Adaptation period for modern life
01 [I was poisoned.]
This place, where not a single bird can be heard, is a concubine.
She was the first concubine, the concubine known as 'Coral Light'.
And there, the owner of the 'click click' sound of shoes, the first one - 'Woo-Woo-Yoo Rooney'.
우월유 루니
"Whew.."
She was sighing in this wonderful and beautiful concubine. To be exact... she didn't like this concubine.
헤이리 강다
"Rooney, don't you like this palace?..."
And the man standing next to her was the groom of Woo-Wol Yoo Rooney, 'Heyri Kang-Da'.
우월유 루니
"No, I really like it."
She forced a smile and looked at Heyri Kangda with an expression that seemed to be very pleased with this palace.
헤이리 강다
"Then why are you sighing so much, as if the ground is about to collapse?"
Since childhood, he had been aware of the gaze of those with the "female" gender. That's why he still hadn't broken that habit, and he was aware that he was walking around with her just because she was a woman.
우월유 루니
"I just sighed as I thought about whether I should be in this position."
She didn't want to disappoint him, so she tried to please him by saying things she didn't mean.
She loved him, but for him, this marriage was nothing more than a meaningless emotional game... nothing more, nothing less.
헤이리 강다
"Anyone born into her family can become empress."
He insisted on saying something that tore at her heart painfully.
If we interpret his words, it means, 'Your parents' lineage is excellent, so you will be of great use to our royal family. Especially that lineage.'
우월유 루니
" ..I see, that makes me feel much more at ease."
Her words were, of course, a lie. He seemed to be comforting on the surface, but she knew the deeper meaning behind them. She couldn't help but smile bitterly at his words and try to please him.
헤이리 강다
"Oh, your father wants to see you tonight. He seems to be having dinner. Are you going?"
Of course, I couldn't refuse.
Because you can't disobey the royal family.
우월유 루니
"Of course I should go. He's like my father-in-law now, isn't he?"
She didn't want to go, but since her father was the emperor, she knew that if she refused, she would have no choice but to accept his death, so she just smiled and answered.
헤이리 강다
"Then -, I'll pick you up in the evening."
우월유 루니
"Yes, the Emperor's gold to you."
After such a stiff walk, she gave him a formal speech, which he accepted, telling her to dress up nicely and come pick her up in the evening.
Time passed quickly and it was dinnertime, so he dressed up neatly in a suit and took her out to dinner.
우월유 루니
"Father, I hope you have been well."
황제[아버님]
"Well, of course it was peaceful. How about you?"
우월유 루니
"Me too, I've been doing well."
It was the Emperor and him who exchanged such frivolous greetings and formal conversations.
헤이리 강다
"So that's ••• "
황제[아버님]
"Okay, let's do that."
He and the Emperor talked about various topics such as war and conflict at the dinner table.
Because of those words, the Empress Dowager and she could not say anything and just listened to the story quietly, unable to do anything.
우월유 루니
'... It's insignificant. This place... That man... Everything.'
So, she took the glass of wine in front of me,
The moment you drink -
우월유 루니
"Ugh...!! "
She lost consciousness and collapsed.
우월유 루니
"Ugh... Ugh...!! "
When she came to, she was covered in pitch darkness and was alone with no one beside her.
And she thought.
우월유 루니
' .. Poisoning, is that it.. '
Even so, if she had woken up, it wouldn't have been dark here, but her own bedroom. But here, somewhere covered in darkness.
So she guessed. She had a strong feeling that she had died and opened her eyes in this darkness.
우월유 루니
'...Is this hell?'
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