up a body in front of Hagi who was still confused by Kyuhyun's anger.
"Kyuhyun_ssi don't be angry, I asked him to come here. Anyway I heard he's still in his fucking infancy." Hyunmie pleaded with Kyuhyun slowly which made Kyuhyun tighten his jaw even more.
"All I know is that His Majesty is giving him a Mission, isn't that Hagi_ssi?" Hagi who was still confused finally realized something with a little bit of a stretch and endured the pain that slowly appeared Hagi came forward to the side until now parallel to Hyunmie. Then looked at Kyuhyun with a slanted smile.
"You take it easy Kyuhyun_ssi this mission is not only me doing but also still Nam Young, and His Majesty himself did not ask us to work for a day overnight without rest." Kyuhyun was ready to return Hagi's words when Hyunmie held back Kyuhyun's words.
"From that there is a need for what are you here Kyuhyun_ssi? Is there a message for me?" Hyunmie's successful remarks made Kyuhyun look at Hyunmie and slowly Kyuhyun's gaze softened in contrast to Kyuhyun's previous gaze on Hagi. Kyuhyun sighed softly then took out a letter from the pocket of his arm.
"I was ordered directly by His Majesty to deliver this letter to you." Kyuhyun gave Hyunmie the letter and then looked back at Hagi.
"Are you still going to be here?" Kyuhyun's words successfully made Hagi snort in annoyance.
"He'll stay here Kyuhyun_ssi, he's my friend." The words successfully made Kyuhyun look back at Hagi partly, while Hagi just smiled triumphantly at Kyuhyun.
"I..this...is Your Majesty sure about this?" Hyunmie's words succeeded in making Hagi and Kyuhyun focus on Hyunmie again, while Hagi looked at the letter that was still in Hyunmie's hands.
"Yes, Your Majesty is hoping that you can participate in the Yuan envoy's welcome." Hyunmie paled then looked at Hagi in fear.
"But I'm not very good at playing Gayageum yet." Hagi pulled the letter that was now in Hyunmie's hands and read it.
"Why did His Majesty tell him so suddenly?" Kyuhyun who had wanted to protest because Hagi took the letter from Hyunmie frowned in surprise, because Hagi's expression seemed like something strange was happening now.
"I suggested to His Majesty, after all I knew Hyunmie was adept at playing Gayageum I had heard it firsthand. So why be afraid?" Hyunmie sighed in frustration then looked at Hagi almost crying.
"Have you ever seen Hyunmie play Gayageum?" Hagi asked annoyedly at Kyuhyun who looked wrong and then cleared his throat.
"I've never seen it in person but__" Kyuhyun's remark was cut off when Hyunmie frustratedly looked at Kyuhyun annoyed.
"What you heard is it's not my game but Hagi's game." The words made Kyuhyun surprised instead of playing.
"What's? You gotta be kidding me?" Hagi and Hyunmie could only shake in frustration.
"It looks like you have to learn as much as Hyunmie can." Hagi's words succeeded in making Hyunmie slow. Kyuhyun was still staring at Hagi in disbelief, which was really not enough with his expertise in various fields in the military? Not to mention the intelligence of Hagi that even His Majesty himself acknowledged. Now even Hagi excels at playing musical instruments? Kyuhyun felt defeated now.
Kyuhyun's daydream was caved when Hagi waved his hand on Kyuhyun's face.
"I'm calling you, don't you hear me?" While Kyuhyun was stunned by the sight of Hagi in front of him, he had often looked at Hagi and again Kyuhyun was always sedated with Hagi's bright brown eyes. But Kyuhyun quickly cleared his throat and then turned away for a while and looked back at Hagi flat.
"What's wrong?" Kyuhyun's words were still cold, making Hagi upset again.
"There's something I want to talk to you about." Kyuhyun looked at Hyunmie who was back trying to play her GayaGeum then looked at Hagi who turned serious.
Hagi and Kyuhyun walked out of the residence of Park's minister and went to a tavern, no one started a conversation the two were still busy ordering food and eating when the order came, no one started, several times Hagi was stunned every time Kyuhyun gave a side dish of his bowl. Hagi tilted his head in wonder. Wasn't Kyuhyun still mad at him for getting too close to Hyunmie? Why is it good to come back now? Hagi even thought Kyuhyun was romantic by watching what he ate. After finishing Kyuhyun looked at Hagi as he normally would, friendly.
"So what do you want to talk about?" Hagi took a breath then refocused on his goal of talking to Kyuhyun.
"Why? Why did you ask Raja for Hyunmie to play Gayageum in the welcome later? I know the reason is not as shallow as you said just now, right? Do you know anything." Kyuhyun exhaled softly, he seemed to think and then tried to look at Hagi in focus.
"Please promise me one thing before I tell you." Hagi frowned.
"What?"
"Whatever happens, I beg you not to harm anyone." Hagi let out a slow breath, he understood what Kyuhyun meant.
"But you know it's impossible, right?" Kyuhyun looked at Hagi grimly, he really expected a lot from Hagi, because Kyuhyun himself felt deadlocked right now.
"Please, I know you're smarter than I am. So please think of the best way for all this." Hagi slashed his breath softly, damn it with intelligence and everyone who believed in him.
"Well shall I try, so what do you know?" Kyuhyun breathed a little.
"My father intended to destroy the welcoming party in the palace for Yuan's envoy, nor did I know it turned out that father had a favorite giseng in Young ae's mistress's Embroidery house, either, my dad said he'd make his favorite gang mess up later, about Hyunmie I purposely did it so that dad would rethink to mess up the party because there was a prospective son-in-law who participated even though I wasn't sure it would be effective." Hagi groaned in frustration, for these few days Hagi tried hard to find something suspicious in the brothel and all looked fine. If what Kyuhyun said is true, it could be that the giseng has not acted. It turns out that the King's suspicion is proven, if there is a possibility that Kim's minister will mess up at the welcoming event through the Gisengs. And that was the reason why Hagi was always at Young Ae's mistress's brothel.
"What else?" Kyuhyun looked frustrated but tried to continue.
"Dad worked with some eunuchs to exchange some of the King's lands for father's behalf to give as a gift to Yuan's emissaries if they would oppose the crown princess's candidacy." Hagi growled angrily then quickly Kyuhyun clasped Hagi's hand then looked at Hagi full of supplications.
"I beg you to promise me. About the land I've talked to Hyung so that if all is finished the land will again be in the name of the King." Hagi slashed his breath slowly, there was at least a way out for that.
"Alright, all we have to do for now is find out who Giseng your father meant and then replace him as soon as possible before the event gets closer." Kyuhyun nodded in agreement as Hagi began to make suggestions,
Hagi cleared his throat as Kyuhyun still clasped his hands making Kyuhyun pull his hands nervously.
"I'm sorry I forgot." Both of them start to awkward things like this also often happen to both of them if they are accidentally in physical contact and inexplicably Kyuhyun feels he is starting to go crazy because he feels a little strange to Hagi until someone sits at the side Hagi hurry.
"Magically there's a problem in the brothel." Nam young was breathing irregularly beside Hagi who was looking at him in surprise.
"What do you mean?"
"You better see for yourself." After saying that, the three of them immediately ran towards Young Ae's mistress's brothel.
****
Hagi looks very angry when he reached the brothel of Young Ae's mistress, all the Giseng who served as dancers for the reception of Yuan's messenger was stricken with hives, Kyuhyun did not even think his father had started to act.
"We're late." Hagi growled furiously and then tried to meet Young Ae's mistress who fortunately did not get hives.
"What's really going on?" Madam Young ae gave the medicine she had just obtained from the healer to some Gisengs sadly. He was afraid that the King would be angry with him.
"I don't know, when they got home from the market they were still fine. But when practicing they start to itch." Young-ae Madam explained while almost crying, making Hagi not have the heart to ask more.
"Calm down, Your Majesty must understand. There are people who really want this show ruined." Hagi tried to calm down Young Ae's mistress then looked at Nam young and Kyuhyun together.
"Nam Young is securing the Embroidery home right now. Don't let anyone leave before you check. Kyuhyun_ssi can you help Nam young?" Kyuhyun nodded then followed Nam Young who had already left first.
"Hagi_sat... The thing is the healer said they will not recover in a week, while the show is only 5 days away. How'this?" Hagi bit his lips confused he also did not know how to. The problem to retrain the other Gisengs took quite a long time. Hagi looked at all the Gisengs who were still crying and complaining of hives, his eyes finding something awkward.
"Mrs Young ae can we talk to you for a minute?" Hagi pulled Madam Young ae into the backyard then whispered softly to Madame Young ae.
"What's? You sure?" Hagi nodded then whispered back, this time Young Madam ae looked at Hagi in suspense.
"You can see you've just made a decision how? We don't have much time, madam." Lady Young ae looked frustrated but then nodded resignedly.
"But if anything happens you'll have to help me." Hagi nodded happily.
Kyuhyun and Nam young finished detaining everyone in the brothel, there was nothing suspicious at all they had also checked them one-on-one but it did not produce results to make Hagi again groan angrily.
"Then what now? Did we report this to the King?" Hagi let out a slow breath he did not know what he was going to do right or wrong but there was no other choice.
"Report everything that happened today, but tell the King not to worry. I have other plans." Kyuhyun and Nam young looked at each other then looked at the curious Hagi.
"Look at it later." Hagi smiled obliquely, again there was something that her mother taught her that was useful in this era for her.
Kyuhyun and Hagi went hand in hand, after the problem at the brothel was over the two decided to go home together, while Nam Young stayed on guard there, both of them just silent for different reasons, and the two of them were silent, occasionally Kyuhyun looked at Hagi who several times frowned thinking.
"Sorry, it must have gotten harder for you after I begged you." Hagi looked at Kyuhyun then shook his head.
"No, don't think too much. You just focus on looking after His Majesty. His noble enemy is not just one but many." Kyuhyun took a slow breath and nodded.
It didn't feel like the two were almost at the residence of Park's minister, but the two stopped when they saw Hyunmie with someone at the gate, Hagi smiled happily when he saw Kim Jong Seo finally he was able to meet a person similar to his oppa Yesung. Hagi was ready to approach as Kyuhyun held back Hagi's steps.
"Let them both. They were very difficult to meet because Hyung was very busy. Hyunmie must be happy to meet her future fiance." Kyuhyun stared softly at the two, unaware of Hagi's surprised expression but eventually Kyuhyun stared at Hagi partially.
"Why? You think I'm Hyunmie's fiancee?" Hagi again could only open his mouth in surprise.
"But not you?" Kyuhyun immediately smothered Hagi's mouth.
"Don't say it, it's inappropriate. I knew it would be like this anyway." Kyuhyun turned around leaving Hagi who was still shocked and confused by everything that happened.
"But Kyuhyun was supposed to be married to Hyunmie? Wait why is it so weird? Kim Jong Seo is supposed to be married to a woman surnamed Shin? Isn't it surnamed Park?"
Hagi spoke to himself in frustration, during this time Hagi did not expect much from Kyuhyun because Hagi knew in the historical order of the Kim family, Kyuhyun was indeed married to Hyunmie. Why did you marry Kim Jong Seo.
Hagi's head suddenly dizzy his intelligent brain like a dead end, it seems like something is wrong, or could this be his task as well?
Hagi seemed to be getting fed up with all this.
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