"I fear that this may not be a good long term plan my love, when will you speak of our marriage to your mother?" "I am still finding ways to talk her around believe me, I am running out of time myself." "I almost got recognised by a few people on my way here, and it is only a matter of time before my family finds out about this and my reputation is destroyed! It will be too late for me to marry anyone then, especially you! The Royal Family will do everything they can to keep me away from you when it comes to that point, then it will be far too late. We are even doing this in the temple under the eyes of so many gods and deity's…" "I also have to come up with 100 excuses to leave the palace, it isn't easy for a Royal Family Member to leave the palace weekly like I am having to do just to meet up with you." "Why is she not agreeing with the marriage? Is there something wrong with me? I am the only female cousin of the favoured Lord Nam…" "The Nam household leaves a distasteful flavour in the mouths of The Royal Family members apart from The Lord Nam and his precious wife, even his own nephew is something that is left to be desired. The only reason he is surviving now is because he has the favour of his aunt who helped raise him a long time ago." "I am still the daughter of a rich and reputable family who has given everything to you! When will you be responsible for me? Surely you must hold more power than even your own mother?" "Did you hear something? I could have sworn that I heard somebody open the door just now…" "What do you mean? Do not scare me like that please…" "YOU DIRTY SLUT! HOW DARE YOU DO THIS TO US! TO OUR FAMILY! DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA OF WHAT YOU HAVE JUST DONE TO US! YOU HAVE KILLED US ALL YOU FILTHY WHORE!" "Father! How did you know….why are you here…?" "Servants! Tie her up and bring her back to her quarters and keep her locked up on her knees! I shall return shortly tonight to interrogate and punish her myself! And you! Just who the hell do you think you are to seduce my daughter you lowlife asshole…!"
"Husband! You didn't!" "I didn't what? Tell my aunt's sister's family that it was a Prince in disguise that was…." "Doing to her what you did to me?" "That isn't fair and you know it! I have always loved you and he is just using her my cousin to marry his own whore…" "Husband…" "Sorry, his own pregnant woman as his main wife." "I do not understand?" "What? Did you think that The Prince would marry my cousin of nobility as his main wife?" "But then…?" "He will do to my cousin what I did with HuiJae, and do to his woman what I did do you." "How can you be so sure about that?" "Because he has been talking to me on the side about it; our courtship and marriage and so on." "You have been talking to the next Crown Prince? You, who fell out of favour in the palace are now seen publicly as an ally to the next Crown Prince? What a stroke of good luck you have had, husband." "And who do you think gave me this good luck?" "Well, if you insist on giving me all of the credit, then…" "Nice try wife, but the credit for this comes from my babies that are sitting nicely in that belly of yours." "Sitting? They are doing everything but sitting in my belly nicely I will have you know…!" "And that is not all; my so=called uncle is sitting in the dungeons long enough to miss his deposit deadline on all 3 of his shops, so guess who just turned into a very rich noblewoman indeed?" "A rich nobleman…I mean, I do not wish to seem ungrateful, and I am happy for the stability but…" "You can use the profit on all 4 shops to send to your brother until he fully develops the village, and after that, it will 2 shops will be equally registered under the twins names. I know that you are dying for your freedom and you will have it when the children no longer need your teachings." "You have certainly thought out everything haven't you? So what other benefits are you getting from allying yourself with The Prince?" "He wants me in charge of the whole process of marrying my cousin and he has already made it known, and because I distanced myself away from my family so publicly, I shall not be held accountable for what my aunt's family get up to." "Is he also genuinely interested in your work or not?" "He is interested for as long as I listen to him instead of him facing constant defiance from his own mother who is too interested in her own power then fulfilling her useless sons wishes." "Congratulations husband, you must be walking on the clouds after this." "All of my blessings are possible because of you wife; you and my children will help me leave a legacy behind that is worthy of your father, to make up for everything else that I have put you through." "You stay with me and your children for as long as you possibly can husband, and we will all be happy thanks to you." "Can I really do that? Can I make other people happy?" "Besides myself? Of course you can; you are already making my brother happy with your contributions and even though he won't show it, he is grateful to you for spoiling his son in his absence."
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"…but please! I have given you so many bonuses from my shop in it's peak, how could you have nothing to give to me in return?" "Sir! I cannot help you, I do not wish to help you and from now on, it is best that we go our separate ways! I cannot associate myself with a man who can barely support his family which has clearly resulted in your daughter's wayward actions! Have you lost your mind!" "What are you talking about! I was the one who saved you when The Third Prince drained you're accounts, or have you already forgotten about that!" "And I more than repaid you when you started gaining more benefits when my name was attached to your business even in front of your own sister=in=law's nephew! How do you think he would react if I told him about all of your secret dealings with me since he is your only saviour now! You know how much he hates corruption, and currently he is the only man who is close enough to The Crown Prince at the moment; not even I can reach over to him." "That is because everyone knows about your connections to The Third Prince! Why else do you think The Emperor kept him around you ignorant dunce! We all know how you tried to poison his wife and now I know for certain that The Emperor has kept him around to finish you off once he has enough evidence of your betrayal!" "What the hell are you talking about old man! I survive due to my own natural instinct!" "I wonder if your own natural instinct had anything to do with your collusion with Nam Jeon so that he could take the path that you led him on as a traitor to the nation!" "Don't you fucking dare! You have no idea what I am capable of, I am warning you!" "I am not the one with all of the evidence asshole! But I know who is!" "And who is that! Tell me!" "You should be able t figure that out all on your own since you were so close to the man yourself!" "Who? Who are you talking about!" "You do not want your past connections exposed, do you? Then give me my damned money you owe me since I have a daughter to marry off now as well!"
"…husband! Our daughter was simply confused for a moment, please just forgive her this time! If you wish to punish her then just punish me instead!" "She made a mistake? Do you even know what a mistake is wife? A mistake is an accident! It isn't a young unmarried woman stalking a Prince and openly seducing him in Buddhist temples of all places! A mistake isn't stealing silver from your father's business to bribe servants here and in the temples! A mistake isn't getting a goddamned servant to sit in her quarters with her clothing on! A mistake isn't a conspiracy such as this one wife! Have you lost your senses!"
"This is all your fault husband! You were too busy with the businesses to focus on our daughter's marriage!" "Are you kidding me! You are the one who is obsessed with the idea of her serving you in your old days that you rejected every single proposal that came her way when she was younger! What sort of mother has that kind of life expectation for her only daughter!" "You are lucky that it is a Prince who likes her first!" "The Prince! That is what makes the whole situation even worse! When tithe whole kingdom was gossiping about my daughter acting like a god=damned whore, nobody told me it was a Prince! The Prince who is most likely to become the next Crown Prince! Can you imagine that I beat up The Prince myself! A Prince! I am lucky enough to get away with my life! I am lucky enough that my head is still attached to my head!" "What! What do you mean…husband, you didn't!" "I have been banished from the palace! Our embroidery shops have been seized by your own sister's nephew! I have nowhere to put my face and now I have to grovel with that half=breed scum to get my only businesses back! I should just beat the girl to death instead!" "Husband no! Do not even think about it! I have suffered supercilious looks ever since you separated from me a long time ago now and have you ever heard me complain about it! For the sake of our empty marriage, you need to reach out to The Lord Nam to fix this situation with The Prince! Even if you have lost the businesses, only The Prince can bring it back to you and even double them if you grovel at his feet and pacify my sister's nephew! Even your son has changed and is devoted to his studies now since his own wedding took place! This slap to our faces will hinder his own progression in the palace and as an outsider in The Royal Family, he needs all of the allies that he can get so that we can rely on him instead of The Lord Nam, isn't that so! We can stop grovelling to him every single time something befalls our family!" "Bad luck has fallen onto us…your family ever since your sister made her psychotic decisions against The Seo Family! 30 years ago and even recently! Your spoilt and untamed sister is the really jinx of this family and we are the ones who are paying for her sins!" "Forget my damned sister! We need to focus on our children now more than ever!" "If it wasn't for your useless son, then I would have caned my daughter to death already! My whore daughter who acted just like you did when you also seduced me to marry you! And now she will kneel until she repents for her actions! And whoever dares to beg for leniency will kneel alongside her for a lifetime! Her servants will be caned to death in her place my wife will also be locked up in her quarters until I deal with her later on, just you wait!"