Within the Shadow of the Plum Blossom Tree
매화꽃 그늘에서
Synopsis
A nascent period when the longstanding monarchy of Hwan collapsed and a new era began.
The one commanding this era of chaos is none other than Lee Hwi, the young head of the military Unjongru clan.
He read the flow of change faster than anyone else, amassed wealth, and became incredibly prosperous.
He seized power that even the new government and the new king of Hwan feared.
Therefore, no one should know.
That his most precious treasure is Yihwa, the last princess of Hwan, who was thought to be dead.
That she lives as his maidservant and goes by ‘Yehwa’, having lost even her memory of being a princess.
And that he cherishes her more than anything else.
Therefore, he cannot give his princess to anyone.
“About Yehwa. For a maidservant, she speaks quite well. Even if she is a high-ranking servant at Unjongru, a maidservant wearing silk clothes and golden hair ribbons is unheard of. And she’s even wearing flower-embroidered shoes. You must be quite a generous master to her.”
Even when her former fiancé starts sniffing around.
“My fiancée is also probably her age. She would have been twenty-one this year, and her eyes were as beautiful as Yehwa’s. Her skin was like white jade, and her eyes were clear and bright like crystals. The girl is not very different from my memories, so my eyes can’t help but be drawn to her.”
“I can’t listen to any more of this. Good luck with your search. But do not call my maidservant out like this ever again.”
Even if you wander around, searching for the missing princess for the newly reinstated royal family.
“It seems like that maidservant is quite special to you.”
“Of course she is. Every strand of her hair belongs to me.”
Because the exquisitely beautiful Yehwa, fairer than pear blossoms and rosier than plum blossoms, belongs entirely to him alone.