A Baby Cat Who Commands the Dog Clan - Chapter 51

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Chapter 51
“Waaaaaah!”
“Nam Goong Jeok of the Nam Goong Family Estate has won!”
“Truly, the Nam Goong Family’s reputation is well-deserved!”
“The little one who cried last year when his pants fell down has actually won the championship!”
Myo Eun Myung watched the scene unfold, then cried out indignantly.
“How is this even fair…!”
Crack!
“It seems your manners still need work.”
Nam Goong Baek flicked a chestnut at Myo Eun Myung’s head with uncanny precision, expertly dodging the rotten duck egg dripping down his face.
“Ugh.”
Myo Eun Myung clutched his head and rolled across the ground.
In the distance, I could see Yu Seong Moon Master handing the golden mouse to Hong Seol.
Hong Seol’s eyes sparkled as she gazed upon the prize, gleaming as brilliantly as the sunlight pouring down.
The sight reminded me of how Hong Seol used to beam with joy when she received a mouse doll from the Nam Goong Family brothers in the past.
From afar, Nam Goong Baek smiled softly.
“This gift is from me, Hong Seol.”
That smile was as pure and clear as a cloudless sky.
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Meanwhile, the real Nam Goong Jeok was being attended to in Hong Seol’s Quarters by Mae Ran.
‘Wow, so my sister gets this kind of pleasant hair brushing every day?’
As warm sunlight poured down and Mae Ran gently combed through my hair with a fine-toothed comb, drowsiness began to wash over me.
Seeing me nodding off, the maid Mae Ran asked with a smile.
“Miss, you shouldn’t sleep now.”
“Huh?”
“You promised to study with the Patriarch soon.”
“S-study?”
“Has our young lady not fully woken up? This isn’t something new. During training hours, you mostly just read books, don’t you?”
‘Wow, my sister is quite impressive.’
I would have given up and run away by now.
I rubbed my nose in admiration.
But Mae Ran frowned at the sight.
“Oh dear, you’ve got food seasoning on your face.”
It seemed that during the meal earlier, fish seasoning made with ginger and soy sauce had gotten on my hands.
I looked down at my grimy palms.
“Ah, this. It was an accident.”
“Just a moment, please.”
Mae Ran hurried back with a handkerchief dampened with water. She scrubbed my face vigorously.
“There, now our young lady’s pretty face is… wait?”
Mae Ran’s eyes widened to the size of carriage wheels.
“Oh my, oh goodness!”
Mae Ran tossed her handkerchief into the air and stumbled backward in alarm.
“What has happened!”
At her outcry, the Wi Sa guards stationed at Chang Cheon Pavilion came rushing over.
“That, over there, our young lady….”
The frightened Mae Ran pointed a trembling finger toward Jeok.
There stood Jeok, drenched and bedraggled, wearing a soaked ceremonial robe.
“That’s a Changcheon Division ceremonial robe!”
“Who are you!”
“I, I’m Nam Goong Jeok….”
When water touches it, the reversal technique becomes useless. The inexperienced Jeok had not anticipated this.
Mae Ran cried out in alarm.
“Young Master! Then where is Miss Hong Seol!”
“She went to Anhui Region instead of me…. Are you going to tell Father?”
“I cannot possibly hide this.”
At the stern Wi Sa’s words, Nam Goong Jeok shrank further into himself.
Being scolded was inevitable.
‘I hope my sister will be all right.’
If water were to touch the ceremonial robe, it would be disastrous.
Crunch.
The anxious Nam Goong Jeok gnawed at his fingernails.
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At that very moment, a festive banquet was unfolding in Yu Seong Moon’s Tower.
“Hehe, truly the Nam Goong Family is exceptional!”
“Nam Goong Baek’s martial prowess is not inferior to many seasoned adults!”
“Such achievement at that age.”
“And the way he looks after his younger brother is remarkable too.”
“Not only that! Nam Goong Jeok also displayed remarkable agility. His courage is admirable.”
The entire tower buzzed with talk of the three young masters of the Nam Goong Family.
“You are too kind. I was merely fortunate.”
Bing Yu Hua smiled softly and brought a warmed cup of wine to her lips.
“And so humble as well!”
Then it happened.
Behind Hong Seol, who was giggling while petting the golden mouse, a girl’s voice suddenly rang out.
“You’re pretty good, aren’t you?”
It was Deng Xiao Xiao, standing with her hands planted on her hips. Hong Seol blinked in confusion.
“Huh? Good at what?”
“Earlier. Charging at Myo Eun Myung, who’s twice your size—my hair stood on end watching it!”
Hong Seol’s cheeks flushed crimson.
To receive recognition from the child I so admired.
“Really? You’re serious?”
“Of course! You were amazing!”
At Deng Xiao Xiao’s words, the children seated nearby began chiming in one by one.
“That’s right. I never knew Nam Goong Jeok could be so brave!”
“Impressive! The Nam Goong Family truly lives up to its reputation!”
Amidst the shower of praise, I didn’t know what to do with myself.
‘Never did I imagine a day would come when I’d receive such admiration from my peers….’
The children’s amazed compliments continued for quite some time.
Of all those present, only Myo Jung San, Myo Geum Myung, and Myo Eun Myung wore frowns on their faces.
“Ow, ow, ow….”
“What are you groaning about?”
Myo Geum Myung, rubbing his swollen jaw, grew dejected at his father’s rebuke.
Myo Jung San lowered his voice as he scolded them.
“You hulking oafs couldn’t even defeat those frail Nam Goong Family brats!”
And it wasn’t merely a loss.
Myo Eun Myung, who had a rotten duck egg smashed over his head, still reeked despite having washed himself clean.
Because of this, his peers quietly kept their distance from him.
In the end, Myo Eun Myung had no choice but to sit alone in a corner, with not a single peer willing to speak to him.
‘Damn it, damn it!’
“By the way, have you heard the rumors about iris silk becoming fashionable in the city lately? I’d like to gift some to my wife.”
“Ah! You mean the fabric sold at the Hong Family Silk Shop? I had a dress made from that silk myself.”
“I heard it’s actually not dyed with iris flowers, but rather colored with some new secret dye?”
“Oh, is that so?”
“These days, violet silk is becoming fashionable alongside the iris silk, or so I’ve heard.”
“It’s absolute chaos! There are plenty of people who want the fabric, but the supply is limited. They say that from the crack of dawn, the wives of high officials send servants to queue up at that shop.”
“My, now that you mention it, what Bing Yu Hua is wearing is violet silk, isn’t it!”
Bing Yu Hua, draped in purple silk, simply smiled. She looked like a single violet blossom.
“It truly is as beautiful as the rumors say….”
While people captivated by her graceful appearance were enthusiastically chatting away.
Myo Jung San, unable to join the conversation, sat alone pouring and drinking wine in large gulps.
Those who noticed his behavior whispered among themselves.
“I heard that the Myo Water Trading Company, which Myo Jung San leads, has suffered great losses recently because of the violet silk….”
“They say even after cutting the silk prices in half, it was useless. The losses only doubled, I’m told.”
“The iris silk estate, into which a fortune was invested, became worthless, and the head of the Myo Family Estate was greatly angered, wasn’t he?”
Upon hearing this, my eyes widened.
‘The Myo Water Trading Company belonged to the Myo Family Estate?’
I had wondered why they used the character ‘Myo,’ which seemed so familiar. But I felt no sympathy whatsoever. I was startled when I examined my own heart.
‘Even though they were once my family….’
What could be the reason?
I scratched my cheek lightly with my round fingernails and fell into thought.
‘The Myo Family Estate possessed power, yet they failed to uphold righteousness and integrity.’
Having reached her conclusion, Hong Seol nodded quietly to herself.
Thanks to this turn of events, the pitiful woman and her children had gained employment, and Hong Seol was content with that outcome.
At that moment, Myo Jung San’s heavy voice resonated through the tower.
“Such losses can be quickly recovered, can they not?”
From his children’s shameful defeat to the iris silk matter—he intended to fill his wounded pride with boasts of his connections.
“The Myo Family Estate possesses extensive networks, so we can easily make up for it. According to what I heard from Hu Gae….”
“How strange.”
Bing Yu Hua, who had remained silent throughout, cut him off and finally parted her lips. All eyes naturally turned toward her.
“Four days ago, I summoned the Hapbi District Chief of the Beggar Sect to the Nam Goong Family Estate grounds.”
Regardless of their status as beggars, the man oversaw a vast territory as large as Hefei.
The District Chief of the Beggar Sect was not someone one could summon at will.
“Indeed, the prestige of the Nam Goong Family is truly remarkable!”
Exclamations rippled through the gathering.
Bing Yu Hua continued without pause.
“Yet according to the Hapbi District Chief’s own words.”
Bing Yu Hua’s lips, painted crimson with rouge, curved into a cold smile.
“Hu Gae has been residing in Nam Man for several years under the orders of the Beggar Sect Master. So how could he have come to Hefei and met with Je Gal Lady of the Myo Family Estate?”
This time, all eyes turned toward Myo Jung San.
“Ah, well, that is….”
Myo Jung San’s mouth trembled as if to speak, then snapped shut. His face had flushed a deep crimson.

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