Elegance was what you needed to to be a princess. Indeed, Park Shin Hye had elegance.

She was born into the part of the world where butlers and maids took care of her. The butlers would offer the young highness a bottle of milk.

She was taught to sit with her back straight, never to let her back touch the chair. At the age of four, she once wore a gown specially designed for her little body. If she hadn't sat as she was taught to, her dress would be wrinkled. She feared ruining her mother and father's reputation, King and Queen of Silla, by letting a royal family see a wrinkle on her dress. She tried her best to look and be impressive to uphold their reputation.

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Park Woo Bin, the king, had made sure to rule the kingdom of Korea peacefully. Now that Shinhye was twenty-two, the king and queen started picking out their princes for her. Park Shin Hye was their only child, of course she was next in line for the royal queen position. Her parents didn't care what it took, she had to be the queen. They raised her perfectly in the royal environment. All they needed was someone to fufill the prince position.

Usually, they'd be certain of the prince, and then worry about finding a princess, right? That wasn't the case in this scenario.

Park Woo Bin had an idea in mind. It was to invite the Kim clan back, and have their eldest male be prince; so he'd inherit the king position once Park Woo Bin died. They only had one condition: Park Shin Hye, their beautiful daughter, had to be the queen beside him.

Kim Sange Bum was their eldest, a very sophisticated yet charming man. Although he already had a love of his own, he agreed; though having a condition of his own. Despite already being engaged with Kim So Eun, he promised he'd keep it secretive.

Park Shin Hye refused, she wanted to love her king; like her parents' loved each other. "Eomma, you love appa, right?" She questioned, picking her teacup up. She ran her fingertips along the design of the perfectly sculpted handle. 

Her eomma sighed, she knew where this was leading to. "Ne, I do."

She took a sip of her Earl Grey tea quietly, and set her cup down. "Then why do I have to stand beside a king that won't acknowledge the feeling of love with me?"

Again, her eomma sighed. "Shinhye, I know your appa and I aren't close to the age of death, neither are we sick.. But, we want to prepare for your future," She tapped her chin, and smiled brightly. "I have an idea."

Shinhye sat up straighter, and smiled in excitement. "I knew you wouldn't let me suffer being with a man who won't love me, Eomma."

"What if.. What if your appa and I let you try to find a man? You have a year to do so. That's a long time, so don't use all that time to find him, arasso?" Her eomma stood up, and ran her fingers through Shinhye's curled hair. "I'll be telling appa, so you don't have to worry about getting yelled at." She smiled, and bent down to kiss her daughter's hair softly.

She walked into the King's and Queen's bedroom of the palace, and explained it all to Park Woo Bin. He was delighted, and nodded. "Arasso, I'll make sure to tell the Kim's."

When her appa told the Kim's about her refusal, they shook their head in dissapointment. "Anniyo! What about my youngest? He's the same age as Miss Shinhye."

The king thought about it, and nodded. "I'll think about it," He looked at Kim Jung Seo's panicked face, and nodded again. "Arasso, what's his name?"

The youngest stepped into the room, in a nice, clean suit. "Annyeonghaseyo," He bowed down respectfully, and continued. "Kim Hyun Joong is my name, King Park Woo Bin."

The King smiled, he was impressed. "Arasso, Kim. I'll suggest this to Shinhye. You know she's picky though, right? About her loving her prince, and everything." The Park's and Kim's were actually pretty close. It was just the Lee's, they were -hurt ever since the Park's overthrew them.

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Shinhye sat alone, drinking her tea. She smiled to her heart's content. "Ahh, I want to jump for joy." She stood up, but sat back down. She brushed her dress with her palms, and shook her head. "Anni. Shinhye, that is not ladylike. You must not do unladylike things."