"…So their father schemes after the disaster relief that I came up with in the palace? And that is how they found their way here into the village?" "From what I can tell sister, they are the only ones who were not directly saved bu your father, but they also had nowhere else to go and they found us by chance…" "And you just let them in sister?" You know what your brother is like, he cannot turn away anybody in need. He did investigate the claims before accepting this family…" "…and?" "…everyone including his neighbours described him as cautious and conscientious, honest and incorruptible." "Really? Something has to be amiss here then…could it have been a false allegation then?" You could just ask your husband about it you know sister." "Who wants to bother that hold fart when he has his new plaything to keep him entertained?" "Yeon! Even I know why he is doing this, so how could you just…" "I know I know, I was just so looking forward to a break after having my babies…" "You had a 6 month break, that is probably the most that you can get with a husband like him and you father's legacy hanging over your heads…" "I swear I will not tell my children who their grandfather is until they have completed their studies!" "And what about their other grandfather?" "My husband will deal with that when the time comes I suppose." "I did remember hearing about this disaster relief plan, and I am sure that there were some rebellions that were instigated…" "That was when the plan was stolen by the wrong person. Did the victim centre itself also end up being damaged collateral in this rebellions?" "I would suppose so, how else are the victims supposed to show they're might? The granaries were not exactly full as well…" "Killing this man would have pacified the people, but he was just sent into exile instead? With his family? And they just happened to come across us? Could they be spies? What if they reveal the location of our village! That is why I went to see The Princess and…" "Your husband is reading over her letters who wherever they are being sent off; the location has not been shared yet, but it could happen anytime soon…" "She will end up implicating us all, especially with the return of The Third Prince in the palace where he can get information from anyone by simply using his name…what about her sister? What is going on with her?"
"That poor thing that been the subject of harassment and endless bullying as soon as your husband gave her elder sister hope about becoming his concubine; her limbs have almost been pulled out of their sockets and the needles…" "needles? What needles?" "Her sister has been putting them in her to silence her so called 'affair', and I could don't do anything about it until you came back." "Bring her here now and have Moon-Boo's men take it out of her at once!" "Only you can pull her out of her sister's grasp, she is going so far as to defy me, and I do not want to spoil anything for my brother-in-law lest he takes his anger out on me." "He wouldn't dare; you are the only person my brother would choose over him, he always takes his side when it comes to our own marital disputes anyways." "I just asked him sister' according to you husband, the father supposedly got himself acquainted with the wrong person and ended up being forced to him deal with the bribes that came their way…" "Bribes…no wonder why that triggered this girl so much; she bribed her own sister and then eded up punishing her for it?" "It really is a mess; the brother ended up bribing the guards for a lighter sentence of their father and got caught, so they were both imprisoned for a while and the rest of the family suffered greatly because of it. Your new maid/concubine was promised to someone noble before it all happened, but then he went back on his word after the family were greatly humiliated and…" "whose decision was it to let them free instead of public exile?" Take a wild guess." "So it was The Third Prince after all, wasn't it? He distanced himself from him during that time just to save anyone he could to frame my husband!" "How did he know who his daughter was by a glance?" "Do not ask me; he seems to have the nose of a bloodhound when it comes to corruption like this." "Father? What is a bloodhound? And what is bribery? Is it a game that I can play?" "Chul!" "What! Did I say wrong? You never explain these things to me, so how am I supposed to know…." "Come over here you little smart arse!" "Husband!" "Oh relax wife, I will not beat him…yet." "Come on Chul, let us run away from your father before he catches us!" "Sister! How old are you right now! Come back here with my son! You cannot just keep kidnapping him like this! Sister!"
"…that was extremely close! If we were only a bit slower and the needles reached her brain! Not even the gods could have helped her then! A person must eat, walk and sleep! If theses had moved with her bodily fluids, then she would have been in severe pain and even paralysed!" "Her sister is favoured by here master, what can anyone say or do about it?" "Where is he by the way? And why isn't he doing anything about this girl?" "Aunty? What are they talking about?" "Nothing nephew, let me take you back to your mother and I need to tend to mown children now." "But aunty! We had so much fun just now…" "I am not going anywhere Chul, you can come into my home as soon as you wake up and have your breakfast with your parents until dinnertime." "Do you promise?" "Of course when have I ever gone back on my word? Come, I shall take you to your uncle so that he can drop you off himself." "Will he put me on his back?" "He will if you ask him to, you know he cannot deny you anything." "He was sad when you left though aunty." "I know baby, but I am here now and I will never leave his side again. How were the twins whilst I was away?" "They were no different than my brother Geom who just cries and sleeps all day long." "Chul, have you seen any maid from my home doing anything strange? Like how I told you to watch anyone in the village who doesn't do the right things all of the time?" "She always puts something in the tea when she serves my uncle and herself when you are not at home, aunty." "How many times has this happened?" "Maybe 3 times and no more." "Very good, I shall tell your father how smart you are and he will surely reward you for taking care of the parts of the village that he cannot." "Really? Do you think he can spend the day with me? Just me and nobody else?" "Is that what you want?" "More than anything! I know that he has to take care of everyone, but he is always so busy all of the time and my uncle will start educating me now and…" "I will personally drag him out of bed early in the morning to take you on his horse I promise you." "Look aunty! Uncle is waiting for us!" "Go to him, you will put him in a better mood than I ever will."
"Make me some tea wife." He ordered me without even looking at me as he took a sleepy Chul over to his father before returning back to our home with the twins who had certainly seemed to have grown on him considerably since I hadn't seen my daughter smile so much before she was in her father's arms.
"So you finally decided to return home wife?" "I have just made you some food; do not waste anything and do not drink too much either." 'And just where do you think you are going?" "I ma going to bed after playing with Chul all day long." "You know, even if I did falsely aggrieve you and accuse you in public, you could have just talked to me instead of ignoring me like a damned child all day long." "How would I know anything about this maid and what to do with her if I kept following you around?" "You could have given me a heads up!" "What's the matter? You like to ambush me into situations I am not prepared to deal with, but I cannot do the same thing to you? Husband?" "It is not my fault that you just willingly endure things; you do not open up to me and you blame me for treating you harshly?" "If I have to suffer through your madness husband, then you should be prone to my tantrums."
"It is your very essence that draws in these kinds of trouble, of course I cannot warn you about everything that happens, can I? I wasn't even planning to overstep my boundaries like this in your brother's village, but I have to do something, don't I?" "And now you know how it feels, don't you husband?" "You! Are so daring and unrestrained; your moods have become stable and you are beginning to loose your edge!" "How else do you wish me to act after being humiliated by your concubine, husband? The one who tried to kill me in the palace? Who poured wine over my head? And who tried to kill me via your own nephew who has now been taken in my your first love who you have still kept alive for any reason you can think of"! "What re you talking about?" "I have your man locked up in the dungeons for trying to kill me twice in one day and your nephew was stalking me outside of the brothel, and yet he stank of the perfume that HuiJae always uses! How else do you explain that away?" "My old concubine…he really humiliated you like that! In front of everybody!'" "Since when did I ever lie to you, husband?" "More times than I can count probably." "Just have your dinner and leave me for a few minutes husband!" "You just storm off and cool down before tending to our children!" "My children you mean! And do I even have a bed to sleep in after you probably confiscated everything of mine?" "how can I deny the mother of my children anything like she denies me?" "I do not deny you anything despite your own manic tantrums, husband." "You would if you could." "But I cannot so why overthink the situation as usual?" "How do you expect me to function when you go wherever you please as if you were a teenage girl again?" "I expect you do let me handle my responsibilities outside of our marriage; the twins need to plant their feet somewhere here when they grow up and I need to make that happen for them as do you." "And what will you do about my servant?" "I shall put her hadn't her family to use and enslave them all to make up for the stigma of being thieves within the kingdom!" "You will not dare!" "You just watch me then husband, it I snot like you can do anything to overturn my decision, can you?"