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Chapter 6: Please tell, it’s Your Majesty’s lover (part 2)
The day after the king and the ’ queen’s wedding, rumors spread at a frightening speed like a wildfire in a dry bush.
“Oh my! Oh my God, His Majesty the king went to the Ivory Palace as soon as the ceremony was over.”
“Then, wasn’t the queen scolded on the wedding day?”
“That’s right. His Majesty came to the wedding late, right? Oh, by the way, this is the first time that had happened.”
“Recently, it seems that Poitiers has almost robbed all the new items of Elin Atelier?”
“Oh, my. How much is the necklace there?”
“Where do you think she got the money?”
The rumors turned out to be an interesting spectacle.
“How is Her Majesty the queen?”
“She didn’t change much. Did you know that yesterday she declared that she would not allow anyone to visit? Well, that didn’t save face though?”
“What’s the point of being a queen? When her concubine do she couldn’t do?”
“Could she take control of the royal Palace?”
It was then. One of the ladies was startled and pulled the person who was talking by the arm.
“Why?”
“Shh!”
In response to her questioning, she hardened her expression and shook her head slightly, and the other ladies looked around her in surprise.
“!”
The one who looked around bit her lip in surprise. The queen was walking leisurely at the palace corridor next to them. The ladies quickly politely greeted the queen, and Adele received their greeting with an elegant attitude and walked away.
The ladies grabbed her trembling chest and looked at the back of the queen as she walked away.
“DId she hear it?”
The ladies narrowed their eyes and recalled the queen’s expression. However, all that came to their mind were her golden eyes that caught them in an instant.
“Nope. she was far when we talked, and there was no sign of displeasure. She must not have hear.”
“I guess so.”
The ladies looked at each other and nodded slowly.
“Phew.. I have to be careful with what I say.”
“I know. But, she was the one who was insulted at the ceremony but she didn’t have any worries. Did you see her face?”
“What is it…in the forest.. you must know.. Black predator..”
“Black Panther?”
“That’s it! Black panther! It was like seeing a black panther.”
“Oh, really! You need to be careful of what you say.”
“But well….Honestly, I don’t really care if we keep going like this, is there even anything we need to be conscious of? It’s not like I have a parent who would be on my back. Don’t you think so?”
Meanwhile, Adele’s face was cold while walking through the corridors past them. She was far away from them that she couldn’t hear them whispering. However, their reaction was clearly seen. They looked surprised when she came from behind them. As for whether it was only them, the maids and attendants she encountered during the walk had the same reaction.
Adele turned around as if there was nothing more to see. She was upset so she went out for a walk, but she got more upset. Every group she met reacted like that, so she couldn’t help but know. The fact that yesterday’s ominous hunch was right.
She returned to the Queen’s Palace because she could no longer feel the coolness of the blowing wind and the warmth of the sun. the muscles all over her body seemed to scream due to maintaining her relaxed appearance as if nothing happened. She breathed heavily only when she entered her room, where no one was there. She buried her distorted face in both hands and stood alone for a long time.
She came prepared, but the gap between her expectation and reality was too harsh. The reason she didn’t bring anyone from her home country here was not just because of Echmont’s request. This is because they were all the people that were needed in Gottrov. The reason for following this exile was because there were people who shouldn’t have done it.
Adele rubbed her face harshly. There was a wildness in her golden eyes that was clearly seen through her spilled black hair. It was time for her to not look back on the past and think about life here.
[“Be wise there. You’re smart, as long as you’re wise, you’ll be fine.”]
It was her mother’s last words.
Adele remembered that voice and smiled subconsciously.
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There was also a banquet in the Echmont marriage culture. The big banquet was held on the afternoon of the third day as it was customary to maintain the quietness of the day and the next day of the wedding. The wedding banquet of the king and the queen was also held on the third day, so the whole royal palace was filled with excitement.
Since the banquet was an extension of the wedding ceremony, Diane Poitiers has been busy preparing for the banquet from early in the morning. She looked around the beautifully decorated main hall.
The main hall decorated with colorful crystals and flowers was beautiful enough that people could be enchanted just by looking at it. At the top of the platform, there was a place for the king and the queen to sit.
“My lady, is there anything more?”
Diane shook her head. “No.”
The maids exchanged glances with each other hearing the somewhat tone from Diane’s mouth, then retreated for a while and waited.
Diane’s gaze was nailed to the chair where the queen would sit. A gorgeous seat with red color velvety fabric. A place where you could sit right next to the king and look down on everyone.
Gaining the status of a countess was all thanks to her own effort. With her parents passing away because of the beast pouring out of the tower, it was impossible getting all the things she had for granted. It was her hard work that earned the king’s love and even her ivory palace. This is the king’s country. All this belonged to the king. So there had to be only the king who was higher than her who carried the love of the king. No one should be above her just because of being lucky to be born as a princess and occupy that position without any effort.
However, the king gave Diane the ivory palace but did not allow her to be the queen. She carefully asked why, but he didn’t answer. She clung to him a little more, but his eyes sank cold the moment she brought out the word ‘queen’, and in the end, Diane couldn’t beg him anymore.
So, after the queen appeared, Diane’s heart swelled with anxiety. She confirmed the king’s love, and she even ruined the queen’s wedding, but her anxiety did not go away.
“No. Calm down, Diane Poitiers.”
Diane pressed her chest down, trying to calm herself.
‘What makes a king a king is the gazes around him. That’s it.’
Diane repeated those words, which she carried like a sword in her chest.
And she stared at the two seats at the top.
Today the queen would not able to sit properly in that seat. Wedding, first nights, first banquets. All the protagonists would be her herself, not the queen. It was hers from the beginning.
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