Reading Her Tale of Shim Chong

Chapter 63

4. 61. The only way to survive 5. "Why is the minister's wife here..." 6. "Look who finally decided to show up." 7. "Why is she here?!" 8. "Ah..." 9. "What's the use? The child's father is already dead..." 10. "I... I apologise..." 11. "Ah!!" 12. "How dare you come here? Take a good look at where you are now!" 13. "You brought shame upon the family name!" 14. "Please... Please calm down." 15. "Let go!" 16. "Calm down? Such a thing like you deserve to be beaten to death!" 17. "No, no, you indecent bitch! Get over here!" 18. "Ah, elder brother..." 19. "Go on! Apologise to the minister!" 20. "Either you bite your tongue or bash your head against a wall, atone for your sins by way of death!"

1. "Hurry up! Follow the minister's footsteps and apologise!" 2. "Doing something like that, you should've known you were going to pay for it one day!!" 3. "No, no!" 4. "It's not that! It wasn't me, it was the minister..." 5. "It was the minister who told me to go!!" 6. "What?" 7. "The minister? What is she saying?" 8. What am I... Saying... 9. "You mean you weren't sneaking out?" 10. "What's happening? Did the minister allowed you to go?" 11. No, maybe... 12. Maybe this is my chance to salvage everything... 13. "The... The minister," 14. "Wanted me to visit the village for myself." 15. "As the minister's wife, I am still quite inexperienced..."

1. As the minister's wife, he told me to visit the village, 2. To understand how the people were doing, how they thought... 3. He knew he didn't have much time left... 4. He didn't have the strength to visit the village himself, 5. "So he wanted me to go instead!" 6. "Is... Is that true?" 7. "Sounds about right to me..." 8. "Wait... Wait a minute! If so..." 9. "Why didn't you speak up sooner to clear up the misunderstanding?" 10. "What's the use in saying all that..." 11. "In the end, I still failed to be by his side in his last moments." 12. "As long as I remember this, I cannot help but bow my head in shame..."