Elias, who had an expression claiming that he felt left out while nodding his head without sincerity, suddenly shouted, âWearing clothes?â
âNo, theyâre going in naked.â
âWhat?! Thatâs a weird trend. Arenât men and women different?â
âThey are separated by gender. My brother is weird.â
âLeave it alone. Thatâs how little our brother is. Mom, can I take my shoes?ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âSure, of course. Iâm gonna go buy a new oneâ¦â
âOh, why are you all bullying me? Oh! Whatâs with this atmosphere?!â
Needless to say, silence came to the roar of the red little lion.
As me and the twins looked at each other with wide open eyes, Elias looked at Jeremy, the one in all this strange atmosphere, to check if he was calm after he shouted.
And Iâd say it wasnât a very smart choice.
The eldest son, who put the knife down quietly, now wiped his mouth with a napkin, spoke bluntly, âDid you just yell at me?â
ââ¦No, Iâm just asking my dearest guardian.â
âNo, but you donât know table manners. Come here, letâs warm up together.â
âNo! Donât come near me, you terrible human being!â
While Jeremy was holding Elias and performing a joint break, I turned a blind eye to the two and drank milk after eating with the twins. By the time we stepped down from the dining room, the two were already running upstairs into a long hallway. Then came the sound of the door closing roughly with a thud, and the triumphant voice of my second son, who secured the safety zone.
âDarn it, youâll never get married when you grow up! What kind of woman would marry a domestic thug like you?â
âDid you just shut the door hard?! Open the door, wonât you?!â
âNo! Itâs closed by itself! And this is my room!â
Boom, boom, boom, boom!!!
â¦â¦Did he have to grow up strong?
In the end, I had to replace the door of Elias â room that day with a new one. It was just a wonder how he could break that solid door.
While I was planning a trip for three days, I arranged a pile of documents in advance and checked the new yearâs cards all over.
I should say Iâm a little surprised that there are so many more than I remember.
After the last trial, the movement between the aristocrats and the Emperor began to shrink.
I need to give my condolences to the Imperial Family, which will be troubled by the Vaticanâs check. To myself, too.
âWhat is thisâ¦? â
Unknowingly, I muttered to myself. No wonder, among the countless New Yearâs cards, a card from the imperial family was mixed.
It didnât exactly have the eagle seal symbolizing the Emperor, but a swan seal symbolizing the Empress. Empress Elizabeth, no one else, sent me a New Yearâs card.
Caught up in a suspicious and reluctant mood, I immediately opened the shiny white envelope and looked at the content. And then I was stunned.
(Letâs meet someday. Donât get me wrong, I still donât like you.)
Yes, you donât, your Majesty. Iâve known you for a long time, but youâre very consistent.
Clicking my tongue, I next opened up a New Yearâs card from the Duchess of Nurembert. The blue letter paper in the black envelope gave a cool feeling.
(I was amazed by your courageous appearance. Iâm trying to be brave, too. Have a good end of year.)
I donât know what courage it is, but if the weak lady did cheer up, thatâs good, right?
It wasnât until I quickly read and replied to countless letters like that did I feel like I finished everything.
Of course, itâs just the beginning, but⦠itâs short but a lot of things happened. It feels like Iâm finally wrapping up this winter.
There were so many incidents. If I die one day and go to that afterlife to meet my husband, this winterâs events alone would be enough to keep me awake. Ahem, Iâll have to brag to my heartâs content. Even though I look like this, the crown prince fell in love with me!
âDear Mother, you look worried.â
Oh, that scared me. My eyes glanced through the half-open study door.
My eldest son, who was pushing the door and smiling leisurely, came in.
Did I look like I was worried?
âThen youâre too carefree.â
âDonât you think one of us needs to make some adjustments? What are you looking at?â
âWell, if I may explain it, I was trying to respond with sincerity to the ostentatious greetings.â
âWow, thatâs a lot. Is it just my imagination that there must be a love letter among all these greetings?â
âWhy? Do you wish I had one?â
As I narrowed my eyes and looked at him, his dark green eyes sparkled mischievously, âThatâs not true. Itâs not as if you have a crazy partner who likes you so much.â
âIf I get someone like that, youâre okay with anyone, right?â
âWell, it depends on the way he treats you, regardless of whether you like him or not.â
The way he treats me�
I tilted my head a little, then grinned at him, suddenly feeling playful, âYou canât accept a person who is bad to me? Thatâs a nice thing to say.â
âIf there is such a personâ¦â
The eldest son, who clicked his tongue, smiled again, scratched his golden head with his hands and said, âIâll tear his legs apart and kill him.â
I stared at the cross, then raised one hand and slapped him on the back. A scream full of exaggeration rang in the house.
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âTake care of yourself.â
âTake care of yourself, madam.â
âHave a safe trip, madam. Weâll take care of this place.â
Being sent off by the butler, maid and knight, I set out on my first trip with the children in all my previous and present life.
I think Iâve done a lot of things that Iâve never done before. But Iâm glad the kids seem to like it.
âIâm going to sit by the window! Get out of my way!â
âThe first person to sit is the owner, my lovely sister, who I want to bite and kill.â
âMom, my brother threatened to kill me!â
âMom, mom, I feel like throwing up all of a sudden.â
âPahahaha! So why are you reading in the carriage âshort legsâ? If itâs a tripâ¦â
âGet out of the way, brother! Thatâs my seat!â
âOh, Rachel, why are you saying that to me?! Iâm not that easyâ¦â
âWho- Shut up so I can get some sleep!â
â⦠Mom, big brother, Iâm scared..â
Oh, my God! I donât think itâs going to be a smooth trip.