Fake Concubine 3

Boring ​but ​uneventful ​days ​passed.

In the meantime, ​the ​wind ​grew ​noticeably ​colder, and Moon Hae-min ​became ​accustomed to living ​as ‘Moon Hee-yul.’ ​However, ​he ​hadn’t ​become ​accustomed ​to the role ​of ​‘Grand ​Prince Byeokran’s concubine.’ ​On the contrary, he ​was now ​even unsure ​why he ​had come ​to ​Songdo ​in the first ​place.

‘Perhaps Grand ​Prince Byeokran has forgotten ​my existence.’

Song Seol did ​not seek out Moon ​Hae-min. They ​lived ​under the same roof, so they ​should have run into ​each ​other, ​but ​they ​never did. Thanks ​to this, ​Moon ​Hae-min lived more ​like ​a guest than a concubine.

He ​didn’t dislike ​it. ​Rather, he was ​relieved ​that ​he ​didn’t ​have to ​deal ​with a ​difficult person. However, the thought, ‘Can I ​keep living like ​this?’ occasionally crossed ​his mind.

A life where ​he did ​nothing all day ​long. ​He hadn’t lived ​a meaningful life ​in Hanseong ​either, ​but this ​didn’t ​seem right ​either.

‘I ​should at ​least ​go ​out today.’

Having made ​up ​his mind, ​Hae-min ​left ​his ​room. A cold wind blew fiercely, causing him to shrink back, but he couldn’t stay in his room any longer.

“Where are you going?”

Just as he was crossing the yard, Read on Read BL Novelsa maid unauthorized copywho was sweeping asked. Hae-min, feeling guilty for no reason, replied,

“I’m going for a walk.”

“Are you going out alone when you’re not familiar with the area?”

“……”

Moon Hae-min hesitated. Could it be that Song Seol had forbidden him from going out? Well, he had brought his enemy’s son into his house, so it was possible…

“If you don’t have anywhere to go, you should go to Namdaemun Market. It’s easy to find if you just follow the main road.”

“……Thank you.”

She wasn’t trying to stop him. Relieved, Hae-min moved on.

As the maid said, the number of pedestrians increased as he followed the main road. Finding the market was easy. He just had to follow people who looked like merchants.

“Buy pottery, buy pottery!”

“Delicious radishes are here! Spicy and sweet radishes are here!”

Shouts of hawkers rang out from everywhere. Read on Read BL NovelsThanks to the lively [visit our site]atmosphere unique to the market, Hae-min’s mood was also uplifted.

What should he look at first? There were so many things to see that it was dizzying. He had often visited markets in Hanseong, but the market in Songdo was quite different. For example, the sight of carts loaded with precious ginseng passing by.

‘Songdo is famous for ginseng, so it must be true.’

Products from foreign countries were also seen from time to time. Moon Hae-min turned his head, looking around. He didn’t want to look like a clumsy foreigner, but his eyes naturally wandered.

“Oh?”

Then, he saw a store that caught his eye. It was a store with a small sign that said ‘Used Book Store’ above the door.

Just then, a woman left the store. In the moment the door was wide open, a bookshelf filled with books was visible.

‘There’s a used bookstore in Songdo too!’

Come to think of it, it was only natural. There was no way there wouldn’t be a used bookstore in such a bustling city. Songdo was also a key point for traders from various countries, so there must be many rare books.

Moon Hae-min headed towards the used bookstore like a butterfly drawn to the scent. Then he stopped.

‘Wait. Then can I do transcription work?’

When he lived in Hanseong, Hae-min made money by copying and selling books. He started it to earn living expenses, but he enjoyed it because it suited his love of reading. Moreover, there were few scribes unauthorized copywho wrote as quickly [unauthorized copy]stolen contentand beautifully as Moon Hae-min, so he received a good wage.

It would be nice if he could do transcription work in Songdo as well. He was feeling listless because he had nothing to do.

“Okay.”

He should ask the owner of the used bookstore if they were looking for a scribe. Having made up his mind, Hae-min started walking towards the used bookstore again.

On the way back to Grand Prince Byeokran’s residence.

Moon Hae-min held a book in his hand. It was a hard-won opportunity. When Hae-min said he wanted to do transcription work, the owner of the used bookstore looked him up and down and asked.

‘Which nobleman’s son are you to be doing transcription work?’

‘I’m just a passing commoner, so please speak comfortably. And I’m confident in my transcription skills. Please give me as much as you want.’

‘You look like a well-raised young master…’

The owner of the used bookstore tilted his head. He looked like a nobleman, but he claimed to be a commoner, so he seemed unsure.

But he didn’t bother to ask. Among the fallen nobles, there were some who were short on money but couldn’t work because of their pride, so they pretended to be commoners. He seemed to think that Moon Hae-min was one of those cases.

He didn’t care what misunderstandings others had, as long as they didn’t ask any further. There was no point visit our sitein being known as unauthorized copy‘the eldest stolen contentson of the Geumcheon Moon clan’ and ‘Grand Prince Byeokran’s concubine,’ as it would only hinder his job search.

‘Then how many days will it take to copy everything?’

‘Two days.’

‘There’s no need to rush, so bring it when it’s finished. We’ll decide on the payment then.’

The owner of the used bookstore said that this book was a popular romance novel these days. Until recently, they couldn’t lend it out because they didn’t have enough books.

It seemed that there were many customers, so if he did well, he wouldn’t lack work. However, there was one problem.

‘I don’t have paper, brushes, or ink.’

Buying paper, brushes, and ink all at once was quite a burden. He had some money on hand, but it was an emergency fund for unforeseen circumstances.

‘……Grand Prince Byeokran’s residence must have plenty of paper, brushes, and ink.’

Maybe he could borrow some. Even if he was rejected, he could still ask.

With that thought in mind, Hae-min looked for the head servant as soon as he returned to the residence.

“Excuse me……”

At the small call, the head servant turned to look at him.

“Yes, young master.”

Young master. No matter what else, he couldn’t get used to this title. Moon Hae-min fidgeted with his hands in awkwardness.

“Actually, there’s something I need, and I was wondering if I could borrow it. Paper, brushes, and ink……”

“If it’s something like that, you should ask the Grand Prince, not me.”

The head servant replied curtly. Putting aside his tone, he had to ask Song Seol. This was another unexpected event.

“……No, it’s okay.”

He didn’t want to meet a difficult person. He was also embarrassed to ask Song Seol for something.

Hae-min, easily giving up, tried to return to his quarters. But the head servant’s words caught him.

“The Grand Prince has called for you, young master.”

“……Me?”

“Yes. I’ll tell him you’re coming.”

“No, wait a minute……”

Before he could stop him, the head servant walked off somewhere. Moon Hae-min hesitated for a moment, then walked in the direction the head servant had gone.

The moment Moon Hae-min entered the study, the first thing he felt was the cold.

For some reason, it was colder indoors than outdoors. It couldn’t be that they couldn’t light a fire because they didn’t have firewood, so Song Seol must not be sensitive to the cold.

Unlike him, Moon Hae-min was weak to the cold. Shivering from the cold, Hae-min opened his mouth.

“You called for me?”

“You’ve come.”

Song Seol was sitting upright with a small table in front of him. Even though it was late and he was the only one watching, his posture was impeccable. His noble appearance was truly a model for the gentry.

“……”

After a moment of admiration, Hae-min stolen contentswallowed hard. If he called someone, shouldn’t he say what he Read on Read BL Novelswanted? But Song Seol was only staring at Moon Hae-min.

He was nervous, not only because Song Seol’s gaze was intense. People with a guilty conscience can’t be confident. Moreover, Song Seol was a man with considerable pressure.

“How have you been spending your time?”

After a long time, Song Seol opened his mouth.

“Just……”

“Just?”

“……Just existing.”

Hae-min moved his lips. He couldn’t give any other answer than that. Since coming to Songdo, he really hadn’t done anything.

Silence fell again.

“……”

Eventually, Hae-min lowered his head. At the same time, Song Seol’s gaze became even more blatant. He looked at ‘Moon Hee-yul’ as if observing him.

In Song Seol’s eyes, Moon Hee-yul looked like a withered flower. stolen contentHe was pretty, but unauthorized copyhe had no vitality. He [visit our site]wasn’t as flashy as his father, Lord Moon, but his expression, as if he was lost in thought, was just as unpleasant.

“It seems my residence has been uncomfortable.”

“Ah, no.”

Moon Hee-yul, startled, raised his face.

“Thanks to the Grand Prince’s consideration, I’ve been living well. However, I have nothing to do here……”

His flustered appearance was rather lively. Song Seol tried throwing a pebble into a calm lake.

“Do you want to do what you want to do?”

“……”

“But that will never happen. I don’t have a hobby of plucking flowers that don’t have a scent.”

A ripple spread across his beautiful face. ‘Moon Hae-min’ was not foolish enough not to know that those words were an insult to a scentless Yin person.

Scentless Yin person. Yin people who literally cannot produce or smell scent are often ignored by Yang people. Moon Hae-min, as an ordinary person, didn’t know, but in their world, producing scent seemed to be very important.

But scent was not important to Hae-min [stolen content]at [Read on Read BL Novels]all. What good is it for a person to emit a scent when they visit our siteare not a flower? Besides……

‘That’s what I want too, Grand Prince.’

If Song Seol didn’t have a hobby of plucking flowers that didn’t have a scent, Moon Hae-min didn’t have a hobby of being held by a man. He would be appalled if he was forced to be a concubine, so he was grateful that he wouldn’t.

“I will keep that in mind.”

He hoped that Song Seol’s mind wouldn’t change. Hiding that wish, Hae-min answered obediently.

“Is there anything you need?”

Of course, there was something he needed. But he was embarrassed to ask Song Seol, who wasn’t friendly to him, and he could buy paper, brushes, and ink with his emergency fund. It would be a bit of a stretch, but it was a worthwhile investment because he would make money with it as a base.

“No.”

“Humility and lies are only a paper’s width apart.”

“……”

There was a bone in his words, even though he said it in an insignificant tone. Moon Hae-min had no choice but to move his lips.

“Then, I would like to borrow paper, brushes, and ink.”

Song Seol gestured lightly. It seemed to mean to come over there.