Asumi arrived home to find Baek Ah waiting for her at the door. She knew that he wanted to talk about the way she'd spoken to him in Damiwon. She sighed and tried to walk past him and head to her room but he blocked her way.
“Orabeonni please let me go” she said not wanting to look at him.
“Was that really necessary?” he asked.
Asumi looked up at him “What would you have done if you were in my shoes?” Asumi asked. She didn't want to fight, she didn't have the strength to. “I didn't mean for this to happen, I tried to fall in love with you but I-”
“That is the problem, you weren't supposed to try. Love happens naturally, it's not something you make happen. I told you not to marry me out of obligation or duty now all you can say to me is sorry” Asumi said and stepped closer to Baek Ah and grabbed his wrist, she dragged him to her room and opened a large chest that lay at the foot of her bed. Baek Ah looked at the contents and stumbled back, the chest was full of baby clothes.
“I sewed them all myself hoping that our child would wear them but that is just a dream now” Asumi said and closed the chest.
“If you're offended by what I did then I'm sorry, I will apologize to Woo hee as well” she whispered and left her room. She wanted to go back to being Nicky, that life was so much easier than this one.
The King summoned Asumi to the throne room to play music for him.
Asumi reluctantly dressed up and went to the throne room with a Haegeum. She found Yo by himself, drinking tea. She bowed and then went to sit beside the throne and proceeded to play.
“You left the ring again, why can't you just take it back?” he asked her as she started to play. “You gave me that ring asking for my hand in marriage, I'm already married so I can't keep it” she replied.
Yo didn't say anything else and just watched Asumi while she played.
Woo hee walked into the throne room and Asumi stared at her in shock, what business did she have with the king?
“What news do you have for me?” he asked Woo hee after she greeted him. Woo hee stared at Asumi nervously and then at Yo. Asumi pretended not noticed and kept playing her instrument in a quieter tone.
“You can ignore her, rest assured that nothing you say will leave this room” Yo said.
“Wang So is working with some of the powerful families in Songak, they're delaying the construction of the new castle. They're mixing in too much gravel and making the walls crumble, they're decreasing man power” Woo hee said.
“Are you sure of it?” Yo asked.
“Wang Sik ryeom is very ill, they say the construction isn't being done properly”
“Why, why why!!” Yo exclaimed and banged his fist on the table in front of him. “What is his goal in doing this, he cannot just be doing it to go against my orders” Yo muttered to no one in particular.
Asumi pretended not to be paying attention though she secretly watched them.
“The throne, he's after the throne isn't he?”
“Before I answer, I need to ask you something. Why have you broken your promise?” Woo hee said.
“Promise?”
“What is this about being drafted into slave labour if you can't pay your taxes? The Hubaekjae people are being forced to work in construction and are dying. If you do this, what use is to me to be your eyes and ears, your majesty?” Woo hee said.
Asumi stole a glance at Woo hee, had she been working for Yo all along, was being with Baek Ah just part of a cover up?
Yo chuckled “So what, you want to quit?”
“Yes, if I don't get anything out of this deal” Woo hee said.
“Princess Woo hee, it has been a long time since anyone has called you that hasn't it?” Yo asked.
Asumi watched as Woo hee's facial expression changed.
“Baek Ah has always hated dirty things. People who like beautiful things tend to be like that. If he finds out that you were my dog, what will his face look like” Yo said.
This time Asumi stared boldly at Woo hee, had she really been deceiving Baek Ah this whole time? Did she have ulterior motives for returning to Goryeo?
Woo hee bowed and then left the throne room. Asumi stopped playing and looked up to find Yo staring at her.
“Did you know about their relationship?” he asked. Asumi nodded. “Why haven't you done anything?”
“It won't change anything,he is in love with her and there's nothing I can do about it” Asumi said.
“So you're just giving up?”
“There is no point in trying to do anything because I won't be around for much longer anyway” Asumi said and cursed under her breath as she felt tears running down her cheeks.
“Are you going back to Japan?” he asked her.
Asumi shook her head “ I'm dying” she whispered. Yo suddenly stood up and grabbed her shoulders, pulling her to her feet.
“What do you mean by that, what sort of joke is this?!” he exclaimed.
“The poison I took when your mother was trying to kill the crown Prince, it did further damage to my brain from the accident I had as a little girl” Asumi explained.
“Thats why your ears are always bleeding, why didn't you tell me this sooner! How much time do you have left?” he asked her.
“I don't know”
“I said how much time?!”
Asumi closed her eyes and took a deep breath, she'd seen the doctor recently and he was finally able to give her an estimate of how much time she had left. She opened her eyes and smiled at Yo, touching his face gently. He would be the only one to know the whole truth...
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As soon as Asumi left the throne room, she went to the gyobang and walked straight into Woo hee's room. Woo hee had been staring at the wall when Asumi walked in, she turned around and bowed.
Asumi walked right up to her and slapped her. “I ought to kill you right now, how dare you! Do you even love Baek Ah. Is your relationship with him part of your cover up just so you can spy for the king?” Asumi asked.
“Of course I love him, but I'm the princess of Hubaekjae. I have a duty to my people and all I've ever done is for the sake of my people” Woo hee said as she touched her cheek.
“So what about your love for Baek Ah, aren't you even thinking about how he'll feel when he finds out about this. Don't you know of his close relationship with Wang So?”
Woo hee kept quiet. Asumi sighed, there'd be no point in her telling Baek Ah anything, he might not even believe her.
“You had better decide where your loyalty lies, Baek Ah and I are amongst those who are trying to get Wang So on the throne and if anything happens to ruin it, I will slit your throat myself!” Asumi said and stormed out of the room.
She didn't really know why she'd confronted Woo hee, it was somehow pointless thinking of telling Baek Ah anything because he might not believe her. They were going ahead with their plan tonight anyway,soon Wang So would be crowned King and then Asumi would decide what she'd do with her life.
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Asumi and Baek Ah were on their way to the 4th prince. Today was the day Wang So would take the throne. Asumi hadn't been able to sleep at all, the night before they'd scared the King on purpose causing him to collapse. Asumi felt guilty, what if they'd killed him?
Getting to the 4th prince, Asumi and Baek Ah greeted him and began preparing for the revolt.
“Asumi, are you sure that you want to go through with this?” So asked her. Asumi nodded, as long as they didn't kill him,she would help So take the throne from Yo.
“You look pale Asumi, I think you should go home and rest” Baek Ah said. Asumi glanced at him “I said I'm fine already!” just then a court maid came rushing up to Asumi, the girl was out of breath.
“Princess Asumi I've been looking for you everywhere, the king wants to see you at once!” the girl said.
Asumi's heart skipped a beat, why did he suddenly want to see her,had Woo hee spoken to him again. She looked at Prince So and he nodded “Go on, we don't want him to get suspicious. Don't worry” he said. Asumi nodded and followed the maid to the palace.
Asumi was about to walk into the king's room when she saw Hae Soo walking towards the room with a tray. He'd summoned hae Soo too!
She waited for her friend to get to the door and together they walked in.
“Your majesty, you sent for me” Asumi said and stood beside his bed. Hae Soo placed her tray on the table beside the king's bed and began pouring the medicinal tea for him. Asumi watched Hae Soo's trembling hands and chewed on her lower lip, she couldn't let Yo notice that Soo was nervous.
“Your majesty?” Asumi called to him again.
“If I were to abdicate the throne, would you come live with me?” he asked. Asumi looked at him, slightly shocked. Was he really considering giving up the throne for her?
She smiled to herself, it was too late. She no longer loved him in that way, she honestly wanted to spend her last days being happy but she didn't think that Yo could make her happy not after everything he'd done.
“Is it because of your recent illness? Are you just now realising how important I am to you?” she asked him. Asumi stepped forward and took the cup of tea from Hae Soo's shaking hands and she gave it to Yo. Then she stepped back “Will you come with me?” he asked again. “Only if you make Wang So your successor” Asumi said bluntly. “What?” Yo said and glanced at Hae Soo who was pouring another cup, her hands still trembling. As she tried handing the cup to him, Yo smacked the cup away and glared at Hae Soo.
“You are hiding something from me, is the tea poisoned or something?”
“No your majesty, the court lady has already tested it” Hae Soo said.
“Now that I am in this state and have given it some thought, it all started with you” Yo said.
“Pardon?”
