Soyong saw it many times while she was working at the Park estate: Yul Mu coming home from Oktajeong1Oktajeong is a kisaeng house. completely drunk with traces of rouge all over his collar and face. Her spies inside the kisaeng house told Soyong he always stayed longer than the other men, bragging to the women how great his life is going to be after all the misery he had endured. They said he acted as if he wanted to catch up on all his missed opportunities of a life of luxury all at once.
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Chapter 20: Walk Into the Darkness
Soyong nestles deeper into Wonbeom’s warm embrace, breathing in his scent, a comforting mix of jasmine and fir. Her back is pressed against his chest and he whispers into her ear about all the things he wishes for them to do together.
She feels safe. At peace. Loved.
Soyong wants the whole world to stop for a moment and let her capture everything about the love of her life to memory.
Her fate. Her husband. Her everything, alongside Hyun-ki.
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It is a rare sight for a queen to leave the palace in plain clothes and without a royal palanquin. In preparation to leave the palace incognito, Soyong chooses a simple chima1Chima – a skirt. and jeogori2Jeogori – is an upper garment. Also could be named dangui. in pale, unassuming colors. She wears simple makeup and her binyeo3Binyeo is a thick pin used to get married women’s hair in a hairdo. is plain with no unnecessary frills. Today she intends to visit a Buddhist temple outside of Hanyang4Hanyang was the capital and largest city in Joseon. It was the center of the country’s government and home to the royal family and high ministers. As a result, the city hosted a constant undercurrent of political intrigue between various factions vying for control of the government. Now it’s Seoul – the capital of the Republic of Korea (South Korea). without anyone recognizing her as the Queen.
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