Chapter 57 – The Departure (1)

Regardless of what happened, Dangjo-myeong was the face of the Dangga, and since that face was unofficially lowered, my father said he would return to the Pyoguk.

Moreover, since my mother’s mental illness had also been cured, there was no reason to stay attached to the Dangga.

But I had no intention of leaving the Dangga, and I had a reason.

“Yoon… Hwa-unni can’t miss the opportunity to learn martial arts from Mu-gong. And I can’t leave this young one alone here…”

“…That’s true.”

My father looked at my mother with a regretful expression, but soon relaxed his face.

“Well, take care of yourself. Yoon, take good care of your mother. If anything happens, immediately report to the Pyoguk.”

My father told me a few ways to contact the Pyoguk and gave me his final instructions.

“Don’t worry, Father.”

“Okay, I trust you.”

Although he was someone who shouldn’t be trusted, I nodded my head firmly and saw my father off as he rode away on his horse, gradually moving away from the main gate of the Dangga and soon disappearing from sight.

I let out a deep sigh as I escorted my mother back to her quarters.

“I don’t want to go…!”

I didn’t want to go to Paeng Yeon-hwa’s quarters.

It wasn’t that I was tired of dealing with her. It was just that I had made a promise to Paeng Yeon-hwa.

“Don’t think that you can just let go of the story about your younger sister.”

Yesterday, Paeng Yeon-hwa had said that since the issue with Dangjo-myeong was over, we should talk about my mother’s problem in more detail.

“Well, I have to say something first.”

The only person who doesn’t know that I’m having sex with other women is my mother. Except for Un So-young, of course.

Paeng Yeon-hwa seemed to feel a sense of conscience about deceiving her close younger sister and having sex with her.

The direction was already set, and only the problem of how to reveal the truth remained.

“What should I do?”

Unlike Dang Hye-won or Paeng Yeon-hwa, my mother was literally in the basic position of being a mother. Even though she was a concubine, she was still my mother.

If her son’s uncontrollable sexual desire collided with her beautiful mother, she had no choice but to accept it as reality.

But what if she knew that there were already two women who were not inferior to her?

“Son, don’t come looking for your mother anymore, you’ll hear the same thing!”

As I struggled to find an answer to the problem, I found myself in the reception room of the Gammo quarters.

“Hye-won!”

Since I had already settled the dispute, I hugged Dang Hye-won tightly, who was already there.

“Yoon…”

Maybe because she was holding our baby, she looked more and more beautiful.

I cautiously stroked her belly, and although it was only a little, it seemed like her belly was starting to show.

I heard that this period was particularly difficult because of the various pains that come with it, but as a martial artist, I was able to endure it to some extent with my inner strength.

“I’m sorry, I want to stay by your side all the time…”

“It’s okay… It’s enough for you to visit me often.”

Externally, Dang Hye-won and I had no special relationship.

Since there was no reason to come and go every day, I occasionally sneaked in or pretended to come to do errands for Paeng Yeon-hwa.

Thanks to sending off Dangjo-myeong, our external activities became more free, which was fortunate.

“Have you come?”

And the final boss of today’s meeting revealed herself.

How am I supposed to handle this woman? I was completely in the dark.