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?”999014adf27b1819

My straightforward words caused a wrinkle to form on Mother’s brow.30117d09c7aab6ac

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“What if Sung-i took you as a concubine?”078d6873d83a0f49

“Mother, how could you say such a thing!”a3b0c782a1d8d189

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My voice rose without 04b30a5432 me realizing it. How could she 1d2ff9c8c7 say such harsh 953fc5cfc7 words to her 9e761343d6 own child?f0cdb13d57a19bf8

Me, a concubine?a9d8ec66f2d9da85

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Does that mean Lee 933d969145 Seol would be the 3589ce5ce8 main wife?c7e33e83dffc18ca

That’s ridiculous.07525a3fe6ad470a

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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.6bd47e4b7db09d0f

Mother stared at 3a3ed7411e me, unable to 2d704945bc hide her displeasure. Then, with a trembling c056ad98ef breath, she spoke.d7b33d82938c03da

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“How can you be so much like your father…”c3b2d79af98978f4

“……”c1f2f2ef75a1eccf

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“Make your decision carefully.”d0201372cd82f63f

Leaving those words tinged fc068fa60c with anger, Mother slowly 6c0b6ec21c walked away. With my f95cf08b14 younger siblings c502a8a093 by her 5a83d3e0e5 side, she 0e7ac9f4d8 told the 1e04c23d26 servant who b814d899a6 came out 31d16ed82d at the 5f413165f0 sound of 7fdcdd9161 the door 06cf1ef4f2 opening to e76b74eebb go back c799598e88 inside and a1ff1472e4 sleep more, 1a99722739 then left 60bf8f63e0 through the 5d3ec1907f gate.83e80a981303a6b6

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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.163008ae2b787377

Though resentment towards Mother 222e8ecddb began to rise, knowing 8eede938b9 it was an impossible 6194897ffd and absurd statement, I 4993eba9b5 shook my head to 424ba67148 rid myself of such 349543a4df trivial thoughts.ee642a0a1888ea8c

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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.9dad227b505143b6

Compared to him, what f0b5edd953 about me? I rose to bc105c419a an official position a4d322ffda on my own, c75e0b4aa5 excelled in martial a0553d6ee8 arts, and surpassed b9c19d95bb my peers, taking 8557817331 charge of training 9c88be1330 soldiers.1650d2170009d9d9

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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.42790be83628fbe4

With his back a16550f989 straightened, Kang Taegwon, 323391ee9c though it was 628b0c82ef a day off, 506d8be444 dressed for training 7c61a2fcf5 and left the 87778a3400 house. As he headed 23b49e5839 confidently towards the 571be37942 training ground, he 83795a022c felt an emptiness 71b807105f and decided to ec8f331ce9 take a walk a50e2aeee6 outside the village 49bdf395e3 to clear his 4099b2b305 mind.8e6e7a749b67eba7

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As the dawn cee54ceff6 light made the 019b921134 surroundings clearer, he f0d47e40ff walked further to bc08012200 soothe his frustration. Passing a stepping stone c66cb7c307 bridge, he followed a 95fbf05f1d path up a hill. After a 27f33300c6 short walk, 8bf06b312b he came 1f064eda2e across a 7ae4fba46a stone tower f819078d63 where people ee9f73f57b made wishes.17ebccefff3bff50

He recalled how 50e092ceb8 two years ago, 5101d3ef1c Yoon Sung had 31362406ed placed a stone dfca916b99 there, wishing for e3bee51629 Lee Seol not a2dd8bec06 to attend a 49eee10c70 gathering. Yoon Sung had been 399f17cfcf quite serious about it, eeddfce641 but it had left 41300e98eb Kang Taegwon speechless.ce13452f7941c359

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If simply placing 46b9703a77 a stone on 51a8395a9f a tower and ba22aae221 making a wish 0a4560b7fa could make desires 5a02c325b2 come true, what bf1d6a14d7 in the world 4c34f2d588 would be impossible? It seemed f5a75a3b28 like a 08a3ceed8b pointless act 8fe21d3d9b of venting.c377b25104d085fa

Yet, seeing him put so much effort into such a meaningless act…1bdd3716c0bf312f

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It was pathetic, but 4a4c869d0d it was so like c61e62c2f7 him that it brought 2ce27007b8 a smile to his 23a0e006d2 lips. After observing 059eb8df70 the stone 3b2e40c14d tower, he f6e78f60a9 continued walking. As he passed 2ba621a957 a rock taller edcf7f8ec9 than himself and 30d47d7b66 entered the mountain 7833037b13 path, the day f46525b433 had fully brightened, 084e679fbc revealing the surroundings.c5ed1ed98eeb4608

Among the newly d1b298eb5c sprouted green shoots, fb8627e209 wildflowers caught the 8950f8f89c light. A small 253d44efa4 white flower, 25f4bcde0f half the 65bd0ebe6c size of 72732eec3a a pinky c74819d1f6 nail, was 136f2807ba as adorable 6ab811779c as the dafb8c483d flower on 8676abd7d1 the ring 9b30a5e5b1 Lee Seol 4ff0fe05a0 had chosen. He bent down ca26b5d74f and picked a 14db7bf1e7 few strands. Then, familiar 41bd2921cf with the 30a4969f31 feel of 3ecf92a027 the flower, 02f8edaf38 he tilted 4c4e6f7d9d his head 3f02deae3c to the 86d2be5cd0 side. He remembered Yoon e27f8e8286 Sung holding a c987b89cc8 handful of flowers 71864a3f17 not long ago.0bd4c49a7c1bad89

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On the day he accepted Lee Seol’s proposal.d08cd6a648759c42

It was a 6aa50c7d66 small bouquet he d54b468aa2 had held tightly d088f122f5 with both hands. Feeling strange, he 7ba308a7ed opened the silk 6d70a6858a pouch in his f49023a15d pocket to examine 91262ad331 the ring. The silver 7703876d7f pattern engraved 7ea3d57662 on the 38d348ec2b ring looked 0e3b8c0502 exactly like 7968ec96ff the flower.a0d4a87048caf5b1

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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?6321fa0bec1e2f1e

“Is it because I’m a man too…”e96fb3ef2aaf1f51

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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.fb5b62503e7a076e

An unpleasant feeling 6030d19419 crept up, and b48abc310d I crushed the 62ea35b32a flower in my 7784f35a3a fingers and threw 8454746f28 it away. Then I picked 680c6a9252 a few more 7ac612c16b flowers and looked 0c2973cb8a at them. Their small and cute 4f088c9dc5 appearance reminded me of ea50dfe73f the person who would 8c748ee464 own the ring I 138e2bf54c had bought.3dc1750e5b8e470c

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I clenched my 6bec98c904 teeth, recalling the 7d981c7a22 time he mumbled bbd26c43a5 about being hit 5d6c5292c9 by his brother 018cda91ed with a red dc10809f1e handprint on his 12c79c57a4 face. What on earth had 1a622baaaf happened?7af29e700c5dfae3

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.95d600fe96065d27

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Could it 5ac53ed3c2 be Lee 25b7ab1516 Seol?ac5740aaf9d93860

Where on that 80540195f7 small face would 7323a6e524 he hit him?5a0d9a9f87583710

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I didn’t think Lee Seol would do such a thing, but I couldn’t stop thinking about him.415fde24dc0688bb

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?18762bfd3f47a6f7

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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.1437d4a6b02a8915

All sorts 7f13b7e1d8 of thoughts 770f85c741 swirled grotesquely 3ce865ad4b in my 5704117afe mind. As I turned be75cb4cf3 my head in 08221287b7 frustration, I saw 0632953b66 a white egret 39ad68e38c appear as if a92a1f69bf descending on the 3e670becc0 path leading to ed37991389 the mountain. It was rare to 730e5fbe22 see one even after 2c5b2ad03b searching the whole village, dde792a940 yet there it was, 8e306b89f7 walking up the forest 5fbfb35f25 path early in the 5bda6b7226 morning.055ef51264000bda

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Kang Taegwon quietly observed f4e9a155db Lee Seol, whose neck c2722e2d3f was exposed as he 201dd8f5ad lifted his hair. He wore a leather 4e9226eb17 sangtugwan with a long af41d2a699 silver hairpin, adorned with 1ef4b774af red jade and small a931c2ad76 ornaments that swayed with 791add2f56 his movements, drawing attention. His clothes dea667514d were the 4830ad94ce usual light 2ccf07e08a color but 6e1ede8314 embroidered with 4754f75ec4 silver thread, 565508ada7 making them 6f8b8ab918 appear luxurious.4a7791b2e2fe168d

Sensing my presence, 557fc3f932 he turned his 12d8c8b9de straight back halfway 00909682d1 to look at fce218e951 me. As expected, his 57cc835d95 face shone brighter 95b4136d0f than the hairpin a8418384f6 in his sangtugwan.b669fcd2f839d388

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His appearance 8a328e8cf6 was as 2bf6709b42 perfect as eb1964c42d ever. No, with 3f9c0537d8 just a 2d271e8cbe hair accessory, 0c2560af8a he exuded 2373d52df2 a mature f7dd9887f3 and elegant 9ea599cb0d atmosphere unlike 1c37f1d507 usual. He smiled gently at de60c2554a me.00894f782edf6cab

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.164ae67f31d3434f

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He lowered his eyes b85d9a3145 slightly and chuckled. That sight c636583208 made me 9afbbaf13f feel strange, bc7b7ae806 and I 27fb973cd7 furrowed my 85153cf5b9 brow. He slowly began 85f717a4af to walk towards 6f41287dc5 me. His movements were so adea9391ea slow that it felt 55cfeb6182 like it took forever 539ce2bb9a for him to reach 0723ba477b where I stood.50d0452768ab334f

As usual, I eef87114c4 was about to 29badbfddb greet him, but 521ac50215 he walked past f9e012866d me. His behavior, as if 0b7ce009e9 ignoring me, made my 0eaf6b917a eyes narrow. He stopped abruptly as d7ede267ca he walked along the 90584f6fcf path. He turned his body 78013b6575 slowly and stared at 6ac6d39456 me intently. His gaze was cc496a8c35 so piercing it 6558fa01b4 felt like facing e723eb3261 an ivory sculpture.417e30bd3e3e94d9

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“I don’t like the look in your eyes.”170f93026a860be9

Before I could even 7b11395223 comprehend his words, he ac8ff60940 raised his hand to d99efa23f8 grab the hairpin. Before I 87fec62e9e could blink, c40ae12d4a Lee Seol 7fe9b53279 lunged at ad49523e32 me. In an instant, he 07100531fe was in front of 7c89120881 me, his arm descending. Instinctively, I 0838dcc2bc grabbed his 66b220ae78 arm.88d6200157b98ae5

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The tip ba60630a7e of the 96f203ae07 hairpin was e8fae141bc in front 36d7883258 of my de1ae8e5eb eyes.8da2520e178c72ba

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.5c4d882c802b45a2

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As I pushed Lee 80f3a8cce0 Seol away with force, 98acedea21 something cold brushed past 0dd141abf9 my neck. I quickly 847ab7fdbd twisted his 0ce8782bb6 arm and 4c0f197e75 threw him 8eec2304b7 aside. Losing balance, he stepped 315b93e225 back, paused, and glanced e204e05732 sideways with fierce eyes 2bae22abac before turning away.49e48d5c08b335cc

The blood-stained 9db0038b78 dagger in 1558287fbe his other a65f847516 hand disappeared 834edec27d into his de7fe42968 sleeve. At the 6f03079bdc same time, 0e023c5c57 he lightly 9563b6052f leaped over f2a2b2f7d9 a rock 01977348a7 taller than 1070acd3aa me and 86368d2345 vanished.d79bd6952d473ca1

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As soon as c5054fc809 he disappeared, a 0ae45d1b9b couple appeared on 227ef631d7 the mountain path. The man, carrying 5d27734d87 a load of 1790351103 wood on his 962844a592 back, and the 3dc2e35303 woman, who seemed 2728765c8b to be his 98896ead79 wife, held a 5f2ac2db7b bundle of branches 4f14014d13 in her arms.1487e2a47da48329

Kang Taegwon 10f7147da1 let out 675876b2b9 a bewildered a7521b1aba sigh. It felt 7c8e6e023c like encountering 8a5669c28f a ghost. The situation had unfolded 57da125368 so quickly that I 28d92119ae was still trying to 62d3c07564 grasp it, rolling my ea9a43cd62 eyes, when the man, b9227f0251 seeing me, approached in 68522a15e4 surprise.4b0b02e57230f724

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“Sir, sir, there’s blood.”4de689d73224b6f7

He pointed 1fdd30a6bc near my d38afbea41 neck with 2c367eef52 his finger, f1bfe32409 so I de1b49ad10 touched it. As I lightly 5171fbd84d brushed it, blood 86d95b34bc stained my fingertips.dd90ac3d804055b6

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“……”69163bd224f45283

“Oh dear, what happened? Did you get scratched by a branch?”b8d13ae7e2400a8a

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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.8e07972c111596ff

I took it, d62fb8f732 pressed it against cc226bb5ba my neck, and ceb3db74cb looked behind the 009591af60 rock where Lee 1964740618 Seol had disappeared. Among the large and 4d7470af63 small stones and trees, e37a133664 nothing was visible.f21a6f2588ecc533

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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.5e40a05ea421efc4

He turned 44e977938e his gaze f2d882572f to the 7a18e83d0c end of 81847e6b46 the path a3ffb0ff98 past the 1242e04d89 stone tower. There stood Lee Seol, 0ad5630c9f with his hair elegantly 5fb4a4f518 flowing and wearing clothes e6d63ae42e embroidered with red flowers.8dcb908fda407363

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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.84b3004d0f3b3439

Earlier, he had b6339058ce been wearing white 567a76fe59 clothes. Clothes embroidered 33cdea8178 with silver 8d14a231c6 thread. I had db7e5fbcab clearly seen f5e9f26d97 the blood-stained 12c5df7b77 dagger disappear 2a2aa6a680 into his 442ed7fb53 sleeve.cf07dd3d0c71674b

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