How dare she? How dare she talk to her husband like that? He is her master before he is even her husband, so what on earth was she thinking? She already had the best blessings by having not only one child during her first pregnancy but 2, and she was always distracted by them as well. So how could she serve her own husband properly? When she was far too busy readying her children for succession after her when I myself was engaged long ago and I should have become a mother myself to children older than her's by now. I have always wanted a big family to call my own and now I was forced to being served a woman who was essentially living my life without knowing it at all. Why? Why did she get to have what I wanted without even asking for it? And why didn't her her husband ever discipline her? He threatened her but he never hit her, he never raised his voice at her and he never even put her in his place once. She was lucky enough to become his wife, what more could she possible want from him? His job? His position in their household? Even now, I could see his eyes watching her intently as she tended to the twins instead of tending to him first and he was just watching her instead of working or tending to himself at least. No, I had to do something about this; there were a lot of issues in this household that could be detrimental to the children and even The Lord Nam himself; I had to save him form this sham of a marriage before it destroyed him and it turned him into a shell of a man that my father had turned into after the shock he received at being false accused of scheming in the disaster relief plan that my master's wife of all people had implemented herself.
I had to wait for hours behind their home until they had both eaten supper with The Village Chief, his wife and his children and I had to say…it was another playful event that made me burn with jealousy that was really hard to suppress. The Village Chief and his wife had the twins in their arms whilst his sister held Geom in hers and practically spoon-fed him whilst it was my master who got stuck with Chul and his constant wrestling phase. Not even his own father could help him relieve himself of his constant energy and in the end, both grown men were defeated by the rambunctious Seo brothers, even if one of them just learn how to walk. But it was the family atmosphere that these people had that I hadn't experienced since my own family was torn apart by the disaster relief plan that was an actual disaster in itself. My family was a shell of it what it used to be and here was the perpetrator who was living her marital life beyond the normal extent that every other woman in this nation went through. My own parents had been married for decades and they have never been as close and affectionate as The Nam couple were in front of me. Didn't they just have a fight earlier on? How was it that they were able to dissipate their anger towards each other so quickly? Even as they were playing together like children, they both kept finding ways to touch each other secretly and stay as close to each other as possible; it was as if they didn't know how to function without each other, just like I couldn't without my own fiancé whom I was deeply in love with. But he wasn't as wealthy as The Lord Nam was, and that kind of power was the most exhilarating feeling that I had ever experienced in my miserable life thus far.
So I waited for him until everyone else left and he was left on his own as usual, and I made up my mind to confront him right there and then about what exactly he was going to do with that family of his and when we were going to start our own. He gave me so much hope, so why was he playing happy families now? No, my family had suffered enough and it was time for me to find the right person to pull my own family back together and get back at the man who had left me in my hour of need. I was going to surprise him in his office, but my stupid meddling sister of all people just had to walk past him and strike up a rather comfortable conversation with him as if they were as close as I was to him! He was already putting me through so much by painting this false narrative of us. He hadn't even touched me yet and I had to suffer through the extreme jealousy of the other servants and villagers here. It was as if everyone conspired against me to tear down my reputation to my parents who were already very disappointed in me as it was and it wasn't fair! His wife grew up with him and she killed his father, why didn't anyone speculate about their relationship this much as well? She had an actual disability and I was just a servant….but it was so common for masters to take in their maids as concubines, so why couldn't I be blessed with a smooth precession also? Wasn't I just as intelligent? I certainly was over my own sister, so who was she to talk to her master so casually? Women remember with their hearts and see with their eyes; this village was vast and these incidents between the both of them were far too many already and I would be a cuckhold to let this continue.
"…there was no sire escape below the room that my wife was in the palace, even though most of the rooms in that wing has it. Regardless, there should always be a charcoal brazier for emergency and safety reasons; but it should be kept warm. It was winter when the fire broke out and it was completely frozen, so they could n to be in use." "But surely they would have people to break the ice and make sure that it was always warm? Don't those kind of things always have netted covers anyways? And don't they just as easily burn as well?" "Are you suggesting that somebody was delivery negligent and was forced to watch my pregnant wife burn in a fire?" "It isn't the first time she has been caught up in a fire, hasn't it? Forgive me sir, I am just speaking honestly like you wished me to." "Do not fret about formalities with me; you seem to be the only person who can understand my concerns about this issue. There was even a metal lining in the brazier, so how could it have frozen at all?" "Only black charcoal can warm it up quickly, how can they not have a supply in the palace? And what does your wife think about it all?" "My wife? That fool of a girl couldn't care less about what happened to her; as long as she is home with her family she doesn't give a damn about anything else." "She is rather youthful for her age, but she has also been through quite a lot. Maybe this last incident gave her the push she needed to satay home with you like you always wanted her to." What? What was this now? He wanted his wife at home with him? But why? How could I become a concubine with his wife always home and watching us? I could even take Peter care of her young children for her, so what use did he have for her at all?
"I haven't bedded her for quite some time and she doesn't even seem to care! She is just playing with the children endlessly and…" "She is just waiting for you to get over the temper tantrum that you are having; I do not think she was too particularly happy with being doused with wine by the man that she came across in the brothel." "Excuse me? What did you just say? She was doused in wine? By who? Who the hell dares to…" "Master, she said it was done by the man who she came across on her way home and she managed to have him arrested for something else, that is all I know." "That fucking son of a bitch! Just wait till I get a hold of him…please stay near my wife and report back to me anything that seems unusual." "My Lord, you had better say your goodbyes to her yourself, she has been rather listless all day long." "That damned woman! She always makes me work more than I have to…" "And doesn't it lead to your success?" "Yes, I suppose it does…" "Goodnight Master." I only thought that I had his wife to contend with, but once again I found that 8i was up against my sister, who was the only person in my family not to suffer any casualties from my father's mistakes. My sweet sister, my caring sister, my ever loving sister who was an angel to everyone except for myself. No, she will not shine above me and I will have the blessings of my entire family to become the master's concubine, no matter what I do.
"…where is my wife? Why isn't she in bed with our children?" "She is sleeping on the rooftop with them just as the flowers have bloomed and she can take in it's scent whilst sleeping. She has also complained that the twins are not getting enough sleep, so she hopes that it will help soothe them as well." "Very well; ready my horse for me as I shall be setting off in about 5 minutes." First she dares to ignore her husband, then she gives him hop during dinner and now she is pulling this kind of trick? What sort of techniques did she learn from her time in the brothel's exactly? And was she really teaching them to my sister? No, I needed to go home and report everything to my parent's first before I dared to make a move on her myself.
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"…don't you think you are taking this to far now wife? She isn't watching us anymore, she left as soon as I made my way to you now." "I asked for a rooftop for this specific reason, what does me sleeping here have anything to do with her at all?" "Are you deliberately luring me to make me anxious about you as usual?" "And why would I do such a thing?" "Because that's how you are; less is more with you and you always stay quite and let me find out things later and let me feel guilty about it!" "And that is the difference between a man and a woman, don't you think? And keep your voice down, I just settled down Hana and you know if she hears your voice, she will be fighting sleep all night long again." "Very well, I ma just going to head out and take care of some business." "I had your concubine arrested already, what exactly do you need to do? Unless you wish to see my dying from jealousy?" "So you finally admit how secret jealous you can be after all?" "I will dispose of anyone who tears my family apart, you should know this by now husband. So stop testing me and dragging this out before somebody really does get hurt, like her sister for instance." "What will you do with her?" "I shall matchmake her with someone important in the village to make up for all of the torture that she had endured so far. And I will give every single piece of jewellery you gave your so-called concubine to her." "Where is my son?" "He is snuggling with me under this blanket, but he is wide awake now that he has heard your voice." "Let me see him for a minute then before I leave." "You had better come straight back, or I shall make you regret it husband." "And what will you do exactly?" "I shall marry someone else as long as you continue to show interest in the girl and give her false hope. And what are you going to do husband? About the village?" "If this place is compromised, it only makes sense that we all move away somewhere else…but…" "But?" "Never you mind, I shall discuss this with you when I return, now hand me over my son woman." "Does your plan have anything to do with our children? Husband?" "I shall tell you everything later wife."