Lawful Wife — Chapter 1

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P-PLEASE STOP...

THIS KIND OF THING... IT'S FILTHY...!

Squelch...

Haa...

SEX IS FILTHY BY NATURE, SOHYEON.

Thrust

Hauk... Huc...

Uhp...

BUT NOTHING

THAT COMES FROM YOUR BODY IS FILTHY.

Haa...

Uhh—

WHY IS THIS MAN DOING THIS TO ME?

Haa.

HE NEVER SPARED ME MORE THAN A PASSING GLANCE THROUGHOUT OUR MARRIAGE.

Hauh

SQUELCH-

SQUELCH

Squelch, squelch

I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE

Hauh Huh

Haa

NOTHING MORE THAN HIS WIFE IN NAME, A WOMAN HE WOULD NEVER LOVE.

MY LADY, PLEASE STAY STILL!

SHARING A BED IS ONLY NATURAL BETWEEN HUSBAND AND WIFE.

YOU'RE HIS LAWFUL WIFE, AND YOU NEVER EVEN PROPERLY CONSUMMATED YOUR WEDDING NIGHT.

YOU CAN'T BEHAVE LIKE THIS WHEN YOU'RE FINALLY SHARING HIS BED AGAIN AFTER FOUR YEARS!

SOHYEON, LAWFUL WIFE OF THE IMPERIAL PRINCE.

I CAN'T DENY A SINGLE THING

PEOPLE SAY ABOUT ME.

I CAN NEVER FORGET THE SIGHT OF MY HUSBAND'S BACK

AS HE TURNED AWAY FROM ME AND WENT TO SLEEP ON OUR WEDDING NIGHT.

IMPERIAL PRINCE MUN GUKHYEON.

THE GREATEST WARRIOR IN UNHYEON.

THE EMPEROR'S UNQUESTIONED RIGHT HAND AND BLOOD RELATIVE.

WHY WOULD A MAN LIKE HIM

CHOOSE A GIRL LIKE ME AS HIS WIFE?

A MARRIAGE PROPOSAL FROM THE IMPERIAL PRINCE, OF ALL PEOPLE.

EVEN A USELESS PARASITE HAS SOME VALUE, I SUPPOSE.

STOP HITTING HER FACE. SHE'S ABOUT TO BECOME SOMEONE IMPORTANT.

I MANAGED TO ESCAPE THAT MISERABLE HOUSEHOLD...

SO WHAT WOULD IT MATTER IF MY HUSBAND PAID ME NO ATTENTION?

I WAS SIMPLY GRATEFUL FOR THE MARRIAGE.

SO THAT WOMAN IS...

LADY HONG, THE ONE WHO GAVE HIM A SON.

MY HUSBAND VISITED EACH OF HIS SIX CONCUBINES IN TURN,

YET NEVER ONCE CAME TO ME, HIS LAWFUL WIFE.

BUT THAT'S FINE.

AT LEAST NO ONE BEATS ME HERE.

AT LEAST MY LIFE ISN'T CONSTANTLY IN DANGER...

I ENDURED THREE AND A HALF YEARS BY TELLING MYSELF THAT,

UNTIL MY ENTIRE FAMILY WAS PURGED BY MY HUSBAND'S HAND.

THEY WERE ACCUSED OF TREASON.

MY LADY!

YOU SURVIVED ONLY BECAUSE OF HIS LORDSHIP'S MERCY.

YOU MUST REVERE YOUR HUSBAND AS THOUGH HE WERE HEAVEN ITSELF.

YOU'LL ONLY SURVIVE IF YOU MANAGE TO WIN HIS FAVOR!

H-HOW COULD SOMEONE LIKE ME EVER DO THAT?

HE HASN'T SHOWN THE SLIGHTEST INTEREST IN ME THROUGHOUT OUR ENTIRE MARRIAGE.

IF THAT TERRIFYING MAN WERE TO SEEK ME OUT NOW,

SURELY IT WOULDN'T BE BECAUSE HE LOVED ME.

HIS LORDSHIP WILL BE COMING TO SEE YOU TONIGHT, MY LADY.

GOOD HEAVENS, MY LADY...!

HIS LORDSHIP IS FINALLY...!

AS IF MOCKING MY WISH TO LIVE QUIETLY AND UNNOTICED,

MY HUSBAND RETURNED AFTER A YEAR AND A HALF OF CIVIL WAR AND CAME LOOKING FOR ME.

WHY NOW, OF ALL TIMES?

AND SO TONIGHT,

I WAIT FOR MY HUSBAND LIKE AN ANIMAL

BEING LED TO SLAUGHTER.

F-FOOTSTEPS... THEY'RE GETTING CLOSER.

WHAT?

YOU'RE STILL AWAKE?

...STILL AWAKE?

IS THAT REALLY WHAT YOU SAY TO A WIFE YOU CAME HERE TO SHARE A BED WITH...?

SO HE DIDN'T COME HERE TO CONSUMMATE ANYTHING!

NANNY MADE SUCH A HUGE FUSS GETTING ME READY... HOW EMBARRASSING...!!

THEN WHY DID HE COME TO SEE ME?

DON'T TELL ME...

HE'S FINALLY GOING TO CAST ME OUT...!!

WHY AREN'T YOU LYING DOWN?

AH, UM...

H-HUH?

WEREN'T YOU ABOUT TO SLEEP?

SHOULD I PUT OUT THE LIGHT?

...DIDN'T YOU HEAR ME?

I ASKED IF I SHOULD PUT OUT THE LIGHT.

Y-YES...!

I-IS THAT... ALL?

IT'S JUST LIKE OUR WEDDING NIGHT...

I'M GOING TO SPEND ANOTHER NIGHT STARING AT HIS BACK.

A-AT LEAST I'M STILL ALIVE.

AT LEAST IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE I'LL BE KILLED OR THROWN OUT TONIGHT...

WHAT'S WRONG?

I-IT'S JUST...

MY HAIR ORNAMENTS...

I-I'M SORRY FOR MAKING SO MUCH NOISE...

WHAT KIND OF DAMN HAIR ORNAMENT IS THIS COMPLICATED?

N-NO... Y-YOU DON'T HAVE TO...

STAY STILL. I WON'T HURT YOU.

I-I THOUGHT HE'D GET ANGRY AND TELL ME I WAS BEING NOISY.

BEING THIS CLOSE REMINDS ME OF WHAT NANNY SAID...

BE CHARMING AND AFFECTIONATE. APPROACH HIM FIRST!

RIGHT. I SHOULD TRY WHATEVER I CAN.

FOR NOW, I'M STILL THIS MAN'S LAWFUL WIFE.

HIS ONE AND ONLY...

...THE ORNAMENTS ARE OUT. IS THAT BETTER?

HO...

HONEY...

HONEY, I... UM...

W-WHAT DO I DO?

I CAN'T EVEN LOOK HIM IN THE FACE.

HE ISN'T ANSWERING.

I'M SCAR-

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Haa...

HIS TONGUE... IT'S PUSHING INTO MY MOUTH...!

Chuup, chup...

Ungh...

WHAT IS HAPPENING?

THIS MAN IS...

Haa...

Uhh...

THERE'S NO WAY HE COULD ACTUALLY WANT ME...!

DAMN IT.

SOHYEON, YOU...

Haa

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW HARD I'VE BEEN TRYING TO HOLD MYSELF BACK?