Born As The Daughter Of A Lowly Concubine [EN]: Chapter 251

The man, pale and trembling, wouldn’t stop talking.

“We, we are promised to be married.”

“Yeongseon says she doesn’t want to, and I told her to do as she pleases, so that’s the end of it.”

“There was a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding!”

How dare he raise his voice, veins popping in his neck. Soi, of course, was the first to get angry.

“How dare you raise your voice in front of the Ongju [a royal title, similar to princess]!”

“Ah! No, I didn’t!”

The man bowed his head again at Soi’s scolding.

‘What is this? Does he think I’m an easy target?’

I watched him get a moderate scolding from Soi before opening my mouth.

“Since you say it’s a misunderstanding, I’m curious. So, are you claiming that your attempt to use Yeongseon to get in good with me and make money was a misunderstanding?”

“O-Of course, it’s a misunderstanding. I truly cherish Yeongseon and wanted to be with her.”

Not only me but even the servants who knew the situation roughly looked like they were wondering what kind of nonsense this was.

“No! We clearly heard him talking at the tavern that day!”

“That’s right! He said it would be better to extract information and make money, and that he would take a young virgin as his new wife later!”

“!”

When those who had accompanied Yeongseon that day testified, Mr. Jeong frowned and squeezed his eyes shut.

Then, after running his dry hands over his face, he turned his head towards me and pleaded.

“It is true that I said that, but it wasn’t my true feelings.”

“…….”

‘What kind of nonsense is this?’

I decided to let him ramble for now.

“H-How can a man show that he is head over heels for a woman in front of others? I was just showing off a little, but Yeongseon couldn’t even understand that, and she even forgot her place and slapped me. I was even slapped, but I didn’t report it to the authorities and came here like this! I can forgive everything and accept her!”

It was a threat, implying that a slave of low birth had slapped a nobleman, which he could report to the government for violating the social hierarchy.

“I told her to do that.”

“Yes?”

“I told her to slap you and come back if the guy she was going to marry was no good. Do you have a problem with that?”

“No, I just…….”

“Well, if you’re going to go to the government office, go ahead. Let’s see who gets flogged.”

“No!”

Mr. Jeong’s face turned pale. He looked exhausted from causing a ruckus outside in the cold, and it would be a hassle if he collapsed.

“Please, let me see Yeongseon.”

The man wouldn’t give up, either because he couldn’t, or because he thought there might be a solution if he met Yeongseon.

But I had no intention of calling Yeongseon.

‘Strangely, if you keep clinging, they get caught easily.’

I don’t know why they keep picking up trash and trying to recycle it, but there were quite a few women who would get caught if you grabbed them.

I didn’t want Yeongseon to be like that, so I didn’t call her.

But with such a commotion, she couldn’t help but know, even if I didn’t call her.

“Ongju.”

“Yeongseon, how did you know to come?”

“I’m sorry, Ongju. I was foolish and showed you such an embarrassing sight.”

With those words, Yeongseon approached the man and slapped him hard. It wasn’t surprising.

*Smack!*

“Argh!”

It was just that the sound was so unusual that I flinched without realizing it.

“I am sorry for wasting the Ongju’s precious time because of such a person.”

“Um. Don’t worry too much about it, and go inside first. I have something to say.”

“Yes.”

After confirming that Yeongseon had entered the room, I gave my final order to the man, who was sitting blankly, holding his swollen cheek.

“Get out of my house, and don’t ever appear before my eyes again.”

“Misunderstanding, it’s a misunderstanding, Ongju. I misspoke!”

“If I pour boiling water in that mouth, will you shut up?”

“!”

The man finally quieted down.

“If you really cherish someone, it’s hard to bear even being insulted by others, let alone put them down like that in front of other people. You can’t keep someone with such sinister intentions close to you. Drag him out. And if I see him within 100 *li* [approximately 40 kilometers or 25 miles] of my private residence, beat him up and chase him away.”

“Yes! Ongju.”

“Please forgive me, Ongju!”

In the end, the man was dragged away by the servants.

‘That stalker loser. He’s noisy until the end.’

After meeting him in person, one thing was certain.

‘Yeongseon suffered.’

Both physically and mentally.

“Are you okay?”

“I’m, I’m sorry, Ongju.”

As soon as I entered the room, Yeongseon knelt before me and started crying.

She must have been having a hard time, so I patted her back, forgetting my age, and comforted her.

“It’s okay. It’s not your fault. Rather, it’s a relief that you found out quickly. Isn’t it?”

“Ongju. I’m sorry.”

“No, it can happen.”

Yeongseon was the one who was betrayed, so she must be the one having the hardest time.

“Ah, then, now that things have turned out this way, we should return the things we received…….”

“D-Don’t return them!”

“?”

She was sobbing, but when I said I was going to return the things Yeongseon’s ex-boyfriend had sent, she jumped up in surprise.

“I’ve collected things that the Ongju would like. I was deceived by those guys, so please accept it as compensation.”

“No…….”

‘Shouldn’t we?’

“I don’t want to be involved with them anymore anyway.”

Yeongseon grabbed my sleeve, sobbing.

“Okay. I understand.”

If I were to return them, I would have to go and find them again.

I hope they won’t come back and ask for something back after making someone feel so humiliated.

“You met a strange guy this time, but you’ll meet a decent person someday, so don’t be too discouraged.”

“No, Ongju. I don’t need a man, so I want to serve the Ongju in the future!”

“……Hmm. Okay, if that’s what you want to do, then do it.”

I feel like a terrible owner, but since that’s what she wants, let’s leave it at that for now.

‘She won’t want to see a man for a while.’

Since I came all this way, I comforted Yeongseon and decided to go out with her for the first time in a while.

Since there’s an unusual stalker, it’ll be hard to walk around outside for a while.

Yeongseon’s face lit up when I said I would take her to Siwolgak [a type of traditional Korean pavilion or recreational area] and the marketplace, and she started preparing to go out.

‘I’ve been too careless. It’s not like I didn’t let her go out, but since our statuses are like this, she wouldn’t have been able to walk around comfortably.’

I need to cheer Yeongseon up a bit…….

No matter how important pottery and artifacts are, it’s not worth crying and worrying about like that.

Still, since I had decided to get married, I wanted it to go well as much as possible, so I wasn’t feeling very comfortable either, so I needed a change of pace.

“Yeongseon also likes plays.”

“I’ve also read novels, and there aren’t many people who dislike them.”

Well, there’s no TV or smartphone in this era, so there’s not much to see.

I took Yeongseon to Siwolgak to see a play and also took her to the newly created arcade.

“Yeongseon said she can also shoot arrows, right?”

“Yes.”

She must have had a lot of stress built up. Yeongseon riddled the target with arrows.

Archery can be done at the private residence, so I should look into making it available at the private residence if there are people who like it.

“But, Ong…… Agassi [a respectful term for a young lady]. These small items here…….”

Yeongseon, who had returned after shooting all the arrows, tilted her head as she looked at the items decorated around her.

“Um. That’s right, it’s probably what Yeongseon is thinking.”

“Oh my goodness.”

When I told her that there were people who left them behind because they wanted to give them to me, Yeongseon’s eyes widened, and she had the most lively expression I had seen today.

“Actually…… I wanted to show it to Yeongseon once. The timing was right, so I brought you along. I’ve collected the big ones, not just the small ones, so please take a look at them later.”

“Yes. Ong…… Agassi.”

Yeongseon has only lived in the private residence, so the title of Ongju is too ingrained in her, which is a big problem.

Yeongseon was taken aback when she saw the items collected in the arcade warehouse.

“Surprisingly…… these are also quite good artifacts, but where did they come from?”

“I know, I’m curious too.”

The types were quite diverse, and there was no uniformity.

“Actually…… someone had brought something like this to Ong…… Agassi’s house before.”

“Oh? Really? You didn’t say anything about that.”

“Well, they just came and said they were indebted to the Ongju and brought it, so I was troubled and sent them back.”

“What debt?”

“They wouldn’t say and just disappeared. I couldn’t find out that much…… so I just kept it in storage.”

But really, sometimes, there are people who leave something behind without a name, so I don’t know what to do.

“The levels are really all over the place.”

The small ones are cute too. Sometimes, they just leave them and use them as decorations.

“I’ll take care of the ones that look valuable first.”

“Okay. When you’re done, leave it to Cheonho.”

“Yes.”

Whether it was because she relieved her stress by shooting arrows or because she saw a lot of her favorite antiques, Yeongseon’s face was much brighter than before.

‘I’m glad I brought her along.’

It was time to go back. I was about to go out and return to the private residence, but the entrance was strangely crowded.

“What’s going on?”

“I don’t know…….”

Dark-skinned men and young children……. A confrontation?

Besides, I knew the dark-skinned men.

“What are you doing, gentlemen?”

“Oh? Ah! That’s good. Cheonho! Tell these kids that I’m not a strange man.”

“What are you talking about all of a sudden?”

Even as he said that, a look of intense annoyance appeared on Cheonho’s face as he stepped between the former Chakhogun [a type of military unit] men and the children.

I also remembered a child that I remembered for some reason.

“Ah, I think I’ve seen this child before.”

“Yes?”

“Didn’t you almost get hit by a horse before?”

“Yes? Ah, that’s right! You’re the owner of that big horse, right?”

It was the child I had encountered on the way here last time. Why is he here at this hour, a child…….

“But what are you doing here?”

“This man stole our things!”

“What?”

At those words, the face of Cheonho, who was helping to separate the children, lit up with intense annoyance.