Chapter 709 – #96. Jinhaesol (13)
Of course, not everyone felt the same way.
‘I’m going to stick with the prince… It might be quite tempting.’
‘Isn’t it not so bad to stick to the prince when there’s no particular way?’
‘Wouldn’t it be bad if I became the aristocrat who protects me when I’m loneliest?’
The king has no choice but to make a favorite nobleman.
And the prince who was to inherit the throne had no nobles to give him favors yet.
The political foundation was weak, and there were too many suspicious circumstances, so no nobles readily approached.
The nobility were holding back the ankles of the nobility for the right to decide on the next successive throne, which they had and then was taken away in vain.
‘Looking at the king’s attitude, the trend has already turned.’
And a few shrewd, quick-witted nobles realized that this moment could be a great opportunity for them.
‘A prince who resembles a king… His personality is as if he were looking at the king’s younger enemies.’
To be honest, if the prince was evaluated normally without giving up on the rights taken away, it seemed that a nobleman could be served as a not-so-bad king.
In addition, if he stretched out his hand now, he might be favored almost to the level of a founding contributor.
What’s the point of putting your hand on it when everyone else is reaching out?
When others don’t reach out.
Right now, this moment will be the moment to see the greatest effect.
The problem was that there were more aristocrats than expected.
‘They say they’re pretending to be the prince, but they might be thinking about something else inside.’
Among them, the aristocrat with the quickest ability to act will be the first to receive the honor of reaching out to the prince.
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“Keah hmm hmm.”
“The prince wants you to come in.”
“Yes. Let’s go.”
Count Vine, a nobleman who had received permission from the courtier, cleared his throat and walked slowly with his hands behind his back.
This was the last remaining pride of Count Vine.
Isn’t it a situation where the count himself, not a low-ranking nobleman, reaches out to the prince first?
Being a prince who was a fool, it was not easy to bow down first.
For this reason, Count Baine did not abandon his arrogant attitude and stood before the prince.
No, I was going to stand.
“Welcome.”
“Bar, I didn’t expect there to be more visitors.”
However, Count Baine had no choice but to hurriedly release his hands from behind his back and straighten his posture.
Because he recognized the faces of the three nobles standing beside him.
‘Why is that person…?’
The Count of Bain was embarrassed and said hello to the prince.
“Prince, I wonder if you’re posting your greetings too late. I’m Count Vine.”
“Welcome.”
The prince seemed already accustomed to the visits of nobles.
Count Baine gritted his teeth inwardly.
‘These guys… Said the prince that day!’
Count Baine also had his own pride and moved as quickly as possible.
However, it seems that there were many things that threw away the pride of a nobleman than he thought.
‘Shit!!’
Contribution to the country’s founding is a piece of shit.
Ruined everything
Because he delayed too much time, he became a lousy aristocrat who bowed his pride in a situation where he was neither right nor wrong.
Duke Semoron, who had a much higher rank than himself, clung tightly to the prince’s side and raised his nose with great force.
‘He’s the strongest aristocrat, but he’s the first to bend down!’
Rather, it leads to the realization that the power of the family may be that strong because it has this appearance.
Earl of Baine handed out the present he had brought to the prince, promising that he would never hesitate if something like this happened in the future.
“Ah! Give me a present.”
However, the recipient is not the prince, but the courtier.
Count Bain worked hard to manage his expression and handed over the gift to the courtier reluctantly.
“This is a gift prepared for the health of the prince. It is said to be good for stamina, so please take it and work hard for the country.”
“Thank you, Count.”
The courtier did not walk long with Count Baine’s gift.
Beneath the various wrapping cloths piled on one side, a gift from Count Vine is placed.
The fact that the court lady dared to place her gift underneath meant that the person who gave the gift had a higher status than herself.
‘Damn it, I’d never have thought that the duke would bring gifts and try hard to look good.’
The gift he brought would be of a very low standard compared to the one prepared by the duke.
Of course, he didn’t carelessly prepare the gift, but since Duke Semoron was a formidable person, he must have brought a jaw-dropping gift.
‘Everything really got halfway there.’
Looking at the high-spirited Duke of Samoron, I could see that he contacted the prince very quickly.
And Count Baine decided to admit that the probability of the prince becoming king in the future was very high.
‘Now that the nobles have lined up, the prince will take over the throne.’
Then…
Even now, when I thought it was late, it might not be too late.
Even though Count Baine felt sorry for not being the first, he realized that it was not yet too late and clung to the prince’s side.
And the prince, who was watching the movements of such nobles, grinned at the moment no one noticed.
The prince was much smarter than the nobles thought, and he wasn’t a stupid fool.
Why did the aristocrats come to him?
Why was Count Baine in a bad mood after visiting him?
Although he knew everything, the prince pretended to be innocent and welcomed all the nobles who came to visit him.
Thanks to such behavior, the nobles still thought the prince was naive and in good condition to take advantage of.
‘The prince…As expected, he doesn’t know anything.’
‘Still naive. Is there any way he can get closer than the king?’
‘I wish I could inherit the throne at just this level.’
‘It would be better if the king ascended and descended sooner…’
It would change if he was taught by the king, but the prince knew nothing about politics.
The nobles thought they should find out how deep the king’s illness had progressed.
The nobles began to be greedy to claim the next great prince as their own.
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Cool, Cool!
“Are you okay?”
Today, as always, I was being taught by the king, and suddenly the king coughed violently, and I could tell that his condition was not serious.
“It’s okay. It always happens.”
“…Are you very unwell?”
“It’s the nature of nature that can’t be helped because you’re old. There’s nothing to fuss about.”
The king, who wanted to bequeath everything to him, was in a hurry.
Because I don’t know exactly how much time is left.
The king wanted to leave me even one more thing.
“Jim’s only wish is to spend a little more time with you. There’s nothing more he wants or wants.”
With everything under the sky his own, the king, who neither wanted nor desired to have anything, was able to close his eyes in satisfaction when the only successor he had hoped for was created.
The only thing the king has to do in life is to safely succeed the throne to the prince.
The last condition necessary to hand over the throne to the prince was the death of the person himself.
So the king is not very moved by his death.
“Jim’s death will be your beginning. Only then will Jim… Be complete.”
The king often said incomprehensible things.
Even now, while saying such incomprehensible words, he sends me a look full of anticipation.
I decided to pass on the absurd remark that death is complete.
Aren’t you at a loss as to what to answer?
Fortunately, the king didn’t seem to want an answer from me.
“I’m just saying that you seem to have adapted to this place to some extent, but can you start working for the kingdom tonight?”
To work for the kingdom from night on meant to sleep with a woman and give birth to a child.
It was also an opportunity that I could not refuse from my point of view, who had to create 3,000 concubines.
You must diligently move your back.
I answered while staring into the king’s eyes, filled with strange madness.
“Yes, of course.”
Haha!! Yes. Jim thought a lot when he heard that it was his first woman. I hope you like it too.”
My first woman, chosen by the king…
“Hello, Prince.”
“Uh…?”
The moment I was about to ask what you were doing here.
I realized why this woman came to the palace where I was staying at midnight.
It was only possible because the court lady closed her eyes that she came this far.
And I was now waiting for the woman the king had matched with me.
“Is that what I think it is?”
“…Yes that’s right.”
The reason I’m so embarrassed is because I knew who this woman was.
As far as I know, she was a concubine married to the king.
Of course, no matter how old she is, she won’t exceed her mid-twenties.
She would not have lived happily ever after as the concubine of an old and dying king.
‘It’s sad to become the concubine of an old king, but now even the prince is going to do this?’
I was the age who came here with the intention of hugging 3,000 women, but I thought that I was doing too much harm to that woman.
“If you came here unwillingly, I will tell you well.
“No! Your Highness didn’t force it. He just gave you a chance. I’m only 22 now. I don’t want to live in a temple anymore!”
I have never given much thought to what happens to the queen and concubines when the king dies.
However, as in the past, if the king dies here, the concubine must enter the temple and live there for the rest of her life.
Somehow here I told her that if I refused further, she would show her tears.
“You mean it was your choice?”
“Yes. The king gave me a chance to become the prince’s concubine.”
A father who gives his concubine to his son…
‘It’s messy. What can I do I should think of this as a father’s favor to his son.’
I couldn’t understand the king’s behavior in sending his woman to his son, but I had abandoned my morals when I came here.
He grabbed the wrist of the king’s concubine who was eagerly looking at him.
If I reject her here, she will make all three of them unhappy.
“If that’s the case, come in.”
It was to ignore the sincerity of the king who would have sent his concubine with his own sincerity, and the concubine was the only one who lost the opportunity not to enter the temple, and to escape the risk of being hated by the king who had to look good.
As I choose, she will be my first concubine.
Even though she will have three thousand more concubines, she will not make a very good spouse.
Her concubine, unaware of her own future, looked relieved and expectant as I grabbed her wrist.
