Gourmet Emperor: Master Of Culinary World 164 Receiving Gues

I'm escorting my fiancé, Celes entering the great hall before continue heading to female living quarters in the east wing. We walk in the same manner when I arrive in the great hall with my sister before. I let my fiancé hold my arms and we walk side by side. My personal maids and her personal maid also following behind us while carrying my fiancé baggage. They take some distance from me and my fiancé, like giving us a s.p.a.ce to talk freely and have some privacy.

I actually don't know what to say to my fiancé. It's my first time see her in person, their first meeting happens between my previous body owner and Celes when they still small kids, now we already grow up and things wouldn't be the same like when they were small kids anymore.

"Ehemm….Celes…you don't mind if I called you just by your name, right?"

"Of course Henry, I'm your fiancé, you don't have to use so many formalities between us"

"Okay, thank you…so…how' the trip?"

"Mmm…although it's tiring but it's also fun. It's my first time going to the southern region. I see many different things from my place"

From this sentence, I think she's rarely going outside. Mostly, she's only going out only around her castle or the town near her father's castle.

"Hmm…if you're planning to stay here a bit longer, I'll glad to show you around"

"Really? I'll love too!!"

Celes' face looks excited when I said I will take her to look sightseeing the place around our territory.

"But…. I don't think father will agree if I take a long time to stay here. He's a busy man and my brother also only on his vacation here. Once his vacation time is over he must return to the Capital city to resume his work there. Maybe we will stay here only for 2-3 days"

"Ah…that's too pity, but while you're here, let's spend the time to your fullest, okay?"

"Mmm…. I'm looking forward to it"

While talking with her, we already arrived at the room that provided for my fiancé to stay during her visit. It's my late mother's room, the best and largest room in the east wing castle. I got permission from my father to use this room for my fiancé. The room is always cleaned and tidied every day although no one uses this room anymore. My father still wants to keep this room as it is, as a memento of my late mother.

"Here we are, this room will be your room when you stay in Harvard territory. I'm sorry if this room is not as good as your room in Stamfort castle"

I explained the room while open the door and let my fiancé enter and see the room.

"Mmm…this room is good. There's plenty of sunlight comes from the window and the air is fresh. It's clean and neat…I like this room"

"Glad to hear that you like this room, Celes"

Celes walks around the room and looking on the painting in the walls, it's my late mother portraits.

"Henry…who is she?"

"That's my late mother. The one you see in the front yard is my father's second wife"

"Ah? Is that alright if I take this room? This room must have many memories of your mother, Henry. I don't mind to have another room to stay"

"it's okay, Celes. If we married later, this room also will be yours eventually. Besides, I hope my late mother will be happy to able to see her daughter-in-law in here"

Celes' face becomes blushing when hearing that, she bashfully nodded and finally accept this room to become her room to stay

"If you say so….then I will try my best to keep this room just the way it is"

"Sure…is there anything you need after this? Maybe bath or something to eat?"

Her maid and my maids already come inside and take her baggage in the room. I should give her time to rest and refreshing after such a long journey.

"Mmm…. I think I will use the bath first. It's hard to have a decent bath in the journey like that. Only if we stop at a town then I can have a good bath. If we should camp in the outdoor, I must clean my body with the damp towel"

"I understand that I let my maids help you get a nice and relaxing bath then. They are my personal maids and let me introduce them, this is Clara, and that's Claire, and the youngest here is Carina"

"h.e.l.lo…"

"Greetings milady Celes, it's an honor for us to serve you"

"Thank you, I'll be in your care then"

My maids bow and greeting my fiancé with a polite manner like what they supposed to act.

"Then excuse us for a moment, you must be needed to change and unload your baggage too. I will prepare something to make your bath joyful later"

"Okay…"

I leave the room with my personal maids. I return to my own room and while heading there, I talk with my maids about their opinion regarding my fiancé

"Girls….what do you think about my fiancé?"

"I think she's a nice girl, Henry…not like what rumors said" (Clara)

"I agree…she doesn't look like an arrogant young lady, on the contrary, she looks gentle and kind" (Claire)

"She's beautiful, brother Henry….it's a good match with you" (Carina)

"I see….since you all said so, then try to make a good relationship with her, okay? Clara, Claire…after this, help her with our bath custom. I'll give her the soap and shampoo we always use when taking a bath. You both help her take bath while building a relationship on that okay?"

"Henry…what if she asking about you?"

"Then tell just as you think appropriate"

"And if she asks about your relationship with other women?"

"Hmm….then said what necessary to say. Don't lie but don't talk too much also"

"I understand, I will try to be careful when talking about that subject"

"Good…I hope this would end well for all of us"

After we arrive at my room, I take the soap that I already prepared for my fiancé and placed in a special box. Along with the shampoo, I give them to Clara and Claire to help my fiancé get her first bath in our castle. I hope this soap can impress her and bring fortune for our territory later.