Surviving the Romance Fantasy

However, Deokbi Ha asked why. It was a common-sense guess that he would not have refused Ha Deok-bi’s request without even a proper reason because he was crazy.

…

I had to hold my breath once here.

“In the world… there are times when it is more loyal to not reveal the reason…”

“…I thought you were good at handling things, but I didn’t know you would commit such a big disrespect to me.”

When I said that I would not even reveal the reason, Deokbi Ha reprimanded me in a low voice.

“He’s not someone who doesn’t know much about the Qingdao Palace’s laws.”

“…if you want to reveal, you can reveal. but…”

“Then tell me.”

…

…..

………

“Did you really order me to reveal it…?”

“You’d better not make me say the same thing over and over again…”

“…”

“…”

Yeon-ri, who was sitting next to her, seemed to have vaguely sensed my determination, and her expression gradually turned pale.

The time has come.

That’s right, man Seol Tae-pyeong.

It can be said that I persevered in my convictions even in the face of mountain-like trials, and that I lived my life by always running forward whenever I faced a turning point in my life.

I, Seol Tae-pyeong… I have lived my life breaking through with my head held upright in front of all the storms and hardships in the world.

Now I can’t have regrets about that life.

It is better to live as I have lived. I have no choice but to believe in the spirit and sublimity at the tip of my hand, thinking that this is the right thing to do!

I am! Because I lived like that!

– Cheeky Duck

I got down from the chair, knelt on the floor, put both hands on it, and bowed my head.

And just like that, he raised his voice and said.

“Soin…! I have committed a mortal sin…!”

When he suddenly apologized with a spirited expression, Ha Deok-bi was taken aback.

“Go, suddenly… say…”

“As I said, I have spent my life protecting my loyalty as a military officer of the Qingdao Palace!”

“Well, that’s commendable, but…”

“BUT!!!!!!!”

Yes, life is originally a series of trials.

If life deceives you, do not be sad or angry.

“Ever since Ha Deokbi saw Chosin Cheonryongmu during the last birthday celebration… This little man… has harbored disloyalty deep in his heart that should never be embraced as a subject…!!”

Be patient with the sad days, the happy days will come.

“The figure of Deokbi Ha that I saw at that time really looked like a fairy had come down to the ground, and even when I fell asleep, the image of that time lingered in my dreams, and even when I closed my eyes, the image of that time seemed to be engraved on my eyelids… !!!”

Rather than hoping for the future, the present is infinitely sad.

“That’s right..! That Seol Tae-pyeong… is just a lowly, third-class soldier…! From that day on, I’ve been holding Deokbi Ha in my heart…!!”

Everything disappears endlessly, but what has passed will become longing.

“Even at this moment, this disloyal Seol Tae-pyeong is fighting against that arrogant heart! If I continue to see Deokbi Ha to prepare for the Cheonryong Festival, the disloyalty that has blossomed in my heart will surely grow like a snowball! How can you do that as an unmanned person who has to throw away your entire life with loyalty..!!!!!”

Even if life deceives you

Never be sad or angry.

“That is the reason this man, Seol Tae-pyeong, cannot get close to Ha Deok-bi-sama’s order…!!!!!”

Whiteseonryu secret ─── Confessing and scolding.

The method of gently twisting and melting the hearts of women with his spirited speech skills and smirking words and actions, at least, was absolutely not a method that this guy named Seol Tae-pyeong could take. In the first place, there could be someone who could do something like that against the crown prince.

If that’s the case, it’s rather like seoltaepyeong.

The philosophy of life of Seol Tae-pyeong, a soldier who ran through his life with honesty. The tactics that could be said to be a melting pot of magic were rather simple.

“….what?”

Deokbi Ha, who had been silent for a moment, sighed and asked back, perhaps because she was so dumbfounded.

Well, the momentum was good.

If you shove up a confession without hesitation, you’ll usually be taken aback, and then you’ll finally recognize your partner as the opposite s*x…

Confused about what this means, but on the one hand, her cheeks blush and she feels ashamed, and then, little by little, her opponent starts to look trustworthy, and she is embarrassed——

“Is that a sound that makes sense now…?”

────Things are only possible in third-rate romantic comedy manga──

“where…! A third-rate warrior against the Crown Princess…!”

Duckbi Howell tried to raise his voice again, but held his breath for a moment.

Here, being angry is the right thing to do as a princess.

It’s such an odd thing. It’s about having feelings for the crown prince alone. Even so, does it make sense to suddenly get down on one knee and confess?

This should never go unnoticed.

It is such a situation that you have to get angry, say that the court’s laws are too watery, reprimand Seol Tae-pyeong, kick you out of the Palace of the White Tiger altogether, report to the main palace, flog until you are about to die, and give additional punishment.

Then, pushing Seol Tae-pyeong out of the concubine forever, saying she would never want to see him again… Actually, it was the right thing to do for a crown princess…

– ‘No, it’s Yeon-ri. This scribe Wang Han’s opinion is a little different… He looks like a madman at first glance… but if you think about it, it might not be…’

– ‘…Once you hit it, you’ll recognize it with reason… It’s sure to be a big variable. Originally, this should start by breaking the opponent’s composure and take the initiative.’

– ‘Ah, anyway, this is just crazy! I’m going to be dragged away by my brother-in-law and beaten until I die!’

– ‘…No, maybe Ha Deokbi will never be able to push Taepyeong away even if he gets angry.’

– ‘What, what…? Why is that…?’

– ‘Think about it… From Deokbi’s point of view, the current Taepyeong… It’s a treasured sword that’s so expensive that you can’t envy a thousand gold. Yes, this is a life-and-death situation anyway.’

A sword that could sever the head of Consort In Ha-yeon.

Ingwibi, who has everything perfect and doesn’t show any flaws. The only weakness that has been revealed in her, the only weakness I’ve managed to find in years.

– ‘Taepyeong-ah. remember Until Deokbi Ha tricks and takes clear evidence… you are the first.’

That was Samurai Seol Tae-pyeong.

To expel Seol Tae-pyeong from here and never have contact with this man again.

It’s no different from trying to knock out the opportunity to get your hands on Ingwibi’s weakness, which you couldn’t find even after several years of investment, with your own hands.

“please………!!!! Please punish this disloyalty, Deokbi Ha!!!!!!!!!! A sin to die for!!! I built it!!!”

Looking at Seol Tae-pyeong, who knelt down and shouted out loud, Ha Deok-bi seemed to be confused.

As long as Deokbi Ha is a snob who risked his life in a power struggle.

She can never give up on her seoltae pyeong.

Celestial Dragon Festival (2)

“Th-Your disloyalty deserves to be severely punished, but where does the heart of a person move while pursuing loyalty?”

Deokbi Ha looked inside the tea room with a visibly embarrassed expression.

Ye-rim, the maid of honor, was trembling in the corner of the tearoom, wide-eyed and dumbfounded.

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The other middle-class maids outside the Jangjimun didn’t seem to be able to grasp the exact contents of the conversation, perhaps because the tearoom was so large.

From Deokbi Ha’s point of view, you would think that this skit would not leak out very soon if the lady-in-waiting kept her mouth shut. Yeon-ri, well, since she belonged to Baek Seon-gung in the first place, she wouldn’t want to be punished by me.

“I-Are you saying you’ll forgive me for having such a disloyal heart?!”

“Mo, lower your voice..! Shh! Shh!”

“With Deokbi Ha’s heart like Hae Hae… I’m about to shed tears… Oops… Forgive me for being so disloyal… How can I…”

“Didn’t I tell you to lower your voice…!”

If you push halfway through, it won’t work either.

Once you get a quote like this, you die, but you have to push through. never!!! Do not give back control of the situation.

I lowered my head and spoke in a desperate voice.

“However, how could this be forgiven? Even if we lean on Deokbi Ha’s mercy and hand over the situation, there is no way that the Heavenly Emperor will turn a blind eye to this injustice. You unfaithful Seol Tae-pyeong, you cannot live with shame under heaven like this.”

“What, what…?”

“I Seol Tae-pyeong, I will go to my brother-in-law right away and surrender all my sins and beg you to punish me severely. Even the moment when your body is tied to the mold and writhing in pain!! I will definitely remember Deokbi Ha’s compassionate heart!! Today will be the last time I will see Deokbi Ha’s John An… but that’s enough… Please say goodbye, Deokbi Ha!!”

“Didn’t I tell you to wait! I am organizing my thoughts!”

“No! How could the Crown Princess of a country turn a blind eye to such disloyalty in order to protect a third-rate warrior! I can’t put such a burden on Deokbi Ha!”

“a little!!!!! Are you saying I’m fine!!!! Please stay still!!!”

Yeon-ri, who was watching the situation, put on a dumbfounded expression, as if she couldn’t believe that this madness was working, even as she was sweating profusely.

“Well, in that case, let me make the condemnation myself.”

Deokbi Ha regained his composure and began to organize the situation, as if his head had finally started to turn again.

“Dukbi Ha himself?”

“Yes, yes… Did you say you wanted to live without shame in front of the Heavenly Emperor? If that’s the case… You’ll have to cooperate even more with me as I’m doing my best to hold this grand Celestial Dragon Festival. Aren’t you?”

“Is that so?”

“If you are ashamed of that sin, cooperate with me even more diligently. It is to give strength to liven up the atmosphere in the sword dance match with the queen. Do you understand?”

“Hey, do you have any idea!”

While answering Deokbi Ha’s words with great spirit, I pointed out the parts that needed to be clearly pointed out.

“But, Deokbi Ha! This disloyalty and delusion I harbor will not go away easily… Would you really mind having me like this…!”

“I told you to prepare for the Celestial Dragon Festival first…! That, and… Your status and mine will be so vastly different that the heavens and the earth will be colorless, so it doesn’t matter what you think. It’s just, it’s really laughable.”

Deokbi Ha noticed Yerim, the maid of honor.

It seemed that Maid Yerim also condoned that Deokbi Ha was plotting some kind of insidious plan. So Maid Maid Yerim will also close her eyes to my eccentricity and not let anyone know about it.

“If I just keep my senses, it won’t develop into something strange. Am I wrong?”

“That, it is…”

“Anyway, that’s enough! I will forgive you mercifully, so I will live with this gratitude in my heart for the rest of my life. Do you understand?”

“Yes, thank you! Ha Duckbi!”

Ha Deok-bi was out of breath at some point.

I was completely caught up in the flow, and I didn’t even notice the fact that my voice had risen from the middle.

I don’t think I’ve ever had my composure collapse like this since I entered the concubine. Ha Deok-bi, whom I knew, was a person who was always contemplating the situation insidiously.

“Well, then, see you at the Celestial Dragon Festival. Don’t tell my queen.”

*

“Taepyeong… your expression…”

“I’ve never wanted to die so much in my life…”

“Taepyeong-ah… oh… Damn it… Taepyeong-ah… Damn it…”

When I returned to Baekseon Palace, Wang Han and Seolran were waiting for me with nervous faces.

I sat on the floor of Baekseon Palace, stunned by the feeling of humiliation as if human dignity had been damaged.

The Baekseon Palace family members sitting around were just holding back tears.

It’s because I understand what kind of fight I’ve been fighting in the Palace of the White Tiger.

“Damn it… Taiping… let’s survive… we must survive…”

Han spoke in a miserable voice, clenching his fists tightly.

It is an homage to those who jumped over the thorny path and survived with gritting teeth.

“Oh, I was able to confirm a lot anyway. As you expected, Mr. Ha Deokbi seems to be in a position where he cannot easily distance himself from Tae-pyeong.”

Since it was Yeon-ri who entered and left Baekho Palace together, he was able to explain the situation accurately.

While explaining to Seolran and Hani what happened at Baekho Palace one by one, they began to talk seriously about how to establish the next policy.

The white tiger hunt has just begun.

As far as the first step goes, it goes well as planned.

“Yeah, but… during this Cheonryong Festival, he wanted to put Taepyong and Queen In on the stage…”

Yeon-ri spoke with an anxious expression.

Hearing those words, Hani rubbed his chin and fell into deep thought.

“Taepyeong and the lady princess…?”

“huh.”

“…It looks suspicious even if you pretend.”

At the point of making Ingwibi face me in front of many people, I had to suspect that there was an ulterior motive.

However, at this point, it was not easy for me to completely see through Deokbi Ha’s plan.

If the story gets on the right track and the contents of ‘Cheonryong’s Song’ can be properly utilized, I don’t know if we can know in advance the big changes in the palace… but the point is still in the past.

It is a story that there is some time left before the story of Heavenly Dragon Lovers begins.

The flow of the story at this point is completely outside my knowledge.

However, I have barely heard of the Celestial Dragon Festival.

Isn’t it an incident where Seolran, the heroine of Cheonryong’s love story, meets the sub-male ‘Ancheon’?

There are many insignificant male characters who are bewitched by Seolran, but in the end, if we had to pick the biggest male protagonists of Cheonryong Sonata, those three are them.

Crown Prince Hyunwon

Baekdosa Ancheon

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The first meeting with Crown Prince Hyeonwon took place during the birthday ceremony, and the first meeting with Mirae took place on the back wall of Baekseon Palace.

Now, if the last main character, Baekdosa Ancheon, met at the Cheonryong Festival, all the stories of the past that would have been experienced before the story of the Cheonryong Love Song would be over.

Seol-ran, who later becomes Princess Cheondo, rescues and hides a scarred An-cheon, who is running away from a group of assassins called Heukwoldae at the Cheonryong Festival.

In the process, Ahn Cheon, who is highly skilled in pilotage, gives Seolran a treasure called the Jangrim Black Pearl as a gift, which is a mysterious object that allows him to resist most seduction tricks.

It is a great help to Seolran, who later becomes entangled in a strife with Sukbi Jincheongrang.

‘Jangrim’s Black Pearl must be a must-have item to become a princess of Cheondo in the future…’

A beautiful night with colorful explosives embroidered in the sky and sky lanterns flying beneath it.

I don’t want to interfere with Seolran’s great adventure in the middle of the Cheonryong Festival, where he leads Ancheon and runs through the city in a chase play.

“…Sister Ran, are you out at the tomb during the Cheonryong Festival?”

Neungyeonteo is a huge vacant lot that comes out after passing Taeseongmun, the main gate of Cheongdo Palace.

Usually, it is a place used by the Imperial Army for ceremonial training, but on the day of the Cheonryong Festival, it was opened and the people could come in and out.

Even if the grandly wide tomb site is combined, it is less than 10% of the total size of Cheongdo Palace… but people used to get excited about being able to see the inside of the palace even if it was that much.

And, if you are lucky, you can directly see Gongnyeo Cheondo blessing the remaining year on the podium at the royal tomb.

Ahyeon, Princess of Heaven.

This Celestial Dragon Festival is the only day her appearance is revealed in front of the public.

“huh. Princess Ahyeon is coming personally… The ladies-in-waiting in Cheonryongchae, of course, have to come out and wait…”

“Then I think it would be better for you to focus on your work as Nine.”

“How could I! Of course, my work is also very important, but Tae-pyeong, your life is on the verge right now…!”

“However, since she is a maid belonging to the Celestial Dragon, how could she escape on the day of the Celestial Dragon Festival?”

For the attendants of the Celestial Dragon, the Celestial Dragon Festival is one of the biggest events of the year.

It was unreasonable to get out on a day like this and ask for help.

“We, the Baekseon Palace, will try to solve the matter related to Deokbi Ha somehow.”

“Taepyeong-ah…”

“I think it might be better for Sister Ran to focus on her own work.”

That’s how I made a request to Seolran.

This Cheonryong Festival was a very important night for us Seol siblings.

I have to take what I have to take as I am, Seolran as Seolran.

‘Yes… let’s keep our minds strong…’

Sister Ran, take the bond with the White Dosa, Ancheon, and the Jangrim Black Pearl.

I am…

….

……I wonder what kind of crazy thing this is.

I’ll take Duckby Howell.

*

After sending Seolran back to the concubine, Wanghan, Yeonli, and I discussed countermeasures until late at night. What to say, how to seize the opportunity and how to bewitch her… Most of the content made me lose my mind just by listening to it.

With the moon rising in mid-heaven like that, and it was time to go to sleep, Han-i and Yeon-ri went to their respective rooms.

I sat quietly on the floor of Baekseon Palace and organized my thoughts.

According to Yeon-ri, there will be no regrets if he takes Deokbi Ha-wol’s heart and puts her on an equal footing with the other crown princesses.

In fact, this is a good catch. Considering the difference in power between the Crown Princess of Ilguk and the lowest-ranking samurai of the Baekseon Palace, there is no way to stand on an equal footing with her and wield her, other than to appeal to her emotions.

‘But… it’s not like there’s no other way…’

I didn’t want to involve Han and Yeon-ri, so I didn’t talk about that method…

Even if you don’t win Dokby Howell’s heart, there’s one more way to get her.

‘In any way, I just need to hold on to her weakness.’

In Cheonryong Love Song, she was a woman so insane that she even attempted to poison In Ha-yeon, the queen.

It was a part that clearly revealed the fact that she was a woman who could do anything if power was involved.

If that were the case, there was no way I would be idly neglecting this opportunity to get rid of the gwibi so openly.

She is the epitome of Kwon Mo-soo. It is clear that there must be a reason for having me face the queen In Ha-yeon on the stage of the Cheonryong Festival.

If so… Conversely, you just need to find and secure evidence that Ha Deok-bi used a trick.

If it can succeed, it will rather be a justification for putting pressure on Hadukbi from this side.

The fact that he tried to expel her by using a nefarious trick on Gwibi In, the governess of Jeongseon’s family and the owner of the Taegeum hairpin. If that is revealed, Deokbi Ha will not be able to sit still as the owner of the Palace of the White Tiger.

So, each other must be in a state of holding each other’s weaknesses.

The opponent is Taejabi. In order to put pressure on someone with that level of authority, they had to maintain that sad state in which each other could kill each other with a single sword. This is the so-called Mutually Assured Destruction strategy.

‘If I get a chance… I’ll have to let the noble lady know about this situation. I’m sure you’ll cooperate.’

Rather than trying to trick Ha Deok-bi out of nowhere and say she will be my woman, this is at least more realistic.

However, I don’t think Yeon-ri or Han could understand Ha Deok-bi’s deep thoughts. I also know the content from reading the Song of the Heavenly Dragon. So… For now, I’m aware of it only in my line.

Deokbi Ha’s sense of inferiority toward Ingwibi will surely find a place to use it somehow.

“…Mosquitoes are already flying in.”

I’m going to go to sleep now, so I can wake up tomorrow morning and start my day.