royal blood

50 | baron sicheng has the answer.

1925 was slowly approaching. the death of crown prince doyoung was forgotten by most simple citizens. they lived without thinking of the man who was supposed to rule over them, and decided that it would be best to attend church and pray for what they called his sinful soul and his decision to end his life.

it was the 20th of december. christmas also happend to approach, but king hwan made an announcement that made everyone else forget about the approaching holiday. on the 23rd of december, the next crown prince of hlorrendin and crown prince of peleria would be chosen.

afterwards, the man that was chose as the crown prince of hlorrendin was to join the crowd of people waiting for him. he would stand on the balcony and wave to the people, who would either be happy or absolutely terrified for their future. it was one of the most important days, as doyoung was not allowed to go on the balcony.

it was the biggest moment for the people of hlorrendin, one that would change history forever. it meant that the current dynasty that ruled over hlorrendin would end, and a new era will start. will it be a better time for the citizens ?

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" my lovely doyoung,

november is approaching slowly, but october can not end without your official coronation as a crown prince. i am not sure if i will be able to attend it, if i am even allowed to.

i would love to see you. i would love to come and congratulate you for the amazing moment, but i do not think anyone would be happy to see me. i feel like i do not fit into this world, into this country that is still shaming women like me.

i am glad to know that you are able to love me the way i am. i am glad to know that at least someone is able to see me more than just a simple actress. would you be happy if i came to see you ? would anyone judge me ?

i heard that only wives are allowed to hug their partners, the princes and kings. do you know what would happen if i come to hug you after you get crowned ? i thought of that, and it made me laugh, because those people are so obsessed with keeping the system like that.

i am terribly sorry that this made absolutely no sense. i do not know why i made this like a letter in which i express my disappointement towards the people of hlorrendin.

anyway, i love you. i want to hear from you, and i want to see you soon. as i was saying, i want to see you at the coronation, but i do not know. i will see, and possibly let you know.

ah, one more thing. i went to this woman, who is able to guess the gende of children based on different aspects of my pregnancy — how i sleep, what i eat, what i enjoy doing.

so, i decided to pay her some money, for her to sort of guess what gender our child will be. since i like to eat rather spicy things, and i sleep less than usual, and that i like walking around rather than resting, she guessed that we will have a boy !

can you believe that ? we are most likely to have a son ! while i did want a daughter, i will always be happy to have a son. i am just happy to start a family with you. maybe, we can live a peaceful life.

now i am able to end the letter. i am, of course, going to wait until you write back, knowing that you are extremely busy these days.

have a great time, my love.
from yours truly,
park sooyoung. "

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sicheng put the letter down, as he saw how taeil's face expression changed the moment sicheng read out the part in which sooyoung wrote about having a son. the two brothers looked at eachother, shocked to hear what was actually going on.

before he went back to fetin, sooyoung herself handed the letter, as she wanted to share her feelings and what she had as a theory for doyoung's death — that someone was well aware of what she had with doyoung, of the fact that she was going to have a child with him.

" brother, if she gives birth to a son, whenever she is expected to give birth, then that means .. that the dynasty will have a new heir. that whoever is chosen in three days as a crown prince will be thrown away from the throne. " taeil got up from the armchair he was resting on, as sicheng nodded.

" that is why it is most likely that the killer was not aware of this letter. that the killer did whatever they did to doyoung without knowing that the bloodline will be continued by this heir. " sicheng held the letter, as he suddently put it down. " that is why i now know who exactly murdered doyoung. "

" really ? " taeil widened this eyes, as he watched how sicheng finished packing his bag, by adding the letter on top of his clothes. " i wonder who you suspect as to being the killer. " he raised his eyebrow, before he walked closer to his brother, patting his back. " you are usually a good guesser. "

" no, taeil. i did not just guess, but i figured out exactly who is this killer. who is the monster behind the murder of the crown prince. " sicheng spoke in a rather serious tone, scaring taeil. " it is the person who would have the most to win from the murder. it is the person that is expected to take over the throne, and it is none other than prince jaehyun. "

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jaehyun walked down the hallway of the palace, waiting to see where seulgi was. he did not have the time to talk to her recently, as he was busy regarding the new date announced for the choosing of the next crown prince. he was excited, and he was thrilled to find out if he was the next king of hlorrendin or not.

" love ! " he heard seulgi's voice, as he turned around. he saw her holding a basket full of clothes, with a smile brighter than ever. she put the basket down, running to jaehyun. " i missed you. it has felt like forever since we were able to talk and spend time with eachother. " she said, as the two pulled eachother into a hug.

" i also missed you so much. " jaehyun whispered into seulgi's ear. she let out a small laugh, as jaehyun placed a soft kiss on her temple. " i was actually going to tell you something very important. in three days, i might get chosen as the next crown prince. if i do get chosen, i will tell everyone in that room that i will marry you. "

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