Episode 19

“Everyone is in a commotion.”

The corner of the housekeeper's mouth rose slowly. It was a genuinely happy expression.

“Carola, stop crying. Be smart.”

Carola changed her face from her sniffle. She looked at the family lord as if spoiling it, but the family lord ignored it. The eyes of the head of household were always on Elisha.

“This.”

“…….”

“Your bride is no ordinary bet, Lucerne.”

“Didn't I say she was an interesting woman?”

Lucerne replied as if it were natural.

“Maybe later you'll say that 30,000 gold coins are too cheap.”

Elisha gently lowered her eyes. She didn't know what had just happened.

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Arien almost got scolded by the family head. She just went and sat next to Marco in a dead silence.

“That woman is damn sexy. Lucerne has an eye for her.”

Marco whispered to her wife as she sat down. Marco's wife squeezed his foot.

“Anyway, she's a slut who lived a lowly life.”

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The banquet quickly came to an end.

Carola kept her mouth shut, and she didn't even have a formal bright spot. Arienne gave Elisha a jealous glance as she glanced at her. As for Arien, she has never received much praise from the head of household.

The head of the family looked at Elisha from time to time and reigned like her king, calling her grandchildren to talk about her.

“Patriarch, my father is always concerned about the health of the patriarch. Every time we hold the Daeshinjeon worship service, we pray for the health of the head of household.”

At Marco's words, Kaju nodded his head.

“She is grateful that Merha has not forgotten me.”

“Yes, he is putting a lot of effort into preparing for this election of the Pope. If the family lord helps…….”

It was when Marco was flattering. The householder gestured to Elisha.

“Babe, come and see. Carolado, Ariendo, come here too.”

Elisha slowly approached the family head. Instinctively, she knew that the housekeeper had called me to test her. Merha, the father of Marco and the second son of the family head. He was trying to be elected great pope.

'The head family will want someone other than Merha to be the high priest candidate.'

Now, among the candidates for the great pope, there was one more candidate, a member of the Cartier family. He was a descendant of the Cartier family. No matter which of the two was elected, the head of the household would be in charge of the Great War.

Besides, Merha was still young for a high priest candidate. He could have tried his next turn. The reason why Merha insisted on taking the high priest position was clear.

'It's to give Marco the strength to aim for the position of head of household.'

So, as if Marco's story was boring, the head of household must have called Elisha.

“Do you know what these things are?”

The family head pointed to the grandchildren's gifts that were proudly displayed.

“Yes. I was working at the laundry at the time, but I heard the sound of a birthday party from afar. I could hear the commotion from afar, so I had no choice but to celebrate from afar.”

Elisha replied with her doll-like face. The more I looked at the family tree, the more I thought that Elisha was likeable. Elisha, who was calm compared to Carola, who was always fawning, heard her words with sincerity.

“Everyone thinks the gifts my husband brought are the best. Isn't it?”

The family head looked at Arien first.

“Sure. Lord! My husband has been painstakingly preparing the bone fragments of the prophet Lystralfo for a long time. He was so concerned about the health of the head of the household. He says that having parts of the Prophet's corpse will give you a long life. My husband is always concerned about the health of the head of household.”

Arien said. Arien, the daughter of a high-ranking priest, was noble in every way she spoke. She changed her expression as if Carola couldn't lose. She wanted to make up for being smashed in front of Elisha today.

“My lord! Please look at the painting of the painter Ilump prepared by my husband. This is the 34th work of the fantasy series. Carola was really impressed! The money that bought the painting was the money my husband earned himself! Everyone says that my husband is an outstanding businessman, probably because he learned from watching the family head! The auction house for my husband's paintings is very successful.”

Carola praised her husband as if she had greased her tongue. The patriarch nodded his head. And this time she saw Elisha.

“So, what do you think of your husband's gift?”

“It's the first time I've seen it, and it's a gift I'm not involved in, so I don't have much to say. I think it's okay, so I guess I prepared it.”

Elisha said nonchalantly. Carola and Arienne were startled inside by Elisha's arrogant and aloof words.

“It's your chance to lift your husband up, why don't you say something? Who married you They hunt dragons like rabbits.”

On the contrary, the head of the house, who was a little disappointed, spoke as if praising Lucerne, which is rare.

In fact, it was a gift that could not be compared to a jewelry box containing paintings or bone fragments. More than anything, it was a gift that Lucerne had caught himself.

“Then let me be honest. It seems to be smaller in size than the dragon of Artarta that the general said he caught three years ago. That's because it is said that the head was the size of a house.”

It was already quiet, but silence like the ebb tide filled the banquet hall. Even the men who were sitting and not saying a word. The wives who had been fawning over the householder also widened their eyes in surprise.

Elisha looked back as if asking what kind of guts she had and continued to speak calmly.

“It looks like the bigger dragon will be given as a gift to the head of the house on his 80th birthday. It seems to mean that you will live a long life and be healthy until then. Besides, there's no way the general had purposely caught the small dragon. I did my best for now, so a better dragon will appear in a few years. There will be better opportunities.”

Elisha, like her courtiers, showed her modesty among her courtiers and her wives. Her husband was already competent and strong, so he didn't need to be flattered.

In addition, she scratched the inside of her housekeeper who was uncomfortable with Marco's flattery.

She is the insider of the patriarch, who does not yet want to make Merha, Marco's father, the pope. 'There will be a better opportunity in a few years,' she said, likening the weight of the weight.

With that, the test of the head of the household to measure the magnanimity of the wives was over. With Elisha's victory.

He laughed with his mouth torn apart.

*​ *​ *​

It was the first time in years that the householder had seen a genuinely happy smile.

“Did you say Elisha?”

“Yes, my lord.”

“Come without any business. I want to talk often.”

“Her husband is serving in the military. I will do it in a way that does not cause unnecessary misunderstandings.”

The more the family sees Elisha's prudent attitude, the more she likes it. The family head even told her to go away so that Elisha and Lucerne could have their first night together.

“Actually, we are going to leave this way. Now that I have a wife for her, I must introduce her to the house in which she should live. There is no more time to delay. I want to pack, so let's go out.”

Lucerne said nonchalantly. The head of the household, who would normally have grabbed her by the back of her neck because of Lucerne's arrogant attitude, readily agreed.

“Butler. Give Elisha a present.”

Not only that, he generously gave gifts.

Upon hearing this, the faces of the two daughters-in-law became earthy for different reasons.

When Arien and Marco first got married, the family head couldn't remember Arien's name until their second meeting. Carola, on the other hand, was simply jealous of Elisha receiving her gift.

“Thank you.”

Elisha said politely. Elisha's attitude of keeping all manners while appearing bold made her family head more satisfied.

Watching Elisha and Lucerne leave to pack, Carola winked at Jacob.

She was Carola, she came into this house and she was furious because she had never received anything but cuteness.

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“Honey, Carola, I am so upset. Elisha Did you see that girl? Because she stabbed the butler this morning. You opened the treasure house, and it contained a lot of precious ancient gold coins. I expected it because I thought it was a carola. Very sad. All of the property in this house will eventually belong to Carol, but she is stolen by a bitch like a blade thief!”

Carola grabbed Jacob and whined.

“She insulted Carola like this. Elisha, she doesn't know grace and seems to be ignoring our couple!”

“I hear and see, you damn bitch! I can't just leave it alone.”

“Poor you, poor Carola……. If you treat them kindly, why do the lower ones climb up?”

Jacob patted Carola and comforted her. At the same time, Jacob also sharpened his teeth inevitably.

Jacob was seven years older than Lucerne.

As soon as young Lucerne entered her mansion, the child became a thorn in everyone's eyes. He is a pretty child like an angel who has inherited his family's traits.

However, his personality was filthy and his talent was outstanding, so it was fortunate that the deficits did not go crazy.

Jacob would criticize and beat Lucerne several times, or trick the servants into starving them.

It was the day Lucerne, who had been treated silently at first, turned seven. Lucerne lures Jacob into the woods, ensnares him, and beats him to death with a branch.

Jacob broke his arm and begged the much younger Lucerne to stop. She even cried and prayed when Lucerne tried to hit her head with her stone.

What was particularly traumatic was when the family head punished Lucerne with a cotton bat. Then the housekeeper said.

'Luzerne is not normal for young people. Jacob. Reflect. How could he be beaten like this by a child much younger than you? It's a sin to be weak.'

After that, Jacob hated Lucerne blindly, but couldn't show his courage in front of him. So, Jacob turned his arrow toward the easy-going Elisha.

“Something like a whore seduces a man and acts like a boss? Carola. As long as I live, I will never forgive her. After all, it must be a status business for a contract bride! I'm sure it won't last long. The moment she gets out of Lucerne's protection, I'll catch her and make her a mop.”

“I only trust you. You know you're the only one who can avenge the insult I received today, right?”

Jacob felt relieved when Carola gently coaxed him out. Then there was the sound of a carriage.

“They look like they're leaving the mansion right now.”

“Already?”

Lucerne's black carriage stood in front of the temple. Jacob ran out without looking back.

“I'll give you a prickly word and come back!”

“Oh, Jacob. Calm down! Jacob?”