Chapter 135

• Yi Hwan's POV
• There was an eerie silence that filled the palace, so unlike the chaos that erupted days earlier. Of course, the attempted coup was a blow to all, but somehow it brought in an air of finality and decisions waiting to be done. Today was the day my father, King Yi Sun, was going to see his ministers, to decide on the punishment to mete out those responsible in the treacherous plot.
• The royal court filed into the large hall, brooding in silence. Ministers sat at their places; their faces were quite serious as they awaited the king's arrival. As I took my place beside my father's throne, apprehension swam in their eyes. The events of that fateful night shook everyone, and consequences were inevitable.