My Lady Chef

Ely's POV:

A month later......

Maybe I should lay low for a while.

It has been a month since I returned home with my husband.

He left Sir Oswald in charge of dispersing the army and escorted me home.

He had no time to relax though, reports needed to be made to the king, land grants from my husband's senior knights have to be drafted and given to the Royal Secretariat Office along with visiting the King to relay personal reports so he spends most of his time at the Palace.

And I was also kept busy since I received letters from Chef Neo about the new menu additions for the cafe, another proposal from various nobles who wanted to invest in my next business and there are also the plans to expand and open another cafe.

It seems like the appeal of Cafe Terra being open to everyone was going strong. It was the only place where nobles and middle classes can mingle and enjoy good food at affordable prices.

As I sat reading the numerous reports from Pierce and Hubert. I guess it is time to consider opening another food place but I wanted to earn the capital myself.

I was at my study inside the culinary house deep in thoughts when I heard someone knock on the door.

"Enter."

"Milady, there is an unexpected visitor to see you. They are waiting at the main house." Beatrice, one of my culinary housemaids came in and looked nervous.

Linda and I exchanged glances. Something is not right. No one usually pays a visit without informing me in advance.

it is not a lady or a

be from

me their calling card,

handed me a gold foiled card. and bowed

of the Kalderosian Culinary Institute

Raime's alma mater?

they

a mere representative to come into the ducal state without a

I am not receiving guests without an approved visitation letter and have the knights

I finished replying to letters before I went down to run some

create. Ever since the boxes of exotic spices and preserved pots of miso, oils, lye water and other dried ingredient arrived courtesy of Prince Ryu. I have been immersed in recreating my favorite Asian style dishes from my

good but I do

were even seeds that I could use for food or for growing new plants to

that was made using lye water and even made tofu from

are we making today, milady?" The excited sparkle in Linda's

I answered as I went to the changing room to put on my cooking

the groove as she helped prepare the ingredients. I have been very impressed with her because she has truly taken an avid interest in the art of cooking and

Neo, my hand maid's face would light up and a rosy blush would

my protege, the last time. we came to check the cafe; he nearly

love in

me after I gave

me a few more cooking tools like a knife set,

retain