It would be nice to have two mothers – 2
Even my hands trembled a little, perhaps because of my fast breathing. But don’t look nervous. You can’t be the owner who trembles in front of your guests. You have to be as calm as possible and show off your appearance.
I calmed down my trembling hands and grabbed the teacup. As the teacup gets closer to your mouth, the subtle scent that spreads seems to put your mind at ease.
Very little.
‘Billy.’
The hand holding the teacup naturally went into strength. Billy was so resentful that he was not here.
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No matter how much I am a countess, it is borrowed that I have a title. Billy is enough to be qualified to greet the duke, a titled aristocrat, or rather, Billy should step up.
Even though Prince Ma said he wanted to see me, wouldn’t that be the future mother-in-law or future father-in-law? Even Ma Jong-gong wouldn’t have cared.
‘Let’s see.’
Hearing the news that Lord Majong was coming, he felt shameful, stepping out of his leg alone. I will never forget. When I come back, I have a separate meal and a separate room for a while.
…If only I had the spirit to do so.
“It smells so good.”
I quickly raised my head at the soft voice I heard right in front of me.
When she looks up, she sees a woman with white hair and white eyes. The woman in white, holding a teacup, had a warm smile in her eyes that curved like half moons. To the point where she thinks that if other people see her, she looks really good.
“I’m glad you liked it.”
When she smiled at her face and opened her mouth, the white woman, Ma Jong-gong, smiled even deeper.
“Feel free to speak. I have great respect for her wife, and she is ashamed to be spoken of in such a high regard.”
I was frozen at those words. Feel free to tell me, what the heck does that mean?
It’s already burdensome to hear the respect from Prince Majong. I heard that Prince Majong treats everyone as inferior except for the imperial family and the same dukes.
Actually, age, experience, and title. Everything is above everyone, so there is nothing strange about it.
“This is an undeserved word. How can I speak comfortably when His Excellency respects me too?”
She barely moved her hardened mouth to come up with an appropriate answer.
Good. This is a no problem answer. Since the other person respects me, I will also respect the other person. What could be more irrefutable than this?
“Whoops, is that so? It’s a pity.”
Fortunately, Prince Ma went through…
‘Is it because of my mood?’
For some reason, Prince Ma’s eyes said, ‘I’ll step down this time.’ Seemed to say
I tried to blame it on my mood, but my instincts shouted. I could have declined now, but one day I would have no choice but to let go.
‘A person who talks to King Mahjong.’
The vertigo, which had subsided, strikes again.
It is said that even His Majesty the Emperor treats Prince Ma with respect in private. Once i can’t never do it
“Pheu—! We’re a family now, so feel free to say it! Shall I call you lady too?”
Suddenly, I remembered something from the past. The first Duke I met in my life, a very splendid meeting. A giggle still lingers in my ears.
Are all dukes like this? I haven’t met the other three, but I’m a little afraid.
“Ma’am, the glass is empty.”
As I was staring down at the teacup in a daze, Lord Majong reached out his hand toward the teapot.
I couldn’t understand the situation for a moment.
“Go, sir. I’ll do it.”
Laura, who was in the back, hurriedly dissuaded Jong-Gong Ma, and then came to her senses.
Did Ma Jong-gong try to pour tea into my cup? There is also a maid, but the duke himself?
‘Knife…’
Like Billy, I thought of my eldest son who was not here.
It is not resentment. Unlike someone who shamefully pulled out his feet, that child was silently faithful to his role.
But, but what the hell did the duke do to show himself like this? How the hell did he get possessed…
“Thank you, maid.”
As Laura filled my cup and Mr. Majong’s cup with tea, Mr. Majong smiled and thanked me.
Of course, it is natural for Laura to be greatly shaken by the respect of Lord Majong.
‘You made up your mind.’
She almost inadvertently smiled bitterly at the sight. She shows respect and a friendly attitude towards her nanny, Laura, who raised her with a knife on her back.
I can’t help but say that I’m really, really thorough. There was a promise to embrace all the people around Carl.
About an hour later, we moved to the garden instead of the reception room.
“At first glance, it’s a beautiful and refreshing place. I’m an elf myself, so I feel good when I see the well-kept garden.”
“I’ll be sure to tell the gardener. He’ll be happy to hear that His Excellency praised it.”
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Nodding his head with a smile that hadn’t left him since their first meeting, Jong-Gong Ma looked around the garden. As if you want to catch everything.
Unlike before, the strangely raised ears and a slightly flushed face. Do elves really have nature-loving blood?
“This is the garden where the baby used to play.”
He turned his head quietly at the low-pitched voice. It was not the elf’s blood, but the blood of her unrequited love.
And from an early age Carl spent time not in the garden, but in the gymnasium. Because of this immature and not even motherly mother.
After opening his mouth a few times, he closed it again. To the delighted Prince Majong, ‘It’s not here.’ It’s a bit embarrassing to say the same thing.
“What about that tree?”
As he looked around, Ma Jong-gong’s eyes were fixed on one side.
Following Majonggong’s gaze, I saw two trees that were all alone. Except for the fact that there is a small tombstone in front of the tree, there is nothing particularly special about it.
However, Prince Majong took the tree astoundingly. He found the most precious things in this garden for himself, without listening to anyone.
“It is a memorial tree. The tree on the left was planted when Carl was born, and the tree next to it was planted when Erich was born.”
As I said that, I smiled slightly. Billy dug, seedlings I planted. Now, like those children, you have grown up and grown up like that.
“When they find a mate, I plan to send them to the mansion where they live.”
Since it is a tree that has been together with the birth of children, it is right to be with children in the future. If possible, I would like to plant a memorial tree for my grandchildren next to it.
I ended up saying something that didn’t have to be added to my heart that naturally warmed up.
***
My eyes were attracted to a bizarre ordinary tree.
“It is a memorial tree. The tree on the left was planted when Carl was born, and the tree next to it was planted when Erich was born.”
I nodded at the wife’s words.
‘Really.’
There was a reason to keep an eye on it. A tree commemorating the birth of a baby, isn’t it the most precious tree in the world?
The World Tree, which was said to have burned down 400 years ago, has returned to this land. From now on, that tree will be the world tree in my heart.
“When they find a mate, I plan to send them to the mansion where they live.”
My heart skipped a beat at the wife’s words.
Then the world tree will come to my castle. I’ll talk to the chamberlain and make room in advance. It is the most precious tree, so it is right to seek the best spot.
If you plant a world tree, plant flowers around it. As beautiful and splendid as the number of children to be born between me and my baby.
“It’s really beautiful.”
“This is my treasure.”
At the words I muttered inadvertently, the wife responded with a more radiant smile than ever before.
A sincere smile. A smile that shows how much you care and love your baby.
‘Someone who can smile like that.’
I felt bitter. The person who was restless because of my unreasonable visitation smiled so brightly that I feel like he did something wrong.
Still, I can’t help it. Isn’t the baby hiding in the academy? If I recklessly go to the academy, Aga will run away to a place I don’t know.
So I chose this method. I chose a relationship with the baby’s surroundings, not the baby.
‘Someday.’
It’s awkward now, but you’ll get used to it over time. It will be a comfortable relationship in a relationship that notices.
Step by step, steadily. If so, it must be so.
“Trixie. The awkwardness that comes from the difference in race is unavoidable.”
In the past, the words her mother told her.
“This mom was also awkward with her grandmother.”
“With Grandma?”
She remembers being surprised by that statement. Because my mother and grandmother were really close.
“Yes, but once you meet often and get used to it, the awkwardness goes away. Even though they are of different races, they have the same intelligence. You’ll find that you’re no different from an ordinary human.”
Then he poked my cheek and let out a chuckle.
“For that, it’s also important to feel that I’m a human, not an elf. If you insist on elves’ ideas in a human society, isn’t it a problem? If that’s the case, I’ll live in the elven district.”
In fact, he only nodded his head at the words of his mother, who had successfully settled down in human society. I see No matter how much elf blood I have, if I live like a human, I’m a human.
“So this mother threw away her elf age.”
“…Yes?”
I didn’t understand that when I was young, but now I do.
The age of an elf whose base is hundreds. Bringing it into human society only causes chaos. If that’s the case, just adjust it to suit humans.
My mother only took 10% of her age. Because of that, she was able to become a younger daughter-in-law than her grandmother.
‘Me too.’
Although I’m not a pureblood elf, like my mother, I’m missing 10%, but at least 20%.
Yes. My human age is 24 years old. He is 24 years old, three years older than his baby and much younger than his wife.
With that in mind, let’s treat her wife. If so, my wife will be able to erase her awkwardness towards me and get closer.
‘…Mother.’
My heart was touched. My mother always gives me great insight.
A will that told me not to feel the same sadness as you. With that will, he chose a way to increase the lifespan of his child. Thanks to you, I found a companion to share the world with.
Advice to abandon the elf age in order to be incorporated into human society. With that advice, I found a way to reach my baby.
“Your Excellency?”
When I didn’t say anything, her wife started talking curiously.
“It’s nothing, ma’am.”
She smiled softly and shook her head.
But I’m a little embarrassed. You were too distracted in front of your future mother-in-law.
‘Let’s reflect.’
Think like a human being. It’s not polite to think differently in front of adults.