Chapter 280 – Thank Goodness It’s Not a Fever (2)
“Here, give me your hand. Good, you’re quite skilled and talented.”
“What does that mean?”
Lord Seongyeon looked at Gyeon-i and helped the child take its first steps. Gyeon-i, who was less shy than usual, naturally held hands with the lord, stumbling as they walked together.
“Skilled, it means you’re smart.”
“Really?”
A baby with a face that anyone could tell was mine clung to the armrest of the chair and stood up, its head barely reaching the top. Lord Seongyeon’s eyes naturally turned to the baby, who was obviously his son.
“Son, thank you.”
Today, I brought Lord Seongyeon and came out to the harem. Fortunately, everything ended without any ill feelings towards my women.
But because I let my guard down at the end and was caught in the act, I was forced to perform a punishment. Gyeon-i (and Sibi, who had taken her child out for a walk) saved me.
“Talented, it means you’ll grow up to be a famous scholar like your father.”
Lord Seongyeon gently stroked the baby’s soft hair, and when our eyes met, hers narrowed.
I glanced away, but I could clearly hear her whispering to Gyeon-i.
“Just don’t inherit your father’s stubbornness. If you avoid that, you’ll become a perfect scholar and make a name for yourself in the world.”
“Stubbornness?”
“Yes, stubbornness. That’s what I mean…”
“Um, Lady Lord…”
Seeing that Unsuyeong was uncomfortable, Lord Seongyeon closed her mouth. Why did she have to teach him the word stubbornness?
But even after that, Lord Seongyeon was still visibly happy. After practicing walking with the baby, she left the nursery with a satisfied expression.
“Ah… babies are so cute. I wish they were born faster.”
Although I was a little sad that Soyeol was avoiding me, I was still very satisfied through Gyeon-i. Of course, raising a child is no easy task, but what can the lower class do?
Chapter 280 – Thank Goodness It’s Not a Fever (2)
“Here, give me your hand. Good, you’re quite skilled and talented.”
“What does that mean?”
Lord Seongyeon looked at Gyeon-i and helped the child take its first steps. Gyeon-i, who was less shy than usual, naturally held hands with the lord, stumbling as they walked together.
“Skilled, it means you’re smart.”
“Really?”
A baby with a face that anyone could tell was mine clung to the armrest of the chair and stood up, its head barely reaching the top. Lord Seongyeon’s eyes naturally turned to the baby, who was obviously his son.
“Son, thank you.”
Today, I brought Lord Seongyeon and came out to the harem. Fortunately, everything ended without any ill feelings towards my women.
But because I let my guard down at the end and was caught in the act, I was forced to perform a punishment. Gyeon-i (and Sibi, who had taken her child out for a walk) saved me.
“Talented, it means you’ll grow up to be a famous scholar like your father.”
Lord Seongyeon gently stroked the baby’s soft hair, and when our eyes met, hers narrowed.
I glanced away, but I could clearly hear her whispering to Gyeon-i.
“Just don’t inherit your father’s stubbornness. If you avoid that, you’ll become a perfect scholar and make a name for yourself in the world.”
“Stubbornness?”
“Yes, stubbornness. That’s what I mean…”
“Um, Lady Lord…”
Seeing that Unsuyeong was uncomfortable, Lord Seongyeon closed her mouth. Why did she have to teach him the word stubbornness?
But even after that, Lord Seongyeon was still visibly happy. After practicing walking with the baby, she left the nursery with a satisfied expression.
“Ah… babies are so cute. I wish they were born faster.”
Although I was a little sad that Soyeol was avoiding me, I was still very satisfied through Gyeon-i. Of course, raising a child is no easy task, but what can the lower class do?
Meanwhile, Lord Seongyeon, who was walking with me and Unsuyeong, continued to walk with Yanghajeong and asked me about our destination.
“Where are we going?”
“I have to tell the chief physician that you’ll be staying with us.”
As we arrived at the physician’s office, Lord Seongyeon looked at me with a raised eyebrow.
“Did the chief physician know that we were all leaving?”
“Of course.”
Making a place to stay wasn’t a decision made for the health of the mother and child, but rather for the convenience of the lower class. Even if the risk of danger is greatly reduced by taking care of hygiene, there is always the possibility that a child will become seriously ill without warning in this era.
Isn’t it safer to live in a physician’s office than to take that risk? When I explained this, Lord Seongyeon’s gaze subtly changed.
“I thought you were a good physician who helped the people without thinking about profit… It’s not purely driven by greed, but rather subtle.”
The top priority in this physician’s office is, of course, our family. Next are emergency patients, regardless of gender, and then female patients in general.
“I’m purely driven by greed, but it was the chief physician’s decision to make for the people. I just accepted it. You can think of it as a combination of public and private interests.”
“I see…”
It seemed like he had roughly understood what I was saying. From then on, they started whispering to each other behind my back, mostly about me.
“Why can’t women take control even though they seem to have their thoughts in order?”
“Well, I…”
Unsuyeong avoided answering, seeming embarrassed, but when Lord Seongyeon persistently asked, she had no choice but to answer.
But honestly, isn’t it too harsh to call a woman who was involved in a forced rape a thug?
“I may be a thug, but…”
Although they were whispering among themselves, I didn’t expect their words to go unheard by the martial arts experts.
As we approached the chief physician’s office, the questions gradually became taboo.
“Come to think of it, not everyone who has revealed their face may be here. Are there any women here?”
“…Yes.”
“How many people are there in total?”
Come to think of it, I’ve never counted. There are four existing family members here, two from Magyo Milp, one who hasn’t arrived yet, and two new women who will be staying with us…
“Officially, there are nine…”
“Nine, including the Lady Mother…”
It seemed like Eun So-young was only counting the official women. She listed nine, including the seven with children, Lord Sung-yeon, and Lady Yang-ha-jeong.
I’m sure Eun So-young knew about Ma So-hyang’s situation, but she didn’t mention it. It was a relief.
“Ha…”
Lord Sung-yeon, who had been holding his breath, put his hand on his forehead and spoke.
“Thank goodness it’s not ten. No, is it really a relief?”
“I don’t know…”
After giving a clear number, Eun So-young seemed to be having a mental breakdown.
To avoid the gaze of the two women who had lost their minds, I quickly put the documents in the office of Joo Yak-seon and entered at her request.
And when I met eyes with Joo Yak-seon and the woman next to her, I felt my spine chill.
“You, you, you bastard!”
Ma So-hyang, with her young voice, grabbed my neck, and for some reason, I felt like I was screwed.
What? What? Was there a reason to be screwed? No, there couldn’t be.
“Who are you again…?”
“I am Ma So-hyang of the Hwasan faction. Ha-on-de…”
The whispers of the two women behind me still sounded distant.
“It seems like there are ten people now…”
That must be right.
I imagined what would happen if Ma So-hyang, who was glaring at me, met her mother and Peng Yeon-hwa, who treated her like Voldemort.
“Ma Faction Leader, you’re late… I’m worried that you might be seriously ill.”
When Nung Hwi-yeon spoke with a voice full of concern that didn’t match the sharp face of the woman in front of her, I felt my conscience pricked.
“Don’t worry too much. I’m not seriously ill…”
Technically, it wasn’t even an illness. But it was a problem to brush it off like that because I couldn’t tell the woman in front of me.
The woman spoke, tilting her head.
“I have some knowledge of medicine, and just because there are no symptoms right now, it doesn’t mean you’re healthy.”
“Is that so?”
Nung Hwi-yeon was also known among those who knew her well as someone whose behavior couldn’t be predicted and was free-spirited, but she was flustered when the woman in front of her spoke like this.
Even if there were no visible symptoms, was she saying that there might be a serious illness? What was the point of making such an unsettling remark when nothing had been confirmed yet?
However, Nung Hwi-yeon was convinced that the woman wasn’t saying anything malicious, despite the short time they had known each other.
“Well, of course, such cases are rare. When the body is sick, it will show symptoms in some way. That’s only for a very small percentage…”
Nung Hwi-yeon noticed the woman’s face trying to backtrack on her words, and spoke up.
“By the way, I didn’t know there was a famous member of the Sacheon faction. It’s unique that they only accept women, except for emergencies.”
“Is that so? It’s quite impressive that you thought of that.”
When the younger woman spoke with a tone that sounded like she was bragging, Nung Hwi-yeon raised her head slightly.
Then, she realized something that made sense and nodded her head.
“It’s also located in Sacheon, and it’s operated by donations. It seems that the faction has also made donations to support it.”
As a member of the faction that supported the clinic, it was only natural for her to have a high nose.
As they continued to talk with the woman, waiting for Ma So-hyang to come out, an hour had passed before her mother finally appeared.
Seeing her unhealthy complexion, it seemed like it was indeed a difficult situation. At that moment, Nung Hwi-yeon’s eyes widened as she saw the man following behind her.
“Kang So…”
“Kang So-hyeop!”
The voice that was coming out of her mouth suddenly disappeared when the woman next to her coughed.
Meanwhile, the woman who called the man with a joyful voice also met eyes with Nung Hwi-yeon, and her expression became so surprised that her eyes seemed to pop out.
Nung Hwi-yeon, who read the horror-like expression in Lady Dangyoung’s eyes, bit her lip, thinking that things might get complicated.
While Eun So-young briefly left with Lord Sung-yeon, I had to lower my head when facing Ma So-hyang in front of Joo Yak-seon.
“What are we going to do…! I told you it wouldn’t happen…!”
As her anger subsided, Ma So-hyang began to express her sorrow, tears streaming down her face.
In the end, the invincible myth of the law had been broken. Perhaps, in a moment of distraction, the law had been broken, and the sperm of a certain man had hit Ma So-hyang’s egg.
As I listened to Ma So-hyang’s mournful words, Joo Yak-seon’s eyes became a look of disgust, and I had to lower my head even more.
“I’m sorry.”
“Sorry? Is this something that can be solved with an apology? Tell me honestly. Did you do this on purpose? To ruin my life… Ugh…!”
“Not at all. I’m sorry, Lady Dangyoung.”
I felt like I wanted to hit my head against a wall. I had always wanted to get pregnant, but not like this.
Although Danghyewon had accidentally gotten pregnant before, she was happy about it. Even if it was out of the question, this kind of pregnancy was not what I had wanted.
“What are we going to do… Even Lord Joo Yeowon said we can’t make it go away like it never happened…”
I couldn’t promise anything to Ma So-hyang, who was sobbing. Unless we did something like an abortion, which I knew nothing about, I had no idea what to do.
Besides, it was my child that was conceived, and I couldn’t bring myself to do something like that.
“Ma Lady, I’m truly sorry. I don’t have an immediate solution, but please stay here for now. I’ll try to find a way.”
I tried to console Ma So-hyang, but she continued to sob and complain to me.
It seemed that when she gave the contraceptive to her son, who had stopped growing in the Senghweol clan, her internal energy disappeared, and she blamed her mother.
But as her internal energy slowly grew again, it was a relatively calm situation, but now the pregnancy had occurred.
“Nung Hwi-yeon… You really have to do something. Otherwise, I’ll tell everyone what you did…!”
Because of Lord Joo Yak-seon, I didn’t mention what I did, but his gaze was already cold.
Despite introducing modern practices and reforming the administration of the clinic, I felt like I was losing all the goodwill I had built up and was instead in the red.
“Ah, anyway, let’s go out. Lord Joo, is there an empty room? I’m sorry, but can you give Ma Lady a room? I’ll cover the cost…”
“…Understood.”
After calming Ma So-hyang down and drying her tears, I was finally able to leave the room.
And now, seeing Nung Hwi-yeon, Dangyoung, and the others, I was curious about why Ma So-hyang had brought them along.
