Chapter 100:

Chapter 100:

Chapter 100

This dress is so popular these days, with its shoulder line and low back. Do you know how hard it was for me to get this one from Versaces special F/W collection? I ran around Cheongdam-dong until my feet were soaked with sweat to get this.

Seo Min-hye was trying to put on the dress while taking a deep breath.

Is this really made for adults to wear?

Seo Min-hye was one of the actresses with the slimmest figure. But even she felt her chest being squeezed by the tightness of the dress.

Her face turned red. If the stitches burst even a little bit, it would be a huge disaster.

She might have to pay millions of won for the dress if that happened.

Mi-seon, are you sure this is really made to be worn? Did you bring me a dress that only a mannequin can wear? How am I supposed to walk around in this? If I take one step, it feels like its going to explode. Hey, every time I talk, my chest feels tight. I can barely speak right now.

Unni, you have to wear this dress no matter what. This is the only thing that will make you the best-dressed of the night. Why are you refusing it? Besides, where are you going this time? You have to show your perfect self at times like this. Just lose 1kg, no, 2kg by the day of the awards ceremony.

Ugh! Its easy for you to say. Its not your body.

The stylist was so passionate for a simple reason.

Actress Seo Min-hye was chosen as the MC for the Blue Dragon Film Awards.

As it was every year, the actresses dresses always attracted the publics attention.

Especially the MC.

She had to keep the viewers eyes on her throughout the show. Visjt novelbin(.)com for new updates

The stylist couldnt stand to see her actress wearing a shabby dress in front of the public.

By the way, unni. I heard that Jang Young-guk is coming to the awards ceremony too.

Of course he is, he swept the box office this year. The guide script for the ceremony is more than half about The Priests Confession. There are already a lot of people betting on how many awards hell get. Are you interested? Do you want me to get you an autograph?

Really? Dont even ask. Oh, I should have been your stylist since last year. Then I could have seen Jang Young-guk in person at the Youth filming site. But is that rumor true about Jang Young-guk?

What rumor?

The rumor that he likes men.

Seo Min-hye almost burst out laughing without realizing it. But thanks to the dress that was pressing on her chest, she couldnt even chuckle.

There was a saying that becoming a famous actor meant becoming a product of rumors.

Like worms in a fruit, all kinds of rumors followed them.

What can you do, there were a lot of actresses who admired Jang Young-guk.

Do you want to keep talking nonsense, or stop?

Just as she was about to take off the dress.

Min-hye!

The door opened.

It was Song Jeong-min, Seo Min-hyes manager.

He came to talk to her about her schedule and opened his mouth wide.

No wonder, Seo Min-hye looked so beautiful in the dress.

At that moment, Seo Min-hye was also startled by the sudden appearance of Song and let out the breath she was holding.

And then.

Thud.

!

The stylists pupils shook violently as if there was an earthquake.

The dress had finally ripped.

***

Yeonsan, The Kings Secret.

The scene of the dramas script reading was already filled with countless reporters.

The atmosphere was as hot as the upcoming Blue Dragon Film Awards.

It was because of the next work of Jang Young-guk, the actor who was receiving the attention of the mass media.

Among them, there was also Kwak Myeong-hwan, a middle-aged reporter who always wrote favorable articles about Jang.

How will they portray him?

He couldnt help but be curious. Historical dramas were already a widely known medium to the public.

There were dramas that dealt with the stories of the Joseon Dynasty, and even the Three Kingdoms period. But there had never been a drama that made Yeon-san-gun the subject, so it was quite anticipated.

Because its dangerous.

He was the worst tyrant in the history of the Joseon dynasty.

PD Yoo, who was sitting in the front seat, opened his eyes wide. He seemed to ask if he was really going to say that here. But Young-guk didnt care and added.

"So he said,

Youd be better off crazy.

Thats what they say, right? Since Im playing two characters with different personalities, Eyun and Egyul, I can be unpredictable at times. I hope the seniors will understand that."

The script reading room bursts into laughter at Young-guks sudden wit.

***

King Yeonsan.

Lets start from episode 17, scene number 77.

The script reading room is filled with astonishment at Choi Eunsuks shout.

Didnt they say the production was planned for 20 episodes?

The reporters look around, wondering if they heard it right. But the famous PD sitting on the podium doesnt change his expression.

That means the script for the latter half of the episodes has been completed.

So thats why it was embargoed.

Wasnt there a directive to embargo the content of the script revealed in the script reading room?

Who would have thought that the script for the latter half of the episodes would be ready before the production.

The reporters eyes are mixed with surprise and tension.

The first one to break the silence is Park Sangcheol, who plays Kim Cheoseon.

Your Majesty, how could you do such a cruel and ruthless thing, when you were supposed to be a wise ruler who would save the country. I doubt you are the same person I knew.

Kim Cheoseon, the eunuch who served four kings from Sejo to Yeonsan.

He was certain that Yeonsan Eyun was different from birth.

He had seen many royal family members, but he never doubted that Eyun would be a virtuous king.

He was such an extraordinary crown prince.

Especially when he gave up his royal power and took over the throne in the early days of his reign, he didnt he pursue a benevolent politics for the people. But the king changed overnight.

As if he was a different person. Then Young-guk, who plays Yeonsan, opens his lips.

Your tongue reaches the sky, eunuch. It tickles my ears.

Its a shocking statement.

The ministers hold their breath and watch the scene. But Kim Cheoseon doesnt back down.

He is old and frail, but he doesnt spare his words for the last time.

I may be a eunuch, but I have served four kings. Your Majesty was as brilliant as the previous kings. Even when you ascended the throne in place of the previous king, you were not like this. What made you change so much? Stop being wrapped up in the skirt of Jang Noksu, the greatest seductress of the era, and open your eyes and look around. Dont you see the people who are dying of fear and hunger?

A great seductress, why do you call her that? Noksu is nothing but a toy that I play with. Do you think I changed like this because of a mere woman?

I, Kim Cheoseon, will speak even if my tongue is cut off. I beg you, Your Majesty, the father of the people, to open your eyes and set the world right. Please return to your old self and become a virtuous king again.

The ministers are trembling with fear.

They know Kim Cheoseons words are not wrong, but none of them can add to his words.

If they do, they might lose their heads.

How dare they insult him in front of the king, their clan might be exterminated.

It was then.

Hahaha.

Yeonsans lips curl slightly. And his cheeks twitch.

There are loyal subjects like you among the officials. Look at those cowards. None of them stand up like you. In this world where traitors abound even if I bring women from all over the country and make a brothel called Heungcheong, there is nothing to fear. I broke the foundation that the previous king made and pushed the blade to those who are tied by the name of blood. Who can stop me from committing such a crime? If I were a normal king, I would have been moved by your words. But Cheoseon, your words were wrong from the start.

Yeonsan pulls out a sword from the scabbard of his casual clothes and presses it against Kim Cheoseons neck.

The ministers close their eyes tightly.

They are afraid that the tip of the sword might point to their necks. But even in that moment, Kim Cheoseon doesnt lose his clear eyes and faces Yeonsan. Then Yeonsan brings his mouth to Kim Cheoseons ear.

You asked me to return to my old self. But what can I do? I am not the Yeonsan you knew.

Kim Cheoseons eyes widen at the small voice that follows.

I am not Yeonsan.

Then he sees Yeonsans face clearly.

He looks exactly the same, but the position of the freckles on his face is slightly different.

Why did he realize that fact only now? But it was too late.

Yeonsans sword cut off Kim Cheoseons tongue.