Romance of the Three Kingdoms: Became the Eldest Son of Sun Ce - Chapter 201



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Episode 201. Maintenance (3)

I didn’t want to know why Son Ho was protecting that maid.

Whether it’s the capricious sympathy of a young boy or the childish pity.

‘They are all ignorant and cruel, and their emotions are far from each other… How are they going to live like that…?’

I am the head of the Son family and the older brother. There was only one thing I could tell Son Ho through this incident.

The simple truth is that every choice has a price.

No matter what the situation was, Sun Hao took Gan Ning’s maid into his care.

That alone gave the appearance of protecting the maid.

If I had known about this matter a little sooner, I would have handled it well without getting caught up in unnecessary gossip… But things got complicated because Son Ho was involved.

If he were to simply hand over the maid he had already brought in, it would diminish his dignity, but if he were to completely ignore her, it would be an act that would tarnish Gan Ning’s reputation and loyalty.

Either way, the result didn’t suit me.

I looked at Sonho with a big smile on my face.

“Are you sure you want to save that child?”

Then, Son Ho nodded with a brave face despite his young age.

“Yes, brother.”

I felt strangely uncomfortable with Son Ho’s attitude.

How could a guy who hadn’t even properly developed his secondary sexual characteristics do something like this because he was blinded by a maid? This was definitely a chance to teach him a harsh lesson.

“…Are you aware to some extent of what consequences your choices will bring?”

“That is….”

I raised my hand to silence Son Ho’s excuses and finished speaking.

“Your brother has always chosen his options freely. Do you think those options just fell from the sky?? Of course not. It’s thanks to the generals under Woo-hyung Lee who fought with their lives at stake.”

Then Son Ho lowered his head with a thoughtful expression.

“I’m sorry, brother.”

But, judging from the fact that he still didn’t say anything about sending the maid back, his intentions seemed firm.

If that’s the case, then good. All we can do is set the stage properly.

“But this time, by making your own choice, you forced Woo-hyung to make this choice. Furthermore, you even hurt the reputation of Woo-hyung’s subordinate general.

“I won’t scold you too much, since you are the only bloodline of this clan. However, you have a responsibility to take responsibility for the choices you make.”

“If it is a duty, what duty are you talking about….”

“If you won’t take responsibility for your choice, I will send that maid back to Heungpae right now. But if you say you will take responsibility now… I, Woohyung, will try to save that maid somehow.”

Son Ho listened to my story with a serious expression. He smiled in relief as he said that he was glad to hear that he would try to save me.

“If you let me live, I will do whatever you say.”

“… Really? Then let’s take a look. Listen, go and bring me a bag big enough to fit one person.”

Son Ho’s face turned pale for a moment at the word “jar.” I opened my mouth and looked at Son Ho.

“Don’t worry, this Woohyung would definitely kill you.”

Yes, it’s just a lesson given in place of Sun Ce who is dead and gone.

A profound lesson that choices come with responsibility.

***

After sending Sonho away, I called the maid over.

At first glance, she was an ordinary girl from a construction industry. The only thing that was unique about her was that her eyes were quite large. Overall, she couldn’t even dare to compare with my fiancé.

Meanwhile, the maid was lying on the floor, trembling pitifully, as if she had guessed who I was.

I looked down at the maid and smiled.

“Do you want to live? You must want to live. Otherwise, how could it have appeared in your hand?”

Then the maid barely opened her mouth in a feeble voice.

“…Yes. That’s right.”

This would not have even been a cause for uproar. All they had to do was quietly send that maid away.

But things got a little tangled because of Son Ho’s intervention. And wasn’t it just her luck that that maid was the one who pulled Son Ho in?

Since I am a person with a personality as warm as sunlight, I cannot dismiss that girl’s bad luck as nothing.

but….

I whispered softly enough for the maid to hear.

“But… what should I do? Ah-ho might die?”

Then the maid stuttered with a face as blank as a sheet of paper.

“…Huh? Th, what is that?”

“Since I brought you here, shouldn’t I take responsibility for it? Since you have hurt my general’s reputation, you should be prepared to take responsibility for it.”

As I spoke, the maid’s eyes grew dim. Furthermore, the color drained from her face and she looked generally listless.

I asked the maid quietly, who was keeping a strange silence.

“Why are you doing that? Do you want to help Ah-ho?”

The maid, who had been blankly staring, quickly lowered her head as if she realized something.

“…Second Confucius helped this lowly person. If there is anything I can help the girl with, I would naturally like to help.”

“okay?”

“…Even though I am only a maid, if it can be of any help, please….”

After looking at the maid for a while, I said with a bright smile on my face.

“…Okay, then just do as I say. Then neither you nor Aho will get hurt.”

***

Meanwhile, Gan Ning had a headache.

A young maid who had done something wrong in the kitchen suddenly ran away with her hands.

It was already a disaster just to have Son-ga enter the picture, and there were rumors going around that even Son-ga’s direct descendant, Son-ho, was involved.

‘Damn it, I’m already reluctant to touch him because he’s already so fragile, and now he’s the second son! There’s even sympathy for the second son, so if I intervene recklessly, I’ll probably lose what I set out to do…’

For Gan Ning, who was trying to punish the maid severely, this was truly a bolt from the blue. If the maid had received that severe punishment, she would have suffered and died, but Gan Ning had no idea.

Gan Ning clutched his head and pondered.

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‘… Hmm, what should I do about this? If I go straight to Songa… I think my lord will scold me for wasting my energy on a pointless matter…

But if we just pretend not to know… Gan Ning’s reputation will be ruined.’

Gan Ning, who had been worrying like that, finally turned to Son Ga. He was determined to confront him and settle the matter, no matter if it meant death or life.

Considering that Gan Ning was usually afraid of Sun Shao, it was a great act of courage.

‘… Yes, would the lord scold me because of a maid? I heard a rumor that a maid was here, so I just wanted to go and see her… I don’t think the lord would scold me!’

Gan Ning, who was heading to Sun Ga, waited in the reception room while receiving the utmost respect from Sun Ga’s private soldiers.

Soon, the person in question, Son So, appeared with refreshing and light footsteps. He spoke with his usual gentle smile.

“Hahaha, Heungpae (Gan Ning). What brings you here? It hasn’t been that long since the Northern Expedition ended. Could it be that you came here to ask for my participation in the Western Expedition that will be held in the future?”

When Sun Zhao suggested conquering the west, namely conquering Yi Province, Gan Ning waved his hand.

“No, everyone knows that this is the lifelong wish of the Lord Admiral, so how could the Major General make a private request?”

“Then what brought you here?”

Gan Ning was speechless at the sight of Son So asking questions so naturally. However, he managed to bring up the topic and start talking.

“…Just know that since I was born and raised in Ikju, I am familiar with the waterways of Ikju….”

“How could I forget him? Don’t worry. If the Lord Admiral comes to me to discuss politics, you will naturally be the vanguard!”

Gan Ning’s fears were somewhat allayed by the news that he would one day be at the forefront of the Western Campaign.

“Hahaha, thank you, my lord.”

We were talking for a while, with the tension slightly relaxed.

Sonso raised the corners of his lips and asked in a subtle tone.

“So when are you going to tell me about your maid?”

Gan Ning was momentarily speechless at Son So’s sharp question that suddenly came in.

“My, my lord….”

Then Sonso spoke softly with a sly smile.

“Now, don’t worry. You were worried because of Aho. I’ve prepared everything, so all you have to do is go and shoot the arrow. Just the arrow.”

As he said that, Son So pretended to shoot an arrow. But for some reason, Gan Ning felt goosebumps running down his spine.

Gan Ning, who had never felt this sensation even on the battlefield, was perplexed by this crying intuition.

‘…Why on earth?’

But Gan Ning tried hard to suppress his intuition and said.

“Hahaha, I don’t know what the Lord has prepared for the small intestine, but I am really looking forward to it.”

“Right? You’ll like it.”

Gan Ning, who followed behind Sun So, arrived at Sun Ga’s rear garden.

And in the distance, Gan Ning saw a sack tied to a large tree. And the sack was moving, albeit slowly. It was clear that there was something alive inside.

Gan Ning’s hands trembled when he saw him.

At that moment, Sonso spoke in a whisper.

“Okay, I put what you were hoping for in there. Let’s go, let’s take a shot.”

Gan Ning was unknowingly tempted by Sun So’s tempting question. How could he refuse the living target that his lord had prepared?

It was even more appealing when I thought that the target was the maid who almost tarnished my reputation.

“…My, my lord? Can I really shoot?”

Then Sonso nodded his head coolly.

“Of course, if you don’t shoot, who will? Hey, go get a bow and arrows! Heungpae will be the one shooting, so you should bring something especially valuable!”

And after a while, a small soldier awkwardly brought a bow and arrows. Compared to the soldiers around him, he was so small that his small stature seemed to stand out even more.

Meanwhile, Gan Ning, who felt familiar with the small figure of the private soldier, felt puzzled. At that moment, Sun Soo spoke as if to resolve the doubts that were in Gan Ning’s eyes.

“Oh, are you curious about my short height? In the past, I was a child cherished by my family’s blood relatives. Since my blood relatives are not here, I am temporarily ruling over them as a soldier.”

Only then did Gan Ning’s doubts come to light.

In the past, since Son In had a private army consisting of women, it was not strange for Son So to have children as soldiers.

‘… The blood relatives of Songa are strange in strange ways!’

Thinking so, Gan Ning lifted the heavy bow in one go. The bow was solid and the string was flexible, so it was definitely a premium, or rather, a special-quality bow.

Gan Ning lifted his bow in admiration.

“My lord, may I really try it?”

“Okay, then. Feel free to try.”

At Sun So’s cool permission, Gan Ning suppressed the anxiety thumping in his chest and aimed his arrow at the bow.

‘… Damn it, what on earth makes people so anxious?’

Gan Ning, who had finished aiming, was about to release the bowstring.

Suddenly, a young soldier holding a bow approached Gan Ning and took off his helmet with his small hands.

Perhaps because of the needless anxiety in his heart, Gan Ning unconsciously turned his gaze in that direction, his eyes widened, and he raised both arms diagonally with all his might.

“You, you! Why you!”

Gan Ning’s arrow shot high into the sky and struck the ground with force.

A girl with an average appearance and impressive large eyes.

Gan Ning looked at Sun So with a bewildered expression. He didn’t dare say anything, but his intention was clear.

Why is the person who should be in that bag next to me, and if so, who is inside it?

Gan Ning, full of confusion, looked at Sun So with eyes demanding an explanation.

But Sonso was still tilting his head in a dazed manner.

“Huh? What’s the problem? I’ve probably prepared the person you want inside.”

“…Who are you talking about?”

“Well, that’s the guy who ruined your reputation without a second thought. Who could he be?”

“……yes?”

Gan Ning, who had been standing there dumbfounded by Sun So’s answer, had no time to think any further.

‘Is there a second son inside?’

After assessing the situation, he quickly ran towards the bag hanging from the tree.

“Oh my, second son!”

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