FIB Ch 3 part 3

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After she got married, she came to live at the bamboo grove. A few months had passed, but her life did not change.

The servants’ hostility grew worse by the day, and half of the clothes she had brought back with her after her wedding were now torn to shreds. 

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She managed to survive by eating the food that Yeori would prepare for her, but because she wasn’t eating properly, MoonWon found herself growing thinner every day.

Whether it was due to Heon’s order or because they didn’t care for the library, no one said a word to her even though she began to make multiple trips to the library a day. 

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Thanks to this, MoonWon was able to take a stroll to the library whenever she felt suffocated in her residence. 

Like any other day, MoonWon had been walking back to her residence from the library when something made her pause.

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“Is something the matter?”

The murmuring people froze when they heard MoonWon’s voice.

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“Mistress, that is…”

MoonWon followed their gaze. What she saw made her widen her eyes.

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A young boy was holding a puppy in his arms on top of the tall wall. He was looking down with terrified eyes.

MoonWon approached the wall because the boy looked like he’d fall at any moment.

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“Shouldn’t you bring the child down this instant? Why are all of you merely watching?!”

“That child belongs to the Semu caste, so… Isn’t there a saying that those with blue eyes bring bad luck?”

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At the servant’s answer, MoonWon raised her head and turned her eyes back to the child. As the servant said, the child’s eyes were as blue as clear jasper. The servants merely tapped their feet and watched the child on top of the wall. They did not make a move to approach him. Seeing this, MoonWon looked back at the child.

“His eyes are merely different. What are you so afraid of?”

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Not only did the servants’ eyes widen but so did the child’s.

As she walked through the group of servants, MoonWon glanced up at the wall where the child was standing so precariously. If the child had managed to climb the wall, then there was no reason why MoonWon couldn’t do it either.

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The only problem was her long sleeves and skirt that were obstructing her limbs. 

“Mistress, how can we do all this for a mere blue-eyed child…?”

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Riiiip.

Before the servant could finish speaking, MoonWon began to rip her swaying sleeves. Seeing MoonWon’s sudden movements, Yeori let out a shout.

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“Mistress!”

MoonWon ripped her skirts so that she could move more comfortably in them. Then she smiled up at the nervous child on top of the wall.

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“Hold on tight until I get up there.”

“You mustn’t do this! Mistress!”

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“This can all be solved by someone who doesn’t bring bad luck. Just stay here.”

MoonWon looked all over the wall as the onlookers began to tap their feet. Then MoonWon began to slowly climb the wall.

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For the past two years, she had lived without servants and did everything she could have done alone. The tall wall was a bit scary, but she felt like she could climb it.

At first, she slipped a few times, but once she managed to get a good grip on the stone, she found herself already halfway up the wall.

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Although it wasn’t easy, MoonWon kept her eyes on the child and continued to push herself.

“What is going on here?”

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As MoonWon continued on towards the child, the terrifying voice roared out around her and seemed to wake her out of her trance. The faces of all the servants down below who were tapping their feet grew pale.

MoonWon turned her head towards the sound and bit her lip.

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She wasn’t sure when he had arrived, but he was glaring up at MoonWon with sharp eyes. She didn’t have to ask him to know that Heon was absolutely enraged. MoonWon stopped breathing.

However, that only lasted a moment. She swallowed her fear and looked up at the child.

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“Ah!”

Unlike MoonWon, who had managed to overcome her fear of Heon, the child’s face turned ghostly pale. Tightening his grasp on the puppy, the terrified child moved.

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“No!”

The child began to stagger. At the same time, MoonWon threw herself at him.

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Before the child fell off the wall, MoonWon grabbed him and held him tightly to her chest. Feeling herself fall, MoonWon squeezed her eyes shut.

Instead of falling headfirst into the dirt, she felt a warmth envelope her body.

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“Ah!”

Having expected to feel a dull ache throughout her limbs, MoonWon opened her eyes at the unfamiliar touch. The first thing she saw with her dim eyes was the child who was calmly in her arms. The next thing she saw was Heon, who was holding her in his embrace. 

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When the child saw Heon, he held onto his puppy and ran into the crowd. Watching the child disappear, MoonWon hurriedly got up.

“Ugh.”

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As MoonWon tried to stand up, her brows furrowed. When she fell from the wall, it seemed that she had scratched her knees. Her skirts were stained red with her blood. After taking a look at her wound, MoonWon left Heon’s arms and got up.

“Thank you. And are you hurt at all…”

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“If the Mistress of the residence is acting so frivolously, what will the servants learn from you?”

MoonWon did her best to endure the pain of her wound and asked if he was hurt, but all she got in return was a cold rebuke. Although she knew that he hated her and that there was no reason for him to be kind to her, for some reason, she felt so despondent at this moment that tears began to well up in her eyes.

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She had acted rashly, but she didn’t do anything wrong.

She did end up falling from the wall, but if Heon hadn’t looked at them with those eyes, everything would have turned out fine.

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“The child was hanging from the wall. Isn’t it a situation where one must act quickly?”

Heon’s eyes flinched at MoonWon’s reply.

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She never let things go easily. If it weren’t for him, she might have fallen from the wall and gotten seriously hurt. And yet she still acted as if she hadn’t done anything wrong and talked back to him.

He had only wanted her to keep out of his sight, but ever since that day, no matter where he looked, he kept seeing her around.

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“If you fell and got hurt, then all the ones here who didn’t pull their own weights would have been punished.”

“……”

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“If you would like to set an example for the servants, then just obediently stay in the inner residence. Did you think they’d follow you if you did something like this? They’ll merely wonder why the Mistress of the house is doing strange things like this.”

After hearing Heon’s words, MoonWon calmly lowered her eyes.

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Did that man have someone he could comfortably relax around? Even if he did, MoonWon didn’t think she’d ever be one of them.

Even if she didn’t know how Consort Yu had lived, MoonWon didn’t think she’d ever be able to live that way.

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“Seeing as how the child was in danger, I felt that those who could do something should do something.”

“Is that why you didn’t think to order a servant to do it? Is that why you took the lead and did something you shouldn’t have attempted? And if something had happened, the one who will be responsible will not be you but them. If that isn’t self-indulgence, then what is?”

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“But!”

“Your job is to act as the Mistress of the house and stay in your place.”

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“Just like Her Highness, Consort Yu?”

When they heard MoonWon’s rebuttal, Heon and everyone around them looked completely astonished. She had just uttered the taboo name that mustn’t be said in this residence as she glared at Heon.

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However, this only lasted a moment. MoonWoon quickly lowered her head. Although she hadn’t done anything that deserved praise, Heon’s order to live in the inner residence as if she were dead was too difficult to bear.

All the things she had done to do her best had ended up being branded as frivolous and self-indulgent. After having consoled herself all this time by telling herself that she was fine, MoonWon suddenly felt drained.

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“I’m sorry. I’ll take my leave.”

As she began to walk, MoonWon bit her lip as she felt the stinging pain at her ankle. It seemed that her knee wasn’t the only part of her body that had been injured. As she tried to walk, she felt a sharp pain travel up her leg like a knife.

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“Mistress?”

When MoonWon saw that Yeori was trying to help her, she shook her head.

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The puppy and the child were safe and sound. What Heon said wasn’t wrong, and the fact that they kept running into each other wasn’t very pleasant on his end either.

MoonWon limped to her residence.

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Heon glared at her as she never looked back once. The onlookers around him held their breaths.

“Why did you all do nothing as you watched the Mistress climb up the wall?”

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“The child’s eyes were blue, so… everyone was avoiding him.”

The fire in Heon’s eyes blazed brighter as the servants made excuses one by one. Whether they were from the Semu caste or from a foreign country, none of it made a difference to Heon. If it was for the purpose of raising his fallen clan back up, he didn’t care.

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“So you let your Mistress go get the blue-eyed child herself as you all watched?”

“That’s not true. Actually, we all tried to stop her.”

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“Then who was going to bring the child down? Tell me.”

Everyone swallowed their words as if their mouths were stuck shut with honey. They hadn’t expected this kind of treatment due to the wife their Master had shunned.

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However, Heon felt uncomfortable as if a rock were stuck in his throat and felt himself boiling with rage.

“Don’t think that I don’t see what you’re doing just because I’m going easy on you.”

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There were a few who tilted their heads in confusion, but a few of them went pale and looked like they were going to collapse in shock. Heon was a master who paid them as much as they worked. In return, he never forgave a single mistake.

“If something like this happens to your Mistress again, the first things to go will be your necks.”

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As they listened to his command, the servants’ faces grew pale. However, Heon didn’t even flinch.

“Master, what do you…”

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Junghwan asked cautiously as he followed Heon.

No matter how much he scraped and drew out the traces of Consort Yu, they continued to appear within his house. He had planned on letting it fester completely before cutting them all out.

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However, while he was doing this, he ended up with a marriage he never wanted, and MoonWon had interfered with his plans. However, his plans hadn’t changed. No, actually, he felt that it wouldn’t be such a bad idea to use MoonWon, who had gone against the Consort’s wishes, to draw everyone out more easily.

So why did he feel so uncomfortable?!

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Seeing her limp away felt like a thorn was piercing him from within his throat. Why did it hurt so much?!

If she had just asked for his help because she was in pain, if she had asked him to treat her like a proper wife as she clung to him, he would have cut her off very easily.

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“Damn it.”

“Master?”

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With Junghwan’s confused voice calling out behind him, Heon began to walk in the direction MoonWon had gone. 

As Junghwan followed after him, he paused to send the rest of the servants away. By the time he turned back, Heon had already disappeared.

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Barely managing to walk, MoonWoon came to a halt. Although her wounded knee and sprained foot were fine, her vision continued to blur.

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“I want to be alone for a bit. Go back to the inner residence ahead of me.”

“Mistress, shouldn’t we treat your wound first?”

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As Yeori approached her, MoonWon avoided her and lowered her head. All at once, she was filled with despair and a terrible loneliness.

“Sorry. I think it’ll be best for you to go back before me.”

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Forcing down the cry that threatened to burst through her lips, MoonWon kept her mouth shut. Seeing her reaction, Yeori lowered her body and began to walk towards the inner residence by herself. Now left alone, MoonWon finally lifted her head.

Because she had bitten her lips all this time, they were now swollen. She began to wipe her tears with her sleeves.

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She had been the one to say that she would live as if she were dead if he would marry her.

Just by accepting a marriage he didn’t want, Heon had done everything he could for her. MoonWon was the one who was being selfish for wanting more in this situation.

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However, living as if she were dead was a lot harder than she’d thought.

“Huu.”

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She felt as if she were one-sidedly denying her emotions. She felt the same sense of despair she had felt when she had been abandoned by the Crown Prince. As these emotions rocked through her, MoonWon began to stagger. As she stumbled, a sturdy hand grabbed her arm.

“Ah!”

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She wasn’t sure when he’d gotten here. She hadn’t felt his presence at all. However, his expression wasn’t as cold as it usually was. Instead, it looked a bit scattered.

He had denied her existence just a moment ago, so why was he now looking at her with those eyes? He told her to live as if she were dead, so she had been on her way back. So why was he grabbing her like this?

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MoonWon did her best to hold back the tears that threatened to fall out. She didn’t want to show such a weak side to him. He already hated all women and believed they were untrustworthy.

“Is there something else you’d like to say to me?”

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Heon merely glared at her in response. When he didn’t say anything, MoonWon let out a deep sigh.

“It seems that my emotions have run a bit high as well. If I made you uncomfortable by bringing up Her Highness the Consort, I apologize. I’ll be on my way now, so… Aah!”

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As MoonWon moved to the side to evade him, Heon wrapped his arms under her knees and around her shoulders. Lifted into his embrace, MoonWon’s face flushed red. With her in his arms, Heon began to walk towards the inner residence.

MoonWon’s blush grew brighter as she looked down.

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“I can go on my own! I can walk with my own two legs, so please let me go!”

“You sent away the only servant who was helping you back, so are you going to continue to dig your heels in like this?”

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“I can get back on my own, so I sent her away! This isn’t it, so please let me down!”

Even though she was married, she had never been embraced by a man like this before. The closest thing she could remember was being piggybacked by YongUn when she was young.

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She felt all the blood rush to her head. Although she tried to ignore it, she could feel Heon’s heat and touch so clearly.

Ultimately, before Heon could take five steps, MoonWon pushed him away.

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“I can go back on my own! What if someone sees… Please let me down!”

As MoonWon squirmed to be let down, Heon frowned. After irritating him by limping away, now that he had come to help her, she was throwing a fit?

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“How can you walk with those legs? I’ll let you down once we arrive at the inner residence, so stay still.”

“But this is still a bit too much. No matter what your reason is, this isn’t proper in the daytime. Please let me down. I can go on my own.”

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MoonWon looked so bewildered that it seemed like she’d burst into tears at any moment. Seeing this, Heon suddenly burst into uncontrollable laughter in disbelief.

Just a moment ago, she had caused his veins to throb with her defiance. But now her face was red with embarrassment just because she was in his arms. He thought this side of her was very cute.

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‘Hm?’

Heon frowned at the thought that drifted through his head. He hated all women, including MoonWon. So how could these feelings arise towards her when he was the one who had warned her away?

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Heon kept his mouth shut as he processed these confusing emotions for the very first time.

They cannot and must not exist. Bewildered by the sudden turn of events, Heon pushed MoonWon away. At that moment, he saw her blood-drenched skirt. No matter how much he hated her, he couldn’t treat an injured person like this.

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He forced these shocking thoughts away as he asked MoonWon a question.

“Then what should I do? If you accidentally take a bad step, you may end up being unable to walk and won’t be able to leave your room for a month.”

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At Heon’s words, MoonWon stopped protesting, and her eyes widened. She wouldn’t be able to leave her room for a month? She didn’t want that. However, she still didn’t want to be held by Heon like this either. Her head felt dizzy and her heart raced inside her chest.

“…Then can you carry me on your back instead?”

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She felt that being piggybacked like she had with YongUn would be better than being carried like this. At least Heon wouldn’t be able to see her face that way.

Heon let MoonWon down. A few moments later, MoonWon cautiously grabbed Heon’s shoulders as she was perched onto his back.

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The sadness that threatened to overwhelm her a few moments ago disappeared as if it had never existed. Although she had met many people and gone through many things, this was the first time she was experiencing something like this.

MoonWon felt as if her heart was going to burst through her chest. She held her breath so that he wouldn’t feel her raging heartbeat on his back.

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The inner residence never felt this far away before. Why did it feel so far away today? Unlike his cold speech, MoonWon didn’t find his touch cold or rough at all.

“Mistress, ah!”

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Yeori rushed out when she saw that MoonWon had returned. However, when she saw Heon, she quickly lowered herself into a bow. Having arrived at the inner residence, Heon crouched down. MoonWon quickly got off his back. As she began to limp, Yeori quickly took a step towards her.

“I’ll send a doctor, so make sure he takes a look at the Mistress’s wounds.”

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“Yes, Master.”

“If the Mistress acts recklessly before her wounds have completely healed, she will have to deal with the consequences accordingly.”

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When MoonWon opened her mouth to protest, his sharp eyes turned to her.

“I haven’t changed my mind. You are to obediently stay in the inner residence.”

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At Heon’s words, her fluttering heart settled down as it sank. His cold eyes held no mercy as he looked at her. She couldn’t get herself to say that she didn’t want to live that way any longer.

When their eyes met, Heon turned around and walked out the gate.

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Once he had disappeared, Yeori quickly rushed to MoonWon’s side.

“Mistress, let’s go inside.”

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“That man is very difficult.”

Just as Heon had treated her like she was invisible, MoonWon also did not take any interest in him. She had never said such trifling things about him before. So when Yeori heard this, she was surprised.

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MoonWon saw that Yeori was starting to fidget, but she wasn’t in the right mind to be concerned about her right now.

“He’s a very cold and hard-headed man.”

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“Mistress, the thing with Master is…”

“But that man tells me not to do anything because he doesn’t want to see me, but he still tries to do something for me.”

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“Excuse me?”

It still felt awkward and uncomfortable when it was just the two of them. Whenever she tried to get a little closer to him, Heon would push her away. He was so difficult to get along with. However, rather than wanting to avoid him, she found herself wanting to see him more.

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A feeling she hadn’t felt with the Crown Prince. It was such an unfamiliar feeling, and it didn’t seem to have an answer.

“Let’s go inside.”

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She knew that she should keep her promise to Heon, and she knew that living as if she were dead was the best she could do.

However, Heon only told her to be obedient and stay in the inner residence. He never told her to live as if she were dead.

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Therefore, she wouldn’t do more than that. She didn’t want to live like that anymore.

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The wound on her knee wasn’t serious, but her sprained foot was. Therefore, MoonWon remained inside her residence for three days.

The doctor told her to be careful when she walked, and she really did try for the first day or two. However, when the days began to feel longer and longer, she ultimately looked out the window and let out a deep sigh.

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“Mm?”

“Mistress, what is the matter?”

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Looking out the window, MoonWon’s eyes sparkled. Yeori, who had been nursing MoonWon to health, approached her and followed her gaze.

“Y-you!”

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When Yeori made a move to burst out of the room, MoonWon grabbed her. Then she turned her eyes back to the child. The black-haired, blue-eyed boy reminded her of SoYoon.

When their eyes met, the child shrank back. That only lasted a moment. The child looked back up at MoonWon.

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“Come closer.”

Watching the child, MoonWon gently smiled. After taking a few steps toward her, the child stopped. Seeing that he wouldn’t come any closer, MoonWon got up from her seat.

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“Aah.”

MoonWon’s eyes narrowed at the pain shooting up her leg and collapsed back down. Seeing this, the child ran over to MoonWon’s room.

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“Who do you think you are to come here?!”

“Yeori, that’s enough.”

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MoonWon waved her hand to calm Yeori down. She gave the child a smile. The child’s head was lowered to his chest, so he didn’t see MoonWon’s expression. His body was trembling with fear.

“I-I’m sorry, Mistress. There were so many people out that day, so… I’m so sorry. Please don’t throw me away.”

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MoonWon tilted her head at his request. What did he mean by ‘throw away’? Yeori seemed to understand what this meant and lowered her head.

“Master often takes in some slaves from foreign countries as spoils of war when he returns. But they’re usually children who have lost their parents in war. Possibly because this place is right on the border, they often climb the mountain and arrive here as well. Anyways, we don’t take all of them in, but some of them are taken in as servants and are given work. This child arrived here in the same way and was given work as well.”

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It wasn’t an easy task to take in captives of war and orphans as servants.

From what she had seen from YongUn’s side, the nobility may have looked elegant on the outside, but they had a horrible habit of dismissing these foreigners as enemies and usually turned them away or attacked them.

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“I was in charge of sorting the letters, but… after what happened with the puppy, they told me I made a mess, and I was thrown out. I shouldn’t have done that to you, Mistress… I’m sorry. Please don’t throw me away. If I’m kicked out of this place, I have nowhere to go.”

“If he’s kicked out of his place of work, no one else will want to take in a child. If he receives the Mistress’s forgiveness, he’ll be able to return. That’s why he’s here.”

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Yeori whispered to MoonWon in explanation. MoonWon’s eyes lowered to the child, who was crouched down in a bow.

“There’s no need for you to forgive that child, Mistress. You received some harsh words from the Master because of him, and you even hurt your leg.”

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When the child heard this, his eyes went straight to MoonWon’s leg. When he saw that it was wrapped in bandages, his eyes filled with tears.

Whenever MoonWon would return home with injuries, SoYoon’s eyes would burst into tears just like that. She said that she wanted to grow up even a day faster if it meant that MoonWon wouldn’t have to be splattered in animal blood or get hurt. 

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Although MoonWon often said she was fine, there were times when she really missed home. After her wedding ceremony had finished and MoonWon was brought here, SoYoon searched around for her and kept crying. 

“You said you took care of sorting the letters. Does that mean you know how to read?”

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The child lifted his head at MoonWon’s question. While MoonWon could reassure the terrified child and tell them everything was okay, she didn’t want to do that.

“I don’t know everything, but I’ve learned some just from being around.”

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“It’s not easy to learn how to read, so that’s quite amazing!”

The child’s eyes widened at MoonWon’s reaction. Whether she was aware of the child’s eyes on her or not, MoonWon turned to Yeori and spoke.

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“My little sister learned how to read more or less, but she always said that studying was hard and would run away any chance she could get. This child said they learned some just from being around. That’s not an easy feat, is it?”

“Mistress.”

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The child realized that he’d been staring at MoonWon and quickly lowered himself again. This woman had saved his life, and he’d repaid her by running away. So if she wanted to whip him, there was nothing he could do about it. He’d merely come running over here because he couldn’t get kicked out no matter what.

“I’m merely a powerless wife in the inner residence, but I can at least make it so that you are not kicked out.”

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“M-Mistress! Thank you! Thank you!”

“However, I don’t think you’ll be able to return to letter-sorting.”

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“Sorry?”

“If I only say the word, you will not be kicked out. You may even return to your rightful place. Even though I don’t have any authority here, I am still the Master’s wife, so I can do that much. However, if it’s alright with you, could you stay here and help me out with some of my things?”

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Yeori glanced at MoonWon in shock, and the child’s eyes widened as well. The fear had melted away from those eyes, and all that remained was curiosity. MoonWon smiled.

“If you can read, can you personally bring the letters that are being sent to me? It looks like you can do a few errands for me while you’re here. Although I am the Master’s wife, the only one I can comfortably ask for favors around here is Yeori. It’ll be burdensome for Yeori to take care of everything on her own, so can you help me out?”

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“Mistress, I’m fine! There’s no need to ask this blue-eyed child!”

“But aren’t two better than one? I wasn’t able to tell you this until now, but whenever I ask you for favors, I feel sorry.”

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Yeori’s eyes reddened at MoonWon’s words. How nice would it be if the others could see this side of her. They were blinded by the smooth-talking Consort Yu and her gifts, so they mistreated MoonWon. Just thinking about them made her bite her lips.

“Are you asking me to become one of your servants?”

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“Because I’ve been in the inner residence all this time, I’ve come to be curious about many things. If you’d do this for me, that’d be great. But if you don’t want to, then that’s fine too.”

“If I say I don’t want to, can I return to my previous job?”

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“What right do you have to ask the Mistress this?!”

“Yeori.”

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Yeori, who had begun to charge at the child in order to grab him by the nape of his neck, was quickly blocked by MoonWon. MoonWon looked at the child. He seemed to be the same age as SoYoon and had the same clear eyes. However, his personality was different from her sister’s.

SoYoon was SoYoon, and this child was this child. Even if they seemed similar, they were different. And MoonWon took a liking to this child’s defiant spirit.

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“If you don’t want to, then there’s nothing I can do. I think staying here might be better for you, but if you’d like, I’ll send you back to sort through letters instead.”

The child stared at MoonWon as he began to think. Then he lowered his head. Seeing this, MoonWon also lowered her eyes.

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He knew how to read at SoYoon’s age, and he was very cautious. He even had enough courage to personally come here to see MoonWon and ask for her help. MoonWon quite liked this child.

Although she could forgive him and let him return to his usual post, MoonWon felt a bit greedy.

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“I’m not pressuring you to accept my request. No matter what decision you make, I’ll follow accordingly. It’s just that you’re the first person to come here and talk to me other than Yeori. That’s probably why I’m being a bit greedy.”

Yeori turned her head away when she heard MoonWon’s words.

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Even in situations where people would tire and burst into tears, MoonWon remained calm. Whenever the servants who didn’t pay Heon’s threat any mind came and acted out, Yeori would burst into a rage. However, MoonWon would merely pretend she didn’t know and never betrayed her aggravation. Therefore, Yeori would often be at a loss for words.

“The Mistress just asked you a question. Why aren’t you answering her?!”

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Despite Yeori’s rebuke, the child’s mouth remained shut as he stared at MoonWon, deep in thought.

As MoonWon said, the Mistress’s position was shaky and perilous. She could be kicked out at any moment. However, for some reason, he felt drawn to her.

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Other than his deceased parents, no one had ever seen him in a good light due to his blue eyes. He wandered around and managed to arrive here, but nothing had changed.

“Don’t you find me ominous, Mistress? If you keep me by your side, I may bring you bad luck.”

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“Are you speaking from experience? Or did someone else tell you that?”

“……”

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“Humans encounter both the good and the bad. Blaming someone else for the bad things that happen to you is just an excuse. And it’s not like it’ll make the situation any better by doing that.”

In all his orphaned life, this was the first time he had met someone like MoonWon. Although people would click their tongues in pity for him on the outside, their gazes would be filled with contempt and hostility.

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However, from the first moment he’d seen her from on top of the wall until now, she didn’t show any of that towards him. The way she’d look him in the eyes was so unfamiliar that it felt awkward.

Either way, even if he returned, there was no way the other servants would treat him well since he’d already been kicked out once.

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“For now, I’ll try doing as you ask, Mistress.”

“How dare you! Do you think you have the right to refuse…”

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“Thanks! That takes a load off my shoulders.”

The more he interacted with her, the more confused he became. He was a child that the others would shun, but MoonWon seemed to be genuinely grateful as she smiled at him.

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“Anyways, I meant to ask you for your name, but it seems that I forgot.”

The child’s eyes shook for a moment when he heard this. When she saw his reaction, MoonWon realized that she had made a mistake. Just as she was about to say something, the child bowed.

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“My father’s surname was Hong, so I am being called Hong-ah.”

When she heard that the boy didn’t have a name and was only being referred to as someone else’s child, MoonWon’s mouth stiffened. However, she couldn’t interfere in this matter right now.

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“I’ll be in your care, Hong-ah.”

MoonWon’s goodwill felt awkward and terrifying at the same time. After giving her another bow, the boy bolted out of the yard as if he were running away.

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“That rascal!”

“It’s because he’s still young. Either way, I’m glad things turned out like this.”

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“How can you be glad about that kid who only knows how to run away? He’s only going to endure it for a few days before running away again.”

Hearing Yeori’s grumbles, MoonWon smiled and sat back down at her table. She returned to the document she had been reading before Hong-ah’s arrival. Something caught her eye, and she stared at it in silence for a long while. Since she was trapped in the inner residence like this, she didn’t think she could fulfill her duties as the Mistress right away.

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“Yeori, what is this amount of money written here used for?”

“Um, I think this is meant for the Mistress’s clothes, jewelry, outings, and any other goods you’d like to purchase.”

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“I’ve never gone out or bought anything I needed. But it seems that the money that should be here has already been used.”

When Yeori heard this, she caught her breath. In the spending account book, there was a red dot next to the amount of money, indicating that MoonWon was the one who had used it.

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According to MoonWon, this was money that had not been authorized to be spent. Additionally, the numbers written next to it as well as the explanation of where it had been used did not match up with MoonWon’s day-to-day activities.

Yeori pondered this for a long time before she knelt down next to MoonWon.

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“Mistress, I know what you’re thinking, but things can get a lot more difficult than it is right now. Her Highness the Consort has given so many things to the servants. More than you’d expect.”

“So I’m sure they followed her orders. However, in reality, she spent the Master’s money to buy the gifts, not her own money.”

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“Mistress.”

“Although I won’t be able to do anything in regards to the Master or his residence, I’ll still be able to change a few things in the inner residence. I heard that the Master won’t be returning to war anytime soon, so it looks like I’ll have to start making preparations.”

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“Preparations?”

Yeori asked anxiously, but MoonWon merely closed the account book. MoonWon didn’t hate this place. Heon was cold, but he was never careless with his words.

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Another feeling that was different from what she had experienced with the Crown Prince. Heon might not like it, but MoonWon wanted to draw a little closer to him.

MoonWon merely smiled in response to Yeori’s questions and looked out the window.

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