The Romantic Trials Of A Transmigrated Empress-Chapter 278: Confrotation with De-Kensington’s

Karl’s question on Emmah’s whereabouts had reminded Sigrid if the fact that she had ordered for the woman to be imprisoned on the mage estate.

To her surprise, or not, when she arrived, Emmah had been freed due to a mix-up. Apparently on days of royal weddings and other special days like when Eldoria won wars, prisoners that had committed minor offenses were released.

The prison in the mage estate was not outside of those rules so on the night when everyone else was celebrating Thalassa’s wedding, Emmah was accidentally released from prison along with four other servants that had been caught stealing from the magic farms.

Only four prisoners were supposed to be released but the guard on duty, a man that was allergic to alcohol somehow managed to fall into temptation, ignore his allergies and took a few sips of alcohol. He was drunk and ill, out of his mind, he let all the prisoners go.

Sigrid knew that the lucky halo was at work and it had resulted in the mess.

"Get up." She ordered the guard.

The poor man that had imagined his head rolling on the floor was so relieved not to be punished that he sat down instead of standing up as instructed.

"Let’s go." Sigrid thrust her hand out. Mauve took it and helped her up.

Both of them had no classes to teach and the day had gone by. Already they had missed lunch and Sigrid was very hungry.

As they walked to the carriage, Christie who had been expecting to see the guard punished strongly could not contain her curiosity.

"Crown princes, why didn’t you punish the guard? His carelessness clearly led to a mistake. Not just any mistake but disobedience of your order."

Sigrid gave her an answer that she had derived from thinking things over clearly when the guard was on his knees before her, trembling. "He is good great that is great at his job and he is loyal to me. The circumstances which led to his mistake were not of his own making. I only punish the foolish not the helpless."

Christie did not understand what circumstances had played a role in the matter but she did not ask any further questions.

As soon as Sigrid’s carriage exited the mage estate, there was some commotion and it came to a stop. After a minute of no movement, Sigrid grew impatient. She opened the curtain slowly and peeked outside. "Brolin, is there a problem?"

Brolin looked down from the back of his horse and answered, "Lord Badric De-Kensington and some of his brothers are blocking the way, demanding to speak with you."

Sigrid sneered. "I was wondering how long it would take for them to start jumping around." They had failed to see Roland, the king was unconscious and the queen still missing in action. It was not really a surprise that they had come seeking her. A public ambush was a good way to force her to see them.

She had never been one to deny someone an opportunity to make a fool of themselves so she stepped out of the carriage.

A knight brought her a chair and she sat down on the side of the road. Her ladies in waiting and servants stood behind her. The large entourage which was abnormally blocking some traffic confused Eldorians. When they noticed that it was the crown princess, curiosity forced them to stay on the side lines beyond the wall of knights and peek at her.

Sigrid in the meantime was observing Lord Badric, a fat noble lord that covered up his lack of hair by wearing hats all the time. He had to be helped off the back of his horse. Sigrid felt sorry for the horse for carrying a man his size. He must have weighed at least three to four hundred pounds. ƒгeewebnovёl.com

A man his size should have been in a carriage not on the back of a horse.

Lord Badric and his three brothers all stopped before her and they bowed.

"Do you know that is rude and unlawful to stop a royal carriage?" Sigrid asked them.

"Yes, we are aware." Lord Badric spoke for them all. "And we are willing to be punished for our crimes. However, crown princess, we are desperate. Please pardon us."

"That will depend on what matter prompted you to stop me and cause me to bump my head against the wall of my carriage." She answered with a devilish smile.

The De-Kensington’s saw no swelling or color discoloration on her forehead to prove that she had injured herself. They looked at her maids, hoping to find answers on their faces but found none. The maids had mastered the neutral frigid look of their mistress.

"This is absurd!" Remy De-kensington thundered. "We are considered to be royal relatives so we are allowed to see you when we need to. The royal family claims that the queen is ill. The royal council also repeats the same thing and yet no physician from our family has been summoned by our sister. It seems more like she had been locked away in the castle for an unknown reason. Perhaps, crown princess you would be so kind and let us know why the queen has been locked away and why you are doing most of her duties for her?"

His eyes, as well as those of his brothers were sharp with suspicion.

"That consort....Elarin...she grows bolder each day. She is walking around and acting like the queen. When we try to access the royal castle she meets us and speaks for our sister." Kane De-Kensington grumbled.

Badric narrowed his eyes. "I--we fear foul play. Maybe that consort wants the queen silenced or she has already silenced her in order to replace her. When the late consort Rina was still around, she ruled the king’s heart but the position of queen could not be shaken. With this new consort, it is different. The king already named her queen consort meaning that she is an equal queen. Are you not wary of her?"

Sigrid spread her arms out and asked, "Should I be? Elarin is a consort, not a king. With or without queen Maurelia, Elarin will not rule Eldoria." She narrowed her eyes at them. "Let me be clear--this will be the last time that you stop me on my way somewhere. The queen is indisposed. Everyone in the royal castle is aware that she is ill and remains in isolation because she is infectious. For the sake of everyone that lives in the royal castle she is to remain isolated until a cure for her illness is found."

Lord Badric clenched his hands. "Then let us see her. We should confirm with our very own eyes that she is ill otherwise we refuse to believe you."

"And what will you do of you do not believe me?" She challenged them.

She was waiting for one fool to make a threat and give her a reason to poke her nose into the De-Kensington family. Cutting their power had and would always be one of her goals for as long as she remained a power figure in Eldoria.