Fake Concubine 21

“Ugh….”

Regardless, ​why ​did ​his ​stomach feel so ​uncomfortable ​today? ​Hae-min ​clenched ​his fists and lightly ​patted ​his chest. Seeing ​this, So-hee declared ​once ​again.

“You’re ​pregnant.”

“I ​am ​not.”

Moon ​Hae-min replied firmly. ​Yet, ​he ​didn’t know why ​a sudden chill ran ​down his ​spine.

‘I must ​really be ​in poor ​health.’

Now, ​cold ​sweat was trickling ​down. Hae-min ​wiped [visit our site]the perspiration from ​his forehead [stolen content]with the ​back of his hand ​and muttered.

“I ​think ​I should visit a physician.”

“To find ​out how many months ​along ​you ​are?”

“Of ​course ​not.”

It was obviously ​not to ​visit ​a physician because ​he ​suspected he was pregnant. At ​first, he ​thought ​his body was ​simply ​fatigued ​from ​the ​aftermath of ​their ​intense lovemaking, ​but now it seemed that wasn’t the ​only reason. He ​intended to get ​a check-up in case ​it was ​a serious illness.

“Brother, ​Grandma ​Manpo is the ​best at reading ​pulses.”

Dong-sik chimed ​in ​at that ​moment. ​He had ​seemed ​absorbed in ​talking ​about ​snacks, but it ​appeared ​he had ​been ​listening. ​Hae-min ​stroked Dong-sik’s head and asked.

“Who is Grandma Manpo?”

“She’s not a licensed physician, but my mom says she’s more gifted than visit our sitethe Read on Read BL Novelsdoctors. She unauthorized copylives nearby; shall I tell you where?”

“Yes, please do.”

When looking for a physician, a recommendation from a local was the best. Although this Grandma Manpo was not a formal physician, if the locals trusted and relied on her, she must possess some skill.

Dong-sik gave him the address. Sure enough, it was close to the vacant lot, making it easy to find.

For someone who wasn’t a licensed physician, the atmosphere of the shop felt more like a clinic than an actual clinic. This was because mysterious medicinal herbs were scattered everywhere. Moon Hae-min looked around with curiosity.

“Stay still. I cannot read your pulse properly if you keep moving.”

Grandma Manpo, who was feeling his pulse, admonished him gently. Even this small action felt so professional that Hae-min thought, ‘I’ve come to the right place.’

“Hmm….”

“Is something wrong?”

“There is no illness, but there is a child. Let’s see… is the child eight months along, or nine?”

“…Excuse me?”

I’ve come to the wrong place. Moon Hae-min changed his mind instantly. To say that he, a proper ordinary human male, had a child—it was an absurd diagnosis.

“I’m sorry, but I believe you’ve misread my pulse.”

“Do not jump up and down so. You’ll startle the child in your womb. Though, it seems you’ve passed the stage where you need to be overly cautious.”

“No, I mean, for goodness’ sake….”

Hae-min withdrew the arm he had extended for the pulse reading. Pulling down his sleeve, he grumbled in a low voice.

“I am an ordinary human male. It is impossible for me to get pregnant.”

Moon Hae-min was living his life pretending to be Moon Hee-yul. Therefore, he also had to pretend to be a Scentless Eumin, but this time, he simply couldn’t do it.

Fortunately, Grandma Manpo knew nothing about Moon Hae-min’s personal identity. This was because he had intentionally pretended to be a commoner. Recalling this, Hae-min asserted himself confidently.

“My pulse must have skipped a beat. I haven’t been feeling well today.”

“That cannot be. The signs of pregnancy are too clear to be mistaken.”

“No, but if I were carrying a child, how could my stomach be this flat?”

“Of course it can be. Do you think there are only one or two Eumin who are completely unaware of their pregnancy for ten months and only realize it on the day of birth? A stomach doesn’t always bulge just because one is pregnant. It is even more so for male Eumin.”

“I told you, I am an ordinary person who has never even experienced a heat cycle.”

“Tell me honestly. Setting aside [Read on Read BL Novels]the heat cycle, [unauthorized copy]have you never shared a bed stolen contentwith a yang-person?”

“…….”

For a moment, he was speechless. Taking advantage of the gap, Grandma Manpo explained calmly.

“Usually, manifestation as a sexual-person occurs around the age of ten, but that is not always the case. Some manifest after they turn twenty. It is not even that rare a case.”

“No, b-but… I’ve never suffered from manifestation pains….”

“Is that truly so? Have you not been ill even once in the past year?”

Now that she mentioned it, he had suffered a severe body ache during the transition from winter to spring. He had thought it was just a terrible cold because he felt nauseous and his limbs throbbed, but could that possibly be…

“No… it’s not. That can’t be. It can’t….”

Hae-min muttered blankly. In reality, he was saying this to himself. [stolen content]He was telling himself that he had simply fallen ill because he had stolen contentbeen exposed to the cold wind all winter, and that he had never suffered from manifestation pains.

However, Grandma Manpo thoroughly crushed Moon Hae-min’s delusions.

“Whether you believe it or not is your choice, but it would be wise to start discussing the future with the yang-person who is the father. The child will be born in the blink of an eye.”

He didn’t know in what state of mind he had returned home.

As soon as Moon Hae-min returned to his quarters, he bolted the door. His body trembled as if the bleak autumn wind had seeped into his bones. He pulled the blanket around himself and muttered.

“No, it’s not true, it’s not….”

However, Hae-min’s heart was already leaning toward acceptance. He knew it too. Just as Grandma Manpo said, there were cases where people manifested after twenty. He just never imagined it would happen to him.

‘What do I do….’

Hae-min pulled his knees up and buried his head between them. The fact that he had manifested as an Eumin visit our sitewithout knowing it was shocking [unauthorized copy]enough, but the shock of being pregnant was on another level.

Moreover, it wasn’t the early stages, but the eighth or ninth month. Didn’t that mean the birth was almost next month? Hae-min snapped his head up and touched his stomach. But his belly was as flat as usual, showing no signs of pregnancy at all.

‘Is there really… something inside here?’

That fact was chilling, anxiety-inducing, and unbelievable, yet… it was fascinating. It wasn’t the time to be thinking this, but he felt the child would be cute once born.

However, when he asked himself if the child could actually be born, he couldn’t find an answer. Not only did he lack the confidence to give birth, but Song Seol was also a problem.

‘I don’t want to give birth to Song Seol’s child.’

Moon Hae-min did not dislike Song Seol. If anything, he had a favorable impression of him, and at some point, he had grown fond of him. The kindness and praise Song Seol occasionally offered warmed his heart. However, having his child was a separate matter.

Because ‘Moon Hee-yul’ was not the legal wife. If he gave birth, this child would become a concubine’s child. And the child would grow up experiencing all sorts of sorrow. In a world where providing only the best for one’s child is barely enough, he could not pass down the status of a concubine’s child. The mere thought of it made his insides twist in horror.

Although Song Seol had promised to take him as a formal wife, that too was a problem. He couldn’t pretend to unauthorized copybe Moon Hee-yul forever. A long tail is [Read on Read BL Novels]bound to be stepped on. Whether he was caught due to [visit our site]his own mistake or because Lord Moon in Hanyang made a mistake, the truth would be revealed one day. If that happened, his child would…

“…….”

Being a concubine’s child was better; he could not let the child be the offspring of a criminal. It would be too cruel for a child who had simply been born.

Yet, he couldn’t honestly tell Song Seol everything and ask for forgiveness. Song Seol was a man who never forgave a sinner under any circumstances. If he learned the full story, Song Seol would execute him without hesitation, even if he were the Eumin he had slept with.

‘As expected, it’s better not to give birth….’

He felt sorry for the child just for thinking this. However, Hae-min forced himself to hold onto his wavering heart. To find a way to survive, he had to think realistically.

Give birth, or do not give birth.

Above all, this was the choice he had to make first. Moon Hae-min first hypothesized the case where he chose ‘do not give birth.’

First, he would have to have an abortion. As far as Moon Hae-min knew, methods for abortion existed, but they were dangerous, and erasing a child who had entered the final visit our sitestages of pregnancy was something he couldn’t bring [stolen content]himself to do. Still, let’s assume he managed to have an abortion somehow.

‘Song Seol is a Grand Prince.’

In other words, he was royalty. Furthermore, he was third in line for the throne, a noble among royals.

Therefore, Song Seol’s child was naturally royalty as well. Even if ‘Moon Hee-yul’ remained a concubine, the child would not be an ordinary concubine’s child, and if he became the legal wife, it went without saying.

Aborting royalty was a grave crime that could lead to execution by dismemberment. For a moment, the public execution he had seen at the Namdaemun market flashed through his mind, and his heart turned cold.

‘What? A public execution?’

‘…Yes.’

‘Haha, it happens occasionally. The Grand Prince kills those who do wicked things.’

‘It’s no exaggeration. He literally kills them!’

“Ah….”

It seemed an abortion was out of the question. Rather than ‘cannot,’ it was more accurate to say he ‘must not.’

Moon Hae-min erased the option of ‘do not give birth.’ Thus, only one option remained: ‘give birth.’

This too had many mountains to climb in its own right, but his mind felt a bit more at ease. And in that moment, Moon Hae-min realized that he actually wanted the child.

‘I don’t want to give birth to Song Seol’s child. But… I want to give birth to my child.’

It wasn’t a new wish. For a very long time, Moon Hae-min had wanted to build a harmonious family. Because he himself had not grown up in such a family. Even if he married a commoner and had a commoner child, he wanted to raise that child as preciously as the children of high-ranking officials.

‘This might be a crisis, but at the same time, an opportunity.’

If he had known he would manifest as an Eumin, he would never have come visit our siteas a concubine in place of Moon Hee-yul. But it had already [unauthorized copy]happened; what could he do now? If he was going [visit our site]to have a child anyway, he wanted to do it with a good heart.

A foolish greed grew instantly. Hae-min touched his stomach again. His touch was far more cautious and filled with love than it had been a moment ago.

“Then… what do I do now?”

Now that his mind was made up, it was time to make a plan. On a night as autumn deepened, Moon Hae-min, feeling like a strategist facing a battle he could not afford to lose, sought a way for both himself and the child to survive.