Full Moon 🌕 (LCY x HH)

Chapter 23

Jeno walked at the corridor with Eunuch Jung. The king had called him to meet at his study room. Eunuch Jung opened the door and let Jeno entered first and then he followed after the door had been closed. Dong wook said at his chair while hold something in his hand.

"Why you call me at late night, father?"

"Did you heard what happened today?"

"What happened? I had been stayed at my room for all time.."

"One of your siblings betray our kingdom.."

"Hah? Who?"

"Its prince Hyunjae..your highness.." Eunuch Jung said. Jeno in shocked as he don't believe what he heard just now.

"He will not do it..he is Lee..why.."

"He not worked alone.." Dong wook said.

"Hiw you know father? Maybe someone try to fram him up.."

"All of his bandits had been caught already and now..the record books had stated his name and one from kim clan too.." Dong wook said while show the old books in his table. Jeno bite his lips.

"How..you can gather the evidence?"

"It's Hyunjin and general Changbin found out about it..her report to me.." Dong wook said.

"Why you don't let him handle the case if you know he..."

"You will handle the case of Prince Hyunjae.." Dong Wook cut Jeno's words. Jeno looked to him with confused. Don't his father believe Hyunjin? Why he choose him this time?

"Me?"

"Yes..I can't let someone else handle it.."

"What you mean by that, father?"

"Minister Kim had make a move to join a hand with prime minister Hwang..I can't guarantee prince Hyunjin on whom side.." Dong wook explained on his decision.

"You afraid prince Hyunjin betray you and took over the throne?"

"I know he is a capable but..I can't let someone from other clan to be the ruler..you need to continue the descendants of lee.." Dong wook said.

"Mmm..its mean I start to lose a support now?"

"You still not lose yet..but people at the court think you are useless as you are their puppets..and your grandmother also control you a lot.."

"I act like a puppet because you ask me..father!"

"You still not good enough..thats why I ask you act like that..it will protect you at least.."

"When i want to rebel..you said i need to think mother and Chaeyeon's safety..now..i lose her and mother also can't do anything.."

"Jeno.."

"What i need to pay for her to come again to my side? Is it i need to continue being their puppet? Marry to kim clan? Or I pass my throne to other sons?"

"Lee Jeno!"

"Im tired to being like this..in the past to follow your order and those ministers.." Jeno sighed. Eunuch Jung just stay silent at there. The door had been opened suddenly without knock.

"Im sorry to bother..i need to tell something." There is man come inside in anxious. Jeno looked with weird to that man. He never saw that man before.

"What?" Dong wool asked.

"I heard there is a lot of death bodies found out at the forest princess Chaeyeon live before.."

"Hah?"