22 - Japanese food

윤설희

ㅁ..what are you talking about..

김태형

What are you talking about? That's never happened. It's a misunderstanding. I've been wronged. I didn't come here to waste my precious time listening to such nonsense. Do you understand?

김태형

If you understand, answer correctly. Why did you steal it?

Seol-hee couldn't even open her mouth from his chilling eyes.

When Seol-hee didn't answer, Tae-hyung snickered and said.

김태형

Ha... Why did you do something like that when you didn't even have the guts to face me? My sister warned me not to mess with you.

Taehyung glared at Seolhee once more and then left the room.

Seol-hee was shocked by Tae-hyung's appearance for the first time and froze for a moment like a plaster statue.

After a while of silence, tears fell from Seol-hee's eyes.

윤설희

..If only you had the heart. If only you could be by my side even a little.

When Taehyung returned to his quarters, Wol, who had been waiting for him, suddenly got up and greeted him.

허 월

What do you say?

김태형

Well, it's obvious.

허 월

...you say you didn't do it?

김태형

Yes. I didn't have any expectations in the first place, so I don't think I'm particularly disappointed.

Taehyung said in a resigned voice.

김태형

Even if you lie, you have to do it within limits. How can you get away with it when you have all the evidence?

Wol looked at Taehyung blankly.

김태형

Why are you looking at me like that?

허 월

Your Majesty, please don't hold the Crown Princess too resentful. It seems she feels this way because she admires you. However...

허 월

That's why things turned out this way. Honey, don't blame me too much.

김태형

Don't you hate them? I hate them so much I could die...

허 월

Yes, I hate it. I really hate it too. So...

허 월

So, I need to receive a fair apology.

허 월

A sincere apology, not a fake apology that threatens your life...

Taehyung couldn't say anything in response to Wol's words.

He could only thank heaven that such a woman had come to him.

Even though they were the same age, she seemed much more mature. Even though she was a woman like Seol-hee, her elegance was incomparable.

This woman was supposed to be the mistress of this country.

Soon, it will be the time Taehyung promised the king. Two years.

It felt like a long time, but after spending over a year searching for the moon, there are now less than eight months left.

Time was pressing.

I couldn't just be treated like a loser any longer.

I had to protect this woman, who was my only refuge in the palace.

김태형

Jeongguk... Investigate everyone involved in Heo Yong's treason case a year ago. Especially those who confessed to plotting treason together at the time...