The Eldest Daughter Walks Down The Flower Path - Chapter 185

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The Eldest Daughter Walks the Path of Flowers Episode 185

Unexpectedly, an answer came back.

“Of course.”

It was Eve.

Between two topiaries that had now taken perfect deer shapes thanks to the trees growing so much, Eve Russel stood wearing a black gown.

Radis smiled as she looked at him.

“How can you be so certain?”

Eve slowly came to stand in front of her. Radis looked up at him with a bitter smile. Then she confessed her honest feelings.

“Everyone knows, but… I wasn’t particularly loved by my parents. Do you think someone like me could become a good mother?”

Eve Russel extended his arms and embraced his wife to whom he had devoted his loyalty, the woman he respected most, the angel who had protected him throughout his life. Then he whispered in her ear with the warmest voice possible.

“That doesn’t matter. I know. You’ll become the most wonderful mother in the world.”

Held in his strong arms, his broad embrace, Radis could forget her anxiety for a moment. She peacefully rested her head against her husband’s chest.

“Will I really?”

“Yes. I came back from seeing the future.”

Radis raised her head and narrowed her eyes.

“That’s an amusing joke.”

Eve lightly kissed the tip of her nose.

“It’s not a joke. I can just see it.”

“Don’t make such jokes. You’ll get in trouble again.”

“It’s not a joke though. Look, even the sky is calm, right? That means I’m right.”

To silence her impudent husband, Radis slightly rose on her tiptoes and kissed his lips. Eve pounced as if he had been waiting for it.

After a short, soft kiss, he whispered with his lips still touching hers.

“Because you’re such a wonderful person. You’ll naturally become a wonderful mother without any difficulty. So you don’t need to worry.”

A thin sigh escaped between her lips.

“…Will I really.”

“I told you so, didn’t I? Trust me. And for now, this is what we need to do.”

He said as he carefully lifted her in his arms.

“The path to being a wonderful mother, step one! Finish your walk and go inside. The wind is cold.”

“Oh my, alright.”

Normally she would have asked to be put down, but Radis relaxed her shoulders and completely relied on her husband’s arms. Right now, she just wanted to do that.

Eve looked down at her with a thoughtful expression.

The path to being a wonderful mother was naturally very unfamiliar to Radis since it was a path she had never walked before.

“For now, sword practice is forbidden for a while.”

The Grand Duchess of the ducal house, Meriel Russel, who appeared like the wind as usual, said.

“Instead, this.”

She placed silver knitting needles in Radis’s hands.

While the confused Radis examined the unfamiliar objects, Meriel was on the verge of tears.

“My goodness. A great-grandchild! Oh, I don’t know if I deserve to enjoy such happiness.”

Radis handed Meriel a handkerchief with a smile.

“I’m happy that the Grand Duchess is pleased.”

“Of course I’m pleased! Now the House of Russel can rest easy too. At one point I really thought everything was going to end… I truly have no regrets now.”

Meriel, who had been dabbing at her tears with the handkerchief, suddenly widened her eyes.

“There are mountains of things I need to teach you. Now, you must learn the family’s traditional lace-making method. Let’s start by practicing basic lace!”

Under Meriel’s guidance, Radis diligently created something called starting stitches with knitting needles and yarn. Meriel watched her with infinitely warm eyes as she struggled to make something resembling a clumsy ball of yarn.

“Well done. You’re indeed clever. Now, shall we try chain knitting?”

This was Radis’s first time knitting. At first she wondered what this was all about, but it seemed to contain surprisingly deep mysteries.

‘Right. Let’s think of this as training.’

She opened her eyes wide and concentrated as she worked the knitting needles.

“Oh my.”

Seeing her hands move as quickly as if handling light weapons, Meriel looked flustered.

“You, you don’t need to go that fast. Dear, a bit more leisurely…”

“Leisurely. I’ll do my best.”

As Meriel muttered ‘what should I do about this’ while watching Radis with widened eyes and added intensity, the door opened and Eve Russel entered the room.

“My lady, and Grand Duchess.”

Eve Russel was dressed in dignified dark blue ceremonial attire. The velvet fabric with its bluish sheen sparkled like a star-filled night sky. Though the uniform appeared close to black, it didn’t look dark but rather overflowed with dignity thanks to the thick golden knots and large jeweled insignias.

Radis realized.

‘That’s right. I had forgotten, today was the day of the conference.’

Today was the day of the grand conference attended by all southern nobles including the Russel Ducal House. Originally, Radis, as the Marquis of Gloria, would have attended too, but it seemed her devoted husband, Duke Russel, had taken care of it.

Dressed in splendid ceremonial attire instead of armor, with insignias symbolizing his achievements hanging abundantly across his broad chest as if it weren’t enough, Eve Russel showed none of his usual playful demeanor. Right now he had the appearance of a great noble leading southern noble society.

Meriel looked up at her grandson with infinitely warm eyes as she rose from her seat.

“Your Grace has arrived.”

Eve gracefully bowed and lightly kissed the elderly lady’s wrinkled cheek.

“Grand Duchess, thank you for finally returning home.”

“There seems to be a barb in those words.”

Eve Russel’s golden eyes sparkled mischievously.

“How could there not be? No matter how much I requested you to visit, there was no word from you, but as soon as you heard the joyful news about Lord Gloria, you came running right away.”

Meriel burst into laughter and turned her head toward Radis.

“Of course I had to avoid a grandson who only thinks of dumping troublesome work on me! But when such joyful news comes, I’d come running even from the edge of the continent.”

Great happiness could be felt in the Grand Duchess’s voice. Her gaze was so warm and gentle that Radis couldn’t help but smile.

Eve grasped his grandmother’s hand.

“So about that… Grandmother, I have something to tell you!”

“What is it?”

But Eve said something unexpected.

“It’s a bit awkward here.”

Radis’s eyes widened.

‘A bit awkward here?’

Only Meriel and Radis were here. So Eve’s words meant it was something he couldn’t say in front of Radis.

Radis thought so, but.

“I understand. What could it be that requires this? It’s probably nothing important anyway.”

The experienced noblewoman seemed to have noticed something and immediately rose from her seat.

Eve grinned at Radis and said.

“My lady, I’ll borrow your needlework teacher for a moment.”

She nodded in bewilderment. Eve led Meriel out of the drawing room like a sheepdog herding sheep. Soon the door slammed shut.

Radis was dumbfounded.

‘What on earth?’

Eve and Meriel returned quickly. Radis stood up and called to her husband. She was planning to ask what they had just talked about.

“Eve, just now…”

But Eve was one step ahead. He quickly approached Radis and before she could say anything, he changed the subject with an affectionate voice.

“My lady, you were doing something adorable.”

The experienced noblewoman picked up on his words.

“That’s right. I’m planning to teach her the House of Russel’s traditional lace-making method. She’s practicing now.”

“Traditional lace? There was such a thing?”

“There was! You wore such a hat when you were little too. Don’t you remember?”

“How could I remember that…”

“A hat…!”

Starlight appeared in Radis’s black eyes. Being able to make a hat for the baby herself seemed really wonderful.

“Grand Duchess, could I make something like that too?”

Meriel looked down at the knots Radis had made while practicing knitting. They looked very tough and sturdy.

“…If you relax a bit more and take it leisurely, I think you’ll learn quickly.”

“…If you relax a bit more and take it easy, I think you’ll pick it up quickly.”

Radis nodded her head seriously.

“I’ll do my best!”

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