Lady Regina''s quarter.


    Lady Regina no longer has her graceful look. The past few days have been hell for her. Although her family is not as wealthy as the Zorander family she still had maids to attend to her needs.


    Even though princess Ema had gone to see her the previous day and told her that the king was punishing her for what happened two years ago, she did not believe her.


    She felt that the only reason why the king will suddenly act this way towards her was that Princess Ellen and Ann had told the king what they saw on the day of the royal ball.


    The King will not act petty, moreover, he was also at fault. Even if she lied to him, he would have been able to verify. Back then she was still very conscious and prepared an escape door for herself should the king look into the matter.


    So she was convinced that the king treated her the way he did because of the incident on the day of the royal ball. She was happy that she acted fast and cleared all evidence. This way the king is unable to confirm anything. Moreover, the king will not let anything stain his pride. No matter what he would not want people to think he was not a man.


    King George had never kept a mistress, don''t is easy for rumors to go around that he was not a man which is why she had taken a young man to keep by her side. If news of her action gets out, she will suffer more but thankfully, the king was not even willing for the smoke of her action to be related to him. She was happy that the king did not throw her out of the palace or into the dungeon.


    At least as long as she was in the palace she still had hope of turning things to her favor.


    When Princess Ema told her that she was going to push all the blame on her to gain back the king''s favor. She agreed to the plan. After all, it was thanks to her children''s support that she still got to eat the food prepared from the palace.  Otherwise, she would need to make her meal.


    "This is only for a while," she consoles herself. She was still in deep thought when a maid brought a small basket of fruit


    "The house zack has recently found their missing son. They are having a banquet in his honor. They have sent this basket of fruit to invite my lady," the servant said and bowed his head.


    Lady Regina was surprised by the invitation but it was not out of place. Usually, when a family holds a big celebration they would take the initiative to invite all members of the royal family.


    Even if the news of what happened to her did not spread all over the kingdom, she was such that Lawrence will know about it. Her status as a member of the royal family was just a name. Even the palace maids look down on her.


    "Did I get invited so that they can ridicule me?" Lady Regina asked herself. She has been someone that schemes a lot could she not know this.


    But then again, princess Ellen was not the type to spread the news. Since she has watched Ellen grow she had a deep understanding of her.


    Princess Ellen was the type that hate putting her parent in a difficult position. This is why it has been easy for lady Regina to maltreat Ellen for so many years.


    Back then if princess Ellen has something and Ema wanted it, all she needed to do was act as if she has been pushed into a difficult position and Ellen will, willing to give it up.


    Now that she thought of it she realized that it was was was was was not that Ellen had not been sharp tongue or scheming. It is just that princess Ellen saw her as her mother and did not want to make things difficult for her.


    Lady Regina could not remember that she was the one who told princess Ellen the truth. So she could only curse whoever it was in her heart.


    After thinking about it like this, she concluded that just Lawrence was given her fate because of her good relationship with Agatha in the past


    "No, it best stays away, if I am not present there will be no chance to get ridiculed" she made up her mind.


    "Mother," she suddenly heard Ema''s voice.


    "What is it? Why are you so anxious," lady Regina asked.


    "I heard you got invited to the Zack bouquet?" Princess Ema said taking a seat next to her. Lady Regina was suprised. She did not expect people to gossip about something so simple.


    "So?" Lady Regina raised her brows


    "Then you must make plans to attend. ," Princess Ema said.


    "What do you mean? It is better to keep a low profile," lady Regina shook her head in disagreement.


    "What do you mean to keep a low profile. That maid Ann got invited. She plans to attend. So you have to. So that people can see and know who the better Queen is," princess Ema said.


    Lady Regina shook her head. It was not a surprise that Ann got invited but she was not going to give anyone the chance to ridicule her. "What do you mean I have to go because she is going. I am a noble lady and she was a maid before now. There is really nothing to compare," lady Regina said arrogantly.


    "Mother, you must know that all over the palace those lowly servants are saying that even if you got invited you will not have the confidence to show your face. They even said that Ann in rages looks more beautiful than you when you are all dressed up. Why else will the king who never visit your chamber for years suddenly takes another wife and treate you like trash? Princess Ema said. It was clear from her voice that she was very angry.


    " what?" Lady Regina could no longer take it. When she was friends with Agatha people usually said that Agatha was more beautiful. If she could not even stand that, how could she stand being compared with a maid.


    "You have to go mother and slap those stupid people up," princess Ema said.