“Look at this guy?”
Lord Seongyeon looked at the young man who was speaking to him with his eyes wide open and thought he was audacious.
Even though he was hiding his identity, the young man refused him coldly despite offering a sufficient amount of money.
“It’s an empty place anyway. Even if it goes against the opinion of the Lord’s council, I’ll accept it first and take the money. But why is he so trusting of the Lord’s council?”
Seongyeon accepted it as evidence that the young man trusted the Lord’s council that much.
He also seemed to know what was more important than money, which made him quite likable.
“But… I can’t back down either.”
It had been over ten years since they got married, but they still hadn’t had a child.
She couldn’t even think of anything disrespectful to the nobility, so she thought it was her husband’s problem, but her perception had recently changed.
Her husband had finally impregnated his concubine after some difficulties, and she gave birth to a son like a rice cake.
Thus, it was proven that her husband’s seed was not the problem, so the conclusion was that there was a problem on Seongyeon’s side.
Perhaps because she thought of herself as a woman who couldn’t have a child, she felt that the way her in-laws looked at her had changed strangely.
So she asked her father to have a check-up with a doctor from the royal family, but the answer was that there was no problem.
“It has to be here.”
If it didn’t work, she thought about finding a capable private doctor, but all of them turned out to be empty-handed. Recently, she heard about this doctor who specialized in treating women from her husband’s family.
Even if she couldn’t be cured here, which was one of the most famous places in the region, she would undoubtedly become more desperate.
“Well, but… if I get pregnant, it could get better, right? I have to try treatment first…”
“Madam, if there’s no problem, treating someone who has a problem like you could harm your body.”
“How can you be so sure that there’s no problem?”
“Madam, you don’t live around here, do you?”
“What does that have to do with anything?”
“I assume you would have seen people who are just as famous as here in other places. Isn’t that right?”
“…”
“Among them, did anyone say that you have a problem? If so, he would be more famous than the Lord’s council here if he didn’t find it.”
It was a convincing argument. Moreover, the young man’s last words included the phrase, “So go to that famous doctor and get treatment.”
Lord Seongyeon, who was left alone with the middle-aged woman, couldn’t help but wonder about her identity.
“Was she someone with a face around here?”
He didn’t know much about the doctor, but he had heard that her skills were exceptional.
It was said that her talent was so great that she received excessive attention, which made him worry that she might be overworked.
If there was nothing wrong with her body, then it was right to assume that there was a problem with her husband.
“Even if the medical field is not yet advanced enough to detect the problem, it’s still possible that there’s something wrong… But anyway, if there’s nothing wrong with Lady Seong, then it’s likely that her husband is the problem. But even so, it’s highly probable that the concubine got pregnant because of an affair.”
“If everyone around the concubine is a woman except for her husband, then she couldn’t have had an affair, could she?”
“Alright, just don’t be too promiscuous… What if others find out?”
Come to think of it, I was the embodiment of promiscuity. I wasn’t in a position to criticize others.
“…Oh? Speaking of which, I heard that the Wind Handkerchief was sold by you…”
“It’s a bit ambiguous to say that I owned it. It’s maintained through donations.”
“It’s a unique way of making money. I never thought of raising funds like this.”
Yanghajeong said that it was unique, but this state of affairs wouldn’t last long.
It had only been open for a year, and its reputation was just starting to grow, so donations were still pouring in, but as time went on, it was likely to wither away.
“Unless all the doctors in the world are fools, there will be many imitators.”
Of course, even if the skills of the current doctor were added to the reputation of the original, it wouldn’t be easy to follow, but it was not a structure that could continue for 10 or 20 years.
So, before that happens, they need to change their revenue structure, find other sources of income, or completely abandon the form of a clinic.
“But I can’t waste that precious time.”
“Anyway, can’t Lady Peng persuade Lady Seong? It’s clear that the concubine had an affair.”
“She won’t believe it, and even if it’s true, it’s too late. If she says something like that without evidence, Lady Peng will surely become jealous.”
Damn it.
If only that Lady Seong person had come alone, he could have ignored her and pushed forward, but the problem was that Yanghajeong was involved.
If Yanghajeong saw the magnificent belly of Peng Yeon-hwa, who was eight months pregnant, she would surely understand the situation at once.
I had received my cock from her plump body several times during the days I spent at the Peng residence, so Peng Yeon-hwa would also know that she could be a target.
“Uh, where are you looking? It’s daytime, and there are so many people here…”
Yanghajeong noticed my gaze and covered her body slightly.
“It’s a misunderstanding, my lady.”
I emphasized the title of “my lady” in my words. Even if that body was tempting and I was a pervert, I couldn’t lose control in a place like this.
Yanghajeong looked around once and then put down her hand that was covering her body, seeming a little relieved. Seeing her tense posture, I suddenly felt mischievous and sent her a message.
[If you’re interested, come find me at night. Are you staying at an inn? Which one?]
Yanghajeong looked at me again, surprised.
As we continued to joke around and talk about sex, the doctor came out again with Lady Seong.
Seeing the doctor slightly shake her head, it seemed that nothing had been found.
“…I’ll come back tomorrow.”
“That’s fine. But please understand that even if you ask me to treat something that doesn’t exist, I can’t do it.”
“Ugh…!”
It seemed useless to tell me not to come back tomorrow. I secretly gestured to Yanghajeong to speak more politely.
[I’ll do what I can, but… ugh…]
Yanghajeong seemed quite stubborn, but she looked unsure. Still, it would be more effective than what I was saying.
Lady Seong sent a resentful look and then turned her body and left. Yanghajeong looked apologetic and gestured to me before following her. It was a pitiful sight.
In the end, I wonder how great of a person he is to make Peng Ga Kamo suffer like this…
“I’m sorry for this situation… Kang Sohyup.”
“No, it’s okay. You’ve done what you could, what could be wrong?”
Anyway, the truth can’t be revealed like this. No matter how much I say, “I’m sorry, customer, but this can’t be done,” it won’t work.
Dr. Juwon left after asking for my understanding about the people who were starting to gather around her. I didn’t have anything to do there, so I left the clinic and went home.
But what should I do now?
Heukho was feeling very uneasy.
Heukho’s owner, Horyeong, received his report without showing any anger or disappointment.
Heukho went back to say that he would go and catch Nam Gung-hye, but Horyeong’s response was dismissive.
That was probably the case. Heukho had reported it when it was already a few days after the wedding because he had been busy avoiding the pursuit of the Baekho and Jujak factions.
“Damn it…!”
The fact that he couldn’t follow Horyeong’s orders continued to haunt Heukho’s mind, regardless of whether the mission was trivial or not.
Horyeong’s martial arts, which were like heavenly things.
Under Horyeong’s teachings, Heukho had come this far, and he boasted that he was ahead of his peers.
But because he had failed to follow Horyeong’s orders due to the old man, Nosah Hwang Du-myeong, Heukho was trembling with fear of being overtaken by his competitors.
“My lord!”
At that moment, a subordinate who was standing far away hurriedly approached him. The small note in his hand seemed to have been received from Jeon Seo-gu.
Heukho’s expression twisted horribly as he unfolded the note.
“Damn it…!”
The note said that Horyeong had decided to entrust the mission to Eunho, not Heukho.
It was a natural choice since Eunho in Unnam was much closer than Heukho in Sanso, but Heukho couldn’t help but feel a strange sense of discomfort.
“You brat…!”
The image of the young man who was running wild even in Namgungsega flashed through Heukho’s mind.
Despite his age, he displayed exceptional martial arts skills, but just thinking about how he kept nagging non-stop made my blood boil.
If only that guy wasn’t there, I wouldn’t be trembling like this. But unfortunately, this time, Heukho also wished for his safety.
“Don’t die…!”
Kang Yoon had to survive so that he could take away another chance from Eunho, who had lost his trust.
