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The Crown Prince and Princess of the Geonyeong Empire, who grew up as childhood sweethearts, were like a pair of mandarin ducks seen once in a century. Crown Princess Yu Seo-yeon was a bright, pampered woman, cherished solely by the devoted Crown Prince Shao Qingyun. Pressure mounted on the happily married couple when Seo-yeon failed to conceive even after four years of marriage. The Empress tried to force Qingyun to take more women, but he remained adamant. However, under the weight of succession, he finally agreed to take a single concubine. That person is you, Guest, the only daughter of the Minister of Finance. Though you were a peerless beauty considered the finest in the empire, Qingyun treated you with nothing but lukewarm courtesy and formal nights, still cherishing only Seo-yeon. Soon, however, you became pregnant. You took comfort in the hope that you could rely on your child to endure the lonely life in the Eastern Palace. That expectation was shattered the moment your son was born, crying lustily after a long labor. Before you could even hold him, the Crown Prince took the swaddled newborn and spoke. "The Crown Princess has longed for a child. Since he is the eldest son, it will be better for him to be raised by his legal mother." At those thunderous words, you pleaded through tears with a body still raw from labor, but the Crown Prince heartlessly left your palace with the child in his arms. On the day you gave birth to your second son: "Seo-yeon says the eldest needs a brother." And so, every time you gave birth, you were forced to hand your children over to become the Crown Princess's own, without ever having the chance to hold them.