Every time Cheoljong thinks he finally understands his wife, she proves him completely wrong. He thought that he had figured out why the Queen was so upset with her pregnancy news the first time: the male part of her personality from those times was afraid to lose himself inside a pregnant woman’s body. Both Cheoljong and Soyong thought that Bong Hwan was happy to go home before labor (an opportunity Soyong was a bit jealous of when she felt the full force of her first contractions).
The second pregnancy announcement goes about as well as the first. This time, the royal physician, maids and Head Eunuch are cautious with their congratulations to the royal couple. They wait for Soyong’s reaction and it is as bad as before. Her sulking facial expression says it all.
Tears almost drop from her eyes as she mumbles “Again? Why now…?”
Everyone except for the King decides it is better to leave the Queen’s chambers. Cheoljong is the only one brave enough to stay and try to calm down the oncoming tempest.
He has no such luck as Soyong promptly kicks him out.
“It’s all your fault!” she yells before she closes the doors to her room.
After letting the news settle in Soyong’s mind, Cheoljong decides to carefully ask why she was upset this time. He considers many different reasons, but he doesn’t expect an answer like the one he receives.
“But we only started to be so close…Why now…It’s too soon…It’s your fault…” Soyong manages out between sobs. Cheoljong instantly regrets laughing at her explanation, as it only upsets Soyong more. Her pregnancy hormones have already amplified her moody nature. She hits his shoulder (quite painfully), but he is just relieved to finally know what was upsetting her.
The following night Cheoljong assuages her worries – three times in fact (not that he was keeping count or anything). But the very next morning, Court Lady Choi’s strict glare promises him that she’ll make sure this was the last time he and Soyong were intimate during this pregnancy.
For the following months, Soyong and Cheoljong have to be creative. They frequently disappear from their attendants, use cryptic language in their letters, and meet each other in secret places. They take advantage of the spacious palace with its many empty and forgotten-about rooms.
The royal couple even seeks out the help of others in their endeavor to find a private moment together. Cheoljong asks his brother and Director Hong while Soyong bribes a couple of maids and eunuchs. Her way was preferable, because at least their attendants wouldn’t dare to make fun of her. That wasn’t the case for Prince Yeongpeong and Director Hong however. Mocking Cheoljong for not having enough power to confront Court Lady Choi was their favorite pastime these days.
Court Lady Choi was a serious rival, as she even catches them red-handed a few times and figures out the code in their letters and secret gestures. She recruits the Head Eunuch to keep proper tabs on the King’s whereabouts. The poor eunuch had previously thought that there was nothing more anxiety-inducing than to be between the Grand Queen Dowager and the King, as they both scared him to death. But Court Lady Choi was something else, and he grew more fearful of her than of his King.
After months of sneaking around, the Queen’s pregnancy finally comes to an end and she gives birth to their child. Now their adorable daughter is outdoors for the first time, as the royal family sits in their favorite pavilion by the lake. After a long and difficult labor, Soyong wasn’t able to leave her bedchambers for a few days after giving birth to their daughter. Cheoljong is happy to see her outside and relieved to see some color back on her cheeks.
Cheoljong rocks their baby princess in his arms as he hums a melody for her to sleep. The little prince is also with them. He has missed his mother so much that he cannot take a single step away from her since they arrived in the pavilion. He is already old enough to form short sentences and is in the middle of telling his mother about a large bug he found in the garden yesterday.
“It was this big,” his son exclaims, spreading his arms wide. Cheoljong doubts that bugs that big even exist, but he supposes children exaggerate everything and have a different sense of perspective. Nonetheless, Soyong plays along, opening her mouth in shock and clutching at her chest.
“Don’t you want to meet your sister?” Soyong asks carefully. The prince looks shy at her question. He has not looked at his father with the princess in his arms the whole time they were there.
“Alright,” the prince says quietly. He takes his mother’s hand and they get up and walk to where Cheoljong is seated. Soyong sits beside the King and places the prince on her lap. Cheoljong turns his arms a bit so they can take a closer look at the sleeping princess. The movement disturbs her sleep and she opens her eyes and bursts out crying.
“She hates me!” the prince concludes with disappointment and starts crying as well. “Why does she hate me?”
Soyong and Cheoljong only exchange smiles for a moment before trying to calm down their children. They try to explain to the young prince that his sister cries all the time now, but it doesn’t mean she hates anyone. He doesn’t know yet that when they grow older, his sister will become a real nightmare for him – teasing him for no reason other than that she likes to get a rise out of him. But at the end of the day, all the members of this strange family love and cherish each other. No matter how many times they argue and misunderstand each other, they always find a way to be together as a family.
nighttypemeru on Chapter 5Tue 18 May 2021 10:08PM UTC
This is cuteeeee
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OrlaDark on Chapter 5Wed 19 May 2021 07:52PM UTC
They are cute, cute strange family 🙂
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goldensoul93 on Chapter 5Tue 18 May 2021 10:19PM UTC
I’d love to read this for longer than four Chapters, but thanks a lot! I am so happy to know that there will be more stories, you write wonderful! good luck!
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OrlaDark on Chapter 5Wed 19 May 2021 07:53PM UTC
Thank you!
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farrah on Chapter 5Wed 19 May 2021 12:38PM UTC
love it 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
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OrlaDark on Chapter 5Wed 19 May 2021 07:54PM UTC
Thank you for your comment!
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juyeonjang88 on Chapter 5Wed 19 May 2021 12:59PM UTC
Thank you for this!! I’ve been patiently waiting for tour updates and looking forward to your other stories as well ♥️
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OrlaDark on Chapter 5Wed 19 May 2021 07:54PM UTC
I hope I won’t disappoint! Thank you!
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ajwsashim on Chapter 5Wed 19 May 2021 02:42PM UTC
GAHAHAHAH I love how everyone is scared of court lady choi! Thank you so much for this story, it’s heartwarming! Hopefully you can write more in the future;)
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OrlaDark on Chapter 5Wed 19 May 2021 07:56PM UTC
Court Lady Choi is the best and while she nagging, everyone still love her. Thanks for your comment.
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YozoraHaru on Chapter 5Thu 20 May 2021 05:13PM UTC
It’s SO SWEET!
Thnx for the closure fic!🥰🥰🥰
It’s great how you emphasize one of the values from the canon which is proper communication by making honesty and understanding the focus of this fic, an examplary marriage where the couple actually relate their worries and wishes with one another instead of stewing in their own assumptions and anxiety^^
The world would be much better if there were more couples who can maintain this value married or not🧐
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OrlaDark on Chapter 5Thu 20 May 2021 08:22PM UTC
Come to think about it, BH saying that marriage rely on misunderstanding is so wrong. Misunderstanding almost got SY and BH killed a few times! So I think in relationships understanding and talk things out is very important.
Thank you for feedback!
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Lin92 on Chapter 5Thu 20 May 2021 10:55PM UTC
Wow, this is a good story and really sweet..
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OrlaDark on Chapter 5Fri 21 May 2021 10:43PM UTC
I’m glad you like it, thank you!
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Ukhoehong on Chapter 5Fri 21 May 2021 08:11AM UTC
It’s beautiful. Thank you!
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OrlaDark on Chapter 5Fri 21 May 2021 10:43PM UTC
Thank you for feedback!
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Lin92 on Chapter 5Fri 21 May 2021 10:43AM UTC
We will wait your new fanfiction author-nim..fighting👍
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OrlaDark on Chapter 5Fri 21 May 2021 10:42PM UTC
Thank you! I hope you will like new stories as well.
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stickypearls on Chapter 5Mon 24 May 2021 10:42AM UTC
“For the following months, Soyong and Cheoljong have to be creative. They frequently disappear from their attendants, use cryptic language in their letters, and meet each other in secret places. They take advantage of the spacious palace with its many empty and forgotten-about rooms.” Lol, I love that they have to sneak around to avoid the fearsome Court Lady Choi!
Very appropriate and cute ending! Great work, and I look forward to your future fics as well.
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OrlaDark on Chapter 5Thu 27 May 2021 10:24PM UTC
CLC can be very intimidating. CJ and SY like kids, want to be parents, but also want to have fun.
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wonderer on Chapter 5Mon 24 May 2021 03:19PM UTC
Ahhhh we needed to see this in the drama! I imagined Soyong having this dilemma over who the King actually chose had the drama explored a bit more with the aftemath of it all. This fic satisfied that particular frustration XD
You’ve done a really great job. Kudos!
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OrlaDark on Chapter 5Thu 27 May 2021 10:26PM UTC
Thank you so much, it means a lot! I see it as missing part of show. I’m sure SY would tell CJ about BH, because living with lies isn’t for her. She tried kill herself because her life was a lie, so I can’t see how she would stay queit on this dilema.
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mschls on Chapter 5Sun 30 May 2021 08:54PM UTC
I love this! And i would love to read more of our king and queen hope you’ll work on it. Thank you so much ❤️
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OrlaDark on Chapter 5Fri 04 Jun 2021 09:33PM UTC
Thank you! I’m working on several new stories about them, I hope I’ll update soon.
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jeonalisha on Chapter 5Sun 30 May 2021 08:58PM UTC
This is so cute! I honestly would want to see more of soyong and the king together because the ending didn’t give justice to both and I feel like they have more potential. Them being playful and ofc with their kids (I hope you write a fic abt that) overall this is on top of my list for mr queen fics!
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OrlaDark on Chapter 5Fri 04 Jun 2021 09:32PM UTC
More interactions with little prince will be in next story. And maybe more kids. We were so robbed with YongBeom scenes so I need to write something to feel satisfied.
Thank you for your feedback!
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ddu_ddu on Chapter 5Mon 31 May 2021 03:32AM UTC
Awww! This is too cute!! Can’t believe I’m so late at reading this… Waiting for your next fic ^^
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OrlaDark on Chapter 5Fri 04 Jun 2021 09:30PM UTC
Thank you! And I’m waiting for your next update ^_^
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Alice Dee on Chapter 5Mon 07 Mar 2022 09:33PM UTC
WOW!!
Even Cheoljong afraid of Choi Sanggung 😂
I love this sweet weird family…
Thank you for this short story ❤
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OrlaDark on Chapter 5Mon 07 Mar 2022 10:07PM UTC
Everyone are afraid of CLC 😂
Thank you for reading ❤
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Ms b on Chapter 5Tue 10 May 2022 09:08AM UTC
Now, this is the perfect ending. This basically wraps up the loosely tied last scene in the series. Thanks for writing and articulating the ending i have in mind.
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OrlaDark on Chapter 5Tue 10 May 2022 09:54AM UTC
Unexpected comment under old work, thank you for reading and writing the comment! <3
I love the ending and their final hug and bright smiles, but I missed them talking about BH so there won't be any misunderstanding in the future. So this work was created and I'm glad it's close to what you had in mind.