Chapter 7- Game Plan
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At the Park Residences
"How do I look, Lulu?" Lady Park Mianhae asked her servant after preparing herself.
"You look absolutely beautiful my Lady." She said truthfully.
"But I heard that the daughter of General Han is more beautiful, they said that her face can launch a thousand ships... And to think everyone will join the selection... I don't want her to join... Do something for me, Lulu!"
"Just tell me what to do My Lady, my poor little i***t Step sister is working there as a new servant, we can use her as pawn."
Lady Park smiled wickedly.
"Perfect! The Crown Prince should choose me. Only me, Lady Park is suitable to sit with him on the dragon throne as his Empress." she proudly raises her chin.
"Only you, my lady." Her servant agreed.
***
That week, Kana nurtured his skills in embroidery, cooking, tea making, dancing, literature, and arts. He even asks for the list of the ministers' names and their jobs for him to be oriented and prepared. Gladly he's a fast learner, and he's happy to see the great changes upon the seven men whom he got as his Black Angels. His shadow guards.
Kana knows that life in the palace is like hell on Earth, Consorts, and concubines will fight for the favor, ministers and officials will fight for power, and the princes will fight for their right to inherit the throne, so Kana thought of this in advance. Prevention is always better than cure.
He's busy shooting some arrows with his shadow guards in the secret training area in the Han Manor when Sheen comes with Yin, dragging a crying servant inside.
Kana stops and approaches them, she knows the servant, she's just new and very shy. What did she do?
"What's happening Brother Yin?"
"I saw this little servant talking to a servant of The Park family."
Park family. Kana wondered who are they, but a bulb of idea flickered in his mind.
The Prime Minister!
"Why are you talking to her?" Kana asked the servant, but she just cried.
Kana looked at her closer and saw some fresh cuts and bruises on her wrist, neck, and face, without warning, Kana lifted the sleeves of her servant's uniform and there he saw several scars.
"Who did this to you?" he asked again but the servant shook in fear.
"You insolent! The Young Master is asking you!" Sheen pulled her arm.
"Stop Sheen, she's already in pain, get a chair for her, Maknae," Kana ordered to Jeon who was closely looking at the servant with curiosity.
Jeon got a chair and they let the girl sit down.
Kana crouches on her feet.
"They abused you? You are afraid that they will hurt you again if you don't do something for them right?"
The servant managed to nod.
"M-my step-sister works on the Park family... S-she asked me to do something."
"Give her water Sheen," Kana asks without moving in his position.
"What something?" curiosity rose in Kana upon hearing that.
"Stay away from here Kana'er, she might hurt you!" Yin interrupts but Kana just raises his hand to silence him.
"S-she ask me to put this on you." The girl let out a small pouch from her sleeves.
Kana immediately stood up and stepped back, and Yoon covered him.
"RM, get the pouch and check it." Kana peeked from Yoon's back.
RM obliged and opened the pouch as he walked away in a safe distance.
"It's a face powder mixed with Taro starch and Poison Ivy, My Lady," RM said upon examining it.
"This can cause skin irritation, burn, and peeling."
Kana tapped Yun's back and he moved away.
"So, your step-sister is serving Prime Minister Park's daughter, and she's abusing you?"
The servant just nodded.
"Someone just pushed the Play button of the game, we barely even start the selection, they saw me as a threat huh? Should I be flattered?" Kana flipped his hair, "Then, nevertheless let them think that they win this time. Sheen, start a rumor that the "daughter" of General Han's face is badly damaged, after that, prepare a silk mask for me," Kana crouch down again on the servant.
"What's your name?"
The girl is around 15 years old but she's very thin, almost skin and bones, and she looks malnourished.
"Lili, my Lady," she said with her raspy voice.
"Work for me, help Sheen to spread the rumors that the youngest of The Great General Han doesn't have any knowledge and talent. After that, fix yourself and clean my chambers, I will forget what you did today." Kana gets his bow and arrow back, then shoots it without looking.
The arrow hit the target spot.
"Bull's eye, Who wants a match with me? Anyone?"
Commander Yin sat on the stool where the servant sat minutes ago.
"My skills can kill you, future empress, so no." he shook his head.
"How about my shadow guards?" Kana softly said while his eyes landed on V.
"Come on V, Get your sword." He commanded with certainty.
V scratches his head.
"My Lady, I don't want to fight you."
"It's just a friendly match, come on." Kana encouraged him.
He got his sword and stood still.
"Fine, I'm sorry in advance my Lady."
Sheen stopped them when she came in, running... Huffing in the air.
"Prince Haii is on his way here!"
Kana flicked his fingers and his shadow guards disappeared.
"Brother, what does that Prince want from me?"
Commander Yin shrugged.
"Ask him for yourself, Kana'er."
"What a day, I had a lot of visitors. Sheen prepare some tea." Kana said without any hint of excitement.
He waited for a certain person to come but he didn't.
'Where are you, Sunwoo?'
***
Meanwhile, a dignified person sitting in his study reading some reports sneezes badly.
"Your Highness, are you sick?" Khlui asked and got water for him.
"No, I guess someone is thinking of me." He shook his head and continued reading.
A soft knock alerted Khlui, he peeked at the door and saw a maidservant.
She leaned closer after looking in the opposite direction.
"Prince Haii is in The Han Manor, Commander Yin said so." Then, she turned away like nothing happened.
Crown Prince Jong Sunwoo looks at Khlui with a questioning gaze.
"The crow went to the flower."
Prince Sunwoo immediately stood up.
"Prepare my horse."
"Right away Your Highness."
'Prince Haii, what are you planning to do, brother?'
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