Chapter 123: Poisoning (5)
The judgment for the two lovers who had committed what could only be called excessive intimacy resulting in harm was a forced marriage.
“I’ll have to speak to my elder brother... It seems we’ll need to hurry the wedding. If we’re not careful, the firstborn might arrive before the ceremony...”
“N-no! We haven’t done anything besides... k-kissing!”
“...Huh?”
“I-I mean... that’s not... I mean... Huwaaah!”
Eunbong’s wailing voice rang out, almost as if she had infused it with inner energy, echoing with sorrow.
She cried out in grief, protesting the injustice of the situation, but in this era, even just kissing—what Hwa-eun called something only married couples do—was more than enough justification.
Since the two were already engaged, this conclusion might have actually worked out in their favor.
And so, Ji-ryong’s poisoning case was officially closed as the mistake of two reckless young lovers.
However, the aftermath affected not just them, but also me, Hwa-eun, and our children.
What I mean is—
Hwa-eun and I, having only a limited mastery of poison arts, had managed to identify the poison but were incapable of extracting it from the body.