IBPC | Chapter 20.2

“Could you… buy this for me? As much as possible.”9e0746712e79d950

Seoyul looked at Heegon cc5ffe5d23 with sparkling eyes. Heegon furrowed his brows b42c3c3ec3 in puzzlement.698aa1a423550acb

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“Do you even know what it is you’re asking me to buy?”862be86a4eeb786a

“Yes. Wine… I mean, grape wine.”3df4442caba2e2a2

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“Grape wine?”01e1378061215942

“It’s wine made from grapes, and anyway, it’s something I like. …You’ll buy it for me, right?”ef92255d3104e481

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While saying that, 9e3da49686 Seoyul was already 3ea0ee0174 hugging the wooden b55618eef6 barrel. Heegon let out 5eca34abff a helpless laugh 90177d1979 and then turned 334672e7fd his gaze to 86d0fd424b the man standing a6658423e4 next to him.a8663dc19b329415

“Along with the items I mentioned earlier, load those as well.”45f54e8b1217e40f

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“Are you really going to take those? They seem to have no value…….”13efd016febc23ae

“Just prepare them. …How much can you give me?”f43d88b42e211825

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“Well… since no one else wants them… I can give you all of them if you want.”2ef4987c5b15d707

“I’ll buy them all.”37bfbd0d29ed4019

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At Heegon’s order, the man nodded with a bewildered expression. He added the items to the ledger, and Heegon reached out to Seoyul. Seoyul, who was reluctant to leave the wooden barrel, finally returned to Heegon’s side and took his hand.53593bb050c53db4

“When will those arrive? When can I try them?”996e0f90aabb45ce

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“In about two days……. Is it something from where you lived?”b0eb86d59c51d2a4

“Yes. It’s expensive there too, so I couldn’t have it often, only the good ones.”8ff1baf5d4fff0e5

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Seeing Seoyul more excited than e8f9024745 usual, Heegon eventually smiled.da8fa64f9b761eba

“Is there anything else you need?”83405ba2338091b0

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“Oh, the pepper we saw earlier!”064300a6f3e46285

“……? Why that peculiar spice?”f5ed90eccd5bfd0d

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“It’s delicious. You can dip it in meat… mix it with salt and eat it……. It might look strange, but if you grind it finely and add it to food, it’s tasty. It’s not the time for chili peppers to come in yet, so if I can taste something spicy with pepper, I think I’ll survive.”c7b0f99dbff7ca46

Seoyul began chattering non-stop, a62a64934d picking out things unfamiliar 9300ce9ecc to Heegon. Listening to him, Heegon 28211d142a diligently filled out the 88e48588cf list.8d601e5a0119fe3a

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After checking the necessary items 909ccf32d8 at the general store and d7f1764e5c organizing the goods to be e7a16437d9 sent to the palace, they 5b8797c02b handed them over to the 9eddd74fbe merchant group. By then, quite a bit 012987ff32 of time had passed. But with their 215378209c business now concluded, a29cdbb564 Heegon and Seoyul 0a685d46c7 enjoyed the freedom 2bc4764fed of exploring other fc6f06632f parts of the 90ab2ccf10 market, savoring the 63b15dada1 freedom outside the bf149ac2e1 palace.88665857cdbbcea0

“……?”38457972eba6078e

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While doing so, Heegon 1605318b3f noticed something and stopped f40fce8e94 walking. After a moment of thought, 097ecca43c he led Seoyul by the a4fafde2aa hand to a shop. It was a general bd547a08f2 store selling hair ties 936da92b1f and hair ornaments, with 1d85be06bc a wide array of 50df8c9697 goods spread out.1096b1e6d7e22256

“Why are we here? To buy something for the princess?”9b54b91d6ab60cba

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“No, to look for something for you.”d70bf6d1a1a05b46

“For me?”45e7314a6266d0d3

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“Yes. Now that you’re tying your hair, I should have thought of it.”de4cb8a57ae0d9fc

“Dubo has brought me plenty of hair ties.”27a77c61d452b785

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“Your side hair still falls down, doesn’t it? It would be good to pin it with a hair ornament. It takes a long time to request one from the royal artisan, so I thought we could buy a few for now.”a5818c3f6c351e2a

Heegon said, looking at Seoyul’s side hair that had fallen down. Seoyul quietly smiled at the gesture.387579d493c4700d

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Come to think of 6db8b05558 it, my hair has db3bf12a84 grown quite a bit, 4d3822c20e reaching just past my 2ecd4a55ac shoulders. So lately, Dubo has 0bc31897cd been diligently brushing and 41e8346170 tying my awkward hair 8159682904 every morning, but the ef96f8142a side hair still often 5eeff507a9 falls below my chin.82f278e483702790

Seoyul lowered his 76311ca8d3 gaze and looked 4d58b5132a at the hair 6f910bc5ba ornaments spread out db1413cc63 before him.f271846a82517e0d

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“But… they’re all too flashy. I don’t think there’s anything suitable for me…….”fc699bc1fc77cc3d

Before he could finish saying there wasn’t anything, Heegon had already picked out a hair ornament and held it in his hand. He brought it close to Seoyul and gently swept back the fallen hair, pinning the ornament in place.140ea34751c07a99

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The hair ornament, adorned with small pearls and crystals, fit perfectly with Seoyul’s side hair. The sparkle on his head accentuated Seoyul’s light brown hair and fair skin.381e7c15f5db195b

Seoyul, who had quietly e16764e2ed let Heegon handle his b10ab399a4 hair, awkwardly smiled.888400d2e7a60da8

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“Does it look okay?”76349bc230d657f2

He looked up at Heegon. Heegon brushed Seoyul’s hair a few times with his fingertips and smiled, seemingly satisfied.db97edbe4b4b33ce

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“It suits you well. Very—”907d5a15e6e7899d

But as Heegon was speaking, he suddenly paused and looked over Seoyul’s shoulder. Among the people standing around, a few men were glancing at Seoyul. Seeing this, Heegon turned his head to the side, noticing more subtle glances.a300612ad04e0214

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“…….”290dba99bac8dae8

Heegon shifted his 5d60c41b45 gaze back to 9448b7540a Seoyul, who was a5e835452e looking at him.555c721e342a1eb7

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When Seoyul had short hair, he had an exotic feel. The unfamiliarity of the short hair was more noticeable, so Seoyul’s appearance didn’t stand out as much. Because of this, the eunuchs and court ladies in the palace would only whisper as if they were seeing something strange.5c4c481b7c3a730f

Now that his hair had grown enough to be tied, Seoyul’s appearance was much more noticeable. Of course, his looks had matured since he had a fever before. Still, he had been staying in his quarters, so he hadn’t attracted much attention.f38d7cf4a24f1f87

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At the general store earlier, ec3aedf773 he had felt those subtle d4d0733a32 glances, and now they were bfe353f64b becoming more blatant, directed at c405c82df4 Seoyul. Heegon pressed his lips together.d6d57f0e58e51108

With white, fair af365b5017 skin and mysterious e289b50de3 brown eyes, his 4a8a4a3389 long eyelashes blinked 3372c86d07 as if dew b1c062e0bf would drip from c9ae96f226 them.7d530f96651dae92

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Moreover, his red, plump lips, 54abbcc850 as if painted with rouge, 8525b94bc2 were glossy, drawing attention first. He wondered if d525db3bec it was because 9db0f7c857 he was an d222b12b5a Eumin, that such 3dafdcde69 allure could emanate eb02031df1 from a man.05a58918936cc8f9

Not only did Yangin feel Seoyul’s Eumin scent, but even ordinary people were captivated by his appearance.cda0858c445d83a5

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“…Why?”a97237f4ba864e67

When Heegon suddenly 2f85bf0a14 looked at him dab8108507 without saying anything, 422eac1a38 Seoyul awkwardly raised aa9a7918d9 his hand to fd0db4ad20 touch the hair 5e823003f2 ornament. Heegon removed it and 6ad4237ed5 placed it back on aa72174457 the display.442f6511910570f3

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“Never mind, it won’t do.”72890632e84350a2

“What won’t?”1ab4524028d9d280

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“Let’s ask the royal artisan for a hair ornament. These here aren’t good enough.”8641368186252042

Heegon roughly tidied Seoyul’s disheveled hair and reached out. Then he wrapped his arm around Seoyul’s shoulder, casting a cold gaze at the gathering eyes around them. Startled by his gaze, others quickly averted their eyes from Seoyul.a82a24627203f22b

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Unaware of this, Seoyul 3c5847d7ad blinked in confusion.66548c1850f510a3

“You said it would take a long time to ask the artisan.”7bdbe2277be96b8a

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“I’ll just have to urge them to do it quickly.”d630e3bbb43aa9c6

“……?”c08d06625588ebbc

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What, that’s anticlimactic.1e73dc33e38bf705

“Then where are we going now?”7c311521f67ae264

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“I heard there’s a troupe performing over there. Let’s go see.”6f4ffae7502fe731

Seoyul shrugged his shoulders 57614a890e and followed Heegon. Despite the strange 1fced74775 awkwardness, there were 8ae2e05646 still more things d4eac65135 to see.c99c4d781b020ab8

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As they were moving 35eaf9830f to watch the performance c832f58c52 of the traveling troupe, 9c4e691832 Seoyul noticed an elderly 85ae32de3a woman sitting in a 969d6a411c secluded spot among the 5ee3a3ac3b many shops, on the ce1965037d dirt ground. She was an old 4a534d6cdc woman, hunched over, with 85f81ea781 a makeshift cover on 65df21f140 which she had placed 3f3c06f922 some fruit. Despite the bustling crowd bbd1e0330c in the marketplace, no 9e33fba8b0 one paid attention to 6818695b0b her.2b3764ed6c9e606e

Seoyul watched the old woman for a moment before letting go of Heegon’s hand. “Your Highness, I want to eat some fruit.”6951bae17b823691

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“Now?”a94166f61eb428e1

“Yes, please buy me some from over there.”d63cab39c4ae3b8b

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Seoyul pointed to the fruit in front of the old woman, and Heegon looked reluctant. “If you want fruit, I can have some prepared at the palace. The ones sold here aren’t of good quality…”115be0c9b78e72d0

“No, I like those. My grandmother liked pears too.”80292b46196e1b23

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Seoyul smiled quietly at b03e921709 Heegon and then slowly ad6d3b62f8 approached the old woman. Lowering himself to her 3262331058 eye level, he spoke 168b2ed272 to her.e0ef7eeb7e4d65a2

“Grandmother, are you selling fruit?”e98b943fc01a143a

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Seoyul asked in a kind 461295f629 and friendly voice. The old woman 13d3033890 nodded her head d10b60207d and pointed to 2decbe5f12 the fruit in 0e65afe643 front of her. Seoyul glanced over 5899420963 the few fruits 8569e595e4 and nuts and 6611e39a62 then looked back fb1bb2a6b6 at Heegon.7c73d9d5be185eac

“Please buy all of these for me. I want to eat them while watching the performance. We can take the rest with us.”193e1c6f2ef82894

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At Seoyul’s somewhat unreasonable request, Heegon silently stood by Seoyul’s side.069d152220e24135

“My grandmother liked pears too.”6fcb9d860d0283f4

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It seemed that what Seoyul wanted to buy wasn’t just the fruit. Heegon smiled weakly and nodded. “Let’s do that.”37e9cd9bbbd767c0

With Heegon’s permission, Seoyul beamed and turned back to the old woman. “I’ll buy all of them. Please give them to me.”215cd878314ee997

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Seoyul smiled bashfully and gathered all the fruit from the basket woven with leaves. The old woman quietly watched him and then took Seoyul’s hand. Her wrinkled, rough palm gently stroked the back of Seoyul’s hand.5402f4f35f6fcc11

“You are truly beautiful, young lady. How can you be so lovely?”e28cf9be7dcbfaff

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Hearing the slightly cracked voice, Seoyul forced a smile with a somewhat touched expression. “I’m… not a young lady.”0cf28ffdc0faf71a

He replied as if joking, ea78bc2c67 but the old woman seemed bfff1854b3 to see a familiar presence 44e2e0447f in him. Seoyul squeezed her 921d18f44b hand and then 7ea5d57bfa let go. In the meantime, 908fffb776 Heegon placed a 925e59336f small pouch filled 98df6d69ad with valuables in aa73a66014 front of the 5c5f4576ee old woman.0a6aa0a9034ddc4b

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“This is for the goods. It should be enough.”bc4caf7eb1ed1f63

The old woman, taking the pouch, looked back and forth between Heegon and Seoyul and smiled. “You and your husband seem to have a good relationship. It’s nice to see.”38eaf858c3077d57

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Well, I’m not a young lady—Seoyul couldn’t say that and just smiled awkwardly. Then the old woman patted Seoyul’s hand a couple more times before letting go and said, “You’ll have a child before spring comes.”e7b8f31d7c4029e5

“……?”79ef968db778d0b6

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The words passed by like a whisper. But the noise of the bustling marketplace drowned it out, and Seoyul didn’t hear it properly.0e1ee4cba647a3ca

“Pardon?”56d060db5011b320

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Seoyul asked the old 58261fbaba woman again, but she 3b170401a9 just smiled faintly.54abfdf9f0327b69

“……?”24a844017f4f05ce

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Meanwhile, Heegon gathered the fruit and helped Seoyul to his feet. “Let’s go. It’s starting.”496270188bf858ac

Seeing people heading in one direction, Seoyul stood up as well. “Goodbye.”e48e0e4f339eef4a

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After giving a final farewell to the old woman, Seoyul continued on his way, leaning on Heegon’s arm. Feeling something strange, Seoyul glanced back at the old woman a few more times before looking at the fruit basket Heegon was holding. He took out a pear, held it in both hands, and took a bite. Just in time to quench his thirst.79561fb73ead9a47

Crunch, as he bit into 93b44159f9 the pear with the skin 48cc7e8c10 on, Seoyul paused and looked 11c3b92385 up. Then he smiled at 9fe1ab559f Heegon with his eyes.a3888caa557684ca

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“Wow, this is really delicious. Even better than the ones in the palace.”befc8895f22df68a

Watching Seoyul munch on the pear, Heegon patted his head. “That’s good. Eat a lot.”ef051e9d9d5a6198

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A little later, 8dc099d457 after entrusting the a14fc53982 fruit basket to 8d9ba29b88 the guards, the 1450b61b9c two of them 2e4a980253 found a spot 6e2a790624 where the traveling 950824d998 troupe was performing. Heegon sat on the bare 3b5f8f3d61 ground in the open space, 4dd0cb130d just like the other commoners, ef4f5407c4 with Seoyul beside him.fafe4e2efdcd32c3

“Can you see well? Should we move closer?”7fb8467fc086f8a2

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Heegon pointed to a4ee542b82 the front, seeing 645cfe6db2 Seoyul craning his 3574cb5ac6 neck. But Seoyul shook his head.a67109da456068dd

“I can see well from here.”f510d6d6e0e8efd5

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Seoyul watched the distant traveling 2ad04309d1 troupe with curious eyes. Heegon, after watching 6cc9eac96d Seoyul for a 02190dba15 while, was about 6dac23f3b7 to focus on 68e8506314 the performance.cdf376cc34206bf3

“Oh my, sir.”710a207011d57f0c

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Someone approached and sat next d518b8b9f5 to the two of them. Or more precisely, next to 83d51b0e6b Heegon.7037a3dd3049877a

“……?”76fc5bea97ec8ff5

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Two courtesans, wearing flashy clothes a30f437a48 and exuding a strong scent 08d7f3cfe5 of makeup, came close to 6ed504ead5 Heegon and sat down, leaning 1f6728e49c their bodies against him. They touched his shoulder 836e1f7d5d and waist, smiling like 4c68814d13 spring flowers.658cce85259b26a7

“On such a nice day, why are you sitting here? How about enjoying it with us?”3be0bc893c406e5e

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