The royal heir had spent years searching for a girl with perfect legs and forced every candidate to undergo a strange test; when it was a curvy girl’s turn, the entire hall started laughing, but the test result made the heir rise from his seat for the first time 😧
For four years, the same unusual selection had been taking place at the palace.
Adrian was the only heir to the throne, and the advisers had long demanded that he get married. Daughters of wealthy families, foreign princesses, and girls considered the most beautiful in the kingdom came from all over the country.
But the heir had one strange condition.
— My future wife must have perfect legs.
At first, everyone thought it was just another whim of a spoiled young man. However, Adrian ordered the royal craftsmen to build an unusual device made of wood and metal. It consisted of two tall, narrow sections with markings and small movable plates inside.
Each candidate had to step into the device and remain still for a few seconds.
The heir never explained what exactly it was measuring.
The girls spent months preparing for the selection. They lost weight, took dance lessons, learned to walk gracefully, and even ordered special shoes to make their legs look longer.
But every time, the same thing happened.
Adrian looked at the device’s readings and calmly said:
— Next.
Over the years, hundreds of girls went through the test, but the heir chose none of them.
One day, a new selection began at the palace. Dozens of candidates in expensive dresses stood in line in the enormous hall. Royal guards stood on both sides, and next to the device was old Master Leon, who personally checked it before every test.
Suddenly, at the end of the line, a girl appeared who looked completely different from the others.
Her name was Emma. She was curvy, short, and wore a simple burgundy dress. When several girls saw her, they were surprised at first, then began to laugh quietly.
— Is she seriously going to take the leg test?
— Maybe nobody explained to her why she is here?
Emma heard every word, but said nothing.
When it was her turn, even the master became confused.
— My lady, the device is quite narrow. It may be uncomfortable for you.
Laughter came again from the back rows. But Emma looked at him calmly.
— If the rules are the same for everyone, I want to try too.
Adrian, who had barely paid attention to what was happening until then, suddenly raised his head.
— Let her take the test.
The hall immediately fell silent. Emma walked over to the device and carefully placed her legs inside the two golden sections. And what happened right after that shocked everyone present. 😳😱 The continuation of this unusual story can be found in the first comment 👇👇
The master lowered the measuring plates and started the mechanism. A soft metallic click was heard. Then another one. Suddenly, the old man frowned.
He leaned closer, looked at the readings, checked them again, and then slowly turned to the heir.
— Your Highness…
Adrian noticed the expression on his face and rose from his seat for the first time that day.
— What happened?
The master looked as if he could not believe his own eyes.
— She passed.
A murmur spread through the hall. The girls who had been laughing at Emma only minutes earlier were now staring at her in complete disbelief.
Adrian stepped closer.
— Explain.
Then the master spoke words that made it clear that people had completely misunderstood the purpose of the test all those years.
It turned out that the device had never measured the beauty of anyone’s legs.
Several years earlier, Adrian had suffered a serious accident while hunting. After that, the kingdom’s best doctors discovered that he had a rare hereditary joint disease. It barely affected his daily life, but the doctors warned him that the risk of passing the disease on to his children was very high.
The royal physician then discovered an unusual trait. People with a certain foot structure and knee-joint alignment almost completely lacked the hereditary marker that, combined with Adrian’s illness, created the highest risk for future children.
That was exactly why the master created the device.
It did not check the length or slimness of the legs, but the position of the feet and knees, as well as weight distribution.
Adrian deliberately let everyone believe that he was looking for “perfect legs,” because he did not want the candidates to know the real criteria in advance and try to deceive the test.
The master looked at the readings again.
— In four years, this is the first almost perfect match.
Emma looked at the heir in confusion.
— Does that mean you have to marry me now?
The hall became completely silent.
But Adrian suddenly began to laugh.
— Of course.
