CHAPTER 33

"What would Edith like to make?"

Startled by the Duchess's voice, i looked up, and everyone eyes were on me.

"Oh, well, I'm planning to embroider a handkerchief."

The plain handkerchief I lifted felt too small. Again. they look at me like I'm pathetic.

"I thought I'd make a few copies and put them out there. . . . . "

I timidly pleaded that I would make multiple copies, but it made no difference. Only the Duchess kindly say,' That must be pretty, and they'd merely respond and say, 'Oh, yeah'.

'At this rate, I'm really can't sell any of them, right?'

I had hoped that the Duchess would secretly purchase it for me, for the sake of family face, but if that didn't work, I'd have to ask Anna to buy it. I didn't even join the other wives' conversations. I just flipped through the book of embroidery patterns.

'Hmm? This would be pretty.'

A new design caught my eye between all kinds of colorful patterns. It didn't seem difficult, and it didn't look too childish. I decided to embroider a small bird with a string of laurel leaves on its beak and drew a design carefully in my handkerchief. It was a little embarrassing to do just that, so I went around the handkerchief and added a laurel pattern. While I was drawing so hard, the wives who had been looking at me coldly before approached me and talked to me.

"Uh-oh! that pattern, it's similar to the one my daughter did last year. It's really pretty when it's done."

"Isn't it? I think this design is cute too. . . . ."

The wife, who sat next to her at the time, said as if she knew nothing.

"I remember the handkerchief that Miss Larissa made for you last year. By the way, how old is Miss Larissa this year?"

"She is 17 years old. And now she is pregnant."

"Then she made that handkerchief when she was 15 years old. She was just like a little girl back then now she had already become a woman, and time flies so fast."

"Isn't it? Ho ho ho!"

They laughed and moved on to other topics of conversation, but I understood very well what they wanted to say.

'I know, they compared me, to be the same level as a 15 year old kids. right?'

They also took advantage of the time when the Duchess was busy looking at someone else's work.

'Wasn't that lady secretly friendly with the Countess of Sinclair? why is she going after me and not Lizzy?'

Well, I'm sure the duchess will hate that lady if she dares to criticize Lizzy in front of her since she cherishes Lizzy, who is like her own daughter.

'It's going to be eventful in the future.'

I was a little annoyed, but I didn't need the attention of people who didn't matter anyway. I made up my mind and focused all my attention on my embroidery. But despite the Duchess's consideration, I became increasingly isolated at each embroidery gathering. In particular, the lady, who was close to the Countess Sinclair, led the bullying by secretly comparing me and Lizzy.

'No wonder Edith was so jealous of Liese in the original.'

Because I know the original story, I'm able to resist such provocation. Otherwise, I might have hated Lizzy, too. Even today, Lizzy was again being pampered by the other wives, and she was excitedly embroidering all sorts of flowers and grasses on her shawl. That shawl will probably end up in Cliff's hands, among the two main characters who would have been fighting over each other.

'Whatever.'

I looked down at the handkerchief, which had only a laurel wreath embroidered around the circumference, and wondered what color to fill the bird's body with. Originally, I was going to fill it with yellow, but I thought it would look too much like a chick. After much consideration, i took out my thread and placed it on it, thinking that the body would be light gray and the wings would be silver and black. Then, out of nowhere, a gentle hand appeared in front of me.

"How about doing it in this color?"

Lizzy handed me a pink thread and asked when she approached me. Maybe she felt bad about seeing me being left alone.

"I think the leaf on the beak would be really cute with this light green color."

Of course it will. The combination of pink and light green hardly fails. I appreciated her thoughtfulness, but unfortunately, I hadn't intended to make it so girly. However, if I turned down the offer here, they would say I was arrogant for not being good enough or not being able to listen to other people's advice, so i had to be careful.

"Thank you for your advice, Lizzy. But this is. . . . . I made while thinking of Killian."

"Huh? Killian. . . . . "

It's because Killian gray eyes suddenly popped into my head, and it didn't seem like a bad excuse.

"Yes, because Killian's eyes color are this color. . . . . "

"Come to think of it, that's was it is."

"Don't tell him because it's embarrassing. Okay?"

I asked with a smile like a shy new bride. Even the wives who tried to turn me down couldn't argue with my excuses. What would they say if a new bride embroidered with the memory of her groom? More than that, the groom is the second son of the Duke of Ludwig. Rather, they were busy looking at the delighted Duchess.

"That's so lovely, Edith! Killian's eyes are very pretty, though."

"Don't you think it's because he has His Excellency's eyes?"

"Oh, yes, he is!"

When I even exchanged jokes with the Duchess, the wives who were next to me laughed and kept up the rhythm.

"A new marriage is good. How sweet it is. . . . . "

"I know . By the way, how is Killian doing?"

Lizzy tried to answer their question, but I quickly interrupted.

"Of course! for now, he has gone down with the Duke to look at the estates for Killian. When he gets back, I'll tell him you greeted."

It was until I answered that Lizzy shut her mouth and smiled. To be honest, every time I do this, I deeply understand Edith in original. I know Lizzy has no maliciously, but she was seriously lacking in awareness.

'It's a question for me, and it's about my husband. Why would you want to answer it?'

Of course, the original author of this world said, 'Lizzy tried to answer, but Edith intercepted the words with a ferocious face. She replied that Killian was doing well, but in fact, Lizzy knew that Killian looked distressed recently. I'll describe it in about. It's like a damn world that's only described the main character's point of view.

***

"What do you think, Killian."

The Duke of Ludwig asked Killian as they walked in the cool breeze. They stood on the side of Mount Philiac, overlooking Ryzen, the estate Killian would receive with the title of count.

"Pretty. . . . .That's fine."

Killian tried to reply indifferently, but the Duke of Ludwig noticed that his son was quite pleased. Indeed, it would have been a little disappointing if it hadn't. Ryzen was the estate he chose carefully for Killian.

"It's a bit far from the capital, but it's rare for a territory with this high potential for development. In fact, ten days by carriage is not very far away."

"Sure. It's less than a week by horseback, so it's not that far. There's some places it takes a month."

Killian was very satisfied with Ryzen. He was actually a little worried about which estate his father and his older brother would give away. I used to think it didn't matter anywhere before, but if I wanted to bring the arrogant Edith live with me, I won't be able to match her level eyes without a lot of territory.

'But if it's this kind of territory, she won't have any words either. I can't believe my father gave me a beautiful estate like this, I guess my father must have felt sorry for me.'

Before, Killian had no intention of making his marriage to Edith last, but now he was thinking of bringing her down to the estate. Edith was more tolerable than I expected, and I knew that Lizzy's heart had already left me. Once I made that decision, I felt better about it.

'Yes. and that's it.'

The wind in early summer, which was hit in the middle of the mountain, was refreshing as if it would wipe out any lingering debris left in it. Ryzen in the north was cooler than the capital all year round, so it was pleasant compared to the capital, which is getting hotter.

"How cold does it get in winter?"

"It's a little colder than the capital. The problem is that snow is more than the temperature. The snow clouds can't cross mountains phylliac. So the snow sprayed a lot on Ryzen. However, there never has been any avalanches on this territory.

"Then it's relieved to hear that."

Except for the snow problem in winter. The estate was fine.

'Edith. As long as she doesn't get cold.'

If she complained about being cold, i could give her a fur coat. It was foolish to miss this estate just because it was a little cold. Although the area of ​​Ryzen was not very large, the amount of crop production compared to the area was very large. This is because the land was fertile, and the precipitation was moderate. In addition, the labor population was quite large because there were no large cities around here to absorb young people.

"Since this territory has a lot of young people, so I think it would be good to grow industries other than agriculture. If we build a road across Mountain Philiac, it could be a middle ground for merchants traveling throughout the empire."

"That's a good idea. But before that, it would be better to strengthen the security capabilities of the territory. When foreigners are crowded, crime is bound to increase."

Killian nodded with a pounding heart. When I saw the territory, I would rule in front of my eyes, I even felt anxious to do this and that.