The 8 Princes {On hold}

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Hongjoong sighed and dialed Jonghos number.

On the phone

J: Hey hyung

H: Hey Jongho how are you?

J: Tired to be honest

H: I heard what happened. I'm so sorry I didn't ring earlier

J: It's ok hyung honestly

H: I never expected this to happen. I always thought you'd make a great mother

J: Yeah I guess *tears up*

H: Hey are you crying? I'm sorry I didn't mean to upset you

J: It's ok hyung. Neojong just wasn't ready for this life. Maybe next time

H: I'm sure next time everything will go perfectly

J: Hmmm maybe. I'm tired so I'm probably gonna head for a nap now hyung

H: Ok then. Take care and keep your chin up. I'm here if you need someone to rant to

J: Thanks hyung. Speak soon.

H: Speak soon, bye

J: Bye hyung

End of call

Hongjoong sighed as he thought about how upset and broken hearted Jongho must be. "Hongjoong I have bad news" said the king. "Not now I've had of bad news for today" said Hongjoong. "What do you mean?" He asked. "Choi Jongho lost his baby. It was a stillbirth. And Honghwa still refuses to let me sleep at night" said Hongjoong. "I'm sorry to hear that. I've talked to the Parks about yours and Chanyeols marriage" said the king sitting down admiring his granddaughter. "What did they say?" Asked Hongjoong. "They refused. And now they won't let Seonghwa visit anymore, he won't be allowed to the marriage either. They've also decided to bring the marriage forward" said Namjoon.

"What no they can't do that" said Hongjoong. "Unfortunately they can" said his father. "What am I going to do?" Asked Hongjoong. "I'm not sure. For now just go along with it. Maybe in the future you'll be able to divorce him and marry Seonghwa instead" said the king. "So I've got to marry Chanyeol despite having recently given birth to his brother's baby" said Hongjoong. "I'm afraid so. If you need help with Honghwa we can get a nanny?" Suggested the king. "No I want to bring Honghwa up. I don't want some old woman looking after her she's mine" said Hongjoong. "Ok" said the king caressing Hongjoong's shoulder before heading out.

Hongjoong sighed and picked his daughter up resting her on his chest keeping her close not wanting to lose her.

Jongho sighed as he sat down at the table with the Queen, Yeosang, San and the funeral planner. They flicked through styles and colours of coffins. "That one" said Jongho pointing to a comfortable white one. Everyone nodded and it was noted down. Next they decided the flowers  and everything. Jongho, San, Jinri cried throughout with Yeosang and the Queen trying to stay strong for them. Once everything was decided they chose the place and date for the funeral. "I want to release his ashes in the blossom forest" said Jongho. "Any reason why?" Asked San. "It was where I always went when I needed space alone with him to think things over. It was where I first accepted the fact I was pregnant and it was the place I felt most calm" said Jongho.

Everyone nodded. "There's a bench there. It has a beautiful view of a lake and the purple blossom trees. I would like a memorial plaque put on the bench" said Jongho. The Queen nodded and the funeral planner wrote it down. After a while everything was sorted. All that was left was to let other Kingdoms know of the plan. The Queen went to talk to the King whilst Jinri started writing up the letters. San wiped his tears and hugged Jongho. Jongho sighed and hugged back. "I have to go check on Sandi and Wooqi. Thank you for trying your best Jongho. You would have made a brilliant mother" said San. Jongho nodded and leaned into Yeosangs embrace.