The Marriage rite between my father king George and lady Ann, Prince Richard''s adopted Mother," Princess Ellen replied, emphasizing her last words. Although she was talking about the king and Ann her gaze was fixed on lady Regina. She was unwilling to miss even her slightest reaction.
No matter how much lady Regina has learned to control there was nothing that could have prepared her for this announcement. Her throat went dried and her face pale.
The King was going to marry a lowly maid because she bore him a son. This? She could not even understand him. She had played many tricks and killed her friend to marry the king, yet a maid could just because she bore a son and raised him.
"Father, what is she talking about?" Princess Ema''s voice calm thought the lady Regina''s thought.
"Ema dear, do you have a problem with your hearing?" Princess Ellen asked before King George could answer. Although the king now hated lady Regina he did not think this have anything to do with princess Ema or William. It turns out that his children will end up almost themselves something he had tried to avoid.
"Sister, I was talking to father," princess Ema was angry with the answer princess Ellen gave. Her ears were walking just fine, how could she call her deaf.
Princess Ellen ignored Ema and turned to the royal priest. She had made sure to send a message to him to ensure that everything is prepared ahead of time. "Is everything ready?" Princess Ellen asked.
"Yes, your highness. We can go before the gods and carry out the ritual," The royal priest reply.
"No, Father you can not marry her, she is only a lowly maid. So what if she has a son for you. She is not worthy of entering the Royal family," princess Ema said. She was angry.
King George was thinking of a nice way to calm his daughters down but princess Ellen seems to have forgotten her manner in her bed-chamber so she answered.
"Then I guess Father should never have married your mother, after all, he only needed her to bear an heir for him," she said.
The dining hall fell quiet after the princess''s words. All the elders seated at the table knew that Ellen''s words were true but they did not dare to interfere but was lord Yancey. The main still held grudges against the king for taking away his love. Moreover, he hated the lady, Regina.
"You do have a point, princess, Back then I remembered that your mother was the one who choose the lady from house Tyler because she believes she will treat you well since they were friends," Lord Yancey said.
His words were a big slap to lady Regina''s face. She has been feeling so full of herself after she gave birth to Prince William that she forget the reason she was with the king in the first place.
If Agatha has not mentioned her the king might not have taken a fancy of her. Moreover, Queen Agatha only said this because she was leaving a child behind and she thought she could trust her to treat the child well.
"Of course, I have a point. If she can marry the king for these reasons, so can lady Ann," princess Ellen said. As she spoke she fixed her gaze on lady Regina whose face had turned red from anger.
"What nonsense is this? How dare you compare my mother to a maid?" Princess Ema was angry. She slammed her hand on the table.
"I agree with you, I was wrong," Princess Ellen nodded her head. Everyone seated at the table was surprised but they unconsciously breathe a sigh of relief. As much as watching a royal drama was interesting none of them were willing to learn a royal secret that will hang a knife on their necks.
"There is no comparison between a kindhearted woman and a poisonous snake," prince Ellen said before the people at the table could relax.
"You, how dare you call my mother a poisonous Snake?" Princess Ema pointed her finger at Ellen. Even William could not take it anymore.
"Sister, you have crossed the line this time. Mother raised you for years how can you be so ungrateful," he spoke in a calm voice. He was not like his sister, who spoke without thinking. He knew that the competition for the throne will not be smooth and he could not afford to ruin his image before these important families in Bozoa.
The women seated at his table agreed with his words but they felt stupid when they heard the princess replied.
"Did I call names, or is your reaction born out of Guilty?" Princess Ellen asked with a beautiful smile. The table fell quiet. The brother and sister did not know how to react. The princess had indeed not called names.
Even if they knew she was referring to their mother, their action of defending her immediately only made their mother guilty. "Her tongue has become very sharp," princess Ema thought.
She could not help but believe that the princess had deliberately said those words to trap her. There was no way she could continue speaking.
What princess Ema did not know was that Ellen was born with a sharp tongue but she has previously let her win because she did not want to disappoint their father. But now princess Ellen just wanted revenge.
"My mother is indeed a very nice woman. Not many women can treat an unknown child with so much love and sincerity. If I did not see how much I look like my birth mother, it would have been impossible for me to believe she is not my birth mother," Richard said in a calm voice after the short silence.
"You are so lucky, Brother. I was the one who lived in the palace all my life but yet I am the unlucky one," prince Ellen whole her head as she spoke.
The meaning of her words was clear. She was implying that she was unlucky to have been raised by lady Regina.
When lady Regina heard the princess''s words she drugged her fingers into her palms. She was so angry that it was impossible for her to remain calm. So when her palms began to hurt she was able to squeeze out tears from her eyes.
At this point, she knew that if she remain quiet she might lose the king''s favor forever. Lady Regina was not aware that the king already discovered the type was of person she is.
Sob sob, she took in a deep breath as if she was trying to suppress her tears.. When in the real sense she was trying to get attention.