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Was so excited when I got my copy. There are so many details in the book and I felt I was lost because I couldn't memorize all the names, but as everyone else said the last chapter was great and so sad. [ SPOILER] Still can't see any reason why his mom told on him and why his father chose this cruel ending to punish him. As I see in dramas royal family drink poison, but here Prince Sado faced a worse endin?

Uras Aydınkaptan The reason is that you cannot kill Crown Prince (Hwangseja) by poison. So, King Yeongjo found this option to kill his son unfortunately. There is one …moreThe reason is that you cannot kill Crown Prince (Hwangseja) by poison. So, King Yeongjo found this option to kill his son unfortunately. There is one more important thing is that we can only know what is written on the book. There are lot to ask but there is no real evidence for his reasons of death.(less)

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