Han yul in her apron, cooking breakfast, with Wol standing beside her in the kitchen.
" Miss Han yul, the doctor said you have to rest"
" I know."
" You'll get me in trouble. It's been two hours now, what if...if lady chaewon walked in."
" Stop trembling, am here, it will be okay."
" You cooked five dishes already"
" It's actually fifteen dishes, I kept them on that table" she pointed at a table adjacent them" with the two dishes on the way it's seventeen."
" So with the sweets it's twe..... Huh!!, Oh my t—t—twenty. You couldn't have done all this by yourself, and it's early morning, what time did you..?"
" Start?"
She nodded, waiting anxiously to hear Han yul's reply.
" Yesterday night"
" yester...." She shouted. Han yul did a sign telling her to narrow her voice down.
" Yesterday!!.... She quickly knelt down infront of Han yul.
" Wol, what are you doing!?"
" My lady please do me a favour and go, I am as good as dead, if lady chaewon sees you here."
" She won't do anything to you, she's a very patient and lenient person, stand up please."
" I know she won't, but if I get sacked, I'll never find a job that pays much."
" On your legs now, am almost done, besides she'll never find out ."
" Wol.....wol..." Came a voice from outside, which made them tremble
" Oh no!, It's lady chaewon, plz!plz!!what will I do now."
" Go, I'll escape through the window, she won't see me."
" Ok"
" Quickly, before she comes." She removed the apron she was wearing and was thinking of how to jump through the window.
Meanwhile, Wol quickly went out to meet lady chaewon.
" What took you so long"
" Sorry ma'am, I was in the kitchen."
" Nevermind, I can't seem to find Han yul, she's not in her room, have you seen her anywhere?"
" Yes.....I didn't"
" Yes— you saw her, or no you didn't?"
" No I saw her..... I mean didnt see her."
" Where could this girl be huh!!?, You can go"
" Yes ma'am" she bowed and left.
Han yul successfully, came down from the window.
" Ah!, Thank God it's not as tall as I imagined." She dusted her hand and cleaned her dress." All I have to do now, is to sneak into my room."
As she turned she saw lady chaewon staring at her furiously.
" Good morning mother."
" Where were you this morning?"
" I was in the store..... Searching for a pen and some ink to write."
" Oh, is that so?"
" Yes"
" Show me the pen and ink then?"
" I was about to go the store now"
" With which key!"
" Oh, I forgot, thanks for reminding me, I'll go and take the key." She quickly turned and was about to run away.
" You also forgot to clean the flour on your forehead."
She closed her eyes thinking of how her mother will react if she finds out what she was up to
Lady chaewon dragged her by the ear as they made way to the living room.
" Ouch....ouch...ouch.... Mother it hurts"
She released her as they entered the living room. She held her ear which turned red. Trader Soo Byung Hu, yoona and ik-jun's attention went towards them.
" Guess where I saw her?"
" In the garden?"
" No, the kitchen!!, Even after physician ma-dong's constant warning, she still went to the kitchen."
" Han yul, don't disappear on us like that, you will give us a heart attack."
" Am sorry... I couldn't sleep last night, I keep tossing around, I got bored and decided to go to the kitchen"
" What were you doing in the kitchen?"
" I was....."
They were interrupted by the opened door. The servants started bringing in different dishes, placing them on the table one after the other.
" This is too much, yet amazing!, The more i look at the food, the hungrier I get. Can I eat now?, Am starving." said yoona.
" Han yul!, Did you prepare all this?" Trader Soo Byung Hu asked curiously.
" Yes father, I know I went a little bit far"
" Not just far!!!, You have gone overboard, you have overstepped your boundaries and you're grounded. Besides your room, you're only allowed into the living room and that's all."
" but mother...."
" No more objections, starting today, it's for your own benefit. Now let's eat."
As they were eating, dojin came in holding two scrolls and bowed.
" Master, there's a letter for you."
" From who?"
" One is from jegu and the other is from the palace."
"Keep it on the table close to you, I'll read it later."
Dojin kept the scrolls and went out.
" Dad, can I read the one from the palace please!"
" Only if you're done eating"
She stood up, picked the scroll and opened it. After a minutes of silence, she started jumping with joy.
" The king is inviting us to his son's wedding and it's in two weeks."
" wow!, That's great news."
Lady chaewon coughed while looking at trader Soo Byung Hu.
She silently whispered to him
" Now!!."
" Are you sure?, I can tell her later" he whispered back.
" We don't have much time, she needs to know..."
She stood with a stern face. " Why are you two whispering at each other?"
" Yoona, your father wants to tell you something. Right dear?"
" Do I have to now?" He whispered.
She gave him a glare which radiated his soul. He cleared his throat and began.
" Yoona, we know that you are a hard working person, you obey your parents, you like painting a lot, I know—like a lot. You're all grown up, you're still growing..."
" Ahhh!! Seriously? Yoona you're getting married."
" What!!!?, But ... But...But am not ready yet, I still have a lot of things to do, a lot to accomplish, I also want to travel around the world and..."
" The chief of finance son will be coming over in five days, from jegu. Your engagement will take place if there's no problem."
" But mother, I don't want to get married, am still young."
" You're twenty two, I married your father at the age of seventeen." She stood up, held yoona close. " I only want what's best for you dear, but I hope you'll understand one day."
She pushed her mother away, " you don't know what's best for me you're only trying to ruin my life by getting me married, I wish... I wish I was never born into this family" she ran away heading to her room.
" Yoona!, Y-yoona!!."
" I'll go after her " ik-jun demanded.
" Let her be" Trader Soo Byung Hu replied. "Give her time" they all stared at the food