I Became the Young Wife of the Martial Arts Novel’s Male Lead

Episode 55

“If you want to find the right materials, wouldn’t it be better to go to the pavilion?”

“Well, that’s true.”

Yerin lightly shrugged her shoulders.

“Now that we’ve come this far, wouldn’t it be better to search for as much as we can?”

“That means… … .”

“There may still be accounts receivable that have not been discarded.”

“okay. “It makes sense.”

Doyul nodded.

In the case of accounting ledgers, there was a tendency to first make initial entries on site and then transfer them to the main office and organize them later.

With that calculation in mind, the two people searched through the warehouse.

‘huh?’

Yerin’s gaze became sharp.

‘The color of the wall here is subtly different from other places?’

Yerin walked closer to the wall and raised her hand to tap on the wall.

Plump.

A clear sound rang out.

It was said that there was empty space inside.

“Hmm. Is it a tracheal device? … .”

After thinking for a moment, Yerin carefully pressed the brick with her hand.

‘ah.’

For a moment, Yerin’s eyes widened.

Gradually-.

I thought the bricks were moving from side to side,

Sweet.

A small space was revealed inside.

Books were piled up inside.

It was a draft of the cashier’s ledger.

“Palace lord, look at this!”

At that urgent call, Doyul came closer to Yerin.

The cash register was organized by the items handled by the gold coin merchant.

Yerin leafed through the drafts.

Doyul also craned his head and looked at the draft next to Yerin.

“This… … !”

At that moment, Doyul’s eyes opened wide.

* * *

The moon has set, and before we know it, a blue dawn has filled our son-in-law.

The North Sea Ice Palace was also fast asleep.

However, even within the ice palace, there were people who had not yet fallen asleep: Doyul and Yerin.

Their destination is the Discipline Institute.

It was the place that governed the security, law, and punishment of the Beihai Ice Palace and, by extension, the Beihai Province.

* * *

“Discipline Wonju.”

A soft call was heard outside the door.

Gyulryunwonju, who had been sleeping soundly, lifted his eyelids.

“… … “Aren’t you the palace lord?”

It was a clear voice, as if he had never been asleep from the beginning.

After gathering his composure for a moment, Gyulwonju stood up and opened the door.

“What are you doing here, my lord?” … this.”

The governor of the discipline slightly raised his eyebrows.

Doyul now looked completely different from the lord of the North Sea Ice Palace.

Not only did his sweat-soaked hair stick to his forehead, but his entire body was covered in pitch-black clothing.

Moreover, isn’t he holding a cloth that looks like a mask in his hand?

But that wasn’t the only thing that surprised Gyulwonju.

“Was the matriarch with you too?”

Yerin was standing behind Doyul.

“You were probably asleep, but I’m sorry for coming to see you so suddenly.”

Yerin came one step ahead and politely apologized.

Yerin was also wearing the same outfit as Doyul.

Frowning his eyebrows, Gyulwonju took a step back.

“It seems like you have a story. “Please come in first.”

“thank you.”

“Then please excuse me.”

Doyul and Yerin entered the room without hesitation.

Gyulgyul Wonju, who closed the door himself, turned to face the two people.

“So, what brought you to visit Nobu at this late hour?”

“Please check this first.”

Doyul took out the book he had kept neatly in his arms and held it out.

Gyulwonju looked at the cover.

“Isn’t this the first draft of the cashier’s ledger? When it comes to fur deposits and gold coins… … .”

Gyulgyulwonju’s face, who was flipping through a book, hardened slightly.

“no way?”

“That is true.”

Doyul said that much.

As an elder of the North Sea Ice Palace, he was the Lord of Gyul Gyulwon, who assisted Doyul and ruled the North Sea Fortress for a long time.

There was no way I didn’t know what the contents of this book meant.

And why Doyul and Yerin came to visit him at this time.

“okay.”

Gyulwonju nodded and turned around.

“I will summon the disciplinary team immediately.”

“Thank you.”

Doyul expressed his gratitude with a relieved face.

Because the matter was so urgent, Gyulwonju left the room without saying another word.

No, I was trying to get out.

“By the way.”

Gyulgyulwonju, who had just taken a step outside the door, stopped.

After that, he looked back at Doyul and Yerin with a suspicious expression.

“Where did you two get this book?”

To the question that caught them off guard, Doyul and Yerin became nervous for the first time.

“hmm… … That is… … .”

Doyul hesitated and could not answer properly.

“Well, we said… … It just so happened… … .”

The same was true for Yerin.

Gyulwonju’s eyes narrowed.

“The clothes you two are wearing, and even this ledger that suddenly appeared.”

“Um, Master of Discipline… … ?”

“It seems like you two have been through a lot while I was asleep.”

Yerin and Doyul kept their mouths shut.

“…….”

“…….”

Gyulwonju sighed deeply.

“I’m in an urgent situation right now, so I won’t ask any more questions.”

Then he looks at the two people in turn with a stern expression.

“After this matter is resolved, it seems necessary to have a serious conversation about this issue again.”

“Well, that’s… … .”

“Then, will you answer this old lady’s question?”

Although it took the form of a question, it was almost like a notice.

“Why are you two who haven’t even reached adulthood without even an escort?”

“…….”

“About why you were out at this late hour.”

With those words, Gyulgyulwonju went out without any hesitation.

Each word is so sharp that it feels like a dagger stabbing my heart.

“Yes, palace lord.”

Yerin swallowed her dry saliva and looked back at Doyul.

“Don’t you feel like we’re in a huge mess?”

“Well, this is just my opinion.”

Doyul looked like he had already given up.

“I think it would be better to prepare your mind.”

“Are you mentally prepared?”

“yes. “Probably, Gyulwonju won’t let this incident go by.”

Doyul laughed helplessly.

“You will be scolded harshly. “I can assure you.”

Yerin suddenly stopped at those words.

‘I’m upset… … la.’

It was still unfamiliar to be scolded by someone.

Because that action itself was someone scolding Yerin for worrying about her.

‘Why are two people who haven’t even reached adulthood without even an escort?’

‘I wonder if you were out at this late hour.’

Gyulgyulwonju clearly said that earlier.

‘… … ‘There’s no need to worry.’

Even excluding the fact that Yerin was Baek Seol-ryeon in her previous life and was the founder of the North Sea Ice Palace.

Both herself and Doyul had the ability to protect one body.

Nevertheless, Gyulwonju’s face hardened as he was worried about them.

That’s probably it.

‘I guess it’s because he cares for us.’

For some reason, the deep part of my chest feels tickled, as if it were being rubbed with a feather.

I could tell without looking at the mirror.

‘I’m probably making a really stupid face right now.’

Yerin lowered her head for no reason.

The reason I showed Doyul this expression was because I was embarrassed.

* * *

Before dawn.

Disciplinary officers raided the gold coin shop.

The crew searched through all the palaces and warehouses and piled up materials like a mountain.

After that, the returning discipline members reported.

“There was a huge amount of fur in the warehouse.”

“okay?”

“yes. “The quantity was so large that it seemed as if all the furs in the North Sea Province had been collected.”

The discipline member who was reporting couldn’t hide his tired expression.

The truth thus revealed was roughly as follows.

Aside from the gold coin merchants, all other merchants who paid fur were ghost merchants.

In order to avoid being discovered that they were monopolizing the fur industry, they pretended that they were paying taxes at various higher levels.

In reality, the only designated merchant with the right to pay fur was the gold merchant.

Of course, the Geumhwa Merchants Association abused that right.

‘When doing business with other dry goods merchants, don’t even think about doing business with us!’

They cleverly created a situation where they could not pay taxes unless they traded with the gold coin merchant.

At first, there were people who protested against the absurdity, but that opposition was also blocked.

‘How dare this bastard try to hand over his fur to someone else?!’

‘I want to die!’

The Geumhwa Trading Company caught hold of the pod and beat one of the dry goods store owners to the brink of death.

Even the top brass did not hesitate to put pressure on the hunters.

‘Is it really necessary to pay taxes with money?’

‘yes? What is that… … .’

‘Oh, go get some fur!’

It was a ridiculous tyranny.

However, other dry goods merchants and merchants had no choice but to take precautions.

This was because he knew that the Geumhwa Sangdan was under the protection of the Ministry of Finance and, by extension, the Jigajang, a family of the Ministry of Finance.

It was natural that everyone was very scared.

In this way, all the furs in the Beihai Province flocked to the top of the gold coins.

After paying the amount of taxes, the gold merchants disposed of the remaining furs and made a profit.

And part of the profits went to the head of the household.

“… … “That was a really clever move.”

Gyulgyulwonju could not hide his shocked face.