Disclaimer: My knowledge regarding the Goryeo era is limited to whatever I watched in Moon Lovers Scarlet Heart Ryeo. Hence I might not be using the titles given to the royal members as much and terms used for certain events, court affairs etc.

I do not own Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo.

Anyway, I'm changing the relations and backgrounds of the characters a little. So instead of Hae Soo being an orphaned noble from the Hae Clan, she's the daughter of Minister Hae who is also bffs with the King and Hae Soo's mother (who is like a sister to the King) passed away when HS was 8 years old. Other than that all the relationships etc remain the same like Myung Hee being her cousin and all.

So this fanfiction continues from episode 6, after the 12-minute mark. After Myung Hee's passing, Hae Soo and her father stay in the Palace as guests. Instead of the greedy Hae uncles, HS's father and Taejo Wang Geon decides her marriage.

(Side note: During these 6 episodes other than getting to know Myung Hee, HS also gets to know Minister Hae and starts to treat him as her real father too).

Imagine Cha In Pyo as Minister Hae.

Ok that was a long note but now that all these are out of the way, let's start. Cue The Prince


Minister Hae

"Aboji! What do you mean by marry? How can I marry and live with a man I don't know?" Hae Soo tried to argue with her father who made up his mind regarding her marriage.

Minister Hae, a kind man and doting father looked at his daughter with concern.

"Your late mother asked the King to help out with your marriage to one of the Princes before she left the world. I trust Taejo Wang Geon will propose a wise decision and you do know the Princes. That's why I let you stay beside your cousin for such a long time at the 8th Prince's residence. You have a say too, tell me which Prince do you want to get married to?" Minister Hae looked at his daughter who was pouting, a splitting image of her mother.

A petite yet strong and opinionated girl. Since the drowning incident his little girl lost her memories, he was so worried about how she will go by life but everything about her changed. It was like she was a totally different person; the docile and gentle girl became feisty, courageous and extremely stubborn. He could not help but feel a tinge of sadness that she was of age and she will have to get married. His baby girl whom he raised with so much love and dedication will have to leave him.

He only hoped that whichever Prince she got married to, he will love her and treasure as much as he did or dare he say more than he loved his little girl.

After Taejo Wang Geon made the announcement that Hae Soo is to marry one of the Wang Princes, his little girl was prettified and has been aggressively refusing to the marriage even though he told her that her late mother wished that she got married to one of the Wang Princes.

Moreover, Minister Hae had been friends with Taejo Wang Geon long before he became King. They were like brothers always fighting side by side and helping each other. The moment Hae Soo was born, the King immediately wrote a decree to protect the bundle of joy as the King hoped one day she would be his daughter-in-law. Even his wife wanted the Hae Soo to marry one of the Princes as she knows how much the King will treasure Hae Soo and treat her as his own daughter.

The King gave Hae Soo the freedom to choose whichever Prince she wanted to marry as long as it wasn't the 8th Prince. Despite this, Hae Soo refused to make any decision.

However, Minister Hae witnessed Hae Soo's interactions with the 4th Prince of Goryeo, Wang So and informed Taejo Wang Geon he would like Hae Soo to get married to Wang So. To his surprise, even the King was aware of Hae Soo and the 4th Prince being friends as one of the servants saw Wang So and Hae Soo at the wishing tower during the first snow and according to the servant they looked like they were genuinely enjoying each other's company.

Hence, the very next day, Taejo Wang Geon announced that Hae Soo, daughter of Minister Hae will marry the 4th Prince of Goryeo, Wang So.

Hae Soo

Nothing has been normal since she arrived in Goryeo. She was having such a difficult time accepting the whole time travel ordeal and now a marriage! And to the 4th Prince? How can she marry someone without knowing him? While pacing up and down her room, Hae Soo was trying to come up with reasons and excuses, anything to stall or stop this marriage. Maybe if she buys some time she might return to the future.

Hae Soo plops down on her bed, feeling dejected that she is unable to come up with any ideas.

She tried to reason with her fath- no Hae Soo's father who has only been loving and supportive of her even though he noticed the change in his own daughter but he just accepted her and loved her. Moreover, the marriage was Taejo Wang Geon's decree and he announced it personally. She will have to directly request the King anything regarding the marriage to prevent innocent people from getting hurt.

Hae Soo was refusing to the marriage not cause it was to Wang So, but due to her incompetence of being a royal member and a wife of a prince. She was still struggling to adapt to the Goryeo rules, regulations and way of life. Hence if she gets married to a Prince, the Ministers, nobles and powerful families will be scrutinizing her every move. Waiting for her to commit a mistake so they can use it against the 4th Prince or worse, the King.

During the Goryeo era, being married to a friend that you're fond of was no short of a miracle, especially if it was the marriage of a noble and a Prince. Hae Soo was not afraid of the 4th Prince nor his scars. Derogatory labels did not matter to her at all. She knew he's just misunderstood and in reality he was a good person. He smiled so warmly sometimes, she would catch herself staring at him and smiling. How can someone like him be called a wolf dog she will never understand and that scar, it wasn't a disgrace nor a flaw, it's a battle scar a story that she would love to hear from him one day.

Despite being a Wang Prince, the 4th Prince was shunned and mocked. Hence being married to her will make matters worse for the 4th Prince as Hae Soo knew if she made any mistakes, it will be used against the Prince and it'll eventually harm him.

Despite all her concerns, Hae Soo could not stop thinking of how the 4th Prince reacted when the announcement was made and how he was feeling. She has not seen nor run into the 4th Prince since the day their marriage was announced. She was curious as to what he thought and if he was refusing to the marriage as she was. Was he concerned that she will negatively affect his reputation? Did he also agree that she would not be a good wife and a good royal member? He had called her his person several times after he saved her from Yeon Hwa's severe beatings. Maybe he agreed to the marriage?

Hae Soo had a flicker of hope that maybe being married to Wang So will make life in Goryeo and the palace less suffocating. Maybe she will fall in love and start a family with him.

But all hopes came crashing down when she thought of how happy he was when he told her he was going to stay in the Palace, where his mother, father and siblings where staying. How he would longingly look over the palace from afar wishing he would not be send back to Shinju. No, she can't be selfish, he deserves to be happy. He deserves to receive love and be treated as a Prince. She cannot take that away from him. She will not let him suffer because of her. At that moment she had an idea, she needs to convince her father and the King that she's still immature and unable to become the wife of a Prince.

She was not Hae Soo but Go Ha Jin from the 21st century, it was time she use her 21st century mindset. With a determined mind, she briskly walked towards the 4th Prince's quarters near Dongji Lake (that was granted to Wang So after he proved his alliance and loyalty to the Crown Prince during the assassination that occurred at the exorcism rite festival).


This is my first time writing a fanfic & I have not written anything except lab reports and research papers for the past 4 years (uni is a pain) so please forgive if I made any mistakes! Hehe have a great day! Let me know in the comments what you think and if I should continue uploading more chapters :)