maybe, we are | ss

ꔣ 29

"your highness, the king wants you to be in front."

everyone in the table mostly joshua who are sitting close next to the prince had to stopped talking to chan as he jerked his head to seokmin's eunuch who suddenly appeared out of nowhere and was telling to the prince he needs to be in front for it was the kings order. the prince looked at his eunuch as he signalled lady jo, that he will be there and he just needs to bade his see you laters with the person he was with in the table, mostly to joshua who he felt like he seemed couldn't function without him tonight.

seokmin smiled at his friends. "i have to go in front already.. ill be back if possible." after everyone has nodded and agreed to what he said, he turn his head on his left side to where joshua was staring at him... and seokmin smiled even more sweetly for joshua to let him go. "ill be back, okay? this will not take long plus chan and my friends are here for you."

joshua heave a sighed as he nodded. "okay, my highness."

they exchange sweet smiles before he stood up and bowed a little to give respects to his friends mostly because minghao, the prince of china was there. seokmin followed his eunuch as they walked on the side for the people wouldn't notice him, but maybe he was glowing brightest enough tonight, still a lot of guests have notice him and was greeting him making seokmim left no choice but to greet them back and bowed to them a little. it happened until he finally got in front to where his sister, princess sungkyung along with his father, king lee joohyeon was standing holding the glass of wine in their right hands.

seokmin's eunuch was the one who poured and gave him the wine before she ushered the prince in front as the princess and the king noticed making them both adjusted to their positions and in just a split seconds, seokmin was in front along with his father and his sister both holding a glass of wines in their hands. only the three of them are in the platform which was supposed to be four, but the queen passed away so only the three of them as the current royal family of modern korea. they may looked few and they may looked weak, but the king proved them that he may be alone of reigning this nation, but he did not lack of making this country to where they are right now.

"for the king's special day, for the crown princess and prince, for their people, for the whole nation, for south korea!"

everyone repeated what princess sungkyung has said before the three of them toss their glass of wine together as everyone mimicked what they did as they cooed and cheered for the royal family in front of them. and right after that, everyone became even more loud that can be heard all over the palace and to the nearby places and houses. the king and the prince exchange drinks along with the princess and the three of them laughed after seeing the reaction of the king upon drinking all the wine from seokmin's glass, it was way more stronger than the both of them has.

the prince stayed with his family in front for five minutes, since he remembered that he was with his friends and joshua for sure was looking for him already but instead of making his way back to their table, seokmin found himself going upstairs as his curiosity was eating him alive plus he could hear his mother, the late-queen of this nation's voice echoing his hears way back when she's telling him the best place to go inside the palace during this kind of event. and seokmin's mouth just left ajar after he found himself in the opened wide hallway where he can see anyone.. everyone in the both front yard and back yard of the palace.