The day of the party is finally over.
At night, Sylutia applied to use the bathroom in the mansion and took a bath to soothe his tired body.
The child named Rosalie really had endless things to say. Even though the guests had already dispersed, Sylutia still felt as if someone was constantly asking questions in his ear.
"Hedra, do you like banana milkshake? I have one every day in the summer."
"My mother gave me her puppy and told me to learn how to take care of it. It was so fluffy that it could lie in the palm of my hand, like a sausage several times thicker."
"Kelan Island You can see fireflies on the sea at night, and in winter, you can see blue, pink, and yellow colors."
"I heard that in distant continents, people use wicker to brush their teeth. Doesn't it hurt?"
"Snow is white, why does it become transparent when it turns into ice? Hedra, can you tell me."
"Meteor Lake It is said that there is a sleeping sea monster fish at the bottom of the sea. It can carry a country on its back. This is of course a legend, but I think it is so beautiful."
"Oysters taste very good when eaten raw. Hedra Have you ever eaten them? I will take you to try them later."
This girl not only talks a lot, but also has a strong jumping ability. She often talks about this topic and suddenly jumps to another unrelated thing. Sylutia can naturally keep up, but this kind of illogical jumping after a long time still makes people a little mentally exhausted, just like reading a disorganized comic.
Wrapped in a bath towel, the girl sat in the water of the bathtub, letting the warm water waves gently reverberate. She leaned against the water and took a nap for a while, then opened her eyes and stood up to wipe them.
After taking a bath, she put on clean and soft cotton pajamas, Sylutia returned to the bedroom, fell asleep peacefully, and spent the night quietly.
The next day, Mrs. Haye learned about what happened at the party. While she felt sorry for Eliel's injustice, she was also worried about whether she had offended the eldest lady.
"The Lord of the City is not such a stingy person, and would not bear grudge against our family because of such a trivial matter." Alanfude comforted Madam.
"You don't understand." Mrs. Haye touched Eliel in her arms sadly.
"You think that as long as the Lord of the City doesn't get angry, that's all. In fact, that's not the case at all."
"As long as most people feel that the City Lord will mind, that's fine."
"They can justifiably exclude us, such as deliberately giving us a cold shoulder or ignoring us. In this way, even if others think it is inappropriate, they can prevaricate that they themselves are concerned about the face of the Lord of the City and cannot continue to interact with us."
"Once this kind of trend and practice takes shape, it will be almost impossible to reverse it. Everyone will default to neglecting us, and other families who have a good relationship with us will not want to stand out, so they will unconsciously follow the convention. In the end, we will be completely excluded from the Quebes circle. That would be very dangerous." Mrs. Haye said.
"Is it so serious?" Although Alanfude is now a wealthy businessman, he comes from an ordinary background and does not understand the invisible rules within the upper class circles. Mrs. Haye's original family, although not in Quebes, is also a well-known local family and is very familiar with the rules and practices of this upper class circle.
"Is there any way to save it?" He felt that the matter should not be so serious.
"It's not difficult to save it." Mrs. Haye sighed.
"As long as we apologize to the city lord and his family in public and gain understanding, and then visit the city lord's family a few more times to show that we have a good relationship, others will not dare to use this matter to exclude or ignore us."
"This seems to be very simple." Alanfude stroked his beard.
In response, Mrs. Haye rolled her eyes at him, straightened Eliel, straightened her hair, and wiped away the eldest daughter's tears.
"Go sit down."
"Yeah." Eliel lowered his head and returned to his seat. Immediately, the maids brought lunch and placed it on the table.
"I know something about the City Lord and his family. It's probably not difficult to gain their understanding, but how should I say it?"
"If our posture is too high, it will appear that we are arrogant and may irritate the other party, but if our posture is too low, it will also make others look down upon us. After all, the mistake Eliel made was actually very small and not enough to warrant a formal apology." Mrs. Haye supported her forehead with her hands.
"Madam, you think too much." Alanfude thinks this is too much to make a fuss out of.
"You just don't understand at all." Mrs. Haye was a little angry, but the upbringing she had developed since childhood did not allow her to slap the table and hit people.
"Okay, I was wrong." Alanfude touched Mrs. Haye's cheek lovingly, which made the other party's expression slowly soften, and then she closed her eyes.
Looking at this scene, Sylutia was a little curious. Although Mrs. Haye was a bit snobbish, but if you think about it carefully, as a young lady from a local prominent family, she married Alanfude, a poor boy who had just fledged. It can be said that she took a lot of risks and mustered up a lot of courage. She is probably more innocent and impulsive than Eliel now.
The other two siblings were already used to seeing their parents loving each other. They were just enjoying a delicious lunch. In the middle of the table was a pot of coconut stewed chicken, with white bread, parsley, grilled sausages, and potato cubes on the side.
After lunch, Mrs. Haye agreed to deliver a greeting note to the wife of the city lord today, and then take Eliel to apologize. The next time the city lord's wife holds a banquet or party, she would mention the matter in public to let everyone know that they had been forgiven, and then it would be settled. It would be a trivial matter.
The communication in the upper class circles is really complicated. Sylutia sighed in her heart. After lunch, she continued to study at Lighthouse in the afternoon. Now she has finished learning the 76 types of Basic Runes engravings taught by Professor Mage Alliance.
In the evening, after school, Sylutia carried a simple schoolbag, gently pressed the brim of his hat that was blown by the sea breeze with one hand, and walked down the cliff.
The wind is getting stronger and stronger. Is Sea Breeze Festival about to arrive? Sylutia stares into the distance, where the afterglow of the setting sun is broken and refracted on the sea surface, which is very beautiful.
When I got home, I just put my things down when Sylutia heard a knock on the door outside the bedroom.
"Sister Hedra, are you back?" It was the voice of Ecol.
"I'm back, wait a moment." Sylutia walked over and opened the door.
A young man with blond hair stood outside the door. He was the eldest son of Alanfude and the younger brother of Eliel, Ecol.
Ecol briefly looked at Sylutia, then glanced at her bedroom.
"Didn't you light the lamp? It's almost dark now."
"I just came back." The girl felt that the other party was a little stupid.
Ecol did not dwell on the girl's answer, but continued talking.
"My mother received a reply from the city lord's wife, saying that she didn't need to worry about this trivial matter. However, the other party specifically mentioned you in the letter and said that if the city lord's mansion holds a banquet next time, mother must bring you along."
"Oh, me?"
Sylutia couldn't understand why the wife of the city lord, whom she had never met before, would deliberately mention herself. Could it be that Rosalie told her that the city lord's wife was her aunt. She probably talked about herself with her after she went back last time.
"I understand." Sylutia nodded.
"Is there anything else?" The girl was a little puzzled when she saw that the other party still didn't leave.
Ecol rubbed the blond hair on his forehead with his fingers, seeming a little embarrassed.
"My mother also asked me to ask you if you want to prepare a suitable dress to attend the banquet."
"Didn't you buy it before?" In the first few days after she arrived, she was led to buy several sets of clothes.
"I have bought it, but it may not be enough." Ecol is also a little confused. There are obviously some words that are more suitable for Eliel to notify, but my sister and this sister Hedra can't get along at all, so he can only do it for me.
With Sylutia's ice and snow intelligence, she blinked and understood the reason. Probably Mrs. Haye thought that if she dressed shabbily and plainly, outsiders would accuse Mrs. Haye, this aunt, did not take good care of her niece, which was a disgrace to the Griffin Family. But if she really wanted to buy a very good dress, such as the one Rosalie wore that day, the price would probably be very expensive.
It's not like she doesn't have expensive dresses. When she left the Woodland, the dark green lace dress with Gold Silk satin that was custom-made for her was estimated to be worth more than 100,000 gold coins. It wouldn't be embarrassing to wear it to the Solar Dynasty's palace banquet, but if it was used in such a small place, it would be too fussy.
"No need, I like this simple style, and there is no need to compare in this aspect." Sylutia shook his head.
"If you are going to attend a banquet in the future, just inform me in advance."
"Well, that's okay." Ecol didn't want to continue to struggle with this matter. After receiving the answer, he left happily.
After the other party left, it was completely dark. Sylutia closed the door, lit the candle in the room, and remembered Aelofis's previous explanation.
Perhaps, it is time for her to attend the banquet, so that the name and identity of Hedra can be known to more local people. In the future, when she develops in the Mage Alliance, she will not be suspected because her identity is a mystery.
From this point of view, she had to go to some social occasions and could not hide in Lighthouse all the time to accumulate learning.