My Younger Siblings Are the Greatest Masters in the World - Chapter 59
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59.
Seol Changho also nodded in agreement.
“If we explode every time someone provokes us, we’d have to destroy dozens of martial sects. Suryangbang severely crossed the line, but Oryongbang isn’t quite at that level, so let’s just let it slide this time.”
Seol Mantong asked with a puzzled expression.
“Why are you guys acting like Buddha’s middle section?”
Seol Ryeoseon scolded him.
“Do you know how many members Oryongbang has? At a conservative estimate, it would be at least three thousand. You want to kill them all over something like this?”
Only then did Seol Mantong exclaim ‘Ah!’ in realization.
Seol Mujin had said he would enter a temple for a month just for killing around fifty people.
But what if he killed thousands?
He might build an entire temple.
“Right! Let’s show some magnanimity for once! Those Oryongbang bastards are lucky.”
***
The fact that Hwa Seonhwa was painting orchids meant they had found peace in their daily lives.
“You’ve decided to go to Beijing for the Namgung Family matter?”
“Yes.”
“To think Magistrate Go would cause you such trouble. I’m truly sorry.”
Seol Mujin made a ‘Huh?’ expression.
“It’s Magistrate Go’s matter, so why are you sorry, Master Ruju?”
Slip!
The brush went severely off course.
Hwa Seonhwa crumpled the painting and gave an awkward smile.
“Ho ho ho… As, as a fellow adult, that’s what I meant.”
Yeon Seobi, who was watching from the side, spread out new painting paper and said.
“Everyone in this room is an adult. So just speak plainly.”
Seol Mujin asked.
“Do you have something to say?”
Hwa Seonhwa’s face grew redder and redder until it looked like it might drip red paint.
“Master Ruju, don’t tell me you and Magistrate Go are…?”
“That, that’s what happened.”
“Are you two really getting married? When?”
“We haven’t set a date yet, but we’re planning to just get it done quickly when everyone has time.”
Seol Mujin was genuinely happy.
What could be more joyful than seeing two people he liked and respected come together?
“You can’t just do it quickly! You need to do it properly and grandly!”
“At our age, what’s the point…”
Yeon Seobi said.
“Since you’re old and don’t have much time, why don’t you start living together first?”
“You little wench!”
Yeon Seobi, who got smacked on the bottom hard enough to make a slapping sound, laughed.
“Hehe… From how loud you’re being, I guess you like my suggestion?”
Yeon Seobi quickly moved away as Hwa Seonhwa’s hand rose again.
Seol Mujin said.
“Now I have an important reason to come back quickly.”
“No, no, just come back safely, take your time. But when are you leaving?
“Someone from the Namgung Family will come here. As soon as I receive a letter or item from that person, I’ll have to leave immediately.”
Hwa Seonhwa said.
“By the way, we have precious guests from the Hwangbo Family Estate, but I’m worried our hospitality has been lacking.”
Hwangbo Hyeonguk’s group had been practically neglected while dealing with Go Bongsu’s matter.
“It can’t be helped. All three of them will understand.”
“At least treat them well from now on.”
“Yes.”
When he stepped into the back garden, he encountered Hwa Yeonshim.
It seemed like she had been waiting for Seol Mujin rather than it being a coincidence.
“I’m glad the matter was resolved well.”
“Miss Hwa’s advice was a great help.”
“I don’t know what advice I gave, but I’m glad it helped. Ho ho ho!”
Hwa Yeonshim laughed with a clear sound, then lowered her voice.
“But I heard you’ve gotten involved in a very troublesome matter?”
“Pardon?”
“The Third Prince.”
Seol Mujin was startled.
“How did you know about that?”
Since he hadn’t told anyone, the secret must have leaked from the Triplets’ side.
Among the Triplets, it wouldn’t be Seol Changho or Seol Ryeoseon.
“It was Mantong-i.”
“It was a mistake. I caught that mistake.”
“You know it’s a secret, right?”
“I have no intention of spreading it around. There’s no one to tell anyway. But there’s something I’m worried about.”
“Every aspect is worrying.”
“Oryongbang.”
“We’ve decided to let Oryongbang slide.”
“Just because Seol Podoo lets it slide, will Oryongbang do the same?”
“The Namgung Family said they would handle it.”
“You’re going to trust those words and leave Yeonji-ru empty? What if something like what happened with Suryangbang occurs?”
Hearing Hwa Yeonshim’s words, Seol Mujin felt he had underestimated Oryongbang too much.
“The Namgung Family won’t be putting pressure on Oryongbang.”
“Probably someone from the Third Prince’s side will tell them to leave us alone. The problem is how seriously Oryongbang takes that message.”
“Since it’s from the Third Prince’s side, wouldn’t they take it seriously?”
“That would be common sense, but Oryongbang’s leader is a prideful and radical person.”
“You know Bang-ju well?”
“I have a past connection, so I know him fairly well. If the Third Prince’s side delivered the message clumsily, he’s probably raging with anger right about now.”
“That rage could come my way.”
“What worry could there be for Seol Podoo? You could easily handle Oryongbang. The problem is this place when Seol Podoo isn’t here.”
If Oryongbang harmed Yeonji-ru, it would be like locking the barn after losing the cow.
“Should I deal with Oryongbang first before leaving for Beijing?”
“Then you’d make an enemy of the Third Prince?”
“Even if the whole world becomes my enemy, it’s better than something happening to Yeonji-ru.”
Hwa Yeonshim chuckled.
“I knew Seol Podoo would say that. I’ll handle Oryongbang.”
“You will, Miss Hwa? How?”
“The Hwangbo Family’s young masters happen to be here too. No matter how powerful Oryongbang is, they can’t ignore the Hwangbo Family. Plus…”
Hwa Yeonshim looked around and lowered her voice.
“We need to observe the Hwangbo Family’s movements too.”
“The Hwangbo Family’s movements?”
“The Third Prince’s influence has reached the Namgung Family. Do you really think the Imperial Palace’s reach has touched only one of the Odaesega?”
Hwa Yeonshim’s thinking might be a leap, but it wasn’t entirely impossible either.
If the Imperial Palace decided to join hands with Murim forces, the top priority targets would inevitably be the Odaesega and the Nine Great Sects.
Seol Mujin asked.
“You’ll be monitoring the Hwangbo Family Estate?”
“Not monitoring exactly, just keeping watch.”
Hwa Yeonshim reassured the worried Seol Mujin.
“I’ll make sure relations between the Hwangbo Family Estate and Seol Podoo don’t deteriorate.”
“You need to be careful not to get hurt, Miss Hwa.”
“Don’t worry about that either.”
After parting with Hwa Yeonshim, Seol Mujin headed home.
“Ugh―! There’s so much grime behind your ears! Why won’t it come off!”
“Ah! It hurts! It hurts!”
A courtesan was holding Hwanggeum-i at the well, washing behind his ears.
Just then, Jang Jangsim came running over.
“Seon-yeong! That’s not grime!”
“Huh? Not grime? But it’s so dark.”
“That’s a mole! A mole!”
Seon-yeong, who had been rubbing behind Hwanggeum-i’s ear, chuckled.
“You’re right. This really looks just like grime.”
“I said the same thing to the child’s father.”
“So this is hereditary?”
Jang Jangsim let out a long sigh.
“All I know about Hwanggeum-i’s father is his face and that. I don’t even know his name.”
Jang Jangsim was sighing with the determination to sink into the ground when she spotted Seol Mujin.
Seol Mujin bowed his head in greeting.
Though she hadn’t been particularly kind, she had nursed the triplets, so he naturally felt grateful.
Seon-yeong started running toward Seol Mujin but then exclaimed, ‘Oh my! Look at me! I left laundry boiling!’ and disappeared, waving her hand.
“Big brother―!”
Seol Mujin caught the running Hwanggeum-i and lifted him high into the air.
“Oh my! Our Hwanggeum-i has grown so much!”
Jang Jangsim said to Seol Mujin.
“Thank you for being so kind to our Hwanggeum-i.”
“Don’t mention it. It’s only natural.”
“I couldn’t do the same for the triplets.”
They say people don’t change, but looking at Jang Jangsim, that wasn’t necessarily true.
“I should have been better to those children, but I don’t know why I acted that way back then. I was too immature, far too immature.”
“Our children grew up healthy and strong like this all thanks to you, ma’am. Please don’t say such things.”
“Thank you for saying that. But… you call other courtesans ‘sister’ while calling me ‘ma’am’?”
“What? Oh, no, that’s…”
“Do I look that old?”
“No. It’s not that… If I called you ‘sister,’ then Hwanggeum-i would have to call our children ‘uncle’ or ‘aunt.’ It would mess up the family tree.”
Hwanggeum-i shouted.
“No way! I’m going to call Ryeoseon ‘sister’!”
“Ho ho ho! Just kidding, just kidding! Ho ho ho!”
Somehow it didn’t seem like a joke.
***
Third Prince Ju Cheonmyeong drained his cup in one gulp and said.
“The provincial inspectors of Shandong Province and Anhui Province seem to have definitely become my people, but the problem is Hebei Province.”
Hebei Province was a strategic location among strategic locations since it surrounded Beijing.
Minister of Justice Yeon Daebang filled Ju Cheonmyeong’s empty cup and said.
“How about targeting the provincial governor first rather than the provincial inspector?”
“While the provincial governor has a higher rank at the second grade, winning over the provincial inspector who handles criminal justice would be much more effective.”
“We can’t ignore the provincial governor either.”
Ju Cheonmyeong swirled his filled cup and said.
“I personally really dislike the Hebei Province provincial governor. That bastard is a typical corrupt official.”
“We can just get rid of him after achieving our great cause.”
Ju Cheonmyeong habitually rubbed behind his ear with his thumb.
“Ah right! What about that letter from the Namgung Clan?”
“The one that came through carrier pigeon? The Namgung Clan said they’re sending someone. But they said to keep an eye on the young man who brought the letter, though I don’t know more than that since letters sent by carrier pigeon can’t be long. Ah! They said his occupation is podoo.”
“Podoo?”
“A low-ranking official without any court rank who catches criminals in counties.”
“The Namgung Clan told us to keep an eye on such a person?”
“You don’t need to worry about it. Your Highness won’t be meeting with Murim ruffians directly anyway.”
In fact, the Third Prince’s side didn’t consider the Namgung Clan a major asset.
In case other brothers or uncles brought in Murim forces, they regarded them as something like a shield.
So they were gathering various Murim forces, but didn’t consider them particularly important.
If a real war broke out, what mattered was military power.
How much help could scattered Martial Artists be in a massive war?
Better to have them than not, perhaps?
Ju Cheonmyeong, who was about to bring the cup to his lips, set it down halfway.
“The alcohol has no taste.”
Ju Cheonmyeong didn’t drink heavily, but he was a rare connoisseur of fine liquor.
Ju Cheonmyeong was someone who wouldn’t hesitate to travel a thousand li if there was delicious alcohol.
“You seem to be in a bad mood.”
The alcohol Ju Cheonmyeong was drinking now was the most expensive and finest in Beijing.
“I feel somehow blocked up. Work is clearly progressing, but it feels like I’m walking in place?”
“The time isn’t ripe yet, so don’t rush.”
“When rebellions are breaking out everywhere and people are declaring themselves emperor left and right?”
“Those with real potential are still holding their breath, aren’t they?”
“Well, that’s true.”
Ju Cheonmyeong’s left hand rubbed behind his ear.
“You’ll wear your ear raw at this rate.”
Ju Cheonmyeong took his hand away from his ear and muttered.
“Isn’t there a physician who removes moles?”
***
The person most disappointed by the news that she couldn’t go to Beijing together was Hwangbo Ryeoseon.
When she asked why, he couldn’t tell her the reason.
He couldn’t reveal the Namgung Clan’s greatest secret to the Hwangbo Family Estate.
“Actually, I have a favor to ask of Lady Hwangbo.”
“A favor?”
Hwangbo Ryeoseon’s eyes sparkled.
“I won’t be able to handle the Oryongbang matter because I’m going to Beijing.”
Hwangbo Ryeoseon had heard about the relationship between Seol Mujin and Oryongbang.
“Should I destroy Oryongbang?”
Hwangbo Hyeonguk was startled by Hwangbo Ryeoseon’s words.
“Sister! Do you think Oryongbang is some minor Black Island faction?”
“Isn’t it a minor Black Island faction?”
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