episode_0163

“You want to go outside? Like this?”

“Whoever lived there was the one who nagged me to go for a quick walk instead of staying in the office all day…”

“The walk I was talking about meant walking on all fours, not something like this…”

Is it embarrassing to see this side of me to other people? Su-hyeon suddenly spoke much longer.

Normally, I would have taken care of Su-hyeon’s situation, but I couldn’t do that today.

After all, it was a bit of a dangerous(?) situation.

Because things that started to set eyes on Su-hyeon without even knowing the subject were slowly rising to the surface.

Therefore, it was necessary to engrave it clearly at this point. Who does Suhyeon belong to?

That’s why I used the arm I was using to wrap around Su-hyeon’s neck and gave it a strong squeeze to comfort Su-hyeon, who was hesitating needlessly.

I wondered what would happen if I didn’t understand what it meant, but luckily I figured it out right away.

Suhyun let out a sigh as if she couldn’t stop him, and the arms that were supporting her body gained even more strength.

As I dug deeper into his embrace, the warm and cozy feeling that had been making my heart pound from before became several times more intense.

“A civil servant is just sick, right?”

As I was enjoying the feeling of the hard texture seeping into my skin, the words flowed into my ears.

Soo-hyeon, who playfully scolded him like that, finally started to walk.

So, the moment we finally left the bedroom, what we heard were the cackling sounds of the maids who had seen us.

I wonder if I couldn’t calm down after seeing things like this, even though I was at an age where I was very interested in this type of area. The sound of people stamping their feet in a fuss among themselves could be heard up to here.

That was why I smiled contentedly, resting my head on Suhyun’s chest, as if I could sleep soundly until morning without waking up in the middle of my sleep if I sleep on something that seems hard but is subtly soft.

If the reaction is that strong, you will be able to hear rumors about this wherever you go in Jinan by tomorrow morning.

There was a rumor that the newly appointed Sang (相) and the general under her command named Yoon Soo-hyeon actually had a relationship like that.

And the moment that happens?

Those who paid attention to Soo-hyun Yoon only by looking at his background and appearance as the only successor to the Yoon family business, without even thinking about looking at the person himself, will end up biting off the handkerchief in frustration.

As I thought that it would definitely happen, the feeling that had been making me feel frustrated lately seemed to subside as if it had never happened before.

In fact, that was why the corners of my mouth twitched arbitrarily… was it because I misunderstood it?

“Look, it feels good to go outside and get some fresh air.”

That’s not why I laughed, stupid…

There was a separate truth, but that doesn’t mean we can reveal the truth, so let’s just leave it at that for now.

“Yes, that’s right.”

So I nodded my head obediently and expressed my approval to Suhyeon’s words, but at the same time, I thought to myself.

No matter how good I feel, I have to take care of my facial expressions.

After all, it’s impossible to show a sinister smile in front of Soo-hyeon.

However, suddenly trying to do something I had never done before was easier said than done, so I unwrapped my left arm from around Suhyeon’s neck and brought it towards her cheek.

“···And then you fall.”

It seemed like he looked anxious, but as soon as I could take my arm away, I heard a shout from Suhyeon.

If someone else had said that, I would have thought it was just a needless nagging, but maybe it was because the person who said it was none other than Soohyun?

Rather than feeling bothered, I first felt happy.

“If it really looks like it’s going to fall, you’ll catch it.”

So, when I said that with a big smile on my face, did I suddenly have nothing to say?

“No, that’s true, but…”

Su-hyeon, who was muttering like that, soon swallowed her voice with a squeak.

“By the way… are you cold?”

Then, suddenly, an unexpected question was asked.

Why are you suddenly asking such a question?

Is it because you’re caressing my cheek?

“Um… slightly?”

I thought about it for a moment, thinking that it might be so, and when I answered that way, Suhyun sighed as if she was saying, “I knew I would do that.”

It was right after that that he stopped his slow but steady pace for a moment and started flapping around using only one arm.

“For now, let’s at least cover this up. If you catch a cold for no reason, it’s a big problem.”

I wondered what he was thinking when he did such a thing, but I guess this was his purpose.

Of course I didn’t decline.

Missing an opportunity like this would be something a fool would do.

So, instead of refusing, I covered myself with the outerwear given to me by Su-hyeon.

‘···Good smell.’

Is it because I was in direct contact with Su-hyeon’s body just a moment ago? The smell of Suhyeon was strong in the long cloth, which was much larger and more spacious than I expected.

There… the body temperature was still intact, and with it wrapped around my body, it felt like I was being hugged tightly by Suhyun.

Of course, I was already in a state of being held, but I should say that the feeling became deeper and deeper.

As I enjoyed the warmth surrounding my body and had a quick conversation with Su-hyeon, I realized that I was supporting him.

However, the person who ruled Jinan before her did not seem to have paid much attention to patronage, so the scenery of patronage that she visited for the first time after taking office in Jinan was a bit bleak.

Still, it was as if there was no one taking care of it, but weeds didn’t reach the level of forming a forest, but instead, there wasn’t anything in particular planted there.

Thanks to this, as I was looking at the scenery where I could not feel any scent, which did not fit the name of Huwon, I suddenly remembered what I had left behind in Chohyeon.

“If I had known I would be gone this long, I would have transplanted it in advance…”

Since no one would have cared for it, would it have all withered away by now?

As I thought about that, my heart ached slightly.

“Huh? What?”

It was Suhyeon’s first visit, so it was no different. It was while she was clutching her chest with her hands that such a question came from Suhyeon, who was standing there as if embarrassed by the bleak scenery.

“The plum trees that were planted in the back yard of the government office.”

“Oh, that?”

“There would have been no one to take care of it… so it would have withered away by now, right?”

“Well… I guess not so?”

It seemed like I cared about them, so maybe I wanted to comfort them at least that much.

For something like that, it was a voice that gave off a strange sense of confidence. I raised my head and looked at Suhyun’s face, but what caught my eye was Suhyun grinning with the corners of her mouth pulled up proudly.

“Just in case, I told them to transplant it to my house.”

My heart… was pounding.

Because I realized once again that that was the case.

“So, maybe by now… it’s getting ready to bloom once again?”

Although I already like Soo-hyeon, I have come to like him even more.

So… my heart was beating loudly.

I was so scared that Su-hyeon might hear that sound.

*****

It was a thoughtless action to send a letter home asking for the plum trees that filled the back yard of the government office to be transplanted.

I think it’s a flower I particularly like to wallpaper it to that extent, but wouldn’t it be heartbreaking to come back from defeating the Yellow Turban Reds and find all the trees withered?

So, in order to prevent that from happening, I sent a letter and made a request… I never thought he would be this happy.

This is what it means to give in return and receive in return.

Of course, there were not only good points.

There were some side effects(?) that could be considered side effects.

That’s none other than JoJo’s unwillingness to get out of my arms.

To be honest, even when Jojo was acting like a child, I thought he wouldn’t be able to hold on for long and would ask me to get off.

From my perspective, I had no choice but to think that way because it would be much more embarrassing and shameful for a grown adult to be held in someone else’s arms than I thought.

So I thought you would ask me to take it down right away…

As Jojo moved around in my arms, he seemed to have realized that walking on two feet was more troublesome than he thought, so he continued to say ‘Hug me’ even after the walk was over.

Thanks to this, my arm started to ache… but I still did my best to grant Jojo’s wishes.

That’s because there really isn’t much time left where we can relax like this.

This leisurely feeling that surrounds us now was not like peace.

It was not peace, but more like the calm before the storm.

And I was the only one in this world who knew that fact.

‘I would like to have Jojo and Hee Ji-jae sit in front of me and recite from beginning to end how history will unfold in the future…’

I held back.

Because I didn’t want to be treated like a crazy person.

And there was no guarantee that the history of this world would proceed according to the scenario I knew.

Haven’t we already learned from other worlds that changes occur in various areas the moment something becomes a reality?

So, instead of making a fuss, I tried to stay by Jojo’s side and enjoy the little time I had left.

Waiting for news to arrive from Luoyang in the near future.

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“Queen of Jinan, Cao Cao must obey His Majesty’s orders!”