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When the maid returned, she saw Molson guiding the princess door. "Where has maid May been all this time?" Molson narrows his eyes at her. Since they were working to clean all the spies, no one could be trusted.

"Her Highness asked me to run some errands," May was a bit scared. She had lied to Ramsey about being questioned. She did not expect it to become fact.

Molson was sceptical of her answer, but he did not continue to ask. "I will go see the princess," May said, seeing that Molson seemed to have bought her answer.

"Not allowed; the princess would not be seeing anyone," Molson informed. After May left earlier, Molson came to see the princess, who asked him to stand by the door and not let anyone in. she knew Ramsey would not just leave because she said so. May felt upset, but she knew Molson was loyal to the royal family. He already doubts her, so she could not act too suspicious. Since she was not allowed in, she could only wait outside.

She wanted to start a small conversation with Molson but opened and closed her mouth many times. Given that the Palace was being cleaned up, she was afraid she would be discovered since she had been a spy to Ramsey, even if the princess would not mind because of her affection for the young general. The man before her was different, he followed the king's order, and the king did not support the relationship. It was clear that if she were exposed, she might be dead before the princess had the chance to save her.

She could tell that Ramsey was not genuine with his feeling for the princess, so he might also deny her when she got exposed. This would mean that she was using Ramsey as a cover, and her life should be worse than death.

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General Daiz Residence.

"Go and see the princess tomorrow. We cannot seem to communicate with our people at the Palace. If we don't find out her plans, there would be no hope for your brother," General Daiz said.

More than half of his men have been pulled back to the royal Army and sent to the border. It was said that the kingdom was in distress, and protecting its borders became the most important thing. General Daiz was not a fool, so he knew those loyal to his brother had made this move to prevent him from starting a rebellion. Even if he knew this, he could not disobey the royal order because if he started a movement too soon, he would end up assisting the princess in ascending the throne quickly, after all, the number of men he had even before the half was moved. Because the issue at hand was related to the kingdom's safety, he would only die before the beginning of the war.

His army was sent to the northern border at night. The journey would take at least seven days. They were trying to ensure that enemies were not camping in the border forest. With more than half of his military power gone, he might lose his chance altogether if he did not think before he acted.

"Yes, Father," Benedict was happy to leave the house. She had received a message from Ramsey to meet earlier, but she could not go out. Now that her father had instructed, she would be able to leave the house in the morning.

Benedict turned, and her mother pulled her to a corner, "you must be careful; now that the king suddenly died and the Royal family of Gousho are suspected of this crime, many things have changed. I listen to your father's messages; it seems someone leaked your plan with the princess to the royal family of Gousho. The princess would definitely be suspicious. Be careful with your act tomorrow, " Lady Daiz advises. She was scared that her daughter would lose the trust of the princess.

Because of this friendship, her husband had not been too mean to her{Benedict}. Last time she had taken the initiative to fool the princess into marrying her to the second prince.

General Daiz has also thought it was a good idea and rejected the marriage proposal he already accepted. It was good enough that he did not blame the two of them now that the plan had been exposed. So it would be best if Benedict could keep her close relationship with the princess.

"Thank you, mother. I will be careful," Benedict said. She knew that her mother still treated her like her child even if she was biased toward her brother. So she decided to be nice to her mother when the time came.

As for her father, she did not care; when the time came, she would show him her worth. She was angry that the man had sent her over to the princess but did not bother to tell her about the situation. Without her mother's reminder, she might have been exposed before the princess.

Given how anxious her father was, it was clear that the princess had started to suppress all those who were against her. Benedict knew that, for the time being, she was not the princess match. If there was something she learned from Ramsey, it was that she could only trust herself. So she did not inform her mother about her agreement with Ramsey.

The next day Benedict left for the Palace. When she was close to the Palace gate, she saw Ramsey's carriage and asked the driver to stop.

She walked over to meet him; Ramsey had been anxious all night; he did not receive a message from the princess, although he sent a letter to Benedict; he was not so worried when she did not show up.

First, he knew that Benedict did not have much freedom. Secondly, she was just a tool that could easily be replaced. The most important person, for the time being, was still the princess.

"Lady Benedict," Ramsey's subordinate, was very respectful. He helped her climb the carriage.

"General Ramsey," Benedict was delighted to see him.

"Have you seen the princess?" Ramsey only cared about having helpful people on his ship. Given how the princess was suppressing all supporters of her uncle, he did not want to continue his deal with her if she had been exposed.

"I am on my way but stopped since I noticed your carriage," Benedict was quite sensitive, so she noticed that Ramsey was not as warm as the last time.

"Then you should go and see her; given the way the royal army is investigating, it would not be good for either of us if we are seen together," Ramsey said.

"You were the one who called to meet. What is this attitude now?" Benedict was tired of being used. She had even agreed to betray the princess for him. Still, now that the situation had changed, he was thinking of abandoning her. she could tell that this might be because he no longer had any use for her; after all, the plan was already exposed to the royal family of Gousho.

When Ramsey saw her reaction, he knew he had made a colossal error. He had been so anxious that he forgot that Benedict was very sensitive to emotions.

"I am sorry, I am just a bit anxious," Ramsey adjusted his emotions.