The Virgin Outcast Who Stole The Empress Heart

[2] The concubines

"But.." I started to say but Jandi interrupted me.

"Please Lady Nana, I think you should listen to your brother's advice when he told you not to go investigating." She said, sounding so worried and scared for me, maybe she'd already know that I will try to go find evidence which I will use to implicate Kyung-sook ..not now though, for now I don't know what to do.

"Uhmm," I sign as I sit down on the edge of my bed then ask Jandi why she was running earlier and what was the Important news she said she wanted to tell me.

"Kyung-sook just brought in three women into the palace." She said which made me raise one eyebrow at her and at the same time asked her why this should be a very important news like she said it is ..with my eyes but she didn't answer or maybe she did not understand. I sign and then ask her..

"What for?

"For the Empress to choose which one she'd like to be her concubine and it not only her decision though but the elders too, also it's tradition.

 If the Empress legal consort is not up to the Empress's satisfaction then the Empress will pick as many concubines that she likes."

"What, she can't do that!"

"She can Lady Nana, but she'd ask for your permission and as a good wife that you're, you will give it to her."

"You're not serious Jandi and I won't! I won't give her any permission to.. to sleep around."

"Lady Nana, Nobody wants to share their husband, wife with any man or woman but you can't stop the Empress from having a concubine if she wants to.

I know I said that she'd have to ask for your permission which she will do ..that's if she's going to be choosing a concubine, but just because she asked you doesn't mean that you can turn her down, but if you still do turn her down ..she can still have the woman she wants but then the woman won't be referred to as her concubine but just a mistress with no inclination to obtain any royalty ..so that makes her a nobody."

"This is absurd and I'm not going to share my wife with any woman ..be it a concubine or a nobody. No! Anyways, I know the Empress won't agree to this."

"Why won't she?" Jandi asks, making me ask myself the same question but.. But why did Jandi have to rub this on my face by asking me this kind of question that's also absurd.

"Jandi!" I yelled angrily but she doesn't even care that I'm angry nor that her questions are making me uncomfortable, she just kept going and going on with her questions.

"Have you?

"Jandi!"

"Well have you, you know ..been with her sexually?" Jandi asked really blowing me off with that question as I'm not used to talking about it ..so I guessed that made me yell out a very loud no and besides we haven't actually done it ..yet.

"Why did you shout the No! as if it's an abomination. She's your wife Lady Nana and you have to unless you truly don't care if your wife takes an alternative.

"Why are you shouting and why are you angry at me!"

"Because, can't you see lady Nana ..this is Kyung-sook and her people's plan. They want to control the Empress but they know they can't so they now want to plant their very own people inside the palace, also she's trying to take away the Empress's attention from you by bringing in those women and if the Empress ever picks one of those women ..your worst nightmare will begin.