Surviving the Romance Fantasy

Like that, it was time to get up from the floor and shake off the trouser hem.

“Taipyeong. Were you awake?”

Startled by the sound of people walking in from the middle door, I grabbed the handle of my sword.

No matter how tired she may be, it’s really absurd that she didn’t even notice until someone came inside the middle gate.

However, when I saw my opponent trudging out from the darkness under the moonlight, I let out a deep sigh and released my hand from the grip of the sword.

It was rather strange that the opponent noticed.

“Old man. You go to the palace late at night.”

“Oh, I am hungry. I’ve been to Baeksaksan Mountain and I’m hungry. Boil a bowl of soup or something.”

“Yes, old man. Shall we wake Yeon-ri if we need a new blanket?”

“No, it is. I need to eat in moderation and get some sleep. You go through all the hardships of suffering in an old body.”

An old man with a white line behind his back, tapping his back and entering the palace of the white line.

My eyebrows trembled as my eyes adjusted to the darkness and I could see clearly.

“Old man.”

“Why?”

“…I will wake Yeon-ri up and bring her a new applicator.”

“huh? Hee hee, it was buried at the end of the hem.”

The ringworm’s applicator was covered with demon blood everywhere.

Baekseon Lee Cheol-woon has killed a lot of ghosts from somewhere.

He doesn’t go out of the ecliptic at all. If so, it was a story that the emperor had killed a lot of ghosts somewhere.

“Old man.”

“Don’t ask unnecessary questions. Didn’t I tell you?”

Baekseon brushed off the ends of his clothes and spoke indifferently.

“The spirit of the Celestial Dragon has faded a lot.”

“…”

The Cheonryongchae of the concubine is so grand that the tip of its tiled roof can be seen even in Baekseon Palace.

Looking at the tip of the roof of the Cheonryongchae in the distance, the white ship under the moonlight sighed.

“Taipyeong. They said it was the Celestial Dragon Festival.”

“Yes, old man.”

“According to the date… Pack your Hancheol Heavy Sword.”

At those words, my fingertips trembled for a moment.

When Baekseon ordered me to pack a heavy sword, there were many cases with good reasons.

However, it was a strange thing.

It was only during the birthday party last fall that I expected to some extent that the ghost would appear. Although a lot more ghosts popped out than I expected.

However, this time, the Celestial Dragon Festival… As far as I know, the spirits of ghosts don’t come out.

On the night of the Cheonryong Festival, Seolran ran around the royal tomb and Hwangdo Market to help Ancheon.

“…”

“Oh, I am hungry. This old man is hungry. How long are you going to keep him waiting?”

“I will prepare it soon.”

I said hello to ringworm and entered the kitchen. However, the narrowed brow showed no sign of returning to its original state.

The night the Celestial Dragon Emperor approached right in front of you.

For some reason, I had an ominous feeling, and I had to agonize for a while.

*

“In Gwibi-nim. According to the letter from Deokbi Ha…”

“I have read it.”

Suzaku with his wings folded was sitting on a bridge reading a scripture.

Hyeon-dang, the maid of honor at the palace, carefully entered the inner room and examined the queen’s will.

Deokbi Ha’s suggestion was to cross swords with the man once more at the upcoming Celestial Dragon Festival.

On the silk scroll with various rhetoric written on it, there was a certain certainty that the noble lady would accept this proposal.

“…”

Certainly, it had been a long time since I had crossed swords with that warrior of the Baekseon Palace.

Compared to last year, Ingwibi’s sword skills have also improved considerably, so this time she may not be lethargic.

Seol Tae-pyeong’s sword skills, possessing the qualities of a swordsman, do not reach even the tips of his toes, no matter how advanced he is. However, it may be possible if it is to endure a little longer.

‘It’s right to refuse.’

In Gwi-bi covered the scriptures for a while and fell into trouble.

When the body is far away, the mind is also far away.

I thought that if I didn’t look at the man’s face for a long time, this delusion that kept disturbing my inner self would also calmly fall asleep and regain my composure.

So, after deep contemplation, Consort In didn’t even face Seol Tae-pyeong, who had come to investigate the truth of the palace. It was truly superhuman self-control.

However, it is true that when I saw the man I had heard of at the tea party… I just thought it was nice to meet him after a long time.

Even after seeing him for the first time in a while, he was still reliable and energetic, and he had hardly changed compared to when he saw him in the dungeon.

On the contrary, perhaps because I have grown older, I feel a strange sense of trustworthiness that I didn’t feel at the time. Even though the age is more expensive.

‘But…’

The Celestial Dragon Emperor was not far behind.

Wouldn’t it be strange for anyone to see that he would test his skills by sword facing each other in front of the people?

As if she was looking for a corner to escape to, she was so unfamiliar with herself…

‘…No matter how much, I won’t be able to protect my body even in such a place. I am also a human being who knows how to discriminate.’

‘And… yes, surely that person has perfect skills as a swordsman. It’s not very good to miss such a good opportunity even in order to hone my martial arts…’

Sitting in the inner chamber of the Suzaku’s Palace, the figure of a noblewoman in deep agony with her reddish hair hanging down.

Looking at it… Hyeondang had no choice but to close his eyes.

“…”

On the day of the birthday ceremony at Mt. Baeksak, Hyeondang, the maid of honor, owed her life to a man named Seol Tae-pyeong. The same goes for Ingwibi. The man was a life saver.

Hyeondang was convinced with his eyes tightly closed. Perhaps the head maid of the Blue Dragon Palace also recited a monologue like this.

If he continued like this, he might end up repaying the true favor with an enemy——a monologue like that.

“Oh, and… the Palace of the White Tiger sent me a scented bag as a gift.”

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“A sachet…?”

“It is said that the owner of the White Tiger Palace embroidered it himself.”

“Ha Deokbi..?”

Hyeondang, the maid of honor, brought a wooden box engraved with the shape of a white tiger.

Inside the lavishly decorated box was a silk pouch filled with incense.

“…It’s really pretty. Certainly Deokbi Ha’s skill is excellent.”

Ingwibido was also familiar with embroidery, but the embroidery in the shape of a jujak that Ha Deokbi himself made was worthy of admiration.

“…Certainly, I made these things myself, but it wouldn’t be polite to refuse the offer.”

“…”

“Since it is the Cheonryong Festival held under the supervision of the Seal Haga, Deokbi Ha seems to be full of ambition. If that’s the case… from the point of view of being in the concubine together, it would be right to roll up your sleeves and come forward to help.”

As if having a good cause, In Gwi-bi said with a pleasant smile.

“Tie the sachet to the handle of my sword. As you can see, it would be nice to tie it to the tip of the size as an accessory. It must have been that Deokbi Ha knew that I had a lot of interest in martial arts training, so he made it that way. He is truly a sensible person.”

“Yes, I understand.”

In Gwibi seems to be in a very good mood.

To Hyeondang, the closest aide, it looked like he was expecting the Celestial Dragon Emperor.

…The reason for this was, in fact, obvious.

Celestial Dragon Festival (3)

“The preparations for the Celestial Dragon Festival seem to have been completed under the leadership of Seal Haga. However, Princess Cheondo’s health continues to deteriorate… I’m not sure if she will be able to stand on the podium at the Celestial Dragon Festival.”

Eohoe is the highest court meeting presided over by Emperor Unseong himself.

Most of the working-level agendas were finalized at the upper level meeting, but important agendas that the emperor had to personally check were often brought up to the fishermen’s meeting.

Countless dignitaries sitting with their heads bowed in front of Emperor Unseong in the throne room of the main palace.

Emperor Unseong looked down at his subjects with solemn eyes under the crown.

The three major civil servants, Sangseo-gwan, Jungseo-gwan, and Munha-gwan. And as military officers, the generals, generals Cheongchuk, and deputy generals.

After that, numerous dignitaries lined up and bowed their heads, waiting for the next words of Emperor Unseong.

“The Cheonryong Festival is an important event to pray for the year’s safety, but it might not be appropriate to put Gongnyeo Cheondo on the podium while harming her physical condition.”

“According to the report from the head lady-in-chief of Cheonryongchae, you can control your body, but if you overdo it, it might develop into a big disaster.”

“Right now, the Celestial Dragon Festival is tomorrow, but I am really concerned about that.”

Emperor Unseong’s expression darkened at the report of Sangseo-gwan Inseon-rok.

“Let’s keep an eye on the state of the princess.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

The officials of the party gathered their mouths and bowed their heads at Emperor Unseong’s edict.

“Listen to the Head of the Sealing House, who is in charge of this Celestial Dragon Festival.”

Afterwards, as the emperor ordered that, Gangseok Ha, the head of the Sealing House, bowed his head in the midst of the officials.

“Being able to greet you in front of the emperor is truly heartbreaking. your majesty.”

“I heard that you went through a lot of trouble organizing this Celestial Dragon Festival at the Sealing House.”

“No. As a servant, how can I have my hands in the preparation of this Cheonryong Festival that spreads the dignity of Qingdao?”

The members of Seal Haga were all those who were obsessed with power.

Emperor Yunseong was not unaware of that fact. The eyes of those who have lived as monarchs for a long time will have the ability to penetrate people’s greed.

However, as a person to be subordinated to, a person with such obvious greed would be more comfortable.

It’s because it’s in the eyes of how to act.

“Come to think of it, the relationship between Jim and the family to be sealed is deep. My middle wife, Ha Chae-rim, is from the sealing house, and the crown prince’s deokbi, Ha-wol, who is like my treasure, is also the daughter of the sealing house.”

“We are truly blissful at going to our sealing.”

Empress Ha Chae-rim, who is taking her place as the 4th consort of Emperor Unseong at the main palace. She was the one who sat in the seat of the owner of Hyeonmu Palace when Emperor Unseong was the crown prince.

Although it was not possible to put a lot of people into all kinds of important positions like Jeongseon Inga, at least by being a relative of the emperor, the sealing family was able to build a great deal of authority.

However, compared to Jeongseon In-ga who produced Sangseo-gwan Inseon-rok, Deputy General Deputy General In Chang-seok, and noblewoman In Ha-yeon, the name value was always inferior.

“I heard that the royal guard Ha Chae-rim and Deok-bi Ha-wol also spent a lot of energy preparing for the Cheonryong Festival… Jim himself should congratulate them for their achievement.”

“Your last name is ruined.”

“Wow. This Celestial Dragon Festival is a great opportunity to greatly enhance the authority of our sealing house.”

It was rare for people from the main palace to become concubines.

However, because of the special reason of preparing for the Cheonryong Festival, outsiders came and went every day at the White Tiger Palace.

Empress Ha Chae-rim, the 4th concubine of Emperor Unseong, became an honored guest at Baekho Palace and talked with Deokbi Ha-wol.

Being from the same sealing family, and having already served as a concubine, she had a lot of advice to give to Ha-wol.

Of course, as with those from the sealing house, the purpose was often philistine.

“When I was a concubine in the concubine, there was little opportunity to use my authority in this way.”

“I heard that Empress Jungui brought in a lot of help from the powerful people while preparing for this Cheonryong Festival. There must be a lot of street vendors, and explosives are said to be exploding grandly.”

“Shouldn’t that be enough? The expectations placed on you at Seal Haga are very high, Walla. You can’t let go of the tension. Got it?”

Ha Deok-bi nodded and looked at Jung-bi’s expression.

The Celestial Dragon Festival, which has been prepared for a long time, is tomorrow. There were so many things planned.

Wishing for the grand festival to end well, Deokbi Ha drank expensive tea on the tea table.

*

– ‘Cheonryong eats-! Everyone clear the road-!’

The huge Taeseongmun began to open with a dull sound.

Cheonryong-daero in front of Taeseongmun Gate. The crowd of people gathered there started clapping and shouting.

This is the only time of the year when the palace is open. Other than this time, I can’t even look inside the palace.

The people went to the tomb site to inspect the palace where the emperor, the son of the emperor, resided.

Of course, even if you enter the royal tomb site, which is just the entrance to this huge Qingdao Palace, you won’t even see the main palace where the emperor resides. The fact that you can just enter the palace is important.

The sun was floating in mid-heaven.

It is the day of the Cheonryong Festival, where people celebrate the year by eating, drinking, and chatting.

From now until late at night, forget all the anguish and sadness of the world and have fun together.

All sorts of street vendors filled the far-flung Yeongyeonteo.

Festivals tend to raise money. Taking advantage of this time, all kinds of merchants gathered from all over the country were sitting on the street and soliciting customers.

Even if all the Qingdao Palace guards gather and line up, the tomb cannot be filled. However, the sight of tens of thousands of people gathering and filling the place was truly a magnificent sight.

Even the space inside the royal tomb was not enough, and even Cheonryong-daero, which stretched outside Taeseongmun, was full of people.

They were all full of laughter. Many people sang in the middle of the day, unable to overcome their intoxication, while the women exchanged flower pots and naps, and the men fought battles or ate greasy meat.

“Whoa! It’s making a fuss!”

Yeon-ri, who was climbing the wall next to Taeseongmun with me, admired it.

Indeed, everywhere I could see was full of crowds. There were a lot of people coming up from the provinces wanting to try the Cheonryong Festival, so it was only natural that the ecliptic, already bursting with people, was in a frenzy.

“That’s the podium! What a scale!”

At the innermost part of the royal tomb, there was a grandly sized podium prepared.

At night, Princess Cheondo comes up from here to bless the year, and blows a lantern with the organizers.

In line with it, the people also blow up lanterns to fill the night sky, which is the end of this Cheonryong Festival. It is truly a spectacular sight because the firecrackers are also exploding. There were also people coming up from the border area to see it.

“I guess that’s where the emperor eats!”

At the far end of the tomb site, a grand tent was erected. It was bigger than most houses.

This is where the Emperor Unseong entered and enjoyed dinner. The area around it is strangely deserted.

Only the warriors of the enemy palace stood guard with close to a hundred men. No matter how much it was the day the palace was opened to the people, there was no way they could go near the emperor.

When the sun goes down and the Celestial Dragon Festival is ripe, Emperor Unseong is also scheduled to inspect the scene and raise a drink with the dignitaries. Since no unsavory thing should happen, not even a single rat could enter the area.

“There are so many street vendors! I’ll have to look around a bit before I go to work after sunset!”

“It’s Yeon-ri. Can’t you go to see Baek Seon-gung?”

“Of course I’ve done everything I had to do! It’s a festival like this that only lasts one day a year, so you can’t be locked in the Baekseon Palace!”

After that, Yeon-ri dragged my arm down the wall and went around the street vendors, picking up all sorts of food.

Perhaps it was a reaction to eating only rice soup, but the excitement was so high that it created a fuss. It was to the point of feeling sorry for me to see her shedding tears as if she had tasted delicacies from the mountains and seas after eating just one grilled skewer.

sh*t…

Next time I have a chance, I’ll tell you what a proper gourmet meal is…

Anyway, I have nothing to do until late in the afternoon.

A samurai belonging to the Red Palace would be busy, but as mentioned, a warrior belonging to the Baekseon Palace is idle.

When the sun goes down, it’s just a matter of getting up on the podium and putting swords together with the royal princess.

However… the fact that Ha Deok-bi is involved is just unsettling.

Even if the body rested, the mind had to be alert.

The fact that Deokbi Ha dared to call me to the podium was a story that anything could happen from that point on.

*

“…They were enjoying the Celestial Dragon Festival very well.”

“…sorry.”

Samurai commander had his eyes open for half a month, as if he had seen me eating a lot of food.

From the point of view of the commander of the enemy palace, there were so many places to stand guard, so just managing the number of people would have been hectic.

….What should I do? Didn’t I tell you my motto beforehand? I am a person who wants to work less and earn more…

As long as he was doing his duty as a samurai of Baek Seon-gung, the commander could not interfere with what he was doing the rest of the time.

“…I’m not blaming you. The time has come at the right time.”

“Can we head here to get to the podium?”

“okay. I’ll give you one of my wooden shields. Show this and the guards will let you in.”

It was about time for the sun to set. As he went straight behind the podium, he showed his wooden shield to the warriors of the enemy palace.

They inspected my face, looking at the wooden plaque bearing the seal of the commander, and then guided me inside, sweating profusely.

The lot behind the podium was filled with all kinds of tents.

Some tents are simple, and some are very old-fashioned. It seemed like you could tell just by looking at the exterior of the tent where the VIPs were located.

When it comes to the tents that you can see only when you enter the inner palace, there are about 20 escort soldiers attached to each one. From this point on, it seemed to be a tent for high officials or those equivalent to them.

Since it is a time when many outsiders come in, impure incidents should never occur. The warriors of the Red Palace were all sharp.

I went past all the grand tents and went inside the big tent located in the innermost part.

At this point, rather than a tent, it was just made of cloth and was of a scale that could be considered a building. When I think of the people of Seal Haga who prepared all of this, their hard work is truly tearful.

Guided by the warriors of the Red Palace, I went inside a tent full of embroideries.

Upon entering the magnificent interior, numerous maids from the palace were filling the interior. There were three middle gates in the tent, and there were at least three or four guards at each gate. It’s really amazing how big it is, with so many pieces of furniture.

After passing through the numerous middle gates, Consort In Ha-yeon, the owner of this huge tent, finally appeared.

“Seol Tae-pyeong of Baek Seon-gung is coming. It is truly an honor to stand on the podium today.”

I bowed my head and looked around.

I could see In Gwibi, who was sitting on a simply decorated gyo-gye, receiving the hand of the Hyeon-dang and adorning herself.

In Gwibi turned her head towards me, and as soon as she confirmed me, her color instantly flared up.

“Oh… that! Dae…”

The tone of his voice suddenly rose in an instant, then he quickly lowered it as if embarrassed for a moment.

Then, after clearing his throat with a chuckle, he continued with a cynical tone as if it was nothing.

“You really haven’t changed at all.”

“Yes, it is very lacking.”

“I wish I knew.”

It was a strangely sharp attitude. He seemed to think it was right to treat him like this.

Once again, I looked at the dresser as I was getting dressed by the hands of the Hyeondang, but with a sidelong glance, I was subtly looking in my direction.

I swallowed dry saliva and talked.

“I’m sorry during the dressing up. I saw that I had come and gave it to you, so now I will see you on the podium.”

“Hey, wait.”

“…yes?”

I tried to say hello and leave, but the Ingwibi caught me.