"Father do you see how Bogsu treats you? I respect her and treat her as an elder sister but this is not acceptable." Han jiwoo cried out, she could not take it again, Han jiwoo was very sure that if it was her that reacted like that it wouldn't end well.
"You just have to learn how to deal with it, Bogsu is too hot blooded to be controlled." Han Jisung simply stated turning to look at the ministers that still hanged around looking for gossip.
"I thought you all have been dismissed, or did I miss something?" Han Jisung questioned intimidatingly causing all the ministers to scurry off including a grumbling Chen Jihyun, Han Jiwoo was about to leave with them, when Han Jisung voice stopped him.
"Han Jiwoo, I need you to stay behind." Han Jisung ordered, Han Jiwoo was secretly excited thinking it was about the matter of his coronation.
Han Jisung decided not to talk until everywhere was cleared out, and even signaled the maids and servants who stood at the sides of the throne to move out.
It was remaining only Han Jisung and Han jiwoo in the huge courtroom, as Han jiwoo came closer to his father's throne still standing, as he hasn't received the order to sit yet.
Han Jisung sat quietly on his throne watching Han jiwoo closely as if trying to access him.
"Why did you give your mother that rose?" Han Jisung questioned unable to hide the fury in his voice.
Han jiwoo was unable to understand what Han Jisung meant at first, but thinking deeply, Han Jiwoo remembered the rose she had given her mother the previous day saying it was Han Jisung who sent her.
"Am sorry father for lying with your name, but mother started acting up again, so I had to do something." Han jiwoo said lowering her head to hide the displeasure written on her face, Han Jisung couldn't even bare using his name to lie to Song Minhyun, how much did her father hate Song Minhyun.
"I know what you might be thinking, but some things can't be forced." Han Jisung said pausing.
"Well since your old enough, I would tell you the truth, I don't love your mother, and I will never love her, I only married her due to the pressure from the court, and your coming to this earth was a mistake on my path, so doing all this things might give Song Minhyun hope on a path I can't fulfill, I hope you understand." Han jisung said standing up to leave, as he didn't want to see his son disappointment in him, but he couldn't help it.
Han jiwoo stood dumbstruck in the place Han Jisung left her, as she collapsed on the Emerald floor realizing a loud cry, she was nothing but a mistake in her father's eyes, how could he.
Han jiwoo stood in that position for hours trying to gather herself as she didn't want Song Minhyun to notice something amiss, that was if Song Minhyun ever paid attention to her.
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On getting back from the court, Chen Jihyun saw Song Minhyun standing in front of his chambers pacing about, he hurriedly went forward to meet her.
"What do you think you are doing?" Chen Jihyun asked gripping Song Minhyun elbow tightly.
"What if someone saw you?" He added, Chen Jihyun sometimes wondered what made him fall for a dimwit as this, maybe because Song Minhyun belonged to his brother and he wanted to claim something of his brother's as his.
"Don't worry about that, I knew when you went to court your maids would leave too, so I came, besides it's urgent." Song Minhyun hissed peeling Chen Jihyun hands away from her elbow.
Chen Jihyun refused to let go and hurriedly dragged her into his chambers, with the lingering fear someone saw her.
"What's so urgent that you couldn't send me a letter?" Chen Jihyun inquired.
"Remember the machineries we hired to kill the Empress." Song Minhyun asked.
"Shush,what if someone hears you, lower your voice." Chen Jihyun scolded in a hush voice.
"Well, do you remember or not?" Song Minhyun asked starting to get frustrated at Chen Jihyun insistent scolding.
"Yes I do, what about them." Chen Jihyun affirmed.
"Well, since the nation is about to go to war, why not hire them to mingle with the enemy to kill Bogsu." Song Minhyun finally said.
Chen Jihyun went silent for a while and thought of the plan, if they used this method, everyone would point to the enemy that they killed Bogsu and not them.
"That might actually work." Chen Jihyun muttered.
"It's not under a probability, it will." Song Minhyun said with confidence.
"No problem then, I would contact them for the deal." Chen Jihyun said happy that a problem would come to an end at last, and they could not put their focus on making Han Jiwoo coronated as the crown prince.
Chen Jihyun was happy at the thought and looked at Song Minhyun happily, at last after how many years, Song Minhyun was starting to use her intellect, unknown to him the idea was Han jiwoo's own.
Soon the happy look in Chen Jihyun eyes changed to an hungry one as he used his eyes to analyze Song Minhyun perfect face, and undressing her with his eyes.
Song Minhyun noticed the change in his eyes and was standing up to leave, when Chen Jihyun pulled her back, making her land on his laps.
"Since you're here, why not play a little before leaving?" Chen Jihyun questioned naughtily as his hands went straight to her chest untying the knot that held her inner robes together.
At first Song Minhyun tried to resist but soon the resistance turned into moans of pleasure, as Chen Jihyun carried her to bed kissing her hungrily, and hurriedly removing their robes, as their back landed on the bed, with only the white undergarments they wore hindering their final meeting, but Chen Jihyun clouded by desires, ripped open Song Minhyun undergarments, seeming to forget she had to go back to her on chambers.
Their supposed "play", went on and on for hours as their skins collided with sweat dripping from Chen Jihyun body to Song Minhyun body.
The bed curtains swayed shielding them from the outside eyes but highlighted their movements as they copulated.