Taking back control by asking
Yeonhwa asks directly about what others avoid, and holds on to the money, the documents and the witnesses to the end.
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Her betrothed takes her sister's hand, and her father tells the eldest daughter to congratulate them. In the moment that the love and money she has given are taken from her as a matter of course, Yun Yeonhwa decides to leave the place others chose for her. And for the first time by her own will, she chooses Mujin — a ragged man who shares his rice with a weaker child.
Into the life the two begin with empty hands come her father's bargain and the door of a courtesan house. What Yeonhwa means to protect to the end is her late mother's ledger. The records inside reach past the Yun family's secrets to the power of the palace — and Mujin, too, is hiding his name and his purpose.
Instead of waiting for someone to protect her, Yeonhwa asks the questions herself, guards the evidence, and takes back what was taken. A story about the right to choose love, the right to refuse a family's demands, and a life of sharing a meal with people you can trust.
A love that respects her choice
Doyun's possessiveness is set against Mujin's patience, and their bond is built out of small promises of everyday life.
From a family secret to the power of the palace
One ledger left by her mother connects the Yun house, the theft of army grain and a problem at the heart of the royal court.
