The Joseon Prince Went To America And Didn’t Return – 170



< Separately but together (1) >

“Your Highness please tilt your face slightly to the right by 10 degrees.”

Lee Kang’s New York villa.

A large number of blue-eyed foreigners visited the place.

There is one purpose.

Taking pictures of Ethel and the triplets.

“More more more more. Good. Ah please look at your daughter with a little more love. Ah right now it’s just right. It’s the best.”

It was a little annoying because of the security guards standing everywhere.

The photographers worked without realizing the passage of time thanks to the kind and cooperative attitude of the hostess which was different from the strict security guards.

“Then I’ll take a picture. One two three!”

Click-

The camera shutter sound is quite loud.

The photographer liked the picture he had just taken as the electric lights from the New York annex were also shining.

They gave Ethel a thumbs up repeatedly and made one last request to her who looked slightly tired.

“Your Highness can we take just one more shot? I’d like to take the last one in the garden. Is that okay with you?”

“Of course.”

The great thing about taking pictures of twins is that while one child is being photographed the other can relax.

“Oh my. Our Sunny. Was it hard?”

Ethel looked lovingly at her second child who had just finished filming.

She held her second child Lee Sun in her arms for a while before calling a babysitter.

“Margaret.”

“Yes Your Majesty. Give it to me.”

Emma ​​Ethel’s older sister was watching this from the side.

She looked at Ethel with a slightly tired expression.

“Ethel. You’ve had a hard time too. Oh on this hot day… Look at the sweat dripping down your forehead.”

Emma wiped Ethel’s forehead with the handkerchief she was holding.

Get notified for updates: https://discord.gg/93rmBjgP6B

I wiped the sweat away by gently pressing it so that my makeup wouldn’t come off.

Is that why?

Ethel must have felt her sister’s sincerity as well because she smiled brightly and answered Emma cheerfully.

“This photo will be on the cover of Vogue next month so this much trouble is nothing.”

Vogue.

It was one of the three major fashion magazines in the United States and had a great influence on the fashion world as well as upper-class women.

Early next month Ethel will appear on the front cover of the fashion magazine.

Emma blew air into her cheek and glanced at her sister feeling a little envious.

“What did the prince say?”

“What are you talking about?”

“Those pictures we took earlier. Is it okay for them to appear in a fashion magazine like this?”

“Everyone will see it” Emma said quietly her expression looking worried.

Ethel reassured her sister that everything was fine.

“Are you sure you’re okay? The royal family is usually extremely reluctant to expose their private lives. I think your husband is the same but you managed to give permission?”

This photo shoot was not done at Lee Kang’s request.

These were all suggestions that came from Ethel’s head.

Emma then looked at Ethel and kept asking her the same question as if she was really okay.

“I don’t hate it. Of course.”

“Really? But why?”

“Our prince is in a different situation from the others who are living comfortably in Europe. He should receive the proper amount of attention and interest. Only then will others understand the situation of the Korean Empire which is being oppressed by Japan.”

Emma felt strange.

I was surprised at how much my youngest sibling’s inner self had grown.

“This princess. And Baroness McAlpine.”

During the shoot a woman approached Ethel.

It was a woman he knew from Ethel’s hometown of New Jersey.

“Oh my. This is surprising.”

It was a place where she should have smiled brightly but Emma ​​who was her older sister was so surprised that she made a guilty expression.

The old comrade who had pretended to know looked back and forth between Ethel and Emma with an embarrassed expression.

“Sister you really… accepted that so quickly?”

“Oh that’s….”

An old friend had just given the title of Baroness to Ethel’s older sister Emma.

At this Ethel glared at Emma.

“Oh! There’s a family meeting tonight. I was going to discuss it with everyone else and then decide.”

“….”

“Actually… I was thinking of rejecting that. I’m serious. Trust me.”

Emma continued to stutter her voice still stuttered.

Then Ethel called her sister’s name with a different more venomous expression than before.

Join our discord and ping me to update more chapters. Discord: https://discord.gg/93rmBjgP6B

“Emma.”

“….”

“Emma.”

“Oh what’s wrong? Ethel. I’m scared. Please lighten up your expression.”

Emma lowered her head without even meeting Ethel’s eyes as if she knew her sin.

Ethel then folded her arms and advised her sister.

“That’s a poisoned apple. I told you before.”

Cunning Japan was sowing discord between her own family and the Yi Gang.

Ethel clenched her fists and glared at her sister.

“Oh I know. You’ve emphasized it several times… I know it too.”

Emma looked slightly aggrieved.

“But you can still create a good atmosphere before you refuse. When will you ever hear the title of Baroness?”

Because of Lee Kang’s interference Japan was unable to take over the Korean Empire.

But some systems could be overhauled.

When merging.

They started to overhaul some of the systems like Japan to make it easier to eat.

The revival of the five-tiered system which had become a dead letter is also an extension of this act.

Japan gave the first title to a foreigner in an attempt to win over the Rockefeller family who are now on the other side.

Ethel called a family meeting tonight fearing that her family would take this lightly.

“Sister.”

As expected the Rockefeller family welcomed the awarding of a peerage with open arms and responded with ecstatic reactions.

It can’t be helped.

Because the Rockefeller family already had everything they wanted.

Except for one title of nobility.

Ethel held Emma’s hand tightly bringing back memories of the past.

“I promised.”

“I know. Yes you promised that if you became empress you would definitely give me the title of duchess.”

After a long pause Ethel opened her mouth again.

“…But why are you acting like this?”

Ethel was in a hurry.

Because she had to deal with it before her husband Lee Kang found out.

‘You may already know.’

Come on in these days.

I feel like they send a lot of people to New Jersey.

Ethel figured that her family could do so because they had been given titles in accordance with Japanese intentions.

That’s why.

I tried to handle this quietly on my own before Lee Kang got involved.

“I’m sorry. I guess I got myself into trouble.”

Emma knelt down toward Ethel and apologized to her.

“Okay I got it. I won’t call you Baroness anymore.”

Emma shouted loudly at the maids beside her.

“You heard that too? Don’t ever call me that unheard-of title again.”

“yes.”

“I will keep that in mind.”

Ethel slightly suppressed her anger at Emma’s sudden outburst and picked up the mirror.

This was to check once again whether the makeup was done well before the upcoming filming.

“Your Highness shall we resume filming soon?”

“yes.”

Ethel jumped up and headed into the garden.

Emma ​​who had been quietly watching her back sighed in relief and clutched her chest.

“Young lady. I was so scared I almost peed myself in a bucket.”

After we got married he started acting strangely.

Emma tilted her head slightly muttering to herself.

Whew-

Then Emma quickly came to her senses at the sound of her niece’s crying.

She took her crying first child from the nanny’s arms and began to soothe him.

“Oh oh oh. Don’t cry my niece. Woohoo. Woohoo-woohoo. Are you surprised my niece?”

“….”

“You must grow up quickly. Then you can give your aunt a ducal crown as a gift.”

The atmosphere is getting worse.

Emma raised her eyebrows at the nannies sensing them chattering.

“Why? I’m Hyoni’s (first nickname) maternal aunt. Am I not in a position where I can ask for a favor from my niece?”

* * *

“Ethel.”

“Father. And older brother.”

Ethel’s family gathered together for the first time in a long time.

Her husband Lee Kang is busy with work outside the home and will not return to the New York annex until tomorrow.

Today at least I can completely recreate the feeling I had before my wedding.

“Are you feeling better?”

“Yes. I feel much better because people took good care of me.”

Ethel showed her children to William Rockefeller.

“These are the current leaders in order.”

“Oh! Sunny Genie…..”

Like any other grandfather looking at his grandchildren Rockefeller also began to embrace his bloodline with a pleased expression.

“My middle name is Rockefeller as you know.”

“okay?”

“Yes. By the way… Your face looks really hurt. It hasn’t even been a year since we last saw each other.”

When she arrived in New Jersey stopping at Princeton her father and brother were away from home.

Because he was working in Washington with his older brother John D. Rockefeller.

“That’s right. My father and I are a bit busy these days.”

Rockefeller Jr. who was his older brother.

He made excuses on behalf of his father Rockefeller.

hereto.

“father.”

“Speak Ethel.”

“As I said before public opinion is very bad.”

“….”

“It’s like pouring water into a broken jar. So don’t work so hard that you hurt your body.”

Ethel trusted Lee Kang’s words.

Especially in the area of ​​economics she wholeheartedly agreed with her husband.

So Ethel suggested to Rockefeller that he prepare for what would happen next.

As Lee Kang claimed he predicted that the Rockefeller family would lose the antitrust lawsuit.

“But I don’t know. My brother and I are risking our lives lobbying in Washington.”

William Rockefeller was not easily persuaded by his youngest daughter’s request.

“If you just try a little harder the verdict might be overturned. So… tell your husband well too.”

under-

Ethel sighed briefly and turned around.

“Ethel.”

“dad.”

“I feel sorry for this useless father.”

“no.”

Ethel knelt down and held her father’s hand tightly.

“As I said before the prince is doing his best. He has warned Baron Rothschild who has been harassing us behind the scenes and he continues to publish our side of the antitrust case through the press he owns.”

“I know. Just a little more for us…”

“Dad it might be a crisis for my uncle but it could be an opportunity for you and my brother.”

Ethel brought up a new topic and persuaded William Rockefeller.

“How long are you going to work for your uncle? If you take this opportunity to become independent….”

“Ethel.”

William Rockefeller shook his head.

“Don’t say that. My brother cares for our family more than anyone else. Think about how you were able to marry Prince Lee Kang.”

That’s that.

This is it.

Ethel felt slightly annoyed.

“How long… Oh no. I should stop talking.”

Ethel told the assembled family about the Japanese baronial title she had been awarded.

“But there’s one thing I can’t compromise on. Everyone… I mean not in the Korean Empire but in Japan you were offered a baronial title right? I’m asking you to withdraw it all.”

The Rockefeller family members all nodded with a look of regret but understanding.

* * *

“Brother.”

“Ethel.”

After the family meeting.

Ethel went to find her brother who was going out for a cigarette.

“Do you think the same as Dad?”

Ethel thought.

The only sure allies are your own family.

His uncle John Rockefeller and his cousin John Rockefeller Jr. were not enemies.

Since her only true ally was her immediate family she wanted to increase the power of her family.

“My father and Uncle John were brothers. They were born and raised by the same parents so they could work together. But my brother and my cousin John are different. Without thinking too much just think about what we did in Washington this time.”

Ethel pressed her brother gently pushing him into a corner.

“Does John see you as a business partner? No I don’t think so. He sees you as a subordinate.”

“….”

“Don’t you feel wronged? When you go out you’re the kind of person who can walk around with your head held high.”

William Rockefeller Jr. squinted his eyes as he smoked a cigarette then quickly put it out.

Because Ethel kept frowning and looking at him.

“So? Ethel. What exactly is it you want to tell me?”

“Increase your stake.”

“Shares?”

“Yes. Even if it means borrowing money. I mean gather all your souls.”

Rockefeller Jr. snorted.

“The stock price is stagnating so you want me to increase my stake?”

“okay.”

“Do you know how much short selling there is on Standard Oil? It’s gotten even worse lately. Maybe it’s because the lawsuit is coming to an end but people are making a fuss here and there about how they want to take our company down.”

Ethel snorted and got angry.

“But you want more? Our husband also bought additional shares! Do you not trust the prince’s judgment?”

“….”

Rockefeller Jr. was silent for a long time.

The world-class investor Lee Kang’s vision was so great that even he could not easily cut it down.

“But you could easily suffer a huge loss. But you’re telling me to take out a loan even if it means forcing myself to do so? Do you know how much interest rates are on loans these days? The financial crisis is over but liquid funds are still insufficient. Ethel.”

Ethel folded her arms and advised her brother.

“I’m telling you to prepare for independence by considering the time of division. Then through a stock exchange we can start our own company just for our family and my brother.”

Even to Rockefeller Jr. it seemed more likely that he would lose the antitrust case than win.

That means Standard Oil is about to be split.

“Will my uncle just stay still?”

“Just stay still. How can you stop us? And how much has it cost you to take advantage of Dad for the past thirty years?”

Ethel raised her eyes and emphasized.

“Maybe it would be more welcome. We suffered because of the monopoly but if our family becomes independent we will be two families living under one roof. We can even promote ourselves as a different company to the public.”

Rockefeller Jr. thought for a moment and then nodded.

He snapped his fingers to add something to Ethel’s suggestion.

“More than that… what’s important is whether you can stand alone.”

“Why? Are you not confident?”

“I am confident. I have seen and learned a lot over the years. There is a difference between working at the bottom and becoming the top decision maker. The sense of responsibility is different.”

“I’m glad you’re confident.”

Ethel hurriedly prepared to go inside and said her last words to her brother.

“The important thing is an unbroken spirit. If you have the will you can do anything.”

“….”

“So. Collect stocks. So that you can start your own company.”

< Separately but Together (1) > End