Chapter 16 (1/2)

Ch.16 The Visit

A week after then.

We were very busy making preparations……but this was not the case, other than preparing the guest room for my parents-in-law’s visit and bringing a cot into my room, I spent my daily life as usual. There was no such thing as ‘Visitors are coming! We have to do an immense tidy up!!’. Because everyday, everyone, enjoyably cleans and decorates!

And then finally the appointed day of the visit.

In order to ‘Let us eat lunch together’ my parents-in-law’ arrival is planned for the afternoon, so in the morning I replaced the flowers in the mansion. They are flowers that I told Bellis to order and grow. They bloomed beautifully with great trouble, so I think they are perfect for hospitality.

As expected, today I cannot wander aimlessly in a servant’s uniform, so I wear an orange dress Mimosa has carefully selected. When I tried to do my usual habit of rolling up my sleeves I was scolded.

Ah, of course the Duke has not yet shown up? Surely at this time he is probably reluctantly parting. It would be disagreeable to be ‘kicked by a horse’ so my course of action is leave to it alone.

“I wonder with this the preparations are completed?”

The dining room table is also decorated with flowers, also Carthame is at this time in the kitchen and if the highly praised lunch is lined up it will be perfection! The preparations have been done to this point so I asked Mimosa.

“Yes, it is flawless!  Now all there is to do, is to wait for their arrival.”

As soon a Mimosa finished saying this, the dining room door opens,

“Mistress, it seems the previous ducal couple has arrived.”

Lotus called out to us.

“Understood. Let’s hurry. We have to greet them.”

I put on a ‘OK-I will do my best-’ fighting spirit. The mission of the perfect wife has already begun!

Oh, I forgot the Duke.

“Lotus. The Duke is?”

I said, having left the dining room while going towards the entrance way at a quick pace.

“Just now a maid with the Duke has gone to call him”

As expected of Lotus, there is no oversight.

“If that’s the case that is excellent”

If you are late please give your own excuse~

Meeting the parents-in-law at the entrance way.

I have not met up with my parents-in-law since the wedding. I am a little nervous.

These parents-in-law. I heard they handed over the peerage to the Duke when he turned twenty and simultaneously left this mansion, after that, in the territory, the married couple are, with no outsiders present, spending their time all lovey dovey. (Conversation with Mimosa)

The Duke’s job is a knight and moreover he is an elite so he is sometimes busy, the management of the territory is wholly done by my father-in-law. (conversation with Lotus)

I drag that information out of the corner of my brain and revise them.

While doing this Lotus quietly opened the door to the entrance way.

And then I entered and……

“Well, Viola-chan! It’s been a long time! Have you been well?”

While smiling and laughing, my mother-in-law rushed over to me. Yeah, she has a beautiful youthful face that does not look like she is in her forties and furthermore has a twenty four year old son!

From the left open door light was flowing in, shining from her back, it is completely like a halo shining. Her beautiful golden hair glistens and dazzles my eyes, in comparison to outside and the slightly darker entrance way, I can see it slightly flickering. Well, that seems to not be the only reason. The Duke’s beautiful molding was handed over by this person. Admitting a glittery beautiful aura is good but, my plain manner is promoted, so I want to refrain from her coming very close.

“I have heard various stories from Lotus. It seems you are doing splendid”