Born As The Daughter Of A Lowly Concubine [EN]: Chapter 145

And perhaps this was an issue I could easily handle.

But it was also bothersome, so I decided to get some help from the Crown Prince next to me.

“Your Highness, what do you think about pus removal?”

“It’s risky, but if done well, wouldn’t it be a good treatment?”

“Yes, so invest a little.”

“???”

I decided to mooch off the Crown Prince a bit.

“I’ll connect you with the butchers through the ranch and Siyoungwon [a government agency overseeing construction and related crafts]. Isn’t that what you need?”

“! Thank you, Princess!”

Why am I getting so involved in these things?

‘These things should originally go through someone else, so I understand why the Queen was informed first. And I also understand why the Queen is calling me and the Crown Prince to do the work.’

The Crown Prince was busy, but it wouldn’t be right for me or the Queen to handle this alone.

I also arranged for veterinarians to attend surgical classes related to animal diseases through an introduction.

I already knew some veterinarians from the cowpox incident.

However, there could be various costs, so I received some financial support from the Crown Prince.

“You have so much money, why do you need support from me for that?”

“Well, I’ve had a lot of expenses lately due to my business.”

“Did it cost that much?”

“Um. It seems like a lot of money is needed this time. It would be troublesome if I run a deficit.”

Anyway, as a result, the approval documents for pus removal education eventually came to me…

It was only then that I realized.

‘Wait, why am I… the person in charge?’

I’m just a busy person with my own business…?

To naturally pass the work on, Queen, you’re scary…!

Fortunately, Sehwa didn’t ask me to settle down in the palace while treating me.

“Just live as usual, as you always do.”

“That shouldn’t be the case…”

Soi only interjected with a pitiful voice at Sehwa’s words.

Although they don’t show it in front of me, there seems to be a lot of commotion within the medical office to verify Sehwa’s abilities, besides the pus removal class.

Sehwa must be having a hard time, but it’s not right for me to interfere with even this…

To be honest, whether the medical officers acknowledge it or not, I’m going to be treated by Sehwa.

The medical officers probably know that, so it seems like it’s a matter of pride.

Since she claims to know about a disease they couldn’t even touch, they’ll probably nitpick and try to verify the treatment.

‘Should I leave it alone for now?’

If I keep intervening, I’ll only get more hate.

The female doctors in the medical office who were originally in charge of me had been forewarned by me, and they seemed to be playing it safe, noticing that I particularly cherished Sehwa and Seongji.

Above all, Sehwa had offered to cure my illness in front of the king, so the sly foxes who had survived in the palace for years knew that opposing her ambiguously would backfire, as it would be seen as interfering with the princess’s treatment.

From the beginning, the female lead was a ‘tough cookie’ who didn’t budge even when she was checked in the original work, so I don’t need to worry.

Perhaps a very obvious development will occur, where the family (probably a woman) of a hard-line leader in the medical office who hated the female lead suddenly suffers from a severe illness, and she cures them, completing a scene of great harmony.

For now, I focused on what I was doing.

‘The opening is just around the corner now.’

The opening of Siwolgak, a teahouse and performance hall, was just around the corner.

All that was left was the final check.

‘There were more people than I thought, so it took a little longer to prepare the clothes.’

Everyone was silent for a moment when I said I would decorate the teahouse in the Goryeo [Korean kingdom from 918 to 1392] style and dress them in clothes before the building was even completed, but I clearly remembered them immediately moving to find related materials.

Power is really good…

Gaegyeong, the capital of Goryeo, wasn’t far, and collecting data wasn’t difficult.

However, the clothes were of a style that hadn’t been worn much recently, so it took a little longer to custom-make them than other clothes.

For interior decorations, I brought some of my cheaper possessions and ordered Goryeo-style ceramics through Saongwon [a government agency in charge of crafts].

Thanks to this, preparations proceeded smoothly, and the female entertainers were said to be delighted with the style of clothes they were wearing for the first time.

Since we were matching the concept, we decided to dress the people working at the store in Goryeo style.

Compared to the female entertainers’ performance costumes, it was plain, so it didn’t take much time.

I spent some money to dress the errand-running children and the guiding children in new clothes.

‘When I think about it, isn’t this providing uniforms for employees?’

Although the clothes completely lacked practicality.

When I think about it, aren’t the clothes worn by employees in high-end restaurants in modern times not particularly practical or comfortable either?

There is formality… and it definitely fits the atmosphere. Then there’s no problem, right?

And while I was making clothes for the children, I also had a Goryeo-style outfit made for myself.

“Hehehe.”

Cheonho chuckled as he watched me running around in a fluttering outfit that was somewhat different from my usual clothes and with a different hairstyle.

“Actually, isn’t that what the Princess wanted to wear?”

“Oh. You caught me.”

I giggled and fluttered my long sleeves, and Cheonho tilted his head in confusion.

“If the Princess wants to wear it, can’t you just wear it?”

“Hey, it’s too noticeable and not fun to wear alone.”

“?”

Everyone didn’t seem to understand, but what does it matter?

For that reason, everyone involved ended up wearing Goryeo clothes, so it wasn’t bad.

Some time later, on the opening day, I went directly to Siwolgak and asked the opinions of the on-site staff preparing for the opening, and everyone laughed.

“It’s fun!”

“The sleeves are long!”

“I like it because it’s pretty!”

Everyone laughed and enjoyed it.

I paid for it… There was no reason to dislike it since they got pretty clothes for free.

It’s clothes that they would never wear anywhere else besides here.

“Maehyang.”

“Madam! Have you come?”

Maehyang was particularly glamorous, even though the designs didn’t seem to be differentiated.

“How are the preparations?”

“Hoho. It’s my first time on such a stage, so I’m a little nervous and excited.”

“Maehyang, you’re nervous too?”

“Of course.”

Maehyang laughed, touching her hair ornament.

“Actually, when I followed you that day, I was also very nervous.”

“I didn’t know at all.”

I thought you were a mysterious stalker.

“Anyone could see that you were a noble lady. How would a lowly female entertainer know if she would be beaten and kicked out? Of course, I thought you wouldn’t be such a person, but.”

“Really?”

“Yes.”

Maehyang smiled dazzlingly, nodding her head.

“But… I didn’t know you would be this kind of person.”

I had given Maehyang a heads-up about what would happen to the gibang [traditional Korean house of courtesans] in the future.

Although there was a head female entertainer, Maehyang was the mental leader of the Dabanggol gibang, so I thought it would be good to let her know in advance what would happen.

“If I hadn’t met you that day, I definitely wouldn’t have been able to enjoy this joy.”

“…I see.”

Perhaps some of the female entertainers were feeling anxious and dissatisfied with all the changes.

But if Maehyang is this happy, it will definitely go well.

“Does Maehyang also sing Goryeo songs?”

“No. I’ll do what I usually do. There should be opportunities for people with special talents to step up, shouldn’t there?”

“I see. Then will you sing that too? Flower Shadow and Flower Rain.”

Flower Rain is the title of Teacher Jicheon’s second work. In Chinese characters, it’s Hwawoo (花雨).

Whether he was too lazy to come up with a title or it was an intentional flower series, the readers’ opinion was the latter, but according to the original author, he didn’t think anything of it.

Flower Shadow and Flower Rain are also the titles of the songs that Maehyang created after being inspired by watching a play at the Siyoungwon playground.

‘What should I call this… OST [original sound track]…? Theme song?’

Because there was a motif, the songs reminded people of the original novel, so they bought the novel, which they could read anytime, unlike the play, which they could only see at certain times.

I never thought that I could unintentionally help with sales like this.

Thanks to this, the play’s promotion, where the masked lead actors only performed short highlight performances to Maehyang’s songs, was quite effective.

“Yes. Hehe. It’s trending these days. I was thinking of changing the color of my outer garment when the song changes, what do you think?”

“That’s good too. I’m just saying this in case, but no exposure is allowed.”

“Hoho. I won’t.”

Maehyang said with a smile, then lowered her voice and whispered as if she had remembered something.

“Even so, everyone seems unhappy with the new cowpox marks on their shoulders, so they won’t welcome it.”

“Ah.”

Everyone has traces left on the area where they received the cowpox vaccination, but many people hate that mark, which is only the size of a bean at most. If they don’t get vaccinated, it can appear on their face and limbs.

‘I kind of understood why the secret agents hated it…’

They hate leaving a mark on their bodies that can identify them. Everyone’s occupational disease was serious, even after retirement.

So I said, why don’t you get it on a part of your body that no one sees, but everyone was horrified.

What were they thinking, really?

“Should I force the female entertainers in other regions to get vaccinated too?”

“Yes?”

Everyone seems to dislike people who have been vaccinated with cowpox, so it wouldn’t be bad to force female entertainers and public servants to get vaccinated.

‘But before that, I need to create a space for them to perform like here.’

Like Maehyang, there are one or two famous female entertainers in every region, so if they perform around those people, people will gather.

‘I need to tell this and make the Crown Prince work.’

I’m too busy!

While I was lost in thought, other female entertainers who knew me approached me.

Everyone seemed to find the new style of clothes interesting.

In particular, some female entertainers liked that they didn’t have to wear gache [large wigs] because the hairstyle was also Goryeo style to match the clothes.

“It’s not bad to dress up like this. My head is lighter too!”

“But isn’t the hair too plain?”

“Then let’s add some accessories. We’re just trying to create an atmosphere, not necessarily recreate it.”

What does it matter if we change it a little?

Anyway, most people probably won’t know if the historical research is wrong because there isn’t as much internet or data as in modern times.

For the opening event, which also served as a promotion, the female entertainers decided to lightly parade around the downtown area for a few days, so everyone was busy preparing.

Since it’s a main road, they can pull a cart, so they can get on the cart and sing, or several female entertainers can dance and walk. The musicians also had to walk while playing, so some were a little distressed depending on the type of instrument.

Rehearsals were a little difficult because of the era.

“We just need to sing along to the music on the street, right? I’m a little nervous.”

“Since the clothes are fancy, just spinning around will attract attention.”

“What if we walk with lanterns when it gets dark?”

Everyone was quite interested in the promotional plan I came up with and gave their opinions.

Everyone is wearing silk clothes, so they’ll probably get some criticism for being extravagant, but what does it matter since it’s not every day? Anyway, they’ll be performing in those clothes too.

‘It’s a bit similar to the lantern parade I saw in Jongno [a district in Seoul] in my previous life… I guess?’

Come to think of it, Goryeo-era clothes are similar to the clothes in Buddhist paintings.