Ha Noon's
CHAPTER 12: Rebel Group

Ha Noon leads the Gim brothers to an old village. In the middle of the road, a person with a black hood like them stood up while waving to them. Ha Noon walked up to the person and stopped right in front of him.

“Noon,” it is the voice of a young girl, “Everyone is asleep. There are some homeless people sleeping next to residents' houses.”

Ha Noon nodded, “I understand.” Ha Noon narrowed his eyes looking at the girl's face that was covered with a black cloth, “How about your face?”

“Hmm?” The girl spontaneously raised her hand to touch her face, then smiled, “It has improved, you are acting too seriously, Noon.”

Ha Noon chuckles, “Just get carried away.” Afterwards, Ha Noon turned to look at the brothers Gim, “Let's do.”

The three brothers nodded, then got off their respective horses. They opened bags of goods and inside there were various forms of watches made of pure white gold. It is not difficult to forge white gold into a few watches, especially a successful master must have a big factory for it. The people still did not understand how to distinguish silver and white gold, so it makes it difficult for this master to sell white gold when all the rich nobles prefer to use yellow gold as their accessories. What's more, he took the risk of slamming prices when he started doing business because many people didn't want to spend their money on something they referred to as ‘perak’, he said, he actually spent more money to produce white gold than yellow gold.

However, more and more people think that the color of white gold is more beautiful than yellow gold. Although the effect is less luxurious, but it is more beautiful. Thus, many middle-class people began to use this white gold watch. The selling point is getting higher, and the boss is using this opportunity to skyrocket the price by using a special feature inside the watch. At the tip of the needle, a small diamond is added, so small that it is quite difficult to find it at first. However, if the watch is exposed to light, the diamond inside will glow.

This was a small beauty capable of making the girls cluck in awe with eyes filled with stars, including one of the mistresses from the noble Ri family. At that time, the Ri family was in the insults of other families because of their deteriorating economy. Unfortunately, there will be a tea party held by the Queen, so she looks for ways not to get insulted. Back then, he met with Juragan Min and the old man easily influenced him. Unlike what she had imagined, the mistress of another noble family even the Queen herself liked her watch. Lady Ri made a deal with Juragan Min, that she would become a VIP customer after successfully making another noble family her customer.

Ha Noon, Gim Gam, Gim Gon, Gim Jun, and the black-clad woman began handing out the watch to every house and homeless who slept in the cold wind. This place is a middle to lower-middle-class residential area. Some of them may have houses, but they are nothing more than worn-out huts that cannot withstand the cold of the night wind and the scorching sun of the day. They did everything they could to get a spoonful of rice to eat them every day, although they had to endure their slump when their pride died in front of the nobles.

In the past, they had their own livelihood. They have abundant rice fields, gardens, and livestock, so enough for them to enjoy life with rice that is always available from morning to night. However, a few years after Ha Gungi took over, taxes rose and made the people lose so much that they could no longer afford to take care of their gardens and rice fields. Moreover, much of the people's land was taken alibially as alimony to the ministers who had dedicated their lives to the kingdom. Thus, these people had to sell their surnames to nobles to earn money.

Ha Noon placed the white golden watch slowly beside the homeless who fell asleep with a thin blanket, not wanting to wake her up. However, the old man seemed so sensitive that he opened his eyes and saw a black hand that placed the watch in front of his face. The hand was about to leave because Ha Noon did not realize that the old man was awake, and the old man immediately held his hand. Ha Noon grew wide in shock and looked at the old man who was giving off a puzzled expression. Then, the smile on his face slowly expands looking into Ha Noon's brown eyes, “Thank you.”

Ha Noon looked at those wrinkled hands then sighed softly. He smiled with his eyes, and the old man took off his hands, went back to sleep hugging the white golden watch. Ha Noon stared at that sleeping face, his eyelashes slowly coming down, and his chest felt tight. In the past, when his father was in power, he had never seen this scene even in the smallest of villages. Everyone smiled when the harvest had arrived, the whole children were playing with the farm animals in the meadow while feeding them. The women casually picked vegetables and fruit in their garden while exchanging stories with each other until they brought their baskets home for dinner. When the men were tired of their work in the rice fields, warm water awaited them, and delicious food at the dining table was readily available. Ha Noon clenched his hands tightly, he shouldn't have seen this scene if it was his brother becoming a king.

“Noon.”

Ha Noon turned his head, Gim Gam stood at the end of the alley with a thick blanket, then walked up to him and covered the homeless with a thick blanket. Ha Noon noticed the blanket, and started asking, “They have arrived?”

Gim Gam nodded, “They were handing out blankets.” After the blanket was well attached, the homeless man was no longer sensitive, he drowned his head comfortably inside the thick blanket. Gim Gam smiled relievedly looking at it, then stood up. “Noon.”

“Hmm?”

“About the coachman, I think he's from this place. If juragan Min finds out that the people here own the watch, wouldn't that man be the prime suspect?”

“That's the point.” Gim Gam raised his head and looked at Ha Noon with raised eyebrows. However, quickly Ha Noon smiled at him, “Quietly. You know I wouldn't let anyone hurt any of them. It's just a small sacrifice, after which everything will go smoothly. Let's go.”

Gim Gam nodded in understanding, then followed Ha Noon out of the small alley. Ha Noon saw more people with black cloths covering his body handing out blankets, bags of food, and white gold watches in each house. Ha Noon approached a person with pliable eyelashes behind his black cloth. “I don't think you're coming, what about your dad?”

The man chuckled slightly, and the woman's soft voice pierced through his black cloth. “He never paid any attention to me, so he wouldn't care if he didn't see me.”

Ha Noon chuckled, then remembered something. “Oh yes, you accept invitation?”

“Invitation?” The woman squinted her eyes remembering something, “Ah, the invitation. Yeah, I got it. I wonder what else he wants to show off.”

“True, I've had enough of seeing it along the palace.”

“Definitely annoying to keep hearing his chat every day, I pity you.”

Ha Noon furrowed his eyebrows as if he felt very sorry for himself.

“Hey, what are you guys talking about?” Suddenly, another woman with a louder voice came while embracing Ha Noon. “Hmm? Is this the talk of nobles? Huh, irinya. I also want to join the noble party.”

Soft-spoken lady chuckles, “This is just a small party. But if you really want to join, you can do it.”

“Really?”

“True,” clear Ha Noon, “But you can't show your face.”

“I know, you think who I am, I'm a good disguise. No one will know me there.”

Ha Noon nodded, “Okay great woman, give us a fun show there.”

“Hey, the women there.” A heavy voice halted their conversation, the three women turned to a man with a large body who was riding on his horse. “We the men have finished with our work, do we have to wait for your chat to finish first?”

Ha Noon laughs amusedly, “Pa! Stop interrupting women's talk!”

The man called Pa raised both his hands, “Alright, forgive me. How disrespectful I am as a man.”

The three women, and the Gim brothers could only laugh.

“Alright, let's go back. In a few days, the actual show will arrive.” Everyone nodded at Ha Noon's words, then rode their horses each down a different path.

***

Ha Noon sighed as he closed the book he was reading. Ha Noon lifted his gaze, his face still lazily leaning on his palms, his legs crossed slanting, he was still inside his comfortable pajamas, deciding to read a book while relaxing on the sofa after enjoying his breakfast, waiting boredly for a tea party to be held by the King's Princess. Ha Noon turned to Mom Suri who was busy choosing the dress she was going to wear. Ha Noon raised his head, sitting in a straight position, staring at the two dresses Mom Suri was holding.

“Kurasa...” Mom Suri turned to Ha Noon's voice, “I will wear that one.” she said while pointing to a dress whose top is yellow with a rose motif, and on the bottom is black made of satin. His chest was open, and had short, lacy arms.

Mom Suri stared at the dress in her left hand with a frown. “You are sure to wear the black one today?”

Ha Noon stared at the incoming sunlight through his room window, “Not too hot today, it will be fine.”

“I understand, Mr. Princess, I will prepare matching accessories.”

Ha Noon nodded in response.

One by one, horse carriages with flags from different noble families stopped in front of the palace gates. The soldiers had been told of the tea feast hosted by the Princess, so that the palace gates were wide open in time. Every noble princess who came out of the carriage, would be the tone of a servant waiting for them and deliver them to the place where the tea party was held.

One by one the seats in the tea party circle were filled, each royal princess used their best dress to meet the royal princess. Glasses, teapots, and ceramic plates with gold carvings are neatly arranged, even silver spoons and forks have been cleaned until the sunlight reflects off.

“Here, Miss.”

A royal princess entered the greenhouse in her bright green dress, and all the invited noble princesses turned their heads. They stood respectfully, smiling gracefully and greeting the noble princess.

“Good morning, Miss Bae.”

Ningling Bae, stepped in with a smile full of elegance on her face, “Good morning.” His high-heeled shoes made of glass chanted authoritative music. It sounds very loud, but not in a hurry. Ningling Bae was the only daughter of the Ningling family in this generation, a family that held responsibility towards the education ministry. His father was the head of the family, as well as the minister of education during this period. Because of this, the Ningling family was a family that was very famous for their wisdom, they were a family that was destined to produce individual scholars.

Ha Noon tapped her fingers gently on the dresser, waiting patiently for Mom Suri who was arranging her hair. “Has all the princesses of nobility arrived?”

The personal servant waiting for her beside the dressing table bowed, “In reply to the Princess, only Princess Ha Yan has yet to arrive.”

Ha Noon smiled knot, “I understand.”

“It's done, Mr. Princess.”

Ha Noon shook her head to look at the results of her makeup, “Isn't this a little exaggerated?” Ha Noon could see some yellow rose-shaped accessories adorning the braids of her rolled hair.

“It won't be more striking than Princess Ha Yan.”

Ha Noon chuckles, “Aunt is right. Alright, I think I should leave now, I don't want to listen to Ha Yan's rant anymore.”

 Ha Noon started walking towards the greenhouse followed by his personal servant. However, unlucky he met Ha Yan who had just walked out of his personal palace. Ha Yan frowned looking at Ha Noon, then the frown slowly faded and was replaced with an annoyed look. “Can't you stop acting that you're so important?”

Ha Noon did not take Ha Yan's words seriously, as he was already immune to Ha Yan's annoyed response to every single thing. Ha Noon smiled, “Didn't His Majesty the King have asked you to call me ‘kakak’, My sister?”

Ha Yan was getting annoyed.

“Come quickly! We'll be late!” Ha Noon tilted her head to look at Ha Lii who was running with makeup on her face that was almost fading from sweat. Ha Lii's steps came to a halt when she saw Ha Noon and Ha Yan, and instantly her panicked face turned into fear when she saw Ha Yan's annoyed face.

Ha Noon liked this show, he chuckled and continued his steps, passing by Ha Yan who stood up in annoyance. Ha Lii knew that Ha Yan had very deliberately made himself late with all the makeup and accessories on him, but still it turned out that he was longer than Ha Yan. Ha Lii did not dare to provoke Ha Yan's anger any deeper, so she simply lowered her head, stepped past Ha Yan, accelerating her steps towards the greenhouse even ahead of Ha Noon. However, Ha Noon did not care about that, he did not change the tempo of his calm steps.