127 No one hates uneven breasts
***[Heroine Oscar]***
The banquet hall was a fairly large hall.
But the whole hall is full of human heads.
Perhaps because of Katrin’s attendance, there were more people this year than in previous years.
‘Is that natural?’
A new duchess was born for the first time in several decades.
It must be strange that people don’t pay attention to it.
As if they had expected such a situation, Catherine’s clothes prepared for this visit had a lot of spirit from her mother and the counselor’s wives.
While my clothes could change the mood with a little addition or change of props, Katrin’s clothes had no room to be touched.
Everything from clothes, accessories, and props are perfectly set and packaged.
Anne had memorized the way to touch her hair until just before departure to see if her hairstyle had been decided.
It was a little strange that the subjects of the practice were not other maids or maids, but the pony Rose, the mop, and the ball of thread, but well, Anne must have had her own face and worries.
‘But… it’s really pretty.’
Until now, Katrin was really lovely, but today she really seems like a fairy descending to the human world.
A few strands of loosely-up hair flowed down, and each time the candle touched her skin, it shimmered with light.
The skin wrapped in light and flickering softly, it looks as if powdered fireflies are wrapped around the body.
If you look closely, you can see that pearls or gold powder are actually sprinkled all over her head.
‘My mother must have been really worried.’
I laughed lightly.
In this visit, Catherine’s clothes and props are not flashy enough to stand out.
It must have been because he took into consideration that it was part of my job in Yeongji.
Of course, all of them were of the highest quality, but for the Duchess, they were somewhat frugal.
If you are a mother, this is just right.
The elegance accumulated through the years would have been perfected as an elegant duchess.
However, it has become somewhat boring for Catherine, who is still young.
The shiny hair is probably to make up for that.
But as far as I know, the powder is very expensive.
I’ve seen my mother take out a little and use it only for special occasions.
Every time I let out a small sigh, I asked why, and the answer was that it was very expensive and precious.
It is said that the powder is so expensive that even a mother who is accustomed to luxurious things has to worry about using it.
‘It’s actually made of pearls and gold, so it must be expensive.’
It seems that pearl powder is more expensive than gold.
Probably because pearls are rarely circulated in this country.
There is no such thing as food culture in this world, all of them are natural, and pearls do not come from this area.
Only small amounts were brought in from distant places across the continent.
‘I don’t know what it would be like to grind shells into powder instead of pearls.’
Wouldn’t it be possible to make glittering powder with that?
It may not sell to high-ranking nobles, but it will appeal to young noble ladies and wealthy commoners.
‘I’ll have to think about this too.’
Thinking of that, I thought of my mother, and I smiled again.
Anne couldn’t have done this on her own, so it must have been her mother who told her to spray it all over her head.
Maybe my mother was crying inside as she said that.
It’s a pity, while doing it.
Seating at the banquet hall is arranged in such a way that men and women alternately sit.
The old woman sitting next to me is with her son this year because her husband died a few years ago.
Her husband was the one who half-forcedly taught me how to ride a horse when I first inspected the place.
“Really, he’s a fool. He boasted to the point of death that he taught the duke how to ride a horse, but he fell off his horse and died.”
The old lady let out a long sigh.
The son next to him laughed bitterly.
“Mother, please stop. I’m afraid my father’s face will be ruined.”
“Oh my, does your father have any face? What he boasted about as his greatest achievement was actually taught to the Duke by force. Isn’t that right, Duke?”
The old woman turned to me and smiled, and my son let out a small sigh.
But the old lady didn’t care and gave me a gentle look.
“The duke was seven at the time? You pretended not to be able to ride for my husband. I still remember the duke’s expression at that time. Huhuhu. It’s a pity that he couldn’t see his face.”
“But what I learned then really helped me.”
At my words, the old lady smiled softly.
Talking about her husband like this is her way of remembering.
During the hunting season last year, I had a similar conversation with her.
Perhaps this is the way she has found to overcome her sadness.
“I wish I would have died seeing the duke sitting side by side with his wife.”
Suddenly, hearing the muttering of the old lady, I looked at Katrin.
Catherine, like me, was having a conversation with the old gentleman next to me.
“…”
But something seems strange from before.
Her face seems paler than usual.
It was fine at first, but as time went on, it seemed that the color on his face was getting less and less.
‘Besides, I barely eat any food.’
Despite making a fuss about gaining weight, Katrin likes food.
I have seen many times pretending not to eat and eating secretly with Anne.
No one will stop you from eating, so there is no reason to hide and eat, and I have no idea why.
But today there was still food on the plate.
Sometimes I put food in my mouth to suit the mood, but if I look closely, more than half of the time I quietly put it back down.
‘Does it hurt somewhere?’
Maybe the curse again.
When I thought so, I suddenly became anxious.
I kept looking at Katrin while I was talking to the old lady.
Sometimes, as if in pain, she lets out a small breath.
I looked through the gaps so that no one else would notice, and I was exhaling.
Rather than being sick.
‘if….’
I looked closely at her from the neck down to her waist.
The flesh of the chest is slightly thicker than usual, and the waist is thinner.
‘Maybe I’m tightening my corset so much that I can’t breathe properly.’
oh my god.
I secretly let out a breath.
About half of it was a relief that it wasn’t a curse or pain, and the rest was pathetic.
You can tell just by looking at her worrying about her flat chest, but Katrin is on the thin side.
Her body was thin enough without the corset tightening.
‘But why?’
While thinking so, the lord spoke to me across the table.
“There is something my granddaughter has personally spun for the duke.
This is a story about meeting my granddaughter from earlier.
“of course.”
As I nodded, a small lady entered the banquet hall.
The butler of this mansion is escorting her, but it seems that her limbs are moving all at once because she is nervous.
I can’t see my legs because it’s covered by the skirt, but it feels like that.
“…”
It wasn’t as pretty as I’d heard.
I’m sorry for the girl, but she resembles her father, Young-joo.
It’s cute now, but it’s similar to my father to the extent that I’m going to worry a little later.
However, most children are cute by nature, and it is even cuter when they show such a fresh attitude.
A smile naturally bloomed on my face.
Katrin, who had been watching me, straightened her back and turned her sharp gaze to the kid.
Glancing at Catherine, her eyes were intense as if they were about to catch fire.
Katrin is cute when she smiles, but looks quite sharp when she frowns.
Probably because she was originally a villain.
The difference between her smiling face and her angry expression is quite large.
Looking at her now, it seems that she is genuinely jealous of this little girl.
As the little girl came closer, all eyes at the dinner hall were on her.
When I came to my chair, the butler handed the bundle of yarn he was holding to the little girl.
“Nice to meet you. I am the Duke of Weiss.”
“Bar, bar, bar, nice to meet you… I… I…”
I think I forgot my name because I was so nervous.
Like a broken doll, the little girl repeated only the word ‘I’ and pursed her lips.
The soft laughter of the people spread through the banquet hall.
The little girl’s face turned red, and tears welled up.
‘Oh, what should I do?’
It would be nice to be comforted here, but the little girl’s cheeks puffed up as she bit her lip.
The original chubby child’s face swells up like a bun.
It’s like a bun with a long hair.
I couldn’t open my mouth because I thought I would laugh once I thought about it.
It’s great to give strength to the face.
The little girl’s face would have been a little funny to anyone else.
What was a soft laugh at first turned into a few popping noises in a few places.
The little girl dropped the bundle of yarn she was holding to pass it to me, and was taken aback by it, and eventually burst into tears.
And the little girl turned around and was about to run away, but suddenly a sharp voice resounded in the banquet hall.
“Stop!”
It was Catherine.
Katrin, who was very angry, rose from her chair with twinkling eyes and folded the fan with a snap.
Catherine took a step closer to the little girl.
The once friendly banquet hall is tense.
I was nervous too, wondering if Catherine was going to do something to that child.
But I can’t say anything to her in a gathering of people.
Then Katrin’s face is terribly ruined.
While I was speechless, Katrin opened her mouth to the little girl.
“Ten years old! You’re already ten years old. What kind of childlike behavior? Straighten your back! Put your tears in! If that’s all you risked your life for, then get rid of that love right now. If you promised to steal my man’s heart, , At least I have to show that spirit. I was determined and risked my life when you took on the challenge, shouldn’t I at least show the right attitude?”
It may not be an exaggeration to say that he risked his life.
Even now Katrin seems to have difficulty breathing while talking, because sometimes she shuts her mouth and breathes.
If I continued to wear the corset like this, I might really die from lack of air.
At the unexpected words, the little girl opened her mouth in a daze.
It seems that the tears have run away somewhere.
The little girl stared blankly at Katrin for a moment, then held her hands close to her navel.
“…Everyone laughs when I say I love the duke. I support them, tell them to work hard, but I can see that they don’t take it seriously.”
The little girl said that and wiped away a single tear that rolled down her face.
“I love a child, but I think that I can really risk my life, but since I’m a child, I think it’s funny that it changes quickly. But… I… I… listened to what my wife said and made up my mind. I’m sure the Duke’s heart… I’ll steal it… Because I’ll never give up…”
After saying that, the little girl bowed gracefully to Catherine, holding her skirt lightly on both sides.
“Thank you, ma’am.”
“…”
Catherine stood still for a moment, then spoke reluctantly.
“… Yes, that grit.”
But Catherine’s face was full of regret.
He seemed to think that he had said something useless, only now.
It seems that her heart is not only visible to me.
Laughter echoed throughout the banquet hall.
The ball of thread that was rolling on the floor was picked up by the butler before she knew it.
The little girl took it and came closer to me and politely held it out.
“I picked it myself from the sericulture room. I made it to pray for the safety and peace of the duke, so I think it will be a talisman even though it may be weak. Please accept it.”
“I’ll treasure it, little girl.”
At that moment, a thumping sound rang out loudly.
It seems Katrin hit her palm hard with a fan.
Her fingers clenched tightly to the fan are white.
Catherine, your face is so scary.
I smiled inwardly, lowered my head, and kissed the back of the little girl’s hand.
Pudeuk, as Katrin grips the fan tightly, the sound of the fan blades hitting each other is heard.
Maybe this time the debt is broken.
The little girl left the banquet with a bright smile on her face.
I smiled at people and opened my mouth.
“Excuse me for a minute. I need to talk to your wife.”
The old woman who lost her husband said with a smile.
“Huh-huh. I once went through something similar to the two of you. Please go and comfort your wife.”
Women seem to have similar sentiments.
Soft voices directed at Katrin poured in from here and there.
I took Catherine’s hand and left the place.
It seems that he realized what he had done only later.
Catherine’s face turned blue as she walked with her back turned away from the crowd.
After leaving the banquet hall, the butler led us to a small room right next to it.
I said to the butler as I entered the room with Catherine.
“Call my wife’s maid.”
“All right.”
After the butler had left, I leaned over and looked into Katrin’s face.
Catherine’s body trembles.
“… Woe… Are you angry?”
“a little.”
“I’m sorry, but I’ve been in love with you since I was three, and I’m so angry that you seem to be taking that love too lightly…”
Catherine quietly looked up at my face.
He must have thought I was angry with him for what I said to the little girl.
“It’s not that way, Catherine.”
“…”
“Corset, is it tight enough that you can’t breathe?”
“…”
There is no reply from Catherine.
I took a small breath.
The corset is a social commitment.
Going out to a social scene without a corset was treated the same as going out without underwear on.
I can’t tell you not to do it.
It’s not that I don’t know her heart that wants to look pretty to me.
I whispered softly in Catherine’s ear.
“If you tighten your chest like that, it won’t grow, Katrin.”
“…”
“Remember the story I told you before? In some remote areas, people wear necklaces to lengthen their necks from an early age to lengthen their necks. It’s the same thing. The human body reacts to it when stimulated from outside to some extent. I’ll follow you.”
“… Ha, but, this one doesn’t tighten the upper chest.”
“Wouldn’t it be better to have half-growing breasts?”
“…”
Before I knew it, Anne had entered the room.
It sounds like you heard the story behind the scenes.
He was quietly looking down at his chest.
“Anne, please loosen up your wife’s corset.”
At my words, Anne lightly bent her knees.
“All right.”
As if she was really worried after hearing my words, Catherine hurriedly approached Anne.
“Anne, hurry up. If you do something wrong, your breasts will split up and down.”
“Okay, ma’am. I’m in trouble too.”
Hearing the two whispering, I came out.
I’m glad Katrin is a bit clumsy.
Of course not.
If the two of them had been shrewd thinkers, my words would not have been eaten.