The Romantic Trials Of A Transmigrated Empress-Chapter 31: The king’s misplaced priorities.

Sigrid reached the royal castle two minutes before the council assumed, it was a formal gathering where the king, his advisors and chosen nobles came together to make decisions on important matters of governance concerning the affairs of the kingdom and it citizens.

Sigrid had never attended the council before, in the past two months, she had visited the royal castle once and it was at the request of the queen.

It had been a short visit, the queen had asked her if she was heavy with child, she said no, the queen’s mouth tightened in a thin displeased line and she dismissed Sigrid. The entire meeting had been rather uncomfortable for Sigrid, just as it was written in the novel, the queen only wanted Sigrid if she was useful.

It was because she had never been seen at a council gathering that all eyes moved to her when her arrival was announced. Sigrid walked with her head held up, unbothered by the stares and whispers in the grand hall where opulence and authority collided.

She made her way to the seat that was meant for her, next to that of the crown prince. The two seats were a step below the king and queen’s thrones, facing the open floor and seats of other members of the council.

The moment she sat down, the herald announced the arrival of the king, queen and secondary consort. Everyone that was sitting stood up including Sigrid, the doors were opened and king Raff walked in with his two wives. The queen had one of her arms through his, symbolizing their joint partnership in ruling the kingdom. ƒгeewebnovёl.com

Consort Rina trailed behind them with both of her arms folded together on her lower abdomen.

Where the queen was dressed regally, Rina was more toned down, where the queen’s crown was big, Rina’s crown was smaller, even smaller than Sigrid’s.

Rina’s face was tight, obviously she was not very pleased by the clear difference in status between her and the queen in front of all the nobles.

It was even worse when it came to seating because she did not sit up with the king and queen, her chair was below Sigrid’s.

They took their seats, as did Sigrid and then the king called the court to order which was unnecessary because nobody was making a sound.

"Greetings, your highness." The Court greeted together.

King Raff put his arm on the arm rest of his throne and leaned his head against his hand for support. The court was barely in session and already he appeared to be bored and displeased that he had to spend his afternoon in court rather than out on the picnic which Rina had planned.

"Can we start, who votes yes and who votes no?" he asked in a disinterested voice.

He did not respond to the greetings of the court, something that did not sit well with some of the noble lords. They were men that wanted to be respected as much as they respected their king.

Lord Bailey from the office of marriages left his seat and moved to the open floor. Sigrid observed the man, she had asked the system for information about his personality before arriving.

It had described him as gentle and caring, kind hearted by nature, he was also fair in making judgements and willing to listen to those whose marriages were troubled.

Physically, he appeared to be somewhere in his fifties and had a kind face with the deepest honey brown eyes that Sigrid had ever seen. His eyes radiated sincerity which made Sigrid wonder how he had managed to be pulled into helping crooked Emmah.

One thing Sigrid respect the most about him was that he had just the one wife, no secondary wife and over the years he had not traded in his wife for a new one. This was rare to find among nobles, especially for a titled man like Count Finnian Bailey.

"System, how loyal is he to Emmah?"

Loyalty Test.

Subject: Finnian Bailey

Percentage: 50

Loyalty switch possibility: 90%

Sigrid put her hands together and smiled, the possibility of switching category was new, it made it clear if someone’s loyalty to Emmah could be switched and turned to her or not.

Those that could be switched, she intended to poach and keep around, the ones that could not, she would have to dispose of using various methods.

"Your highness, I apologize for imposing on your personal time to propose this new urgent change in the law of marital age restriction on the women of Eldoria. As I have explained...." Lord Bailey started, and it was clear he was going into a long speech.

"Get to the point." The King said.

Lord Bailey nodded. "As you all are aware, in Eldoria unlike our neighboring empires and kingdoms, all the young females that have come of age are required to be married off by five and twenty. If they are not, the office of marriages sends soldiers to capture them, they are imprisoned and then marriages are assigned to them."

His explanation evoked some whispers in the court, all of them complaining about the fact that he was not getting to the point as the king wanted.

There was no new information being disseminated in what Lord Bailey was sharing.

"Order." King Raff called.

Another hush fell over the court and all eyes returned to Lord Bailey once more.

"If you do not get to the point Lord Bailey I will end this court gathering immediately, it seems you have nothing important to say."

"Your highness, I just thought that I would explain where I am coming from because this is a matter of great importance. If the others think it’s a simple matter then they are going to vote no and I proposed this new law with the hope that they would vote yes." Lord Bailey explained with a slight plea in his voice.

"The horny king is looking more and more impatient. He has a picnic planned with Rina and to him, its more important than this." Cosmos’s voice came in Sigrid’s head.

"Change the weather and make it rain, or make the clouds dark, get your bank to do something to stop the stupid picnic." Sigrid told Cosmos.

She stood up, turned around and faced the king. Just as Lord Bailey had his reasons for wanting the court to vote yes, so did she.

"Your highness, it is not a good day for a picnic, the clouds outside are already turning grey. In light of this change, might I suggest that we give this issue the time it is worth. After all, marriage is a very important duty for all the women all over the continent.

It is whispered in the empire of Medoris and beyond that Eldoria has some of the most barbaric laws when it comes to marriage. This is why other empires and kingdoms are reluctant to marry their princess’s and daughters to the sons of our kingdom.

Medoris is the biggest empire around and someday, Eldoria under your great rule will be even bigger. Shouldn’t we set the standards and let others learn from us?"