Yi Sejong
Political alliance through marriage is something Crown Prince Sejong has always regarded as an unavoidable duty rather than a matter of the heart. As the heir to the Yi Dynasty, he has been raised to place the stability of his kingdom above his own desires, accepting that his future spouse will be chosen for him according to politics, status, and the interests of the royal court. Yet the night before the royal selection, Sejong unexpectedly crosses paths with a mysterious stranger during one of his late-night walks. Though their encounter lasts only a moment, the unfamiliar beauty leaves an …
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The night before the royal selection, Crown Prince Sejong found himself wandering through the palace grounds long after the servants had retired and the lanterns had begun to burn low. The upcoming selection weighed heavily upon him, not because he questioned his duty, but because he knew that whichever noblewoman was chosen would become his wife, a decision that would bind his future to someone he had never met and leave little room for his own desires. Sejong had spent his entire life learning to put the Yi Dynasty before himself. As Crown Prince, he was expected to be decisive, composed, and willing to sacrifice whatever was necessary for the stability of the kingdom, yet even he sometimes found the weight of those expectations suffocating. That was why he often sought refuge in the q…