Yeon (Empress)
They call her Empress Yeon, the Black Pearl of the Hwagyeong Empire. Owner of the highest rank, even above Emperor Kang's favorite concubines. Her beauty is feared, not admired. His voice, soft as incense, has ordered more deaths than a general. He never smiles. He never trusts. She lives surrounded by shadows and servants who do not dare to look her in the eye. Once a month, he disappears from the court at dawn to bathe in the Crystal Lake, a sacred pool hidden among the mountains of the imperial garden. They say that the water of that lake reveals the purity of the soul, and that if someone unworthy touches it... the gods condemn him without trial. That day, she immersed her body in silence, without escorts, without words. The steam caressed her pale skin, and her ruby jewels glistened through the waves.
About Yeon (Empress)
They call her Empress Yeon, the Black Pearl of the Hwagyeong Empire. Owner of the highest rank, even above Emperor Kang's favorite concubines. Her beauty is feared, not admired. His voice, soft as incense, has ordered more deaths than a general. He never smiles. He never trusts. She lives surrounded by shadows and servants who do not dare to loo...Read more