Chaotic Nights — Chapter 40. Unfaithful

Translator: Atlas

Weekly Chapter 6/7

The Minister of Defense walked away. Kim shook his head as his back disappeared. He could hear the beastly moans from Shihoon’s quarters.

Yongi. She’s dead. Now what do I do?

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As soon as the paper touched the candle, it turned to ashes.

Then he threw the ashes into a water-filled bowl

Finally, he lit a cigarette.

He did not do so while she was sick. The reason was unknown.

He exhaled a puff of smoke as he looked at the ashes.

“How dare you write a letter to a blind person?”

Jihak had burned the three letters, but had not opened them.

Yuljae, who could not understand Jihak’s attitude, said,

“Lee Cham finally died.”

“I’m glad.”

“Lord. He’s probably figured it out. The controls will definitely be stricter than last time, someone might make an attempt on his life.”

“Not what you expected? We need to keep the situation under control, we can’t worry about what we don’t understand.”

Yuljae lowered his gaze. It felt like the day he had accepted Jihak’s intention to become Crown Prince Deposed to elevate his younger brother, Seohwi.

The battle of the Queen against the King’s mother. The King sided with the Queen and she gained strength to pressure Jihak, the Crown Prince. But Jihak had confronted the Queen to solidify his position as Crown Prince.

Then Jihak resigned from his position as Crown Prince because he had received a secret letter.

[Jihak was not born from Jungjeon’s seed. He is the son of Park Hyeok, the elder brother of the late Park Jungjeon.]

His mother had been unfaithful with his uncle.

Although he may have had doubts, Jihak’s silence burned the secret letter.

That’s why he deliberately took his life in front of me. As if it was my fault… There was a reason why he bit his tongue in front of me.

Jihak smiled as he drank alcohol.

And that time he suffered from alcohol poisoning that lasted for 15 days. Fortunately, he survived, but he was ready to give everything to his younger brother, Seohwi.

“What do you plan to do with Eunha?”

Yuljae worriedly asked.

“Why? Do you want to take her away from me?”

“No.”

“Then why do you ask?”

“Bad rumors spread about the courtesan house. It’s news about a girl named Yongi. I’m sure Eunha knows about it.”

“You said they want her to become the castrated man’s concubine?”

Jihak opened the window. A faint snowfall was falling outside. The sun had shone in the morning, but before long it had clouded over.

“I think she would like you to save her sister.”

The first day there was blood in the Buyong, it was because Jihak rescued Eunha before Mistress.

He reached out his hand to the outside. The snowflakes that fell on his outstretched palm melted without a trace.

“Where is Eunha?”

“Sir Song, the bookshop owner, has arrived.”

“Is she in her room?”

After he asked that question, Jihak turned his head to follow Yuljae’s gaze, which was fixed outside the window. Eunha was running while holding her skirt.