The Examination of Love for a Princess

Chapter 32's

Suzy decides to leave Seoul secretly, she has prepared a letter she wrote secretly at night that she will put on her bedroom table at the Lee family home, the place he was hitching a ride when he ran away from the palace this week. Suzy has to leave if she wants her children to survive. After finding out she was pregnant, Suzy kept thinking that she should immediately go away from the palace to a place that no palace person would be able to find, she said, catching up with her brother was impossible because if they were caught then it would be even more dangerous for them. Suzy kept turning her brain and decided to go to a place where she was sure no one expected her.

"Son, I'm sorry I couldn't be with your father. I am a careless mother who cannot fight the fate of God until our soul mate may only end here, I beg you to be strong in my stomach. Although I hate your father and wish you were not present when all this is complicated, I have never hated you at all. We will go far and start a new life where there are only three of us without anyone else. Maybe you were sent by God to accompany me as a memory that might make me remember that I once loved your father" said Suzy stroked her belly that did not look distended just looks like a fat woman.

Suzy settles down slowly so that she can get out of Sungjong's house safely without being caught by the residents of the house, they seem to be sleeping very soundly making it easier for Suzy to go out, or maybe this is Suzy's sustenance to escape.

"Goodbye Seoul, goodbye palace, goodbye Sohee, goodbye Myungsoo, goodbye my friend, goodbye my love" suzy said she was sad to see Sungjong's house and turned her head towards the magnificent palace and shone from outside the house of Lee's secretary, before finally leaving Seoul for good to go to the new city that will be occupied.

The next morning, Myungsoo returns to Sungjong's house with Eunji to persuade Suzy to return to the palace and forgive Myungsoo's mistake. But when entering the room that Suzy occupied with Sohee, the room seemed empty without occupants.

"Zy, Kim Suzy where are you? Don't hide" cried Myungsoo looking into every corner of the room.

"Young, this room seems to be empty. See Suzy left us some letters" Sohee said, showing two letters she had taken from the table. "I have a bad feeling about this, Myung😟 "

Myungsoo approaches Sohee and grabs Sohee's letter. Sohee and Myungsoo open the letter Suzy wrote to them and read it.

Myungsoo Dear, please,

When you opened my letter maybe I had been away from the palace from my house all this time, I had tried to accept everything sincerely but I was getting more and more hurt. I tried to understand you but you always hurt me, couldn't understand me, making me hate you more and more for being fed up, Don't look for me because you already have Sowon and Jungsoo who complete your life with a complete family as the palace expects. Let's just say I divorced you and assume our soul mate's destiny is over here enough, don't ever look for me like I said, even if you pick me up with a prostrate, the wound I feel won't heal and I won't want to come back to you to enter the palace again. I'm too much hurt to admit my father's killer as my father-in-law, slandered Sowon but you trust his sweet mouth as well as the palace, when you realize your mistake it's too late because my heart already hates you and doesn't love you anymore. Mianhae! Good bye!

From Suzy

Myungsoo stared sadly at the letter, as did Sohee who immediately drowned while squeezing the letter she was holding.

"Sohee, what's wrong with you? What did Suzy write for you?" ask Eunji who saw Sohee limp down. But Sohee did not answer just handing over the letter to Eunji.

Dear, Sohee

Sohee I'm sorry, I can't keep our promise to always be brothers together. My heart has been too wounded, I think this is the limit of my patience to withstand all the wounds and endure all the pain that the palace has inflicted on me, I can no longer be your brother because however the king is your father and your father killed my father. I hate it when I loved you as my brother from childhood, but why should you be the son of my parents' killer, I hate to have to say this. Sohee, I'm sorry I left and couldn't keep my promise to conceive your daughter-in-law. Please convey my apology to Eunji, I've been bothering him a lot since entering the palace. But because of my parents' grudge, she had to be imprisoned for serving the queen mother in the palace and I hope she is patient for a little while longer until my brother manages to pick her up. Thank you all for being my best friends to protect me in the palace, sorry that I decided to leave you all behind.

From Suzy

Eunji folded the letter Suzy left behind, seeing Sohee who had been crying sobbing to make her get hurt. He walked over to Myungsoo and stood in front of Myungsoo who was already sad.

"Yung, you and Suzy are a couple that I feel is very unique. I'm not with Seungho, if you're not with Suzy and looking for her I don't know if I can trust her anymore or not with my love destiny with Seungho who will invite me to be happy. If those of you who are just out of misunderstanding can separate then what about me and Seungho who have never condoned the queen mother and revenge smouldering Seungho on the palace family? Atay it was my destiny not to marry and to serve my entire life in the palace"

"Eunji, don't worry. I will definitely find Suzy, I will look for her even to the end of the world. I promise you that I will bring Suzy back here to gather with you" Myungsoo said, holding Eunji's shoulder to believe her.

"Hmmm, please find Suzy. Since we love him Myung, he's already like a brother to me."

"I beg Myung, I can't lose him. We've been together since an early age so many things we've been through, I won't have a problem she can get pregnant my daughter-in-law or not that it's important she's back around me" Sohee said.

"Nde. I promise you'll find her soon" said Myungsoo, bringing Eunji and Sohee, who had shed all tears in his arms.

While Suzy is now in the village of Gwangju, actually she has no purpose to go anywhere at first. Going to Sokcho to Seungho's adoptive parents' house, she is afraid that she will soon be found there and she is not mentally ready to be asked by her brother about her escape from the palace let alone her pregnancy. Until he had the idea of going to Gwangju where Alex once suggested to run because the palace very rarely visited the Gwangju area. Armed with a little property in his possession he rented a small house that can be lived in for the next few months, he, in Gwangju Suzy will also look for a job with the same ability as when she was in Busan.

"We'll be safe here, son, we won't be found by anyone in the palace and there won't be anyone here to hurt us, I will take good care of you from now on so that you are born healthy and safe unlike your careless brothers I do not take good care of. We'll be happy without your father, ok. Welcome happiness." said Suzy smiled happily when she was about to enter the house she rented.

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Myungsoo entered his pavilion with a tired face, he felt guilty for making Sohee and Eunji cry all day because of Suzy's departure, she is deeply sorry for not believing Suzy's words and regrets not being able to make Suzy forgive her mistakes.

"Yung, are you home yet? I'll bring Jungsoo here to play with you" said Sowon, who was standing in his room.

"No need, I'm tired of taking a break. Not having time to play with the child" said Myungsoo made Sowon stop and turn again.

"Why? Is it because Big Brother got mad at you and left, then you blame our son who knows nothing. What's wrong with Jungsoo being a kid? Blame the brother who is always childish to be jealous of small children" said Sowon provoked the anger of Myungsoo.

"You! If you dare to offend Suzy again, I will exterminate you and your son. You're the one who made all this even more complicated with your venomous mouth, don't ever come close to me if I don't want to annihilate you guys" Myungsoo snapped as he headed straight for his room with Suzy, Sowon who did not receive immediately shouted as well.

"I'll report you to the Queen if you dare to exterminate me"

"Just report, I'm not afraid of your threat that's Kim Sowon"

Myungsoo fulfilled the invitation of his pavilion queen, Empress, King, Consort Chang, Kyuhyun, Alex, Eunji and Miura had already come first to accompany the queen mother to enjoy her winter tea. Myungsoo saluted and sat down beside Eunji because that was all that was available.

"Sorry for my delay, I fell asleep because I was a little tired. A lot of problems that have happened lately to make me tired because of the much energy that I expend" said Myungsoo frankly.

"It's okay, I know Suzy's childish nature. A little run away to Lee's secretary's house for his emotions" said king Hwanhee.

"Yung, how do I propose? Do you agree with the appointment of Sowon to be your queen because she is already the mother of your little prince" said the queen mother with a big smile but there are some people who are happy and some are silent with a sour face.

"Please forgive my servant, however I will not be able to replace Suzy's position as empress replaced with someone else. I can't betray his love for me, even though Sowon and Jungsoo are tragedies that I can't lose but my heart can't lie to do this wrong thing"

"Since Sowon got pregnant, you've betrayed Suzy after all she's run away and left here, her attitude has always been that way. What do you expect from him again? Are you going to be a coward by abandoning Sowon and your child for a woman who can't conceive your child all this time. Think it was Myung? You're the prince who stood out to be king, aren't you ashamed of having a careless empress even pregnant alone can't😤"

"Yangmulia, please do not be angry. Myungsoo only expressed his great love for Suzy. Myung, if you only love Suzy why did you agree to marry Sowon when the queen mother offered to remarry? This will also not be fair to Sowon." asked King Hwanhee.

"Why are you asking the past? It was no longer important, because after all Sowon had given birth to a little prince for the next generation of the palace" replied the queen mother quickly made the empress and concubine Chang suspicious, as well as the others.

"True, don't extend it anymore. Suzy may only be jealous of Sowon, despite her childish nature, but I miss the atmosphere when she makes a troublemaker and makes the atmosphere crowded in the palace. At that time I think the palace was warm"

"The last time he made a troublemaker was at a new year's party with Alex"

"Suzy should marry Alex alone, because they are both great troublemakers in the palace" Miura exclaimed deliberately upsetting Myungsoo's mood.

"If we marry me then we will be a troublemaker prince and princess, our son will certainly also be very naughty with his ignorance hahaha" added Alex to make Myungsoo more emotional.

"If you fantasize and incarnate near Suzy, I'll never let you have it even at other times and in other lives because Suzy will always be mine" myungsoo said with restraining emotions and immediately left.

"You're all grown-ups but just like a child, look at Myungsoo getting angry." reprimanded concubine Chang who was only in the strangest by Alex.

"Hyung alone is sensitive ma'am, even though we are only joking but taken seriously. I was shocked to hear his words" Alex said with a face without sin.

After the tea ceremony held by the queen mother, all returned to their respective residences as well as Eunji who returned to the room to rest before starting his activities to prepare the needs of the queen mother.

"Darang Choi was almost found out if I did not answer the king quickly, it could be dangerous if Myungsoo whose emotions opened my mouth that forced him to marry Sowon in exchange for the safety of Suzy's brother"

"You also have to be careful mama, if you are found to often give potions inhibitor so that princess Suzy can not get pregnant then you will also be expelled with disrespect. For the affairs of lady Sowon she would be able to handle it because the smart mistress was playing words"

"Having gone is still troublemaking, my head is really dizzy because of Suzy. I hope he never goes back to the palace to keep things quiet"

"But according to the information from the person I paid for, princess Suzy left the residence of Lee's secretary last night and it is not yet known where she went, mama"

"Good, hopefully he's gone so far that it's hard to find. To make it easy for me to shift Suzy's position as empress as Sowon's"

"Nde mama, not in vain the potion you gave to madam Sowon. After doing the husband and wife relationship immediately pregnant and gave birth to the little prince for the palace"

"I asked physician Liu to mix it specifically for them so it worked. Who would have thought Suzy miscarried on the day of Myungsoo and Sowon's marriage even though I had sprinkled the potion so that she was not pregnant for two years but still could not help, fortunately his son was weak and died so it did not hinder my goal of removing him from Myungsoo"

"Mama, don't you regret killing your flesh blood? The one you killed your own great-granddaughter"

"For what regret, from the beginning I did not like him who came from the common people and the son of a rebel. Until I die, I don't want to have a great-grandchild from her womb"

"But Prince Myungsoo loved her so much, so much from his eyes, mama?"

"She was foolishly blinded by love, but since Suzy was gone then this was a good chance for Sowon to take her heart. We don't have to do anything for Sowon to act alone"

The queen mother and lady Choi did not realize that there were eavesdroppers listening to their words in annoyance and clenching their hands in vengeance. The eavesdropper was Alex who again intended to take his winter robe but instead heard something shocking.

"If you listen to this report to me, or I'll kill your beheaders disrespectfully" Alex told two ladies-in-waiting.

"Good prince"

"I want to ask you again? Besides me has anyone ever heard their sayings. Like noona Eunji?"

"There was never a prince. Every noble queen mother, lady Choi and lady Sowon conferring princess Eunji are always told to prepare the noble needs of the queen mother"

"How long have they been negotiating like this? I mean, I planned something evil on Suzy's daughter"

"Since Lady Sowon entered this palace, they have been deliberating ever since"

"So the queen mother had planned this for a long time, I had to find Suzy noona first and dismantle this one day when I had the chance to talk. Poor Suzy noona, where are you now? Innocent kasian Myungsoo hyung becomes the victim of a queen mother's obsession" Alex said in his heart. "I'm gone, remember don't tell me I heard them or your lives are at stake. And report secretly to me if they make plans like this again" Alex threatened.

"Hamba don't dare the prince, we will carry out your orders"

"Good, you work for me now"

Alex immediately went to Kyuhyun who was in the law department, after going around looking for him earlier.

"Hyung, can you get your people to look for Suzy noona? I feel sorry for him who didn't get justice in the palace"

"Sure, I'm here for Alex's justice. I will of course help without being told by anyone if it's related to justice"

"Hyung, the queen mother has planned all these crimes with Sowon and Choi's lady-in-waiting. Why would everyone want to be blinded by Sowon's pretense all this time? I heard earlier that the queen mother forced Myungsoo hyung to marry Sowon in exchange for the safety of Seungho hyung. The queen mother also gave the potion so that Suzy noona failed to conceive and the birth of Jungsoo, all had been planned to eject Suzy noona so that Sowon who became a queen who nemenami Myungsoo hyung as a candidate for king, as well, but we all blame childish Suzy noona for being jealous of Jungsoo's birth. I had some sympathy with Sowon who suffered while giving birth to Jungsoo but hearing the conversation made me even more fed up with his behavior"

"You're just like Miura, who from the beginning hated Sowon because he said Sowon was good at playing the tongue. You take it easy Alex, I'm gonna have people looking for him, I love him like my own brother"

"Gomawo hyung"

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One day, Seungho comes secretly to Lee's secretary's house to visit his sister and Eunji. All are shocked by his arrival especially Suzy who until now has not been found.

"Look, who am I carrying?" secretary Lee tells Sohee and Sungjong when she brings Seungho home.

"Seungho"/"sir Seungho"

"Sohee, what's up with your Sungjong?" tanya Seungho greeted Sohee and the surprised Sungjong.

"We're of course fine. You how? Do you want to see Suzy and Eunji" Sungjong replied with a laugh.

"Hmmm. I miss them"

"Eunji. Suzy still went out of town for some time, there was business from the palace" Sohee said slightly nervously.

"It's okay, can you take me to the palace to see Eunji? I miss him so much"

"Of course."

Sohee and Sungjong brought Seungho to the Myungsoo pavilion feeling uneasy if Sowon tried to make it all uncovered, but only the Myungsoo pavilion felt safe because it was quite far from the queen mother pavilion.

"Is Prince Myungsoo there?" sohee asked Jia and Chaekyung who were cleaning the front yard.

"The prince is inside the princess's library" Jia replied.

"Let's go in Seungho" Sungjong asked into Myungsoo's pavilion.

"Please call princess Eunji, tell her I'm waiting for her at Prince Myungsoo's library, and then prepare some food and drink. Don't say anything because Princess Suzy's older sister doesn't know that Princess Suzy went missing "sohee's orders to Suzy's two loyal servants.

"Well princess, the order will be carried out" said Jia and Chaekyung who immediately ran to call Eunji at the queen mother's pavilion.

Sohee let out a sigh of relief to enter the Myungsoo pavilion and enter the Myungsoo library, Eunha who had been hiding eavesdropping directly reported it to Sowon.

"Madam, there's an older sister, Princess Suzy, coming. She wanted to see princess Suzy and princess Eunji that I listened to, I also heard princess Sohee told Jia and Chaekyung to keep her mouth shut regarding the departure of princess Suzy from this palace" Eunha.

"Good, I'll give them a surprise. You invited the king and the queen mother to tell him that Jungsoo and I want to have tea with them here?" said Sowon sneaky.

"Okay, ma'am, I'll carry out the order"

Eunji walks into the library and immediately runs around hugging Seungho because of his longing, Sohee and Sungjong smiling can make Eunji and Seungho meet. Only Myungsoo is sad because Suzy has not been found where she is until now.

"I miss you Eunji" said Seungho.

"I miss you too Seungho" replied Eunji who hugged Seungho tightly.

"I miss Suzy too, but Sohee said she was traveling far away" Seungho said after letting go of his embrace, scaring everyone to wait for the answer Eunji would give.

"Ah yes, Suzy went out of town because there was a sudden need with concubine Chang. She must have missed you too" Eunji said a little hesitantly for lying to Seungho.

"It's a shame he's not here. She'd be happy to be excited because her brother's here"

"You're only here because you miss me?" ask Eunji.

"Let's run away Eunji, I'll make you happy after leaving the palace. I will also take Suzy with me, because I know here she suffers not finding happiness" Seungho replied firmly.

"How can you take Suzy with you? Do you want to kill me, Suzy's been like a breath to me. If he leaves then I will die" Myungsoo said.

"You have another wife, why should I care about your life that can't make my sister happy. You die, I don't care"

"Already, why are you arguing. We better talk casually while waiting for tea to be brought by Suzy's ladyboy here" prevent Sohee so that there is no fighting.

Brakkkk

The door opened, making everyone stare at the door.

Sowon came with a tray of tea, followed by her ladies and lady-in-waiting Suzy brought food.

"I heard there was a bustling sound here, I asked her she said her brother Suzy came then I wanted to serve tea because sister is a guest in this pavilion so sister is my guest as well. Unfortunately, Suzy's sister went somewhere and has not come home until now" said Sowon while serving tea at the table.

"What are you talking about? Seungho, don't listen" Myungsoo snapped pushing Sowon away so as not to talk more.

"Sir Seungho you should know that big brother Suzy left the palace and will never come back. She felt unworthy to live in the palace with her condition that she could not get pregnant anymore, she was very poor because she was like a imprisoned snail. Because he felt pain he chose to leave" shouted Sowon who continued to be encouraged Myungsoo to get out of his library.

"Speaking haphazardly again, you will hit me with a board" said Myungsoo pushing Sowon to fall in front of the library door.

"Young, you're really mean to me" said Sowon, who tried to stand up.

"What's this?" shouted the queen mother and the king who had stood not far from the incident.

"The honor of the noble king and the queen mother" said Sowon who immediately stood giving respect, followed by the others. Only Seungho was silent not looking at the king and the queen mother.

"It's still brave of you to come to the palace, after dumping Eunji and running away from the palace without responsibility now you show up here" cynical king Hwanhee.

"Why should I be afraid, I'm here to see my sister who is the palace's daughter-in-law and my lover here too. I left that time because circumstances forced me to leave" Seungho said no less cynical.

"Yangmulia, Seungho came to take princess Eunji to run away and wanted to take her brother Suzy away too even though the palace was still looking for her whereabouts. If Suzy's brother is here for sure she and her brother will take revenge for the death of her parents who you killed"

"What are you talking about" Myungsoo snapped, but Sowon hid behind the body of the queen mother. But Myungsoo was not afraid and came to him. "You will I beat with your lady for daring to defy my orders and rules" he sneered and pushed Sowon hard to fall on the ground.

"Yung, what are you doing" the queen mother snapped to help Sowon stand up.

"Ask him."

"Vengeful" Seungho said as if reminded of his fiery grudge, so he took the sword and aimed at the king.

"Seungho, don't.." shouted Sohee, Eunji and Sungjong blocking Seungho from attacking the king.

"They have killed my parents, their lives must be avenged, they have also made my brother suffer. Let go of me" Seungho made a fall but the three of them held him back.

"Sir Seungho remembers Suzy's sacrifice, don't be like this. You're going to make him sad" Sohee shouted, bringing Seungho's steps to a halt.

"Seungho, we're talking this out" said myungsoo, who now blocks him with Sungjong.

"Take me off. I'm gonna kill him like he killed my father" Seungho said.

"Actually what revenge are you saying? parenting. What do you mean, I really don't understand" asked king Hwanhee.

"Their parents are rebels named Bae Youngwon whom you beheaded noble. He and Suzy want revenge on you" said Sowon bravely, and outraged Myungsoo came to Sowon and slapped him hard.

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The slap made Seunghoo get a chance to attack, immediately he threw out the body that was holding it and immediately attacked. Myungsoo immediately ran to his knees and held next to Seungho's feet.

"Seungho, please forgive my father. I know that my father's mistake of beheading your parents was inhumane. But anyway he's your brother's in-law, he's my parents. Indeed, the life of your parents can not return, as my dedication to my father then kill me and let my father stay alive" said Myungsoo who was still kneeling holding next to Seungho's feet.

"I will kill you. You've made my sister's life suffer in this palace. You betrayed her love by marrying another girl, desecrated your marriage by impregnating her, do you think I'll let you live quietly after making her tear up during her stay here" seungho said he sat down and beat Myungsoo blindly but Myungsoo did not reply.

"I know I was wrong, I won't take your punches because it's all my fault" said Myungsoo, whose face was battered by Seungho.

"Seungho stopped, look into Myungsoo's eyes can't you see that Myungsoo loves Suzy as sincerely as he does. Myungsoo's second marriage, Suzy's departure, and Suzy's recent suffering are tragedies beyond their will. The death of your parents has also been a long time because of misunderstanding so please do not extend the problem again" Eunji said calmly but firmly. "Yangmulia Hwanhee please forgive Seungho, please let him go. He just wanted to take me away, he didn't mean to be evil with the palace family" Eunji said kneeling before the king.

"Sohee, please accompany me in the study. I'd like to have a four-eye talk with you about this. The others can disband, later I will call you if needed" said king Hwanhee directly out of the Myungsoo library holding Sohee.