The Hated Male Concubine

“Just do as you wish, Your Majesty.
They will certainly be happy and welcome you.”

The eunuch didn’t explicitly say who will be happy and welcome him.
However, Yihan knew that he was talking about the owner of the palace behind him.
Eunuch Oh was someone who served the emperor from the closest and longest.
He sometimes knew better what the emperor wanted than he, himself and was also the one who knew the emperor’s feelings better. 

Hence, Yihan couldn’t understand him.
How could such a clever person, such a quick-witted person who knew him better than others, say he wanted to stay in Jeongan Palace?

I, but I really don’t want to see him.

The emperor walked and climbed the palanquin instead of asking the reason.
Eunuch Oh accompanied the emperor’s steps and said nothing more.
After climbing the palanquin, Yihan’s gaze looked at Jeongan Palace once again.
That place, which was serenely bathed under the moonlight, looked just like Wolgung Palace (*a palace known to be on the moon in the legend). 

“… Let’s go to the empress palace.”

Then, the emperor gave his order.
The eunuch only followed the emperor.

***

“Ahjin unnie!”

The courtiers of Jeongan Palace, who were gathering in front of Yeonbin’s bedroom, rushed as soon as Ahjin came out.
Ahjin’s face, holding the ointment pot in her hand, was very teary.
The girls who wore the same troubled expression hurriedly opened their mouths again. 

“Is His Highness fine?”

These days, all the courtiers in Jeongan Palace couldn’t hide their curiosity toward their master, so they were busy watching Hwawoon very carefully wherever he went.
They were amazed by how their master, who they had been scared of, became very friendly, so they couldn’t take their eyes off him.
In addition, Hwawoon, who was no longer cranky, was beautiful like a virtuous man from heaven, so it was inevitable for their eyes to stay at him.

For that reason, there were also many courtiers who wandered around and secretly glanced at Yeonbin, who enjoyed the moonlight.
Because of that, there were many eyes that had watched what happened with the emperor, and in the middle of the night, Jeongan Palace was in a state of chaos due to a silent disturbance.