Born As The Daughter Of A Lowly Concubine [EN]: Chapter 151

I can’t believe it; such a big event happened without me knowing…!

I don’t think there was anything like this in the novel, but the main character is the main character after all.

‘The reason this event happened is probably because I changed the medical system and the novel’s story in many ways.’

But I didn’t know they were having such a ceremony in the Royal Clinic.

Ugh, anyway, how can they do all the bad things without missing any of them?

“They roasted a whole pig on the spot and served it with alcohol to the doctors who turned pale.”

“Wow. They really treated them to a feast.”

Objectively, it must have tasted good, but would they have been able to eat it after watching the whole process?

‘It must feel similar to being forced to go see a human anatomy exhibit…’

Why did you do that…

I deliberately showed that I favored her so much, but you couldn’t stand it and bullied her.

Well, it’s natural, so you probably didn’t even think it was bullying.

I should have paid more attention, but it seems this kind of bullying has been going on secretly.

‘Oh my, I didn’t bother stirring up the Royal Clinic, and this is what happened…’

Thanks to the memory of the sharp boning show, no one has mentioned the ceremony since.

That’s how Se-hwa firmly established herself as the crazy person in this area… no, in the Royal Clinic.

Now, no one will bother her for no reason, so should I say it’s a positive thing?

“Has this rumor spread a lot?”

“I don’t know. I heard it directly from her.”

“Directly?”

“Yes. I thought it would be okay to tell you since Princess Ongju would be curious soon. She said the doctors wouldn’t say anything themselves even if their mouths were torn.”

“Hoo.”

It seems she showed them something they shouldn’t have seen.

‘Well, not many people have such strong stomachs that they can eat meat after seeing that for the first time. I can look at the meat cut in the butcher shop without any problem, though.’

I had an unexpectedly indifferent face, so Cheon-ho asked with a worried voice as if he was intimidated.

“But really, are you okay?”

“With what?”

“I was wondering if you might be scared.”

“Hmm. I don’t really want to see it either, but I can’t complain when I’m eating meat dishes…? It’s a necessary process when learning how to dissect.”

Dissection is not a necessary process, though.

“Cheon-ho has hunted a lot, so that kind of thing is nothing to you, right?”

“Yes, well. Deer and stuff. Thanks to that, I can cook to some extent.”

“Mainly grilled?”

“No. Hunters don’t just eat meat. I can cook vegetables, porridge, and other things.”

Like Seong Gyeom-sa-bok [a figure known for resourcefulness and survival skills], Cheon-ho seems to have high survival skills.

“Anyway, she told me to tell you this and said she wouldn’t visit you for a while because Princess Ongju might be scared.”

“Why would she do that? Just tell her to do as usual.”

Cheon-ho, who seemed a little nervous at my reaction, relaxed his body a little. Why are you so nervous when it’s not even your business?

“I told her to tell me because I was okay with it in the first place.”

“But…”

It wasn’t too shocking because it was a story I heard after carefully checking things beforehand.

No wonder Ji-cheon’s novel has a subtly brutal side.

‘Hmm. But if the Crown Prince hears this, won’t he be scared and avoid her?’

Our child grew up too gently in the palace.

“Ah.”

“What’s wrong?”

“No. Nothing. Go and call Se-hwa.”

“Yes.”

I forgot because it was when I was too young, but he couldn’t have grown up gently while that crazy animal abuser was around.

‘Besides, the Crown Prince goes hunting when he goes to Gangmu (講武) [military training exercise]. He may not have dissected anything, though.’

He’ll go again this winter, right?

Thinking about it, I felt a little heavy-hearted.

Not long after Cheon-ho left, Se-hwa came in with herbal medicine.

“Princess Ongju.”

“You’re also pitiful. Didn’t I tell you to tell me if anything happened?”

“I apologize. I thought that if I only relied on Princess Ongju, they would repeat the same thing in the future.”

Well, that’s true.

“And I actually have something to tell Princess Ongju about them.”

“…Is there something else?”

“I am sorry, but they embezzled medicinal herbs and threatened me to fill them with my own money.”

“They have no fear.”

“After embezzling the medicinal herbs, they charged money for negligence of management and returned the medicinal herbs, so there was no problem with the herbal medicine given to the superiors. However…”

“The female doctors were robbed of their money.”

“That is correct.”

“Hmm.”

Is this perhaps that? Most of the people who need doctors in the palace now are women, and only female doctors can treat women.

So, in other words, the most important job was reduced, so the medical officers who sensed that their importance had decreased seemed to be acting outrageously.

“Tell me in detail about those who embezzle medicinal herbs.”

“Yes, Princess Ongju.”

I’m a little confused about whether this is my jurisdiction or not, but once I know, I can’t just let it go.

Come to think of it, the Crown Prince cannot be completely excluded from this matter.

In addition to Se-hwa, I called female doctors I knew and asked about the atmosphere in the Royal Clinic, secured appropriate testimonies, and told the Queen.

The Queen also told the Crown Prince, and the medical officers of the Royal Clinic, who were caught by the Crown Prince while threatening Se-hwa and continuing their evil deeds, met a bad ending.

And this incident was also a slightly bad ending for me.

‘I couldn’t witness it directly again…’

This was a perfect cider scene [a satisfying revenge or comeuppance]. I missed the small cider that punishes the petty people who harassed the heroine and committed evil deeds…

Besides, why is that?

The Crown Prince’s eyes looked subtly more favorable towards Se-hwa.

What is it! Where did her favorability rating go up!

Did her favorability rating go up after witnessing Se-hwa making a cider statement??

I can’t help what happens outside the palace, but it was too unfair to miss what happened inside the palace like this.

Is this the limit of the possessed observer’s point of view, not the omniscient writer’s point of view!

I was too careless because I often saw her face in the palace.

Of course, that doesn’t mean I can stalk Se-hwa.

Besides, I felt a little drained when I found out that they were committing corruption in the Royal Clinic.

‘Well, I know it’s hard to be 100% clean anywhere, but it’s a bit frustrating.’

Rather, I cleaned up the Hyeminseo [a government-run medical institution] side a long time ago, so it was a mistake to leave the Royal Clinic alone because I thought they would be busy compiling medical books.

Besides, the characteristic of those who take things out like that is that they can’t do their job properly.

Originally, those who are only good at doing bad things only use their brains for that, so unless someone monitors them 24 hours a day and makes them work, they will do a terrible job.

“There is a shortage of medicinal herbs.”

“There was something missing.”

I didn’t know, but some of the medicinal herbs to be used for my treatment were missing due to their mistakes, so I had to find new ones.

Thanks to that, the Crown Prince gritted his teeth in anger.

It wasn’t just a simple omission, but a rare medicinal herb that was sometimes confused with other similar medicinal herbs. Then the two of them hurriedly left to find the area where the medicinal herb grows.

I thought it would be bad if I went too, and I also had something to say to the Queen, so I stayed in the Junggung Palace [the Queen’s residence].

“I don’t think there’s any need to be so angry.”

“The Crown Prince is always sensitive when it comes to the health of Princess Ongju. That’s why he was even more angry about this incident.”

I nodded at the Queen’s words. And on second thought, I poked the Queen once.

“Um, Queen, I have something important to ask you.”

“What is it?”

Saying that, the Queen leaned slightly towards me, and I went right in front of the Queen and whispered.

“What do you think of Doctor Se-hwa?”

“Doctor Se-hwa? Hmm. She is calm, quick-witted, and a little bold, but I liked her because she has a dignified side. She was so bold in this incident, and she gets along well with the Crown Prince…”

The Queen, who had said that far, turned her gaze towards me with a face as if she had realized something.

And I nodded.

“Doesn’t it seem like His Highness the Crown Prince is a little interested?”

“!”

The Queen covered her mouth with both hands as if trying to hide her surprise and looked around.

Only the court ladies who had served the Queen for a long time were in the room, and both of them opened their eyes wide as if they had heard my voice.

And when I put my index finger to my lips, they bowed their heads as if they hadn’t heard.

The Queen repeatedly confirmed to me in a voice that had not calmed down.

“Really, does Princess Ongju really see it that way too?”

“My eyes may be wrong, but isn’t this the first time my brother has shown so much interest in a woman?”

“I thought I was too impatient and misunderstanding.”

I see that the Queen also saw it.

“However, her status…”

“What’s important! It’s enough if the Crown Prince has feelings!”

The Queen’s voice was unusually strong. Still, she didn’t forget to lower her voice.

“He may not be interested in other women in the future…”

“It’s enough to have just one prince, or even just one child.”

The Queen’s dream is too simple. But the Queen’s expression was too desperate.

“Um. Still, considering His Highness the Crown Prince’s personality, he won’t force her if she says she doesn’t like it. Her own will is also important. Se-hwa’s personality is also not ordinary.”

“That’s, that’s right…”

The Queen’s excitement seemed to have subsided a little at the realistic story.

By the way, the Queen must have heard about the initiation ceremony that took place in the Royal Clinic, but is she unexpectedly unconcerned?

“Perhaps does the Queen also know about this initiation ceremony in the Royal Clinic?”

“…I rather like the fact that Doctor Se-hwa’s personality is not just gentle. When selecting the Crown Princess or the Queen of the Junggung Palace, they choose a woman with a generous and gentle disposition, but how can such a person live out their life in this position? This position is not a place for gentle people to endure.”

“Queen…”

The Queen must have had a lot of difficult experiences, so she had something to think about.

‘Oh, but are you seeing her as a Queen candidate, no, a Crown Princess candidate?’

I wonder if your expectations for your son are unreasonably low.

Well, it wasn’t normal that he didn’t have a single rumor about a woman even though he was over twenty years old.

“Um. But if the people around you put unnecessary pressure on you, things that could have worked out won’t work out. It would be better not to show it in front of the two of them.”

The Queen nodded seriously as if she had something to think about at my words.

‘Hoo, first of all, I have to avoid the Crown Prince being rejected without even confessing because of the mother-in-law threat.’

The Queen seemed to be thinking the same thing as me, so we quietly exchanged the eyes of accomplices.

“I’m going to look for a book, so there’s no need for you to follow me. If you find more books in the Royal Clinic, bring them here.”

“Yes. Your Highness the Crown Prince.”

The eunuchs and court ladies who followed the Crown Prince did not follow him inside at the order of the superiors and stepped back.

When the Crown Prince’s mood is bad, they have no choice but to want to avoid being hit by a stray bullet by being next to him.

Since this is a matter involving Princess Ongju, who is not someone else, the courtiers who have been assisting the Crown Prince for a long time could not have been unaware of the fact that he would be more sensitive than ever.

‘Anyway, Princess Ongju will be coming soon, so let’s leave him alone for a while.’

The only three people who can talk to His Highness the Crown Prince without any problems at times like this are His Majesty the King, Her Majesty the Queen, and Princess Ongju. So everyone decided to save their bodies on their own.