Iseul's POV

"Why were my husbands arrested?" Soyoung asked. She looked calm and poised which made me more anxious.

Lord Cha looked at her and replied, "Its because of you!" Lord Cha stood my from his seat and grabbed a sword. "His Majesty asked them to catch the thieves who were looting the nobles but they are too immersed in you to do that job." He unsheathed the sword and held it against Soyoung's neck. "YOU ARE THE REASON WHY MY DEAR SONS WERE ARRESTED"

I immediately bowed, "MY LORD, PLEASE CALM DOWN....LADY SOYOUNG HAS NOTHING TO DO-"

He pointed the sword at me, "Do you have a death wish-"

Soyoung grabbed the sword turned it towards herself. Her hands started to bleed.

"Soyoung..." I grabbed her arm.

"If by dusk I don't bring your sons back safely, you can kill me......father-in-law." She said looking straight into Lord Cha's eyes as I became anxious.

"HUH...ok!" He nodded while glaring at Soyoung. "You've two hours till you die!" He said pointing outside the window. Two hours were left till sunset. Lord Cha left the room with a victorious smirk on his face. His sons were arrested but he looked happy.....I bet he was the one who set all these up to kill Soyoung.

I took Soyoung's hands, "Oh God! Let's put some medicine-"

I looked at Soyoung and there were two tails behind her. I gulped....even though she looked calm and composed, I knew exactly how mad she was.

"Iseul, keep an eye on my father-in-law.....no matter what, find his weakness somehow....." She said in a cold tone as her claws and fangs became visible.

"O-ok! I shall do as you say!" I nodded and she left the room without saying anything else.

3rd person POV

Soyoung walked into Yunki's room and searched his drawers and wardrobe before finding a small pouch. She took it and went to Jin's room. She went to his table where all the documents and papers are still opened, she looked through few of them before writing something down on a blank sheet and stamping it with Jin's seal.

She looked at the letter and smirked while smoke filled the room and as it cleared after sometime, Soyoung's clothes were on the floor and from them came out......

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"WHAT?" Taehyun gasped.

"Hushh!" Yunki looked around the cell and asked Taehyun to lower his voice.

"We must make sure that His Majesty doesn't get the magic stone." Jimin said.

"Right! But apart from this, I think he knows how to do magic too..." Yunki narrowed his eyes.

"Really?" Hosung asked.

"I'm not sure....but judging by how His Majesty stared at the chandelier and it suddenly fell....I suspect that he knows magic." Yunki explained.

"Ahh...that's not our problem right now...." Namjun sighed, holding the bars of the cell.

"That's right! For now we must focus on getting out of here!" Taehyun said.

"This doesn't feel right! Why would he throw us inside a cell just for a petty reason?" Jin wondered

"What if this is his another plan to kill Soyoung!" Jeongguk's eyes widened.

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"AHHHHH..." Deiji was being dragged somewhere by a man. He was holding her wrist very tightly.

"IT'S HURTING!!!!" She cried.

"SHUT UP!" The man growled as he slapped her hard and she fell down

"YOU WOKE UP LATE TODAY AND NOW YOU WANT TO REST?"

"I-I'm n-not f-feeling w-well..."

Queen entered the magistrate's house holding the pouch she got from Yunki's room only to witness all these mess. She ignored the scene and went inside a room.

".......ARE YOU NOW TALKING BACK TO ME? GO AND MAKE ME SOME FOOD. I'M HUNGRY AFTER WORKING ALL DAY."

Deiji somehow got up. Just then Queen came out of the room without the pouch. She growled at the magistrate and scratched the his calves.

"AHHHHH..." The magistrate turned around. "YOU WICKED CAT-" He was about to catch queen but she ran away.

"AHHHH..." The magistrate grabbed his calves and groaned in pain.

On the other hand,

Iseul was wearing a long veil and following Lord Cha. Lord Cha was on his way to somewhere with his two trusted men. Iseul was keeping a safe distance from them and watched the three men going into a kisaeng house.

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Soyoung grabbed the letter she wrote before from Jin's table and was about to leave again when Lady Cha came in.

"Daughter? What are you doing here?"

"Ahh...I was just organizing his things. What are you doing here, mother?"

She sighed, "I went to each of their rooms because I'm missing them.." Her voice broke at the end as she tried hard to hold back her tears.

"Mother, I'll do everything in my power to bring them back." Soyoung squeezed her mother-in-law's hands. "I've never got a mother's love....you're the one who gave me the motherly love...I can't see you suffering like this." She added

Lady Cah placed her hand on Soyoung's cheek, "I'm so grateful that you said that....but daughter, you're just a woman."

"Exactly!" She smiled as she bowed and left the room.

Donghyung, who was playing with the butterflies and flowers for all this while, noticed Soyoung coming out in the garden.

Soyoung looked at the sun and said, "I still have one hour left..."

She wore her veil and went out of the mansion....little did she know that she was being followed................by Donghyung.

She went straight towards the palace. As she was about to enter the palace, the guards blocked her way.

"I'm the knights' wife and I'm here to report something important to the investigation bureau"

They didn't move an inch, "No woman can meet with the officer. Do you even have His Majesty's permission to enter the palace like this, lady?"

Before Soyoung could do or say anything, she felt a grasp on her skirt. She turned around to see Donghyung.

"Donghyung what are you doing here?" She was surprised.

"I'll help you, mother." He said.

"Donghyung, you can't do this." She grabbed his shoulders.

"I came to the investigation bureau once to find you and father.....they shooed me away that time......" He said looking at Soyoung's veiled face.

Soyoung thought for awhile and understood that he knows the way to the investigation bureau...besides this will be the best way for her without creating any chaos. She cupped his face, "Ok...but be safe." She gave him the letter.

He nodded with a smile.

"He is a boy.....let him in instead of me." She turned towards the guards and said.

The guards looked at each other and let Donghyung in.

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"Excuse me! Can we please meet His Majesty?" Hosung asked the guards.

They didn't reply

"Can we at least have visitors???" Jeongguk grabbed the bars of the cell and asked.

The guards still didn't reply.

"HOW RUDE IS THIS!!!" Jin frowned.

"HEY...ANSWER US! When will we have our hearing?!" Taehyun asked in his deep voice.

The guards pointed their spears at the knights, "SHUT UP-"

"HOW DARE YOU?! WE ARE STILL THE KNIGHTS OF THIS KINGDOM!!!!!!" Jimin growled

"AT THIS MOMENT, YOU ALL ARE JUST PRISONERS....SO JUST SHUT UP!"

"YOU-" Yunki managed to grab one of the guard's collars.

"Yunki hyung...leave!" Namjun pulled him away.

The guards glared at them and turned around again, regaining their composure.

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"This letter as Sir Jin's seal on it but he is in the prison now.....so who is this from, boy?" The officer asked looking at the letter.

"My mother." Donghyung said confidently.

"Who is your mother?" He asked.

Donghyung paused for a bit. Then he recalled hearing the name Soyoung, "Lady Soyoung."

The officer stood up, "Lord Seo's daughter? Where's she now?" He asked.

"Outside!" Donghyung replied.

The officer hurried outside to find Soyoung standing there.

"My lady, what's all these?" He asked

"This is the report about whatever my husbands found till now."

"But this says that the magistrate is the thief."

"Yes...he is. Please search his house and I'm sure you'll find something. My husbands were about to arrest him soon but unfortunately they got got arrested. Please arrest the real culprit and release my husbands."

"Lord Seo helped me many times, I will be honored to help you, my lady." He bowed as Donghyung came and went to Soyoung.

"Good work, Donghyung!" Soyoung patted on his head with a smile.

"Sorry to be rude, my lady. But this boy......"

Soyoung looked at Donghyung's innocent doe eyes and then replied, "He is my son. The youngest knight is his father."

"But I think he is about 5 years old..."

"That's right!" Soyoung smiled.

"O-oh?!"

"I'll take my leave now!" Soyoung grabbed Donghyung's hand and said.

"I'll get to work, my lady!" He bowed as Soyoung left with Donghyung.

"MENNNN!!!! LET'S GO TO THE MAGISTRATE'S HOUSE!"

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"DEIJI!!!!!! YOU LITTLE WENCH!!!!! WHERE ARE YOU???!!!" The magistrate was lying on his bed, his calves were bandaged.

Deiji opened the door and hurried in with food but she stumbled and fell down, spilling the food all over the place.

Even though she was ill, she tried her best, "Ahhh...I-I'm s-sorry-"

"YOU CAN'T EVEN DO A SINGLE THING PROPERLY" He came near her and grabbed her hair.

"AHHH~~~"

Just then the officer and his men broke into the house, "We're here to search the house as we got report that you're the one who is stealing things from the nobles." The officer showed him his badge and Jin's report.

"WHAT? WHAT IS ALL THESE NONSENSE?!" The magistrate yelled and Deiji gasped.

"Sir.....we found this." One guard came and handed the pouch that Queen left there to the officer.

The officer took the pouch and looked inside it.

"What is that?!" The magistrate asked.

The officer showed him expensive jewels, "To my knowledge, you can't afford these only the king himself can afford these expensive foreign jewels and sometimes he gifts these to the council members."

"What are you blabbering? ARE YOU SAYING I STOLE THESE?" The magistrate paused and looked at his wife, "Wait a second.....don't you meet with the ladies from the ministers' households sometimes? DID YOU DO THIS TO SCHEME AGAINST ME????"

"N-no...I don't know anything about these." Deiji said getting scared.

"I'm sorry but we'll have to arrest you, magistrate."

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"What did you just say?" Sian asked.

"He is the thief you're looking for. Please release the knights!" The officer bowed.

"Is this a drama you're rehearsing for? DO YOU HAVE A DEATH WISH?" Sian threw his glass of wine at the officer.

The magistrate was sweating as he flinched back while the officer stood staright.

"Your Majesty, this the report that sir Jin had prepared already.....the knights were very close to arrest him but you arrested them instead." The officer presented the letter to the king.

"Eun, bring all the previous reports that were submitted by Jin." Sian ordered taking the letter, while glaring at the officer.

Eunsang brought a pile of papers and gave the king. He looked through them carefully, matching the handwritings of the letters. After awhile he clutched the letter and asked, "Any proof?"

The officer gave him the pouch. Eunsang took it and looked inside before showing them to the king.

"I gifted this to the minister of treasury for his great work." Sian glared at the magistrate.

"Y-YOUR M-MAJESTY...I-I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING....IT WAS MY WIFE...." The magistrate knelt down.

"Judging by his wife's fragile condition, Your Majesty, I don't think it is possible for her." The officer bowed.

"Call the knights here!" Sian ordered as Eunsang left the room.

He came back after awhile with the knights. The knights bowed.

"Sir Jin, did you write this letter?" Sian held up the letter and asked.

Jin looked around the room to understand what was happening. The officer looked calmly at him, the magistrate looked afraid, Eunsang's expression was unreadable and Sian's gaze was cold.

"Yes, Your Majesty....I did." Jin bowed as the others looked at him.

"Since you wrote this, you must be knowing what is written in it?" Sian smirked.

Jin had no idea what was happening but he knew that Soyoung did something and he saw that the magistrate's hands were tied up tightly with a rope and the officer was holding the other end of the rope. He then squinted his eyes to look at the letter Sian was holding...it looked like some report and the lights made the paper transparent so his own seal was visible to him even though Sian was showing him the back side of the paper.

Even though he wasn't fully sure what was going on, he took a guess and replied, "That is a report stating that the magistrate is the one who is behind looting all the nobles."

Sian clutched his fists. Judging the king's expression, Jin sighed in relief.

The others got the hint and played along with it, "We were about to show this report to you soon and catch him, Your Majesty but we disappointed you....please forgive us." Namjun bowed.

"That's right, Your Majesty but we wanted to report this to you when we were arrested but the guards didn't let us meet you and were disrespectful." Jeongguk came forward and bowed.

"NO....THEY ARE ALL LYING...." The magistrate begged the king.

"Not only this your Majesty, he doesn't even work properly." Hosung came forward and confessed some truth with all these lies.

"I can confirm this, Your majesty. When we went to arrest him, we saw him lying on his bed during working hours." The officer confirmed.

"You indeed are the real culprit. What punishment should I give this man, Eun?" Sian asked with an expressionless face.

"YOUR MAJESTY....PLEASE FORGIVE ME! SHOW YOUR MERCY....I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG!!!!!" The magistrate begged.

"Judging by his actions, death penalty-"

"No...." Sian rose up from his throne and went towards the magistrate. "You ruined my mood...death is an easy punishment for you!" He chuckled and then his expression became dark, "GUARDS!!!! TAKE HIM AWAY AND CASTRATE HIM."

"YOUR MAJESTY." The magistrate grabbed Sian's legs.

The guards quickly came in and pulled him away.

"YOUR MAJESTYYYYYYYY......" His cries slowly faded away and the hall became peaceful.

Sian looked at the knights, "You all can leave!"

The knights bowed and left.

Sian turned towards the officer, "Who gave you the letter?"

The officer hesitated for a bit and then replied, "Lady Soyoung."

Sian dismissed him with his hand, he bowed and left. Sian started to laugh.

"My king....."

"Eun......I told you this woman is problematic." Sian's expression became dark again. "AND LORD CHA CLEARLY FAILED TO KILL HER...." Sian threw all the things that were on his table.

"My king....."Eunsang knelt down and bowed his head. "I'm sorry.....it happened because of me."

Sian looked at Eunsang, crouched down and grabbed his chin, "If you are aware of that then DO SOMETHING."

Eunsang bowed deeply, "YOUR MAJESTY, LEAVE THIS MATTER IN MY HANDS AND I'LL NOT DISAPPOINT YOU."

"You better not else I don't know what I'll do to you..." Sian looked into his eyes as Eunsang's eyes widened. "But don't worry...I won't kill you..." He smiled while whispering and Eunsang gulped. Sian smirked at him and stood up.

"Your Majesty...if I may be bold enough to say this...."

"Go ahead!"

"As your advisor, I would recommend you to find a queen to maintain the yin and yang balance of the kingdom and get your hands on the magic stone....don't involve in these petty matters. I'll take care of all these small things." Eunsang said.

"Huh! Yin that is negativity and darkness....you want me to bring in a woman in this palace? Besides, you said you love me and can't see me with women....why are you advising me to get married, puppy?" Sian tilted his head and asked as if he found this matter very interesting.

"Yes I love you but I'm your advisor too...it is my duty to give you good advice. Besides, I know how much you want that magic stone, my king."

"Duty? I see" Sian nodded. "Then call Yeji to my room tonight."

"Pardon?" Eunsang's eyes widened.

"You should practice getting used to it." Sian smirked at Eunsang and left the room.

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Soyoung looked at the sky and it was already dusk. She was pacing near the entrance of the mansion anxiously.

"What is taking so long? They should have been here by now....did my plan didn't work by any chance?"

"Are you ready to die?"

Soyoung turned around and saw Lord Cha. He pointed his sword at her as Soyoung frowned.

"Any last wish?" He asked with a straight face.

Soyoung looked at the entrance for the last time before facing him again, "Just kill me." She closed her eyes.

"HYAAAAHHH....."

Soyoung opened her eyes and gasped as her eyes widened.

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