All Chapters of The Cruel Imperial Family: Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

[Episode 2] The Empress Who Shedding Her Crown of Thorns Even the sound of torrential rain pouring down from outside the window could not cover Si-eun's chilling and cruel voice. It was the grace bestowed by the imperial queen after 14 years of terrible silence, and the first blood-red baptism granted to a hunting dog that had spent its entire life in the darkness.  The moment Si-eun's command pierced through the rain like a sharp dagger and pierced her ears, the shoulders of Kim Min-hyuk, the chief bodyguard who was kneeling at her feet, trembled slightly. Deep within his pitch-black eyes, which always held a strict control over his emotions, there was an indescribable, bizarre thrill and a beastly, blind loyalty flashing. Sieun slowly reached out and cupped Minhyuk's rough cheek. The small, deli

[Episode 4] Blood-red tears and the prelude to a counterattack "Mama..." As if suppressing the overwhelming emotions that had risen to the throat, Minhyuk's rough breathing shook the heavy air of the inner chamber. Whenever the Empress's noble touch embraced his wounds, he swore and swore again to drive those who sought to trample on that frail woman to the very end of hell, even if it meant sacrificing his life. Sieun looked at the beast-like loyal subject who had been kneeling before her and felt the hot blood returning to her heart, which had been frozen for 14 years. She was no longer the queen of the Korean Empire, which was merely a facade of tears shedding tears overwhelmed by sorrow. "Get up, Minhyuk." When Si-eun commanded in a cold and firm voice, Min-hyuk slowly rose to his

[Episode 6] The Reversal of the Noose and the Cruel Judgment   A few days later, the cunning deception of the imperial family, cornered, began to reveal its ugly true colors in earnest.   The next day, news channels and major daily newspapers throughout the Korean Empire were simultaneously plastered with provocative headlines spread by imperial press controllers.   [Special Advisor: Minseok Group declares a complete halt to national funding after failing to monopolize the royal family's cultural heritage project!]   [Controversy over the endless abuse of power by conglomerates that undermines the dignity of the Korean Empire's imperial family!]   Empress Min Si-eun is suspected of privatizing the power of the Ministry of the Interior, backed by the immense power of her family.   Emperor Yoo

Episode 8: Abandoned femme fatale and the madness of an empty thank-you chamber Even the brilliant lights emitted by dozens of chandeliers of the Imperial Household's Office of Appreciation could not dispel the heavy chill that weighed down this space. From this moment on, under the authority of the head of the Ministry of the Interior, I order the immediate imprisonment of Shin Ari, a court lady directly under the Emperor, on charges of embezzlement of national funds and attempted assassination of the Empress. "Anyone who obstructs will be punished for treason, regardless of their rank or position!" Si-eun's cold and firm declaration cut through the air of the audit hall, which had been tense with breathtaking tension, like a sharp sword. For a moment, an intense silence so intense that not even the sound of breathing could be heard enveloped the space.