The Clandestine (디 클랜데스틴)

The Clandestine: Chapter 11

Goryeo (1213)

In the early part of the day, a gossips about somebody send a death threat to the ruler spreads all over the palace. The death threat was send last night at ten o'clock in the evening. The guards of the palace didn't saw a shadow of intruder.

"Do you think who send the death threat?" Anhye went to the room of her husband just to ask that question.

"I have no idea." The ruler said. "In fact, I don't care."

"What did the death threat says?"

Gojong gave her the paper which is the threat. She opened it carefully. "A sharp blade can croak the czar, would you like to run across your manslayer?" she read it loudly the she look at the ruler in front of him. "It seems like a poem."

Her husband nodded. "Poetry...he must be good in that field."

Anhye gulped. Yes, she's the one who send the death threat. The handwritten of the message was Yeonhwa's. Last night, she went to the Baekjong Village secretly with her trustworthy servants. She went to her friend, Yeonhwa, and told her everything. The storyteller was surprised however she immediately understand the situation. Yeonhwa has an ability to do different handwritten. So, she took that chance.

"Do you think is he someone I know?" Gojong asked her.

"It must be the prime minister." She answered confidently.

Later, at the residence of King Huijong, most of the boys was not there; Changwon went out for hunting; Gyeongwon was the only son left in the house; Wonjeong obviously didn't want to go home; Chungmyeong is in the Sungkyungkwan. Meanwhile, Siryeong, the only married man among them was in the separated house with her wife.

"What are you writing?" Siryeong's wife, Sunghye, asked him.

"A poem for you."

"For me?"

Siryeong nodded, and show her the poem he made. Sunghye smiled while reading the poem.

"This is so sweet..." Sunghye blushed. "So, you want me to give birth as soon as possible?"

"Of course! All men wants to see their baby before they die."

Sunghye hissed. "How can I give birth if I'm not even pregnant!" she complained.

Siryeong stood up to hug her nagging wife. "We don't need to rush..."

Sunghye hugged him back.

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Song (1213)

Yesterday was the last day of the examination. Now, Chancellor Shi was evaluating all the answers of the examinees from first batch to third batch.

"Among them, I like the answer of Wenxuan. He has a longest answer." The chancellor said to the Empress Dowager.

"How about the guy who made a blank with dot?" Empress Dowager asked.

"Ah! He's smart."

"Then, pick him instead."

"Well, that guy. His name is Zhao Guicheng. His family has no political status unlike Wenxuan."

"I told you to choose that guy! I don't care about the status. As long as I can trust his loyalty, I'm in." Empress Dowager sounds eager to choose Guicheng. "Call him. I want to talk to him."

As the dowager's wish, he appointed Guicheng as their new auditor.

Guicheng and Xiao are enjoying the taste of home at the bar near the palace. They are drinking the hardest alcohol in that place. The two of them used to drink here back then.