2 Chapter 2

He woke up with a bad headache and a blury sight, sat down on the bed, trying to recall what happened last night, when he saw a figure coming in. she was wearing a green hanbok, holding a tray full of different dishes.

" Min joo, is that you?" He said as he tried to reach her.

She quickly set the tray on the table and held him down.

" You are not suppose to get up."

" What Happened last night? I- I can't remember anything."

" You must be tired, you need to rest, it must probably be the wine."

" Ahhh, the wine- wait the wine?, Did I drink last night?" He felt confused.

" Yes your majesty." She fetched a cup filled with freshly squeezed lemon juice and gave him." Drink this and you'll feel better."

He took a gulp and gave her the cup.

" Where is prince ju hyung bin?"

" Have you really forgotten your majesty?, He's at the border, you know how hard things are there."

" How do you know?"

" You told me yesterday."

" Oh yes...yes" he was quiet for a minute, then suddenly stood up.

" Where are you going?, You need to rest." She said as she Tries to make him sit.

" I need to see queen dowager and tend to some paperwork's."

" But you_"

" Tell the maids to show you around, the palace is quite big, I believe you'll enjoy the view."

" Your majest_"

He quickly left the room, without paying attention to her. She smashed the glass jug and cup on the floor, screamed and pulled her hair.

' That dowager- oh I feel like killing that woman instantly. Patience min joo, patience, let's keep calm, soon we'll be victorious.' she told herself.

A maid came rushing in, after hearing the sound of a shattered glass.

" Your majesty, are you okay?"

" Yes, it slipped by accident. Clean up this mess before the emperor comes back. I'll be in my Chambers."

" Yes your majesty."

*HEELENG VILLAGE*

*Trader Soo Byung Hu's resident*

A girl wearing a blue and pink flower patterned hanbok was in her room painting when she heard a knock on the door and answered "come in."

Hanyul came in and was staring at her.

" Oh Han yul it's you, am almost done"

" That's what you told wol, when she came up to call you."

" Did I?" She asked pretending.

" Yoona- come on let's go." She tried dragging her.

" Okay wait just one minute" she turned the picture towards hanyul " what do you think? Is it pretty?"

" Wow, yoona am speechless, this looks incredible."

" Do you think big brother will like it?"

" Yes, he definitely has to, had it been I was the one who paint this, he has to pay for it. By the way, why do you like painting the lake side?"

Yoona took a deep breath and looked at hanyul.

" I always imagine how living by the lake side could be, that's why I asked Dad to take me to Hanseong, I only read about the capital, but I've never seen it."

" Is it big?"

" Yes it's five times the size of Heeleng. Do you want to go too?"

" Yes, please take me with you, please.. please....."

They were interrupted by wol, who knocked on the door again and told them that food is ready.

" Thank you wol, we're coming" she said as she kept her painting equipment neatly. Trader Soo Byung hu and his wife chaewon where seated in the living room. In front of them was a table full of different dishes.

" Chaewon, two letters came in this morning. One is from the chief of finance at jegu province and the other is from ik-jun."

" What does it say?"

" The chief of finance son will be coming in three weeks."

" That's good news, we'll have time to prepare for yoona's engagement. Did you tell her about it?"

" No I didn't, but I'll tell her today. I hope she will take it likely."

" Yoona's dad, what do you think of getting hanyul married to ik-jun?"

" I've also thought of thesame thing, we can't find a girl Better than hanyul for our son."

" Yes it's true" lady chaewon said with a grin.

They heard the door open behind them and turned to see hanyul and yoona coming in.

" Good morning father, good morning Mom." She said as she sat down close to her father.

" morning yoona, did you sleep well?"

"Yes I did" she said as she took a plate and began fetching food from the table.

" Wow look at all this dishes." She added.

" Were you painting again? " asked lady chaewon.

" Yes, but this time it's a surprise for big brother."

Lady chaewon looked at trader Soo Byung hu " have you seen your daughter?, You've overpampered her, she spends a lot of time with you, now she can't cook, no embroidery, no sewing, although she knows how to read, which is a good thing and look....look" she pointed at yoona who filled her mouth with food and slightly hit her on the back.

" mom...." yoona shouted with food in her mouth.

" You see, there's nothing ladylike about her." she said with a disappointed face.

" She's still a child, she will change" he said trying to support yoona.

" A chil...ld?, she's twenty two years.They are of thesame age with hanyul only a difference of two months, but hanyul knows how to do everything."

" Mom, am not that perfect, yoona thought me many things." Hanyul trying to support her sister.

" Oh, so now you're all ganging up against me."

Trader Soo Byung hu couldn't stop laughing at the drama before him. She couldn't help it but to hit his leg under the table. This time he was trying to control his laughter.

" Mom am sorry, I'll make it up to you, I promise." She made a sad pretentious face.

" Don't give me that face, you're trying to emotionally blackmail me aren't you? "

" Mom am jealous, you like hanyul and ik-jun more than me."

" That's not true, I like you all equally."

" By the way mom, when is big brother ik-jun coming back?" Yoona asked anxiously.

" Trying to change the topic huh?, Ask your father he received a letter from him this morning."

Yoona quickly turned to her father " please what does it say."

" Am not sure" he said as he removed a letter from his pocket and gave her " why don't you read it."

She quickly took the letter, opened it and gave her father within a minute.

" So fast- I thought you'll read it for us, what does it say?"

" He'll be coming in two days." She said as she quickly stood up.

" Where are you going now?" Inquired her mother.

" I need to go to the market, am out of paint." She rushed towards the door.

" Yoona take Hanyul with you, and becareful okay?". Hanyul stood up and followed yoona.