Episode 33
“Is it fair? What?”
“hmm… … .”
Doyul, who was quietly rolling his eyes, soon smiled.
“That’s a secret.”
“Oh my god, where are the secrets between couples?”
Yerin raised her voice without realizing it.
However, Doyul showed no sign of giving an answer.
“The day is cold. “I’d better just go in now.”
“My lord, everything you’re saying now is obvious.”
“Is that so?”
When Yerin narrowed her eyes and shot back, Doyul touched the corner of his mouth as if showing off.
Then you say you do it.
“I think I’ll have to work a little more on managing my facial expressions from now on.”
… … It’s amazing, really.
Yerin let out a loud sigh.
And yet, the sight of him following the discipline with slow steps… … .
‘cute.’
Doyul chuckled.
On the snow piling up silently, the long footprints of the two boys and girls remained.
* * *
Late at night, with the crescent moon rising high.
Due to the anxiety that was squeezing my chest, Sookmyung could not sleep easily.
‘Strange. I’m sure everything is going well… … .’
Sookmyung glared at the ceiling with a sharp gaze.
‘But why do I feel so uncomfortable?’
That’s the case even in the current situation.
First of all, didn’t the important task of hosting the auction fall on Yerin’s shoulders?
In addition, the number of VIPs who attended the auction was incredible.
What can we say about the caravan lords and magistrates of the central plains and the people sent by Segawa and the prestigious clans?
‘Even the head of the Sichuan Tang Dynasty attended.’
Yerin will definitely be uncomfortable with Sogaju.
If Yerin made even the slightest mistake in that situation, it would definitely be a huge flaw.
‘… … but.’
It may not be possible, but it’s very possible.
If the girl from that party even succeeds in the auction… … .
“No, that will never happen!”
Sookmyung screamed angrily without even realizing it.
But then.
A flash of light returned to fate’s eyes.
“Wait, an auction?”
Sookmyung nodded, looking as if he had realized something.
“Yes, there was an auction. then… … .”
Sookmyung jumped up from his seat, took out a piece of paper, pencil, and ink, and quickly began writing a letter.
After a while.
“Does anyone have anything?”
Sookmyung raised her voice.
Sibi entered the room and hastily bowed her head.
“Did you call me, Lord Finance?”
“Please give this letter to my nephew.”
Speaking of nephew… … .
Shibi secretly looked at Fookmyung’s notice.
At the same time, Fate stomped his foot.
“You don’t even know who my nephew is? Ga-eun!”
“I will obey your orders!”
“This is an urgent letter, so please receive it as quickly as possible. and.”
Sookmyung lowered his voice and scolded Shibi.
“It is an absolute secret that I sent this letter. Do you understand?”
“Yes, whether it is possible or not!”
Sibi, who took the letter, quickly walked out.
Sookmyung, who was watching this, relaxedly leaned back in his chair.
“We can’t just sit back and watch the girl from our party run wild.”
Sookmyung muttered in a bloody voice.
“Then let’s wait and see.”
Before I knew it, a sly smile was hanging over my red lips.
* * *
Starting with Tang Ye-jun, numerous high-ranking officials, agents of clans, and even the richest people arrived at the Beihai Ice Palace one after another.
So finally, the day of the auction arrived.
The North Sea Ice Palace, which was always quiet, became noisy for the first time in a long time.
‘So, how are the preparations for the banquet going?’
Yerin tilted her head.
Today was the day when a banquet with an auction was held.
Seeing that no news has come to Yerin, it seems that the head of the finance department is making preparations on her own.
‘Well, Ji Sook-myeong will do quite well.’
Regardless of Sookmyung’s dislike of Yerin, I heard that her workmanship is quite good.
‘… … Should I still go see it?’
In the end, Yerin, unable to overcome her curiosity, secretly headed to the villa where the banquet was being held.
The doors of the villa were all open.
Inside, the civil servants and servants were busy cleaning, carrying food, and moving about.
however.
“No, that vase should be decorated here, not there.”
There was one girl who was taking care of the employees as if it were her own home.
“Hey, I told you that wasn’t the one!”
He seems to be getting angry, stamping his feet and getting irritated.
As Yerin watched, deep wrinkles formed between her eyebrows.
‘Isn’t that girl Ji Ga-eun?’
Yerin could not hide her subtle expression.
‘No, why on earth is he preparing for the banquet?’
In fact, Yerin was deliberately not paying attention to the banquet.
The preparation of the banquet was the responsibility of Sookmyung, the owner of the financial institution, so I did not want to seem like I was meddling for no reason.
Above all, it was difficult to say that the relationship between Yerin and Jaejaewonju was ‘good’ even with empty words.
Yerin clicked her tongue lightly and called out one of the busy servants with a wave of her hand.
“Hey, you know.”
“Uh, meet the matriarch.”
Nobok hurriedly bowed his head to Yerin.
“Raise your head.”
Yerin raised her servant with a wave of her hand and subtly asked a question.
“That person is Ga-eun Soger, right? “He is the nephew of Lord Financial Won.”
“Yes, that’s right.”
“But how did Ga-eun Sojeo end up preparing for the banquet?”
Then Nobok opened his eyes wide and asked back.
“yes? “Didn’t the matriarch reject your request to prepare the banquet?”
… … What on earth does this mean?
Yerin looked up at Nobok blankly.
Nobok was embarrassed and hurriedly covered his mouth with both hands.
“Oh no, no. “I made a mistake.”
In an instant, Yerin’s gaze became sharper.
‘I think there’s something to this?’
But isn’t there a saying that the more urgent you are, the better you should go back?
It would be difficult if the slave got scared and kept his mouth shut.
“Um, matriarch… … .”
“No, what are you talking about?”
Yerin quickly shook her head towards Nobok, who was looking at her without knowing what to do.
After that, put on a gentle smile on your face.
“Rather than that, can I hear what happened?”
So the story I heard from Nobok was as follows.
Financial Wonju said that preparing for a large-scale banquet alone was difficult, so he brought his nephew.
While preparing for the banquet, the nephew was in charge of managing the employees.
“… … I see.”
Yerin had to try very hard not to wrinkle her face.
‘Of course, by the time Jaejeong Wonju comes around, I’ll be incredibly busy. That’s what I understand… … .’
However, if you do not have enough management personnel, it is better to ask Yerin first.
There is definitely a matriarch, so why are they bringing in people from outside?
This in itself was tantamount to ignoring Yerin.
Above all… … .
‘This woman has a knack for subtly making people misunderstand.’
When you first entered the North Sea Ice Palace, didn’t you try to keep Yerin and Doyul apart in some way?
Under the pretext of sending Ji Ga-eun away as a companion.
When that incident came to mind, Yerin’s face became cold.
‘But if we go to Finance Wonju and negotiate right now, we won’t have much to gain.’
Jae-jae Won-ju was a man with a reputation for being good at getting things done, no matter what his personality might be.
Ji Ga-eun was also the same.
Is it because I have often visited the North Sea Ice Palace since I was young?
The people at Binggung tended to cherish and cherish Ga-eun like a granddaughter.
On the other hand, what about Yerin?
‘Thanks to his credit for discovering Seolucho and Bigyeop, his vigilance has become somewhat more diluted than before.’
Nevertheless, it may still be difficult to completely trust her.
In any case, Yerin was the daughter of the Sacheondangmun.
Moreover, Financial Won-ju only said that he ‘asked Ga-eun for help.’
‘The fact that you didn’t ask me for help from the beginning was deliberately omitted.’
So what is the position of the person watching the situation?
It would be impossible to even imagine that Jae-jae Won-ju did not ask Ye-rin for help.
If so, you will inevitably end up making this mistake.
‘Ah, Jae-won-ju asked the matriarch first, but of course the matriarch would have refused.’
… … That’s it.
Didn’t the servant who told me this story ask, ‘Didn’t the matriarch reject it?’
And through that illusion, people’s wariness toward Yerin will become stronger.
‘She is the matriarch of the North Sea Ice Palace, but she is an immature girl who only plays around and does not fulfill her responsibilities.’
Also, as Yerin’s evaluation falls, the evaluation of financial resources will rise further.
‘A woman who took responsibility for the work I was assigned to do, even invited her niece to complete the work with great success.’
Isn’t that what the picture looks like just by looking at it?
‘Hmm, Jae-jae Won-ju used some brains, didn’t he?’
Yerin thought so with a sour face.
but.
‘This isn’t just once or twice, how long do I have to laugh off this fight?’
Her eyes sharpened.
Tolerating it didn’t suit Yerin’s temperament.
rather… … .
‘Now that things have come to this, shall we try to make things a little bigger?’
Yerin smiled evilly.
