The Gold in the Box
Sunye opened the mini safe in her bedroom and stared at the Emperor's will in her hands. Her father had entrusted it to her so that one day, she could hand it over to Areum. As far as Sunye knew, Areum left the country a year before the coup. She had run away from the wedding altar because she was dead set against marrying the General named Yang.
In fact, before the coup took place, it was the biggest scandal of the royal family. Areum had a lover named Min Wanghyuk who was a major in the army. He was a tech enthusiast and a spy among the country's defense forces. They had met at a party and became smitten with each other. When General Yang was forcing a marriage with Areum, she refused but the political pressure was heavy on the Emperor. He had to give in because the nobles and ministers were keen with the match, believing that by marrying into the royal family, the Yang's would be invincible.