The Romantic Trials Of A Transmigrated Empress

Chapter 76: It was not me.

Sigrid could not be more certain that she had picked the best lady-in- waiting, as silly as Mauve was, she was

decisive and quite loyal. Her loyalty was already at one hundred and there was no possibility of it ever changing.

"You are crazy." Sigrid chuckled in amusement. She gestured for her maids and knights to let Livia and her

people go.

A crying Livia was dropped to the floor and her maids picked her up, while glaring at Sigrid, they rushed to take

her away from the Rosewood estate. Livia did not go quietly, she was screaming like a shrew.

"You will pay for this, all of you. We are not done, you hear me, | will get back at all of you for this. My

grandfather will demand for all of your heads."

Guests shared nervous looks, sdecided to retire earlier than planned from the party, especially the ladies

that had slapped Livia. They all wanted to rush hand tell their fathers or grandfathers about what had

happened.

The main culprit was unbothered and planned to report to no one, if Livia had been kind and nice, she would

have tried to change her fate, but she was not. She had no loyalty to Sigrid, her and Lysander were sof the

people whose loyalty was red, in the negative.

Those were the ones that wanted her dead, and it was simply a race now to see who killed the other first.

"Let's eat, cand try the pastries | baked, | promise that you will love them." Mauve dragged Sigrid to a

different table, as always she was chattering non stop. "Mama paid a hefty fee to get singredients from the

mage farms and also hired a cook from their estate so that | can learn how to prepare magical pastries.

They are awfully expensive and mostly reserved for the king and queen. Do you know that they even use them

as rewards for services rendered for different reasons?"

Sigrid opened her mouth to tell Mauve she was aware but the young woman was still talking.

"I have tasted the moon berry tarts two times, have you ever eaten a moon berry fruit? They are tangy but really

sweet at the stime, and they make you feel all bubbly inside. One moon berry costs ten gold coins, its theft |

tell you, day light robbery."

She pointed out pastry choices to Lanai and Lama, deciding what Sigrid should eat. "These are icing wing

pastries, | added honey to them so you can trust that they taste nothing like ice fruits which are bitter. Oh, and

these..." she dragged Sigrid to the furthest end of the pastry filled table, "These are dragonfire cakes, dragon

fruits are spicy so | added a mixture of flavors to make it a spice cake."

She let go of Sigrid’s arm and picked up a plate that she presented proudly, "Ta-da!...the crowning pastry of the

day, crystal cream puffs, | tried to make them as sweet, creamy and refreshing as | could. | cannot wait to hear

what you think of my inventions."

As Mauve dragged Sigrid around without any fear and talked her fear off, sof the guests that were still

present started to wonder if the crown princess was not as heartless as she acted. Anybody that could get along

with Mauve Rosewood had to have the patience of a saint and a heart of gold.

Sigrid and Mauve sat down on one of the picnic blankets that had been laid out on the ground. Mauve’s lunch

events always happened outdoors, unless it was a rainy season. When they started eating, one more person

joined them, Mauve’s mother.

"Mama, why are you joining us? Not that | dislike the pleasure of your company but you normally sit with the

other mama's over there."

She pointed towards the peony flowers were grown women were sitting on chairs, around the few tables that had

been made available.

"I am not here for you, | am here for the crown princess." Lady Silvana answered. She looked at Sigrid with

nervous and eyes.

"You want to have a conversation with me." Sigrid stated.

Lady Silvana inclined her head, her expression turned thoughtful. "That was a clever move your highness, you

did not touch Livia but made the daughters of the strongest noble houses do so. You roped in all of us into your

little scheme, now the arch duke must evaluate first before deciding to report to the king about your scuffle with

princess Livia."

Sigrid did not hold back the smile on her face, she nodded. "I did, | gave myself something called plausible

deniability, not completely but if the matter comes before the king my defense is simple, it was notthat

slapped her."

"But you gave the order." Lady Silvana reminded her.

Sigrid shrugged partially and tilted her head. "Was it an order or a suggestion? | did not hold anybody's hand and

force them to slap princess Livia, all those women could have held themselves back and ignored my words."

"Your commands, you mean." Lady Silvana said, her voice went up a notch as she becexasperated at the

confident display of shamelessness Sigrid was putting on.

Sigrid licked scream off the crystal cream puff and smiled, it was delicious. She took two bites and

swallowed before continuing to address Lady Silvana.

"Did you hearspecifically use the words, | command?"

Lady Silvana gritted her teeth, that was a no.

"Did any of the young women | called forward say the words, no, | refuse or | will not do it?" she asked.

Again Lady Silvana could not refute Sigrid, it was true that none of the young ladies had verbally turned down

Sigrid. "But you said that the one that did not slap would be slapped instead."

Sigrid shrugged, "People say a lot of things but they do not always mean what they say. Who can prove with

evidence that any young lady that did not slap Livia would have been slapped?"

Lady Silvana groaned in frustration and slapped her hands on the blanket.

"You..you are good at twisting things around."

Sigrid and Mauve laughed softly; Sigrid because she enjoyed running circles around people with her words and

Mauve because someone else was frustrating her mother even more than she could.

Lady Silvana took a deep breath and

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people. My only worry as a mother is

for her safety and well-being, | am

afraid that she will lose her head if

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you are always bold and reckless.