episode_0046

-Sreuk…

In Debian’s office, the only sound is the sound of fountain pens and paper rubbing against each other.

I don’t want to memorize it.

I feel like my head is going to overload as I try to remember the words that Debian gave me.

Why do I have to memorize things like rights and options?

Aside from that, how does Debian, who is only 3 years older than me, know this?

I have a deep understanding of imperial administration.

Judging from the explanation of atoms and thermal conductivity, he is also well-versed in alchemy.

The structure is explained by looking at the blueprint of a distillation device that only craftsmen would know.

I was shocked to learn that he knew words that only traders would know, such as options and interest rates.

Did all of this make an effort to know things that would be difficult for an ordinary person to know?

I don’t think that’s the case.

Usually, things like that are something you would learn at an academy.

However, I heard that Debian graduated from a military academy, but I am reminded that he has never attended an academy where he learned academics in depth.

After all, Debian is genius.

Unless you’re a genius, it’s impossible to understand so many fields in your early 20s.

And, of all things, the greatest thing is.

If he had that kind of talent, he would be lazy and arrogant, but Debian would never do anything like that.

Rather, he stays up all night thinking about ways to develop the empire with more diligence and sincerity than anyone else.

My heart is touched when I see from the sidelines that such a great genius is putting all his effort into building this empire, even at night.

Debian, who practices noblesse oblige with all his heart, says that the reason the emperor and the archduke exist is for the people of the empire.

Every time I see him, I feel motivated to work harder.

No… wait a minute.

I didn’t originally mean to think like this. I tried to catch the scene of the affair and push Debian into action, but why did it end up like this?

I glance at Debian, who is writing something down with an expressionless face.

I get angry inside as I see him silently doing what he wants, whether I see it or not, as if all his attention is focused on the paper.

I only know things like that. Is he really that kind of person? Maybe I’m thinking wrong?

A thought like that suddenly comes to mind, but I don’t know it yet.

I can’t be at ease until I get a clear picture of the scene.

“Why do you keep looking at me? What do you have to say?”

When Debian puts down the document and speaks, I respond in surprise.

“Ah… no?”

Saying that, he begins to memorize economic terms.

Why…do you seem to be getting more handsome day by day?

Such thoughts pop into my head, but I quickly shake my head and focus on studying.

If… I can’t memorize a lot, there’s nothing worse than having Debian think I’m a fool.

***

After solving all the test questions given by Debian.

He nods and says.

“I worked harder than I thought. It must have been an unfamiliar concept.”

“Really… it’s even more amazing that you know this.”

Although I didn’t learn kingship or governance…

Does it make sense for one person to know so many different fields?

I heard that academy professors only know one field.

“It’s no big deal. I just found out by doing this and that.”

I say this as Debian puts the exam paper in the desk drawer.

“Then I’ll just leave.”

“Okay, good job.”

So I leave Debian’s office and head to my mother’s room.

“Mama Empress Dowager!, Her Majesty the Emperor has arrived.”

– Stop by.

After getting permission from his mother, he sees the door open and goes into the room.

“You came early today?”

I sigh and say in my mother’s kind voice.

“Mother. Your eldest brother went to Changgwan once, right?”

My mother is startled and surprised by my words.

“It was like that…?, that… But why was that?”

Did he not expect me to say something like this?

I have no doubt that I trust Debian, but since it’s just an accident, I’m cautious about telling my mother.

My mother has lived longer than me and is renowned throughout the country for being wise, so I think she knows me well.

“Do men usually go to places like that?”

My mother’s face at my words.

I feel like the blood vessels on my forehead are becoming more prominent today.

“No way… Debian… swoosh… doesn’t go to places like that?”

With that said, I sighed and told him what happened last night…

“No way! How dare you go to a place like that, leaving my beautiful daughter alone?! Bring Debian now! Just leave this guy!”

I tried to calm down my mother who was very angry.

“Mom, wait a minute.”

“Wait a minute? As a newlywed, you go to a place like that?!”

Did you say that normally gentle people get scarier when they get angry?

I say this while looking at my mother who is very angry right now.

“If I call you that for no reason now, will you say no?”

My mother answers my words by shouting loudly.

“Try to lie. If a grown man were to leave the palace at night without making a sound, do you think there would be anything other than that? Tell me a lie, I’m fooling you.”

I shake my head and say this as I look at my mother who is snoring while saying that.

“How thorough is your mother, Debian? It’s obvious that he’s going to lie in some way. So next time you go out, I’ll catch you on the spot so you can’t lie, so don’t be so angry.”

My mother says with a strange expression on my face.

“But how are you so calm?”

It’s as if my mother doesn’t understand how calm I am when I should be the most angry.

I say, pushing the ends of my hair behind my shoulder as if it’s nothing special.

“That’s because even if they capture Xuanzang, they will make it impossible for him to attack and tie his limbs so that he will never be able to leave the palace again.”

How dare you make me do all the difficult work and then go to work as a merchant?

From now on, I will not let you go outside the palace and will lock you in your room all day so that you can only look at me… no, I will make you work.

When I think like this.

-I flinch.

My mother says, trembling slightly at my words.

“Teraya… Sa… Tying up your limbs… That’s a bit heinous…”

“No, that’s not enough.”

Of course it’s not enough. No matter how genius he is and how hard he works, I don’t think it’s enough to give him back what he did for me.

He’s a genius… I’m not.

Plus, it’s a topic that doesn’t even touch my body… Do you go to a Changgwan? You better put your hands on my body, you damn thing.

My mother trembles slightly at my firm answer.

“That… So? I was just trying to warn you…”

“Rather, it is soft. If we tie up his limbs so he can never leave the palace again, Devian will reflect on his actions.”

I have no intention of seeing this as a warning.

The subject who goes around saying he really loves me, and the punishment for secretly going to such places is heavy.

“Well… But what are you going to do by tying it up?”

I could only smile at my mother’s trembling words.

***

Eurydice.

She, the biological mother of the emperor, Theodora Augusta, and Princess Joy Augusta of this country, and the wife of the late emperor, sighs alone in her room.

“Phew… I wasn’t that kind of kid to begin with.”

She was honestly angry at Theodora’s words earlier.

Even though he was the son of his enemy, Devian recognized him as his son-in-law and maintained a good relationship with him.

He was not satisfied with being the daughter of a woman who was famous for being beautiful, so he went to a civil service academy.

How disrespectful is this to Theodora?

I was so angry at his degrading behavior.

No… I can’t be satisfied. You two haven’t even had your first night together yet.

Eurydice, who forced Devian to sleep with Theodora.

The next day, the maids checked the bedroom and there were no traces of an affair.

‘Could it be… that my son-in-law was a eunuch?’

Devian’s actions feel very unfamiliar to Eurydice, who is quite old.

It’s normal for a man at that age to be anxious to do something when he sees a pretty woman.

However, Devian did not spend the first night with Eurydice’s beautiful daughter.

He said it was obvious that Terra would get hurt.

So she fell into despair, thinking that Devian was a eunuch.

‘But my daughter goes to the Changgwan without even touching her…’

What kind of contradiction is this? Eurydice thinks that it would be a thousand times more right to sleep with Theodora.

Therefore, Eurydice cannot tolerate Devian’s affair.

So, I was about to call Devian and scold him, but after hearing Theodora’s words, my thoughts changed a little… no, a lot.

-If you catch them on the spot… they’ll tie your limbs so you can never leave the palace again…

Her daughter wasn’t that kind of child.

However, Eurydice feels unfamiliar with her daughter saying words that are difficult to imagine.

‘What on earth are they trying to do by tying up my husband’s limbs?’

Eurydice, who felt herself going into a daze at her daughter’s vicious words, asked in a trembling voice.

“But… what are you going to do after tying it up…”

I felt scared of my daughter, who did not respond to those words but smiled softly.

‘I’m scared… Was my upbringing the problem?’

As Eurydice is quite old, I know that quite a few noble men attend the Changgwan.

But if her husband went to such a place, they would fight.

I had never even thought about tying my limbs before in my life.

Why tie up your beloved husband in the first place?

‘Tying your husband… that’s all there is to it, right?’

When an envoy from a neighboring country came. Several books were presented to me.

In one of the books I read, there was a scene where a man and woman were tied up in love and their buttocks were beaten with a whip.

At the time, I thought it was a very dirty and perverted idea.

Knowing that his daughter had such tastes made it a little understandable for Devian to run away to Changgwan.

‘Who wants to get their first relationship and get their ass beat…’

I think he probably got scared and ran away.

‘I’m sure… Terra was the one who decided to do that first, right?’

Eurydice thinks he must have taken out a whip and rope on the first night.

So, considering her son-in-law who never came to her room after that, Eurydice guessed that this was true.

When Devian learns the secret of avoiding sleeping with Theodora, he feels dizzy, as if someone hit his head with a hammer.

“No, she’s a virgin and she knows that for no reason… Sigh…”

Eurydice begins to feel dizzy.

She thought she had done a good job educating her children, but now, at this moment, she realizes that she was wrong.

“Honey… No matter how much I think about it, I think I did something wrong with my child’s education. Phew…”

All I can do is sigh while complaining.

Eurydice feels very sorry for her husband and son-in-law today.