The Romantic Trials Of A Transmigrated Empress
Chapter 152: A copy cat!

Chapter 152: A copy cat!

Roland frowned, he could see that something was wrong with Lettice but he could not put a finger on it. He wanted to hear more about this resort idea that she had in mind so he brushed the weirdness away.

"What else do you have in mind Lettice?"

Lettice sighed and smiled. "Mmm, we have our magical steeds. I know we do not allow people to race them but I think they can ridden by a few selected guests. We can promote it as a special prize for those that win something.

We can name the stables Moonlit stables and have the winners ride through an enchanted trail. At the end of the trail a picture of the guest is taken and a...mmmm....subu...susu...souvenir."

Realizing that she had a mistake, she rushed to introduce the next great idea she had come up with. "We can add a crystal soaked spa as long as the mage estate is willing to cooperate and provide crystals infused with magic for rejuvenating the body and spirit. We can charge eight gold per soaking session.

Also an open-air dining experience would be great, we can have two menus, ordinary food that are labeled specialties of the resort and dishes made with magical ingredients. The price will vary, I cannot make an accurate price base for now."

She stood up and planted herself in front of him, keeping a one arms length distance. She could see from the light in his eyes that he was interested in what she was saying and impressed.

"The resort hotel should have a library. Nothing clams the mind like reading a book by the sea, accompanied by the sound of waves. As for the grassland, we can have a section of it turned into a park and name it twilight meadows Edward and Bella style. It can be perfect for picnics or twilight horse rides under the skies with natural or man made constellations. We can charge ten gold for a one hour romantic magical experience."

Roland nodded his head slowly as she she exhausted her ideas and then he decided to ask a question about something that was bothering him.

"What is Edward and Bella style?"

Lettice froze, she had absolutely no idea what it was either. Despite her face going pale, her mind worked quickly and she found an answer.

"Horses!" she blurted out. "I named one female horse Bella and another Edward. They are always together in the meadows like lovebirds."

"Oh, the horses can be used to endorse the meadow then." Roland laughed.

He had learned about endorsements from Sigrid. She had a large poster of him on the door of the restaurant, enjoying food and drink. She had even given him one hundred gold as a payment for his services.

When she decided to do that, she left him no choice just like when she used him for the bachelor auction ball. Roland did not know why he always gave in to her, he just always did.

"I was thinking that if we begin construction now and work all through winter, by the time spring arrives we will be ready to open. In the summer, this will be the number one tourist destination of Eldoria." She finished with flourish.

She even curtsied and giggled. Some of the knights were very impressed and they applauded her. Roland did not applaud but he missed the rising glow of the sun because he was picturing what Lettice had described.

"Miss Lettice is really more impressive than many titled young women that I have seen." One of the knights praised.

"Truly, not only is she a good horse rider but she is also caring, and enterprising. Miss Lettice, would you consider marrying a simple knight like me?" One of the younger knights said.

He was smiling and laughing as if he was joking but there was a seriousness beneath his words. Miss Lettice was a ward of the crown prince, beautiful, educated and could make money. Which man would not desire a woman like that?

The other knights were laughing and teasing their colleague.

"Please put him out of his misery." Sir Samuel slapped the young knight on the back.

Lettice laughed along with them, waving her hands around. "You all like teasing me, I am not that great."

"Maybe not great but clever." Roland added to the knights teasing. "This is impressive Lettice, you have really thought deeply about it and done some research. Your education was not a waste, truly." he praised Lettice. "You have done me proud as my ward."

Just as he finished praising her, another thought crossed his mind. What was a tourist? When he opened his mouth to ask the question, he yawned instead.

"We should return to the house your highness, the crown princess must be awake by now." Sir Samuel suggested.

Roland nodded and the group returned to the castle. One hour later, at the table when Roland and the Thorin’s were preparing to have breakfast he told Sigrid all about Lettice’s business plan.

The more he talked, the deeper the cunning smile on her face grew. It looked like there was a copy cat in the castle that had copied her business plan from A to Z. Lettice was so stupid, she had not changed or added a single thing.

Behind her, Lanai and three maids that had stayed up late with Sigrid because she could not sleep last night traded frowns and questioning looks.

What the crown prince was calling Lettice’s business plan sounded like what the crown princess had been telling them about last night. She had written down some of the ideas and they had contributed their thoughts and opinions.

When they went to bed at three in the night, the business plan was left on the table. It was gone in the morning and they all assumed that it had been taken to the crown princess. Now, it seemed someone else had got their hands on the plan and taken the credit for it.

Lanai clenched her hands angrily, she wanted to find Lettice and punch her immediately or kill her. The crown princess had promised to give them all shares in this resort because they contributed ideas. How dare this Lettice claim their ideas as hers? Did she know how much money they stood to lose?

At that exact moment, Lettice walked into the dining room, She had changed into a new dress and over it she had draped on Roland’s velvet cloak. At first glance, she looked like a wealthy daughter of a noble family.

"You are just in time, I was telling the crown princess and my family here all about your resort idea." Roland looked at Sigrid and gestured at Lettice. "My love this is my ward. She is the daughter of my departed governess and she has been raised here. I think you will like her, she is as smart as you are."

Lettice made the briefest of curtsies as if she was being forced to greet Sigrid. "Your highness, greetings. It is a lovely morning, is it not?"

"A lovely morning indeed. I cannot tell you how excited I am to meet Bella and Edward." Sigrid smile deceptively.

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