Episode 53
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Around the time Yerin was looking down at her bracelet.
“ma’am.”
Unexpectedly, Doyul returned to her place with hurried steps.
“Palace lord?”
Yerin looked at Doyul with startled rabbit eyes.
“Weren’t you going to work?”
“That’s true, but… … “I heard that the head of finance visited her wife.”
Doyul opened his mouth worriedly.
For a moment, there was a hint of playfulness in Yerin’s voice.
“So, is it okay for me to know that you came back in a hurry because you were worried about me?”
“… … Well, if you really have to ask, it’s not wrong.”
Doyul answered with a sullen expression.
Yerin smiled brightly.
“is it so? “Does this feel good?”
“I am not asking this lightly. If the financial advisor was rude to his wife… … .”
Doyul’s eyes, who had been worrying over and over again, landed on Yerin’s wrist.
Doyul’s eyes suddenly became astonished.
“And what is that bracelet?”
“Oh, this?”
Yerin raised her wrist so that Doyul could see it clearly.
The ruby and pearls collided and made a cheerful rattling sound.
“The head of the Ministry of Finance gave it to me as a gift.”
“A gift?”
Doyul could not hide his doubtful expression.
Yerin nodded.
“yes. “He said that everything that had happened so far was just a misunderstanding, so let’s forget everything.”
“It’s a misunderstanding. How many times has the head of financial affairs been rude to his wife…” … !”
Doyul ended up getting angry.
Yerin added as if listening.
“Besides, you asked me to speak to the palace lord in a good way so that we can resolve this issue of rent.”
“It’s amazing! How can you be so shameless… … !”
Doyul raised his voice without realizing it.
Meanwhile.
Feeling strangely uncomfortable, Doyul narrowed his eyes and called out to Yerin.
“By the way, ma’am.”
“Yes, please tell me.”
“Then shouldn’t I take that bracelet?”
Deep wrinkles had already formed between Doyul’s eyebrows.
“If you receive that bracelet, it’s the same as accepting the financial support offer… … .”
“You are correct.”
Yerin lightly shrugged her shoulders.
At that sly answer, Doyul opened his mouth.
“No, what if you say that? “If you look at it broadly, isn’t financial support also subject to investigation?”
Doyul protested in a startled voice.
“Just yesterday, you said that we should make the space tax issue a big deal and cover the eyes of the National Finance Agency, right?”
“Hmm, I think the palace lord somewhat misunderstood my meaning.”
But then.
Yerin shook her head towards Doyul.
The black eyes were sparkling mischievously.
“Even if I accept the offer, whether the palace lord will be persuaded by my words is a different matter, right?”
“yes?”
Doyul, caught off guard, looked blankly at Yerin.
Yerin raised both hands in an exaggerated motion.
“How can I change the decision the palace lord has already made?”
Isn’t it?
Yerin asked that question and smiled.
“I did my best to persuade you, but if the palace lord is not persuaded, that’s it.”
“what… … “Yes, that is true.”
Doyul stared at Yerin with a shocked gaze.
Then Yerin made a straight face.
“Why are you looking at me like that?”
“No, it’s nothing.”
Doyul shook his head excitedly.
Still, there was one unresolved question left in his heart.
‘Why?’
That’s why the wife’s pretty smile looks strangely evil.
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Sookmyung looked down at the scroll in her hand with an expression as if she had been hit on the head.
“This, this… … .”
Her hands were shaking so much that even the letters on the scroll were shaking violently.
The person from the Discipline Center spoke with an expressionless face.
“It was sent by the palace lord himself.”
“Noisy! “I didn’t give you permission to open your mouth!”
Sookmyung raised his head and raised his voice.
“… … .”
The person from the discipline took a step back with a look of disgust on his face.
Fate’s gaze fell back on the scroll.
“It is a lie.”
I couldn’t believe my eyes at all.
Sookmyung rubbed his eyes roughly and then stared at the scroll again.
As if doing so would change the contents of the scroll.
But the content remained the same.
<For illegally collecting rent without even permission from the North Sea Ice Palace, I will collect a fine of 3,000 nyang from the head of the house.>
It was an official document that even bore the seal of the North Sea Ice Palace.
A lot of power went into Fate’s hands.
The scroll crumpled with a loud sound.
“This is ridiculous!”
Fate did everything he could to get this incident over with.
Didn’t he go to Ye-rin, who didn’t want to see him like that, and offer him a ruby bracelet, and even grovel?
‘And yet, fines like this are handed down every now and then!’
Unable to hold back his anger, Sookmyung jumped up from his seat.
“I have to see the matriarch in person!”
But then.
“You don’t have to do that.”
A soft voice dissuaded Fookmyung.
Sookmyung looked back with his eyes sharpened.
Yerin was standing with a smile on her face.
“You can leave now and see.”
“Yes, matriarch.”
The person from the Disciplinary Center bowed his head and walked out.
Sookmyung suddenly raised her voice at Yerin.
“Madam, did you know that the head of the household was fined!”
“Yes, I know.”
At that calm answer, Sookmyung’s face turned bright red.
“So, I came to see you because I thought the head of the finance department was feeling uncomfortable.”
A spark flew into the eyes of fate.
“How can you be so shameless!!”
“Shameless, la.”
Yerin shrugged her shoulders sheepishly.
“Did I do something wrong to the Lord of Finance?”
“Didn’t you make a pact with me!”
Unable to overcome his frustration, Sookmyung lost his temper.
“I will forget the misunderstandings that have accumulated so far and speak kindly to the palace lord so that he can ease his mind! so!”
Sookmyung pointed his finger at the ruby bracelet hanging on Yerin’s wrist.
“You even took that ruby bracelet from me!”
“Oh, I tried my best.”
However, Yerin did not blink even in the face of fate’s anger.
On the contrary, he looks like he is sighing deeply.
“No matter how many times I persuaded him, the palace lord’s anger did not go away. “What can I do there?”
At that sly reply, it felt as if Fate’s eyes were turning completely white with anger.
‘What the hell is that talking about now!’
But Yerin’s words weren’t over yet.
“That is correct, the Lord of Finance asked you to forget about the misunderstanding, right?”
“No, that’s… … !”
“So, I completely forgot what happened at the auction the other day.”
Sookmyung felt speechless.
In addition, Yerin echoed what Sookmyung had said.
“I thought the reason the Lord of Finance gave me this bracelet was to be polite to the matriarch.”
Sookmyung was so shocked that he was on the verge of losing his breath.
‘Hey, that clever girl!’
But then.
Yerin narrowed her eyes and looked at Sookmyung.
“You didn’t give me this bracelet with the intention of bribing me, did you?”
“that… … that.”
Fate flinched and stiffened his shoulders.
That part was the most frustrating part.
Even so, he had incurred the wrath of the palace owner due to the seat rent issue.
In such a situation, did you give a bribe to smooth over the problem?
And to the matriarch whom the palace lord cherishes the most?
‘… … That’s not allowed.’
You must never admit to being a bribe.
Isn’t this the same as admitting to having committed another illegal act?
Sookmyung bit her lip, pulling it until it bled.
‘It’s finally gotten a little quieter.’
Yerin smiled with satisfaction.
“Thank you so much for this wonderful gift.”
“… … .”
“I plan to sell this ruby bracelet at a good price and pay compensation to the merchants who collected the rent from the head of the household.”
Yerin turned fate upside down until the very end.
“Then rest comfortably.”
Druk-tap!
The door was closed.
At the same time, angry shouts echoed throughout the room.
“Aaaah!!”
In addition, Sookmyung swung his hand roughly and threw away all the items on the table.
Clink, clink!
The sound of objects breaking and breaking was loud.
“How dare you make fun of me!!”
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Beyond the closed door, the sound of objects breaking continued to ring.
‘Gosh, I wonder if they’ll have a hard time cleaning up the room.’
Yerin clicked her tongue.
‘Well, I think I’ve scratched the surface as much as possible, but… … .’
Still, isn’t it a bit disappointing to leave like this?
Yerin decided to be grumpy just a little bit more.
“There, you.”
At her call, a man passing by on the street bowed his head.
“Yes, matriarch.”
“It looks like the head of the finance department is very uncomfortable.”
Yerin continued, pretending to be worried about her fate.
“Anger comes from fire, so please send me some medicine to control anger.”
“Yes, I understand.”
Normally, giving someone a bottle and giving them medicine is the thing that makes me the most angry.
Yerin smiled and walked out of the finance center at a brisk pace.
