Chapter 301
The Youngest Son of the Eunhae Trading Company Chapter 301
Chapter 301. Seokga's Wedding Banquet (2)
I was secretly impressed by the sound of Geumryeong's voice ringing in my head.
It seemed as if her abilities were gradually increasing.
That must mean she ate a lot of silver fish.
- Kui! Kui! Kui!
For some reason, I felt like I knew what Geum-ryeong was saying.
It meant that I could find it.
“I'll go look for it.”
Pretending to go look for the teacup, I headed to a place where no one else was around and slipped Geum-ryeong out of my sleeve.
“So you think you can find that teacup?”
“Kui!”
“How?”
In response to my question, Geum-ryeong gave me a slightly confident look, then disappeared in an instant.
Jinyu was impressed by her speed.
“No martial arts skill could make someone move that fast.”
“I agree.”
A moment later.
Geum-ryeong reappeared in front of me, wagging her tail.
“Did you find it?”
“Koo!”
Is it because the teacup is made of gold? Anyway, she sure knows how to spot expensive things.
“Lead the way.”
Geum-ryeong went back into my sleeve and pointed in one direction with her tail.
We moved in that direction.
As I started to move, Seok-chu-gil and several people from the household followed behind me.
Soon, Geum-ryeong arrived at...
“...?”
It was the back garden.
And Geum-ryeong's tail was clearly pointing at the pond in the back garden.
"...
Could there be a teacup hidden in that frozen pond?
Ugh.
I sighed and concentrated my energy in my fist. Then I struck the pond.
Bang!
As I tried to break the ice and get inside, the Yeong-eungam warrior stopped me.
“Liege, we will take care of this.”
“You mean there's a teacup in there?”
Then, Lee Pil broke the ice and entered the pond to search for it.
However, as befitting the garden of a large family, the pond was quite large.
It's going to be hard work to search through all of this...
I turned my body so that no one could see me and called out to Geumryung.
“Geumryung.”
“Kui?”
“You have to find it.”
“Kui...”
“You don't like the cold? You live in a cold place, don't you? Why are you complaining?”
“Kui... It?”
“Okay. I'll give you one more silver coin, so hurry up and find it.”
Hearing that he would give her one more silver coin, Geum-ryeong was delighted and quickly dove into the pond.
A moment later, Lee Pil-mu flinched and pulled out his hand.
“This is it...”
In his hand was the teacup he had seen in the painting.
“I found it!”
“Wow!”
Everyone cheered, and in the meantime, Geum-ryeong, who had returned unnoticed, slipped into my sleeve...
“Hey! You have to dry yourself off before you go in!”
Pal-gap quickly approached and took out a handker to wipe the water off Geum-ryeong.
It was evening and there weren't many people around, so we were able to finish without anyone noticing Geum-ryeong.
Anyway, well done.
When Chairman Seok heard that the teacup had been found, he rushed over to me and bowed repeatedly.
“Thank you so much for finding the teacup. I was so worried that my daughter's marriage would be ruined...
”I'm so glad you found it."
“But how did you know it was there?”
I smiled and replied to his question.
I couldn't tell him that Geum-ryeong had found it.
“We mobilized many people to search for it, but we couldn't find it. So, I thought it might be in a place that was obvious but we hadn't thought of, like on the roof or underground.”
“Right.”
“And I heard that the teacup disappeared in less than an hour. That means that someone stole it and hid it in a hurry.”
I ruled out the possibility of a professional thief from the beginning.
There were more valuable items, so it didn't make sense to steal just a teacup.
“Throwing it on the roof is dangerous for many reasons. If you need to retrieve it, it would be difficult to do so, and you wouldn't be able to hide it in the desired location. So I thought of hiding it underground. However, the ground is frozen, so it would be difficult to dig, and it would be difficult to hide the traces of digging.”
I pointed to the pond.
“That's when I thought of the pond. At this time of year, if you dig a small hole in the pond and put the teacup in it, there will be no trace of it, and after a while, the hole will fill in.”
“Indeed! That's right!”
“However, the frozen ground is not smooth. I found such a trace and searched the pond, and luckily found it.”
Later, when I looked at the pond, there really was such a trace.
“Anyway, I'm glad we found it. It must have been the heavens, moved by your love for your daughter, that led me to find the teacup.”
“Of course, we must thank the heavens. Still, from our family's perspective, it is clear that the Silver Captain is our benefactor.”
Chairman Seok bowed his head respectfully.
“I will never forget your kindness.”
“It was nothing. Don't worry about it.”
“You are truly a man of virtue.”
Ugh!
I can't get used to that alias.
I sighed inwardly and offered some advice.
“Just in case, it would be better if Chairman Seok held the teacup during the wedding ceremony.”
“I will do so.”
With that, Chairman Seok placed the well-washed teacup in his own hands and headed toward the wedding venue.
“Assistant.”
When I turned around, Seok Chu-gil bowed with his hands clasped together to express his gratitude.
“Thank you so much for finding the teacup. I will never forget your kindness.”
Hmm, is it just my imagination that his gaze is more intense than before?
Finally, the wedding ceremony began, and Chairman Seok took out the teacup he had been keeping in his bosom.
He poured tea into the cup, and the groom drank half, and the bride drank the other half.
The tea tree symbolizes integrity and an unchanging heart. It also symbolizes the blessing of children and treating each other with respect.
It is because of these meanings that tea is shared.
Now that the marriage has been successfully arranged, the Seok family will not fall into decline as it did in the past.
The groom's family is quite influential, so if the marriage continues smoothly, there is a good chance that it will grow even more.
They are friendly to us, so there is nothing to worry about.
However, even though we found the teacup, the culprit has not yet been caught, so this matter is not completely resolved.
Where and how should we look for the culprit...
As I was watching the wedding ceremony while thinking about this, I felt a chill run down my spine.
Is this... killing intent?
I quickly sent a telepathic message to my bodyguards.
“Killing intent!”
My telepathy made the bodyguards flinch, and they immediately began to look around warily.
However, the killing intent was not coming from anyone around me.
Then where was it coming from?
“Isn't my sister really beautiful?”
At the words of Seok-chu-gil, I turned my head to look at the bride. She was certainly beautiful...
Oh no!
The killing intent wasn't coming from around me, but from the bride.
There was no way the bride would emit killing intent, so it must be one of the two women helping her.
At that moment, the young woman on the left took a dagger from her bosom.
Then she tried to stab the bride's neck.
“Kaah!”
“Oh no!”
People who noticed this cried out in surprise.
Bang!
The hidden weapon was stuck in the woman's hand, and the dagger fell to the ground.
It was the skill of the swordsman Lee Pil.
I quickly rushed forward and subdued her.
“...”
Everyone was stunned by this unexpected turn of events.
Only the subdued woman screamed like a demon.
“Let me go! Let me go! I am your bride! My lord! How could you abandon me?”
Everyone's eyes turned to the groom, who looked flustered and waved his hands.
“I don't know this woman.”
Meanwhile, the bride was trembling, not knowing what to do.
“How could you... how could you...”
At that moment, Chairman Seok came to his senses and shouted.
“How dare you! Arrest her immediately!”
“Yes!”
Soon, the guards rushed over and arrested her, who had been subdued by me.
Chairman Seok approached me and sighed.
“I'm sorry. I've caused you trouble again.”
“It's okay. I'm glad no one was hurt.”
With that, I watched as the woman was led away by the soldiers.
“Who is that woman…?”
“She is a maid from my family. But why on earth...”
Seok Jang-ju trailed off, and the groom approached and said.
“Palm print, I really don't know this woman.”
“...”
“I am truly innocent.”
At that moment, the bride approached, having finally regained her composure.
“I... I believe you, my husband.”
Hearing this, the groom's eyes filled with tears, and he took the bride's hand.
“Thank you so much for believing me, my wife.”
The bride said to her father, Chairman Seok.
“Father, I believe my husband. He is a man of honor. He would never do anything to ruin his own honor.”
She knelt before him.
“So please allow us to be married.”
Seeing this, the groom also knelt before Seok Jang-ju and said,
“Please allow us to be married, Palm print. I will never do anything to tarnish your honor.”
Given the nature of the incident, the marriage could have been annulled by Chairman Seok's decision, which is why the two were begging him.
Furthermore, this could become a scandal for the groom.
Chairman Seok thought hard and looked at me.
I searched my memory and nodded slightly.
In my previous life, the groom was a trustworthy person.
Furthermore, if they loved and trusted each other like that, there would be no problem.
“Do as you wish, Chairman.”
Finally, Chairman Seok nodded.
“I grant permission for the marriage.”
“Thank you!”
“Thank you, Palm print.”
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Even after the bride and groom entered the bridal chamber, the banquet continued.
As I was quietly enjoying the banquet, Captain Seok approached me.
“Eun So-dan.”
“Captain, you're here.”
“I am truly grateful to you for saving my daughter's life and making sure that her marriage went smoothly.”
“I'm glad nothing happened.”
Chairman Seok looked bitter.
“I questioned the maid earlier. She said that when she was walking in the courtyard, she saw you fall and asked if you were all right, then handed you a handkerchief.”
“Yes…”
“She said that she fell in love with you after that.”
So, her unrequited love caused this whole incident?
“Did she hide the teacup too?”
“Yes, she said she did.”
In a way, it's a pitiful story. Even so, trying to harm an innocent person is a crime in itself.
It is too serious a crime to be overlooked just because it is pitiful, and many people witnessed it.
“I will never forget your kindness.”
Having said that, Chairman Seok looked at Seok Joo-gil, who was standing next to me.
“When do you plan to return to the academy?”
“I will return when Seok Joo-gil wishes me to.”
Seok-chu-gil replied immediately.
“I will return tomorrow morning.”
“So soon?”
“Yes.”
Seok-chu-gil nodded and calmly explained his reason.
“I have learned a lot from this incident. I want to return before things outside the academy tempt me.”
Seok Jang-ju was moved by his answer.
“I didn't expect Choo-ah to say that!”
“It's all thanks to the education at Jeongin Academy.”
Seok Jang-ju nodded his head as if he had made up his mind.
“I will give you 100 bags of rice when you return. Take it with you.”
“What?”
Due to the current famine, the price of rice had risen significantly. In such a situation, a hundred bags of rice was worth a lot.
“That is your father's heart. Please continue to take good care of Choo-ah.”
In that case, it would be wrong to refuse his kindness.
“I will accept it with gratitude. The Principal will be pleased.”
I bowed with clasped hands.
The next morning.
Chairman Seok really gave us 100 bags of rice and requested an escort agency for our journey.
Thanks to him, we were able to return to Jeongin Academy comfortably.
Sitting in the carriage, I looked at Seok Joo-gil sitting across from me and fell into deep thought.
I suddenly remembered Seok Il-song, who was being taught by Chief Administrator Yoo.
In this case, would Seok-choo-gil have no future working as a deputy commander of Eunhaesangdan, just like me in my previous life?
If his family were not in financial difficulty, there would be no need for Seok-choo-gil to come to our trading company and work so hard.
Just then, he spoke.
“Assistant Eun.”
“...?”
When I tilted my head, he said with a shy expression.
“I have a question.”
“Go ahead.”
“I heard that you are the captain of the Eunhaesang Trading Company.”
“That's right.”
“Then, how can I work under you?”
“What?”
It was an unexpected question.
“No matter how much I think about it, in order to become like Assistant Eun, I need to be by your side, and I think the best way to do that is to work under you.”
His words made me feel shy, so I turned my head away and caught the gaze of Pal-gap.
I cleared my throat, feeling his disrespectful gaze, which seemed to say, “What are you up to now?”
“Hmph.”
I feel wronged.
Anyway, there's no reason to refuse someone who comes to you on their own.
The worries I just had were unnecessary.
I could hear the sound of talent rolling in.