Chapter 123 (1/2)

The emperor's decision was in line with Ruhae's request to abandon his name, but he was still nervous. Deleting his name had plenty of room to be interpreted in many ways.

He tightened his grip on her hands. Lying face down, she didn't move.

There were numerous numbers of cases in his head during that short silence. All the royal family members present in Daejon couldn't think straight, at a loss about how to interpret his ruling.

At that moment the emperor declared, ”Carry out their capital punishment as soon as the day breaks tomorrow.”

Capital punishment!

Ruhae closed her eyes quickly. The emperor's ruling was clear.

”Your Majesty!”

”Please forgive their sin!”

The three women who came forward to plead for his forgiveness raised their voices, but he ignored their petition. It seemed he never paid attention to their request.

”Tomorrow we're going to celebrate Dohwan Taehwanggun's third birthday and his crowning ceremony as the heir to the next emperor, so carry out my order quickly and secretly.”

He looked around Daejeon. And as soon as his gaze turned to a woman, she got up and opened her mouth with a clear voice.

”I'm going to go back to my parents' house outside the palace.”

It was Yomin, Ruhae's official wife.

While the three women supported Ruhae and Kyosul, they didn't care about her at all. Although they were begging the emperor to let them leave the palace, they couldn't look at her. In fact, they couldn't afford to think about her.

Although she was forgotten by all, with the man she served as her husband and another woman officially recognized as a couple, she did not seem sad at all.

She was so cool as if she didn't care at all.

She seemed to have already forgotten Prince Ruhae.

”It is Prince Ruhae, not me, who has gone against the moral law of family relationship. And it is also Prince Ruhae, not me, who has ended our relationship as husband and wife.”

The emperor nodded and said, ”You're right, but you can't leave the palace.”

”I don't have any reason to stay at the Imperial Palace as a princess. Please dispose me as a princess.”

Even facing the emperor, she spoke clearly without fear, but his reply to her pert request was was totally unexpected.