The Romantic Trials Of A Transmigrated Empress
Chapter 110: Everyone!

Chapter 110: Everyone!

The atmosphere was tense, and the air thick with unspoken secrets. Roland scanned the room observing his wife’s closest family members, one by one.

Through the tense silence which was broken by rustling fabric, one by one, hands began to rise. First, Lady Iryne Thorin, then Lord Paxton Thorin followed by the elderly in the group, the duke and duchess. John went after them, then the three males cousins, Sigrid and very reluctantly, Deanna raised her hand last.

Roland’s eyes widened in shock, "All of you? Every single one of you?"

He could not believe that even pregnant Deanna had involved herself in something like that.

John sighed, "Not just us, every Thorin that is still int he city has tried." he admitted and sighed. Disappointment was heavy in his voice that they had all tried but failed.

Duke Thorin nodded, "You must understand your highness that she poses a threat to our families."

"The positions of our heads rests solely on her death, this is an undisputed fact." The duchess added.

They all knew that each day Emmah woke up with breath in her lungs was another day that they were all in danger.

Lady Iryne softly punched the chair, "We cannot just stand by and let her ruin our family and all we have worked hard for. We did not start this feud, she did by targeting us. Sigrid called it self defense, we are defending ourselves." She said with strength in her voice.

Several heads nodded, all in agreement with her words.

"For crying out loud what do our gold mines have to do with her? How is it any of her business? She is just jealous because she cannot be crown princess so she wants Sigrid gone so that she can take up the position." Deanna asked in an outraged voice.

Roland wanted to remind them that an illegal mining operation was technically the business of every citizen because mines were used for the development of the kingdom, not just enriching individual owners.

He could not say this for the moment because he was bamboozled by the fact that a large number of Thorin’s had tried to kill Emmah and they had all failed.

"How did you all fail?" he blurted the question out curiously.

Lady Iryne went first, her voice loud and without hesitation. "I had a maid at your home poison her tea. I wanted her death to be quick and painless, plus she is sick and coughing up blood all over the city so nobody would think twice if she coughed herself to death."

Roland pointed outwards and rotated the finger, uncertain of how to respond. His mother-in-law was so daring to go as far to killing someone under his roof.

"The maid said that just as she was about to drink the tea a gust of wind blew in flowers and they fell in the cup so Emmah decided not to drink it." Lady Iryne finished.

"I paid someone to tamper with the brakes on the carriage she has been using. I thought it would look like an accident but on that day, you decided to have all the carriages at the Vale repaired and Emmah used your carriage." Duke Thorin admitted and shot Roland an accusing look.

Deanne stammered, "I...I..paid someone to push her into the moat on the day of the crown prince’s return. I hoped that she would drown and it would look like an accident but somehow, her wheelchair got stuck and the maids assigned to look after fell in the most instead."

John pursed his lips before admitting, "I paid an assassin to kill her but just as he was about to do it, he was mistaken for a thief and arrested. After being arrested, he was bitten by a snake in prison and he died on that very day one minute before the real thief was arrested."

"Oh my God!!" Roland exclaimed.

Sigrid shrugged, "Like I said, she has a magic artifact which makes her lucky so no matter what we all do, she is going to come out on the other end alive. What we have to do is counter her plans and ruin them, this makes the artifact more and more powerless. Eventually, she will not be able to rely on it." She looked at the time, they had been in the drawing room for close to three hours, it was time for them all to disperse. If they were all away for too long, people would notice. "I think we should...."

"I had someone administer some drugs to a horse hoping that it would trample on her but instead, it leaped over her and trampled on the person I paid. Now, he is still recovering and I am paying the medical fees." Duchess Mila admitted out of the blue.

"As you ought to!" Roland exclaimed.

"Err..grandmother, it is not a must for everyone here to confess." Sigrid chuckled.

Duchess Mila’s eyes widened with disbelief, "Why not? They have had their turn, I should also have mine. As far I can tell, I planned the best death for her, a spectacle of horror that would be remembered by those that witnessed it. Poison is too clean and too good for an evil woman like that. She deserves to die in horror and pain."

There was no response to that, none that anybody could come up with. Sigrid figured that they had frightened Roland enough for the day and she decided to close the meeting.

"I suggest that we retreat now, people are bound to be wondering where we all are, especially me since I have a ball to plan." She shared.

Her mother hissed immediately as if she had a fresh wound that someone had touched. "I was meaning to have a word with you about that ball where you are planning to auction men. Are you out of your mind?"

"No mother, I believe that that I am in my mind. Do not give me a lecture on scandal, dignity and all that. I have heard more than enough of that talk, the king and queen approved of it." She answered nonchalantly and looked at her brother and cousins. "You are all signing up and I do not want to hear one peep of resistance. This is a charity ball, Roland and I need the good press."

"You are on board with this." The duke asked Roland.

He nodded, at this point he could not resist either, his wife had already informed the king and question about the bachelor auction and they had great expectations. The ball was rolling, nobody could stop it.

Sigrid rose from the chair and Roland did the same, they walked out of the drawing room, followed by the other Thorin’s. She could hear her mother and grandmother discussing the changes the manor needed, according to her mother it was too dull.

When Sigrid and Roland finally settled in the carriage, she readied herself to answer more of his questions or receive his mockery. Instead, he pulled her close and hugged her from behind as the carriage carried them back to the Vale. Not a single word came out of his mouth, and Sigrid was not sure if the silence was a bad thing or a good one.

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