Cornflower Witch

Chapter 337 Madame Medicia's Perfume Shop

The little incident that happened at dinner quickly spread among the servants, after all, everyone was curious and interested in this new third young lady.

"Have you heard? Yesterday, the eldest young lady tested the third young lady during dinner."

"And what happened? I think that third young lady is quite quiet and well-read."

"No, the Third Miss couldn't answer. It's probably a porcelain vase."

"I heard that the Third Miss hasn't even formed her physical form yet, so her life probably wasn't very good before."

"When I first saw her, I thought she was a young lady from a prominent family, given her excellent demeanor. I never expected this..."

The rumors quickly spread among the servants, and even Alainford heard some of them.

In the quiet study, the merchant had his servant summon Siltia for a private meeting.

"I'm sorry, Lady Tiya, I've wronged you." He was somewhat apprehensive, after all, the true strength of the girl in front of him was beyond his imagination.

“It’s just a few small things.” Hilti paced around the room, her gaze sweeping over the rows of thick books on the bookshelf.

"I'd like to learn about the local customs and culture of the Mage Alliance. Do you have anyone you could recommend?"

"Let me think about it." Alanford wiped the sweat from his forehead.

“I remember now, the owner of a famous perfume shop in the city is from ‘Gwenlata’ in the southern part of the Mage Alliance.”

"I will take you to that store tomorrow, and you can ask her there."

"Thank you." Hiltiya nodded.

At dinner, both Alainford and Haye were present. During the meal, Alainford, like a normal elder, inquired about Hilti's experience of living there during this time.

"Thank you for your concern, Uncle. Everything is fine," Hiltiya replied.

"Hehehe, since that's the case, I'll take you to the street tomorrow to take a look, and if you need anything, we can buy some more." This sentence was probably a prelude to the two of them going to that perfume shop tomorrow.

“I’ll go too,” Mrs. Haye interjected, seemingly still somewhat worried about Hedra.

Ariel and Ecol took it as a normal conversation and continued eating dinner without paying any attention.

The following day, accompanied by Alainford and Haye, the three of them rode together in a carriage to the bustling commercial street.

They first bought several suitable outfits for Silti, including two summer-style tulle dresses, two loungewear dresses, and one long dress for autumn.

During the selection process, Mrs. Haye did contribute in some way. Although she disliked Hedra, she cared more about her reputation. If Hedra was dressed in rags, she, as his foster mother, would also lose face.

With the idea of ​​dressing Hedra appropriately but not too expensively, Mrs. Haye repeatedly visited several shops before finally choosing the outfits. In the end, the outfits cost a total of 5 gold coins, as the materials were indeed quite good.

And so the three of them continued to stroll through the streets, and after looking at some porcelain furniture and dressing mirrors, they finally arrived at the perfume shop.

'Gulandifen'

The elegant calligraphy of these few characters is engraved on the signboard, which does not explicitly state that it is a perfume shop. However, through the glass window, you can see one by one exquisite and different perfume bottles on the snow-white silk.

The items here are not cheap; most are priced at 10 gold coins or more, and the cheapest one, 'Ocean Fragrance,' costs 3 gold coins.

As Mrs. Haye approached the shop, she frowned slightly. She usually chose her perfumes from another shop called "Wisteria Fragrance" because that shop had a long history, supposedly dating back to the elves who first created perfumes.

This was her first time in this shop. She had heard of it before, but she hadn't expected it to be so expensive. Was she really going to spend so much money on something so pricey for this random girl? If it were Ariel, she might have been able to accept it, since one should try to increase their charm when young in order to secure a good marriage. But if this girl married too well, it would only make her more uncomfortable.

"Let's skip this one, I don't like it," Mrs. Haye shook her head.

"This..." Alanford couldn't muster any strength in front of his wife, and his words faltered.

Seeing that her uncle didn't know how to continue, Hiltiya spoke up helplessly.

“Aunt Hayes, may I take a look here? This is the first time I’ve ever seen such a unique perfume.”

When the girl asked to see, Mrs. Haye raised an eyebrow, somewhat displeased, but she suppressed her displeasure in front of others.

"Then you can look here, I'm going out for some fresh air." She decided to avoid seeing it and prevent herself from having to ask her for help choosing perfume.

This suited their wishes perfectly. Alanford quickly walked to the back of the shop and asked the clerk.

"Is Mrs. Medissa here? I have something I'd like to discuss with her."

"Sir, who are you?"

"My name is Alan Ford, and this is my business card." With that, the businessman took out a small, hard card and handed it over.

"Okay, wait a minute."

A few minutes later, a woman dressed in a dark red dress came out. She had her chestnut-gold curls up in a bun, held an exquisite horn-shaped snuff bottle in her hand, and had exceptionally long fingernails painted purplish-red.

“Mr. Alainford, I don’t recall we’ve had any dealings before.” After she came out, she leaned against the counter, tapped her ashtray lightly with her fingernails, adjusted it, took a drag, and exhaled a faint smoke ring.

“There wasn’t before, but my niece just moved to Quebec. She’s interested in the path of the ‘mage’ and would like to ask you about the situation there,” Alanford said politely.

"Hehe, so you think I'm an intelligence officer." After saying that, she bent down slightly to examine the seemingly innocent black-haired girl in front of her.

"Is this your niece?" She raised an eyebrow slightly.

"Ahem, of course."

"You can have such a beautiful niece?" Mrs. Medisa looked up and rolled her eyes dismissively.

“Why is that impossible?” Alainford argued.

“I was very handsome when I was young, otherwise, Haye would not have married me.”

“That silly girl Haye, she was just blinded by love back then. I’ve heard a lot of people talk about your relationship and marriage.” Medisa shook her head.

"Forget it, I bet Haye definitely doesn't like the niece you brought back. Heh, her personality is too easy to guess."

“Give me 50 gold coins and I’ll sell you a portion of ‘Orchid and Angelica’. As for what your niece wants to know, consider it a bonus.”

"Is it that expensive?" It wasn't that Alanford didn't have the money, but he still felt that the price was too much.

"Then I'm going back. I need to take a nap now." Medisa ignored him and prepared to leave.

“Oh, wait, Mrs. Medisa, I’ll buy it.” Alanford had no choice but to take out his money, and then Medisa had the shop assistant accept the money and put it on the tab.

"The perfume will be packed up soon. As for your niece, come upstairs with me for a while." With that, she led Siltiya towards the shop's stairs.

(End of this chapter)