I Became the Crown Prince of a Ruined Country

58 – Hoejajeongri(會者定離)

After a short dialogue with Yeongjeong, he finally got the permission he longed for, but his expression didn’t look very pleasant.

‘But there’s one last thing I want to check before I leave.’

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Before returning to Hee-dan’s house where he was staying, he remembered the words Young-jeong left behind, and the wall was gripped with embarrassment. He said he was going, but isn’t that a word that gives room for confirmation that it is not confirmed?

It must be difficult.’

Wall glanced at the upper part where he had seen Heedan by rolling his eyes. It wasn’t even an official envoy from the Qin Dynasty, and Heidan had become quite a big man by touching the wall alone.

As a result of watching carefully so far, touching Hee-dan means losing ground to Shinneung-gun behind it.

‘It’s best not to overdo it here and follow the princess’s instructions.’

Even if Youngjing changes his mind, nothing will change.

Because the wall was going to somehow take the portrait and return to the Qin Dynasty.

That was the strict order given to the wall. In order to deal with the faction of Yeongjacho’s eldest son, Yeongseong-gyo, who is pushed by the aristocratic class, who is originally a native of the Qin Dynasty and is also Yeongjacho’s wife, Yeongjacho’s eldest daughter Yeongjeong, who will be the antipode and the pivot of the rising forces such as Yeobulwi, is essential. Do.

Byeok presumed that Yeongjeong would change his words, and organized the necessary preparations in his head.

‘I’ll have to hurry up a bit to finish cleaning up in time for the envoy’s arrival.’

§

Abnormalities always come silently.

But maybe it’s because I’ve been too lazy lately because everything has been going the way I want it to. I had forgotten about that.

The morning of this day started out as normal as usual. I have a simple breakfast with Jung, play the instrument a little, and get ready for work.

As the new product above, what I am preparing is various household items using osuyu tree. As you can tell from the name, Ohsuyu, a tree that grows wild in the land of Oh in Gangnam, which is now occupied by the state of Chu, is a tree that has nothing to throw away.

In modern Korea, the local name Oh was dropped from Ohsuyu, and Suyu was shortened to Shi, and it was called Shinamu.

Anyway, the fruit of the Osuyu tree is used as a medicinal material. However, it is said that overdose is not enough, and nervous delirium can occur when overdosing.

The reason I know so much about the cinnamon tree is because my grandfather, who was a beekeeper in a previous life, actually cultivated cinnamon trees.

Osuyu tree is known for its medicinal properties, but it is famous for two other characteristics.

The fruit contains so much oil that in Gyeongsang-do, where there are many Chinese cypress trees, it is even nicknamed the tree of light, and the flowers are extremely rich in nectar, so beekeepers worry if there are cypress trees nearby. It is the best flower tree for beekeepers to say that there is no flower.

In other words, if you cultivate Osuyu tree, you can get medicine and oil through the fruit, and honey through the flower.

Oil can be used to make detergents such as soap or detergent, for cosmetic purposes like hair oil, or as kerosene, which is the most basic way to use it.

Nothing to say about honey.

If you systematize the process of directly cultivating such Osuyu trees and obtaining various products, you can even get a good price. No matter what you try to do, you can’t fail.

Anyway, it was my job to study the cultivation and commercialization of the Osuyu tree based on the knowledge I had seen and heard from my grandfather, and it was the reason I had to leave the house and go to work.

When I returned home after fulfilling my quota and goal for the day, I realized that something was going on differently than usual.

“Jeong-eun?”

Originally, the absence of justice would have rushed out and greeted me as soon as I arrived.

When I asked the family members about Jung’s whereabouts, the answers that came back were all indifferent.

“Maybe you went for a walk somewhere?”

“Are you sleeping or not…?”

“That’s it, I don’t know.”

I was a bit disappointed with their answer, but I wasn’t angry. It was understandable that they were not interested in Jung. For family members, affection was once the reason they had to go through hard times.

I asked him to treat him like I did, so he treated him politely, but that’s all. There was almost no emotional bond. Perhaps if Jeong had approached him first, he also did not try to get closer to his family.

I started a vague wait amid the nervousness that Jung must have felt. And as time went by and I couldn’t see Jung, I gradually felt that something strange was going on.

‘Should I send people to find Jung?’

No.

I don’t know exactly what kind of situation it is, but it’s premature to raise a job. But I couldn’t just wait like this.

If, by any chance, someone who harbors ill feelings towards Qin wants to take that anger out on Jeong… ?

‘I can’t conclude that there is no such person in Handan.’

No matter how much he decides to protect Jeong in the country of Cho, what can he not do if he has a firm determination?

When I thought that the situation could be more serious than I imagined, I couldn’t wait.

‘First of all, let’s take only reliable ones like Seok and Hugh among the family members.’

Next, they mobilize all the family members and people from the upper ranks. Even then, if I couldn’t find it, I sprinted through the threshold, determined to ask for help even from Shinneung-gun.

§

The portrait captured everything from the moment Heidan entered the dwelling to the moment he came out again.

And Heidan gave orders to the people to scatter and search for him, and even started the search himself.

Yeongjeong watched all of Heidan’s wanderings looking for her. Wearing a cloth that hides one’s appearance, they follow behind secretly or move along the main road in a wagon. The process was carried out secretly through various means prepared in advance by the wall.

‘However…….’

The first emotion Yeongjeong felt after seeing Heidan wandering around with all her might to find herself was none other than joy.

The image of Yeongjeong disregarding everything and prioritizing herself above all else came to Youngjeong as an overwhelming emotion that he will never have again.

It was only after feeling that that Youngjeong clearly realized what feelings she had for Heidan.

Love.

The emotion Yeongjeong had now was an infinitely deep and profound love that had no room for anything.

If Yeongjeong had thought of Hee-dan as a mere benefactor, she would have felt sorry and regret rather than joy when she saw Hee-dan’s hardships.

If Yeongjeong had thought of her Heidan as her adoptive father instead of her biological parents, she would have regretted her judgment and would have rushed out and grabbed her Heidan right away.

But Yeongjeong didn’t. It was never that those feelings and thoughts did not come to mind. Seeing Hee-dan, of course, Yeong-jeong felt guilty.

It’s just that she forgot to even move because she couldn’t get out of the waves of much greater joy and clearly realized emotions.

However, as much as she had a strong heart that she couldn’t leave her altar forever, it wasn’t long that her portrait had stopped.

Youngjeong handed over the cloth that was hiding her figure to the wall, and moved to the place where Heedan was.

One step, one step.

The bodies of the two were getting closer, but Yeong-jeong seemed to be moving away from Hee-dan whenever she stepped somewhere in her. Are these the steps to say goodbye?

She didn’t want to leave without saying anything, she didn’t want to leave without saying goodbye either.

Could it have been intuition? Hee-dan looked back at the young-jeong walking from behind her.

The moment her eyes met, Ying Jing said she should take it out immediately, and she forgot all the words she had thought of. Her lips fell, but her voice did not come out. But it seems her heart was connected to each other. Hee-dan replied as if she heard something, even though Yeong-jeong didn’t say anything.

“Don’t go.”

“Ah…”

As soon as she heard her words, she felt that her mind, which had been colored with pure white, began to regain its color again.

She found out later that she wanted to hear that. Even though she thought she was determined, she still had regrets and wanted Heidan to hold onto her.

But she was too late.

Yeongjeong-eun saw too many aspects of her to be content with simply sitting next to her Heidan, and she became greedy for more.

She’d rather she had confessed that fact to Heidan when the wall first came looking for her, then she would have been satisfied with that and had grown bigger You may have given up your craving.

However, time had already passed, and Young-jeong, who was standing at her crossroads, let her go.

Because of this, what Youngjeong could say to Heidan was fixed.

“I’m sorry.”

My apology and sincerity.

“But I have to go.”

“…If we go, we could become enemies. You know.”

Heedan will want to keep his promise with Pyeongwon-gun.

A promise to protect Jo Nara as her friend. It was, in fact, a promise that would stand against the Qin Dynasty together with the Zhao Dynasty.

It was not my intention not to know that. If it is an international situation, it is rather a portrait that knows better than Heidan.

Nevertheless, Youngjeong did not hesitate.

It was something I had already made up my mind to do.

From the moment Yeongjeong decided to become King Jin and get everything in her hands.

“Yes. Maybe so. I will be the king.”

At that declaration, Heidan felt a shudder run from the top of his head to his toes.

A fact he has been denying until now.

It was like a wedge that could no longer turn away from the truth.

Yeongjeong is Qin Shi Huang.

Even if Hee-dan’s natural talent, which he witnessed, had no foundation, he would give the throne to Young-jeong.

And based on the gigantic foundation of the Qin Dynasty, it must have eventually embraced even the world.

“If you… Go to Qin.”

He is the seed he sowed.

He is a sprout he has grown.

It will grow and become a tree so large that it casts a wide, thick shadow that will dry out and kill all the other plants nearby.

Knowing the future, Heidan spoke with a trembling voice.

“I will stop you.”

A light of sadness appeared on Yeongjeong’s face.

Yeongjeong’s lips trembled with a bitter expression unsuitable for her young age.

That was the last conversation the two had that day.

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§

Jeong left for Qin. He is guarded by an escort sent by King Jin.

She left Handan wearing black, which symbolizes the Qin Dynasty, and anyone could see that she was a princess of the Qin Dynasty.

And before the year when Jeong returned to Qin was over, a delegation from Yan also visited.

They came to see me after meeting with King Jo.

“We have agreed to replace the hostage to be sent to Cho. Young master, please return to your country.”

On this day, I became free.