Black Corporation: Joseon - Chapter 3
[Episode 3 Who is your father? ]
Episode 3 Who is your father?
A sunny spring day with warm sunlight.
“That’s all for today. mama.”
“Thank you for your effort.”
Has it just turned 6 years old? After dismissing the young official with a polite demeanor that was unbecoming of his age, the young master stretched out his legs and swore.
“Fuck… I’m going to have a hard time.”
I massaged my legs, which had become numb from kneeling, and turned my head out the window.
The blue sky came into view above the tiled roofs lined up in layers.
The young master looked at the sky and sighed.
“Ha~. “It’s good to be born a prince… but why should you be a crown prince? And your father is King Sejong…”
The young master let out a long sigh once again.
“I’ve been reincarnated so far, but why don’t I feel good about it?”
The child who said the word ‘past life’, which others would not believe if they heard it, was Jinho, who was reborn.
He was reborn as Lee Hyang, the eldest son of King Sejong and later King Munjong.
* * *
When Jinho first opened his eyes, he thought he was in a temporary treatment facility set up on site. As soon as I opened my eyes, the first thing I saw was the rafters.
‘The tile-roofed house in our neighborhood belonged to a certain nobleman…’
Jinho, who was wondering for a moment whose house the temporary treatment center he was staying in belonged to, soon realized another problem.
‘What kind of room is this big? And why is it so stuffy? Could it be that the whole body is in a fracture cast?’
Jinho turned his head with all his might. And then I realized.
That his body was lying tightly wrapped in swaddling clothes and that his body was smaller than expected.
“Kya?”
In a completely unexpected situation, Jinho spontaneously spat out words.
At that moment, a woman’s voice was heard from a place where Ji-hwan’s gaze had not yet reached.
“lady! Master has opened his eyes!”
It took three days for Ji-hwan to realize that he had been born as a baby.
Although he was still wrapped in swaddling cloth and had to eat, sleep, and pack while lying down, all he had to do was count the number of rafters, but Jinho’s mind was constantly moving to find the answer.
‘I’m sure I was reborn… but where am I? The setting seems to be Joseon…’
Jinho wasn’t sure where his new life would be. It was because I couldn’t understand what was being said.
‘Is this another world that looks just like Joseon? Then, is it novel?’
Jin-ho, who was confused about this and that, was finally able to understand the words to some extent after three months and became confident.
‘It’s Joseon! ‘What kind of guy said that…’
Jinho was blaming his careless words without thinking about the time that had passed over 500 years ago.
Jinho’s actions to check the situation led to the parents’ misunderstanding.
“Mr. Seobang, it seems that our child is not a genius.”
“Did you feel that way too, wife? “I felt that way too.”
“That’s why I’m worried about Shincheop.”
“Me too.”
As the couple became more and more convinced that their child was not an ordinary child, their feelings deepened.
‘You mean royalty? ‘He’s a royal…’
Jinho was sorting out the first situation, whether or not he knew that his parents in this life were deepening their feelings about him.
1. His father is a royal.
2. My current residence is Gaeseong. The capital of Joseon is Hanyang.
Conclusion 1. Putting 1 and 2 together, your current father is far from the throne.
3. Judging from the voices of the slaves heard outside and the clothes of their parents, they appear to be quite wealthy.
4. According to existing knowledge, the royal family consciously stayed away from learning, even if only for survival.
Conclusion 2. You don’t have to worry about making a living, you don’t have to go anywhere, and all you have to do is study as little as possible.
5. Based on the information I have heard so far, I am the eldest son. Within the family, the culprits are never pushed aside.
6. I still remember the knowledge I remembered from my past life.
7. After you grow up to a certain degree, even if you do something based on memories from your past life, it will be recognized as an eccentric act performed by a royal who has nothing to do.
Final conclusion. Oh yea! It’s honey!
Jinho smiled brightly as he confirmed his conclusion.
‘If you look at the situation, it would be enough to study the thousand-character script and the minimum amount of academics… After King Sejong, the Hunminjeongeum would have come out, so study that, and around that time, Western kids running around in a hurry would have entered China, so if you get a few Chinese translations, Source Washing is also OK! ‘It’s honey!’
Jinho’s nanny and mother laughed and talked while looking at Jinho smiling brightly, dreaming of a rosy future.
“Oh my ma’am! “The master is smiling!”
“I see. “What is so good that I laugh so much?”
The mother, holding Jinho wrapped in swaddling clothes in her arms, looked around.
I could hear my husband’s voice reading in the usual surroundings. The mother, thinking that the child was laughing when she heard her husband reading, stroked the child’s head and was happy.
“Seeing that my child is already enjoying the sound of reading, I think my child will also be an excellent writer.”
It was a fatal mistake.
Meanwhile, Jinho was diligently assessing the situation and changing the scenario.
‘First of all, let’s look at the parents…’
Jinho’s impressions when he first saw the faces of his mother and father, with the swelling removed from giving birth, were simple.
‘She gave birth to a baby.’
If it were the 21st century, both parents would have been in an uproar. It was an understandable situation since it was the Joseon Dynasty when child marriage was common.
‘I can roughly understand that I’m the eldest son, but the problem is that I’m dressed like that.’
Jinho slightly tilted his head as he looked at the clothes his parents were wearing.
‘When I think back to the dramas I watched in my past life, no matter how I look at them, they look like the early Joseon Dynasty. Even if you hold it as far back as possible, it’s Taejeong stance and door danse… Is it about the level of Seongjong? Or Yeonsangun? During the Yeonsangun era, it was very difficult.’
An even more troublesome thing happened to Jinho, who was wondering what era he was born in.
* * *
After safely passing the 37th and 100th days, as the first birthday approached, people from my mother’s family began to come and go diligently.
Meanwhile, one day.
“You guys stay out for a while.”
“Yes ma’am.”
After sending the nanny and servant girls outside, Jinho’s grandmother spoke to his mother in a soft voice.
“Do you still have books close to you these days?”
“As always, you were absorbed in your studies.”
Jinho’s mother answered Jinho’s grandmother’s question as if she was boasting.
After hearing the answer, the maternal grandmother continued speaking while holding her mother’s hand tightly.
“These days, there is a lot of talk about the Crown Prince’s misbehavior. As a result, many rumors are going around regarding Daegunmama. “Right now, my military wife’s father is moving little by little, so I ask you and my military wife to be considerate of their benefactors.”
My mother was amazed at my grandmother’s words.
“mother! “What kind of absurd words are you talking about?”
“Please don’t tell anyone and be considerate of your benefactor.”
The mother was not the only one surprised by the grandmother’s words.
‘What does this mean? You’re saying you’re going to replace the crown prince! ‘Who was the king whose crown prince was divided in the middle?’
Jinho lay down on the blanket and desperately shook his head.
‘The one who succeeded in being replaced was King Sejong, and how many people almost got replaced?’
Jinho frowned as he searched for memories.
‘There are too many variables!’
In the history of the Joseon Dynasty, there were many instances of disputes over the qualifications of the crown prince.
There were quite a few cases where the crown prince’s replacement problem actually rose to the surface, and cases where it circulated below the surface and then fell into disarray were completely impossible to identify.
“Our scent. Are you not comfortable? “Have you seen the work?”
Looking at the baby’s frowning face, the mother hurriedly checked the diaper and the seat, shaking her head and warning her.
“mother. I’ll pretend I didn’t hear today’s story. “Don’t ever speak of it again.”
“… All right.”
“I will not see you off.”
Seeing my mother’s stern appearance, my grandmother quietly left the room. His mother, who was looking at Jinho with her back turned, let out a long sigh.
“Whoa~.”
‘Don’t you become a slave as soon as you turn one year old?’
Jin-ho, who was worried about his future, learned at his first birthday party when he was born and whose child he was.
* * *
“Congratulations!”
“Congratulations!”
“thank you.”
On the day of Jinho’s first birthday party, people wearing colorful silk clothes flocked to offer congratulations.
Every time a guest came, Jinho’s father greeted them eagerly and returned their congratulations.
‘My father, a noble man, seems to be quite a smart man, doesn’t he? ‘Then wouldn’t it be even more dangerous?’
Looking at the faces of the guests, Jinho was troubled as to whether he should like them or not.
‘It would be a big deal if I bet the wrong bet and end up in trouble…’
“Why do we look bad on a day when our scent is good?”
Jinho’s mother, who saw Jinho frowning, picked him up and put her hand on his buttocks.
“It’s not wet… but what’s not to like about our scent?”
Hearing his mother’s words, Jinho let out a small sigh.
‘Putting everything else aside, I guess I’ll have to live with Hyang from now on.’
Jinho, who was still sometimes confused as to whether he was Jinho, finally came to a conclusion.
‘From now on, I will live as Hyang with Jinho’s memories.’
The moment Jinho or Hyang decided on his identity, the person with the most important answer appeared.
“haha! Chungnyeong! Congratulations! Jesu! Congratulations!”
“Congratulations Jesu.”
When two young men who appeared to be in their mid-20s appeared, everyone who came earlier stood up.
“Welcome, Crown Prince.”
“Welcome, Grand Prince.”
Looking at the people politely bowing, one of the young men responded by raising his hand.
“W~. Nice to meet you.”
The young man in question came up to the head of the table with his robes flapping and approached Hyangi’s mother.
“Mr. Jesu, can I hug your nephew for once?”
“It’s an honor. “Mr. Crown Prince.”
The Crown Prince, who received Hyangi from his mother, gently comforted her and looked at her face.
‘smile! smile!’
As the crown prince hugged her, Hyangi smiled brightly with a desperate effort. The crown prince, who saw Hyang-i’s smile, smiled widely and looked at Hyang-i’s father.
“ha ha ha! Chungnyeong! “The child looks very intelligent, just like you!”
“Thank you, Sejamama.”
“Let’s not be too formal between brothers. That’s your problem.”
Seeing his younger brother answering politely as always, the crown prince lightly scolded him. The feast resumed with the Crown Prince, who returned Hyang-i to Hyang-i’s mother, sitting at the head table.
Meanwhile, Hyang couldn’t get over the shock.
‘It’s Chungnyeong! My father is Prince Chungnyeong? Are you saying my father is King Sejong? Then, I am King Munjong and my child is King Danjong?’
When Hyang, who had been unable to escape from the sea of shock, managed to come to his senses, the banquet was already approaching Doljabi.
“ruler! Let’s see what my nephew catches!”
Following the Crown Prince’s resounding words, several things were placed in front of Hyangi.
While all the eyes of those attending the feast were focused, Hyang’s gaze turned to the items in front of him.
‘Let’s see. Brush, rice, gold nugget, jujube thread, wooden sword… It’s just okay.’
Hyang’s eyes were fixed on one place as he was contemplating what to choose.
The place where his gaze was fixed was on the crown prince’s ears. To be exact, it was an earring on the crown prince’s ear.
‘Is that kind of work possible in this era?’
Intrigued, Hyang reached out her hand to the crown prince without realizing it.
“Kyaaa!”
“me?”
As soon as the Crown Prince hugged her, Hyang reached out and touched the earrings.
“earring?”
“Kyaaa!”
When Hyang touched an unexpected object, those gathered at the feast began to worry about how to interpret it.
[Episode 3 Who is the father?] End
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