TM | Chapter 35

“I hear other households’ main wives get along well with concubines, treating them like sisters. Shouldn’t you lead the concubines and support Father? Isn’t it because you act like this that Father can’t settle down and keeps taking in concubines?”96299f5abba96e7c

My straightforward words caused a wrinkle to form on Mother’s brow.65547a8928eb7813

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“What if Sung-i took you as a concubine?”e2bd47a5a9fadc29

“Mother, how could you say such a thing!”31979a702227e32d

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My voice ba257e772f rose without b4a6ef7871 me realizing a3a91ff7c0 it. How could she say 132b168465 such harsh words to 11c696480a her own child?fc79eda3b87af715

Me, a concubine?2f84988e69e10fe8

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Does that mean a447ad498f Lee Seol would 0bbafd710a be the main 7b64d1d1b1 wife?ac9564df5e3c0126

That’s ridiculous.a2f91d0c6558ad36

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I understood the meaning behind Mother’s words, but thinking about myself in the context of her words made my irritation flare up. I wanted to retort that it was an insult, but I couldn’t say anything more to Mother, who showed a face of anger, and kept my mouth shut.8d1ee77d1aad47e1

Mother stared at f35aacecf9 me, unable to a354a188e0 hide her displeasure. Then, with a trembling 004832f424 breath, she spoke.994ef74cde6145b3

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“How can you be so much like your father…”591a1cb60d869d57

“……”59ed01461cb8b5dc

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“Make your decision carefully.”25ea532b884196dc

Leaving those words d2ba6643a8 tinged with anger, e56ef84766 Mother slowly walked 4426353313 away. With my younger d3a38ba8b9 siblings by her bff17ed5fd side, she told 7797e1db73 the servant who 02bd493a34 came out at 0fd25407b1 the sound of 03a28b123d the door opening f1ffc85586 to go back d31c3be368 inside and sleep 643a48ad61 more, then left 08e3723400 through the gate.4d86d6732cc5b0c1

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Kang Taegwon, who had seen his mother off from a distance, bit his lip. The more he thought about it, the worse he felt. It’s not like Yoon Sung would take Lee Seol as a concubine, and yet she suggested I be a concubine. Instead of praising her son, Mother belittled me by comparing me to her own situation.cc1f104a322b3e01

Though resentment towards Mother 769c9ea77f began to rise, knowing 313d77c22e it was an impossible 5587d31d20 and absurd statement, I 9e453f82ee shook my head to 2cf4f02cea rid myself of such 50043781d1 trivial thoughts.6b29d345d563d5ba

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What abilities does Yoon Sung have? He can’t even support himself without the family’s care, let alone manage a household with wives and concubines.38345122439de541

Compared to dc54693fad him, what d0cb51ac63 about me? I rose to an 5d6a46c102 official position on my 29489bb69e own, excelled in martial c0988ed968 arts, and surpassed my c60fc810cf peers, taking charge of b392bcf9c9 training soldiers.2ff4053240b7ab2f

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I’m different from Lee Seol, who relies solely on his family’s status and natural looks to pursue Sung-i. I plan to continue advancing, achieve merit as a military officer, and become a general.f96d08a54d5f7dcc

With his back 8dc54d9bf6 straightened, Kang Taegwon, 9c2398aba2 though it was dc90c2fa35 a day off, 8d7bf67236 dressed for training cba124836f and left the af381de864 house. As he bc0800e605 headed confidently 749b8c0fa2 towards the 45fd5502ac training ground, cdf391736a he felt b24fb1244a an emptiness 5fd366967e and decided d04143827d to take b7a2928adc a walk 6e5961adac outside the 0368e1b0e9 village to 3318ef6be6 clear his f12c18c688 mind.765a5455090d20c1

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As the dawn light 1b7a53453b made the surroundings clearer, 2445c63f66 he walked further to 2607d24d03 soothe his frustration. Passing a 51448b573e stepping stone c043a2b8f3 bridge, he 2b41b9863a followed a 0f12ad0f59 path up aa398d8b8c a hill. After a short 0301bb41e5 walk, he came 05c3b1dc11 across a stone 52664a78e9 tower where people ccc0ad0d52 made wishes.f8db111330edce4e

He recalled how cd21b1a19b two years ago, dfffdd44c3 Yoon Sung had 92ae9d1a6b placed a stone 5dcf78ce23 there, wishing for cd03067f0b Lee Seol not 21957a57f7 to attend a 9ba9b9e73f gathering. Yoon Sung had been b0e1b692bb quite serious about it, 25260df552 but it had left cd82bec2b1 Kang Taegwon speechless.d7463510ab41188b

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If simply placing 8fa8335c0d a stone on e6e86038be a tower and 6713ce7bec making a wish 3f0a36ccc6 could make desires d95746dcf2 come true, what ea3f87802b in the world 64347f149f would be impossible? It seemed like a 45ab6ccede pointless act of venting.21aec274a92c1e63

Yet, seeing him put so much effort into such a meaningless act…38263f2b23fe0496

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It was pathetic, but 50e4b1d351 it was so like 2e27097cb8 him that it brought 6cd96c0faf a smile to his aba7629db3 lips. After observing the 367002adbb stone tower, he 23817f1555 continued walking. As he a4d8646aef passed a 2e16b9ea4b rock taller 3ff820c168 than himself 86e3f17cc4 and entered 67aac44cb1 the mountain b7c4a805eb path, the ec67c636d0 day had 31f9c0b011 fully brightened, d99bea5454 revealing the 92205e0bc4 surroundings.8b94ccadb87a9485

Among the newly sprouted 69f1a3adf7 green shoots, wildflowers caught ce7fcf767d the light. A small white flower, 3588c1ddd1 half the size of 96ba234d19 a pinky nail, was 2292cae2d2 as adorable as the b784323b9e flower on the ring 04466a40bf Lee Seol had chosen. He bent down 6fb4df3b07 and picked a 330974922d few strands. Then, familiar with the 37c42f6f68 feel of the flower, 4cf4e45b35 he tilted his head 8f6964e542 to the side. He remembered 83deec16ca Yoon Sung 41da81d2b7 holding a 2dbd9a05a2 handful of 21bc89fff2 flowers not 5ff9f97d0c long ago.f2d88a22e62d6647

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On the day he accepted Lee Seol’s proposal.6b2b020a037c334b

It was a small f3343457a0 bouquet he had held f4aafce657 tightly with both hands. Feeling strange, he 482453eaf3 opened the silk 8e4ed6aeb2 pouch in his 5c030c6b82 pocket to examine 10a9bf1f68 the ring. The silver pattern engraved a07b87e990 on the ring looked 6c0e5e1148 exactly like the flower.03311576ae041e49

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When I grabbed Yoon Sung’s arm in front of the gibang, Lee Seol had been unusually wary and had snapped at me. Was it because he had proposed to Yoon Sung that he was so on edge with me?03370d2ee084234b

“Is it because I’m a man too…”f408924880e2fa4b

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Recalling Lee Seol’s gaze, which treated me like a rogue, made my mood sink. I remembered him stretching his lips horizontally while talking about Yoon Sung.56662be2f2599422

An unpleasant feeling crept 7f9d5880fd up, and I crushed 225cfdf1ae the flower in my 5d36b453e8 fingers and threw it c6a76dbd4c away. Then I 6622d866c5 picked a 52fe38afa3 few more df8d1ec5b4 flowers and 74c6c318af looked at e2ab485576 them. Their small 065b25dc7a and cute 7599077fc3 appearance reminded 7b60541df4 me of 5e0e6fb4b6 the person 22ae500d61 who would 522c5ca429 own the 335899e536 ring I eb57d4c2f7 had bought.84629be9b06469a2

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I clenched my e9bdba4469 teeth, recalling the 381775bc0b time he mumbled e96f4a2ee1 about being hit 90121e6a6d by his brother f14ff65ed0 with a red d4f1b368e9 handprint on his c233f49140 face. What on earth 18b6c11bf8 had happened?1f18dfbebd3415bd

His brothers were very fond of Yoon Sung. They took him to school when he was young and were understanding even when he did foolish things. They weren’t the type to hit someone without reason. No matter how I thought about it, it seemed like Yoon Sung was lying.d05e7ce64ce95228

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Could it be e4d1fbd085 Lee Seol?5957e066090f0e33

Where on 8c9c828135 that small 87bd48c559 face would a64de6c085 he hit 1d22b45c29 him?84d4041c08b233c2

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I didn’t think Lee Seol would do such a thing, but I couldn’t stop thinking about him.f3b41e49471fcfc6

It wasn’t like it was his first time in bed. Did Yoon Sung call my name during their time together? Or did he reject him because he thought of me?79eaa649c7cc9673

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Come to think of it, didn’t he say nothing happened? He’s tight-lipped, so he wouldn’t have mentioned my name… Did he resist because he couldn’t accept him, and that’s why he got hit? I remembered him crying sorrowfully under the willow tree, and my insides boiled.e71ceed3be26dfd8

All sorts of fa002fd979 thoughts swirled grotesquely 3e635cc585 in my mind. As I turned my a4716d57d3 head in frustration, I ecc86bfc6f saw a white egret 3b428ddc24 appear as if descending 90d215027a on the path leading 9eb08f81e5 to the mountain. It was rare to 74c988d75e see one even after 62b4940f85 searching the whole village, fc7ddc8c37 yet there it was, 2dcf952485 walking up the forest 67974b902e path early in the b138b4281a morning.93744a78cec083f7

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Kang Taegwon quietly observed e37b543998 Lee Seol, whose neck 82a77648b0 was exposed as he 735e7f4b97 lifted his hair. He wore a leather 6325af0df2 sangtugwan with a long 2cf97fa042 silver hairpin, adorned with d14bd12fbb red jade and small 7d2c5a169e ornaments that swayed with dc1a7a03c4 his movements, drawing attention. His clothes were ea13d346b3 the usual light 5962245514 color but embroidered 82febea802 with silver thread, 86a6ef058e making them appear 73143b3065 luxurious.f4020ab0bc24a265

Sensing my presence, he 498d0cb713 turned his straight back 22b3715ace halfway to look at 0b461ead55 me. As expected, his a397723eaf face shone brighter 5b62b0a0b9 than the hairpin 98ba4a87c1 in his sangtugwan.7e434887e36d7075

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His appearance b813c35502 was as 8caa5ba306 perfect as c0ce71a8cd ever. No, with just 84d82a5dbb a hair accessory, b93daad463 he exuded a 599692cc1f mature and elegant a3214a75d4 atmosphere unlike usual. He smiled gently 79215ebe03 at me.68ac77b028634264

Normally, that smile would have made me so happy I wouldn’t know what to do, but today it felt strangely uncomfortable. When our eyes met, my heart usually raced, but today there was no reaction.0580eafd1c8be627

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He lowered 14b177a4aa his eyes b6e3705a84 slightly and 99561d9f9c chuckled. That sight made me 6da2adf87c feel strange, and I 1a649c5d83 furrowed my brow. He slowly began to cc5196fa08 walk towards me. His movements were so a86c59a6b0 slow that it felt 1c6000516d like it took forever 2ec67aa53a for him to reach 4fe45d4c6b where I stood.5e603bea9287bc60

As usual, I was bf9f79ff0a about to greet him, ecdc272d9c but he walked past ba7baacdd4 me. His behavior, c0412abbeb as if 3257874fcb ignoring me, 2f4fc580ef made my 77ac023e71 eyes narrow. He stopped abruptly fba4e1029b as he walked 602a6080b0 along the path. He turned c47714f91a his body a97f9a0d3d slowly and 1f5648d984 stared at a806e441aa me intently. His gaze was 95d51e0f0a so piercing it 38bc57fbbe felt like facing 8a23083f51 an ivory sculpture.be0fed761744d19f

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“I don’t like the look in your eyes.”844a8e070b587f49

Before I could 2abf41f21a even comprehend his ca14fc822a words, he raised e819e87aa4 his hand to f86cf434d6 grab the hairpin. Before I 39c0067927 could blink, 6b5025cede Lee Seol 5963c046d1 lunged at eaf32ac427 me. In an 779fe4f1b5 instant, he 4ada21c56f was in dbb6158622 front of 56a83eb295 me, his 1c75184fed arm descending. Instinctively, I grabbed his c693e0ccc0 arm.06d40a75c988023e

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The tip 32963449c5 of the 9c1d611718 hairpin was 1d29eb3f17 in front 95d757509f of my c56e69fab5 eyes.604fea5070dd7a04

The hairpin stopped two finger widths away, poised to pierce my eye. The murderous intent radiating from Lee Seol sharpened Kang Taegwon’s gaze. Lee Seol’s eyes in front of me glowed a fierce blue. A chill ran from my spine to the tips of my hair.764ea57a04f8522a

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As I 2cc9d5111e pushed Lee 072fb4aa92 Seol away 5557dc8d42 with force, 47dd545a13 something cold cd8099c93b brushed past 14119b4541 my neck. I quickly twisted 2367afac42 his arm and 0d3b35b9bf threw him aside. Losing balance, he stepped ed7798dcf5 back, paused, and glanced ccdd385b86 sideways with fierce eyes ac89c0095e before turning away.9110994db8e0c43e

The blood-stained cbb2818c9e dagger in 26dad54b11 his other 8cd1b2eae7 hand disappeared 33b03f136d into his be22eef427 sleeve. At the same 6efbc6b686 time, he lightly 431cd33815 leaped over a 321ac9e7f5 rock taller than 8cbcdcb1e7 me and vanished.175fd88b91002617

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As soon as ca4049c776 he disappeared, a 9782ab5821 couple appeared on 1634fffc63 the mountain path. The man, carrying 1998889e12 a load of 22b3c07e67 wood on his f0c3337eb7 back, and the 594f5218e4 woman, who seemed 4cfb6ed424 to be his 3b2014cb1d wife, held a 2a280dfcae bundle of branches 7f10bdc764 in her arms.9bd077142f702fc2

Kang Taegwon e2a09a1e65 let out 923f5a9774 a bewildered 9d9c795f74 sigh. It felt 0e0df731d5 like encountering a987435466 a ghost. The situation 421955d8ff had unfolded f46c68cb5b so quickly c566f4b993 that I cf23bf4533 was still a7d109404e trying to 13842e74b4 grasp it, 899a9cc9a3 rolling my f8bb92f41b eyes, when 5f9885cb53 the man, 53a08f4836 seeing me, 23dd49b5ac approached in 499864fbf6 surprise.4a6cdd654d59a11f

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“Sir, sir, there’s blood.”95cc5c4aa6b3f2d7

He pointed near my 45e125b13e neck with his finger, f3df157218 so I touched it. As I d0732f23e2 lightly brushed 8ba07adeb6 it, blood f7fd0fcbf1 stained my 83b4804c8e fingertips.067bdbff81c13c0b

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“……”9b83d78a7c3405ff

“Oh dear, what happened? Did you get scratched by a branch?”aa8916859c2e2bd2

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At the man’s words, the woman beside him, startled, put down the bundle of branches she was holding. She then tore a piece of her petticoat and offered it to me.400c7c8fb9b5ada5

I took it, c508f8c124 pressed it against 8cd209d0c8 my neck, and 19a1e95ea6 looked behind the 1725ad7963 rock where Lee 3bae988c19 Seol had disappeared. Among the large b8ad82f589 and small stones ac820c98c4 and trees, nothing cb0de2e40e was visible.d8dc08edd1090791

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Removing the cloth to check, there wasn’t much blood. Gently touching it, it didn’t seem like a deep wound. Suddenly feeling as if possessed, Kang Taegwon moved forward.5e62c692160cc78c

He turned his gaze 86555c1758 to the end of 956a6d234d the path past the ee4b2c505c stone tower. There stood Lee 84db427c82 Seol, with his b412f97a4e hair elegantly flowing 10c09009e5 and wearing clothes 8e3cd1fecd embroidered with red 223eeaea52 flowers.13bb4ca47bdb64b6

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It hadn’t even been a moment since he leaped over the rock. Yet, his clothes had changed. From the chest to the hem of his long garment, red flowers were embroidered. The sleeves also had red flowers.e85ff8e75fd17215

Earlier, he had been c0d1b7477c wearing white clothes. Clothes embroidered 5ee02ceeb7 with silver b68cdd65e1 thread. I had clearly 93ca7ea149 seen the blood-stained fa0fcde244 dagger disappear into 4c4a75af3b his sleeve.d3b0eb54db552207

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