Today was the day that they have been anticipating for during their life together. Finally arriving to this day meant that all the hardships they have suffered were naught in vain. It felt warm and surreal.

Everyone in the palace was in a festive mood. Paper lanterns littered the halls and it would seem that the flowering trees knew the event that was happening today, and made themselves bloom beautiful blossoms with alluring aroma. Everything was so perfect that it felt like something bad was bound to happen, but there was no time for that.

The fight for the throne was exhausting in all sides, but a just king was successfully put in the throne, and his name is Gwangjong. Today is his day, or rather, their day.

Clad in rich red silk robes, Wang So fidgeted nervously in his room. He has fantasized about this day for years; he never actually expected it to happen, what with all the things that went on. He looked at himself one more time in the mirror, checking the make-up on his scar and his gwanbok altogether. It honestly didn't matter if he looked hideous in front of other people; he just wanted to look perfect for her.

On the other side of the palace, several ladies-in-waiting were tending to Hae Soo. She was putting on her royal blue and red hwarot. Soo also told the current sanggung that she wanted to do her own make-up, saying that it has been one of her long-time dreams to do her own make-up for her wedding. As expected, the sanggung was mortified, but Soo insisted.

"I'll be fine, araso?," Soo said.

She was looking at herself in the mirror, while her ladies-in-waiting were fixing her wig and putting on the wedding coronet for a queen. She signaled Chae-Ryung to fetch one of her most important possessions, the hair pin given to her by Wang So. She placed the white jewelry on the bun of her hair in the back of her head, and observed herself one more time, "I'm ready, ready as I'll ever be," she said.

Everyone was all smiles, already waiting in the palace temple. Even though they were royals, the scene in the wedding was typical to that of a commoner family. Wang Eun and a heavily pregnant Soon-duk were childishly arguing about something, with Eun trying to appease his hormonal wife here and there. Baek Ah and Woo-Hee were walking around checking the gisaeng who will be performing later on. Everyone agreed that together, they were a sight to behold; some palace ministers were trying to joke with them about marriage, to which they only responded with radiant smiles. Wang Jung was also strolling around, but with an unreadable melancholic face. This day would be a bittersweet day for him because of many unspoken reasons. Suddenly, the rich sound of the beopgo resonated within the halls of the palace. The royal pair was arriving, and everybody was suddenly in full attention.

Hae Soo walked from Damiwon towards the palace temple with her ladies-in-waiting tailing behind her. Chae-Ryung was particularly beaming at the thought of her lady happily settling down. Meanwhile, Wang So himself was on his way to the palace temple, accompanied by Ji-Mong and General Park.

The pair finally arrived simultaneously at the throne room. They looked at each other with tender longing. "Are you okay?" "Of course! But this headdress is quite heavy," their eyes seem to say.

The door to the throne room opened. Everyone's heads turned towards the imperial couple. Even the heavens have seemingly become a viewer of their wedding too. The suns rays lit upon the entrance of Cheondokjon, illuminating the couple. Ji Mong smiled to this, "Ye. The heavens approve."

So and Soo walked regally towards the throne while stealing glances from each other.

"Why is this ceremony so stiff?," Soo whispered.

"I don't like it one bit either. But I would willingly wear anything and be in any uncomfortable situation if it meant that I could be tied to you forever," So replied. Hae Soo smiled to this. Indeed, more than any significant events in their life, this is the one they have been waiting for.

Upon reaching the throne, both of them slowly turned around and faced the people inside the room.

"Hae Soo of Hae Ha Jin will be the new queen. Work well with the ministers. Let us celebrate this matrimony," Ji Mong proclaimed.

"Long live the Queen! Manse! Manse! Man-manse!," Baek Ah shouted as he walked in the aisle. The audience followed the chant, and proclaimed it thrice. However, Baek Ah said another chant, one that is not traditionally declared.

"Long live the King and the Queen!"

Wang So and Hae Soo looked at each other. Bright-eyed and full of adoration. They looked at the crowd once again and smiled.