Sin and Punishment and Grandmother [Part 1]

Haahhh

Two weeks had passed since the siblings went to the slums.

Not minding that shes in the middle of the embroidery class, Emma kept sighing.

Emma-sama, do you have to go after school today too?

Francesca was worried about the limp and lifeless Emma and asked with pity.

Yes. Today, too

Emma let out another long sigh as she stacked the finished coaster together gently on the table. Contrary to her languid expression, the coasters she embroidered had gradually turned into a pile. To move your hands no matter the occasion is the Stuart familys ironclad rule.

As punishment for staying outside without permission, Emma would have to spend 4 hours after school at Melsas parents, Duke of Sullivans house.

Melsas mother, or Emmas grandmother, Hilda Sullivan, is famous for her strict etiquette.

Snack time at Joshuas safely reopened store, testing the new dyeing material, interacting with the handsome uncle Harold, fluffing with the cats, taking care of insects Even though theres a lot of stuff Emma wanted to do, she cant do anything but give up that time for a one-to-one manner lesson with her grandmother.

Grandmother is 100 times stricter than Mother

Emma has her previous lifes memories, so she had learned the minimum necessary manners.

She had learned it, but Hilda was very strict. What Hilda aimed for was different from Emma, who thought itll be alright as long as she knew the manners that wouldnt embarrass herself.

Dinner there was more luxurious than the one at Stuarts house as she got to eat a full course meal that made her wonder from whose wedding was this. Even so, the table manners were annoying. Being lectured on how to hold a knife and fork elegantly until her long-awaited steak got cold was unbearable.

It seems Grandmother will take me to an evening party this weekend.

Its rude to keep refusing every single tea party and evening party without attending even one of them, her grandmother scolded her yesterday. Emma was told that its a banquet at the royal castle. The only thing that saved her was that there wont be any dance.

Well, if its this weekends evening party, we will also attend, right, Caitlyn?

Well, if its this weekends evening party, we will also be attending, Catherine.

It looked like the twins were also invited as they talked to each other about how rare it was for Emma to attend an evening party.

Haahhh, do Catherine-sama and Caitlyn-sama go to evening parties a lot?

Emma felt reluctant if she had to socialize after she enrolled in the academy. And the fact that her grandmother would be accompanying her to the evening party made her even more reluctant. Emma was surprised to see the twins, who are the same age as her, were already accustomed to attending evening parties.

We go to at least two parties a month, dont we? Caitlyn.

We go to two parties or more a month, Catherine.

The twins came from a territory with prosperous trade, so they often attend gatherings together with foreign guests as guides, including tea parties and evening parties held in the royal capital. As even the devil-may-care twins were doing their job properly, Emma couldnt possibly say that she didnt want to go.

I heard that the neighboring countrys Prince will be attending, so this weekends evening partys scale will be bigger. Right, Caitlyn?

The neighboring countrys Prince will be attending, so the partys scale will be big is what I heard, Catherine.

Haahhh

For her grandmother to choose such an influential banquet out of all parties, Emma could only think of it as harassment.

I want to dye Roses dresses with the new ink

Emma sighed again as she had many ideas on her mind but no time to try them.

From the Bell House, Older Brother is in attendance, so I dont need to go. A frilly dress doesnt suit me, and the occasion doesnt allow me to wear mens clothing either, after all.

I pity you Marion, who had skillfully avoided the evening party, sympathized with Emma.