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"Well, if it isn't the new bride."

Yisun tugs at the reins, and the steed immediately stops. She turns to the owner of the voice and is surprised to see Princess Haewon on a horse of her own.

"Good morning," Yisun says, now realizing she hasn't seen the other since the wedding. She is truly mysterious, disappearing at times and appearing at others.

"Hoseok told me you've been coming here every morning for the past few days," Haewon starts, now guiding her steed to walk slowly.

"Yes." Yisun matches her pace. "I've always had a thing for horse-riding. What about you?"

"I don't usually come here," She says.

"Really, though?" Yisun holds back a smirk. "I'm pretty sure I've glanced you a few times. You come here at night, I suppose."

"You spy?" Haewon raises an eyebrow. "How immoral of a princess."

"I don't spy." Yisun tilts her head. "But as you know, The Royal Garden's lights are never off, and I spend most of my time outside the castle."

"It must've been someone else you mistook for me," Haewon says confidently, "You don't expect a princess in my place to lie, do you?"

Yisun smiles. "Definetly not."

Silence engulfs them, and Yisun takes that time to revive her memory of the night before. And the one before. And the one before. She is sure she saw the princess sneaking out to the stable late at night.

"I suppose you heard about the ball?" Haewon asks.

Yisun frowns. "What ball?"

Haewo chuckles. "You really have no idea. There's a ball next week. How comes you haven't heard of it? Everyone is talking about it. The whole Royal Family will be there."

"What for?"

"Nothing, really." Haewon smirks. "You know about the rumours, the king dying and all. He's just proving he's completely fine."

"Is he?"

Haewon stays silent for a moment, then she speaks. "Eager to be queen?"

"Not really," Yisun replies, "But at least this marriage better be worth it."

"You hate Prince Seokjin?"

"Not for who he is, but for what he has done."

"What has he done?"

"Married me for the throne?"

"Possible, but as I said, the king is fine. Seokjin doesn't need to marry."

"He does." Yisun stops her horse. "And you know why. Now, if you may excuse me, I have to take my leave."

Princess Haewon nods once, and Yisun guides her horse back to the stable.

Hoseok greets her with a smile and she hops off, landing on her feet.

"You don't look as happy as you were yesterday, Princess. Mang isn't doing a good job?" Hoseok asks as he caresses the said horse, a smile on his face.

"It's not her," Yisun says, "Mang is doing a great job. I really like her."

"Tell me, Hoseok," She adds and Hoseok turns to her, "What do you think of Princess Haewon?"

Hoseok smiles. "You don't like her, do you? People say she's rude and cold."

"Isn't she?"

"I don't think I'm allowed to talk bad about anyone of The Royal Family." He laughs. "I might be killed for all I know."

Yisun smiles. "Don't worry, no one will know about this conversation."

"Your friendliness is something else, Princess," Hoseok says, "But honestly, Princess Haewon isn't as cold as she seems to be. Ask Prince Seokjin about her, he knows."

"Alright." She sighs. "Thank you, Hoseok. I shall leave now."

Hoseok bows and Yisun smiles, then she turns around and leaves.

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"The ball?"

"You haven't told me," Yisun says as she sits on the bed, her eyes fixed on her so-called husband.

"Right, I forgot." He turns around to meet her eyes. "Have you decided what you will dress?"

"Does that really matter?"

"For sure. You're the soon-to-be queen. Everyone will definitely take notice of all the details."

"And you don't want me to embarrass you?" She raises an eyebrow.

Seokjin smiles. "I didn't mean it like that. Iㅡ"

"Is the king really ill? Haewon said that the ball is just to prove he's fine," Yisun cuts him off.

Seokjin is taken aback, but shrugs it off anyway. "Haewon? You met her?"

"I see you're avoiding the topic of the king," She says, "But yes, I did. I suppose Sohye is the only heir of throne with a good heart."

"I'm not?"

"No."

Seokjin chuckles. "Thanks for that. Prince Namjoon had a good heart, too."

"Right," Yisun mumbles, "Who really poisoned him?"

Seokjin stays silent, and after a few seconds of hesitance, he speaks up. "No one knows."

"You do. Could it be... " Yisun trails off, and before she continues her words, the Prince cuts her off.

"No one knows," He repeats, his voice higher, sterner, "I expect you to not mention it again, and to not suspect anyone."

"Why are you getting mad now, all of a sudden?" Yisun says.

"I'm not," Seokjin replies, "I know I brought up this topic first, and I shouldn't have."

Yisun frowns. "Prince Namjoon's death affected the whole kingdom. Everyone was looking forward to when he rules. Everyone knew he would be a great king, maybe even better than the current one. I know it's horrible, having his own brother kiㅡ"

"That's enough!" Seokjin says strictly, "I don't have to repeat it, you don't have the right to suspect anyone. Especially someone who belongs to The Royal Family."

"Taehyungㅡ"

"Taehyung didn't kill him."

She stands up. "Taehyung did and you know. You just don't want to believe your own brothㅡ"

"Even if it is true! What will you do about it? No evidence, no culprit. Till now, no one did it, alright?"

"Instead of trying to find evidence, you stand here and watch even though you know whoㅡ"

"Namjoon was my brother!" Yisun falls silent at his sudden outburst. "If there's someone who would die to find out who killed him, then it's definetly me! But I want you to keep in mind, too, that Taehyung is my brother, and no matter how obvious it is, there is, for the hundredth time, no damn evidence! Taehyung didn't do anything. Namjoon died a year ago. No one knows anything. End of discussion."

And with that, he leaves the room.

Yisun stays silent.

She knows she might've gone a little way too far, but she, like everyone else, knows that whoever killed the first princeㅡTaehyung or notㅡis also after the second.

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A/N: These pics quality sucks but i need them for the concept jjskhsjhd

Remember when we weren't supposed to leak these photos outside the fancafe but we did and bighit staff nagged us lmao

The only time I feel like a criminal