Chapter 27: The fate of childless royal wives.
Sigrid and everyone turned to look at the shop keeper she was talking about. He was an average man, shorter
than the others he had cwith, even though he was not so old, he was losing his hair already, he also had
two missing teeth so at times, people called him milk teeth, joking that his teeth were so weak that they fell out
easily.
Everyone had the sthought, to pair Mirena’s daughter with him was equal to pairing a frog with a swan.
Even though they had never seen Mirena’s daughter, judging from her mother’s good looks, it was highly
probable that she was a good looking woman.
When he was mentioned, Mr. Bumblebert laughed nervously, he even waved like a dignitary, soliciting laughter
from sof those looking at him.
"Tsk tsk, and she said that she is in VA." Cosmos muttered.
It was a puzzle to everyone why Sigrid had picked him, sof the younger men had all but been ready to
recommend themselves. They could only back off to avoid angering the crown princess.
Sigrid did not disappoint the curious crowd, she went ahead to explain another reason as to why she had picked
Mr. Bumblebert.
"He earns a good income, he has no main wife or secondary wife so she can comfortably enjoy that position."
In the back of her mind, Sigrid was thinking, he has a vicious mother that makes her daughters-in-law work like
horses, controls the family finances thinks all women are out to steal her son’s love from her so she sows discord
between Bumblebert and any woman he is involved with.
"Crown princess, | am willing." Mr. Bumblebert volunteered himself eagerly.
Just like everyone else, he also thought Mirena’s daughter was bound to be a beauty because her mother was
one.
"Crown princes..." Mirena cried out in a panicked voice.
"Alright, it’s settled then, we should hurry and pronounce the engagement before she comes of age in a few
months and is forced by the office of marriage to wed another. Who knows what kind of man they will pick for
her, he will no doubt be worse than Mr. Bumblebert."
She looked at the list, ignoring the unwilling look on Mirena’s face, after all she had accomplished her goal.
"Mirena’s matter is settled, butler settle her wages and escort her to pack her belongings. Give her a carriage, a
driver and one of my knights, the journey to Duchester takes five days, they should make sure that she is
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Her grandmother had decided to send Mirena out of the capital.
"Next, Elenor Bass, fifty gold coins, JAssami, sixty gold coins." Iryne announced, calling out names one by
one.
With the amount of gold being distributed by John, nobody cared about Mirena’s affairs, the murmurs of
dissatisfaction were already going around. The people planted among the servants were already questioning why
Mirena was favored more than other servants.
There was a very big gap between fifty gold and one thousand gold, thanks to them, sof the servants glared
at Mirena as they walked by her. She was still dragging her feet, acting very unwilling to leave.
One of the unhappy servants was the cook who was one tMirena’s greatest advocate and she made her
dissatisfaction known by bumping into Mirena’s shoulder deliberately.
"What are you pretending for? You got one thousand gold and a house while the rest of us have got a piteous pay
out. The duchess even raised your daughter for you, what kind of magic did you feed her to make her favor you
so much?"
"Do you think that by acting sad you will extort more from the duchess?" Another mumbled.
"Not only did the duchess take care of her bastard daughter but the girl almost beca lady in waiting and had
the privilege of her marriage being arranged by the crown princess to one of the shopkeepers. Why are we not
appreciated like that, we have worked as equally hard for the duchy?" Another person said.
The feelings of resentment they felt towards Mirena were the exact response Sigrid had wished to elicit and so
far she was succeeding.
Within less than an hour, Mirena was driven out of the Thorin estate and the task of sending away disloyal
servants was finished successfully.
Sigrid, Iryne and duchess Mila gathered in the parlor, lunch was served and the ladies sat down. This would be
Sigrid’s first full meal since the day of her wedding.
She dug into the food in a very unladylike like manner, eating with gusto.
"Leave us," duchess Mila instructed the maids.
As soon as the doors closed, the duchess put down the fork in her hands and stared pointedly at Sigrid.
"Was your marriage consummated?"
Sigrid narrowly escaped choking on the mashed potatoes which she thought tasted a little too bland. She pushed
her hair back behind her right ear and nodded.
"Oh my God you did not do it." Iryne put down her fork and shot Sigrid the spointed look as the duchess.
"I did." Sigrid lied.
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It gets even worse because if Roland loses his seat as the crown prince...."
"That will not happen on my watch." Sigrid cut in with strength in her voice.
Iryne shook her head, "There is no such thing as safe tides in the royal family, not even when a king takes the
throne. When it comes to relationships its even worse, things change in a heartbeat and only by having a royal
heir will your position be safe.
One day the king and queen were getting along famously well and the next he brought secondary consort Rina
into the palace and the queen has been living like a ghost...."
"I would rather divorce than live like the queen." Sigrid said.
Her mother and grandmother gasped.
Sigrid went on as if she had not heard the gasps or noticed the looks of horror on their faces. "Better still yet, |
would kick the king aside and becqueen regent, after the successful expansion of Eldoria | would be
empress with or without the emperor."