Born As The Daughter Of A Lowly Concubine [EN]: Chapter 141

“What rumor are you talking about?”

“It’s a rumor that the Crown Prince has a woman he loves, which is why he hasn’t married yet. Has the Queen ever heard of it?”

“Yes, I heard it’s from a popular novel in the market. I heard it’s so popular that it’s being made into a play.”

Unlike the two people laughing, the Crown Prince, face flushed, said,

“How can a commoner’s novel use the Crown Prince as a subject?”

“Crown Prince, there’s no need to overreact. It’s just a typical popular novel.”

“But, Mother.”

“This mother would be happy if the Crown Prince had a woman he loved that much.”

Uhehehe, the Queen, who rarely spoke much, wore a gentle smile.

Hahahaha, the King’s face was also peaceful, as if he knew everything.

‘What is this? I didn’t exactly intend it, but I’m getting a feeling of revenge on the Crown Prince?’

For reference, Her Majesty the Queen knows that I deliberately spread this novel.

As much as I act out, would I do something to my superiors without saying a word?

It seems that Her Majesty the Queen thought this was better than rumors of her son being impotent, so she subtly approved of my plan.

If he had started dating or marrying earlier, this wouldn’t have happened…….

I turned my gaze away from the Crown Prince, who was giving me suspicious glances from the moment the word ‘play’ came out, and had to worry about the opening of my tea house, which hadn’t even started yet.

After the peaceful tea time ended and the adults’ gazes disappeared, the Crown Prince quickly tried to grab my cheeks.

“Wasn’t this your doing?”

“Nueara [Let go]~”

Even with both cheeks grabbed, I giggled. The Crown Prince made a slightly annoyed face, but when he made eye contact with Guy behind me, he seemed to think it was too much in front of the servants and slowly let go.

Instead, he picked me up and quickly moved to a place where there weren’t many ears listening. He probably had no intention of waiting for me to walk with my short legs.

“Tsk, you wicked thing.”

“Ahem, this girl simply discovered a good novel that could make money and worked hard to promote it. Your Highness.”

At my words, the Crown Prince hugged me closer and shook me.

What, is he playing with me?

Since we had come out to the garden, I laughed and enjoyed the manual amusement ride.

Can’t I make this into an amusement ride somehow? I’m getting a little tired of the same amusement rides in the playground.

“You impudent thing. Is it good to make fun of your brother?”

“Ah~ No~ It’s~ The truth is~ I didn’t make fun of you~ I prevented you from becoming a laughingstock~ You should be thankful~”

As my body shook, my words naturally trailed off, and the Crown Prince let out a groan and put me down.

Right, it’s time for me to be heavy.

“Is becoming a man obsessed with a woman a good thing?”

“It’s not like you’re obsessed with a woman and being extravagant, or neglecting state affairs, so what’s the problem?”

“What?”

“Besides, isn’t it better to be sincere to one woman than to be unable to perform as a man?”

“What……”

When I mentioned not being able to perform as a man, the Crown Prince looked slightly shocked. And at the same time, he sent a look of horror mixed with suspicion towards my palace people who were far away.

No, that’s not it. They are innocent!

I mean, I didn’t receive sex education here, but if I say something like I know something, they’ll suspect our kids…… but that’s not important right now.

“And thanks to that novel, the hearts of the women in the capital are yours, brother~ As long as you don’t act like a playboy, you’ll be like that for a while!”

“Th, th…….”

The flustered Crown Prince soon lowered his voice and asked.

“Did you perhaps intend this?”

“Who knoooows.”

When I played dumb, the Crown Prince just sighed.

“Just bear with it even if people tease you a little. It’s nothing.”

“What are you thinking so much about at such a young age?”

Isn’t sixteen the right time to have a lot of thoughts…….

And apart from that,

“What complaints do you have, when you’re the one who dumped work on that young one without saying a word?”

“Isn’t it what you do best anyway?”

“What is?”

“Capturing the hearts of women, I mean.”

“Pardon??”

What is this…… suspicious remark?

Realizing that my gaze was quite impure, the Crown Prince quickly added an explanation.

“It’s not a strange meaning. The court ladies, the female doctors, and even the courtesans follow you well, don’t they? Of course, it’s also because you treat them well. So wouldn’t it be appropriate to entrust it to you? This would be a good thing for them too.”

“I manage the capital, but what are you going to do about other regions?”

“It’s not easy to get rid of the courtesan system itself right away. I heard that they not only make them sing and dance, but also force them to do all sorts of chores and call them to drinking parties. It’s quite a sight.”

“Still, the courtesans who appear before the King are not that bad.”

“If all of them are difficult, then at least the courtesans in the capital are fine. It’s not a story to tell a young you, but I don’t want it to go back to the unhealthy way it used to be.”

“Well, I think it’s a good idea. If there’s an epidemic like this time, it’s the courtesans who have a hard time. It would be nice if talented people were treated properly…… After all, wouldn’t it be desirable to hire talented people with money instead of using only the courtesans under the government?”

“You said that women of low status have no choice but to be swayed by the powerful even if they have the ability, so they need to have a protector when you suggested about the female doctors, didn’t you?”

“So you’re saying to put the courtesans under me instead of Her Majesty the Queen?”

“Yes. Who in Joseon [historical Korean kingdom] would dare to ignore your words?”

What is he saying.

“Well, if they ignore the Princess, it means the authority of the royal family has fallen to the ground. Well.”

“Well, it’s not just that…… No. You know it.”

I thought the work talk would end appropriately like this, but the Crown Prince said something unexpected again.

“But you’re not thinking of going to a gibang [traditional Korean house of courtesans] again, are you?”

“Why? Are you curious about the gibang?”

“No, it’s not that I’m curious, but…….”

The Crown Prince frowned and hesitated a little.

I didn’t really understand why the Crown Prince was doing that.

‘I was a little curious too. Gibang.’

I’ve seen it in historical dramas, but for that upright Crown Prince, it’s a place he’s only heard rumors about.

“Do you want to go too, brother?”

“No, what are you talking about? Ahem.”

“Why, we can go and just listen to the song in a healthy way.”

“I’ve already heard Maehyang’s song, so there’s no need.”

Ah, well, he called her to the royal banquet, so that’s right.

“But brother hasn’t ridden the amusement ride that everyone else has ridden, hasn’t seen a play, and hasn’t been to a gibang.”

“Wait, take out the last one. Isn’t that what everyone else does??”

Right. It’s not normal.

“Um. Then…… you haven’t read a novel either?”

“…….”

“What’s with that face? Have you ever read it?”

Our Crown Prince has changed?!

“So, last time that…….”

“Oh, so that?”

The Crown Prince hesitated to speak.

“There’s a torn book, isn’t there.”

“Torn one? Ah, the book that brother tore?”

At my words, the Crown Prince became serious.

“I didn’t tear it! It just happened to be torn!”

“Yeah. If that’s important, well. Ah, you took that book and read it then?”

Oh, the Crown Prince read a romance novel?

“Yes. I was going to get it for you again, but I was worried that there might be some unhealthy content. So I just checked it myself.”

“Oh. So you got it for me again, so that means it passed brother’s standards after reading it all? So how was it?”

I stuck to the Crown Prince’s back and urged him to answer.

“Tell me. Was it fun? Was it worth reading even by brother’s standards?”

“Ahem. H, how can you say that. It’s just that I can understand why it’s so popular that it’s being made into a play…… It was just, worth reading…….”

“Hoo?”

Perhaps to hide his embarrassment, the Crown Prince picked me up, who was already half hanging on his shoulder.

“Don’t hang on so ambiguously. Your clothes will tear.”

“What’s the use of the Crown Prince’s clothes being so weak?”

“What’s the use, I have to wear them.”

I laughed and clung to the Crown Prince’s neck.

“Hmm. Is there only one person in the world who can be carried by the Crown Prince yet?”

“There will only be one in the future, but you said yet.”

What should I do with him.

“Um…… If you date, you can carry them sometimes. When no one’s watching. And carry the baby too.”

But when I think about it, I’ve never been carried by my father either.

“Why do you like saying such things so much? Like in the novel.”

“Brother said the novel was fun too, right?”

“…….”

If you attack me for liking romance novels, now I can attack the Crown Prince too, positive.

‘I should give Sehwa a bonus later.’

A reward for writing a romance novel that the Crown Prince can also enjoy!

I was so busy with the kidnapping and human trafficking at the time that I didn’t think deeply about it, but it was surprising that the Crown Prince read that book.

He’s the type of person who doesn’t even touch those vulgar novels because they’re vulgar.

“Come to think of it, how did you get it?”

“Hmph. Do you think this brother can’t get a book?”

That’s a limited edition, so it’s not just any book.

For reference, I have thoroughly instructed my palace people to keep the fact that I actually have several copies of that book a secret.

It’s not like I only have one or two books. Maybe the truth won’t be hidden until the Crown Prince goes to the coffin.

“Um…… Come to think of it, have you seen the new one?”

“New one?”

“That novel with the Crown Prince as the male lead.”

An absurd voice came out of the Crown Prince.

“How would I see such a thing?”

“So you only like the previous work.”

“Previous work?”

“Yeah. The book I had, the novel that brother read. That’s what the author wrote as a new work.”

“……Is that so?”

“Yeah. The play is Flower Shadow, and then that work is the representative work. These days, they’re doing other plays, but those two are the most popular. Doesn’t anyone tell you these things?”

At my words, the Crown Prince snorted.

“Hmph. This brother is a busy man. Do you know how hard it is to be a regent?”

“I don’t do it, so it doesn’t matter…….”

“So you should do some work too.”

I don’t think there are many Crown Princes who make their younger sisters work.

‘If I had a younger brother, would I have made him do it too.’

If it’s a job managing doctors or courtesans, it doesn’t have much to do with politics, so it would have been okay even if it was a prince.