「Please, Sister, spare me.」
He had looked just like this in the past.
And Jin Ye, swayed by his desperate plea, had spared him until now.
‘How foolish I was.’
The thought nearly made her laugh, but she held it back.
Too many eyes were watching.
If she laughed now, she would appear as a heartless sister mocking her younger brother’s pleas.
Silently, Jin Ye extended her hand to an eunuch, who promptly handed her a sword.
Rising from her throne, she spoke with a voice that rang clear across the room.
“Everyone, leave the chamber—except for Prince Hwa.”
It was not merely an order to leave the room, but to withdraw far enough that no one could overhear what was about to happen.
The eunuch hesitated, stepping back, while Seoyeop’s eyes widened in disbelief.
Seoyeop, who would drive a sword through his own heart if Jin Ye commanded it, appeared reluctant to comply.
He shook his head slightly.
“Your Majesty, it is—”
...dangerous.
