Sylvie Hart 🪐
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Chapter 3 “I heard that the person who saved you happened to be a passerby who was just passing through the area.” “A passerby?” “Yes. Apparently, he heard your scream while passing nearby and immediately ran toward the sound. Perhaps the killer was startled by him, because he fled without even realizing that he had dropped one of his belongings.” “……” “But by the time the passerby arrived, you had already fainted, so it seems he had no choice but to stay with you…- 313.3 K • Ongoing
- Chapter 2 I had boldly run out of the house, but once I was actually outside, I had nowhere to go. My mother had died not long after giving birth to me, and my father, who had raised me with even more love to make up for my mother’s absence, had suddenly passed away in a carriage accident three years ago. Now that I was living with my uncle, who had inherited my father’s title and fortune, there was nowhere else I could go besides his house. ‘It can’t be helped. I’ll wander around for a…
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- Chapter 1 “Wait… you’re saying I… slept with you?” Unable to believe what I was hearing, I instinctively asked again. Of course I did. What he was saying simply made no sense. Yes, I knew. My condition that night had been absolutely terrible. But still. Even so. Was I really saying that I had slept with a man I had met for the first time? Seriously? Unfortunately, the man’s answer did not change in the slightest. “Yes. That’s what happened that night. You said I was your…
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- Chapter 10 Winter of 1860, Foothills of Inwangsan Mountain, Hanseong It was around sunset when Gangsoe, a servant of the residence, entered the village of hunters at the foot of Inwangsan Mountain. Maksoe, the household servant accompanying him, was carrying a jar of liquor. Three or four hunters were sitting beneath the eaves of a low stone wall. When they saw Gangsoe, their eyes filled with suspicion. “What do you want?” Gangsoe stopped and said, “I heard there was someone willing to…
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- Chapter 9 Fall of 1860, Unsan County, North Pyongan Province Gangsoe, a servant of the residence, arrived in Unsan County on the eighth day after leaving Hanyang. Maksoe, another household servant, had accompanied him. Unsan County was a remote mountainous region deep in the upper reaches of the Cheongcheon River. The roads were poor, the local market was small, and there were not many people. Gangsoe first went to the county’s land office. It was a place where land sales were brokered. An old…
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- Chapter 8 Fall of 1860, Huijeongdang Hall, Changdeokgung Palace I followed Queen Dowager Sinjeong, Lady Jo, into Huijeongdang Hall. Two court ladies from Daejojeon walked ahead of us, and inside the royal council hall sat King Cheoljong, the 25th king of Joseon. My first impression was that he did not look like a king. He had grown up in Ganghwa Island, cutting trees and working the fields. Though it had been more than ten years since he became king, his eyes belonged to a man who had been…
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- Chapter 7 Summer, 1860 — Servants’ Quarters, Heungseon-gun Yi Ha-eung’s Residence, Hanseong It was the morning of the third day when I called Gwidong and had him sit down. No one in the residence had collapsed, and Gwidong already seemed to have guessed why I had called him. “Go to the market and see how things are going. Find out whether people are boiling their water before drinking it and how many people have died. And if you hear anyone talking about this residence, keep your ears…
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- Chapter 6 Winter, 1859 — Heungseon-gun Yi Ha-eung’s Residence, Hanseong I brought over a plate, filled it with salt water, and placed it by the window. After three days, half the water had evaporated. After five days, almost all of it was gone. And after seven days, nothing remained but white powder at the bottom of the plate. I wrapped the plate in a cloth. My personal maid, Gaksim, had been watching from the side. “Young Master, what is that?” “The most expensive plate in…
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- Chapter 5 That evening, I listened toward the men’s quarters. The sounds that had leaked out from the servants’ quarters must have carried all the way to the men’s quarters, and if Heungseon-gun Yi Ha-eung was there, he would certainly have heard them. Sure enough, my personal maid, Gaksim, quietly approached me. “Young Master, earlier, His Excellency stopped while walking toward the servants’ quarters. He stood there for a while before returning to the men’s quarters.” I…
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- Chapter 4 Autumn 1856, On the Way Home from Changdeok Palace Heungseon-gun Yi Ha-eung did not say a word the entire way out of Changdeok Palace. He remained silent inside the palanquin as well, and even after we entered the gate of the residence, he said nothing. I quietly endured the silence. There was no need to rush him. Heungseon-gun Yi Ha-eung was probably replaying everything that had happened today in his head, trying to determine whether I had brought up that passage from the Analects…
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