Chapter 71
6. Daughter of the Five Noble Houses
The topics that noble young ladies can discuss at their gatherings are extremely limited. In principle, the firstborn son inherits the family, and even though it’s now an era where women can inherit titles, some old-fashioned nobles still prefer to bring in a son-in-law.
In this atmosphere, would noble young ladies talk about politics or economics at their gatherings? While fields like humanities and social sciences were open to women and many women were studying them, it was natural for someone who talked about such things at a social gathering to be considered tactless.
Therefore, the topics at young ladies’ gatherings were always predictable. Talk about new dresses from a certain dress shop, beauty care methods, or fiancés. Of course, the most popular topic was undoubtedly gossip about others who weren’t present at the gathering.
“I’ve heard Liv Hamelsvoort has returned from the Lartman Duchy.”
As soon as someone brought this up, the noble young ladies sitting cozily around the table chimed in.
“Goodness, do we have to see that face in the capital again?”
“Even Miss Hildegard seemed to be struggling...”
“I feel so sorry to the Supreme God whenever I see Miss Hamelsvoort.”
They had been talking for dozens of minutes about a young lady who had fallen while dancing at a recent debutante ball, and just as it was getting boring, a new prey had fallen into their laps, so there was no reason not to welcome it. Moreover, the more negatively they talked about Liv, the closer their relationships became. They spoke freely in the heightened atmosphere.
“But what could Duke Lartman be thinking?”
However, as soon as someone said that, the atmosphere cooled down. After a brief silence, finally one of them continued in a resigned tone.