"What the fuck was that! Have you all forgotten who is in charge here!" "But Mistress, she is right! She does have a higher rank than you, that is why she is able to order you around…" "Who! Just me! On my own! She…that slut even dismissed all of the other servants just so i can serve her! The wife of my one true love! And my ex-best friend!" "But mistress, you truly have no idea how revered her status is! When she threw her very first banquet right after her wedding, she treated everyone extremely well, to the point where nobody could fault her at all! She is charitable, she feeds orphans and she is a loyal character who is ready to help anyone above or below her station! Even The Emperor and Third Prince himself speaks fondly of her." "Does he really?" "Just during the second trimester of her pregnancy, one of the top noble women in her area fell ill and was open to all sorts of traps by her external family members. It was The Mistress Seo who helped her and didn't leave her side at all. She closed the gates of her home and she repelled all guests, allowing her to rest in peace. And with her dainty personality, nobody can use her brothel past against her, since she is known not to have survived at all without her sister-in-law's help. The Third Prince even covered them for that period in their lives by calling them his spies in that place against his 5th brother, even...even Hwa-Wol got the same protection for her past…" "WHAT! She was the real kisaeng between us and even she gets to wipe her past clean! Whereas everyone else taunts me as a slut everywhere that i go! Why! Why do all of them get the chance for a new life whereas i….."
"Mistress! The Concubine Choi is calling for you! and I haven't seen her this angry…ever!" "why? What has happened? Has The Third Prince woken up? Is her daughter alright?" "Mistress, i have no idea what is wrong, but you really need to see her right away!" "For the love of god, I cannot even get 10 minutes to myself around here...."
"…My Lady? I heard that you called for me..." There must have been something in the water today that made everyone assault me as soon as they saw me, because from the moment that I entered her quarters, she also slapped me so hard that she made me knock over an expensive vase and caused me to fall all over the broken pieces before i even had the chance to finish my sentence. "You bitch! Just what on earth have you done! Are you trying to pull me down from the throne before i could even finish my sentence. "My Lady…" "Nam Seon-Ho was right about you! How dare you act on your own accord! Just who do you think you are! I only wanted the concubines locked up and not The Seo's! Have you lost your damned mind!" "But My Lady! i can only bring them down now that The Third Prince is inactive! And this is not worth your bother since he is still unconscious?" "Is that what you think! and here i was, thinking that you were educated! But you are nothing more than a cheap kisaeng with cheap tricks!" "My Lady?" "Do you have any idea how revered the Seo's have become in this Kingdom? Do you have any idea why my husband spared his life at all after being discovered as The Name spy? Do you know how many followers Seo Hwi has under his name? Even more so after he just became a father days ago? And his wife? The court is filled with all of the noblemen on behalf of their wives and mothers with over 300 petitioners to free Seo Hwi? You didn't even pin him with a crime, so how can you be so stupid!" "But…" "If you didn't constantly cause me so much trouble and turn me into a laughing stock like this, then i wouldn't have been backed into a corner like this! Everyone is calling for me to be deposed over this issue because you work for me! Everyone in this kingdom already thinks that i have some sort of agenda against them as soon as The Third Prince is down! How can you possibly do this to me! I haven' even have had the time to plan their downfall yet myself and you just…"
"Forgive me My Lady, but i have an urgent matter to report…" "What is it now!" "A petition has been handed to The Emperor to release The Concubines Kim and Cho since they have done nothing to be found guilty of!" "What! But the investigation of The Third Prince…" "It has already been concluded, and the Concubines have been found innocent of the tragedy that befell him!" "But why wasn't I informed of anything!" "My Lady, to The Emperor, you are just 1 of 300 of his son's concubines, and not worth speaking to. Those were his exact words…." "Do you see! do you see what you have done to me! Mistress Han! You are just a bad jinx! Everything that Seo Yeon touches turns into gold and you! Everything that you do is completely fruitless! What have i gained from taking you into my employment! Other than to clean up the messes that you constantly create! Now go! Release the Seo's from their imprisonment before The Mistress Seo gets a chance to dine with The Emperor for breakfast! I do everything that i can to win him over, and yet The Mistress Nam gets to see him whenever she wants to! As long as she just shows up! She…is becoming another version of Seo Yeon! And even your little friend Hwa-Wol is becoming a woman of stature, and nobody dares to mess with her!" "What else did Nam Seon-ho do?" "He came in only moments before you did and he handed your so-called evidence against him to The Emperor himself, to clear Seo Hwi's name!" No, no this couldn't be happening right now. Seo Hwi and Seon-Ho were supposed to be fighting over me! they were not supposed to bail each other out like this! Seo Hwi was supposed to hate him now and destroy him over his sister! But Seon-ho, no, what on earth did I do wrong? Why couldn't anyone break these 2 men's friendship no matter what! And what about….
"Servant1 Are you saying that Nam Seon-Ho has already bailed out Seo Hwi! And what abut Seo Yeon? Did he..." "My Lady, as soon as he saw Seo Hwi, he had already collapsed from some sort of illness! He is being treated by Moon-bok and the wives…" "And what about Seo Yeon! Did he meet her yet! Well! Tell me!" "It seems like he didn't visit her at all, My Lady. he refuses to leave Seo Hwi's side and won't even eat or bathe at all." "Very well, she can still work on her embroidery…" "embroidery? What embroidery?" "My Lady I…faked a decree of yours to make some embroidery, and I accused her of declining it, that is why she is locked up…" "Embroidery….yes, embroidery...everyone in the palace wears The Seo's materials…yes, that is what we shall do. Get Yeon to finish off this embroidery piece of hers as quickly as possible. Better yet, get the concubines to help her out so we can assure the people that they are not being mistreated at all. that shall give us some time to prolong their jail time for as long as i can before i have t eventually release them…" Seon-ho…he really didn't go looking for Yeon at all? He didn't send her anything? Or want to talk to her at all? Was it finally over between them? Seon-ho, my man, my future husband…I had to see him. I had to see exactly what he was playing at to go against me like this when we finally had a chance at being together….
"…what did you do! How dare you go against me like this! Why did you save Seo Hwi! Why…." "Shut up! You only wanted me for my power! But you should have never gotten my brother Hwi involved in your schemes! Not ever, you witch!" "Stop it! Let go of my throat! You are hurting me!" "Me! I am the one hurting you! You are a washed up whore that is doing everything in her power to trap a man that doesn't want her! And the only reason why you treat me with such respect is because of what? Marriage? And they are all based on personal advantages, so I really wonder what it is that you have to offer me at all!" "I…I love you, and you know that i do…" "…a man has to be in control of his family and take care of them and a woman has to find a man to offer her sustenance and protection! And i want neither from you or with you at all so let us be honest with each other and give up this love act! It is beyond nauseating!" "But I…I truly love you…" "You love me? Very well, I know exactly what it is that you want from me, so I shall give it to you right now!" "No! Please! Stop! I do not want this like this now....You are hurting me!" "Of course I am hurting you! I am so high out of my god-damned mind right now that I have no idea what I am doing right now…."
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"…Am I really that shameful to you, Nam Seon—Ho?" "I never said anything of the sort! Why are you twisting my words like this!" "Because you are embarrassed of me! Why else would you betray me like this! Why do you keep siding with people who helped destroy my family? Like Han Hui-Jae!" "It isn't what it looks like...." "It isn't? So you didn't run to her as soon as you saw a naked concubine? Whilst you were bathing? Do I look stupid to you! You chased her publicly all of those years ago and yet you keep on hiding me from the public! Why is that, exactly?" "I do that for myself, just like your brother did with you! I am doing my best to have a future with you and you just…" "…can you let go of your obsessions for me? Can you give up the palace for me? and the dream that you have of being Yi Song-Ye's right hand man for the rest of your life?" "What? Why would I…" "Because as long as you hold onto those dreams, I will never be your woman! I will never help you or see you again in my entire life!" "Watch what you say to me!" "Or what? So what if you are rich? Do not forget where that money came from! Or was it all a fee for stupidly surrendering myself to you when you have clearly have not yet let go of your first love!" "Seo Yeon! You have no idea what you are talking about! So shut you're damned mouth before you say something that you will regret!" "…I am the one who enjoyed sleeping with you, so i should be the one to pay you instead! It was fun whilst it lasted, but I never want to see you again from this moment on! So go and reunite with your slut, and do not come to see me ever again, I mean it!" "I didn't spend so much time and money on you for you to do this to me! i shall visit you when you have calmed down and i will bail you out myself…" "Do not bother, I will stay in here just like i did with my brothel stay!" Seo Yeon, you really wish to treat me like this? Without letting me explain myself at all? But how can i without mention my opium addiction? but you really wanted t cut me off like this? And for what? Jealousy? Very well, i shall leave you to rot in jail and wait for you to beg me to come back to me o rescue you from this mess that this demented girl has caused for us, and then i shall just see how replaceable i am then...