A Kind Goblin’s Bird - Chapter 52

Sa Heon-yeong knows why the Crown Prince was angry. Because Sa Heon-yeong moved the mask. 

The Crown Prince insisted that Sa Heon-yeong is a goblin, so he should wear the goblin mask in front of everyone. He said that if Sa Heon-yeong was not going to wear the goblin mask, he should never leave the palace. 

Sa Heon-yeong made a promise to the Crown Prince and put on the goblin mask himself. After that, the Crown Prince always checked whether Sa Heon-yeong was wearing the mask or not, and even put a spy on him. 

Sa Heon-yeong also deliberately did not touch those who were sent on that purpose.

The Crown Prince was that sensitive to Sa Heon-yeong’s goblin mask. However, Sa Heon-yeong dared to touch his mask at the banquet, so the Crown Prince was filled with anger.

“Yes, no matter how beastly you are, you are a member of the imperial family. There are laws, what are you doing?”

The Crown Prince noticed that he was overreacting, so he sat down and muttered.

Sa Heon-yeong looked at the Crown Prince who treated Sa Heon-yeong as an animal in front of many people and the mother who looked at him with worry-filled eyes, and smiled.

“I am a newlywed for the first time. Isn’t it unreasonable to want to be a gentleman and not a beast?”

When Sa Heon-yeong raised his voice and spoke in a tone, mischievous laughter erupted among the elders. Sa Heon-yeong changed his mood and hugged Young-young. Young-young groaned and hugged him.

“Since you have spoken good words, I will be offering my withdrawal. I’m in a hurry.”

Ha ha ha, the laughter grew louder. As the atmosphere brightened, the sound of the Crown Prince clenching his teeth could be heard. 

The Crown Prince looked like he would almost want to wield the whip if he could. He is such a cruel character. Who else is going to die today? Sa Heon-yeong snorted. It was none of his business.

As they were leaving Shinryeon Hall, Young-young whispered.

“I want to go back.”

I hate this place, it’s a weird place. Young-young said sullenly. Can’t we go home? 

Sa Heon-yeong repeated the word home she spoke of over and over in his head. Home. His home. Her and his own home.

Young-young did not understand the evil intentions of the Crown Prince. But it seemed that she instinctively felt malice. She was chewing her lower lip.

“If the wife asks for anything, I will give it to you.”

“…….”

“Then please stop the harsh punishment for those innocent lips.”

Young-yeong felt Sa Heon-yeong sucking her lower lip and opened her lips. 

Sa Heon-yeong kissed her in the middle of the bright road in the Imperial Palace. It was a very slow and soft kiss, unlike usual.

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Sa Heon-yeong took off Young-young’s red veil covering her face. He was delighted as soon as her short face was revealed. Although she had been with him all the time, she had the thin silk veil, he could only spy on her face, but he was still so glad that the red silk disappeared. His heart lit up as soon as her face appeared. 

He missed her all the time. He missed this face so much. It was only one day, even though they weren’t apart. Sa Heon-yeong reached out and touched Young-young’s cheek and lips.

Young-young reached out her hand and took off Sa Heon-yeong’s mask. The red goblin mask got caught in her hand and fell off Sa Heon-yeong’s face. The moment Sa Heon-yeong, who was neither a beast nor a goblin, came to exist in front of her, he smiled.

Sa Heon-yeong smiled brightly. A fresh smile. 

Young-young was captivated by that smile for a moment. Beautiful man. The man, who seemed to have been made with the fresh morning air, touched Yeong-young with a charming smile when their eyes met. Even though he embraces her wildly every day, whenever he touches her, it’s like he’s dealing with a miracle.

“I heard the wife is twenty six this year.”

“Hmm.”

“This is a mixture of wine that is twenty-six years old and wine that is thirty years old. It may be strong for the wife, but you must drink it.”

It was one of the rites of the imperial family. Drinking alcohol that is equal to the age of the bride and the age of the groom.

“Hmm.”

Young-young nodded her head, picked up the glass of wine, and put the drink in her mouth. And she almost spit it out. 

Young-young was thinking about the previous fruit wine, but this was terribly strong. It was like passing fire through her throat. The moment Young-young was about to spit it out, Sa Heon-yeong grabbed Young-young’s head and kissed her. And he just pushed in the drink.

Heup, heup. Young-young tried to push him away, but she couldn’t. His tongue forced the drink into her throat. Reluctantly, she took the drink and drank it. The lava went down her throat.

Uh……. When Young-young was making a tearful face, Sa Heon-yeong licked her lower lip.

“I’m sorry. I’ve heard it’s a pretty strong drink, but it’s really strong.”

“Is it your first time doing it, Lord Heon-yeong?”