The Romantic Trials Of A Transmigrated Empress-Chapter 260: Lila, the future great potion master.

When Lila Evermore returned to the Evermore estate that evening, there was a change in her which was noticeable by those that knew her closely.

Her mother, Lady Bertha Evermore noticed that Lila was wearing a brightly colored dress. It was a lavender colored dress not the brightest of shades but it still spoke volumes in comparison to the brown, beige, mustard yellow, charcoal and other dull colors she usually preferred.

Her older sister Vivian Evermore noticed that Lila was speaking at the dining table. Granted, she had spoken no more than fifteen words but it was a lot compared to the usual brief ’thank you’ and ’good night.’

Michael Evermore, her fourth brother realized that she had smiled to herself. From the moment she sat down at the table to when the meal started, her lips were curved upwards, revealing a dimple that he had never known existed.

Lord Evermore noticed that she was sitting up straighter as if a metal rod had been placed in her backbone. Normally, she was hunched over or she shrunk into herself shyly like a tortoise.

Everyone at the table, all ten of the family members that had gathered for dinner could tell that something was going on with the second youngest member of their family.

Vivian could not take it anymore and she decided to ask the question that was on everyone’s mind. "Lila, is there something going on that you would like to share with us?"

Lila raised her head and blinked a few times, she realized that she was the center of attention and everyone was looking at her.

"That is a lovely dress you are wearing dear." Her mother shared a compliment.

"Thank you." Lila replied softly.

Two people at the table were like Sigrid, suckers for the small voice.

"How was mage school?" Her grandfather asked. "We have listened enough to your father’s praises and complaints about his work as a minister. Save us all from him."

Lord Evermore considered defending himself somehow but it was true, he had been quite vocal ever since he got the ministerial position.

Nobody really expected her to share anything but they hoped that she would anyway. She was too shy, it was their hope that she would come out of her shell, at least when she was home with them.

Lila clenched her fists and said in a small voice, "It...It...school was fine."

That one response made them all sigh in relief. It was not much but it was something. They figured it was all she would say and Lord Evermore decided to share a joke that he had heard at work.

"I...." he started but stopped when Lila’s small voice cut through the air.

"We had potions class today, it is taught by the crown princess."

Lord Evermore jumped in quickly with a comment, "I have heard something about that from Lord Bailey. Is the crown princess really teaching?"

Lila nodded. "Mmm, she told us to call her teacher Sigrid when we are in class. She taught us how to make beauty potions and strength potions. Today, we made a radiance potions." Like a chatterbox, she talked about the class, including all the blunders that Finn and Adam had created.

Everyone laughed when she described the look of the Lord mage after the radiance potion was splashed on him.

After she jumped down from the chair and gave the radiance potion to her grandmother and the strength potion to her grandfather.

"Wait, I am your father. Where is my potion?" Lord Evermore complained as Lila returned to her seat with no more potions to hand out.

"I have the same question." Her mother laughed.

Blushing, Lila replied, "I will make more but teacher Sigrid said that herbs must be bought or one can go out and forage for them. Some of the special herbs are found in the Mystic Grove. We are lucky that the school can provide them at a fee."

She looked at her father with hopeful eyes as she spoke.

"Teacher Sigrid said that I am Eldoria’s most promising potions master."

A few gasps were heard around the table.

"No way." Michael Evermore said.

Lila curled her lips upward, for the first time ever, she expressed displeasure at a family member.

"I hope you keep in mind that she is a mage Micheal." Vivian said.

"How much money do you need dear?" Her grandmother asked.

Lila smiled as if she had been waiting for this question her entire life. She had already visited the mage hall of herbs and the pharmacy and she had a list of herbs and corresponding amount needed to purchase them.

"Twenty silver coins, it’s not too much." Lila said nervously.

For all of her bravery, her hand was trembling which made the paper she was holding tremble. Everyone could tell that if they let her down, she would cry. Not at the table but she would run to her room and cry.

"I will give you fifty gold coins but I want a radiance potion." Vivian declared first.

"I will give you one hundred gold coins." her father said.

"Five hundred." her grandfather slapped the table as if he was participating in an auction and he had met a challenger for a high prized item.

"One thousand." Micheal said calmly.

"Ten thousand gold." Baker Evermore, her second brother said.

Lord Evermore’s jaw dropped and did the jaws of everyone else at the table. Yes, their family had money but ten thousand gold was too much to give an eight year old!!

"How do you have so much money to spare?"

"I do business with the Thorin’s, I export sugar to East, West and North. I am also probably the biggest sugar distributor to neighboring empires and kingdoms. I recently reached an agreement with Prince Eron, he is going to sell me a flying ship.

I will be able to take sugar, salt and other spices and goods to continents across the ocean. John Thorin and I will be the biggest distributors of household goods on the continent."

Lord Evermore’s jaw dropped. When did his nineteen year old son become so ambitious? How had he started a business that none of them was aware of?

"Did you know about this?" he asked his wife.

"I know we have never run out of sugar, candy and even chocolate thanks to him." She answered. She was just as surprised as he was to learn what their son had been up to.

"How much money have you made?" His grandfather asked.

Baker shrugged and said, "A few millions. Anyway, the crown princess called Lila Eldoria’s most promising potions master. I am going to invest in her and then I will distribute her potions worldwide."

"A few millions!!" Vivian cried out loud. Mr. Millionaire had refused to buy her some new make-up just today!!

Ignoring his sister, Baker at Lila and told her, "Little sister, don’t worry about herbs or whatever you need to create your potions. I will support you. We will sign a contract later and agree on a selling price and how to share our profits. I will turn you into a rich little lady."

"Mmmmm." Lila nodded shyly. Her smile was even bigger than before.

That was the day which marked the birth of Lila’s crown potions and they did not even know it. Sigrid was right, Lila would be a great potion master, famous worldwide, not just in Eldoria.