The Heart of the Cruel Emperor
6. Cruel Emperor

The sun sank into his confusion. Leave a beautiful orange sky with a tinge. Now the party has arrived at the palace.

Before entering, there were several checks on the main gate of the palace.One by one the belongings of the servants were checked by the gatekeeper.

it was done beware of any intruders from other kingdoms who were about to enter the palace. And also a sudden order from the emperor to tighten guard lately.

Now comes the turn of luggage carried by Hani. The guards checked it one by one. No problem in the least. Actually Hani is fairly quick in the examination. Why did Hani feel that the gate guards seemed reluctant to look at him.

Unlike the girls from other villages, the gatekeepers showed sparkling smiles like they had never seen a woman.

'Basically male crocodile eyes, seeing someone from his appearance only'

But it's okay for hani. That's pretty good the disguise worked. He was sure the guards didn't notice him because he looked like a ugly woman with brown skin.

Different from the other village girls looked beautiful and charming.and for the first time in life.he could see and enter the palace directly.

'It's so beautiful I won't dodge it. It is true what the residents say that the palace has its own different beauty. Maybe I'll settle down here'

Hani felt that staying in the palace was not too bad for him, because he did not know what fate would await him in the future.

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The next day.

Silence enveloped the Palace Meeting Hall. The Ministers hid each other's faces bowed in.

They are very afraid to see each other, even to swallow even though relieving the dryness of the throat is so difficult.

" I told you no, I don't like rodents in my territory" Only the flat voice of a man on the emperor's throne was heard. The ministers lowered their heads even deeper.

"Honour majesty, pardon me" A minister kneels in the middle of the assembly hall asking forgiveness from the man in front of him at this time.

Emperor Ryu smiled cynically behind his mask that he was wearing. He immediately got up to the minister in front of him and

greettt.

Blood gushed from the stab wound on the front chest of the eunuch jumong. A eunuch who served in the monitoring department channeled funds from the kingdom to villages in need.

But something bad was heard by the Emperor. That he did not do his job well. Even he has embezzled a lot of royal funds.

"It was a punishment for the rats that made my people suffer" explained the ryu emperor in the meeting hall. He put his dagger covered in blood to wash quickly.

" Repair the corpse" Such was the nature of Emperor Ryu was firm and ruthless. He will not hesitate to kill anyone who violates his duties.

Direct punishment he gave from his own hands without the intermediary of an executioner. It was better that the person who wanted to destroy his power could think twice about fighting him. Who was the Ryu Emperor they were fighting against?

"The meeting is over" said the emperor ryu passed from the meeting room after washing his blood-soaked hands into a cup of water.

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In a different place Hani is focused on listening to what the palace butler-mistress Zuang. The woman who still looks young to hani despite her age of 30 years and above.

It briefs the new servants on what and how their duties are as well as which places are allowed and not to be entered. before there is permission to enter them .

And now the new servants had been in front of the Meeting Hall at this time. They seemed to nod in understanding of the explanation from madam zuang until the sound of the hall door opening shifted their eyesight.

Now all eyes looked in horror at the door of the hall because there was already the corpse of a Minister who was carried by 2 royal soldiers.

The new servants immediately bowed palely looking at him. They could already guess who had killed him.who else if not their extremely ruthless emperor .

'The truth of a rumor'

Inner hani, he was very worried at the moment.

now he was so nervous that squeezing the side of his Hanbok was very tight. "I hope that the scene did not dampen your intention to serve the palace" the butler explained, awakening the frightened daydreams of the new servants.

"And do not think of the scene, it will happen when you betray and defy the words of the emperor. You understand?" They can only nod their heads and surrender to the circumstances.

Even talking they are not able to. Can only go silent without sound.

Until the sound of footsteps took over their vision again. Not until all eyes are looking. The Chief Servant directly instructed firmly.

" But your heads!" And yes, everything is included with hani.

'tap

tuk

tuk'

The sound of footsteps drew closer to the horde of new servants. Hani could see someone wearing the oversized robe of an emperor in red getting closer to him.

Only half of him could see from the waist down. Instead of quickly shifting the body to pull over. His feet stepped on the hanbuk Skirt he was wearing.

" Greetings to Your Majesty".

Deg

hani could feel his body stiffening instantly, not because of the voice of the butler but a hand embracing his bowed waist. And

bugh...

'ahhh'

everyone who was in the courtyard of the meeting hall directly looked at Hani concerned.

Hani could feel his body drifting to the ground.

'Oh It hurts so much, how dare he touch me without permission . I will hit him' Hani rubbed his buttocks that hurt to land on the ground.

He immediately raised his gaze, looking at who the person who had shouldered him was like a sack of rice and threw him roughly on the ground.

And yes, he immediately looked up with his eagle-like sharp eyes staring at him intensely with a golden mask covering his face.

'him?Isn't she? o god, my story is finished, he is the cruel emperor' Hani immediately shut his mouth tightly and lowered his eyesight avoiding the gaze of emperor ryu to him.

'The eyes are no stranger to me. But, where have I seen him?' Emperor Ryu seemed to think, he seemed to have seen hani somewhere. More precisely, the beautiful eyes belonged to hani.

Emperor Ryu looked down at Hani from the tip of his hair, 'maybe I saw wrong? And which village sent this new, very different servant?' the Emperor raised the corner of his lips slightly without him noticing.

He continued his way back. Ignoring Hani who fell to the ground.

"You okay?" Asked madam zuang approaching to help her stand up.

"It's madam"

"Thank God you're okay. Do not repeat again. If you still want to live. Quickly pull over if the Emperor wants to pass" mistress zuang recalled.

"He's madam. Ii'm sorry. I wanted to pull over. However, my feet accidentally stepped on my skirt. So that makes me unable to move and quiet in place"

"It's okay. Next time be careful" madam zuang smiled gently advising hani. Make hani a little calm.

"And all let's continue the journey" madam zuang reinstructed the new servants to follow in her footsteps through the deepest part of the palace.