Chapter 708 Process and Hidden Badge

To be honest...I don't really understand...

The princess, who has lacked nothing since childhood except love, and Anna, who has lacked everything in these years except the sincere love of her family, have such different situations that it is impossible for them to empathize with each other's feelings just because of a few words.

Anna couldn't understand those remarks like "He doesn't love my money, but me" and "I can only be myself in front of him". She felt dizzy after hearing them.

However, even though she couldn't get Princess Veronica's domineering perspective, when she saw the special light in her future sister-in-law's eyes when she mentioned her brother, the thin girl's heart, which had been hanging in the air recently, finally settled down.

"I...even though I don't quite understand, I believe you."

After holding Princess Veronica's hand, Anna, feeling relieved, breathed a sigh of relief, and then called out with a gentle look in her eyes:
"Sister-in-law, I wish you happiness."

Phew...successfully captured!
Seeing the recognition of her sister-in-law in her sister-in-law's eyes, Princess Veronica couldn't help but smile.

After completing the "strategy" for Anna through the evening conversation between the aunt and the sister-in-law on the eve of the wedding, three of the four Leon siblings are already "their own people", leaving only the ignorant Li who occasionally resists.

Because the schedule was too tight and there was no time for preview and rehearsal, Leon should be being tossed around by the people in the etiquette department, repeatedly preparing for tomorrow's wedding ceremony. As soon as tomorrow's wedding is over, he will become his own person.

perfect!

"correct."

Just as Princess Veronica was secretly happy, Anna seemed to remember something and said softly with a slightly worried look:

"I just wanted to ask about tomorrow's wedding. Are there too many procedures to go through?"

What is the process of the wedding?
Princess Veronica was slightly startled when she heard this, and then asked in confusion:

"is it a lot?"

……

"Isn't that much?"

Unlike the princess who lay down to rest early, Leon, who was forced to study late into the night, looked at the process chart that covered half of the wall and couldn't help but complain:

"I can understand that the royal family has many rules, but it's just a marriage, there's really no need to be so exaggerated, right? I can't finish learning this even if the sun rises!"

"Your Excellency!"

After hearing Leon's complaint, an old man with eyebrows and eyes that looked a bit like the princess and a face as stern as the soles of iron shoes couldn't help but slam his cane twice and lectured him angrily:

“Etiquette is a sacred thing! In addition to its basic role in distinguishing status and demonstrating power, elegant and dignified etiquette can also demonstrate your identity and quality. Correct and compliant etiquette can gain the trust and love of the people!
Also, although the ceremonies I set are complicated, you are from the noble family of Ryan after all. Even if you haven't received relevant training, you should be able to do it by osmosis. How can you not even do the most basic carriage etiquette?"

"..."

I'm sorry, I got this position of Duke Lionheart by cheating on myself.

After pulling the corner of his mouth towards the serious old man, Leon said speechlessly:
"Can't you simplify this thing a little bit? It's not that I'm too lazy to learn, I've tried my best to cooperate, but your etiquette is a bit morbid. For a 30-minute carriage parade, it's regulated how many times to greet the guests in the carriage, when to stand up to greet, and when to sit to greet. Why do you even control the direction to face when greeting, whether the expression should be friendly or majestic, and even the height of the hand?"

"Because these are all very important! As the future queen's partner, your attitude is the attitude of Her Highness Veronica, and also the attitude of our entire kingdom!"

Seeing Leon ready to start, the old man couldn't help but pat his cane again, and explained with a dark face and patience:
“Her Highness Veronica’s succession ceremony will be held together with your wedding. Envoys from various kingdoms, principalities, and city-states have sent more than sixty envoy teams, with a total number of nearly two thousand people present.

The attitude you show towards them is, in a sense, equivalent to the kingdom's external attitude. For example, if you are too kind to the Kingdom of the North, it will be easily interpreted as kneeling down to curry favor. If you are not friendly enough to the Kingdom of Ålesund, it may also be seen as a signal of estrangement. This will cause trouble!

Therefore, as the Queen's partner and the Prince who represents part of the Kingdom's will, you must pay close attention to your expression and the direction you face, and you must not slack off!"

"..."

Okay...you're right, I'll listen to you.

Although he still felt that the old man was making a fuss, Leon was not the kind of person who would argue unreasonably. Since the other party had given a reasonable reason and he could not find a way to refute it, he could only follow the old man's rules, except...

"Don't ask for the angle at which you raise your arms, okay?"

Looking at the nine different arm swing ranges specified on the wall, Leon couldn't help but complain again:
"The square in front of the palace, I led people there before... ahem... I led people there. If you look at the carriage from that distance, it's good enough if you can see clearly whether I raised my hand or not. It's completely meaningless to determine the nine degrees of raising my hand!"

"..."

That's true...

Although the old man with a shoe-horn face was old-fashioned, he didn't seem to be completely unreasonable. After listening to Leon's words, he couldn't help but nodded slightly in agreement, then moved to the wall with his crutches and crossed out an item from the more than three-meter-long list.

"Then delete the other arm swings and keep only this one... When the time comes, just raise your right arm to this level, slightly above the brim of your hat, and then put your fingers together and point them forward."

Phew… I’ve been arguing with him for so long, and finally I’ve saved myself some trouble… Wait! Something seems to be wrong?

After trying to follow the old man's request and raising his arm to make some movements, Leon couldn't help but hiss, and then he subconsciously scratched the area under his nose.

"Zi..."

[By constantly moving closer to the highest power, you have gained a very high status in a super-large national organization, and you have personally participated in and established a unique greeting gesture. You have successfully obtained the silver-level hidden badge "Leader Pose"]

[Leadership Posture: As a person who takes leadership responsibilities in a certain group or organization and influences or guides the behavior of other people or groups, the leader's personal charm is often very important, and a sufficiently eye-catching iconic posture can make this charm more concrete]

[Effect of wearing: When you raise your hand to salute the people who are loyal to you, you will gain a lot of additional support depending on the degree of recognition of your own policies.]

[Advanced route: None]

[Hidden feature (no need to wear): The beard directly below your nose will grow slightly faster than other parts]

(End of this chapter)

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