The Gentle Couple

Deaths of Yang member

Yang jin spent days at home thinking about how to kill Kang Hua without witnesses.

Princess Kang Hua sat by the window and the sunlight shone on her grey hair strands. In the past she would pluck grey hair, but she knew there was no need to anymore.

Princess Kang Hua heard the door opened, she raised her head and she was surprised to see Yang jin as much as she was surprised to see flowers blossomed during autumn.

A few nights ago most of the maids and servants ran away from the Yang Manor. Only the older maids and servants stayed because there was nowhere else for them to serve. So the Yang Manor was quiet enough for a door creak to sound loud.

Yang jin threw a basket of three long white fabrics in front of Kang Hua. 'It's the emperor's edict, you can kill yourself.'

'Why should I?' Princess Kang Hua asked. 'Didn't the emperor ask you to kill me?'

'You should have killed yourself long ago!' Yang jin said.

'Why should I die before you?' Princess Kang Hua said.

Yang jin didn't want to admit he would be killed after Kang Hua died. 'I told you, I'm not going to die with you!'

Princess Kang Hua laughed coldly.

Yang jin regretted he couldn't kill someone with his own hands. 'If you kill yourself, I'll take care of your bastard child.'

Princess Kang Hua prolonged ingesting the bottle of poison because her heart wasn't at ease about yoo mi.

Princess Kang Hua didn't get a chance to accept Yang jin's bribe, an old maid entered the chamber.

'Master, ninth prince's wife is here,' the old maid said.

Yang jin ignored the resentment in Kang Hua's eyes.

'It's your choice,' Yang jin said and left the chamber.

Yn was surprised at the quiet and dirty state of the Yang Manor. It was different to the first day she arrived at the Yang Manor two years ago. That day the arrogant Princess Kang Hua and Yoomi waited for her at the entrance of the Yang Manor between the clean two lion statues. Afterward for two years, Princess Kang Hua and Yoo mi always reminded her that she was eating and living in their home.

An old maid escorted Yn to the courtyard and she sat opposite her father.

The old maid poured tea for Yn, she drank it and thought it didn't taste half as delicious as it did two months ago.

'Yn, this is a bad time for you to visit,' Yang jin said.

Yang jin didn't want his daughter to see the poor state of the Yang Manor.

Yn smiled gently at her father. 'Father, a few days ago my body was unwell and I couldn't come to visit sooner.'

Yang jin saw how much his daughter looked like Da hee and he sighed sadly. 'Yn, all these years have you ever resented me?'

Yn was surprised by her father's question and quietly drank tea.

Yang jin knew his daughter's silence meant she did resent him. 'You have the right to resent me. I'm to blame for everything that has happened.'

Yn didn't want to hear her father's regrets. 'The emperor... did father receive an edict from the emperor?'

Yn knew her question was as rhetorical as her father's earlier question.

Yang jin wanted to leave at least one good impression of him in front of his daughter. 'I don't know what the emperor will do. But I've resigned and the emperor gave his permission for me to return to Xuan Qing.'