After the banquet, Sylutia asked Colin City's gardeners. Unfortunately, none of the people living here were Lady Falan, and there was no connection between them. The factional skills they had learned from them were different from the Lady Falan they remembered.
From this point of view, I still have to go to that Duran Estate to have a look. I don't know what will happen to Mrs. Adeline.
After finding out the specific location, Xilu Tia hired a driver as a guide to lead the way, and then the group continued to set off.
The car passed through the spring plowed field roads and along the low hills on the grassland. After half a day's journey, we arrived at the location of Duran Estate.
"Miss, this is it," the coachman reported respectfully.
"Okay." Sylutia and Brie got out of the car, stood on the dry gravel road, and looked at the manor in front of them.
It is surrounded by low stone walls. Standing on the hillside, you can overlook the large fields in the manor, which are planted with fruit trees, green wheat, and a large sea of flowers on the innermost side.
The blue bell flowers are in full bloom, swaying gently in the afternoon breeze. The petals are particularly bright in the sunlight, with a hint of purple.
It can be seen that Mrs. Adeline has cultivated these bell flowers very well, and the quality is above First Order. She must have spent a lot of energy and effort.
Putting on the sunhat given to him by Lady Falan, Sylutia walked down the hillside road towards the gate of the manor.
"Hello, I am Mage from the central area of the Alliance. I would like to visit Mrs. Adeline. Here is a letter of recommendation from the Colin City guild." Sylutia took out an envelope and handed it to the guard at the gate.
This guard was wearing an old breastplate. He looked to be about forty or fifty years old. There was still the badge of the Duran Family on the breastplate. He should be an old man from Earl Duran's family.
"Who are you?" The guard took the beautiful letter of recommendation and looked at the envelope held in his rough fingers, a little afraid to open it easily.
"My name is Hedra." Sylutia gently pressed his hand on his chest collar and introduced himself again.
"Uh, I understand, I'll ask Madam." He couldn't make a decision at will, so he walked into the manor with the letter.
Seeing the other party go in, Sylutia also waited patiently. Although it was not easy for others to ask Mage Guild of Colin City to write a letter of recommendation, for her, it was just a casual mention at the banquet. The guard Mage asked the attendant to bring a pen and paper and an envelope and wrote a letter to Sylutia.
In the manor, an old woman wearing a long black dress was sitting on a lounge chair on the open-air balcony, staring blankly at the sea of flowers. When a maid approached and handed her a letter, the old woman slowly came back to her senses.
"Didn't I say I wouldn't accept any invitations?" She saw the exquisite envelope and guessed which descendant of a noble family had sent the invitation.
"No, ma'am, this is a letter of recommendation from the Alliance, a lady who came to visit you specially. It is said to be from the Alliance Central Committee, and it is a letter of recommendation from Colin City to guard Mage."
Hearing the words Mage "and the Alliance", Mrs. Adeline frowned slightly, but she didn't say much, she just sat up slowly and took the letter.
"I am already an old man who is about to die. What else should these big people care about?" She said as she unwrapped the envelope and took out the letter paper.
The above uses short and powerful words to emphasize that the black-haired girl holding the letter is of noble status, and residents nearby Colin City must give their full assistance; if they can help, Mage Guild will receive heavy thanks and compensation in the future.
"What an arrogant tone, these Mage are still the same." Mrs. Adeline handed the read letter back to the maid, then stood up slowly while holding on to the armrest. In the process, the maid quickly collected the envelope and supported the old man.
"I'm fine. You go and prepare tea and snacks. After all, you are a high-status guest and you cannot let House Duran lose your etiquette."
"Yes, ma'am."
More than ten minutes later, the two maids walked out of the manor and welcomed Sylutia in.
The girl looked at the group of people behind her and thought that it would be troublesome for Mrs. Adeline to entertain her, so she asked them to wait outside. They would be free to take a walk and go in alone.
"Yes, Lord Hedra." No one refuted, nor were they worried about Sylutia's safety.
Although they look young, in terms of strength, I am afraid that none of them combined can be the opponent of this girl.
Passing through the roads and corridors in the manor, Sylutia came to a nostalgic side hall, where there are exquisite white porcelain coffee tables, gilt enamel tea sets, high-end fabric sofas, tablecloths, curtains, etc.
Mrs. Adeline stood in a long black dress, her hair decorated with lace gauze, looking like a standard widowed lady. The silver-gray hair and wrinkles on her face revealed under the gauze showed that she was no longer young.
"Hello, Miss Hedra, I am the current owner of House Duran, Adeline." The other party introduced herself appropriately and politely.
"Hello, Mrs. Adeline." Sylutia raised her skirt and saluted, looking at her with curiosity.
Seeing the curiosity and surprise in the girl's eyes, Mrs. Adeline didn't care too much. She just followed the usual practice and invited the other party to sit down for a while, preparing to send her away with some polite words.
After sitting down, the maid served tea to Sylutia, Sylutia expressed her gratitude, and then her eyes returned to Mrs. Adeline.
She rarely looked directly at strangers like this for a long time, but Mrs. Adeline really reminded her of something. After about ten seconds of looking at her, Sylutia had determined that Mrs. Adeline should be related to her teacher, Lady Falan, because the two looked somewhat similar, especially their eyebrow bones and noses.
However, in terms of temperament, the two of them are very different, which is why Sylutia took more than ten seconds to confirm.
Mrs. Adeline has a slim figure and exudes a dry and cold aura. Although her eyes are a little tired due to her old age, she can still see the strong and stern style of her youth.
Lady Falan is completely different. She has a slightly plump figure and is very tolerant and generous. She treats Sylutia even more pamperingly and rarely asks for anything.
Sylutia picked up the tea cup and took a sip to explain his purpose.
"I am from Mishir District in the east of the Alliance. I am looking for a suitable gardener here to help with the gardening. You must have received news recently that the next Season of Sinking Fog will be extra long."
After hearing the girl's words, the other party nodded slightly and then declined.
"So that's it. Unfortunately, as I get older, I rarely do gardening-related things now. I can't help Ms. Hedra. You can ask other local gardeners." After that, she introduced several gardeners who are currently resident at Colin City.
"Thank you for your recommendation. I will visit these people later." The girl nodded and then changed the topic.
"On the way here, I saw a large field of bellflowers in the manor. The petals are soft and intertwined. They are very beautiful. I have heard about some of Bellflower Plains's poems in the past, and I am very attracted to them. I wonder if Madam can teach you some skills in cultivating bellflowers."
Sylutia's compliments and compliments made the old woman's face look a little brighter. Perhaps because she saw that Sylutia had a good attitude and elegant and gentle temperament, just like the ideal daughter in her mind, Mrs. Adeline did not refuse, so she simply gave some tips on growing flowers that laymen could understand.
"Why don't I take you for a walk in the garden?" This was the first time in more than ten years that she took an outsider to appreciate the bellflowers she cultivated.
"Thank you."
Then the two of them stood up. Mrs. Adeline took the maid and led Sylutia through the small door and walkway in the manor to the garden inside, where there were neat and clean gravel paths. Separate the clusters of bellflowers. Compared with the messy bellflowers in the wild, the varieties blooming here are obviously larger in flower shape and very complete. The petals are rich in color, and the stems and leaves are green and intact, and have not been eaten by insects or withered.