Born As The Daughter Of A Lowly Concubine [EN]: Chapter 142

Born as the Daughter of a Lowly Concubine 142

“Well, I don’t really mind working, Brother.”

“Yeah.”

“It’s good that I work, but what about my successor? Wouldn’t it be much more stable if a princess or *onju* [royal princess] continued the work?”

“…….”

In fact, I had similar thoughts about Siyoungwon. Of course, there was also the method of my descendants inheriting to hold memorial services for me, and I also thought about running it as a charity after my death.

However, if it gets too big and there are too many people, it’s easy to abuse and get swept away.

So, just as I can be a shield in many ways because I am an *onju*, I thought it would be good if princesses or *onju* ran Siyoungwon for generations.

In Joseon, royal women don’t really have any obligations, so giving them this kind of work wouldn’t be bad.

‘The Crown Princess and Queen can protect the medical side.’

“To do that, you need to have children. You know that too, right, Brother?”

“……Yeah. I know.”

“Why aren’t you getting married?”

“Well, there are several reasons…….”

I always brought it up as a joke or a topic of conversation, but I never asked seriously.

It would be troublesome if he said he wouldn’t do it because there was a real problem.

The Crown Prince hesitated for a while, walking around the back garden, and carefully opened his mouth only after confirming that no one was nearby.

“I’m not sure if I should become the Crown Prince.”

“Suddenly?”

“It’s not sudden. I’ve been thinking about it for a long time.”

“That’s new.”

“Is that so…….”

For the Crown Prince, who is even handling state affairs as regent, to say such a thing. It was too sudden now.

But it’s a bit much to rebuke him after he brought it up with such difficulty. If I make him feel embarrassed, he might not tell me his important inner thoughts in the future. I also thought of something.

“Come to think of it…… Seongwon Crown Prince said something similar before.”

“Did *Hyungnim* [older brother] say that?”

“Yeah.”

“*Hyungnim* told a child all sorts of things.”

“I know.”

There were things he could say because the other person was a child.

In fact, isn’t it because I’m such a child that the Crown Prince can confide in me more easily?

“But Brother. There is only one *wonja* [crown prince’s son] and one Crown Prince at any time. It’s difficult to change what’s already been decided.”

“Yeah…….”

At least Seongwon Crown Prince had the current Crown Prince, Grand Prince Yeongwon.

But the current Crown Prince has no other alternatives.

“Are you really going to adopt someone later?”

“Well. But that’s not something I can’t do.”

“It’s a big deal for the child who becomes the adopted son.”

The Crown Prince knows better than anyone what the most stable path is.

It would be difficult for the current Crown Prince not to know what I can think of.

“Besides, I can’t stay in the palace forever, can I?”

“You’re saying something sad.”

The Crown Prince needed someone to be by his side. It had to be someone else, not me.

It is said that kings are lonely beings, but the king himself decides that.

More than anything, he needed someone by his side, whether it was someone to comfort him or a political partner.

Rather than holding a Crown Princess selection contest including personality tests and having fierce competition, I wanted to connect the heroine, who had already been certified in various ways, with the Crown Prince.

I already blew away the hardship and overcoming part quite a bit, so let’s quickly reunite with the Crown Prince…….

‘I wonder what Sehwa is doing now.’

No, but why am I waiting for Sehwa so desperately like the male lead who misses the female lead?

‘This guy doesn’t seem to have any thoughts.’

I definitely ran into Sehwa during that kidnapping incident, but wasn’t there any spark between the young man and woman?!

Feeling wronged, I grabbed the Crown Prince’s cheek.

“Yaaah.”

“Hehe. That’s revenge from earlier.”

“Oh, come on, I carried you on my back.”

Even while saying that, the Crown Prince didn’t exactly put me down on the floor.

Fortunately, news of Sehwa soon arrived.

***

At first, it was the medical staff who learned about inoculation, but as time passed, the opinion began to emerge that ‘Do busy doctors really have to do this?’

It was argued that ordinary healthy people, other than those who were exposed to smallpox and received vaccinations for early treatment, did not necessarily need treatment by professional medical personnel.

Therefore, those who had been trained in inoculation were made to specialize in vaccination. In particular, since there were several students learning medicine in Siyoungwon, they were trained as specialists in inoculation. People were also assigned to collect smallpox scabs to make the process easier.

Thanks to this, doctors, including those at the Hyeminseo [Joseon Dynasty medical institution for commoners], were able to escape from smallpox to some extent and return to their daily duties.

Sehwa was as good as confirmed for promotion, but she was still taking care of patients as a female doctor.

However, as she became famous for her work on smallpox, the number of people asking Sehwa for treatment unexpectedly increased, making her busy.

Of course, there were patients who caused trouble just to see a famous female doctor, but there were also people who were really in desperate need of treatment.

And among them were members of the royal family and *yangban* [aristocrats].

“No, so what did Sehwa do?”

“She put a knife on the lady’s body.”

“…….”

While checking the refreshments ahead of the tea house opening, I, Soi, and the tea house staff were briefly silent at the unexpected and ominous news that came out while drinking tea.

“She, she cut open and removed a boil on the lady’s body.”

“Goodness.”

While people were shivering here and there, I was able to remain a little calm.

‘Wow, the heroine is amazing.’

Surgery was definitely mentioned in the novel…… probably.

“So, how is the lady?”

“She’s recovering. At first, all the family members were furious and said it couldn’t be done, but she boldly said she could save her.”

Listening to the employee’s story, I felt a little disappointed.

‘Ah…… come to think of it, I failed to see it in person.’

I could have seen the scene where the protagonist desperately risked her life to save someone with my own eyes.

Come to think of it, this is it.

It’s like the protagonist is leveling up by treating high-status people one by one as if she’s clearing quests.

I’ve cleared away enough obstacles such as status and gender, so now Sehwa just has to treat patients.

‘Besides, I made disinfectant, so it would have been much easier.’

There must be many patients.

‘Should I follow her to Hyeminseo and watch in person…….’

But even if there are many patients, such events don’t happen every day, and I’m busy opening the tea house, so I can’t just do hobbies.

‘Hmm. If I were there, even the slight trials of persuading patients and guardians would disappear, becoming a free pass.’

Of course, Sehwa was already a highly trusted doctor for treating smallpox, so she treated quests, no, patients, without my help. Seongji is also said to be learning medicine by admiring Sehwa’s medical skills and assisting her.

Until then, the treatments that had not been tried due to the rejection of patients and guardians seemed to be much easier to persuade as her name grew.

Sehwa, who had built up her reputation so smoothly, was eventually granted an honorary position along with Seongji for her work in treating smallpox and other achievements, and was summoned to the palace to receive praise from the king.

The king, queen, crown prince, and I were also present.

It was a little cute to see Sehwa and Seongji, who had tense faces, sigh in relief when they saw me.

Since it was a place to praise them, the atmosphere was naturally friendly.

“I want to give you a reward, is there anything you want?”

My father said this as expected.

Seongji wanted the smallpox prescription written by female doctor Geumbi to be widely spread, and the method of preventing smallpox to be spread.

Geumbi’s identity was confirmed through the Naeuiwon [royal medical institution], but the king and crown prince did not bother to bring up the past, given that inoculation had already spread.

And with everyone’s attention, Sehwa boldly said this.

“Instead of receiving a reward, I dare to make a request to Your Majesty.”

“What is it?”

“Please allow me to cure *Onju’s* [royal princess] family disease.”

Oh, are you talking about that here?

“Wh, what?”

Regardless of the commotion around her, Sehwa continued to say what she had to say.

“I know how to cure *Onju’s* family disease. Please allow me to treat her.”

Sehwa’s eyes were sparkling as she said that clearly.

Wow, this is it.

A historical drama ending shot with CG added to the screen, closing up on the female lead’s face with big eyes and BGM at the end of the drama.

‘And there should be a preview for the next episode…… With the video playing, voices of officials opposing, saying that there is no precedent and that it violates the law, and the confident lines of the protagonist who can cure it, and the lines of the male lead who believes in and cooperates with the protagonist should come out…….’

While I was blankly thinking about that, the others were serious.

“Is that true! Are you really saying that you can cure Sia, Suyeong *Onju’s* disease?”

“Yes, I can cure her.”

Sehwa seemed a little nervous, but she still spoke confidently.

Come to think of it, Seongji next to her wasn’t surprised by Sehwa’s bombshell, so it seemed like she had talked to Seongji in advance.

‘Hmm. We’re not strangers, so she should have told me in advance.’

As if reading my thoughts, the Crown Prince asked.

“I heard that you were a female doctor at Hyeminseo, why are you only saying that now?”

“I am sorry. Until I actually examined *Onju’s* family, I couldn’t be sure if it was the disease I knew. Also, how could I open my mouth recklessly without proving my ability?”

“You examined *Onju*?”

It was the Crown Prince who answered the king’s question.

“She examined her when *Onju* went through a terrible incident before.”

“Ah. You’re talking about that time.”

To avoid being precise, it was about when I was kidnapped by the human trafficking ring.

‘Hmm. Come to think of it, she did examine me to see if I was safe at that time. Did she find out something with that?’

My status is my status, and there has never been anyone who could cure my disease, so my father seemed strangely sensitive.

“Surely you don’t have to put a knife on *Onju’s* body, do you?”

“No, I don’t have to.”

Sehwa’s reputation was famous in many ways, so the question that I thought would definitely come out came out.

“Just herbal medicine and acupuncture are enough.”

Sehwa added that she needed a few herbs that were not usually used, and that she had to keep an eye on the condition.

Since there was also a royal physician present, the king had the royal physician and Sehwa confirm a few facts and discussed the treatment process.

While professional conversations that were hard to understand were going on, I was thinking about other things.

‘Sehwa is confirmed as the heroine……! Now that heroine is my heroine! What verification! The heroine is always right!!’

Sehwa would have been very dumbfounded if she heard that, but I was logical in my own way.

In the process of growing up, the protagonist may sometimes make mistakes, but in events where lives are at stake, such as treating royalty, she never makes misjudgments or mistakes!

Welcome, my heroine!

After listening to the conversation between the royal physician and the heroine, no, Sehwa, for a while, my father seemed to be contemplating for a while and asked the queen for her opinion.

“What do you think, Queen?”

“How would this concubine know about medicine? However, I think this is something that someone other than this concubine should decide.”