Chapter 23

“Now, Bend your knees like this...… .”

In an upright posture, my legs fluttered as I bent my knees as Shananet said.

"A little more."

However, Shananet said sternly without any hesitation.

“…Okay. Well done. That's how it is."

"Hua! It's so hard!"

In fact, I was really surprised.

It would be so difficult to say hello with the body of a child according to Imperial courtesy.

Even though I ate a lot these days, my young body was much smaller and weaker than my peers.

So, maybe it's because the body lacks muscle, or even though it's a simple movement, the body keeps staggering.

“It will be harder now by slowing down. Will you do what I show you, Tia.”

She got up from the seat where Shananet was sitting and stood in front of me.

And the right arm is bent and the hand is brought to the heart, and the left-hand grabs the skirt and lifts it slightly.

And at the same time raising her head, she bends her knees while sending her right leg back.

This is the greeting method used in Imperial courtesy and is used by nobles when meeting the Imperial family.

That was the etiquette in the early days of the founding of the country, but these days, etiquette itself is so flexible that not all Royal families are greeted in this way.

The Emperor and the Empress, and the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess are eligible to receive such formal greetings.

“It’s so elegant, it’s cool….”

I clapped as I watched Shananet stand upright after saying hello.

Shananet, who said hello according to the Imperial courtesy without adding any exaggeration, was like a graceful swan.

Looking down, the curve starting from the slightly bowed long neck extends to the fingertips that grabbed the skirt of the dress and lifted it slightly, as if a swan spreading its wings.

"How do you do that?"

I sincerely wanted to know.

The secret of Shananet's crazy elegance.

Shananet laughed and said, tapping my nose, with her index finger.

"Practice."

"a……."

What is different from saying that I went to Seoul National University after studying mainly in textbooks.

I pouted my lips.

"I'm not a peasant. There is really no way except practice. Especially, if you don't have the strength yet because your body is dry like a branch, you have no choice but to put it on your body."

“Yes…….”

Shananet was right.

Originally, I care about whether I resemble my father's thin line, so I eat well and sleep well, but there is no big change in my body.

“Are you still far?”

"I want to play with Tia, mom."

The twins cried as they rolled around on the sofa.

While I was learning the Imperial courtesy from Shananet, they kept the promise to wait quietly by my side.

“Now how much do you know how to say hello, Tia?”

"Yes. I will practice hard. Please see you again tomorrow."

Anyway, in order not to be laughing stock in front of the Emperor and the Empress, I had to fully understand how to say hello.

In particular, I can't see the First Prince laughing at me even when he dies.

Shananet gently stroked my head, clenching my fists.

"I just wanted to have a daughter like you."

As if it weren't just saying, Shananet's words were regretful.

"How can I accidentally became the mother of these naughty twins..."

Shananet frowned and laughed, pinching the chubby cheeks of Mayon and Gilliu.

"Is it not too late?"

Shananet, who seemed to really want a daughter, spit out without knowing.

"....What?"

Oh, the words just come out of the mouth of an 8-year-old who didn't know anything yet because she hadn't received sex education.

How to mess with it. First I laughed.

"Ehehe………."

Then she turned the arrow to the twins.

"I wish they had a younger sister too, right?"

If you ask like this, you will be greeted immediately. I knew how to answer.

The two were always bored and thought they would think that if they had a younger brother, they would be able to play together.

However, the reaction between Gilliu and Mayron is baffling.

"Hmm. Not really."

"I don't like it either."

"Why, why?"

At my question, Gilliu replied with one big eye-rolled.

“We love playing with Tia.”

"Yeah. I like playing with only three people like this."

"I don't like having other kids."

These guys are making a real big deal.

"I have a lot of people to play with, not two people."

Will there be a lot more in the future?

"Lie! Tia always reads books alone if we don't play?"

"Ji, although it is now."

I mean, there is a secretly sharp corner.

I avoided the twins' gaze.

Then the two grinned, grabbed my arms one by one, and started forming a group.

"Let's play! Let's play!"

"Let's play hide and seek again!"

Eventually the trapped beagles escaped.

"Okay, then First."

Let's talk about this, talk.

The fingers of the two people holding me were struggling one by one, and the door of Shananet's residence opened and someone came in.

"Father!"

The twins, which were much taller and taller than me, hung from my arms, quickly fell apart.

Then, when his father just stepped inside, they ran to a handsome man.

"Why did you come in so early today?"