Chapter Twenty three

*I will die at the edge of your magnificent sword my king *

Haha haha ...Laura teased Krystal as she treated her feet .

That was all a drama Laura ,he likes to be praised so I used it at my advantage .

*My king ...I won't be on my feet until you forgive me .Krystal said and laughed along with Laura *

Hold on ,it hurts ,Krystal cried out as Laura applied the herbs on her wounded feet.

Krystal ,the one who put you through this pain will surely won't get away with it .

*Laura gets up from the bed and asks one of the handmaidens to bring in the slanderer *

'My queen ,please forgive me .I'm so sorry ,she cried out in her tiny voice holding the feet of the queen .

My queen ,Laura called out ;she's the slanderer who sold you out and almost got you killed when you fell down the stairs .It was all her doing ,she stood firm on her point.

Lydia I called out as I was surprised by her

betrayal .She was the same girl who brought me the royal pearl dress and the jewelries on the day of the ceremony ,I looked at her with a rage in my eyes .

'I'm guilty ,ashamed of what I have done and what I have become .This hands are dirty .I did not leave to the loyalty you expected ,my queen .Please forgive me ,she continued to cry out .If you behead me now ,my dying mother will not live to tell a tale to her grandchildren my queen .Please have some mercy .'

On whose orders did you do all this ? ,I asked curiously as I wanted to know my enemies and allies .

'My queen ,it was because I wanted to heal my dying mother ,that is why I did all this .'

I said on whose orders did you do this ,this time I said in a demanding authoritative voice wanting to know whom I was dealing with ?,I just didn't believe that I actually shouted at her with that rage and anger which was lit in my eyes and heart .I was talking like a queen that I am and not a lonely cowardice .

Queen Gema ,she said out of her shaking voice .I needed money to heal my mother from her illness so she gave me a lot of gold coins and some jewelries to spy on you .I humbly did and when I went to her chamber to give her the news about the selection of the king's queen for the ceremony ,she told me that ....

*******LYDIA'S POV *******

'My queen ,the king has chosen queen Krystal to be the queen for the ceremony and please don't forget about queen Alexa's pregnancy .This news is genuine ,she sought permission to leave .

My queen ,calm down as Rachel comforts her .....

I will show her where power lies ....'

After that ,she sent Rachel to come and call me .

'Lydia ,the queen wants to see you right now in her chamber .

But why ? ,I have done my job as expected by giving her the news about my queen .If queen Krystal gets to know that ,I'm spying on her for queen Gema then ,she will behead me .'

'Enough ,pay heed to queen Gema's words or

else you know the consequences of refusing the head queen ,Rachel threatened .'

I did as said and went back to her chamber obediently . She threw another set of gold coins to me and added her expensive jewelry to it .

'I know your mother is dying and that she needs money to pay for her treatment .This is more than enough to do so but in return ,you will have to do something for me .'

What do you want me to do my queen? ,I asked her .

'I want you to stop Krystal from making it to tonight's event .If she doesn't get there, then I will be the only one capable of being the queen of the night at the ceremony tonight .'

But how do I do that ,my queen ?

'Pour the starch on her stairs in her chamber so that she slips and falls . This way ,she won't make it to the event tonight '.

My queen ,this task is ..I began to fumble

'Is what ,she shouted at me .You are to do your work as expected because that is why you are a maid .You don't have a say in anything .Your choice is absolutely meaningless and besides I have paid you enough for such a small task so do as you are told .If you dare to open your mouth and utter a single word against me then ,I will kill your dying mother and make your life absolutely miserable in this palace ,she threatened holding my jaw .'

I took the gold coins and jewelries and implemented my job as instructed by the queen .I didn't want my mother to get killed besides ,she's all that I have in my life .

I destructed the guards and executed her instructions as per her will .

I'm sorry my queen ,please forgive me for my disloyalty .*

My queen ,Laura continued .This is how I found out about her true identity ...

****LAURA'S POV ****

*The queen is not responding to my call so help me and let's take her inside ,i instructed the guards and the handmaidens .

I really don't think that ,she will make it to the ceremony on time or better still ,she can't even step there ,when I uttered these words ,she left the chamber in a hurry so I followed her as I felt her behaviour was quite suspicious *

'The task is done ,the queen won't make it to the ceremony tonight so you can tell queen Gema to calm down ,Rachel .

Great job ,you should not even think of betraying the queen ,she cautioned .

I hid behind the pillar and listened carefully and after she was done ,I napped her and tied her inside your storage room till you woke up.*

Thanks a lot for reading ...

@sunnyrays